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Summary of reading: April - June 2026
2 months ago
- The text is a compilation of brief reviews for 15 books, covering nonfiction, fiction, and technical topics.
- Each review notes the book's strengths (e.g., meticulous research, engaging writing) and weaknesses (e.g., dryness, verbose style, misaligned focus).
- Several books are criticized for being overly academic, hyperbolic, or for lacking technical depth despite promising titles.
- Two books are mentioned as re-reads: Benjamin Franklin biography and A Gentleman in Moscow.
- Overall, the reviews reflect personal opinions and reading experiences, often comparing works to other books or media.
7 books that stood the test of time in 2023
2 months ago
- The Most Human Human by Brian Christian: A book about humanity disguised as AI, teaching deeper conversations and meaning in work.
- An Everlasting Meal by Tamar Adler: Changes perspective on cooking as a natural act of creativity rather than a chore.
- Art & Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland: A manual on overcoming fear to continue creating, addressing talent and vision gaps.
- The Production of Houses by Christopher Alexander et al.: Shows concrete results of people designing their own homes, with successes and contradictions.
- Creative Selection by Ken Kocienda: Details the Apple way of product design, emphasizing that most design is a dead end.
- Changing Minds by Andy diSessa: A foundational text on computational literacy and future of computing.
- The Overstory by Richard Powers: A novel that shifts perspective to see the world from trees' viewpoint.
Reading List 06/13/2026
2 months ago
- Homes are being built on top of libraries or combined with library developments, with over 1,800 apartments built across the US as part of such projects.
- Manufacturing a Patriot missile takes more than two years due to supplier delays for parts and subcomponents.
- Chinese car manufacturer BYD aims to become the world's largest carmaker within five years, despite high US tariffs.
- Google ordered 3 million TPUs from Intel, and analysts suggest Intel should raise capital.
- Solar energy supplied 12.8% of US electricity in a recent month, surpassing coal at 12.2%, marking a historic first.
- Coal plants scheduled for closure are being kept operating longer due to data center demand, and the Trump administration plans to build two new coal plants using the Defense Production Act.
- A tunnel project between the US and Russia is also mentioned.
Reading List 07/25/26
2 months ago
- China is rolling back EV subsidies and imposing a consumption tax on lithium-ion batteries starting September 2025.
- TSMC is accelerating investment in Arizona fabs due to AI demand and plans to raise prices by up to 10% in 2027.
- The CEO of DR Horton sees little short-term impact from the ROAD to Housing Act, while the FT argues luxury apartments help housing chains.
- Saronic chose Texas over California for operations, allegedly using California Forever negotiations to get better terms.
- The National Historic Preservation Act burdens clean energy projects more than fossil fuels due to larger viewprints and higher adverse effect findings.
- Fervo Energy CEO Tim Latimer advocates a learning-by-doing approach for geothermal, inspired by SpaceX, starting with simpler projects.
- Defective roadway guardrails are mentioned among other news in this weekly reading list.

reading list

Summary of reading: April - June 2026

7 books that stood the test of time in 2023

Reading List 06/13/2026

Reading List 07/25/26