My work experiences are in business education, education, and community living. Here is my resume.
Since 2010 I have lived at Twin Oaks Community, an income-sharing egalitarian community in rural Virginia. I have shared about my experience in the Atlas Obscura Podcast, Refamulating, and Communities Magazine.
The US waiting list for kidneys is over 90,000 people long, and every kidney donated has a very high chance of adding many years of life to its recipient. In June 2024 I became a non-directed donor: the stranger who received my kidney was pulled from the waitlist and immediately regained his health after the operation. I met my recipient later that year. I advocate for structural changes that have the potential to eliminate the kidney shortage.
I have a passion for mathematics and teach online to K-12 students via Outschool.com. I offer classes both through my personal teacher account and Twin Oaks Learning Collective.
Through Sirimangalo International, I teach Vipassana meditation based on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness taught by the Buddha, following the tradition of Mahasi Sayadaw. I have practiced under the guidance of Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.
Pai Sho is the once-fictional board game featured in Avatar: the Last Airbender, developed into a series of deep strategy games by a kind and dedicated fan community. I am the designer of the variant Fire Pai Sho. I won the 2023 Omashu Ginseng Gathering and the 2024 Heat of Passion Fire Tournament.
Schelling Points is a cooperative word game where minds meet. I originally came up with this simple game for family road trips, but have since adapted it to be a daily puzzle online.
This site was originally built with Gemini 2.5 and Claude 3.7 Sonnet. It was redesigned by Claude Code (Sonnet 4.6) with ops support from Fermi.
Feel free to email me! adder@adderoaks.com