Film
Get DVDs Shipped to Your Door: Help Save the Last Great Video Store
Remember the magic of video stores? You can still rent movies—and have them shipped to your door. Help a local store keep that magic alive!
Odin Halvorson
PKM
From Explicit to Tacit: The Evolution of Knowledge Management in Organization
Knowledge is awareness, understanding, or skill from experience or education, while information is facts or details; knowledge is knowing, and information is what you can (or can't) know.
PKM
The Freedom to Think: Why Open-Ended PKM Systems Matter
Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) tools should empower, not restrict. Embrace flexibility and avoid prescriptive systems that stifle individuality and creativity.
Newsletter
A Wild July
July has been a totally wild time, personally and in the world. Let's peel things back a bit, shall we?
News
Library in Turmoil: The Struggle for Justice at Sonoma County Library
An inside look at the struggles within Sonoma County Library, highlighting employee mistreatment and administrative misconduct.
Newsletter
The Art of Being Busy: Summer Updates and Creative Musings
Summer's in full swing! New job starting, plus new articles on Star Trek & Goddard College's closure. Musings on the importance of having fun with art & staying true to oneself amidst life's chaos.
Newsletter
Odin's Mid-Year Momentum: June Updates and Insights
From techno-feudalism to covid vaccines, it's a real news-letter this time around from Odin's Halvorson Times.
Capitalism
Techno-Feudalism Feasts Upon Us All
What if the Marxists made a mistake? What if the inevitable transition point for Capitalism isn't socialism but feudalism?
Newsletter
Odin's Got AI Ethics for you, Thoughts on Autotune, and a Job Update!
A new editorial on incorporating AI into scholarly settings, an article on auto-tuning of music, and some updates on the job-search front!
Music
Tuning Out Perfection: Embracing the Flaws that Make Music Human
Pitch correction in music strips away the soul of singing. Authentic voices, like Garland's, reveal the beauty in imperfections.
Newsletter
Odin Hails from Mid-May!
Odin's got articles on the best audiobook platform, thoughts on ActivityPub and LLMs, Taoist exploration, and more!
Spirituality
Beyond the Easy Answers
In hard times, I reflect on Chapter 20 of the Tao te Ching. In uncertain times, fluidity brings about hope.