What would happen if all the agnostics, skeptics, and atheists out there were open and vocal about their secular lives? Would would happen if the vast majority of people admitted that their sense of morality came from internal and communal reasoning … [Continue reading] about El Dorado and the Meaning of Life
No, I'm not talking about the recent crash in price, wiping out 50% of the value of something that shouldn't have a lick of sane value in the first place. I'm talking about the very real and inevitable end of Bitcoin. It's all about entropy and … [Continue reading] about The End of Bitcoin
I'm sitting here in Tasmania, on the other side of the world from the small farming town in which I grew up, reflecting on the wild adventure my life has become. This past year was one of the best of my life, even as it contained some of the most … [Continue reading] about Happy New Year
Five years ago, I made the novelette WOOL available for free. Permanently. This is the short story that launched my career as a writer, and I wanted to make it available to as many readers as possible. When I discount my books, or make them free, I … [Continue reading] about The Value of Reading
Living on a boat is a life of constant troubleshooting. There are always at least a dozen things not working on the boat, and often one broken thing leads to several cascading issues. One electrical short can create a nightmare of confounding … [Continue reading] about The Devastating Consequences of Blind Worship