Nostr notes by Kevin Lyda

Yes, I really liked that technique. I think I read The Dead Zone ...

2026-10-12T16:49:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…tp4c
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Yes, I really liked that technique. I think I read The Dead Zone first, which also used it, but not quite as much. I skimmed a lot of it the first time but in later reads I was really impressed. Sue Snell's book was very self-serving, the testimonies were often confrontational, the newspaper clips seemed a little inaccurate. Missing detail, or influenced by who they talked to. It was interesting.

In addition, the book was the story of cruelty in a high school ...

2026-10-12T10:47:27Z

In reply to nevent1q…g3gc
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In addition, the book was the story of cruelty in a high school and a home, but it constantly hints at a much bigger world. The story is told through Senate testimonies and a variety of books and then, at the end, a letter from a poorly educated woman about her niece and their granny. The series doesn't seem to use the same narrative trick - its titles seem written like a day at high school - but it seems to have its own way to build up a bigger world.

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Working from home is a massive climate benefit and a massive ...

2024-08-26T09:26:20Z

Working from home is a massive climate benefit and a massive benefit for cities with poor public transit systems. It takes loads of cars off the road which reduces emissions and traffic. It blows my mind that we want to throw that away.