Today’s internet is mean. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when everyone online became a jerk, but to me it seems that the tipping point occurred right when making money off content started being worth more than the content itself. I wrote the following post before the election but never got around to publishing it. Now, it seems more necessary than ever. from http://www.boweryboyshistory.com/ One Times Square used to be the headquarters of the New York Times in the early 1900s. As the new, ...| ★❤✰ Vicki Boykis ★❤✰
Favorite books of 2024 Like last year, I spent a fair amount of the year reading code and technical books. Every year I have this struggle. There is a lot going on in machine learning and engineering and I need to stay on top of it. Yet, I also need to read fiction because if I only read tech books, they take away my creative energy rather than grant it, as fiction does. Fiction allows me to understand other points of view, transports me to universes of inner lives and dialogues of people who...| ★❤✰ Vicki Boykis ★❤✰