Philosophy

I am a sucker for good design and character. In a world of mass produced replicas, there is something genuine about the feel of an error. It is that slight non perfection that proves a human hand was at work. For the majority of my kit, I want the perfect version, but the definition of perfection is shifting. Coding with AI currently occupies a curious mental space. I recognise the future and I accept the new methodology is upon us. Yet, I wonder if we are headed toward a world of Artisanal Code or Boutique Hand Written software, much like the resurgence of vinyl or analogue horology. ...

I was on the road longer than I had hoped this trip, flipping through old photos alone in a hotel. As one does when you are lonely and philosophical, you think about German philosophers, right? Schopenhauer eloquently outlined that “aesthetic pleasure in the beautiful consists, to a large extent, in the fact that, when we enter the state of pure contemplation, we are raised for the moment above all willing, above all desires and cares; we are, so to speak, rid of ourselves.” ...