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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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2026-02-022026-03-07

Review: Twelve Months by Jim Butcher

A square crop of the front cover of Twelve Months by Jim Butcher. — I need me a long coat like the one Harry is wearing in this cover of Twelve Months.

“A wizard is never late,” I muttered. “He arrives as soon as he’s dealt with his PTSD.”
page 124

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2026-01-282026-03-08

Review: Slow Gods by Claire North

A square crop of the front cover of Slow Gods by Claire North. — The square crop for the cover of Slow Gods is annoying, I wish the two words of the title were spaced out just a little closer so they fit in the square frame.

For those who lived; for those who died. For those who fled; for those who stayed behind. For those who sacrificed everything so others might live; for those who are waiting for you and the songs you carry far out in the dark.
page 201

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2026-01-262026-01-26

On the Transmutation of Anger

My penchant for alcoholic cocktails has proven to be a potent momentary distractions from my current state of anger. Pictured is a Old Fashioned in a glass sitting on a brown bar table. — My penchant for alcoholic cocktails has proven to be a potent momentary distraction from my current state of anger. Pictured is a Old Fashioned.

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