How X’s Algorithm Became a Dystopian Engagement Machine
I got curious about Twitter again. And then I really looked at the algorithm…
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6+ Favorite Books on Religion and Spirituality (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Religion and Spirituality…so far.
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6+ Favorite Books on Minimalism and Simplicity (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Minimalism and Simplicity…so far.
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Lovely Madagascaran Flower at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens
I forgot to get the species name of this flower, but one of the most interesting things in the desert exhibit at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens is how colorful so many of the plants and flowers in the desert are.
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6+ Favorite Books on Economics and Global Trade (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Economics and Global Trade…so far.
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6+ Favorite Books on Soccer/Football (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Soccer/Football…so far.
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6+ Favorite Books on Memory and Brain Science (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Memory and Brain Science…so far.
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6+ Favorite Memoirs and Autobiographies (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Memoirs and Autobiographies…so far.
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The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami
I’ve been a Murakami fan for years. I’ve read most of his major works and loved the surreal, dreamlike quality…
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Granite Outcrop in Chattahoochee Bend State Park
The Georgia Piedmont is filled with so many interesting outcrops. The most famous is Stone Mountain, but they are all up and down the middle part of Georgia.
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Atlanta Then & Now by Michael Rose
I picked up Atlanta Then and Now expecting to feel nostalgic about demolished buildings and lost architecture around Atlanta. Instead,…
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6+ Favorite Books on European History (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on European History…so far.
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6+ Favorite Books on Negotiation Psychology (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Negotiation Psychology…so far.
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6+ Favorite Jo Nesbo Crime Novels (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Jo Nesbo Crime Novels…so far.
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Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
I read Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich in the mid-2000s, a few years out of college. It’s one of…
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Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
I re-read the entire Sherlock Holmes canon every few years. It’s my favorite mystery genre, and I never get tired…
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6+ Favorite Books on Eastern Philosophy and Mindfulness (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Eastern Philosophy and Mindfulness…so far.
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Main Street Millionaire by Codie Sanchez
Main Street Millionaire by Cody Sanchez is one of the better business books I’ve read in the past few years….
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Lake Conasauga Entrance
I’m not going to write too much about Lake Conasauga because I want it to be known enough to where it keeps getting maintenance, visits, and appropriate use without being overrun…because if you know…you know.
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6+ Favorite Seth Godin’s Marketing Wisdom (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Seth Godins Marketing Wisdom…so far.
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6+ Favorite Books Set in Asia (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books Set in Asia…so far.
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6+ Favorite Books on American Cities and Regions (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on American Cities and Regions…so far.
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6+ Favorite Books on Wilderness Skills and Survival (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Wilderness Skills and Survival…so far.
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4 Notes on Visiting Allatoona Dam
Allatoona Dam is on the Etowah River in Georgia, near Cartersville. It is an incredible piece of infrastructure, and I…
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TIL about the Three Hares motif
The Three Hares Motif is this weird, fun enigma -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_hares
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Overlook near Hogpen Gap in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest of North Georgia
The Appalachian Trail in Georgia has a lot of granite overlooks in the mountains but especially on the Appalachian Trail. During winter, you can see a long ways off, and in the summer, they are often the only break in the green tunnel of vegetation.
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The Soccer Book by DK
The Soccer Book provides a comprehensive breakdown of the world’s most popular sport, combining technical analysis with historical context and modern gameplay evolution.
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The Philosophy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained by DK
The Philosophy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained goes chronologically through 2,500 years of philosophical ideas & concepts, breaking down complex concepts into digestible pieces.
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6+ Favorite Books on Copywriting and Advertising (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Copywriting and Advertising…so far.
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Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
In 2006, before his presidential run, then-Senator Barack Obama published The Audacity of Hope. It was part of a long tradition of presidential hopefuls publishing sort of a detailed personal & policy driven vision for the country. For myself, it was the only book of this genre that I’d ever read before or since. So, of course, I think it’s far and away the best.
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6+ Favorite Books on Travel in Australia and the Pacific (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Travel in Australia and the Pacific…so far.
