David Pennington
@dtpennington
I write stuff. I’d like to write more stuff. Currently: reclaiming my brain.
David Pennington
dtpennington.com
Dr. Gage studies how certain activities can stimulate the growth of new cells in the brain. “I think if you’re doing complex work that involves making decisions and planning, that may matter more than whether you’re using your hands,” he said.
Working With Your Hands Is Good for Your Brain - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Repair Manifesto
The manifesto advocates for repair as a sustainable, cost-effective practice that empowers individuals, promotes independence, teaches engineering, and emphasizes resource conservation over recycling and consumerism.
assets.cdn.ifixit.comTechocalypse and The New Romantics
right to repair manifesto
“If the machine can take over everything man can do, and do it still better than us, then what is a human being, what are you?”
When Krishnamurti (1895–1986) asked this question, he was an 85-year-old sage who’d spent nearly 60 years probing the mysteries of the mind, consciousness, and the need for a psychological revolution.
When Krishnamurti (1895–1986) asked this question, he was an 85-year-old sage who’d spent nearly 60 years probing the mysteries of the mind, consciousness, and the need for a psychological revolution.
Big Think • Mechanized Minds: AI’s Hidden Impact on Human Thought
My psychological tabs are maxed out, and there’s no alert to clear storage or update my internal OS.
I can’t tell it’s happening, but it creeps in and settles into a quiet, directionless overwhelm, a kind of existential buffering I’ve started to call “multiverse fatigue”.
No tab to close. No log-out option. Too many realities to keep up with.
I can’t tell it’s happening, but it creeps in and settles into a quiet, directionless overwhelm, a kind of existential buffering I’ve started to call “multiverse fatigue”.
No tab to close. No log-out option. Too many realities to keep up with.
Miski Omar • I’m not ignoring your message – I’m overwhelmed by the tyranny of being reachable | Miski Omar
"No wonder that men who live day in and day out with such machines and become dependent on them begin to believe that men are merely machines. They are reflecting what they themselves have become."
Introducing Woolgather
My friend, digging for penis straws, says maybe it’s good to see. We have to confront this stuff. This is the cost of our collective Amazon addiction.
Seven Days At The Bin Store | Defector
They ask, innocently enough, if I tasted any good scotch while I was in Scotland. And I answer, with a bit of spite – I have no idea.
On: Scotch Whisky and Head Colds – D.T. Pennington
I think of writing a lot like walking. It’s rarely the most popular, the most effective, or the most efficient way of getting to your destination. I don’t always want to do it, and it’s not always technically enjoyable; sometimes it’s boring or slow, sometimes it’s tiring and pointless, sometimes it’s cold or wet or windy and I’m retracing the same... See more