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Experimenting with moving my "want to read" list here.
With luck, this will encourage me to read more regularly - to balance the ambitious addition of books to said reading list against my recent reading habits...
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projectgus wants to read Machine Readable Me by Zara Rahman
projectgus replied to technicat's status
@technicat That's interesting, I also read this around 2018 and my recollection is that it lowered my opinion of him a lot at the time - between the discussions of how he treats his employees (especially his assistant, that story was messed up) and the other general controversies, taking credit for others' work, etc.
Of course, it's still a long way from reading "this guy is an overrated asshole" to the truth of "this guy is a white nationalist accelerationist megalomaniacal asshole", but I'd offer there's some split between: there are signs even in a light-touch bio like this, there's bad stuff that no doubt was kept under wraps at the time, and at some point around 2020 he does seem to have become more extreme in his views (or gone fully "mask off", excuse the pun.)
"Ludicrous" by Edward Neidemeyer is the book that really burst the bubble of …
@technicat That's interesting, I also read this around 2018 and my recollection is that it lowered my opinion of him a lot at the time - between the discussions of how he treats his employees (especially his assistant, that story was messed up) and the other general controversies, taking credit for others' work, etc.
Of course, it's still a long way from reading "this guy is an overrated asshole" to the truth of "this guy is a white nationalist accelerationist megalomaniacal asshole", but I'd offer there's some split between: there are signs even in a light-touch bio like this, there's bad stuff that no doubt was kept under wraps at the time, and at some point around 2020 he does seem to have become more extreme in his views (or gone fully "mask off", excuse the pun.)
"Ludicrous" by Edward Neidemeyer is the book that really burst the bubble of his pre-2020 reputation for me, would recommend that one. Although, again, it doesn't get close to the extremes that have become evident since 2019.
projectgus finished reading A Half-Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys

A Half-Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys
On a warm March night in 2083, Judy Wallach-Stevens wakes to a warning of unknown pollutants in the Chesapeake Bay. …
projectgus replied to caite m's status
@caitelatte@cloudisland.nz My reading list is impractically long, so this tip (somewhat illogically?) helps to make me more likely to pick it up sooner (I think, at this current moment. We'll see.) In any case, thanks! 😆
projectgus wants to read A Coup of Tea by Casey Blair (Tea Princess Chronicles, #1)

A Coup of Tea by Casey Blair (Tea Princess Chronicles, #1)
When the fourth princess of Istalam is due to dedicate herself to a path serving the crown, she makes a …
projectgus wants to read Notorious Sorcerer by Davinia Evans
projectgus wants to read Leadership Is Language by L. David Marquet
projectgus wants to read The Phoenix Project by Gene Kim

The Phoenix Project by Gene Kim
The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win is the third book by Gene Kim. …
projectgus wants to read Silos, Politics and Turf Wars by Patrick Lencioni
Wanting to read a number of the books from @caitelatte@cloudisland.nz's really good talk "tips to build and repair empathy at other teams" at #EverythingOpen 2025
Slides/lists at docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fEugeFGxT7u6nl69FiUmYApezeaBETt2uEuzj4Jp2VA/mobilepresent#slide=id.g3277e8b9ec6_0_30
projectgus wants to read Keep Going by Austin Kleon

Keep Going by Austin Kleon
A bestselling guide to staying creative in good times and bad.
projectgus wants to read Inventing the Renaissance by Ada Palmer

Inventing the Renaissance by Ada Palmer
The Renaissance is one of the most studied and celebrated eras of history. Spanning the end of the Middle Ages …