Author: James Aaron
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This copy of Dune has seen some stuff
Spotted this library binding copy Dune at the local thrift store. It had been ridden hard but was in very readable condition. I put it back for someone else to enjoy. I’ve already got too many copies of Dune.#dune, #frankherbert, #thriftscores, #thrifting
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Catching the White Wolf
I went down the rabbit hole on Robert Gould, the cover artist for several Elric novels I read as a kid. A seller on ebay had several prints from the 1990 Worldcon still available for a good price and I grabbed one up. Always liked this cover with Stormbringer. #robertgould, #michaelmoorcock, #ebayfinds, #stormbringer
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Saved: Resonance as a Design Strategy for AI and Social Robots
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbot.2022.850489/full
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Saved: An Ephemerist
Q: “I tend to either act as a data hoarder, but most of the time end up being overwhelmed with anxiety about having so much data. Even when I just look at my personal photos, I just feel impeding doom knowing it can only grow and grow, it will never get smaller. “I was wondering…
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Saved: Getting to Handheld AI
https://blog.normalcomputing.ai/posts/2023-09-12-supersizing-transformers/supersizing-transformers.html
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Mental Budgets
We're in the time of year where I am reminded that I like to spend money. It goes back to deprivation as a kid, not getting the toys other kids had, not getting the good corn flakes. Not understanding why those things didn't matter much, only that I was being told no. Now it's a…
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Yes, There is Time to Write
If there was ever a week when I could write 20k words, it's the one coming up. I'll be off work from Tuesday to the following Monday. Family is coming in but they won't be here the whole time, and MIL should be able to help with the kiddo. Should. What's working: Diet is still…
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Writing at the Kitchen Counter
I just wasted two minutes looking for a certain gif for this post. It showed a kid in a red shirt dancing shouting “Let's GOOOOOOO” and it indicated how I feel about 2023. While I was looking for the gif, standing at the kitchen counter, my daughter took the opportunity to ask for juice, and…