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I loved this, and his Last and First Men. It made me crave more "future histories."

I've read all his series but haven't gotten to Peace one yet, and his diehard fans all seem to agree it's one of his best works. How was it, other than the tangle. (Which is my experience with all of his books tbh.)

On Elric and Earthsea: having read both, yeah I'm the same as you, I much prefer Earthsea. If you're open to another hopeful speculative fiction series of comparable quality as Earthsea (in my view), try Book of the Long Sun by Gene Wolfe (whom Le Guin described as "our Melville"). It's great - quirky, intricate, inspiring.

> My Name is Asher Lev, by Chaim Potok

I love these types of books and learned there's a term for them. A bildungsroman about an artist is called a künstlerroman. I went on a künstlerroman kick a while back. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Martin Eden. Roderick Hudson. I'm aware of My Name is Asher Lev and meant to get to that one too. Thanks for the reminder.

Well done! That's far into a long series. What do you think of it thus far?

Would you be willing to say more? I'm intrigued.

I had the same reaction. Also the new vibe feels less like “make something people want” and more like “join the pantheon.”

WikWok is tremendous

Exactly. Wisdom sometimes comes from having the right thing to do already articulated in your head (which itself took some reps to articulate), seeing yourself not follow it, and seeing the consequences.

Cute - great idea

Yeah. So many companies operate like that. It hurts not just comprehension and speed but also team togetherness.

Good luck

Laughed aloud at this one. Yup, same here.

Thanks for the detailed response. I totally agree, Google Contacts can feel limiting, especially when dealing with a lot of business-related contacts where roles and departments come into play. The lack of robust tagging and organization tools like folders or containers is definitely a pain point.

Thanks for the response. I've added more information above.

Well done.

Obligatory link to My Hero Zero by Schoolhouse Rock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK9qE81uAGU

Well said.

What do you aim to achieve by tackling the problem?

Was unaware of this. Can’t wait to play this with my kids this weekend. We recently finished The Hobbit and have been reading Choose Your Own Adventure books. They’ll love this.

Cicero by the Accord Project is an attempt at this. Machine-readable markup language for contracting. https://accordproject.org/projects/cicero

This is great. I keep coming back to plain text when I fall out with other tools. I use it for daily logs and journals. I also use it for five-star ratings: books, albums, and daily performance reviews (e.g. ●●●◍◌ as indicating 3.5 stars). Works well for me.

Same here. I have no tool/hardware needs at the moment but I'm having a blast navigating the site.

I'd assumed that was at least somewhat intentional, to encourage use of the app.

What I love about loop pedals is it makes time a musical instrument. Brian Eno played with this. Dustin Wong is a delight.

Dustin Wong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1PuWrE9nKY

I agree. That price for a great home to do great thinking? Well worth it.

Last year I stumbled upon the research articles about Muse development at Ink & Switch. They exude care and craftsmanship. Really fun to read. Highly recommended. Muse's newsletter is great, too. https://www.inkandswitch.com/

I didn't know anyone on the Muse team but was so curious I reached out and asked for beta access and they kindly gave it. I've been using for about a year. I really love it. My use cases are light -- hobby sketches, sundry visual notes -- but I keep finding more things to use it for because it's just so... fun. It's fun feeling so extended and free using a digital tool.

I'm pleased to see it on HN front page.

Same here. I’m not agreeing with all @sillysaurusx is saying but I’m learning from the exchange and don’t want it discouraged.

What is the nonprofit?

How have I not come across this before. Looks great - thanks.