A 2021 collection of resources for finding software alternatives to the big tech options. Note that this article is somewhat outdated but many of the recommendations are still viable.
〜When the ants come, spring has sprung〜
〜Examining an unusually bad candidate biography〜
〜Don’t argue with your kids, don’t tell them what you’re saying, just say what you’re saying〜
A long post that takes on “productivity porn,” productive leisure, and Epictetus’s standing athwart procrastination.
I review Jeff Starr’s search engine launchpad, a useful tool for practical purposes and for popping search bubbles.
A collection of classic stories, poems, dictionary entries, and game anecdotes about spring.
〜”I love thee as I love the flowers, / The sunlight and the spring”〜
〜We wind down a long series of bird articles, but not before engaging in some detective work〜
〜If no one sees the snow, did it snow at all?〜
Finding wisdom in 1899 children’s poems: “Simply roll on a mat or mire / And a fearful death evade”
There is a story that Natsume Sōseki once translated “I love you” from English to Japanese as “tsuki ga kirei.” I examine English-language sources on the story to determine its origins.