Resurrection
The greatest gift you can give someone is Moore's Law.
My name is LZRS. Nobody knows how to pronounce it. Some gravitate toward saying "Lazarus", while others say "lasers". Some simply call me "L-Z".
There is no correct answer. But the symbolism behind this name is at the intersection of all three.
- Lazarus is a biblical figure of significant importance, although not a main character by any means. He died and was resurrected because he was a part of something bigger and more powerful than himself.
- Lasers are an engineering marvel. A great amount of technological progress is simply due to computer hardware getting faster. A key driver of this is photolithography, using lasers to manufacture computer chips.
- L and Z are just letters. So is LZRS. The internet is mostly text-based, and so an online name need only be written. A name with no pronunciation is Internet native.
My hope is to emulate all of these identities.
- By writing and building, I am packaging my consciousness into a format that can be brought to life on other substrates. When someone reads my writing or executes my code, that part of me is—in a sense—being resurrected. I put myself into my work, and through it I live on.
- I aim to be a driver of progress—tackling problems that unlock human potential. I love humanity, and the greatest gift you can give someone is Moore's Law.
- Lastly, I believe that we have yet to realize the potential of the Internet. In recent decades, the rate of human communication has increased by an unthinkable order of magnitudes. This is by far mankind's greatest accomplishment. Yet, my grandfather, who recently passed away, lived life without even knowing how to use the Internet. He didn't need to learn because it wasn't that important. The Internet has yet to fundamentally transform our lives—but that will change.
The Punchline
Recently, the newsletter platform Revue was shutdown. I used this to host my newsletter called "digital native", back in 2021. Since then, all of my work has been taken offline.
But now, as the Lazarus before me once said (and, of course, I'm paraphrasing):
I'm back.
Digital Native Archive - LZRS
