Pause, and calmly think on that.
Our deepest insights must—and should—appear as follies, and under certain circumstances as crimes, when they come unauthorizedly to the ears of those who are not disposed and predestined for them.– Beyond Good and Evil Briefly and regrettably, they belong to the LEVELLERS, these wrongly named “free spirits”—as glib-tongued and scribe-fingered slaves of the democratic taste…
Art is the creation of an author, working in a medium, communicating a message. People find it difficult to define art. I find it simple. I have ever since I attended an introductory college course on poetry where I learned that poetry is simply a microcosm of all communication and that all communication is poetry,…
The following are comments I wrote on the YouTube video, Silence – The Deconstruction of Faith, a great video essay, itself, where I lay out my frustrations with the film. I have recorded them here for posterity and access. This film was frustrating for its lack of biblical knowledge that would be directly relevant to…
In 2020, I decided to take a few months and update my skills with some online courses from Coursera, Udemy, EdX, etc. I started with Coursera but quickly ended up finishing 35+ courses in about 5 months, mostly Udemy courses. I quickly discovered that I was repeating myself when writing course reviews and decided to…
Nietzsche truly called the 20th and 21st centuries. We live in the madness. “Nietzsche went on to say that because God had died in the 19th century there would be two direct results in the 20th century.” Catastrophic destruction and a universal madness. “First, the 20th century would become the bloodiest, most catastrophically destructive century…
Introduction This is a cheatsheet meant to quickly onboard people to Bitcoin and crypto These are all the details I find myself explaining when introducing Bitcoin and crypto to people Getting Started Crash course yourself on Bitcoin with the Bitcoin Wikipedia article, the Bitcoin Whitepaper, YouTube videos, Online Bitcoin Courses (eg. Udemy), etc. Understand the…
Enter Nim’s world this Christmas season and let his wintry world carry you to a land of northern lights, falling snow, playful gremlins, sleeping giants, chilly horses, and one little girl who still believes in good. Rest, and refresh, as Ola Schubert draws you into Nim’s magical land in his wonderously hand-crafted and richly orchestrated…
Love God and Neighbour Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Matthew…
Learn something new Summarize (eg. definition, article) Cheatsheet (eg. handy one-page doc/pdf) Crash Course (eg. videos, online course) Deep Dive (eg. online courses, docs) Certify (eg. complete a quiz or test, or better, earn a certification) Refresh (eg. periodic online courses to maintain knowledge)
I watched John Wick 1 again to remember why I liked it and figure out why I don’t like the sequels. The first movie is serious and dark and the humour that is there is dark humour. The action was honest just making it work action. The violence wasn’t the focus either. There’s surprisingly little…