I wasn't entirely sold on Kidd as a coach as recently as the start of the playoffs but in addition to holding the respect of his players - including Kyrie - he's done a nice job. I don't have a single critique really. They play smart, they lean into advantages, they get the most out of their role players. Good job by him.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, according to his office, today will join Donald Trump in court in NYC and "will then address media outside of the ongoing sham prosecution of President Trump. Speaker Johnson will address the political persecution of the 45th President of the United States by President Biden’s weaponized Department of Justice and the left-wing Manhattan district attorney."
Doing a pinned #Books thread of my reading for 2024. Goal is 40 books, which is for sure low, but I also believe in playing games on "easy" mode. Audiobooks count, sorry.
Feel free to mute this if not your ball of wax.
Book 9 - Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu
Hard scifi, Chinese, TV show 4.5*
Weird and scifi. This is great stuff. Book is having a moment with the Netflix show so I won't bother to recap but it is really great. The political points are on the surface but well done. Looking forward to the next in the series. @bookstodon
Book 10 - A Long Strange Trip by Dennis McNally
Music biography, Grateful Dead 3.5* (rounding up to 4)
It's fine, I guess. The early years through about 1978 are well covered, and then McNally pretty well breezes through to the end. I would call it "focusing on the positive", but I don't feel like I got a well rounded story. But it is also the official bio of a large corporation. @bookstodon
I had read Annihilation before but this was my first time through the trilogy. I really enjoyed it, three books with unique perspectives and writing styles telling one story. There's enough space to let your mind wander around, which I loved. One of those series I know I'll go back to to find little pieces and connections I missed.
Hey I just got laid off, anyone got a job? Sadly I'm just a manager recently but I'm superb at it. Glad to work outside of tech. Whee
Edit: and software designer. I kick ass at that. But mostly I translate and coordinate between different specialties to make a coherent team, turn goals into plans and then run those plans. Done a lot of hiring and professional development work too. Great at weeding out the bozos and assholes. Oversight and compliance of every kind. Would love to work for a cause