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Written by Brian Davis on 2025-01-20 at 19:04

"I don’t know what will happen now. We’ve got some difficult days ahead... But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land!" - Dr King.

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-19-2025

[#]mlk

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Written by Brian Davis on 2025-01-20 at 18:53

Lawetlat'la (Mt St Helens) in the evening light. The mountains endure, and so shall we.

[#]MountainMonday #pnw #hiking

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Written by Brian Davis on 2025-01-19 at 17:35

[#]silentsunday #pnw #snowshoeing

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Written by Brian Davis on 2025-01-17 at 15:32

And as we wind on down the road

Our shadows taller than our soul

There walks a lady we all know

Who shines white light and wants to show

How everything still turns to gold

And if you listen very hard

The tune will come to you at last

When all are one and one is all,

To be a rock and not to roll

-Led Zeppelin

[#]footpathfriday #pnw #hiking

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Written by Brian Davis on 2025-01-12 at 18:09

[#]silentsunday #pnw #beach

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Written by Brian Davis on 2025-01-11 at 02:43

Sitting in front of the pellet stove on a Friday night. A glass of wine, a new book, and the dog at my feet. What more could a person want? Well, the glass is empty so there's that. Salud! 🍷📚🐶

[#]tgif

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Written by Brian Davis on 2025-01-06 at 21:46

That's not to say we shouldn't be discriminate about where we focus our personal energy and resources. We're finite and must necessarily be wise about it. But the shift in mindset from "What can I extract?" to "How can I invest?" is what's needed.

It's tempting, when I see the wealthy and powerful, through greed, engage in destructive behaviors, to want to disengage, take what I can and get out. But this is a false choice. We're all here in this together, and there's no where to "get out" to. The choice is only between, "try to make it better" or "make it worse."

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Written by Brian Davis on 2025-01-06 at 21:40

The extractive mindset considers the self an isolated system, separate from the world and looks for resources to extract, to move those resources from the system of the world to the self. It is inherently zero-sum and non-sustainable. Stewards recognize that there are no truly independent systems. All things are interconnected. When I improve one system, all others, including myself, benefits.

I consider it a major step in my journey when I felt the truth of "you get out what you put in", in regards to an educational experience, a job, and a relationship. But this principle is widely applicable, to a nearly universal degree.

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Written by Brian Davis on 2025-01-06 at 21:31

I went for a run and had time to think.

There is a cancer at the root of many problems in American culture that I call the extractive mindset. It's often couched in terms of maximizing value, but it boils down to "what's in it for me?" I see it crop up in everything from public land use policy to relationship advice. Infrastructure spending to education priorities. Parenting philosophy to investment strategy. "How can I benefit the most from this interaction, situation, resource, or relationship?" It is destroying our society, our planet, and us as individuals.

The antidote is not asceticism. The answer is stewardship.

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Written by Brian Davis on 2025-01-06 at 16:51

Figures the first dry day in weeks in also my first day back to work after the break. 🙄

You betcha I'm running at the park on lunch break.

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Written by Brian Davis on 2025-01-06 at 15:28

Instead of merely asking, "What do I need to do today?" What's a better question to begin the day with?

The stuff I need to do, needs to get done, and it's important. But the grind is just that, it wears a body down. Discipline only gets a person so far before burning out and I'm looking for more sustainable habits of mind.

[#]mentalhealth

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Written by Brian Davis on 2025-01-06 at 15:18

[#]mountainmonday #pnw #hiking

A lovely shot of Mt Hood from the summit of Silver Star, circa 2021.

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Written by Brian Davis on 2025-01-05 at 16:02

[#]silentsunday #pnw #NordicSkiing

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Written by Brian Davis on 2025-01-04 at 17:41

Happy #caturday all! Here's the first time I've seen all three of our kitties in a cuddle.

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Written by Brian Davis on 2025-01-03 at 01:20

[#]gamedev question. Part of my game is a trading simulator where you buy, transport, and sell goods as an independent operator. How should I model the economy that sets prices?

1. Fixed prices have the virtue of simplicity. It's easy for the player to understand where good/bad trade routes are.

2. A piece-wise model where below a certain inventory the price of the next unit rises linearly from the base price to the scarcity price (1000%) and above a certain inventory it drops linearly to a surplus price (say 10%). This gives some realism but I'm wondering if it's actually adding "fun".

3. Something else?

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Written by Brian Davis on 2025-01-01 at 16:24

Happy new year all!

To my #hiking and #photography friends, may your trails be easy to find and lead to beautiful views! May the #IT crowd find your #programming bug free, patches infrequent and your hardware run longer than you expect.

To all, may your cup be full. Let's go chase our dreams.

#2025newyear

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Written by Brian Davis on 2024-12-31 at 18:02

We enter 2025 with many uncertainties that I'm not sure how to meet. But these are the resolutions I'm sure of.

1. Be kind.

2. Speak up about the world we could have.

3. Make things just because I want to.

4. When I find myself in silence: listen.

5. When the good music comes on, crank it up.

[#]newyear #resolutions

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Written by Brian Davis on 2024-12-30 at 18:40

Just posted a review of my activities from 2024. TLDR:

Fav book: The Left Hand of Darkness

Summited 2nd highest mountain in Washington, Mt Adams (12,281 ft/3,743 m). 3 nights on the Kalalau trail, 6 nights in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Picked up snowshoeing and nordic skiing. And exceeded my 2023 miles traveled despite dealing with a rolled ankle in prime backpacking season.

I continued to dabble in programming language design and making games tho most of it hasn't seen the light of day yet and might never. But I'm ok with that because it made me happy. 😁

https://fadedbluesky.com/blog/index.html

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Written by Brian Davis on 2024-12-29 at 16:58

[#]silentsunday #hiking #pnw

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Written by Brian Davis on 2024-12-25 at 15:21

Peace and beauty for all.

However you celebrate, I hope you feel the warmth of the holiday.

Merry Christmas!

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