Aaron T.

2 cont) oops since i didnt clarify the startup is theranos. there was a TV show about this, i never watched it because i liked the book so much that i didnt really want to have my memory of it changed

the book cover for bad blood secrets and lies in a silicon valley startup, white gloved hand holding a tiny vial of blood.

2) Bad Blood by John Carreyrou

i first read this in 2019 and loaned it to a friend, it sat on their shelf for 6 years, then i took it back.

reads like an autobiographical thriller, i love reading financial scams/thrillers. the fraud's scope was staggering. the author's involvement makes it better

1 cont) the author started as an engineer with no chess knowledge. as a result this book is mostly about hammers and nails rather than the human impact, which is interesting but not necessarily unique.

and good lord are there a lot of details about electrical engineering.

the book cover for "behind deep blue: building the computer that defeated the world chess champion." a human hand is holding a blue knight piece made of code above a black and white chessboard

reading thread because i am reading a lot in 2026!!

1) Behind Deep Blue by Feng-Hsuing Hsu

the account of the person who was most involved with building Deep Blue in his own words. the computing challenges of the 80s and 90s were very different than those nowadays

i prioritized well as a child collecting pokemon cards

happy new year boosky

self-worth

Just googled "Miraidon". Learning a lot

A new bombshell has just entered the villa… (4 HP/1 Atk/252 SpA/251 Spe Calyrex-Shadow)

surely nothing bad will happen to me if i ev train while watching love island

Blue sky!!!

i think something may be wrong with how my laptop calculates my daily screen usage

A short comic, the first panel has poliwhirl jumping down from the sky towards pikachu, the second has pikachu with a shadow over his face accepting his fate as poliwhirl approaches for impact

Here Comes Poliwhirl

Finally getting with the times. Can't wait to have calls on the internet with my friends using our actual voices

im extremely excited to be able to tell you two months ahead of time that i am your portland regional champion!! huge honor

it is time

washington mt fuji

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

no wtf!!!!

growing up on a forum taught me a lot about Posting

ic_irl

I have! They’re good!

An ice cream, perhaps...

Eating fistfuls of ketchup chips to prepare for Vancouver Regionals

Charades

my plane wifi crashed as masters finals started and i couldn’t refresh it until game 3. i watched Bluey to calm down while i waited and i almost ended up crying at the first episode i ever watched

man i need a vacation to somewhere warm and fun. thats why im so excited to go to <checks notes> london in february

maybe instead of JLPT results coming out a meteor could hit my apartment

xposting to boosky but give this a read! Tony has been working really hard and is a great player

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