Community necessarily takes place in what Blanchot has called “unworking,” referring to that which, before or beyond the work, withdraws from the work, and which, no longer having to do either with production or with completion, encounters interruption, fragmentation, suspension. Community is made of the interruption of singularities, or of the suspension that singular beings are. Community is not the work of singular beings, for community is simply their being–their being suspended upon its limit. Communication is the unworking of work that is social, economic, technical, and institutional.

(Jean-Luc Nancy, The Inoperative Community)

Writing | Study

Synechepedia: A digital (sketch|scrap|note)book

• Drawing connections, fumbling for expression, taking note
• Full of rough drafts, works in progress, and evocative snippets I've read

Community

Coding Made Easy at IS 62 K (Ditmas): Education in programmatic literacy

• A New York Cares project partnered with the after-school program at Ditmas Junior High.
• Over 14 weeks, we supported students exploring basic programming concepts, techniques, and technologies
• I helped launch this project as a Volunteer Team Leader, coordinating the volunteers, tailoring the curriculum to the needs of each student, and providing hands-on instruction and support in the classroom on a weekly basis.

/r/prolog: The logic programming subreddit

• Moderator and contributor for more than 6 years

/r/futurebeats: Omnigeneric haven for experimental beat music

• I founded the subreddit, established its core ethos and norms, and recruited the initial team of moderators. I was heavily involved in supporting and nurturing the community for several years. A group of active and talented moderators and contributors have built up a small, but vibrant online ecosystem with this subreddit at its center. I continue to moderate and contribute to the community at a low frequency.
• Currently home to a community of nearly 100k subscribers
• Something like a musical genera has formed with this community near to its center