>“We really had too much faith in the law, you know?” Yang Guoliang said, his hands clenched in fists. “It turned out to be worthless.” Source: ...| A parenthetical departure
I woke up anxious this morning. I've grown disinterested and incurious in my work. When I'm in this state, restlessness follows.| A parenthetical departure
Happenings| A parenthetical departure
I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound and stab us. If the book we’re reading doesn’t wake us up with a blow on the head, what are we reading it for? So that it will make us happy, as you write? Good Lord, we would be happy precisely if we had no books, and the kind of books that make us happy are the kind we could write ourselves if we had to. But we need the books that affect us like a disaster, that grieve us deeply, like the death of someone we loved more than ours...| A parenthetical departure
After months of indecision, I've finally committed to departure.blog for this space. It's good to have this settled.| A parenthetical departure
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Augggggh. I've spent the last two days picking "micronized shells" out of my eye. Never using a microdermabrasion scrub ever again. (!!!)| A parenthetical departure
Happenings| A parenthetical departure
A list of links to things I liked & shared with friends this month:| A parenthetical departure
Yesterday I published my AI page. I was motivated to do so after reading I am an AI hater, The /ai 'manifesto', and the AI page of a blog that I visited periodically.| A parenthetical departure