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• Post #1160333

  Howard Tayler is kickstarting a print run of book 18 of Schlock Mercenary. It’s a good one to back: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/howardtayler/mandatory-failure-schlock-mercenary-book-18 If you want a longer explanation, I wrote a few more paragraphs about and around it: https://calebhuitt.com/posts/mandatory_failure/

• Post #1160332

  Comments in @pluralistic’s book review of How Infrastructure Works led me to a short post on how changing circumstances lead to processes that would have looked absurd otherwise — and likewise, make the past processes look equally absurd. https://calebhuitt.com/posts/changing_circumstances_code_reviews_and_energy_abundance/

• Post #1160331

  @randytayler I can maybe see replacing banks, but getting above cable companies or cell phone providers on the list of people’s least-liked may take longer

• Post #1160329

  Month ago, I intended to blog more frequently about things I like and recommend. Well, quarterly is still more frequent, I think? Anyway, I recommend https://4thewords.com to writers who enjoy RPG gamification on top of their drafting. More details (and a referral code, if that’s of interest) at https://calebhuitt.com/posts/4_the_words/

• Post #1160328

  I finished 65 books in 2023, mostly fiction. More in brief review at https://calebhuitt.com/posts/reading_review_2023/

• Post #1160324

  Some good news in medicine https://mstdn.ca/@dabertime/112401908735572326

• Post #1160323

  I agree and backed it also (not quite as early) https://wandering.shop/@wctracy/112638067374114621

• Post #1160321

  @ghoulpus Would one from a community slack work? I know of https://github.com/randsleadershipslack/documents-and-resources/blob/main/code-of-conduct.md and it also has links to sources it used

• Post #1160320

  In a time when many (occasionally including me) make fun of the name football, it seems fitting that a game was decided due to the size of a player's foot #nfl

• Post #1160319

  I just got back from a writing retreat, and since I answered why I return during the retreat, I figured I’d write a post about it as well https://calebhuitt.com/posts/wxr_cruise_2024/