Next level wordplay

There are times I’m struck by unexpectedly gorgeous art, be it a photograph or illustration or painting, as well as other arts, like writing. I’m not sure who initially took this photo–I saw it on Mastodon and it seems to have initially come from making rounds on Twitter–so I unfortunately can’t give credit where it’s…

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In search of a new metric metric

As a child of the early 1970s, I’m in the unfortunate position of being in a country that was switching to the metric system* in my early youth but with elders who still use–and a society itself still sometimes using–imperial measurements. So I’ve grown up with cars whose primary speedometer readings are in km/h, but…

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What I read this month

ReadThe Dragon Egg Princess – Ellen OhThe Imaginary – A.F. Harrold Started and stoppedEarthsea: A Wizard of Earthsea – Ursula K. Le. GuinThe Lost Property Office – James R. HannibalDarkmouth: The Legends Begin – Shane HegartyThe Comedy of Survival – Joseph W. MeekerBlood Standard – Laird Barron ReadingTen Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts…

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Old dog, new tricks

In my ongoing struggle with tech, it wasn’t surprising that at some point, I’d have to replace a laptop battery. So it was with my half decade-ish old laptop, which at least held an hour’s charge as of just a couple of weeks ago but went downhill fast and as of a few days back…

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What I’m reading

I first mentioned Jaron Lanier about six weeks ago, mid-way through my self-imposed month-long social media fast/cleanse. Ten Arguments is his most recent book. Each book is fundamentally tech-related–he’s a computer scientist and digital philosopher, of sorts, who is likely best known for his work and advancements in the field of VR (in fact, he…

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My unrequited love of tech rolls on

For those who aren’t familiar enough with me to know smaller details of my life, know this: I love technology and all the cool stuff it can do, but the feeling is… let’s say not mutually shared by technology. Which is to say, I have exceedingly bad luck with technology failing on me. It has…

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