📚 Finished reading: Seven Surrenders by Ada Palmer. The only thing I have to add to my initial impressions is that I have promptly picked up the third Terra Ignota book. If you don’t think you like sci-fi but have interest in history, philosophy or religion, these may be the sci-fi books for you.
Gee thanks, Siri.
A few links to start off your morning with:
📚 Currently reading: Seven Surrenders by Ada Palmer and holy smokes is this good. After only a day of reading I am half-way in, and even the most macabre plot points from Part 1 have been paying off handsomely. I can’t wait to see what miracles the rest of the book brings.
“Street hoodlums” is a good phrase that fell out off fashion. Or am I just getting old?
I disagree with Gruber. While the current calls against social media echo the comic-book/rap-music/video-game scares, there is hard(ish) data on their detrimental effects in some children and adolescents. Certainly enough to justify more scrutiny.
Back in Serbia today after 7 years of absence. Fun times lie ahead…
What can I say, it’s cheese heaven.
Fries the way they were meant to be made: golden brown and with a side of mayo. Why does the Netherlands have so much better fast food than America, my kid asked, and I didn’t know the answer.
The Dutch have some interesting water sports going on.
