Ultimately, all technological systems are mediums for human systems. As much as I love computers, networking, radio, etc., I still have to wrestle with the human factor. People are why those things exist. I can study and focus and fixate on the tech, but the tech is completely, irrevocably, in service of human communications. I …
Author Archives: Shawn
Coded Language
After a month of banging my head, fist, and eardrums at it, I think I finally know Morse Code. I mean, it’s pretty shaky, but now I have some aural and mental understanding of the shapes and rhythms of each of the 26 letters, 10 numbers, and some punctuation. A month after I said I …
Soothsayer
Eventually, we have to start believing our own bullshit if we are going to survive in the world. The soul that’s constantly wracked by self doubt will slowly fall behind and lose its place in the fray. Can’t just stand there gagging on everything coming out of our mouths, gaging each statement for veracity, tenacity, …
Earthbound and Down
Perhaps the most sobering thought is that, after a lifetime of dreaming, I’m still going to die on this planet. That after thinking about galaxies, looking up at the stars, writing about extra-planetary travel, reading books and listening to programs about life out there, and trying to raise myself above whatever provincial concerns that surround …
Eighteen
At 18 years old, my domain is now old enough to vote. Watch out, all you zombies! $ whois phaysis.com Domain Name: PHAYSIS.COM Creation Date: 2000-04-14T14:49:59Z Updated Date: 2018-03-06T03:32:22Z Registry Expiry Date: 2019-04-14T14:49:59Z It’s really a trip that I’ve held on to this domain for so long, but it’s become an extension of my voice …