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So, when is this Amazon Lord of the Rings series coming? Is it immanent or years away? I’m unclear…
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I once owned a 17” PowerBook. It was … too big for a laptop, although the screen was nice, it was like carrying a battleship. The rumored 16” MacBook Pro could be the holy grail if they used the current 15” case with smaller bezels (and the old 2014-era keyboard)
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“Foldables are the future” seems to be the received conventional wisdom, but are they really? What critical need would they be meeting? I’m just not sure there’s really a huge demand for an iPad you can put in your pocket but I’ve been wrong before
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I have sold the last of the softcover Machiavellis, and so taking the item off the web site. Time to really get moving on the next thing. Really for real this time!
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The promise of the artisanal internet: “Eat independent sites, mostly not Facebook”
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This piece is great: The magical thinking of guys who love logic: ‘People want to feel smart. Calling your opinions and feelings “rational,” as opposed to the “irrational” opinions and feelings of others, is a shortcut to boosting your self-esteem.’
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Just watched Alien with the boy, it’s great to watch the classics together! Looking forward to Aliens maybe next week. I think Aliens has aged better, but the stunning originality and inventiveness of the first movie can’t be denied
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Patriots end, at long last, Boston’s three month championship drought!!
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🎵 Gotta get up, gotta get out, gotta get home before the morning comes What if I’m late, gotta big date, gotta get home before the sun comes up 🎵
Russian Doll is really good y’all
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The way Don’t Forget Your Old Shipmate segues into Jack and Stephen playing Corelli in the cabin is so, so well done in that scene
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There’s a lot to like about the Master & Commander movie adaptation. Its historical accuracy is quite good, and it’s faithful to the spirit of the books. But my favorite part is how it captures the captain’s table: youtu.be/jcsshJ7Gf…
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Awesome movie night! If I had billions in coffee money, I would not squander it in some narcissistic vanity campaign, but would spend it for the betterment of society, by self-funding a Master & Commander sequel, or series of sequels.
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Very glad to see Edgar Martinez going into the Hall. It’s much deserved, and it bodes well for David Ortiz’ chances in a few years
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Paul’s Missionary Journeys: This wonderful interactive map overlays Paul’s journeys onto a view of Roman provinces, settlements, and the all-important road network. It shows the likely paths over land and sea, drawing from the Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire and other research
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Micro.blog feature request: it would be nice if when pushing a post from WordPress to MB you had the option to include the first few lines (the dek) as well as the title to MB. It’s simple enough to go back and do by hand, but would be a nice option to have.
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Machiavelli Clearance Sale: Even if you don’t want to buy anything, you can watch me give a TEDx talk on historical graphic novels (embedded in the linked page)
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Machiavelli Clearance Sale: I have sixteen copies of my Kickstarter special edition of Machiavelli left. They’re signed and numbered, and I’d like to clear them out as I’m starting a new project and want a clean slate. I’ve reduced prices by half to help them move
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One of the many reasons baseball is superior to football is that umps have far less opportunity to influence the outcome of games. It does happen, but there are simply far fewer places an ump can inject their subjective opinions into the game
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I’ve just seen the first two episodes, but True Detective season 3 is starting out very strong. If you liked season one, you’ll probably like the new story
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This is an excellent Lessons from the Screenplay on Annihilation, one of those rare movies that’s better than its source material. The film captures the feeling of dread and mystery from the book, while introducing character and plot which the book lacks.
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As my other favorite to do list app, Wunderlist, is in some fugue state after being bought by Microsoft, perhaps I will bite the bullet and reinvest in Things again ($$$) … but I’ll really miss the simplicity of Clear. No one else came close for ease of use and design
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Sadly, it appears the Clear app’s iCloud integration is broken on my iPhone. There’s been an update promised for like, a year. Sad, because it’s such a simple and elegant app for simple todos and lists especially
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Someone at Asahi must be a Sox fan as Andrew Benintendi got featured in a “celebrities born in the year of the boar” sidebar:
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Sharing a few images from New Years in Tokyo. Here’s the front page of the Asahi Shimbun’s sports page…Ohtani front and center!
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