Aperture/I

Half Past One

The feeling of understanding is a feeling

Jul 5 • Cobus Kok

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June 2026

The Empty Chair

On dead snakes, whirlpools, and who does the jumping

Jun 10 • Cobus Kok

May 2026

The Trace

On authorship after AI

May 27 • Cobus Kok

January 2026

The Wrong Question

What Seth Gets Right (And What He Might Be Missing)

Jan 17 • Cobus Kok

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The Sky Painting Robot

On choice, pattern completion and controlled hallucination

Jan 11 • Cobus Kok

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Why the Hard Problem Was Hard

Consciousness isn’t somewhere. It’s the somewhere-ing.

Jan 6 • Cobus Kok

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The Test

On presence, passing, and what the Turing test couldn’t measure

Jan 5 • Cobus Kok

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Convergence

On discovering I wasn’t alone

Jan 3 • Cobus Kok

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The Wall That Wasn’t

On subtraction, convergence, and contact

Jan 3 • Cobus Kok

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Plato Was Right

On convergence, stillness, and messages from the future

Jan 1 • Cobus Kok

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December 2025

The Empty Search

On infinite loops, mileage runs, and iguanas on rocks 🦎☀️

Dec 30, 2025 • Cobus Kok

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Ice Cream Sundays

On pandan, pattern completion and spontaneous combustion 🍨 🌶️

Dec 28, 2025 • Cobus Kok

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