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My 2024 marathon of books

I read more books in 2024 than in any other year of my life—over 200 of them. I made a study of picture books in particular, mapping their…

Apr 2
My 2024 marathon of books
My 2024 marathon of books
Apr 2

Gender-affirming care is for (most) of us

Gender-affirming care is not just for a few of us, it’s for many of us. Here’s some of the gender-affirming care I’ve received:

Mar 19
Mar 19

The Wanderer of Suma: a Parable of the Conscious Self

“…the sense of self disappears when closely examined, and this is done through the practice of meditation.”

Feb 5
The Wanderer of Suma: a Parable of the Conscious Self
The Wanderer of Suma: a Parable of the Conscious Self
Feb 5

Here are my sleep problems. Any ideas?

I’ve been having chronic sleep problems. A summary:

Jan 9
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Jan 9
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Money feels like a blessing

It’s so strange how intellectually, I understand completely that money is not virtue, and that this is a bullshit illusion that capitalism…

Oct 5, 2024
Money feels like a blessing
Money feels like a blessing
Oct 5, 2024

The books that connected me in 2023

2023 was a year that started for me with great uncertainty, then built into connection and community, and finally became engulfed by war.

May 30, 2024
The books that connected me in 2023
The books that connected me in 2023
May 30, 2024

Underworld

The idea that there is a secret network below us that allows arbitrary access across our cities is an enduring fantasy. In Teenage Mutant…

Apr 17, 2024
Underworld
Underworld
Apr 17, 2024

Books that made space for me to dream in 2022

2022 was a year of both promise and frustration for me. I started the year in my last semester of grad school, taking inspiring courses…

Dec 21, 2023
Books that made space for me to dream in 2022
Books that made space for me to dream in 2022
Dec 21, 2023

Books I rebuilt myself with in 2021

My highest recommendations, in a nutshell:

Jan 19, 2022
Books I rebuilt myself with in 2021
Books I rebuilt myself with in 2021
Jan 19, 2022
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Robot Owl

We need to change how we teach kids to program

This is the essay I wrote for my application to Harvard’s Graduate School of Education.

Nov 9, 2021
We need to change how we teach kids to program
We need to change how we teach kids to program
Nov 9, 2021
Ben Wheeler

Ben Wheeler

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Independent programmer, chatterbox. http://techno-social.com

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