Currently reading: Eight Million Ways to Happiness by Hiroko Yoda đź“š
Japan is a deeply secular country full of shrines, temples, festivals and ceremonies. This book unpacks the paradox by exploring spiritual life in Japan as it’s actually lived, not the rather warped Western fantasy version.
Atomic notes have a long history: https://writingslowly.com/2026/05/31/atomic-notes-have-a-long.html
Loud and agitated shouting had me alarmed this morning. Sounded like a real bust-up. Then I understood. It’s the World Cup. Messi has scored. Our neighbours are Argentinian and this is only the start. ❤️🇦🇷
Sci-fi writer Ted Chiang has words of wisdom about so-called AI consciousness:
"💬 “it is fundamentally dishonest to have a machine emit many categories of sentences, including any sentences using first-person pronouns."
I sai... https://writingslowly.com/2026/06/07/scifi-writer-ted-chiang-has.html
