David Williams
@drfluellen.bsky.social
Academic, Catholic theologian, Apple geek. @drfluellen on all the socials. Fan of cats and coffee. Husband to the fantabulous Emily (@viola_illyria).
Finished reading: By the Spear by Ian Worthington 📚💙💙💙💙🖤 Good take on Philip, Alexander, and the rise of Macedon.
January 2, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Finished reading: By the Spear by Ian Worthington 📚💙💙💙💙🖤 Good take on Philip, Alexander, and the rise of Macedon.
Finished reading: Indistractable by Nir Eyal 📚💙💙💙💙🖤good but maybe I’m reading too many like this; they start to blur.
December 31, 2024 at 1:17 AM
Finished reading: Indistractable by Nir Eyal 📚💙💙💙💙🖤good but maybe I’m reading too many like this; they start to blur.
Finished reading: Plato’s “Letters” by Plato 📚Intriguing presentation of all thirteen letters 💙💙💙💙💙
December 2, 2024 at 3:57 AM
Finished reading: Plato’s “Letters” by Plato 📚Intriguing presentation of all thirteen letters 💙💙💙💙💙
Finished reading: The AI Mirror by Shannon Vallor 📚 The metaphor of AI as a mirror is useful and has legs; the bigger picture/political element of the book, not so much. 💙💙💙🖤🖤
November 29, 2024 at 6:08 AM
Finished reading: The AI Mirror by Shannon Vallor 📚 The metaphor of AI as a mirror is useful and has legs; the bigger picture/political element of the book, not so much. 💙💙💙🖤🖤
Reposted by David Williams
the reason you don’t see vampires anymore is that 2000 years of producing holy water has rendered the environment more hostile to them.
we crossed a 12 ppm holiness threshold around 1908
we crossed a 12 ppm holiness threshold around 1908
August 17, 2024 at 7:08 PM
the reason you don’t see vampires anymore is that 2000 years of producing holy water has rendered the environment more hostile to them.
we crossed a 12 ppm holiness threshold around 1908
we crossed a 12 ppm holiness threshold around 1908
Finished reading: Fatal Discord by Michael Massing 📚💙💙💙💙🖤Not deep but good.
August 12, 2024 at 2:39 AM
Finished reading: Fatal Discord by Michael Massing 📚💙💙💙💙🖤Not deep but good.
Finished reading: This Fierce People by Alan Pell Crawford 📚💙💙💙💙🖤
July 24, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Finished reading: This Fierce People by Alan Pell Crawford 📚💙💙💙💙🖤
Finished reading: Legion versus Phalanx by Myke Cole 📚💙💙💙💙💙
July 2, 2024 at 1:33 AM
Finished reading: Legion versus Phalanx by Myke Cole 📚💙💙💙💙💙
Finished reading: The Language Puzzle by Steven Mithen 📚💙💙💙💙🖤
June 30, 2024 at 2:37 AM
Finished reading: The Language Puzzle by Steven Mithen 📚💙💙💙💙🖤
Finished reading: Inventing the Individual by Larry Siedentop 📚meh, possibly dated a bit.
June 23, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Finished reading: Inventing the Individual by Larry Siedentop 📚meh, possibly dated a bit.
Finished reading: The Stories of English by David Crystal 📚A touch dated, especially in discussion of the internet, but 💙💙💙💙
May 29, 2024 at 3:50 AM
Finished reading: The Stories of English by David Crystal 📚A touch dated, especially in discussion of the internet, but 💙💙💙💙
Finished reading: The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes by Donald Hoffman 📚💙💙🖤🖤🖤
May 28, 2024 at 12:52 AM
Finished reading: The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes by Donald Hoffman 📚💙💙🖤🖤🖤
Finished reading: Tactics and the Experience of Battle in the Age of Napoleon by Rory Muir 📚👍👍
May 26, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Finished reading: Tactics and the Experience of Battle in the Age of Napoleon by Rory Muir 📚👍👍
Finished reading: The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila by Carlos Eire 📚👍👍👍
April 27, 2024 at 2:29 AM
Finished reading: The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila by Carlos Eire 📚👍👍👍
Finished reading: Slow Productivity by Cal Newport 📚⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
April 9, 2024 at 3:10 AM
Finished reading: Slow Productivity by Cal Newport 📚⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Finished reading: Natural Reason and Natural Law by James Carey 📚👍👍
February 26, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Finished reading: Natural Reason and Natural Law by James Carey 📚👍👍
Reposted by David Williams
I recently made a comic complaining that NASA refuses to listen to my good ideas for improving the Solar System (xkcd.com/2750).
To my delight, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate has sent me an actual expert panel evaluation of my “flatten the planets” proposal! Sadly, they decided not to fund it.
To my delight, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate has sent me an actual expert panel evaluation of my “flatten the planets” proposal! Sadly, they decided not to fund it.
February 22, 2024 at 2:45 PM
I recently made a comic complaining that NASA refuses to listen to my good ideas for improving the Solar System (xkcd.com/2750).
To my delight, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate has sent me an actual expert panel evaluation of my “flatten the planets” proposal! Sadly, they decided not to fund it.
To my delight, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate has sent me an actual expert panel evaluation of my “flatten the planets” proposal! Sadly, they decided not to fund it.
Finished reading: The Enduring Importance of Leo Strauss by Laurence Lampert 📚
January 23, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Finished reading: The Enduring Importance of Leo Strauss by Laurence Lampert 📚
Finished reading: The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors by James D. Hornfischer 📚Classic.
January 16, 2024 at 2:29 AM
Finished reading: The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors by James D. Hornfischer 📚Classic.
Finished reading: The First Total War by David A. Bell 📚👍👍Two thumbs up.
January 15, 2024 at 4:26 AM
Finished reading: The First Total War by David A. Bell 📚👍👍Two thumbs up.
Finished reading: The Fabric of Civilization by Virginia Postrel 📚Could have been longer, very engaging.
January 10, 2024 at 2:26 AM
Finished reading: The Fabric of Civilization by Virginia Postrel 📚Could have been longer, very engaging.
Finished reading: Shakespeare’s Book by Chris Laoutaris 📚Fantastic level of detail.👍
January 7, 2024 at 4:25 AM
Finished reading: Shakespeare’s Book by Chris Laoutaris 📚Fantastic level of detail.👍
Year in books for 2023: https://drfluellen.com/2023/12/31/year-in-books.html
January 1, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Year in books for 2023: https://drfluellen.com/2023/12/31/year-in-books.html
Finished reading: Emperor of Rome by Mary Beard 📚Workmanlike, interesting perspective.
December 31, 2023 at 4:36 AM
Finished reading: Emperor of Rome by Mary Beard 📚Workmanlike, interesting perspective.