got something pretty

the majority of new pharmaceutical drugs approved by the FDA in 2024 relied on just one clinical trial for approval data.

im learning that i really like Chinese idioms. 鸡肋 ji lei chicken ribs something that isn’t valuable enough to keep, but feels wasteful to throw away

sometimes being early means listening to normies talk down to you about their new discovery, which you’ve been into for a decade.

“once there is a machine, there is machine work. once there is machine work, there is a machine heart. When the machine heart moves in, simplicity is gone, and your spirit cannot be still. when your spirit cannot be still, the Dao cannot carry it.” Zhuangzi

i spent the last summer cooking with wood. well, gathered sticks really. the differences in heat output and smoke flavor from the different woods is pretty fun

happy fall 🙂 breakfast…

the raw honesty and imperfection of this is so beautiful

til, 3 black guys from Motown recorded this one year before the Ramones released their first album, making it probably the first modern punk rock album.

ever pause and think, “they are building a national AI surveillance grid with flying drone response units right now”

On July 28, 2026 the US government banned “foreign produced” solar inverters. claiming “national security”. they are setting up the cameras, and removing all the exits.

Target stores are now using trackers on their carts and bluetooth ping devices in the store to identify your movements, your devices, how long you stop at points, and connects this data with your identity if you have the target app on your phone. repeating an earlier point, fashion with faraday pockets is going to be a thing. or just avoid box stores and/leave your phone

the last thing intubated, 23 year old Johnathan Sia wrote down before he flatlined.

written around 190 AD. a walk through of all the stories and events of the old testament that point to Jesus

tent kitchen is nearing completion. feeling thankful and blessed.

Oof

gn

C.S. Lewis 1950 dedication of the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe to his goddaughter Lucy