Weeknotes ποΈ
A weekly missive from the virtual desktop of Jay Springett.
Each issue covers what I’ve been: reading, doing, thinking about, and include links recommendations, a good meme and more.
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Dystopias Now
Went to the launch of Ignota Books’ first publication Spells on Halloween.
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The Future Starts Today
I don’t know who many of you are even reading – let me know in the comments if you are – but i’m not particularly bothered.
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Catching Up
“The names of blockchain firms make Californian companies look humble – Gnosis, Ether, Kraken, Stellar β¦. Ontologyβ –Β Ben Cerveny I missed a week last weeks blog entry. I thought it might feel like the weekly chain had been broken and everything comes tumbling down. But it doesn’t so there’s that. The week before last was…
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Use a cobra-snake for a necktie
Had lunchtime coffees with friends through out the week.
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Another week past
If you listened to my podcast a while back on the synesthesia I have – where conversations have shapes and ‘materiality’ then you’ll know that I had a wild ride, a good conversation with someone is extremely pleasurable.
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Do what you can
There is so much utter nonsense going on in the world right now, it is difficult to fathom it all. But knowing that you have absolutely no idea what the fuck is going on is a great help.
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Velocity
Now that summer is ending. we are moving in to my favourite season of the year, I can feel myself gaining more momentum and drive to complete a lot of thing things I have been noodling around with all summer – so thats exciting.
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Absolutely Jammin’
Had a pretty fun week with all the various birthdays and stuff that happened, but I got rained on and now have an unshakable cough and a mystery cold. It’s been really annoying.
Death to the Internet pls
Gave two talks this week. Both went pretty well the cults one was er. interesting company.
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Waypoint
Terra0’s Flowertokens trial went live. Really proud of all the work that team have done, its been a pleasure so far this year.
Cult thinking
1. A cult is a group of people using a replicable process have a similar/shared praeternatural experience. 2. The group is not a sanctioned ‘religion’ or group identity under law.
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Observation
This week I’ve been enjoying the observation phase of gardening.
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Playing well with others?
This week I remembered about how awkward and weird I get around Nerds.