A new twist on the meaning of Endarkening: To be enlightened and unhappy about it
Category: Literature
R. F. Kuangs Babel – an excellent alternate history novel
My review of R.F. Kuang’s Babel. Great alternate history novel with an insightful look at imperial oppression.
Dream Notions
Dream Notion – Noun – Forming ideas in the way your body does right as you are about to fall asleep
Nonstalgia
Nonstalgia – noun – Nostalgia for something that you never really held any sentimentality for, or romanticising something for an ulterior purpose.
The Review of Trespass
My review of Nick Hayes’ ‘The Book of Trespass’. Definitely recommended reading.
Recording our Personal Histories
The work of De Berg a century ago in Australia leaves me reflecting on how we record our stories in the here and now
Seagull – New Bird Slurs
A seagull is a bird, often seen as a nuisance to coastal communities. Given its maligned role, its name seems apt for reuse – A scammer or harasser
Prophetic Parroting from Hoshi Shinichi
Reading a short specfic story, Shoulder-Top Secretary by Hoshi Shinichi, helped me to coalesce a lot of hazy thoughts I have in my head about language and AI
To Aline — A Better Definition
To Aline – Verb – The subject enters a meditative state and follows a continuous linear object as the subject and the object move.
Crippled e-books are worthless
My university issued this notice during exam time – A time when students are most in need of revision material: A number of eBooks are in high demand at the […]
漢字勉強する
In this blog post I talk about some of the tools and books I’ve been reading in my quest to teach myself 日本語