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The Pajama Bucks
A hunting story
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October 2023
Twenty stings later
A beekeeping anecdote in celebration of my new column
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September 2023
OK Doomer: "Doomer Optimism" Podcast appearance
Some show notes
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"The Year We Went Inorganic," at Front Porch Republic
An essay about tough decisions
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July 2023
[REPOST] Counted as Cast, Chapter 1: THE SOLDIER
A repost of my podcast series
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June 2023
My piece at Front Porch Republic: "There's No More Room"
Toward an anarcho-pastoralism
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May 2023
The coming boom for non-fiction literature
AI is going to kill fiction, but non-fiction is about to get much more important.
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April 2023
How I got internet across my yard to my barn
A short guide to getting internet from one building to another on your own property
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Honey Bee Conquest
Materials from my recent talk at Boyertown Historical Society
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March 2023
Book Review: Cyclonopedia by Reza Negarestani (2008)
A wacky book from a time of heated regional warfare
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February 2023
The Tools that will not Suffer
Some words about AI and why I'm thanking ChatGPT in the Acknowledgements section of my next book
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January 2023
Saving/Slaying the Nonprofit: Chapter 10 of The Fundraising Survival Guide
The final chapter, for subscribers only
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