Experiments, technology, and thoughts on life.https://zicklag.katharos.group/https://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/which-was-the-dream/https://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/which-was-the-dream/Some anecdotes on how our experiences define our beliefs. Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:01:00 GMThttps://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/what-we-all-cant-do/https://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/what-we-all-cant-do/Have you ever heard somebody say something like, "well, AI can't do this". It's a natural response, but at the same time, I think that it's kind of backward and the wrong way to think about it. Sun, 22 Jun 2025 18:19:00 GMThttps://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/im-tired-of-talking-to-sleepwalking-geniuses/https://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/im-tired-of-talking-to-sleepwalking-geniuses/Have you ever had a dream where things seem to make sense until you wake up and realize how weird and senseless it all was? That's what these AI are doing, except they never wake up. Thu, 10 Apr 2025 11:15:00 GMThttps://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/the-wisdom-and-emotional-minds/https://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/the-wisdom-and-emotional-minds/Musings on the Wisdom and Emotional minds, and how AI is missing one.Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:30:00 GMThttps://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/introducing-leaf-protocol/https://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/introducing-leaf-protocol/An overview of the experimental Leaf Protocol for federated, local-first app development. Tue, 03 Sep 2024 12:01:00 GMThttps://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/a-web-of-data/https://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/a-web-of-data/Thoughts on making a "Web of Data" instead of a "Web of Pages", and how that might let us take a step away from the dominance of large, complicated browsers. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 14:00:00 GMThttps://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/how-to-federate/https://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/how-to-federate/Thoughts on the challenges and design of federated software. Sun, 16 Jun 2024 11:00:00 GMThttps://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/the-reach-of-respect/https://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/the-reach-of-respect/Why do we respect people? Where should we draw the line? Fri, 10 May 2024 10:00:00 GMThttps://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/the-enemy-lies/https://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/the-enemy-lies/Thoughts on lies, pride, respect, loneliness, love, and the truth.Sat, 27 May 2023 07:58:00 GMThttps://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/interaction-nets-combinators-calculus/https://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/interaction-nets-combinators-calculus/Explanation of interaction nets, combinators, and calculus, which are key components of HVM.Sun, 26 Mar 2023 21:20:00 GMThttps://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/hop-hvm-mini-language-conclusion/https://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/hop-hvm-mini-language-conclusion/Thoughts and conclusions on making a mini-language on HVM.Thu, 16 Mar 2023 22:00:00 GMThttps://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/hop-hvm-mini-language-part-2/https://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/hop-hvm-mini-language-part-2/HVM and functional programming intro, starting with a tiny language parser, part 2.Thu, 16 Mar 2023 20:17:00 GMThttps://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/hop-hvm-mini-language-part-1/https://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/hop-hvm-mini-language-part-1/HVM and functional programming intro, starting with a tiny language parser, part 1.Thu, 16 Mar 2023 10:51:00 GMThttps://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/hge-high-order-game-engine/https://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/hge-high-order-game-engine/Thoughts on making a game engine built on top of HVM.Wed, 15 Mar 2023 18:07:00 GMThttps://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/hvm-what-is-functional-programming/https://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/hvm-what-is-functional-programming/HVM, the High Order Virtual Machine, is a new, blazing fast runtime for functional programming languages that seems to have some pretty incredible potential for the future. Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:18:00 GMThttps://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/welcome-to-my-blog/https://zicklag.katharos.group/blog/welcome-to-my-blog/I've got some stuff I'm going to be experimenting and it was suggested that I document my findings, so I'll be putting my thoughts and experiments here.Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:51:00 GMT