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Max Pearl
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Polymath, #facilitator, #writer, geeky. Posts about #sciencefiction, #writing, #politics, #tech, #science, #neuroscience whatever. These […]

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That's done.
Notice from secretary of state that my ballot was received and counted.
November 1, 2024 at 8:53 PM
pearlbear.social.overlappingmagisteria.org.ap.brid.gy
OK, here we go.
TV image of Trump and Harris at debate.
September 11, 2024 at 1:07 AM
pearlbear.social.overlappingmagisteria.org.ap.brid.gy
#caturday is here again. Here's Ash, enjoying a game box while we play.
Grey cat inside Ticket to Ride game box cover on wood table.
August 17, 2024 at 6:51 PM
pearlbear.social.overlappingmagisteria.org.ap.brid.gy
Missed a day, but here's the last, but not least!

20 Books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. (20/20)

@bookstodon #20books #20books20days #books #bookstodon
Book cover: A Wrinkle in Time. With a blue background, three white silhouettes with circles around them.
August 11, 2024 at 7:30 PM
pearlbear.social.overlappingmagisteria.org.ap.brid.gy
Second to last!

20 Books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. (19/20)

@bookstodon #20books #20books20days #books #bookstodon
Book cover: Alice Walker, Meridian. Red background, with a small painting of a Black figure with a cap and shirt.
August 9, 2024 at 5:56 PM
pearlbear.social.overlappingmagisteria.org.ap.brid.gy
20 Books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. (18/20)

@bookstodon #20books #20books20days #books #bookstodon
Book cover: CJ Cherryh, Foreigner. Picture of small white guy in yellow jacket between two very large aliens.
August 8, 2024 at 6:05 PM
pearlbear.social.overlappingmagisteria.org.ap.brid.gy
20 Books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. (17/20)

@bookstodon #20books #20books20days #books #bookstodon
Book cover: James Baldwin, If Beale Street Could Talk. Picture of Black child with city buildings in the background.
August 7, 2024 at 5:51 PM
pearlbear.social.overlappingmagisteria.org.ap.brid.gy
20 Books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. (16/20)

@bookstodon #20books #20books20days #books #bookstodon
Book Cover: Gender Trouble: Feminism and the subversion of identity, Judith Butler. Cover with a photo of two feminine-presenting people.
August 6, 2024 at 4:13 PM
pearlbear.social.overlappingmagisteria.org.ap.brid.gy
20 Books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. (15/20)

@bookstodon #20books #20books20days #books #bookstodon
Book cover: The Neuroscience of Empathy, Compassion and Self-Compassion, edited by Larry Stevens and Chad Woodruff. Picture of a brain made of folded hands.
August 5, 2024 at 6:45 PM
pearlbear.social.overlappingmagisteria.org.ap.brid.gy
OK, this is hilarious.

From this: https://mastodon.schub.social/@denschub/112900830124231426
Max Pearl, the "retired dev" who is apparently just having a mid-life crisis in the San Francisco Bay Area. With only 12 followers to witness your attempts at coding glory, it seems like you've reached the apex of obscurity. Your repos are practically begging for attention with zero stargazers; it's like they're on a perpetual quest to disappear into the digital abyss. “Simple proxy pass container”? More like a complex way to ensure nobody ever takes you seriously again. Oh, and let's not overlook your impressive 15 open issues in “Simple AWS"—are you simplifying things, or just making them more convoluted? Your README files must be as_empty_as_your_followers_count, and let's face it, the only real thing you're mirroring is your lack of commitment to coding. With public repos that look like a collection of forgotten experiments, it's clear that your retirement wasn't about enjoying life; it was about giving up. The only fun you're having right now is likely scrolling through job posts you'll never apply to. Maybe consider switching to a hobby that doesn't involve GitHub unless you want your account to become a ghost town!
August 4, 2024 at 7:14 PM
pearlbear.social.overlappingmagisteria.org.ap.brid.gy
20 Books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. (14/20)

