Archive - Singular Dream

January 2025

Infinite Lock-In, part 12

What future do we want? Transhumanism redeemed. My childhood fascination with computers and Tron. What led me to write Quibble.

Jan 25 •

Joshua Lavender

Fool in the Woods!

Stories of traveling, traipsing, and tripping-up...

Jan 23 •

Joshua Lavender

Infinite Lock-In, part 11

Are we facing a death of subjectivity? In digital heaven, what will apples taste like? And could people be forced out of biological existence?

Jan 18 •

Joshua Lavender

Quibble, 40. Array

In despair, Quibble gives herself up to the lord of control Alioth. When Alnasl and Asuja intervene, a glass fight breaks out.

Jan 16 •

Joshua Lavender

Part 7, run: Call for feedback

Action to come! The dance of conflicts. Definition's soliloquies. Feedback?

Jan 11 •

Joshua Lavender

Quibble, 39. Subterfuge

As Quibble goes rogue, Alnasl stumbles upon a sinister plot.

Jan 9 •

Joshua Lavender

Infinite Lock-In, part 10

Why worry about lock-in here and now? How is it affecting relationships and politics?

Jan 4 •

Joshua Lavender

The Sci-Friday Tag List

A one-stop shop for who's participating in Sci-Friday on Substack.

Jan 4 •

Joshua Lavender

Quibble, 38. Confession

Nihal brings Quibble news of a terrible betrayal.

Jan 2 •

Joshua Lavender

December 2024

Infinite Lock-In, part 9

What could lock-in mean for human existence? Why can a digital representation never fully capture reality? And where does The Matrix fall short?

Dec 28, 2024

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