Archive - Pilgrims in the Machine

Can we cure AI demoralization syndrome?

The new virus is airborne, invisible, travels long distances, and cannot be easily filtered.

Aug 8 •

July 2025

From Blisters to Blessings: Why ordinary is the new radical

Losing track, meaningful pain, talking to strangers, and more...

Published on School of the Unconformed • Jul 22

Unexpected Journeys: On going, and not going, with the flow

My wife Ruth Gaskovski and I, along with Dixie Dillon Lane, recently completed the final 100 km of the Camino with a fantastic group of fellow pilgrims.

Jul 8 •

June 2025

From Dystopia to Foraging Stones: Summer Reading

I’m heading off to the Camino pilgrimage in Spain, and look forward to sharing this experience in future posts.

Jun 13 •

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Welcome to the Analog Renaissance: The Future Is Trust

Protecting generative cognition, haystacking truth, classroom conundrum, and the analog-digital hybrid model

Published on School of the Unconformed • Jun 3

May 2025

Architecture for a Free Mind: A Visual Guide

How to make screens irrelevant again

Published on School of the Unconformed • May 16

"Internet Real Life": Join a kitchen table conversation with Peter Limberg, Tommy Dixon, and Peco & Ruth

Peco and I are completing a most splendid post on “Architecture for a Free Mind”.

Published on School of the Unconformed • May 10

The day the internet dies

Michael O’Brien, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Visions of the Future

May 3 •

April 2025

Doomer Optimists and Unconformed Pilgrims

Peco and I are currently working on an upcoming post on Architecture for a Free Mind. See this note, if you would like to contribute to our project.

Published on School of the Unconformed • Apr 30

Beyond Digital Fasting: Staying the Course

Our experience, your experience, and a call for photos

Published on School of the Unconformed • Apr 25

Reading in the Digital Age

A conversation with Joel J Miller

Apr 24 •

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Learning, Fast and Slow: Why AI will not revolutionize education

An unexpected algorithm

Published on School of the Unconformed • Apr 15

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