Books read, June 2022
A bit belated on account of me being on vacation; a bit short on account of June being the month of Revise All the Books.
New Worlds: Calculation Devices
Be honest: how much do you rely on your phone to do math for you these days? We’ve long had assistive devices to help us perform mathematical operations, and this week the New Worlds Patreon takes a look at some pre-electronic ones. Comment over there!
New Worlds: Count to Ten
I kind of love it when the New Worlds Patreon swings around to a particularly off-the-wall topic. My patrons have voted for “math and measurements” as the general theme for this month, so we’re starting off with counting systems — decimal, vigesimal, octal, and more! Comment over there.
Feel rage, but take action
Get more voters registered; get more voters mobilized. Because many states strip voting rights from felons, and the more basic rights SCOTUS criminalizes, the more of us they remove from the voting rolls.
We need numbers on our side.
New Worlds: Seeking Salvation
The last New Worlds Patreon essay for this month is a little oversized, as it covers both the remission of sin and the ultimate salvation of the human soul. Comment over there!
New Worlds: The Problem of Evil
The New Worlds Patreon gets even more theological with questions like “why does evil exist?” and “what is sin?” Comment over there!
Books read, May 2022
Quite a lot of reading. There will be less for June, because 1) book revisions and 2) I am playing video games more for relaxation, rather than reading (for reasons, see Point 1).
New Worlds: The End of Days
It’s not quite R.E.M. karaoke time at the New Worlds Patreon, but it’s close. This week, we’re talking about the literal end times! Comment over there.
New Worlds: In the Beginning
Six years into the New Worlds Patreon, we’re finally taking a look at where everything begins! Comment over there.
New Worlds: The Uses of Slave Labor
The New Worlds Patreon will have to come back to the topic of slavery later, because there’s still more to say. But the last post for this month looks at a rather central question: just what were all of those enslaved people made to do? Comment over there.
