snowcrash dot fun

Blog

browse all posts below


Changelog 2023-04-15

Two months into paternity leave I got a cryptic email from my manager saying we had to have a phone call the following Friday morning. Because several people I know had been layed off that very same week I was sure I was about to receive similar news. But I was only half correct; everyone but me on my team was being laid off effective immediately.

Community Garden Update: 28 March 2023

These posts are going to be equal parts transparency and convenience for me. Transparency because I give an air of gardening skill and knowledge without providing any evidence that anything I do works, convenience because plaintext is just the fastest way for me to document things.

A Brief Reflection on Masculinity Over Morning Coffee

Pots of coffee brewing over a campfire.

My grandfather liked Louis L’Amour novels and John Wayne movies. He had a romantic image of the American frontier, and I remember him having a specific fixation on strong cowboy camp coffee. He was certain that these men boiled their coffee into a black tar that they then drank, and would conjure this image almost every time he was served a cup of coffee he deemed too weak.

Privilege, Power, and The Self-Made Man

Sports have always provided a window into society at-large. What does the reaction to athletes with bionic or biochemical differences tell us about existing privilege and power? What should we expect for the future?

Entitlements

I’m here to ask you a question: Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?

Good Cyberpunk

Previously on snowcrash dot fun, I outlined something obvious: a good cyberpunk video game is one that is an example of both a good video game and a good work of cyberpunk fiction. Time to follow up.