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A Paper Muse

A Collection of Works and Thoughts by Andreas Blacwode.

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  • How to be a Peer in Infinity Difficult Steps
    My turn to be a Peer making a Statement of Opinion. This is my Opinion, and I’m allowed at least two, so don’t be surprised when I contradict myself, I love Star Trek AND Star Wars at the same time…. Read moreHow to be a Peer in Infinity Difficult Steps
  • Doing Better Never Stops
    So. I actually made the picture attached to this post several years ago, during the pandemic when someone (I honestly don’t remember who) was in the process of being shown the door. Today, I’m not writing about any specific person… Read moreDoing Better Never Stops
  • Meeting Your Heroes
    Originally posted to Facebook Feb 21, 2020. There’s an episode of the Netflix show The Crown, where Prince Phillip becomes obsessed with the moon landing. He watches all of the coverage, he reads all the articles, he pushes his jet… Read moreMeeting Your Heroes
  • How to Do Better
    TL,DR: Social Pressure is one of the most effective tools we have in the SCA to drive changes in behavior from the local to the organizational levels. So I posted the other day about how the saying “a few bad… Read moreHow to Do Better
  • Apples
    People who use phrases like “a few bad apples” or “there are some bad apples” often forget the whole saying: “A few bad apples ruin the whole bunch.” Or as Ben Franklin put it, “the rotten apple spoils his companion.”… Read moreApples