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2026-10-03T11:45:29-04:00

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Chess Grifters, Chinese Rooms, and AI

Last updated on: October 3, 2026 at 11:45 am By Tom Swiss

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LLM AI systems do not "understand" anything. So don't be a sucker. As Harry the Hat might tell you, never draw to an inside straight, never play poker with a guy who does card tricks, and never mistake an LLM for a person. Read more

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2026-09-15T09:55:55-04:00

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Jason Arday, Con Man

Last updated on: September 15, 2026 at 9:55 am By Tom Swiss

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Academia's self-image as a force for justice and progress left it vulnerable to Jason Arday, a fraudster who would re-enforce that image. Read more

2026-08-06T02:28:33-04:00

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Starwood 2026 — This Is Not A Review

Last updated on: August 6, 2026 at 2:28 am By Tom Swiss

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Know that part of the magick is that you are where you need to be. So if you were at Starwood this year...know that you were in the right place at the right time. If you were not, and reading about this makes you wish that you were...know that you were *still* in the right place. Read more

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2026-03-11T00:53:49-04:00

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Miracles Are Only Temporary

Last updated on: March 11, 2026 at 12:53 am By Tom Swiss

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Even miracles, it turns out, are only temporary. It's tempting to get angry about that, to shake a fist at the sky and demand an answer from the universe about how it can give us something wonderful and then take it away. Read more

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2026-02-04T22:27:02-04:00

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Thank You, Ms. G.

Last updated on: February 4, 2026 at 10:27 pm By Tom Swiss

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She's not the first regular patient of mine there to pass on, but she was only in her mid 40s, with kids still in school; that hits different. It is an honor and a blessing and a privilege to do this work. But today, no question, it kicked me in the heart. Read more

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2026-01-02T13:48:11-04:00

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Partnering Up in 2026

Last updated on: January 2, 2026 at 1:48 pm By Tom Swiss

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We have to work together. The system of exploitative capitalism, the "1%" that runs the world is quite happy to see people squabbling, "canceling" each other over culture war issues, staying lonely and perplexed, fearful and suspicious of each other. So I offer this theme for the year and this sigil, to manifest partnership in different aspects of life -- both being open to finding partners for life, for business, for artistic creation, for magick, for building a better world, for all these things -- and also trying to be a good partner myself. Read more

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2025-12-22T03:37:01-04:00

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Holiday Lights, Solstice Fires, and Jizo’s Jewel

Last updated on: December 22, 2025 at 3:37 am By Tom Swiss

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Tonight, I turned on the holiday lights and set up my little Winter Solstice ritual of keeping candles and oil lamps going through the night, to guide back the sun. Back in January 2017, I started another holiday tradition of leaving my lights on through Imbolc (which I’ve always taken as February 2, Candlemas and Groundhog Day, though many folks take it as February 1). It was the immediate aftermath of my mother’s medical crisis , and the start of... Read more

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2025-03-13T01:33:34-04:00

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Comfort The Dying; We’re All Dying

Last updated on: March 13, 2025 at 1:33 am By Tom Swiss

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It's a simple syllogism: Comfort the dying. Everyone is dying. Therefore, comfort everyone. In this time of increasing anger towards the "other" -- whether the "other" for you is the blue-haired non-binary person or the red-hatted MAGA voter -- it seems a radical idea. Read more

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2025-01-07T01:02:08-04:00

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Communication: A Sigil for 2025

Last updated on: January 7, 2025 at 1:02 am By Tom Swiss

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In a time when so many are deliberately cutting off communication -- calling for their political opponents to be censored, or celebrating the idea of going "no contact" with their families over political or cultural disagreements -- I think we need to take a stand for keeping the lines of communication open. Read more

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2025-01-02T09:51:57-04:00

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Fixing the Mailbox: A Holiday Omen

Last updated on: January 2, 2025 at 9:51 am By Tom Swiss

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So I'm making that my theme for 2025: communication. Let the way be opened, not just between the realm of spirit and the realm of humanity, but within the realm of humanity.Let's fix our mailboxes so we can receive messages from all over. We don't have to agree with the people sending those messages, but if we're going to solve our planetary problems, we have to hear the messages. Read more

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