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A collection of 8 posts

An art nouveau-inspired sketch of flowers and ravens

Learning Things

Reading Keel again (Learning Things: September 11, 2023)

Here's a quick update on what I've been up to lately: Paranormal research I took a bit of a break from Keel's stuff after reading Operation Trojan Horse earlier this year, but I've been reading Strange Creatures from Time and Space by

a sketch of deadnettle, catchweed bedstraw, and dwarf mallow seen at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens, NY

Learning Things

Another foggy week (Learning Things: July 3, 2023)

I'm still low-energy and vaguely sickly (and the wildfire smoke sure didn't help), so aside from that, it's been a quiet week for me and my projects. Here's what I've been up to:

green halftone UFO drawing with a Russell Targ quote: to be right, you have to be willing to be wrong.

Digital camera nostalgia, remote viewing, and digital gardening (Learning Things: June 12, 2023)

I'm back from Iceland and back in the swing of things. It's shaping up to be a busy month, but a good one! One big ongoing project: I mentioned this last week, but the New Blood Kickstarter is still in progress! In case you missed it,

a halftone illustration of a walled garden with the text "trapped in walled gardens"

A plea to fellow paranormal researchers: break free of walled gardens and build your own digital gardens

Earlier this year, one of my favorite thinkers, sci-fi author Cory Doctorow coined the term "enshittification." Enshittification is the process of a platform destroying itself. It often goes like this: the platform initially seems great, so users sign up, then it shafts its users in favor of attracting

a sketch of a tree from the Cloisters garden in NYC

How to set up your own digital garden

Yesterday, I wrote about why I set up a digital garden. Today, I wanted to share a bit more about exactly how I set it up, as well as my current workflow for sharing notes. I'm only a couple weeks into tending my digital garden, so I wouldn&

mint green and white pixel art of a mushroom and some sparkles

Tending the garden: digital gardening goals

I recently set up a digital garden to share some of my in-progress research notes. Yesterday, I wrote about what a digital garden is. Today, I want to delve into my goals for the garden. My notetaking methods As a paranormal researcher, I use the zettlekasten method of taking notes.

yellow and purple pixel art of a rosebush with the word "digital gardens"

Digital gardens, zettlekasten, and paranormal research

How and why I'm sharing my in-progress research notes

A pixel drawing of a cranesbill plant

Digital gardens and fungi research (Learning Things: May 15, 2023)

It's really feeling like spring here in NYC (or summer, really—it's been toasty). My wife and I went to Central Park this week, which is in bloom and full of birds (we saw a black-crowned night heron, which is always exciting). The cranesbill bloom pixel