I read the first two books in the Monk and Robot series by Becky Chambers. These short books are not my typical fare, but I enjoyed. Themes are kindness, hope, the Important Stuff about being human. And there is a nice robot. It’s a meditative kind of series. Refreshing. 📚
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Hokusai’s “Great Wave” is quite different depending on how you read. Looking at a Hokusai picture (via @soonleenz@wandering.shop) 📖
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An amazing infographic (created by @leahdriel@fediscience.org): A classification table of mother sauces and their common derivates 🍳
I read Babel, by R.F. Kuang. Choose the audiobook: it’s uniquely suited to the medium. This story is alternative history with magic, but it’s not escapist fantasy. It’s also not easy or comfortable to read (no spoilers), but these are often traits of an excellent book. 📚
As a devotee of RSS, the rise of newsletters continues to mystify me. But I’ve adapted. Today, there are some newsletters I enjoy, but I’ve never liked inbox delivery. So this is the best thing I learned about this week: kill-the-newsletter.com 📖
Well this is new to me and I love it: Music for Programming 🎶