Pluralistic: Open Circuits (14 August 2023)

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Open Circuits: The hidden beauty of electronics components.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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Pluralistic: Kickstarting a book to end enshittification, because Amazon will not carry it (31 July 2023)

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Kickstarting a book to end enshittification, because Amazon will not carry it: "The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation" comes out from Verso on Sept 5.
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Pluralistic: The art of Daniel Danger (23 July 2023)

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The art of Daniel Danger: The best thing I saw at Comic-Con.
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Pluralistic: Ian McDonald's "Hopeland" (30 May 2023)

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Ian McDonald's "Hopeland": A novel so eerily good it almost made me angry.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2013, 2018, 2022
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Pluralistic: Steven Brust's "Tsalmoth" (27 May 2023)

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Steven Brust's "Tsalmoth": Swords, sorcery and swooning romance, in a series that is tantalyzingly close to completion.
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Pluralistic: Justice Warriors (22 May 2023)

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Justice Warriors: Matt Bors', Ben Clarkson's and Felipe Sobriero's scorchingly brilliant, viciously funny, dystopian sf graphic novel.
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Pluralistic: Naomi Novik's Scholomance trilogy (29 Mar 2023)

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Naomi Novik's Scholomance trilogy: When Rousseau comes to Hobbeswarts.
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Pluralistic: Matt Ruff's "Destroyer of Worlds" (21 Feb 2023)

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Matt Ruff's "Destroyer of Worlds": A return to "Lovecraft Country."
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Pluralistic: Nathan J. Robinson's "Responding to the Right: Brief Replies to 25 Conservative Arguments" (14 Feb 2023)

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Nathan J. Robinson's "Responding to the Right: Brief Replies to 25 Conservative Arguments": A seriously good look at some seriously bad arguments.
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Pluralistic: Bruce Schneier's "A Hacker's Mind" (06 Feb 2023)

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Bruce Schneier's "A Hacker's Mind": Thinking about tactics AND power.
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