the work fetish of large companies baffles me
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terrific intro and I'm excited to hear about the history of these lovely machines. makes me wonder if a book for the time between this books publishing and now exists? ten years is a long time in laptop years.
it also makes me wonder if a similar book for g-shock (or generally Casio) watches exists...
terrific intro and I'm excited to hear about the history of these lovely machines. makes me wonder if a book for the time between this books publishing and now exists? ten years is a long time in laptop years.
it also makes me wonder if a similar book for g-shock (or generally Casio) watches exists...
hobbsc started reading How the ThinkPad Changed the World_and Is Shaping the Future by Arimasa Naitoh
very excited to get to this short book
hobbsc finished reading Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 13
ah this one ended too abruptly for me but the story remains really good! excited for volume 14!
hobbsc commented on Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 13
more exciting fights. I'm curious to see how this big battle ends. sadly, I need to call it a night.
more exciting fights. I'm curious to see how this big battle ends. sadly, I need to call it a night.
hobbsc commented on Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 13
chapters 100 and 101 were soooo good! I love the character progression in this manga.
hobbsc commented on Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 13
big moment in all these battles highlighting individual officers. at the end of chapter 99, I said "whoah. hell yeah." out loud. so far volume 13 has been my favorite from the series.
big moment in all these battles highlighting individual officers. at the end of chapter 99, I said "whoah. hell yeah." out loud. so far volume 13 has been my favorite from the series.
hobbsc started reading Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 13
On to the next one! I think this is the penultimate volume. Excited to see where it goes!
hobbsc finished reading Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 12 by Naoya Matsumoto
Yet another cliffhanger but a great entry in the series!
hobbsc commented on Enshittification by Cory Doctorow
Enshittification: it’s not just you―the internet sucks now. Here’s why, and here’s how we can …
so far I am feeling like the choir being preached to. perhaps I'm not the target audience for this book.
it does have the author's great conversational style, though. a Doctorow book is like having a good chat with an intelligent person, so that's kept me going even though I'm aware of most of what he's covered so far.
so far I am feeling like the choir being preached to. perhaps I'm not the target audience for this book.
it does have the author's great conversational style, though. a Doctorow book is like having a good chat with an intelligent person, so that's kept me going even though I'm aware of most of what he's covered so far.
hobbsc finished reading Protect Yourself With Your Snubnose Revolver by Grant Cunningham
It was fine, I suppose. Intro book with a touch of fuddlore. I sort of went into it expecting to learn about neat revolver mechanics but I should've read the summary first.
It was fine, I suppose. Intro book with a touch of fuddlore. I sort of went into it expecting to learn about neat revolver mechanics but I should've read the summary first.
hobbsc commented on Enshittification by Cory Doctorow
Enshittification: it’s not just you―the internet sucks now. Here’s why, and here’s how we can …
more of the usual evil crap I knew about from Google/Apple/Meta so far in this section of the book. sucks to be reminded
hobbsc commented on Enshittification by Cory Doctorow
Enshittification: it’s not just you―the internet sucks now. Here’s why, and here’s how we can …
starting to get into the epidemiological section of the book and there is so much history here that I've forgotten. we lived through some wild times (and we continue to do so now)
starting to get into the epidemiological section of the book and there is so much history here that I've forgotten. we lived through some wild times (and we continue to do so now)
hobbsc commented on Protect Yourself With Your Snubnose Revolver by Grant Cunningham
just finished the section on targets. I really like the author's idea of single targets with multiple options to reduce administrative time at the range. this wouldn't work as well for something like uspsa but it'd be great for lots of other types of range exercises.
just finished the section on targets. I really like the author's idea of single targets with multiple options to reduce administrative time at the range. this wouldn't work as well for something like uspsa but it'd be great for lots of other types of range exercises.
hobbsc commented on Enshittification by Cory Doctorow
Enshittification: it’s not just you―the internet sucks now. Here’s why, and here’s how we can …
wrapped up part two. the tech workers section was too close to home. I've been under the spell of "vocational awe" before and it's terrible to think about those times. spot on...
I also learned two new words reading this: sufferance and hidebound.
wrapped up part two. the tech workers section was too close to home. I've been under the spell of "vocational awe" before and it's terrible to think about those times. spot on...
I also learned two new words reading this: sufferance and hidebound.