The Great Work, the Minor Work, and the Inner Work
I was in the Great Redwood Forest, listening to and participating in a discussion on the "Great Work" and its relationship to Silicon Valley. What is the Great Work? I first thought about the great American novel or some great invention, and I was not so far off. The Great Work is some hugely ambitious project that inspires people to come from far and wide and lend their expertise to realizing it. The great Cathedrals of the Middle Ages are an example. Stained Glass Window Via Pixabay RCbass ...
The Great Work, the Minor Work, and the Inner Work
I was in the Great Redwood Forest, listening to and participating in a discussion on the "Great Work" and its relationship to Silicon Valley. What is the Great Work? I first thought about the great American novel or some great invention, and I was not so far off. The Great Work is some hugely ambitious project that inspires people to come from far and wide and lend their expertise to realizing it. The great Cathedrals of the Middle Ages are an example. Stained Glass Window Via Pixabay RCbass ...
Notes on Cute: Aesthetics, Politics, and Power
https://wallpapersafari.com/cute-bunny-wallpaper/ (I sort of wish I used AI)Here are my thoughts on the book Cute Accelerationism by Amy Ireland and Maya B Kronic, which I am reading with some friends this summer of 2024. What is Cute Accelerationism - the creation of categories (and the possibility for the other categories) that, through recombining affective elements, go beyond their original categories of biology, culture, language, and organization? This gives us a reorganization and an o...
Notes on Cute: Aesthetics, Politics, and Power
https://wallpapersafari.com/cute-bunny-wallpaper/ (I sort of wish I used AI)Here are my thoughts on the book Cute Accelerationism by Amy Ireland and Maya B Kronic, which I am reading with some friends this summer of 2024. What is Cute Accelerationism - the creation of categories (and the possibility for the other categories) that, through recombining affective elements, go beyond their original categories of biology, culture, language, and organization? This gives us a reorganization and an o...
Technology or not: Queering the State
oil stick on linen 2022At approximately 3:30 today, there was a total solar eclipse in upstate New York, where I live. Fordham University, where I sometimes teach, emailed about safety precautions during the eclipse. This email mentioned that the earliest record of an eclipse was from around 1223 BC in Ugarit, Syria. The email then cheekily mentions that Ugrait collapsed a few days later, but this is unlikely for New York City, where Fordham is located. When I teach Cyberspace: Issues and Eth...
Technology or not: Queering the State
oil stick on linen 2022At approximately 3:30 today, there was a total solar eclipse in upstate New York, where I live. Fordham University, where I sometimes teach, emailed about safety precautions during the eclipse. This email mentioned that the earliest record of an eclipse was from around 1223 BC in Ugarit, Syria. The email then cheekily mentions that Ugrait collapsed a few days later, but this is unlikely for New York City, where Fordham is located. When I teach Cyberspace: Issues and Eth...
