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That’s Not Us in the Future
This blog post is a response to a comment, made on a blog post, that was also made in response to a comment, made on this blog post. This is like the Inception of blog posts. No one’s ever been three levels deep before! The gist of the last post was that civilizations have a narrow window in… Continue reading
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The Ekard Equation and the Silver Years
Warning. What follows is the sort of stream-of-consciousness nonsense that I would blog more about if I knew no one visited this blog. You’ve been warned. Turn back now. In the comments of my recent KDP is for Chumps post, a reader named Enabity, the author Paul Draker, and myself, got to debating the chances of… Continue reading
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What Can’t You Do?
Why not? This video moved me. What do you want to do with your life? So many of our impossible challenges require long term commitments. They require failing, day after day after day after day. Gradually, you fail less spectacularly. And when success comes, it’s like a birthday. All that aging in steady increments, but… Continue reading
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Wayfinder Build: Part 4 – Paddleboards
I am hooked on paddleboarding. If you’ve never done it, it might seem strange, seeing people standing on large surfboards, rowing while standing*. But the advantages over kayaks are enormous. Now, I’ve kayaked for years. I love kayaking, both down rivers and in oceans. In oceans, though, paddleboards are so much better. You can paddle… Continue reading
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Wayfinder Build: Part 3 – Infusion
Fiberglass was a revelation for the boating industry. Prior to this, boats were made of wood, metal, or ferrocement. All had drawbacks. Metal rusts; wood rots and leaks; and ferrocement is tricky to work with (and suffers from an unfair reputation in the States, affecting resale value). Fiberglass is basically a woven mat of plastics… Continue reading
