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ElleGray , 24 days ago to random

Personally I think we should go back to making beautiful hair accessories that have little swords hidden in them. I could have used this twice yesterday

(Designer Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) Paris)

mikeolson , 2 months ago to random

This is a great story on the origins of one of the very first ISPs in the world:

https://www.sensitiveresearch.com/Archive/TLG/TLG.html

I miss the days.

Came my way via @pluralistic's most recent occasional linkdump.

mikeolson , 3 months ago to random

Just finished @pluralistic's new book, The Bezzle. It's his second Marty Hench story. I liked the first one, Red Team Blues, a lot, but I like the new one better. It's really great.

If you enjoy forensic accounting, some modest computer nerditry, recreational drug use and a story that clips along at a pretty good pace, you'll probably like it, too. Recommended!

#bookstodon

mikeolson , 4 months ago to random

"The Bezzle," @pluralistic's new book, is out today. My local independent bookseller will get a visit this afternoon.

By coincidence, yesterday was the 4th anniversary of his self-hosted, self-published blog. He's written an interesting retrospective on that project. This is the open web many of us thought we were building in the 1990s:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/02/20/fore/#synthesis

mikeolson , 4 months ago to random

I don't burn books. I share reviews.

Here's @pluralistic on Chris Dixon's Read Write OhPleaseGiveMeYourMoney:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/02/15/your-new-first-name/#that-dagger-tho