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Finished reading:
War Dogs
by Greg Bear
An epic interstellar tale of war from the point of view of a soldier fighting mysterious alien invaders on Mars. Written in a way that made this really easy to consume. Filled with future tech and some pop cultural references that make it very relatable.
War Dogs
by Greg Bear
An epic interstellar tale of war from the point of view of a soldier fighting mysterious alien invaders on Mars. Written in a way that made this really easy to consume. Filled with future tech and some pop cultural references that make it very relatable.
November 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Finished reading:
War Dogs
by Greg Bear
An epic interstellar tale of war from the point of view of a soldier fighting mysterious alien invaders on Mars. Written in a way that made this really easy to consume. Filled with future tech and some pop cultural references that make it very relatable.
War Dogs
by Greg Bear
An epic interstellar tale of war from the point of view of a soldier fighting mysterious alien invaders on Mars. Written in a way that made this really easy to consume. Filled with future tech and some pop cultural references that make it very relatable.
Finished reading:
After On: A Novel of Silicon Valley
by Rob Reid
One of the best books I've read all year. Funny, cringy, pop-culture, and sarcastic book about technology and artificial intelligence. The audiobook is acted out like a play. I would highly recommend you read this.
After On: A Novel of Silicon Valley
by Rob Reid
One of the best books I've read all year. Funny, cringy, pop-culture, and sarcastic book about technology and artificial intelligence. The audiobook is acted out like a play. I would highly recommend you read this.
October 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Finished reading:
After On: A Novel of Silicon Valley
by Rob Reid
One of the best books I've read all year. Funny, cringy, pop-culture, and sarcastic book about technology and artificial intelligence. The audiobook is acted out like a play. I would highly recommend you read this.
After On: A Novel of Silicon Valley
by Rob Reid
One of the best books I've read all year. Funny, cringy, pop-culture, and sarcastic book about technology and artificial intelligence. The audiobook is acted out like a play. I would highly recommend you read this.
Finished reading:
A Memory Called Empire
by Arkady Martine
A political space opera. The writing style makes this a taxing book to get through but it's an interesting story. More Political Opera in Space than a Space Opera.
A Memory Called Empire
by Arkady Martine
A political space opera. The writing style makes this a taxing book to get through but it's an interesting story. More Political Opera in Space than a Space Opera.
October 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Finished reading:
A Memory Called Empire
by Arkady Martine
A political space opera. The writing style makes this a taxing book to get through but it's an interesting story. More Political Opera in Space than a Space Opera.
A Memory Called Empire
by Arkady Martine
A political space opera. The writing style makes this a taxing book to get through but it's an interesting story. More Political Opera in Space than a Space Opera.
Finished reading:
Sex at Dawn:
The prehistoric origins of Modern Sexuality
by Christopher Ryan & Cacilda Jetha
Challenges conventional wisdom about sex in a big way.
Sex at Dawn:
The prehistoric origins of Modern Sexuality
by Christopher Ryan & Cacilda Jetha
Challenges conventional wisdom about sex in a big way.
October 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Finished reading:
Sex at Dawn:
The prehistoric origins of Modern Sexuality
by Christopher Ryan & Cacilda Jetha
Challenges conventional wisdom about sex in a big way.
Sex at Dawn:
The prehistoric origins of Modern Sexuality
by Christopher Ryan & Cacilda Jetha
Challenges conventional wisdom about sex in a big way.
World Mental Health Day Challenge:
My view for this morning's Meditation.
My view for this morning's Meditation.
October 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
World Mental Health Day Challenge:
My view for this morning's Meditation.
My view for this morning's Meditation.
I finished reading:
Chapterhouse: Dune Book 6 and Final Novel
by Frank Herbert
Power Struggles lead to an interesting but controversial ending up for interpretation. I can see why his son tried to keep the story alive.
Chapterhouse: Dune Book 6 and Final Novel
by Frank Herbert
Power Struggles lead to an interesting but controversial ending up for interpretation. I can see why his son tried to keep the story alive.
October 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I finished reading:
Chapterhouse: Dune Book 6 and Final Novel
by Frank Herbert
Power Struggles lead to an interesting but controversial ending up for interpretation. I can see why his son tried to keep the story alive.
Chapterhouse: Dune Book 6 and Final Novel
by Frank Herbert
Power Struggles lead to an interesting but controversial ending up for interpretation. I can see why his son tried to keep the story alive.
I just finished reading:
Then I Am Myself the World:
What Consciousness Is and How to Expand It
by Dr. Christof Koch PhD
An interesting take on a complex topic. I don't think it answers the question, but I don't know if there is an answer we all agree on yet.
Then I Am Myself the World:
What Consciousness Is and How to Expand It
by Dr. Christof Koch PhD
An interesting take on a complex topic. I don't think it answers the question, but I don't know if there is an answer we all agree on yet.
