reminds me about what I wrote back in 2014 regarding human genetics. And also the work of Greg Radick. #ACMGMtg22 https://t.co/riGryObqki

Agree with this, but we sadly live in a brutal capitalist society where many people cannot afford to retire early. But, by all means, for those lucky enough to have the finances, absolutely agree. I just wish society at-large in America were radically different.

“Why are folks getting dumber?” Because they don’t read. “Why aren’t men as romantic & poetic as they used to be?” Because they don’t read. “Why are people so vulnerable to propaganda?” “Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist?” Because they don’t read. Because they don’t read.

"and so you have abandoned the noble and common possession of knowledge and beauty and the moral good, and now you are ready to move out onto the flatlands, where your legs will sink down, don’t move, are you going to Mars?"

"you, with complete and utter suddenness, began to believe in nothing at all anymore, and, thanks to the devices that you yourself invented, destroying imagination, you are left with only short-term memory now, ...

"because it does not even seem as if there would be an ‘up there’ anymore, as if that too—along with the angels of old—had given up its place to the eternal SOMEWHERE where now only the insane structures of the Elon Musks of this world organize space and time,"

This year's literature laureate László Krasznahorkai gave his Nobel Prize lecture earlier today and spoke about hope and angels. Read his full lecture: https://t.co/6s2W6wAHpV

anyway, I am really loving @corpseinorbit for Echos Bones, and this is my attempt to optimize my listening experience, at least for now. Open to suggestions, although the order is already placed, but can re-visit in a year or two.

iPhone SE (Lightning port) ↓ Apple USB-C to Lightning Cable (1 m) ↓ FiiO Q15 (USB-C input on the side) – Set Phone Mode to ON for battery efficiency ↓ Tripowin Zonie 16-core cable (MMCX → 3.5 mm) ↓ Shure SE846 Pro (with large Comply T-500 foam tips)

Did the research for most optimal listening experience with my Apple Music and iPhone, as I continue to explore more with music. I know that audiophile snobs will say to get a sound system, but this is what I can do for now with iPhone, as in next tweet:

ECHO'S BONES 006: The Emancipation of Jimmy James (disc 2) A few short decades after George Beauchamp and Adolph Rickenbacker invented the electric guitar in 1931, Jimi Hendrix invented the electric guitar in 1966. https://t.co/O823cgEOFk

I've known this researcher for years and have always been impressed. This, by @angRchen, was hard to read. His lab was humming with discovery. After one year under Trump, it’s almost silent https://t.co/Cp2HHJVM1v

When Satan appears at the end of Constantine (2005), it’s one of the coolest villain entrances ever put on film. White suit, tar-dripping feet, a smile that knows the verdict is already written. Pure menace wrapped in style.

This podcast is pretty damn amazing. Very helpful for analysis of Pynchon. Will likely subscribe to Patreon for more content in the future. Life is full of twists and turns, and I am very glad to be reading more Pynchon these days.

tend to agree with this assessment, at age 51 now.

Timeline cleanse, some more amazing art I have seen recently. Last day in Kansas City, sadly snowing heavily, so doing some reading today instead. But, the Nelson-Atkins museum is truly amazing. Will return....

I am now at final leg of my journey, in Kansas City. The Nelson-Atkins museum is also incredible! got to see their Caravaggio masterpiece.

Well, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston is truly amazing. Spend two wonderful days there, and so much amazing art!

No offense but I think we underestimate how many of our current problems, both cultural and political, are downstream of the decline in reading, the decline in learning and the loss of interest in the humanities.

this will forever have my jaw dropped like how do you come up with this😭

Well, the Houston Museum of Fine Art is incredible! This painting was my favorite and alone worth the trip, but there are so many masterpieces in this truly amazing museum.