War works differently then you think. “That focus on morale gets to a truth about warfare: the winner of a battle is not the one that kills the most, but the one who makes the enemy run away. And the… Read More »Collections: The Siege of Gondor: Part VI: Black Sails and Gleaming Banners
Let’s learn about medieval warfare via Lord of the Rings. “Let’s be clear on this point: ancient and medieval warfare was mostly about sieges. Particularly during the Middle Ages (in Europe) sieges (and raiding) were common, but large pitched battles… Read More »Collections: The Siege of Gondor, Part I: Professionals Talk Logistics
Loved the book, didn’t know it was written in a hurry. It is all the better for it. “the Kingdom of Heaven is nothing other than an unrealized possibility: we are merely a realization away from Paradise.” https://www.newyorker.com/books/second-read/the-light-of-the-brothers-karamazov
Great short story “YOU ARE NOTHING MORE THAN A LUCKY SPECIES OF APE THAT IS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITIES OF CREATION VIA A LANGUAGE THAT EVOLVED IN ORDER TO TELL ONE ANOTHER WHERE THE RIPE FRUIT WAS?” https://www.lspace.org/books/dawcn/dawcn-english.html
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Here is my Top 10 books I have read in 2024.
This is the best explanation of why you need to delegate work I have read so far “Imagine Pat and Mat and Superman meeting on a deserted island. They catch fish so they don’t die from starving, while building a… Read More »Division of Labor and Delegation
For some time I like to find various top charts of movies, music, books and others and just consume the top stuff. The best way is to start with best rated (e.g. IMDB). Next is follow curated lists (best books… Read More »Finding the great stuff
This is something I hear a lot. It is simply not true. To read 10 pages you need 10-20 minutes. If you do this daily, you read 300 page book in a month. It is one trip by public transport.… Read More »“I do not have time to read books”
I have listened to a rap battle style song yesterday (linked below) about all the low quality stuff you can find on the internet and how people have bad taste and low requirements on celebrities and art. One bar stands… Read More »“Mine song is not complicated, you are just low IQ”