September 29, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I just finished reading:
Then I Am Myself the World:
What Consciousness Is and How to Expand It
by Dr. Christof Koch PhD
An interesting take on a complex topic. I don't think it answers the question, but I don't know if there is an answer we all agree on yet.
Then I Am Myself the World:
What Consciousness Is and How to Expand It
by Dr. Christof Koch PhD
An interesting take on a complex topic. I don't think it answers the question, but I don't know if there is an answer we all agree on yet.
Just finished reading:
The Abyss Beyond Dreams
by Peter F. Hamilton
Space, Quantum Void, Time Travel, Aliens, Politics, Clones, and more.
Fantastic storytelling that keeps you wanting more. Great characters in a wild world. Highly recommend this to SciFi Fans.
The Abyss Beyond Dreams
by Peter F. Hamilton
Space, Quantum Void, Time Travel, Aliens, Politics, Clones, and more.
Fantastic storytelling that keeps you wanting more. Great characters in a wild world. Highly recommend this to SciFi Fans.
September 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Just finished reading:
The Abyss Beyond Dreams
by Peter F. Hamilton
Space, Quantum Void, Time Travel, Aliens, Politics, Clones, and more.
Fantastic storytelling that keeps you wanting more. Great characters in a wild world. Highly recommend this to SciFi Fans.
The Abyss Beyond Dreams
by Peter F. Hamilton
Space, Quantum Void, Time Travel, Aliens, Politics, Clones, and more.
Fantastic storytelling that keeps you wanting more. Great characters in a wild world. Highly recommend this to SciFi Fans.
We need not come to the end of the path
to experience the benefits of walking it.
- Sam Harris
to experience the benefits of walking it.
- Sam Harris
August 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
We need not come to the end of the path
to experience the benefits of walking it.
- Sam Harris
to experience the benefits of walking it.
- Sam Harris
Two classic books that kept me company during the long bike rides of this weekend.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
August 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Two classic books that kept me company during the long bike rides of this weekend.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
Dragon's Lair
Dirk the Daring was entrusted with the rescue of Princess Daphne from Mordroc and Singe.
This groundbreaking arcade game holds a special place in history and my heart.
Dirk the Daring was entrusted with the rescue of Princess Daphne from Mordroc and Singe.
This groundbreaking arcade game holds a special place in history and my heart.
August 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Dragon's Lair
Dirk the Daring was entrusted with the rescue of Princess Daphne from Mordroc and Singe.
This groundbreaking arcade game holds a special place in history and my heart.
Dirk the Daring was entrusted with the rescue of Princess Daphne from Mordroc and Singe.
This groundbreaking arcade game holds a special place in history and my heart.
On my long bike rides this weekend, I listened to
The Odyssey
by Homer
There is a reason this book is so timeless.
The Odyssey
by Homer
There is a reason this book is so timeless.
August 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
On my long bike rides this weekend, I listened to
The Odyssey
by Homer
There is a reason this book is so timeless.
The Odyssey
by Homer
There is a reason this book is so timeless.
I finished reading:
Heretics of Dune
Novel by Frank Herbert
The fifth in his Dune series of six novels.
So good!!!
Heretics of Dune
Novel by Frank Herbert
The fifth in his Dune series of six novels.
So good!!!
August 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I finished reading:
Heretics of Dune
Novel by Frank Herbert
The fifth in his Dune series of six novels.
So good!!!
Heretics of Dune
Novel by Frank Herbert
The fifth in his Dune series of six novels.
So good!!!
Just finished reading:
A Deepness in the Sky
by Vernor Vinge
An epic Hard SciFi book, but it's way too long.
It's a prequel to "A Fire Upon The Deep"
which is a much better book in my opinion.
A Deepness in the Sky
by Vernor Vinge
An epic Hard SciFi book, but it's way too long.
It's a prequel to "A Fire Upon The Deep"
which is a much better book in my opinion.
July 31, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Just finished reading:
A Deepness in the Sky
by Vernor Vinge
An epic Hard SciFi book, but it's way too long.
It's a prequel to "A Fire Upon The Deep"
which is a much better book in my opinion.
A Deepness in the Sky
by Vernor Vinge
An epic Hard SciFi book, but it's way too long.
It's a prequel to "A Fire Upon The Deep"
which is a much better book in my opinion.
Man cannot remake himself without suffering,
for he is both the marble
and the sculptor
- Alexis Carrel
for he is both the marble
and the sculptor
- Alexis Carrel
July 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Man cannot remake himself without suffering,
for he is both the marble
and the sculptor
- Alexis Carrel
for he is both the marble
and the sculptor
- Alexis Carrel
Just finished reading:
Armor
by John Steakley
The planet is called Banshee. The air is unbreathable, the water is poisonous. It is home to the most implacable enemies that humanity, in all its interstellar expansion, has ever encountered.
Starship Troopers fans, this book is for you.
