The Myth of Artificial Intelligence: Why Computers Can’t Think the Way We Do – Erik J. Larson
AI isn’t going to reach the Kurzweilian dream any time soon
Satyricon – Petronius (Sarah Ruden, JP Sullivan)
The Satyricon is one of those books that shock people mostly because they had no idea how vulgar the Romans actually were.
Rancore – Gianrico Carofiglio
After some of his non-fiction, I read a detective story by Carofiglio
Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It – Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow should be required reading for anyone living through the tragedy that is modern times.
Crime and Guilt – Ferdinand von Schirach
Two excellent collections of crime fiction, revolving around the lawyer who involved with them.
The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is: A History, a Philosophy, a Warning – Justin E. H. Smith
An argument that we should look at the internet in a slightly different way.
Dragonfired – J. Zachary Pike
It’s not so much that I had forgotten about this series, but 2024 was a year I took off from
Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia – Christina Thompson
A very interesting book on a subject I had no idea I would be interested in
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Dracula [Daily] – Bram Stoker
This is not a review of Dracula. It’s a review of Dracula Daily
Failures in Polymathy 