WNSTN

My name is Winston Hearn, and I am interested in all aspects of life. I read a lot of essays and articles and this blog is where I post links I want to reference later and thoughts stemming from recent readings. I’m @suchwinston on Twitter. To pay my bills, I am a front-end developer find out more here. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-21017742-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();

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Watch the World Burn

Tue February 27th, 2024

> WHAT ARE FOUR WORDS YOU WOULD USE TO DESCRIBE YOUR MUSIC? > > Nature punk / grief folk. — Alynda Segarra (Hurray for the Riff Raff) in an interview with Uproxx One of ...

https://www.winstonhearn.com/wrote/2024/watch-the-world-burn/

The Gravity of Capitalism

Tue February 20th, 2024

When I first encountered Systems Thinking (through Donella Meadow’s book Thinking In Systems) a lot of things clicked into place. All my life I had tried to make sense of patterns and I noticed...

https://www.winstonhearn.com/wrote/2024/gravity-of-the-system/

Respecting Anxiety

Wed January 10th, 2024

For as long as I have memories, I’ve been an insomniac. Well before I hit puberty I remember long nights laying awake in bed, trying to fall asleep. Just an 8 year old kid struggling to rest. S...

https://www.winstonhearn.com/wrote/2024/respecting-anxiety/

Missing the Monster

Mon December 18th, 2023

Two centuries ago, Mary Shelley published the most incredible indictment of the tech world mindset when she released her classic novel Frankenstein. The book, just in case you also haven’t re...

https://www.winstonhearn.com/wrote/2023/missing-the-monster/

Working, Humanely

Thu July 20th, 2023

This week, two somewhat unrelated events let me to reflect on my time working at Vox Media, in the Vox Product org. The first event was relatively newsworthy, because Vox Media made the decision ...

https://www.winstonhearn.com/wrote/2023/working-humanely/

If Only

Sun July 16th, 2023

there is a possibility of better, we all can see it. we all are aware of it, it’s right over there, it’s just that well, we need to survive, and that comes first. we’d love to live in that ...

https://www.winstonhearn.com/wrote/2023/if-only/

Surrounded by Growth

Mon June 5th, 2023

For weeks I’ve been stressed, trying to get ahead of a crisis, possibly of my own making. My office avocado tree has been dropping leaves, and looking so sad, and just generally clearly communi...

https://www.winstonhearn.com/wrote/2023/surrounded-by-growth/

Metaphors for Machine Learning

Sun April 9th, 2023

“For us, meaning depends on understanding. A sentence can’t mean anything to you unless you understand it.” As I was drawing towards the end of the excellent book Metaphors We Live By, I...

https://www.winstonhearn.com/wrote/2023/metaphors-for-machine-learning/

Shopping My Shelves

Tue January 3rd, 2023

I love books. Not simply the written word, not only prose, but books. This site exists mostly so I can keep track of the books I read. Adding a completed book is a delightful ritual, and whenever...

https://www.winstonhearn.com/wrote/2023/shopping-my-shelves/

Notes on 2022, a Benediction for 2023

Sat December 31st, 2022

This year, 2022, I grew tired of the metaphors and cliches available for me to make sense of life. Everything I would reach for to describe things was the language of war, or domination, or colon...

https://www.winstonhearn.com/wrote/2022/2023-benediction/