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Twelve years ago I had an idea: if I could figure out a way to read my electricity meter in real time, and post my usage in public, and then convince some friends to do the same, perhaps the social pressure with being public with...
About the value of genuine writing in a world being drowned in slop.
Americans on social media have been wincing at paying six dollars a gallon for diesel, when the cheapest here in […]
Q: Where or when did the phrase “cutting corners” show up? A: When the usage first appeared in writing in the early 19th century, it had to do with riders and drivers who made their horses take corners and bends in the road too sharply....
It was a packed weekend, so I couldn’t publish the weekly update on Sunday. Another one-day-late edition. Fascism became a catch-all phrase for leftists to criticize their adversaries. It is a term that has a historical meaning, and I...
Week notes for May 18-24, 2026
These balsamic-glazed oven-baked ribs are a grill-free summer dinner with tender foil-baked meat and a glossy sweet-tangy barbecue sauce. Paired with Edy Massih’s garlicky mashed potato salad, made with roasted garlic, Greek yogurt,...
Mosquitoes, Megaprojects, and the New Deal's Least-Remembered Public Health Initiative
Happy Memorial Day to everyone here in the US, and happy Monday to our international friends! Whether, you’re home today or just kicking off your work week, I hope you’ve had a chance to rest easy and spin some great records. If you’re...
Christian P. Haines Under Review:Pretenders to the Throne of God. Adrian Tchaikovsky. Head of Zeus, March 2026. War is hell, except in Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Pretenders to the Throne of God, where war is horrible, but hell is its own...
The mail arrives, and rather than be full of junk ads for political campaigns, insurance companies, and furniture far too rich for my blood, it comes with three or four personalized advertisements for this college or that one. They are...
For the last few years companies have been working hard to convince us that AI is going to replace huge swathes of jobs and workers. This isn't cynical marketing from a few outliers, it seems to be a genuine belief held at the top of...
Read the full post at - 6+ Favorite Haruki Murakami Novels (So Far!) A Roundup of My Favorite Haruki Murakami Novels...so far.