Signal Distortion Is by Design
The internet made a continuous human record possible. The systems we built select for what performs, and what performs is not the same as reality.
Essays
Thoughts on thinking, tools, and what comes after.
Start Here
These essays are one argument. There is a root, and everything else descends from it. Read in this order.
Knowledge and the Record
Knowledge is the kernel. The record is the kernel restated. The seeing recedes one remove at a time, and the volume grows.
When Centers Fail
Center-finding works when there is a center. This asks the other question: what happens where there is none.
What is Love?
What you pay attention to is what you love. There is nothing beyond it.
What is Chaos?
The only way to build a model of the universe is to build the universe.
Utility Functions
A utility function is a direction. And a direction cannot be averaged.
The Misuse of Memory
Is the line between self and world experienced, or supplied by memory? Look for it in direct perception and it is not found. Look for it in the record of past threat and it is.
Intelligence is Prior to Thinking
A child sees her mother come home and knows her at once. The knowing is already complete. No word is needed.
Education
Education claims to transmit knowledge. It transmits the record.
Artificial Intelligence is Artificial Thinking
Artificial Intelligence is a misnomer. The honest name is Artificial Thinking. Intelligence is prior to thinking. Thinking is representational. The seeing comes first as a whole, not in pieces.