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The future of country music is here, and it’s AI
Sensationalist title, but I like how it digs into the specific *jobs* in the music industry that are going away -> The future of country music is here, and it’s AI
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Wait But Why on The sights and sounds of Bhutan
Lovely post about an intriguing country -> The sights and sounds of Bhutan — Wait But Why
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6+ Favorite Books on Conservation and Economics (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Conservation and Economics…so far.
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6+ Favorite Books on Critical Thinking and Decision-Making (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Critical Thinking and Decision-Making…so far.
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Arctic Traverse by Michael Engelhard
Northern Alaska is possibly the most sublime landscape on Earth. The sheer wild expanse and bigness is transcendent. And thanks…
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Childs Guide To Letters
Fort Morris State Historic Site had a small “children’s history” display that was fun for the family.
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6+ Favorite Books on Creative Business (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Creative Business…so far.
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Why are Americans Unhappy? by Chris Arnade Walks the World
Yeah – I think this is broadly right -> Why are Americans Unhappy? – Chris Arnade Walks the World If…
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Why RSS matters
This -> Why RSS matters
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6+ Favorite Books on Independent Business Building (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Independent Business Building…so far.
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6+ Favorite Books on Happiness and Life Satisfaction (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Happiness and Life Satisfaction…so far.
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6+ Favorite Books on Civil Rights in America (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Race in America…so far.
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Visiting Laura S. Walker State Park
Laura S. Walker State Park is a very underrated state park in Georgia. It is in between Waycross and the northern entrance of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Life Refuge. The park has lovely cabins, a great day use area, a beautiful lake, and the landscape is enchanting with pine trees and South Georgia flatwoods.
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6+ Favorite Books on Appalachian Culture (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Appalachian Culture…so far.
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6+ Favorite Books on Project Management and Completion (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Project Management and Completion…so far.
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6+ Favorite Books on Islamic Fundamentalism (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Islamic Fundamentalism…so far.
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A Snowy Grant Park in Atlanta, Georgia
Snow makes everything look beautiful wen it first falls.
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Rice Camp Branch in the Cohutta Wilderness
Rice Camp Branch is one of my favorite little creeks running along the Rice Camp trail in the Cohutta Wilderness.
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I love AI. Why doesn’t everyone?
But it’s ok to say, “yes, I want to mitigate the negative effects of this massive change, but also, this technology is really freaking cool.”
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4 Notes on Seeing a Mature(!) American Chestnut Tree
I got to see a mature-ish American Chestnut!
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Cove on Chestnut Lead Trail in the Cohutta Wilderness
Appalachian Coves are a beautiful, fascinating forest community, no matter the season. In the winter, you can appreciate the sheer height of the Tulip Trees and the passage of light during the day.
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6+ Favorite Books on Sustainable Urban Living (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Sustainable Urban Living…so far.
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TIL about The Cagots
The Cagots, a minority in France whose persecution began in the eleventh century and continued well into the last one….that no one knew how to recognize or why they were persecuted.
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6+ Favorite Books on Human Migration and Displacement (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Human Migration and Displacement…so far.
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6+ Favorite Books on Housing and Home (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Housing and Home…so far.
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6+ Favorite Books on American Cities (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on American Cities…so far.
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Beeches on Rice Camp Trail in the Cohutta Wilderness
I love how beeches hold on to those leaves far past Fall.
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Old Railroad Cable in the Cohutta Wilderness
Whether you are hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Aprk, the Cohutta Wilderness of Georgia, or the Alleghenies of Pennsylvania, you’re probably going to run across some evidence of human civilization, even in deep forest that has been protected for 100+ years.
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6+ Favorite Karen Armstrong’s Religious Histories (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Karen Armstrongs Religious Histories…so far.
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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
I re-read Brave New World and was surprised at how well it has held up. Definitely worth a re-read.
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6+ Favorite Books on the American South (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on the American South…so far.
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6+ Favorite Essential Books on Mindfulness (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Essential Books on Mindfulness…so far.
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6+ Favorite Books on Modern China (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Modern China…so far.
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Waterfall in the Chattahoochee National Forest
Waterfalls in the Southern Appalachians are rarely grand and tall. They are mostly stair-stepped and draped rhododendron. But they have a human scale and plant diversity around them that makes them so lovely.
