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robinsyl@bookwyrm.social

Joined 2 years, 4 months ago

I like reading non-fiction, generally books about Java, urbanism, and autism self-discovery

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finished reading This Way Up by Mark Cooper-Jones

Mark Cooper-Jones, Jay Foreman, Map Men: This Way Up (Hardcover, 2025, HarperCollins Publishers) No rating

I went in thinking it's a funny wrong maps book but came out with a more thoughtful view of how maps shape the world and what our relationship to maps is. Maybe I should turn off location services and try to locate places myself.

finished reading Make Your Own Rules by Andrew Huang

Andrew Huang: Make Your Own Rules (Hardcover, 2024, Simon & Schuster)

YouTube sensation Andrew Huang offers practical tips and hard-won advice for creatives seeking financial stability …

I was scared it would be standard "survivorship bias" kinda stuff but it was actually very sincere and contains a lot of good insight into being a musician. It helped me in figuring out who I want to be as someone who does music.

finished reading Number Go Up by Zeke Faux

Zeke Faux: Number Go Up (Paperback, 2023, Orion Publishing Group, Limited)

In 2021 cryptocurrency went mainstream. Giant investment funds were buying it; celebrities like Tom Brady …

What a book. I can't believe the Tether plastic surgeon guy left the industry because he couldn't convince a young girl to not reduce her breasts (because it looked good on her (which is incredibly creepy))