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Thanks for the book, I'm adding it to my list

You may also enjoy How To Invent Everything[0], from the creator of SMBC Comics. The frame device is that it's a manual that comes with your time machine, only to be used if you get stranded. I thought it would be a fun flip-through but it's delightfully dense, with fun comments on when, where, and why you'd need want/need to invent something depending on "when" you get stranded in time.

0: https://www.howtoinventeverything.com/

Mild sidenote: How to Invent Everything is by Ryan North, the cat behind Dinosaur Comics; Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal is done by Zach Weiner, a different person.

Milder sidenote: SMBC was created by Zach Weinersmith. Presumably his ancestors made the weiners.

I believe he changed his name when he married to incorporate his wife Kelly's

That might be the case! I haven't read SMBC regularly for a very long time, so if there was a name change in the past, i dunno, five years or something, I probably wouldn't have noticed!

Oof, you're correct! I totally mixed my comics up. Both are fantastic, pithy creators.

From the order page:

“To ensure that your future self is enjoying this book as we speak, simply click on one or more of the following links:”

Love it!

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