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Finished 2666
I finished reading a novel. Been a long slog. Five years to read a novel? Some blogger said they immediately began re-reading it, to see and experience the rich intertextuality etc. Thanks, Evan, for the reminder that it’s been so long. PS: the book was grand.
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Sleep was overrated, the welcoming amazing
Thanks Nukomeet, for a chatty pre-conference event! Thanks Alexander, Lukasz, Agnieska, Alban, Zaiste, Arsenia, Marcin, Johanna. And Robert and Christoffer. You are awesome, welcoming and interesting. (Quickly ordering rhubarb desserts just before the kitchen closed – top of my good-life game. The place with the kitchen open was Nifty No 20.)
Selfies: Faces beat ideas
People may scoff, but the facts are: strangers and friends will interact with self-portraits. Is it the eyes? The gaze that meets yours? I include here the one Twitter post that made others interact with me. I’ve published more than 7000 items. This one got attention and praise. Ten degrees and blue gray weather. Gulls […]
UNIX aliases for fun, pt 1
LOL ‘computer, ’ alias for sudo by @chastell pic.twitter.com/RKNX7Ov6rT — Miha Rekar (@MihaRekar) March 1, 2014 Quoth @chastell: alias computer,=’sudo’ computer, apt-get install postgresql PS: Alas, the oEmbed content from Twitter did not contain the image with the pun. Reproduced here. @chastell will forgive me. As a bonus, do read these fine lines of Markdown-formatted […]
Pop culture I love: Crimer
Crimer is a mind-boggling, CSI-like TV show in the form a Twitter stream. Read it.
Reminds me, I don’t watch TV
IMG_8811 Originally uploaded by David Tolnem But, as a wise woman often says: “…it’s not television, it’s HBO.”
Discourse
How to be immortal: become a word. Maes-Garreau Law. Via article about AI.
Random ruleset: Guidelines for my bank’s credit card image customization
I’m a sucker for customization. Here’s a random thing. My bank’s rules for VISA card image settings: Riktlinjer och regler för användning av egen bild: Bilden fÃ¥r inte kränka annans upphovsrätt, rätt till varumärke eller annan liknande rättighet och ska följa god sed. Detta innebär att bl a följande regler mÃ¥ste följas för att en […]