Picked up two books about digital technology, infrastructure, and power from Green Apple Books today: Platform Socialism by James Muldoon and Blockchain Chicken Farm by Xiaowei Wang. Both were in a tiny area called “Books about computers” in the Computer Book section. Both challenge us to imagine alternatives to platforms. 🍏 🐓 💻 “In order […]
Category Archives: Received
Books received: LaserWriter II and New York 2140
Saturday, June 4, 2022
Two books started this week, both take place in New York City, both feature fixing failing technologies. LaserWriter II by Tamara Shopsin (2021) is a beautifully printed book, with little pixelated images throughout. I’m behind on my Kim Stanley Robinson project, so I’m going to skip the Science in the Capital series and jump to […]
Books received: Pure Colour and Disorientation
Thursday, April 28, 2022
Two books received this week: Pure Colour by Sheila Heti and Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou. It’s the last week of classes so I’m celebrating with some new titles. I’m getting excited about reading more fiction this summer.