New Mexico
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New Mexico is a recurring place in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 6 times across 6 issues between February 24, 2021 and April 01, 2026. The archive places it in contexts such as “Albuquerque, New Mexico”; “Chaco Canyon in present-day New Mexico”; “reconnected in the deserts of New Mexico c. 1940”. It most often appears alongside Boston, California, New York.
Metadata
- Category: Places
- Mention count: 6
- Issue count: 6
- First seen: February 24, 2021
- Last seen: April 01, 2026
Appears In
- Book Review: Fussell On Class
- Your Book Review: The Collapse Of Complex Societies
- Book Review: The Man From The Future
- Meetups Everywhere 2023: Times & Places
- Non-Book Review Contest 2025 Winners
- Meetups Everywhere Spring 2026: Times & Places
Related Pages
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- Boston (4 shared issues)
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- California (4 shared issues)
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- New York (4 shared issues)
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- San Francisco (4 shared issues)
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- USA (4 shared issues)
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- ACX (3 shared issues)
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- Austria (3 shared issues)
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- Baltimore (3 shared issues)
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- Berkeley (3 shared issues)
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- Budapest (3 shared issues)
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- Chicago (3 shared issues)
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- Colorado (3 shared issues)
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Source Context
Recovered passages from the original issue text. When the raw archive preserved outbound links inside the source passage, they are listed directly under the quote.
Where then may a member of the top classes live in this country? New York first of all, of course. Chicago. San Francisco. Philadelphia. Baltimore. Boston. Perhaps Cleveland. And deep in the countryside of Connecticut, New York State, Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. That's about it. It’s not considered good form to live in New Jersey, except in Bernardsville and perhaps Princeton, but any place in New Jersey beats Sunnyvale, Cypress, and Compton, California; Canton, Ohio; Reno, Nevada; Cheyenne, Wyoming; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Columbus, Georgia, and similar army towns.
For the Chacoans, a trading society that arose in ~900AD in Chaco Canyon in present-day New Mexico before dissipating in ~1200, the strategy was adding nodes to their trade network. Trade was highly advantageous for the people in and around Chaco Canyon, because high and low elevation crops were available at complementary times of the year. Tainter thinks the need for coordination spurred political centralization:
Technically he was born in Hungary. But we’ve already been through this. A few years ago I wrote about “The Martians” - a sudden spurt of Hungarian supergeniuses born around 1900. People low-key noticed this phenomenon almost as soon as it started, but it really became obvious during the Manhattan Project, when several of the project’s leading lights (including von Neumann) reconnected in the deserts of New Mexico c. 1940 and realized they’d gone to high school together in Budapest. Leo Szilard joked that “Hungary” was a front for Martian spies, and the group has been called “Martians” ever since..
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PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, USA Contact: Danny Kumpf Contact Info: dskumpf[at]gmail[dot]com Time: Thursday, September 21st, 7:00 PM Location: Palmer square, by the picnic tables near the large pine tree. I'll have an ACX MEETUP sign. Coordinates: https://plus.codes/87G7982Q+2C2 Group Link: https://discord.gg/RjdunaR3S2 New Mexico TAOS, NEW MEXICO, USA Contact: Jess Contact Info: jordanslowik52[at]gmail[dot]com Time: Saturday, September 23rd, 1:00 PM Location: Kit Carson Park by the stage Coordinates: https://plus.codes/858PCC5H+6R Notes: Please RSVP to my email so I know if I should expect anyone.
Inline links: https://plus.codes/87G7982Q+2C2, https://discord.gg/RjdunaR3S2, https://plus.codes/858PCC5H+6R
TAOS, NEW MEXICO, USA Contact: Jess Contact Info: jordanslowik52[at]gmail[dot]com Time: Saturday, September 23rd, 1:00 PM Location: Kit Carson Park by the stage Coordinates: https://plus.codes/858PCC5H+6R Notes: Please RSVP to my email so I know if I should expect anyone.
Inline links: https://plus.codes/858PCC5H+6R
Ollantay, by David Speiser. David lives in New Mexico, and he writes about other stories that are 100% true at Rainbows Everywhere.
Inline links: Ollantay, Rainbows Everywhere
Contact: AGG Contact Info: signoregalilei[@]gmail[.]com Time: Saturday, May 2nd, 2:00 PM Location: Lackawanna Station (1 Lackawanna Plaza, Montclair, NJ 07042) - inside the converted station building, across from “Burgers, Donuts, Potatoes”. I will have the appropriate sign. Coordinates: https://plus.codes/87G7RQ6P+FRP Notes: The lot is paid but some nearby street parking is free. Also, one of the Inkhaven-trained notable bloggers will be there! New Mexico ALBUQUERQUE Contact: Mary Contact Info: geofishtree[@]gmail[.]com Time: Saturday, April 11th, 2:00 PM Location: Boxing Bear Brewing Co. Bridges on Tramway Taproom, 12501 Candelaria Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112. I will be at one of the picnic tables outside around the corner (not under the shelter) with an ACX meetup sign. Coordinates: https://plus.codes/857M4G82+HPJ Notes: Although this is a brewery, it’s child friendly and has plenty of non-alcoholic drink options, and outside food is allowed. I will have some food to share.
Inline links: https://plus.codes/87G7RQ6P+FRP, https://plus.codes/857M4G82+HPJ