Techs on Texts @techsontexts
A podcast from @jedsundwall featuring conversations with technologists about the literature that has influenced them. techsontexts.net Tech Stacks Joined May 2023-
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“A Princeton historian said his students arrive on campus with a narrower vocabulary and less understanding of language than they used to have. There are always students who “read insightfully and easily and write beautifully,” he said, “but they are now more exceptions.” Jack…
New Borges episode from the very good @berybadwizards podcast on the way!
New Borges episode from the very good @berybadwizards podcast on the way!
Episode #15: @johnnyrodgersis on A Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander techsontexts.net/episodes/2025/…
I really enjoyed this chat with @jed.co on his podcast @techsontexts.net A Pattern Language is a special book. If you’ve read it I hope this conversation deepens your appreciation for it. If not I hope it encourages you to check it out for yourself techsontexts.net/episodes/2025/…
Episode #13: Keith Garrett on The Truth of Fact, The Truth of Fiction by Ted Chiang techsontexts.net/episodes/2025/…
for those in New York City, the new semi-fiction play about the OpenAI board drama and the broader conflicts behind: interintellect.com/salons/in-huma…
Read ahead! This month's episode (out sometime after the 26th), will about “The Truth of Fact, The Truth of Feeling” by Ted Chiang. Next month's episode will be about Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke.
Episode #12: @ginatrapani on Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin techsontexts.net/episodes/2025/…
Episode #11: @nattyray11 on Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation techsontexts.net/episodes/2024/…
Episode #10: @mcoatney on A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin techsontexts.net/episodes/2024/…
In a few days Flight Simulator 2024 is out You might think it's just another video game In reality it's the latest in a 40y+ series pushing the boundaries of graphics & mapping Let me tell you the Story of how Microsoft accidentally made the best map -> youtu.be/JIQxJWoKcPs
Episode #9: @edyson on Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro and Spike Jonze's Her techsontexts.net/episodes/2024/…
One of the most important things you can realize in life is that even if there is knowledge contained in these books, it is a useless endeavor to read them. They won’t help you. You have to live it yourself to accumulate the wisdom. There are no shortcuts
One of the most important things you can realize in life is that even if there is knowledge contained in these books, it is a useless endeavor to read them. They won’t help you. You have to live it yourself to accumulate the wisdom. There are no shortcuts
Fiction shows the value of human hallucinations.
Fiction shows the value of human hallucinations.
Schedule for the rest of the year: - Oct: @edyson on *Never Let Me Go* by Kazuo Ishiguro and Spike Jonze’s *Her* - Nov: @mcoatney on *A Wizard of Earthsea* by Ursula K. Le Guin - Dec: TBD on Francis Ford Coppola’s *The Conversation* techsontexts.net/housekeeping/2…
Recorded another IRL episode yesterday with the great @mcoatney. We talked about *A Wizard of Earthsea* by Ursula K. Le Guin. Was great! Episode will post in November. Rest of the year's schedule at techsontexts.net/housekeeping/2…
Just recorded the first IRL Techs on Texts episode with the most wonderful @edyson. We discussed the film *Her* and the book *Never Let Me Go* by Kazuo Ishiguro. Watch and read ahead! Will publish around the end of October.
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