dadgum! It's been a while...

> but I'd like to highlight some of the more esoteric books which affected my thinking

In the same vein, James Hagues's whole blog is wonderful; well-informed, witty, funny, incisive, insightful, with personality... I learned much from avidly reading it, while he was actively publishing. Thanks, James!

Also, I am cracking up at the construction of the site subtitle... It's not just tongue-in-cheek. It's also funny and with the times. :p :)

Wonderful indeed (I didn't know him), a treasure-trove of (un)common sense and humanity, encouraging amid the AI extinction event.