It goes on and on and on... youtu.be/b-Sj_dkTgOc

Me with the really cryptic statements and all... youtu.be/ornfisqqGm4

Adobe reader recommending an AI summary for a 9 page document feels like an insult to me as a reader of epic fantasy doorstoppers.

A while back I said I'd love to hit 1750 subscribers by the end of the year. On Christmas Eve I had 249 and since then the number has gone down one per day. Truly, hubris gets punished at all levels.

Slowly catching up, hopefully the next one will also be out today... youtu.be/6JvHv9tSI3c

The Monday thing. youtu.be/tIaVMIqLJVs

I'm still late with these but at least one more is done. youtu.be/EOKVzyjwDOs

Karlmas is plagued by delays and technical issues but here's the first one, ufortunately with some flickering in the background I couldn't fix. youtu.be/ry2o8p-B0j8

I also had a few thoughts on John Crowley's Little, Big. Actually had way more thoughts but only a few, scattered ones made it into this video. You should really read the book though. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kklR...

So yesterday I started Karlmas, my torturous journey through 13 Karl May novels in 13 days with a short introduction into Germany's most important bestselling author most people never heard about. Also check out my cool Tunnels & Trolls shirt. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG1q...

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

The Sunday thing over on @someokiedude.bsky.social's channel is happening again. Come join us for some winter solstice fun! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HcG...

A thing. youtu.be/mcPqXPNoYW0

Continuing my journey through the works of @ianmcdonald.bsky.social I have reached River Of Gods. I first read it a decade ago and I got so much more out of it this time. Here's me failing to put my thoughts into words. Go read the book! I need people to talk to about this. youtu.be/5opEbZIgveM

The Monday thing. youtu.be/XVClNlX6Se0

The Monday thing. youtu.be/hhezonTqvUQ

As always it is Sunday. As always @someokiedude.bsky.social is doing a livestream. As always he has failed to keep me out. As always you can watch us in 45 minutes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDZw...

I read a book. It is great. It mentioned Frantz Fanon and Eli Wiesel which made it even greater. You should read this book. You can also watch the video but read Ten Incarnations Of Rebellion by Vaishnavi Patel first. youtu.be/DYTbUrttoLY

Doing last month's livestream today, in ten hours to be precise. If you wanna hang out that'd be cool! www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ9S...

Today I team up with good friend of the channel @rafblutaxt.bsky.social to talk about Thomas Pynchon's Vineland, which was recently quasi-adapted into One Battle After Another. We talk about the book and how it's eerily resonant in today's world. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEOU...

The Monday thing: youtu.be/AIcezxEZTEs

Now that I already live in an official danger zone I might as well go to Gießen and see what the fuss is about. Maybe do some light protesting as well...

I read a book. You should read this book as well. Also I forgot to press publish yesterday so it the video is late. youtu.be/0lGfqAastyo

I read a book, it took me a while to get to it. It is good. I had a lot of things to say about it. Some might even be interesting. youtu.be/PKNW18mB6qk

The Monday thing. youtu.be/DeagFCi8CXk

You know that one "friend" who always hangs out on your couch and you just haven't the heart to kick them out but also don't know why you're friends to begin with? I'm that guy for @someokiedude.bsky.social's livestreams, join us in two hours: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j5x...

"The German resistance against Hitler proved more romantic than practical." Sebastian Mallaby making a good point not to trust anything his book has to say right in the first chapter. Why are pro-capitalism non-fiction writers always so incredibly and needlesly bad?

I continue to read and ramble about books by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social. This time: Ares Express. It has trains. On Mars. Elon Musk would hate it. You should read it! You could also watch this: youtu.be/uFqEN96Zad0

Look at me selling out by making a regular booktube video: youtu.be/QWddmDBfnIo

The Monday thing. youtu.be/b8OvVHjuECw

I'm finally reading Ares Express by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social and to nobody's surprise I'm loving it. So much fun to be back on the best of all possible Marses.

I read a book. I liked it a lot. Then I talked about genocide. Go read the book, it's The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by @sgj.bsky.social and it's great! Maybe also watch the video? www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzFK...

The Monday thing: youtu.be/Tckjrjsxr-g

It's the Sunday thing. @someokiedude.bsky.social invites assorted misfits to join him for a a livestream and I'm the missest of fits so I'll be there. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlZ2...

I read a book. I liked a book. I talked about a book. Now you get to watch me talking about a book. youtu.be/dzp0BwTyrnA

Well, this does exist now... youtu.be/qxYxC2vbxa8

It took Glen Cook exactly one sentence in Lies Weeping to get all the Black Company feels back up for me. That's what a unique voice can do I guess.

It's Sunday and @someokiedude.bsky.social has failed to ban me from his livestream once again. Join us for some fun: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbYW...

It's definitely the academic snob elitist in me but whenever I hear the I / we "di so much research on this" moment in any podcast, my fists start to bunch reflexively. In 99% of cases that's not "research" but just doing a bit more than just aGoogle search.

Took me a day to fix the video but now my rambling thoughts on Tendeleo's Story by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social are back up, complete with moving pictures of me drinking beer. youtu.be/1NHOTZG2IBA

It took me a year and I'm sure the five people watching these are surprised but I'm back talking about old @ianmcdonald.bsky.social novels. youtu.be/38G-EH9gQ7k

The Monday thing: youtu.be/swTxGOPQIXU

You know the drill, @someokiedude.bsky.social is streaming and hasn't banned me from showing up so I will do just that. Let's hang out! Also if you're in Europe this is an hour earlier than usual thanks to the time change. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFed...

I'll do the monthly livestream in something like 11 hours. Come by if you have nothing better to do! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uXO...

The best thing about today's AWS fuck-up? I had to start listening to Ian McDonald's Kirinya at the gym because Audible was even more broken than usual. It's of course amazing and I'm glad I finally started it.

The Monday thing: youtu.be/6zKSOjmLoRA

This poll will close when I'm back from the gym and right now there's a tie for #1 so please someone vote so I don't have to figure out how to resolve that issue! www.patreon.com/posts/electi...

A thing. youtu.be/tzfjRB73Ge4

I'm reading Power And Progress by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson which is really good. Still I was surprised to find @iwriteok.bsky.social getting quoted in it. Makes it even better because it shows that academics can move outside their university when needed.

The Monday thing. youtu.be/neQhWdy8dm8