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Earlier today, a friend shared a link in the group chat and added “From the blog posts that could’ve been tweets department”. And yeah, the post was short. But I really bristled at them saying that it would’ve been better fired off as a post or short thread on social media. Even though it’d be…
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Search is terrible now. I mean, it’s been terrible for a while, but it’s also terrible now too. I briefly gave Kagi a try — mainly because they’re trying to do a novel thing by charging instead of selling ads — but then they started to add a bunch of AI features. Which, yes, I…
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After reading Robin’s downright effusive praise for his Kobo Libra 2, I did a little digging and found a great price on a refurbished one on eBay and scooped one up. I’ve had it in my meaty hands for a little under a day now and I am already very into it. While I wish…
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While reading Naomi Klein’s new book, Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World this morning, I was taken with this passage: In her landmark 1984 book, Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center, hooks cautioned readers to “avoid using the phrase ‘I am a feminist’” and opt instead for “I advocate feminism,” explaining that unlike the…
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The month is already halfway over, but I’m hoping to finish (if not at least start) all of these books before September ends: Between my library cards and the various audiobook subscription services that I pay for, I’ve got at least fifty more books sitting on my “to read” pile right now. Still, these are…
