Somni Sixsmith
@somnisixsmith.bsky.social
American lawyer and scholar in the history of technology
Interesting - these drone drones incursions in NJ may be Iranian.
December 11, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Interesting - these drone drones incursions in NJ may be Iranian.
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On Deep History and the Brain by Daniel Lord Smail. You’ll never think about coffee the same way again after you read this one.
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On Deep History and the Brain by Daniel Lord Smail. You’ll never think about coffee the same way again after you read this one.
December 8, 2024 at 7:39 PM
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On Deep History and the Brain by Daniel Lord Smail. You’ll never think about coffee the same way again after you read this one.
Day 15/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
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On Deep History and the Brain by Daniel Lord Smail. You’ll never think about coffee the same way again after you read this one.
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Day 14/20!
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I took a break over Thanksgiving but figured it was time to come back to this. Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. Captivated me as a kid.
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I took a break over Thanksgiving but figured it was time to come back to this. Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. Captivated me as a kid.
December 5, 2024 at 4:56 PM
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Day 14/20!
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I took a break over Thanksgiving but figured it was time to come back to this. Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. Captivated me as a kid.
Day 14/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
I took a break over Thanksgiving but figured it was time to come back to this. Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. Captivated me as a kid.
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Day 13/20!
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Roma by Steven Saylor - such a clever historical fiction epic. One of my all time favorites in that genre.
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Roma by Steven Saylor - such a clever historical fiction epic. One of my all time favorites in that genre.
November 28, 2024 at 4:46 AM
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Day 13/20!
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Roma by Steven Saylor - such a clever historical fiction epic. One of my all time favorites in that genre.
Day 13/20!
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#BookChallenge
Roma by Steven Saylor - such a clever historical fiction epic. One of my all time favorites in that genre.
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Day 12/20!
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The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Nuff said.
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The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Nuff said.
November 27, 2024 at 4:56 AM
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The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Nuff said.
Day 12/20!
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The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Nuff said.
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Day 11/20!
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The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. And I’ll take it one step further - check out The Ghost of Tom Joad by Bruce Springsteen, a haunting song inspired by this book: youtu.be/2Nbe2O-mJmc?...
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The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. And I’ll take it one step further - check out The Ghost of Tom Joad by Bruce Springsteen, a haunting song inspired by this book: youtu.be/2Nbe2O-mJmc?...
November 26, 2024 at 2:12 AM
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Day 11/20!
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The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. And I’ll take it one step further - check out The Ghost of Tom Joad by Bruce Springsteen, a haunting song inspired by this book: youtu.be/2Nbe2O-mJmc?...
Day 11/20!
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The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. And I’ll take it one step further - check out The Ghost of Tom Joad by Bruce Springsteen, a haunting song inspired by this book: youtu.be/2Nbe2O-mJmc?...
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Day 10/20!
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Car Country: An Environmental History by Christopher W. Wells. Ever wonder why your locale lacks a good public transportation system? This book holds the answers. If you like 20th century US history, urban planning, etc. read this!
Day 10/20!
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Car Country: An Environmental History by Christopher W. Wells. Ever wonder why your locale lacks a good public transportation system? This book holds the answers. If you like 20th century US history, urban planning, etc. read this!
November 24, 2024 at 10:48 PM
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Day 10/20!
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Car Country: An Environmental History by Christopher W. Wells. Ever wonder why your locale lacks a good public transportation system? This book holds the answers. If you like 20th century US history, urban planning, etc. read this!
Day 10/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Car Country: An Environmental History by Christopher W. Wells. Ever wonder why your locale lacks a good public transportation system? This book holds the answers. If you like 20th century US history, urban planning, etc. read this!
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Day 9/20!
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I, Robot by Isaac Asimov - a classic and a must read if you are, like me, a lover of sci fi.
Day 9/20!
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I, Robot by Isaac Asimov - a classic and a must read if you are, like me, a lover of sci fi.
November 24, 2024 at 4:09 AM
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Day 9/20!
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I, Robot by Isaac Asimov - a classic and a must read if you are, like me, a lover of sci fi.
Day 9/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov - a classic and a must read if you are, like me, a lover of sci fi.
Book Challenge Post!
Day 8/20!
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The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger. Maybe I’m a cliche, but I read this book when I was Holden Caulfield’s age and connected so strongly with that sense of angsty alienation.
Day 8/20!
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The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger. Maybe I’m a cliche, but I read this book when I was Holden Caulfield’s age and connected so strongly with that sense of angsty alienation.
November 22, 2024 at 9:37 PM
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Day 8/20!
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The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger. Maybe I’m a cliche, but I read this book when I was Holden Caulfield’s age and connected so strongly with that sense of angsty alienation.
Day 8/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger. Maybe I’m a cliche, but I read this book when I was Holden Caulfield’s age and connected so strongly with that sense of angsty alienation.
Book Challenge Post!
Day 7/20!
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari - this is a general history must read for anyone with even a passing interest. Love this book.
Day 7/20!
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari - this is a general history must read for anyone with even a passing interest. Love this book.