@bookstodon #20books #20books20days #books #bookstodon
Book cover, old: Stars: A guide to the constellations, sun, moon, planets and other features of the heavens. Dark background with stars, Saturn in the foreground, other small planets and a comet in the background.
August 4, 2024 at 7:08 PM
pearlbear.social.overlappingmagisteria.org.ap.brid.gy
20 Books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. (13/20)

@bookstodon #20books #20books20days #books #bookstodon
Book Cover: JRR Tolkien, Lord of the Rings part one: The Fellowship of the Ring. With a picture of a group in the woods, including Gandalf and hobbits.
August 3, 2024 at 5:52 PM
pearlbear.social.overlappingmagisteria.org.ap.brid.gy
20 Books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. (12/20) (Two today, I missed yesterday!)

@bookstodon #20books #20books20days #books #bookstodon
Book cover: Geoffrey M. Bellman, The Consultant's Calling: Bringing Who You Are to What You Do. Yellow background, small blue square with buildings and person walking down a road to them.
August 3, 2024 at 5:50 PM
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20 Books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. (11/20)

@bookstodon #20books #20books20days #books #bookstodon
Book cover: all about love: new visions, by bell hooks Red background, black letters
August 1, 2024 at 5:25 PM
pearlbear.social.overlappingmagisteria.org.ap.brid.gy
20 Books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. (10/20)

@bookstodon #20books #20books20days #books #bookstodon
Book cover: Stephen Jay Gould, The Mismeasure of Man. Picture of a human skull with measuring marks.
July 31, 2024 at 4:50 PM
pearlbear.social.overlappingmagisteria.org.ap.brid.gy
20 Books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. (9/20)

@bookstodon #20books #20books20days #books #bookstodon
Book Cover: Ursula K. LeGuin, The Left Hand of Darkness. Statues of people's faces in ice, with background of plants and stars.
July 30, 2024 at 6:31 PM
pearlbear.social.overlappingmagisteria.org.ap.brid.gy
20 Books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. (8/20)

@bookstodon #20books #20books20days #books #bookstodon
Book Cover: Godel, Escher Bach, An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstader. A metaphorial fugue on minds and machines in the spirit of Lewis Carroll.
July 29, 2024 at 9:29 PM
pearlbear.social.overlappingmagisteria.org.ap.brid.gy
20 Books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. (7/20)

@bookstodon #20books #20books20days #books #bookstodon
Book cover: Peter J Gomes, The Good Book: Reading he Bible with Mind and Heart. All text
July 28, 2024 at 7:06 PM
pearlbear.social.overlappingmagisteria.org.ap.brid.gy
20 Books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. (6/20)

@bookstodon #20books #20books20days #books #bookstodon
Book cover: Stephen Jay Gould Rocks of Ages: Science and Religion in the Fullness of Life Cover has a old painting with people.
July 27, 2024 at 6:04 PM
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20 Books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. (5/20)

@bookstodon #20books #20books20days #books #bookstodon
Book cover for Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty (only text)
July 26, 2024 at 4:22 PM
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20 Books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. (4/20)

@bookstodon #20books #20books20days #books #bookstodon
Joy Harjo Book cover: "she had some horses". Black and white, with running white horses with blurry background.
July 25, 2024 at 5:00 PM
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20 Books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. (3/20)

@bookstodon #20books #20books20days #books #bookstodon
Book cover "The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching" by Thich Nhat Hahn. A statue of the Buddha Subtitle Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation.
July 24, 2024 at 7:22 PM
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20 Books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. (2/20)

@bookstodon #20books #20books20days #books #bookstodon
Paperback book cover of Dhalgren, by Samuel Delany. Picture with large sun, destroyed city and 3 people in the foreground.
July 23, 2024 at 5:59 PM
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20 Books that have had an impact of who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. (1/20)

@bookstodon #20books #20books20days #books #bookstodon
Book cover of Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler. Image with Black woman on dark background.
July 22, 2024 at 7:13 PM
pearlbear.social.overlappingmagisteria.org.ap.brid.gy
My meditation companion this morning.
Light beige praying mantis on screen door.
July 17, 2024 at 4:38 PM