Armor
by John Steakley
The planet is called Banshee. The air is unbreathable, the water is poisonous. It is home to the most implacable enemies that humanity, in all its interstellar expansion, has ever encountered.
Starship Troopers fans, this book is for you.
July 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Just finished reading:
Armor
by John Steakley
The planet is called Banshee. The air is unbreathable, the water is poisonous. It is home to the most implacable enemies that humanity, in all its interstellar expansion, has ever encountered.
Starship Troopers fans, this book is for you.
Armor
by John Steakley
The planet is called Banshee. The air is unbreathable, the water is poisonous. It is home to the most implacable enemies that humanity, in all its interstellar expansion, has ever encountered.
Starship Troopers fans, this book is for you.
Just finished reading:
Unreasonable Hospitality
by Will Guidara
The remarkable power of giving people more than they expect.
Highly recommend you read this book.
Unreasonable Hospitality
by Will Guidara
The remarkable power of giving people more than they expect.
Highly recommend you read this book.
July 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Just finished reading:
Unreasonable Hospitality
by Will Guidara
The remarkable power of giving people more than they expect.
Highly recommend you read this book.
Unreasonable Hospitality
by Will Guidara
The remarkable power of giving people more than they expect.
Highly recommend you read this book.
Just finished reading:
Second Foundation
The third novel in the Foundation series
by Isaac Asimov
Excited to see how Apple TV+ adapts this.
Second Foundation
The third novel in the Foundation series
by Isaac Asimov
Excited to see how Apple TV+ adapts this.
July 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Just finished reading:
Second Foundation
The third novel in the Foundation series
by Isaac Asimov
Excited to see how Apple TV+ adapts this.
Second Foundation
The third novel in the Foundation series
by Isaac Asimov
Excited to see how Apple TV+ adapts this.
Learn from the past or be doomed to repeat it.
The Cultural Revolution was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China
Too many people don't know history. Learn about it.
The Cultural Revolution was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China
Too many people don't know history. Learn about it.
July 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Learn from the past or be doomed to repeat it.
The Cultural Revolution was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China
Too many people don't know history. Learn about it.
The Cultural Revolution was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China
Too many people don't know history. Learn about it.
Finished reading:
Abaddon's Gate
Book 3 of The Expanse
by James S. A. Corey
Hard SciFi goodness at it's best.
Abaddon's Gate
Book 3 of The Expanse
by James S. A. Corey
Hard SciFi goodness at it's best.
June 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Finished reading:
Abaddon's Gate
Book 3 of The Expanse
by James S. A. Corey
Hard SciFi goodness at it's best.
Abaddon's Gate
Book 3 of The Expanse
by James S. A. Corey
Hard SciFi goodness at it's best.
I just finished Reading:
The Singularity Is Nearer:
When We Merge with AI
by Ray Kurzweil
Where are we going, from someone who's been right about technology for decades. You should read this.
The Singularity Is Nearer:
When We Merge with AI
by Ray Kurzweil
Where are we going, from someone who's been right about technology for decades. You should read this.
June 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I just finished Reading:
The Singularity Is Nearer:
When We Merge with AI
by Ray Kurzweil
Where are we going, from someone who's been right about technology for decades. You should read this.
The Singularity Is Nearer:
When We Merge with AI
by Ray Kurzweil
Where are we going, from someone who's been right about technology for decades. You should read this.
On this day in 2018, we lost Anthony Bourdain.
Remember, everyone is fighting battles you can't see.
Remember, everyone is fighting battles you can't see.
June 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
On this day in 2018, we lost Anthony Bourdain.
Remember, everyone is fighting battles you can't see.
Remember, everyone is fighting battles you can't see.
Homemade HandRolled Brooklyn Bagels
May 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Homemade HandRolled Brooklyn Bagels
Finished reading:
Day Trading Attention:
by Gary Vaynerchuk
@garyvee.com @veefriends.bsky.social @vaynermedia.bsky.social
This is a must-read book for anyone running a business. The wealth of practical knowledge in it is worth 100X the cost.
Day Trading Attention:
by Gary Vaynerchuk
@garyvee.com @veefriends.bsky.social @vaynermedia.bsky.social
This is a must-read book for anyone running a business. The wealth of practical knowledge in it is worth 100X the cost.
May 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Finished reading:
Day Trading Attention:
by Gary Vaynerchuk
@garyvee.com @veefriends.bsky.social @vaynermedia.bsky.social
This is a must-read book for anyone running a business. The wealth of practical knowledge in it is worth 100X the cost.
Day Trading Attention:
by Gary Vaynerchuk
@garyvee.com @veefriends.bsky.social @vaynermedia.bsky.social
This is a must-read book for anyone running a business. The wealth of practical knowledge in it is worth 100X the cost.
Jony Ive & Samuel Altman
You can't unsee this
You can't unsee this
May 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Jony Ive & Samuel Altman
You can't unsee this
You can't unsee this