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Time Travel, Aging, Artificial Intelligence
Current me, bringing news of the future to myself in say, the mid ’90s: I have terrible news for you, When you get older, you’ll lose some detail vision. Past me, a sweet summer child: Oh no! Am I going … Continue reading
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Goals
What if someday I made a cool indie game, that would be amazing! What if then I finished it and released it, and then I had a game out in the world? What if I did it again and I … Continue reading
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Contain Multitudes, Y’all
It’s a typical day at school, where I’m observing a junior teacher and helping her with her ESL lesson plans. I’m giving her some suggestions, some conversation prompts, some easily-modified printables for activities, and other general resources that I happened … Continue reading
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Boring and Stupid
When we bought a fixer-upper, we knew it would require work, and so it was kind of funny when one day in the fall, the closet collapsed and all my clothes fell down. I packed up everything that I wasn’t … Continue reading
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LFL Finds
Found this in the Little Free Library by the beach near us. Harold: That’s perfect for you! Me: Yeah! Wait… how do you know that? Do you know this Roman mystery series*? Do you know what a Vestal is? Harold: … Continue reading
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Lies & Weddings ARC
Lies and Weddings, by Kevin Kwan, contains the same kind of frothy lifestyle fun as the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy. Basically everyone in this novel is constantly wearing something beautiful and constantly eating something delicious. There’s social climbing, secret relationships, deep love, manipulation, … Continue reading
What You Are Looking for is in the Library
What You Are Looking for is in the Library, by Michiko Aoyama, and translated by Alison Watts, is a book of sweet and gentle interlocking short stories around a library where the reading recommendations are always just what each reader … Continue reading
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In Motion
Part 1 A few weeks ago, I strained my back moving furniture, and man, if you ever want to set off a midlife crisis, hurt yourself doing something completely ordinary, so you have to spend the next couple days lying … Continue reading
The Impossible Fortress
Jason Rekulak’s The Impossible Fortress is full of fun ’80s game-programming nostalgia, but that’s not the only reason to read it. This world of mix tapes and floppy disks definitely unlocks retro memories, but the overall story is fresh and original, with … Continue reading
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Trolls Aren’t Like The Rest of Us / Ex-Twitter
Without even realizing it, many internet users mistakenly assume that cyberattackers follow conventional rules of behavior. People try to reason with trolls or appeal to their better nature. These responses are similar to how you might approach a friend who’s … Continue reading
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