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Review: Birth of a Dynasty by Chinaza Bado

A square crop of the front cover of Birth of a Dynasty by Chinaza Bado. — The cover of Birth of a Dynasty doesn’t make much sense until you start reading. The silver is supposed to be a sun with the rays being the various high noble houses.

“Revenge…is like poison. It can cancel out other poisons but will still bring you pain.”
Chapter 25: Khalil: Madada

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Review: Dawn by Octavia E. Butler

A square crop of the front cover of Dawn by Octavia E. Butler. — Since Dawn has been out for a while there are a few different front cover designs, this is the one I like the post because I think it captures the vibes of the book best.

She did not own herself any longer. Even her flesh could be cut and stitched without her consent or knowledge.
Dawn by Octavia E. Butler

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2026-02-122026-03-15

Review: A Song of Legends Lost by M.H. Ayinde

A square crop of the front cover of A Song of Legends Lost by M.H. Ayinde. — This cover of A Song of Legends Lost is slightly different from the cover of the edition I read. I used this one as it lets me put the cool art in the square crop.

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2026-02-062026-03-15

Review: Lost Ark Dreaming by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

A square crop of the front cover art for Lost Ark Dreaming by Suyi Davies Okungbowa. — This is the art for the US cover of Lost Ark Dreaming by Suyi Davies Okungbowa. It was done by Raphael Lacoste. Original copy found here.

This, friend, is the way the world always ends, has always ended since we have watched it together: with those who Have choosing demise–always demise–for everything but themselves.
page 13

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2026-02-052026-03-07

Sysadmin In The LLM Age

A shot from The Matrix showing Morpheus saying - "We marveled at our own magnificence as we gave birth to AI." This is how I think a certain subset of the sysadmin population think. — This screenshot from The Matrix (1999) hits different in current year. This is how a certain subset of the sysadmin population think. A lack of self-awareness and sheer hubris is endemic.

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