Why do all interesting books come out on the same day? I hate to make choices like this. Anyways, two chapters into Shadow Ticket, first explosion, first weird conspiracy theories. I think I made the right choice.

The Monday thing: youtu.be/XgYew-AGsjY

The inestimable @someokiedude.bsky.social keeps making the same mistake by inviting me to hang out with him on stream. So join us in 45 minutes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xllB...

I make the mistake to ask for input. youtu.be/cvxJC85jvqw

The German title of the new Witcher novel is a perfect example why translators have to be not only human but also highly trained. "Crossroad" does translate to "Keruzung" and not "Kreuzweg" which is something very different but somehow it slippped through all controls.

The existence of edgelords implies the existence of vertexlords.

Having only 4 options for polls on Youtube is one of the dumbest things I've come across in a long time. Like why limit it this much? Also, wasn't it 5 at some point in the past? Am I going crazy?

The Monday thing. youtu.be/cDdKZ7wgxO8

I have thoughts about book reviews on Youtube. youtu.be/_bhuTeJyURQ

I really love independent journalism but I just can't afford to pay for 20 newsletters. I think that's one of the main things the decline of legacy media made worse for readers. We have to narrow our reading and perspective because of financial constraints.

When it comes to economy and economic history I truly try to not just read leftists but when you cite Charles fucking Murray in a positive way you have lost all good will and trust and when you use "cognitive ability" when you're talking education you're already half-way down racist town.

The Monday thing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgUi...

So yeah, I really loved Lucky Day by @chucktingle.bsky.social and after reading it twice I made a video about it. I also mention Albert Camus and Terry Pratchett so you know it's good. Go read the book and maybe watch the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fOp...

I'll be doing my monthly livestream tonight, that's in 11 hours. Swing by if you have nothing better to do: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxyf...

I read a really good book and then said a lot of dumb things about it. Go read Golgotha by @lavietidhar.bsky.social and tell your friends about it. Also maybe watch the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei6r... @zenoagency.bsky.social

The Monday thing. youtu.be/i_WnEEoQWQ0

Talking about use value, exchange value and commodity fetishism without using said works but showing off an old Game Of Thrones audio book and a cool Uriah Heep record. youtu.be/G56ec2GpwHA

So according to the FBI director evangelical christians go to Valhalla. Did they switch afterlives with norse pagans? Is this a timeshare deal? What about catholics? What about lutherans? What about other faiths? Do we get to chose or does the FBI decide that for all of us? Even for non-americans?

The fact I just submitted the first rating for Golgotha by @lavietidhar.bsky.social on Goodreads is both weird and depressing. The last time that happened it was an obscure academic publication but for a novel published by a pretty big publisher? Oh yeah, it's a 5 star read for me.

I did another thing. youtu.be/1ExwuiJvRw4

The Monday thing: youtu.be/Vxl6gNTnS7c

So yeah, I did a thing. youtu.be/lM-mvWK1v3s

I just got a Maserati ad on Youtube. Who is the target audience for that? Like who watches Youtube and goes yeah, I'm gonna take a couple Millions of my disposable income and buy a sportscar?

The Monday thing: youtu.be/RrFwqnKBLsA

I'll be haunting @someokiedude.bsky.social on his stream again, so come join us: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ucj...

Doing the monhtly livestream later tonight: youtube.com/live/O4Fnznl...

I did a thing. youtu.be/pZRULDz32p8

Being called Sam Altman's sock account and tol to go fuck myself by Professor Dave Explains for suggesting that superintelligence is not the problem with AI was not what I had on my to-do-list for today. When I reach four million subscribers I'll also start insulting commenters, I can't wait!

The Monday thing: youtu.be/VBWENvyKBYE

A thing I did. It's not good and I did not say fuck enough but here it is: youtu.be/L49xOKBSxHc

@someokiedude.bsky.social is doing a cool social club and I'll hang out with him, sadly without cigars (at least on my part). Join us! www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4-P...

Going to do a spontaneous livestream thing in something like 80 minutes... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho6x...

Look, Audible treats authors like shit because it has a monopoly, that's how that works. Spotify treats musicians like shit because it has a monopoly. So holding up Spotify as a great alternative to Audible because right now it might pay authors slightly better is about the dumbest thing ever.

I made a thing. And a friend made a thumbnail for it. youtu.be/xrSL76_BUtY

The Monday thing: youtu.be/7VcG86C3AHk

The Monday thing: youtu.be/IE6NMYiRGbo

@someokiedude.bsky.social is doing a livestream in two hours and a bit and has kindly invited me on. Join us if you have nothing better to do: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHQd...

Sometimes you just have to go out in the August heat and wave around a sword.

Every time I click on a "Men Are No Longer Reading" video it's a woman complaining about romantasy just being porn and mainstream publishing ruining women and pushing men out of reading by publishing so much of it. What the fuck is wrong with you people?

Doing research for my AI video it's been fascinating to see which authors use the sorcerer's apprentice story and attribute it to Disney and which authors use it and attribute it to Goethe. I'm sure there is a lesson in there somewhere but I don't know what it is.

I made a thing. It may not be good but it is long. youtu.be/_BK0hssMwCo

The Monday thing: youtu.be/ePkP26dbp6A

The more of his stuff I read, the more I'm convinced that Nick Bostrom is what happens when a racist nerd is too bad at writing science-fiction to get a publishing deal. We would be so much better off if self-publishing had been around in the 1990s.

Doing a belated July livestream tonight (in 5 hours). youtube.com/live/B4kv2X6...

Anyone who needs AI to make bio weapons does not deserve bio weapons - it's just like art. Anyone who thinks people need AI to make bio weapons does not deserve to be listened to about AI - and probably most other things.

So I tried to talk about The Bewitching by @silviamg.bsky.social at 5AM before leaving for a heavy metal festival. This is my excuse if I got stuff wrong. But you should read the book no matter what I say. www.youtube.com/watch?v=emUf...

I did the Monday thing. youtu.be/vj359tZGGMk

I wonder how many publishers now putting "The content of this book can not be used to train AI" notes into books and audio books are using generative AI at the same time... Just to be clear, using generative AI is wrong but capital has never struck me as particularly averse to hypocrisy.

Just a thing I thought needed to be said. youtu.be/4I80csaZW8g

The Monday thing. youtu.be/wiJJOVfl8uM