the story of a forty-year book-quest and of its remarkable ending. “we should be wary of the mischievous demons of our own age – that is ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence – and to renew our trust in the Noble Professions who hold the old knowledge and skills: librarians, archivists, cataloguers, and indexers.”.

The Middle Voice by Han Kang and the associated discussion, both appearing in Jan/2023 issue of The New Yorker’s. Exquisite.

The Invention of Good and Evil: A World History of Morality, by Hanno Sauer (AB). Long (-winded at times), nuanced and mostly good. The title is a misleading, the subtitle is more acccurate. Heard Sauer at Emirates Literature Festival and the talk was qually good.

LocalSend, share files to nearby devices. Free, open-source, cross-platform. Looks nice!

Folklore is philosophy, by Abigail Tulenko, a PhD student in philosophy at Harvard University. Fascinating subject. Great piece of writing too.