August 2025

A structured, in-depth study guide to the 2-hour conversation. Organized for fast review and long-term study. Core thesis: Winogrand insists that photographs are not narratives or opinions in words; they…

The source is below, but it stretches above,Roots planted in the ground, yet flying like a dove. A good fountain must be dug deep underground,Through suffering and strife, the living…

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Satoshi Nakamotosatoshin@gmx.comwww.bitcoin.org A purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash would allow online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution. Digital signatures…

The Lightning Network was proposed by Joseph Poon and Thaddeus Dryja (2016) as a solution to Bitcoin’s scalability limits.Bitcoin can only process ~7 transactions per second, far below the capacity…

The food pyramid wasn’t built on science. It was built on subsidies.It’s fiat food. The original U.S. food pyramid (1992) placed bread, pasta, rice, and cereal at the base, recommending…

I thank God every day for my solitude. Thank you Lord for setting me apart in a walled garden for me to play and be a big kid throughout my…

Traveling is one of those things that completely transformed my life. If you’ve never left your hometown, your state, or your country, you have a limited perception of reality. When…

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Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World (1932) is a dystopian novel that envisions a future society built on technological control, consumerism, and engineered happiness. Unlike Orwell’s 1984, which relies on fear…

A photographer needs nothing from the external world. You’re completely immersed in your own world that you create from nothing. You can be in a state of wonder and awe,…

Plato’s Theory of Forms (sometimes called the Theory of Ideas) is one of the most influential concepts in Western philosophy. It provides a way of understanding reality, knowledge, and truth…

Yo, what’s poppin people?It’s Dante. Getting my morning started here in Philadelphia. Got the Ricoh GR III snapshotting my way through the mist. Beautiful, foggy day. Looking up at the…

Shinjuku (新宿) is one of Tokyo’s most vibrant and dynamic wards, known for its skyscrapers, nightlife, shopping, and transport hub. It’s often described as a “city within a city” because…