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Dawn of the New Everything: Encounters with Reality and Virtual Reality Jaron Lanier

Dawn of the New Everything: Encounters with Reality and Virtual Reality by Jaron Lanier My rating: 1 of 5 stars This was a tough read for me. Lanier is a personal hero–my 2024 resolutions (code, film, jazz) were taken from his talks. This book is trash. He is self-serving, name-dropping, and sees himself as the…
Two of Pentacles

On the Two of Pentacles tarot card, a man standing by the waves of the sea, deftly juggling two pentacles that represent juggling different situations in life (for example, work and home). It is about choices and priorities. You might feel as if you don’t have the heart to choose one thing over the other. You might…
Phish @ Sphere

Part of the agenda was to find the best Del Taco between Woodbridge and Las Vegas. We tried Baker (closed), Barstow (closed), and Hesperia. The answer is the Woodbridge Del Taco!
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Hypallage, Handicaps, and Happy Birthdays

Recap This week at Alakazam Comics in Irvine, CA, the Game Show celebrates Glenn’s birthday with pizza, cake, and killing–we continue the slaughter of an evil undead dwarven cult in the Crypt of Talhund. Defeating a mummy and collecting a shield guardian. We return to Phandelver to learn the shard’s evil corruption has spread &…
Eight of Cups

On the Eight of Cups tarot card, a man has abandoned eight cups to turn toward the moon. This is the morning after a night of excess. It is now time to realize that you may have squandered your emotions on something or someone and it wasn’t justified. You need to head for a place or state…
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