Books and some pages I read in April 2026
Non-fiction
Vintage Didion by Joan Didion (2004)
- 200 pages
- 3 stars
A collection of previously published essays focussed on US politics. The essays date from different periods. There are also three chapters from her book "Miami" in it.
Usually I like to read Didion, but several parts of this collection were boring.
Short-stories
The Last Question by Isaac Asimov (1956)
- 9 pages
- 5 stars
A short story with a somewhat predictable end. Good read though.
Interesting internet reads
Some noteworthy internet reads:
We Built It With Slide Rules. Then We Forgot How.
Our world is under threat of complexity. To understand a system it must fit into our heads. When we delegate the complexity before understanding we loose something fundamental.
Start asking basic questions and make sure you can answer them.
https://unmitigatedrisk.com/?p=1227
What It's Like To Be A Worm
Does an insect possesses consciousness? Is an earth worm sentient? When it comes to non-human animals, views about which creatures are sentient diverge.
An remarkable survey of current scientific research.
https://www.asimov.press/p/sentience
Social Media is the Opposite of Social Life
Social media was meant to facilitate social life, but social media doesn’t really allow you to interact with people.
https://www.raptitude.com/2026/04/social-media-is-the-opposite-of-social-life/
The six second hug
We have fallen prey to the curse of instrumentalisation.
What makes life worth living? We have to go back to the basic question of why anything has value.
https://aeon.co/essays/instrumentalisation-is-making-everything-a-means-to-an-end
The IndieWeb is Wonderfully Dionysian
A writing in praise of the human web. We need more personal websites and blogs.
https://brennan.day/the-indieweb-is-wonderfully-dionysian/
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