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📓 Hyperpolitics explores how we got to the current state of politics: everything feels intensely political, yet very little changes.
It was fascinating to read his analysis, but I wish it had been written in more accessible language.
3/5 ⭐
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I have huge respect for C++ programmers. To be able to get actual work done while constantly fighting this much accidental complexity is unbelievable.
Published in 1998, Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Talents was set in a near-future post-apocalyptic world. By now its story begins just a few years into the future and is eerily recognizable.
A hard book to read, for all the right reasons.
★★★★☆
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Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve in San Francisco has a dense forest area, with eucalyptus trees (up to 200 feet tall), and lots of underbrush (lots of ferns, blackberries, and ivy) rolling over the hills.
It's a great area for intermediate-level hiking on a hot day.
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All this greenery around Mount Sutro captures the fog, which makes the park a pretty constant damp spot right in the middle of San Francisco.
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2/2
📕💣 Based on Vonnegut's experience as a POW during the bombing of Dresden, Slaughterhouse-Five mixes war memoir, science fiction, and dark comedy in one very unusual book.
I found it an interesting read.
Rating: ★★★★☆
Full review: puf.io/books/slaughterhouse-…
📖🪐 I enjoyed the Veronica Mars TV show, movie, and audiobooks this year, so Neptune Noir seemed like a no-brainer.
However, the essays in this book are not written by the Veronica Mars creator, and I found them mostly uninteresting. ⭐⭐☆☆☆
Review: puf.io/books/neptune-noir---…
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When I hiked in Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve recently, I noticed these "dollhouse" structures on a few tree trunks. A very cute distraction on an intermediate hike in one of the many beautiful parks in San Francisco.
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📙 The Amber Spyglass seems to be the most divisive book in Pullman’s oft-praised trilogy. Given how explicitly it deals with religion, I get how it may be hard to stomach for certain folks.
For me, though, it was a fascinating exploration of these ideas
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📕🕳️ While Terry Pratchett is best known for his Discworld series, he also wrote a decent number of books outside of the Discworld universe. Dodger came out in 2012, after The Long Earth and before Raising Steam.
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*Dodger* is set in mid-1800s London. He starts off as a tosher, scavenging the sewers for a living. He rescues a young woman from a beating and develops into a detective, a folk hero, and finally a spy for Queen Victoria. Charles Dickens and Sweeney Todd also appear. More 👇
2/3
I really liked *Dodger*. While the protagonist is a bit over-capable and the central plot is not very strong, the book shows off many of the best traits Pratchett's writing is known for. Social critique at its finest.
Rating: ★★★★☆
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3/3
📖🚀 Great setup and writing in John Scalzi’s 3 Days, 9 Months, 27 Years, especially how the different travelers and their goals let the story explore several time-travel scenarios.
I found the ending less satisfying than I’d hoped for, though.
★★★☆☆
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📚🥏 I loved Lords and Ladies. Beautiful but cruel elves, Granny Weatherwax at her kind-but-not-nice best, and Magrat growing from a "wet hen" (Granny's words, not mine) into a confident warrior queen. 👸🗡️
Rating: ★★★★☆
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The first personal computer I owned was an Atari 600XL, which we then upgraded to 48KB memory.
Now, I know I'm probably not gonna do a lot with this device, but still... it's an awesome retro kit.
Google makes it easier to launch your vibe-coded apps | The Verge
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The future of apps for hands full of users is bright 🌞
