Rees Writes

In this essay, I will argue that not all programming is about building telic software, and it is in this gap where we can define autotelic software, which is worthwhile to do, even in the age of LLMs.

Books This Inevitable Ruin by Matt Dinniman I’ve been in a terrible reading slump so this has been slowly bringing me out of it I hope.

Movies Fiume o Morte!

Sonos I just got a Sonos and love it.

I’ve written about developing taste in art before, but I didn’t say how do do it.

What if your explore page was just one guy trying his best?

Can an LLM write a joke?

I was riding the Metro the other day when an ad for the National Children’s Museum caught my eye, “Explore interactive exhibits that spark curiosity + joy through playful learning”.

Breakups are filled with very complicated feelings, a lot of them a sort of reaction to the recontextualization or processing of past events in a new light unfettered by your affection for the other person, and perhaps even motivated by contempt, righteous

North West, daughter to Kanye West, at just 12-years old has released her first ever EP, self-produced titled N0rth4ever.

I was big into beer for novelty, but eventually you start to know what you like and don’t like and what to expect from certain breweries and styles.

This is not meant to be a logical argument per se.

What is the smallest possible unit of government?

“I am now pretty much done with my apartment.

Stick to using technologies that have been used for a while Technologies that have been used for a while have a higher likelihood of lasting a longer time Jekyll (which I use) was first released in 2008.

A lot of popular metaphors involved in the way we talk about AI are about food; like taste, slop, or “home cooked” apps.

I believe that the most important/relevant trust in a partnership is trust in that your partner has your best interests in mind, i.e. trying to maximize welfare and minimize harms.

I like to think of films through the lens of poetry (importantly different than a film poem).

Much like Celine Nguyen’s mission to “expand the market for literature (and literary criticism)”, I am interested in expanding the market for philosophy.

I think that I want to eventually write an essay on this, but I don’t have enough brainpower to do it right now.

⚠️ This post contains massive spoilers for The Drama (2026).

The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century Amia Srinivasan · 2021 “Laser-cut writing and a stunning intellect.

This is my submission to the April 2026 IndieWeb Carnival on Adventure hosted by Pablo.

These are texts that take themselves intellectually seriously but also are aimed at a broader audience.

About Endlessness Roy Andersson · 2019 A reflection on human life in all its beauty and cruelty, its splendor and banality, guided by a Scheherazade-esque narrator.