My favorites that I read this year were: - Playground by Richard Powers: the ocean reminds us that we, along with our obsessions and rivalries, are small - Orbital by Samantha Harvey: a book were not much happens, but a lot goes on below the surface - Hum…
I'm reminded of "Playground", the extraordinary novel by Pulitzer-winning author Richard Powers, which includes a close look at phosphate mining in French Polynesia. Highly recommended.
Speaking of book recommendations, Pulitzer-winning author Richard Powers wrote a terrific (Booker-nominated) novel about the ocean, "Playground"[0]. 0. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playground_(novel)
还不够。新的一年打算收收心，集中精力读完一些：- 苏珊娜·克拉克（Susanna Clarke）的《皮拉内西》（Piranesi）- 理查德·鲍尔斯的《游乐场》- 马丁·克莱普曼（Martin Kleppmann）的《数据密集型应用系统设计》（Designing Data-Intensive Applications）。我很好奇自己今年读了多少 AI 生成的内容……估计至少抵得上一本书的量，不过更像是碎片化的……
Not enough. Going to try to rein in some sustained attention in the new year. - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke - Playground by Richard Powers - Designing Data Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppman I'm curious how much AI-generated stuff I read this year... likely at least a book's worth, but it would be more like one…
…player, hardly known for theatrics, got up and left the table. This is an incredibly minor nitpick, but I recently went down the rabbit hole of move 37[1] after reading Richard Powers' latest novel, Playground, and Sedol didn't get up, he was already away from the table. He did, however, take far longer to make his next move (iirc something like 12-15 minutes instead of 2-4). 1: A good start, maybe is <https://www.wired.com/2016/03/two-moves-alphago-lee-sedol-re...>…
我今年读过最喜欢的书有：- 理查德·鲍尔斯（Richard Powers）的《游乐场》（Playground）：海洋提醒我们，我们以及我们的执念与纷争是多么微不足道；- 萨曼莎·哈维（Samantha Harvey）的《轨道》（Orbital）：一本表面波澜不惊，内里却暗流涌动的书；- 《嗡嗡……
My favorites that I read this year were: - Playground by Richard Powers: the ocean reminds us that we, along with our obsessions and rivalries, are small - Orbital by Samantha Harvey: a book were not much happens, but a lot goes on below the surface - Hum…
这让我想起《游乐场》，普利策奖得主理查德·鲍尔斯写的一部非凡小说，其中深入描写了法属波利尼西亚的磷酸盐开采。强烈推荐。
I'm reminded of "Playground", the extraordinary novel by Pulitzer-winning author Richard Powers, which includes a close look at phosphate mining in French Polynesia. Highly recommended.
说到推荐书，普利策奖得主理查德·鲍尔斯写过一本关于海洋的绝妙小说（入围了布克奖），叫《游乐场》[0]。0. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playground_(novel)
Speaking of book recommendations, Pulitzer-winning author Richard Powers wrote a terrific (Booker-nominated) novel about the ocean, "Playground"[0]. 0. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playground_(novel)
还不够。新的一年打算收收心，集中精力读完一些：- 苏珊娜·克拉克（Susanna Clarke）的《皮拉内西》（Piranesi）- 理查德·鲍尔斯的《游乐场》- 马丁·克莱普曼（Martin Kleppmann）的《数据密集型应用系统设计》（Designing Data-Intensive Applications）。我很好奇自己今年读了多少 AI 生成的内容……估计至少抵得上一本书的量，不过更像是碎片化的……
Not enough. Going to try to rein in some sustained attention in the new year. - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke - Playground by Richard Powers - Designing Data Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppman I'm curious how much AI-generated stuff I read this year... likely at least a book's worth, but it would be more like one…
……棋手平时可不是个喜欢做戏的人，他站起来离开了棋盘。这是个非常细节的挑刺，但我最近读完理查德·鲍尔斯的新小说《游乐场》后，顺藤摸瓜深挖了一下那手“第37步”[1]：李世石当时并没有站起来走开，他本来就没在棋桌旁。不过，他下一步确实花了极长的时间去思考（如果我没记错的话，大概用了12到15分钟，而不是平时的2到4分钟）。1: 或许可以从这里开始了解：<https://www.wired.com/2016/03/two-moves-alphago-lee-sedol-re...>……
…player, hardly known for theatrics, got up and left the table. This is an incredibly minor nitpick, but I recently went down the rabbit hole of move 37[1] after reading Richard Powers' latest novel, Playground, and Sedol didn't get up, he was already away from the table. He did, however, take far longer to make his next move (iirc something like 12-15 minutes instead of 2-4). 1: A good start, maybe is <https://www.wired.com/2016/03/two-moves-alphago-lee-sedol-re...>…