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📚 REVIEW: Civilizations of Africa, A History to 1800
A look at early African government, religion & economy. Fans (and critics) of James C. Scott or David Graeber should really read this book. So should…
12 hrs ago
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Eleanor Konik
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🏵️ On Learning About Cultures From Stories
On stone gods, internet monsters, and the cultural practices that aren't quite what we think when we think of religion... but aren't exactly not…
Sep 14
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Eleanor Konik
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🌲 The Konik Method for Making Analog Notes
Life is tradeoffs. Analog notes last longer but aren't as searchable. They are, however, useful, beautiful, and less distracting to create.
Sep 3
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Eleanor Konik
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August 2025
📚 Neat Stuff I Read, August 2025 Edition
Tips for taking notes. Deep dives on obscure infrastructure, color theory, and language acquisition. Lessons from history to help everyone feel a bit…
Aug 29
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Eleanor Konik
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📚 REVIEW: Empress of the East by Leslie Peirce
A great biography describing how a European slave girl became queen of the Ottoman Empire and changed it forever.
Aug 20
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Eleanor Konik
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🏵️ Improvements come with tradeoffs
Relating AI hallucinations, medieval copywriting errors, and the impacts of radiation on the human genome. Plus, some great book recommendations!
Aug 13
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Eleanor Konik
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🏵️ On Class, Corruption, & Fire
A review of The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett. Plus, the dark underbelly of American poverty, and how control of fire is useful to man and birds…
Aug 6
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Eleanor Konik
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July 2025
💎 How Claude + Obsidian + MCP Solved My Organizational Problems
I thought they were just a gimmick, but MCP Servers are unusually reliable — and useful — compared to most AI tools I've tried.
Jul 16
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Eleanor Konik
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🎓 When Royal Marriages Keep Power Inside the Family
How the Egyptians and Ottomans bucked diplomatic marriage trends by marrying their sisters and slaves.
Jul 9
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Eleanor Konik
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June 2025
📚 Stoicism & the Cobra Effect in The Folding Knife by K. J. Parker
A spoilerific reflection on a book Patrick McKenzie called "the best low-fantasy public health writing you'll ever read."
Jun 25
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Eleanor Konik
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🌲 The Fastest Way to Learn Depends on Circumstance
What desert engineering and Paul Atriedes can teach us about tacit knowlege.
Jun 18
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Eleanor Konik
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🏵️ What aloe, flax, & silica gel taught me about timing
On supply chains, spiders, and screwing up spaghetti sauce.
Jun 11
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Eleanor Konik
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