Chin-wag

Stranger! if you, passing, meet me, and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me?

And why should I not speak to you?

— Walt Whitman, To You

• Sun So Generous
  Fusion’s remarkable June — Helion’s first-ever licenses, our own caution reassessed, and why ownership can’t wait for the physics
  July 8, 2026
• That Knife Sharpening Itself Over There — Whose Is It?
  An essay on recursive self-improvement and who owns the future
  June 23, 2026
• Small Machines
  A diptych on micro-robotics: who will own the technology, and who will own the body it enters
  June 20, 2026
• Ignition
  China's artificial sun, the arithmetic of the arms race, and the abundance already in our hands
  June 13, 2026