Stephen Daniel Okita's Blog https://stephenokita.com Thoughts on philosophy, technology, and life from Stephen Daniel Okita en-us Copyright 2026 Stephen Okita Sat, 09 May 2026 13:54:51 GMT Sat, 09 May 2026 13:54:51 GMT 60 stephen@okita.com (Stephen Okita) Philosophy/Technology https://stephenokita.com/blog/Mapping%20CVEs%20Over%20Time Mapping CVEs Over Time https://stephenokita.com/blog/Mapping%20CVEs%20Over%20Time

Mapping CVEs Over Time

A stacked view of CVE counts by year and CVSS rating range, with a year-to-date snapshot and a naive annualized projection for 2026.

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]]> Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Security Computer Science Data https://stephenokita.com/blog/Critque%20of%20the%20Philosophy%20of%20Right Critique of Hegel's Elements of the Philosophy of Right https://stephenokita.com/blog/Critque%20of%20the%20Philosophy%20of%20Right Critique of Hegel's Elements of the Philosophy of Right

Critique of Hegel's Elements of the Philosophy of Right

Pretty much what the title says.

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]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Hegel Book Review Kant Epistemology Philosophy Phenomenology Transcendental Idealism Spinoza Dialectics https://stephenokita.com/blog/Bondsman Freedom in Bondage and Oppression https://stephenokita.com/blog/Bondsman Freedom in Bondage and Oppression

Freedom in Bondage and Oppression

A class essay on the lord and bondsman, a moral formal version of Gooning through Desire kinda.

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Machina ex Deus

A presentation on the existential risk of Gen AI

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Gooning Through Desire

A silly reflection on the self, through Hegel, Arendt and the Buddha. All told through the metaphor of masturbation

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What Makes Sisyphus Happy

A little reflection on mental health, this will never be fully done but for now it's here.

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The harmonies of darkness

This is about Nocturnes. I really wanted to write about music and write poetry. This guy at a party last night told me about Field and I have spent the morning devouring his work. These are my reflections.

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]]> Sat, 26 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Poetry Music Ireland Piano Art History Enlightenment https://stephenokita.com/blog/Echo%20in%20the%20machine The Echo in the Machine https://stephenokita.com/blog/Echo%20in%20the%20machine The Echo in the Machine

The Echo in the Machine

An essay on AGI for CogSci 100.

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CRITIQUE UNBOUND?

Scitzos email I have redacted and edited a little in exploring why and maybe how we need to make the language of critique universal. I never sent this email for good reason, I sent it to my friend and decided to never publish it, but here it is!

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Make Evil Conscious Again!

I enjoy writing this type of critique, I don't know if anyone will understand but maybe the imagery is fun.

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Linux is cool!

What is linux, brief history and what do know when you switch.

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What Did Nick Land See?

My attempt to execute the madness brought about by Fanged Noumena. I needed to make this artistic, to try and plug a few more holes.

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Divine Will and the Dance of Being

Conway and Leibniz on God's Agency in Creation. Another philosophy essay for class, this one's not too bad, pretty boring IMO.

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REVELATION MUST BE DEFENDED

I know what ethics is now(ish), this is an attempt to describe it and give some didactic knowledge.

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Historical Map of Philosophies

An experiment with Mermaid as well as a pretty interesting retrospection on the history of knowledge.

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The Ethic of Univocity

For Berkeley's 25B, analysing Spinoza's determinism and the aura of ethics under monism.

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Decentralised KYC & DIDs

Finally a tech article. Exploring user verification in an anonymous and decentralised social network. Pretty much anti-corruption of DAOs.

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Free Agency for Frankfurt and Watson

Very technical piece on free agency and the conceptions of the will for Frankfurt and Watson. Done for Phil 109 under R Jay Wallace

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The Ethic of Spectacular Cynicism

A follow-up on the philosophers' death article but way more technical.

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Spinoza vs Descartes

A presentation I did for Philosophy Class that I am including the link for here.

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