Now (or Recently)
The "now page" concept comes from an idea by Derek Sivers to have people communicate what they're focused on now at this point in their lives.
Find all past media reviews on my Reviews page.
Current Personal Status
You may notice new colors and section breaks in both dark and light modes. These started out as Atari colored themes and then changed slightly, but either way, I think the site is more visually interesting now. Dark mode definitely looks better… suggestions for light mode happily accepted.
Current Projects
- Japanese and Korean study (somewhat proficient in J, complete newb to K). Using Talk To Me In Korean Courses.
Stuff I’ve recently enjoyed
Podcasts
Podcast episodes without links are members-only but I think are interesting enough to post in case you want to investigate them.
Killer In The Code – Chapter 8: The Round Table Part 2
Killer In The Code – Chapter 7: The Round Table Part 1
The Race F1 Podcast (Members) – From Bahrain to Saudi and back: Jon’s day at Aston Martin’s 2026 launch
Decoder: Ad-Free Edition – Siemens CEO’s mission to automate everything
The Race F1 Podcast (Members) – Why Aston Martin hinted it’ll start 2026 behind rivals (ad-free)
Security You Should Know – Operationalizing Threat Intelligence with Recorded Future
The Weekly Planet – 609 Super Bowl Trailers & Most Anticipated Movies 2026
Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons Podcast – Agents of Misfortune
AppStories+ – One Notion: Two Approaches
Decoder: Ad-Free Edition – Reality is losing the deepfake war
Books
Falling Free (Vorkosigan Saga) • 2015 • Lois McMaster Bujold I’m giving this a 3 star here because I can’t give it a 2.5, but please understand this book has an average 4.0 rating. It definitely didn’t quite sell me. I didn’t really like Leo, and his romance with Silver at the end seemed forced. ****
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume 2 • Jonathan Strahan • Mar 1, 2008 • This is a really good and varied compilation of stories. The thing these books do well is introduce you to stories and authors you wouldn’t have found yourself, and that are certainly interesting and thought-proving. *****
The Convenience Store by the Sea • First Time Read • 2020 • Sonoko Machida • I didn’t know what to think of this book initially. It felt slightly stilted, whether due to translation or not, I’m not sure. But I kept reading. And it started drawing me in by brilliantly building intertwined moments of social interactions and vignettes of character development. • Loved It!
