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Licensed To Crime
September 17, 2025 — A critique of professional malpractice in architecture and beyond, talking about credentials and bureaucracy enabling irresponsibility, ugliness, and harm in the name of expertise.
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Two Cents On Design
August 17, 2025 — A call for honesty and intent in design, arguing that clarity and purpose outlast chaotic trend-chasing aesthetics.
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Virtual Universe In AI
August 7, 2025 — How the shared mathematical foundation that connects the principle of least action to core mechanisms of AI, pointing toward future path of intelligence.
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Art In Weaponry
March 7, 2025 — Weapons, through the unity of form and function, can transcend mere utility to become expressions of intent and art.
A curated collection of works that I can confidently recommend.
Book
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The Art of Doing Science and Engineering — A reminder that a capacity for learning and creativity are accessible to everyone.
Documentary
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AlphaGo - The Movie — A story that chronicles a journey from the halls of Oxford, through the backstreets of Bordeaux, past the coding terminals of DeepMind in London, and ultimately, to the seven-day tournament in Seoul.
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Python: The Documentary — Featuring Guido van Rossum and others, telling the story of Python’s rise, its community-driven evolution, and impact worldwide.
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Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks — A detailed look at the decline of Shenyang’s Tiexi industrial district and the lives of the workers affected.