November 22, 2024 at 12:18 AM
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Day 7/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari - this is a general history must read for anyone with even a passing interest. Love this book.
Day 7/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari - this is a general history must read for anyone with even a passing interest. Love this book.
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Day 6/20!
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A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. I read it as an impressionable kid and Bryson explained so much that the adults in my life could not. This book unlocked doors of thought for me at just the right time in my life.
Day 6/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. I read it as an impressionable kid and Bryson explained so much that the adults in my life could not. This book unlocked doors of thought for me at just the right time in my life.
November 20, 2024 at 10:56 PM
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Day 6/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
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A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. I read it as an impressionable kid and Bryson explained so much that the adults in my life could not. This book unlocked doors of thought for me at just the right time in my life.
Day 6/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. I read it as an impressionable kid and Bryson explained so much that the adults in my life could not. This book unlocked doors of thought for me at just the right time in my life.
Watching the sunset from the top of Umeda Sky Tower in Osaka, Japan.
November 20, 2024 at 7:53 AM
Watching the sunset from the top of Umeda Sky Tower in Osaka, Japan.
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Day 5/20!
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The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. Shout out to
@roryhegarty.bsky.social for reminding me of this excellent work and my adventures in India years ago.
Day 5/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. Shout out to
@roryhegarty.bsky.social for reminding me of this excellent work and my adventures in India years ago.
November 20, 2024 at 2:11 AM
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Day 5/20!
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The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. Shout out to
@roryhegarty.bsky.social for reminding me of this excellent work and my adventures in India years ago.
Day 5/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. Shout out to
@roryhegarty.bsky.social for reminding me of this excellent work and my adventures in India years ago.
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Day 4/20!
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One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez - sublime and haunting. I still return to certain passages of this novel from time to time.
Day 4/20!
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One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez - sublime and haunting. I still return to certain passages of this novel from time to time.
November 19, 2024 at 12:02 AM
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Day 4/20!
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One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez - sublime and haunting. I still return to certain passages of this novel from time to time.
Day 4/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez - sublime and haunting. I still return to certain passages of this novel from time to time.
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Day 3/20!
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Black Earth by @timothysnyder.bsky.social is a powerful work of history emphasizing the vulnerability of stateless peoples.
Palestinians today are similarly the victims of statelessness and war. The irony is palpable.
Day 3/20!
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Black Earth by @timothysnyder.bsky.social is a powerful work of history emphasizing the vulnerability of stateless peoples.
Palestinians today are similarly the victims of statelessness and war. The irony is palpable.
November 18, 2024 at 1:12 AM
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Day 3/20!
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#Books
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Black Earth by @timothysnyder.bsky.social is a powerful work of history emphasizing the vulnerability of stateless peoples.
Palestinians today are similarly the victims of statelessness and war. The irony is palpable.
Day 3/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Black Earth by @timothysnyder.bsky.social is a powerful work of history emphasizing the vulnerability of stateless peoples.
Palestinians today are similarly the victims of statelessness and war. The irony is palpable.
Who would guess based on this vid and #CountingCrows in the background that I’m sitting in a bar in Osaka, Japan
#travel
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#MurphysIrishPubOsaka
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November 17, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Who would guess based on this vid and #CountingCrows in the background that I’m sitting in a bar in Osaka, Japan
#travel
#Japan
#Osaka
#MurphysIrishPubOsaka
#travel
#Japan
#Osaka
#MurphysIrishPubOsaka
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Day 2/20!
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Vermeer’s Hat by Timothy Brook offers a fascinating glimpse into the 17th century world of Dutch trade and uses Vermeer’s paintings as portals of historical exploration. A must read for fans of art history.
Day 2/20!
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Vermeer’s Hat by Timothy Brook offers a fascinating glimpse into the 17th century world of Dutch trade and uses Vermeer’s paintings as portals of historical exploration. A must read for fans of art history.
November 17, 2024 at 3:27 AM
Book Challenge Post!
Day 2/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
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Vermeer’s Hat by Timothy Brook offers a fascinating glimpse into the 17th century world of Dutch trade and uses Vermeer’s paintings as portals of historical exploration. A must read for fans of art history.
Day 2/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Vermeer’s Hat by Timothy Brook offers a fascinating glimpse into the 17th century world of Dutch trade and uses Vermeer’s paintings as portals of historical exploration. A must read for fans of art history.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 1/20!
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First up is Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell (the inspiration for my pseudonym).
Day 1/20!
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First up is Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell (the inspiration for my pseudonym).
November 16, 2024 at 3:56 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 1/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
First up is Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell (the inspiration for my pseudonym).
Day 1/20!
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
First up is Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell (the inspiration for my pseudonym).
With 2024 set to be the warmest year on record, I caught this glimpse of a snowless Mount Fuji the other day in the middle of November. The world is changing.
November 15, 2024 at 6:21 AM
With 2024 set to be the warmest year on record, I caught this glimpse of a snowless Mount Fuji the other day in the middle of November. The world is changing.