Blackwell’s bookshop in Oxford, 1977 and today, nearly 50 years later. The Ford Capri has been replaced by bicycles.📚
People don’t remember books; they remember sentences. More specifically, they remember stories.
– Morgan Housel, Paying Attention 💬📚
h/t @jeroensangers
Made it to Rule 18 in The Password Game. That was fun, and I learnt about algebraic chess notation. 🧩
Now that PHP isn’t part of MacOS anymore, I had to decide between using Homebrew or MacPorts. I opted for the latter. It does require sudo, and manually downloading the Xcode Command Line Tools – I guess because I’m still on Monterey – but it allows switching among multiple PHP versions. 💻
Brought out the AeroPress this morning, as a change from the V60. Mostly followed James Hoffmann’s AeroPress technique using Colombian light-roasted beans and a 15g/250ml ratio. ☕️
Last day of the Taiwan-Ryukyu Regatta. ⛵️
Finished reading: Master of Go, Yasunari Kawabata ★★★★ An enjoyable read despite numerous quirks, and I learnt a bit about Go. 📚 / Books Read
Finished reading: The Rum Diary, Hunter S. Thomson ★★★★★ Surprised me. Really enjoyed it; I didn’t want it to end. 📚 / Books Read
