Obsidian MirrorThe ‘Problem’ of Consciousness Is Not Hard, Nor Is It a Problem.Consciousness is a word. We tend to use this word to mean awareness of what’s happening. There’s no mystery, because — like life or…Sep 21Sep 21
Obsidian MirrorShūnyatā (the band), a reviewShūnyatā are unique among Buddhist-inspired metal bands — they manage to entirely avoid using Buddhism as a gimmick. Instead, the band’s…Sep 1Sep 1
Obsidian MirrorThe Golem Girls: AI Sex-Bot DystopiaAI girlfriends are already here. Or as I like to call them, “The Golem Girls.” A golem in Yiddish folklore is a conjured soulless entity…Aug 12Aug 12
Obsidian MirrorLanguage, Dream, & DualityThe nature of linguistic definition tends to convince us that discrete words must by necessity refer to discrete phenomena. For example…Aug 11Aug 11
Obsidian MirrorIn Dispraise of CryogenicsI froze myself in the world’s most expensive freezer in order to cure myself of death. I uploaded my consciousness into a quantum computer…Aug 8Aug 8
Obsidian MirrorTaking Chögyam Trungpa Seriously While in the Psych WardAn Experiment in the Spirituality of ImprisonmentAug 8Aug 8
Obsidian MirrorTime CapsuleI am a time capsule of the world in which you first fell in love. Now you are in love with a dead world, of which I am a relic. It’s OK…Aug 8Aug 8
Obsidian MirrorMeet Me at Montauk SkateparkI want to go to Montauk Skatepark. I’m not nostalgic I just want to go. It’s more about the coastal air at night, before it gets too dark…Aug 8Aug 8