@mlawton@mstdn.social2025-12-24 20:41:25
Finished “People Like Us” by Jason Mott.
I will admit that there were moments early where I struggled, trying to puzzle out the dual narratives. You have to accept it as experimental writing with a plurality in scope. When I surrendered and just READ, I absolutely loved it!
What is it about? So much. Gun violence. Where home is. America. Race. Writers. Trauma & coping. Time travel. Peacocks.
So much to say, but for spoilers 🤐
5/5 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
@mlawton@mstdn.social2025-12-26 05:26:35
Finished “Recitatif” by Toni Morrison, the only short story she ever wrote.
Two girls, Twyla & Roberta, bond as roommates for a few months in a shelter at age 8. They lose touch but encounter each other later in life, always at odds.
Morrison tells us one girl is black and one is white, but intentionally removes all racial clues and language. Brilliant thought experiment, of which, why do we care? Does it matter?
4.5/5 stars, rounded up ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026-02-06 18:21:35
Super Bowl Gatorade bath color odds: How to bet on popular Patriots vs. Seahawks prop
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@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net2026-01-12 07:11:10
#Blakes7 Series C, Episode 05 - The Harvest of Kairos
VILA: Tell that to Servalan. They don't take kindly to scrumping on Kairos.
ZEN: The planet has an orbital revolution of fifteen Earth years. The fertile zone is small, and noted for the suborganic growth of Kairopan, a highly prized crystal, which is gathered during the first week following the vernal equinox. This is know…
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026-02-05 16:16:56
Super Bowl Gatorade bath color odds: How to bet on popular Patriots vs. Seahawks prop
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@sciamiko@esperanto.masto.host2025-12-29 09:10:23
Ĉu pensado dependas de lingvo? Aperas pli da atestaĵo ke la respondo estas ne.
(angle):
https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-polyglot-neuroscientist-resolving-how-the-brain-parses-language-20251205/
@stf@chaos.social2025-11-26 17:06:26
by accident i stumbled on this review by the #NSA on Bruce Schneiers "Applied Crypto" book from long ago.
![9. BOOK REVIEW: APPLIED CRYPTOGRAPHY [censored] Reviewer
Applied Cryptography, for those who don't read the internet news, is a
book written by Bruce Schneier last year. According to the jacket,
Schneier is a data security expert with a master's degree in computer
science. According to his followers, he is a hero who has finally
brought together the loose threads of cryptography for the general
public to understand. Schneier has gathered academic research, internet
gossip, and everything he co…](https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/115/617/078/445/675/386/original/56a3f192560809fc.png)