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Forty News – The News Cycle from This Day, Forty Years Ago
Brilliant performance art -> Forty News. Events are important, but the daily news is not the medium to understand them.
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6+ Favorite Books on Parenting (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Parenting…so far.
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The Five Great Forests of Mesoamerica
I absolutely love this short video from the Cornell School of Ornithology.
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6+ Favorite Books on Rivers and Water (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Rivers and Water…so far.
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6+ Favorite Paul Theroux Travel Books (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Paul Theroux Travel Books…so far.
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6+ Favorite Memoirs of Unusual Jobs (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Memoirs of Unusual Jobs…so far.
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Trail at Lake Charlotte Nature Preserve
Lake Charlotte is an accidental treasure in the City of Atlanta. It’s a conservation tract right in the middle of a massive industrial area. But the tract is big enough and so dense with mature hardwoods that it’s a scenic oasis in the city. Love it.
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6+ Favorite Eric Barker’s Social Psychology (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Eric Barkers Social Psychology…so far.
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6+ Favorite Practical Guides by Johnny Molloy (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Practical Guides by Johnny Molloy…so far.
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6+ Favorite Books on Media and Communication (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Media and Communication…so far.
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How I Made a Simple Advent Candle Block
Ever since we started observing Advent, I’ve tried making our own candle arrangement. A couple of years ago, a large…
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Conasauga River in Late Fall
The Conasauga River is especially beautiful in late Fall with floating leaves and remnant pops of color from maples and beeches.
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Google’s Gemini 3 Passed My Deep Local Knowledge Test
I’ve been using LLM projects before ChatGPT even came out. I was using OpenAI’s GPT 3 and GPT 2 back…
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Wyoming Has Fewer People Than 116 Counties
I find this map via Mapper_X absolutely insane. And the first thing that comes to mind is the Equal Representation…
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6+ Favorite Books on Experimental Fiction (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Experimental Fiction…so far.
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6+ Favorite Douglas Brinkley’s Environmental Histories (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Douglas Brinkleys Environmental Histories…so far.
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6+ Favorite Books on Colonial History and Imperialism (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Colonial History and Imperialism…so far.
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6+ Favorite Mohsin Hamid’s Literary Works (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Mohsin Hamids Literary Works…so far.
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What advice do I give to my students?
Very good career advice -> What advice do I give to my students? by Michael Levin
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Ginkgo Tree Carefully Dropping Leaves
Ginkgo trees really are very different. I love how their leaves come in & then drop suddenly. There’s no slowly dropping them over time like oaks – it’s just like “drop!”.
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6+ Favorite Books on Climate Change and Environmental Challenges (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Climate Change and Environmental Challenges…so far.
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5 Ways To Add Randomness To Life
The Internet has added an astounding diversity of choices to everyday life…but somehow the more choices that we move to…
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6+ Favorite Books on National Parks and Public Lands (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on National Parks and Public Lands…so far.
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6+ Favorite Books on Digital Culture (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Digital Culture…so far.
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6+ Favorite Books on Human Psychology and Behavior (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Human Psychology and Behavior…so far.
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A Beaver Chewed Stump
I love seeing direct evidence of wildlife in the forest. This area had lots of evidence of beavers just working hard on their dams.
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America’s National Historic Trails by Karen Berger
America’s National Historic Trails is a lovely coffee table book that covers some of the hidden gems of America’s recreation & preservation systems (i.e., lesser known than the National Park system or National Scenic Trails system)
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6+ Favorite Books from Literary Fiction (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books from Literary Fiction…so far.
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6+ Favorite Books from Southern Gothic Literature (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books from Southern Gothic Literature…so far.
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6+ Favorite Books on Stoicism (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Stoicism…so far.
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6+ Favorite Books on Water and Ocean Conservation (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Water and Ocean Conservation…so far.
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Why Continue To Invest In Public Lands?
The Wilderness Land Trust is one of the most effective, focused, and agile conservation organizations in the United States. They…
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Everything Is Television
This. 1000x This -> Everything Is Television by Derek Thompson
