Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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339 Hours Later
A little bit of data visualization to commemorate my first year of piano learning.
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I watched Thunderbolts*
As I walked out of the theater (after waiting for the full credits to roll so I could see the movie’s final scene, naturally) I thought to myself “that wasn’t bad, for a Marvel movie.” During Marvel’s Infinity Saga, it wasn’t uncommon for moviegoers to forego that qualifier entirely. Thunderbolts* isn’t a return to that…
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I read Fourth Wing
Fourth Wing was my first romantasy read and I wasn’t expecting much from it. How could I? I had people recommend it to me and the very next moment dismiss it as smut. Imagine my surprise, then, at Rebecca Yarros’ restraint, delaying the novel’s first sex scene until two thirds of the way through. If…
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I watched Sinners
I’ll say it up front: Sinners is great and you should go see it on the best quality screen you’re willing to. It’s a rare, original movie that delivers with confidence. Writing, performances, cinematography, music, themes—it’s all there, it’s all good. Genre-wise it’s a little tough to pin down. I’ve seen it described as a…
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I read Red Rising, Golden Son, and Morning Star
This trilogy is a ride. For three books Pierce Brown flexes his mastery over pace and action via the first person perspective of his protagonist, Darrow. Through his eyes, he tells a story of oppression, violence, and uprising in a future society stratified into color coded classes. In the first lines of Red Rising, a…
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Seekers progress tracker
Progress, general info, and excerpts from Seekers, a novel I’m drafting.
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Report Card, 2024
Oh my, was I ambitious with my commitments for 2024. Let’s start with my not-so-ambitious forecasts and get them out of the way. Forecast Apple’s Vision Pro will set a benchmark for its hardware capabilities and user experience but remain a niche product with limited mass market appeal and accessibility. Yes, true. Apple even cut…
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It’s not a good look when publications are posting articles advising users how to turn off your new, heavily marketed flagship software feature en masse. I understand that defaulting the features on is a change from release, but I don’t believe these articles would even exist if Apple Intelligence was great (or even good).
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I read This Is How You Lose the Time War
I plucked this book from my reading list because I wasn’t sure what I wanted to read next but I really needed to leave and catch the train to work. This Is How You Lose the Time War won because it’s a novella that’s just over 200 pages. I started reading it to buy time,…
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I read Horus Rising
I can’t believe I read a novel in the Warhammer universe and that it was also good. Warhammer has always been on the fringes of my radar, given my nerdy interests. It’s always seemed inscrutable, though—a massive collection of books, video games, tabletop games, miniature figurines, and more that span multiple eras in the far…
Got any book recommendations?