links, etc A Transport Protocol’s View of Starlink - ISP Column - May 2024 one of the better satellite internet explainers i’ve read.

links, etc Steve Albini Was Proof You Can Change - The Atlantic When you realize that the dumbest person in the argument is on your side, that means you’re on the wrong side" the complementary guardian article yeah, he was always that caustic producer guy, but he was brilliant and he clearly matured and openly atoned for his offenses. it’s sobering to realize as an X-er just how many of my favorite albums he produced....

a sand county almanac (aldo leopold) i just cracked this and damn… i’m sucked into the reverse chronological history of this dude recounting the events that a tree has survived as he works to fell it. i doubt it was set up to be so engrossing, but it’s some beautiful and surprisingly moving writing. whether this is planned or instinctual is something i’d love to know. the diversity leopold describes in wandering around his property in 1940s wisconsin has me reading this with wikipedia in the other hand....

links, etc Heat Death of the Internet - takahē if this wasn’t so spot on, it would be even more hilarious. #enshittification

notes bookshop link recommended: meh i always have to take the cory doctorow with a grain of salt. this was a DSA fever dream, and i say this as someone who leans heavily in that direction. the main character is a pretty flat charicature of a liberal kid that grew up in a MAGA household. gramps was a MAGA who died; leaving him the owner of a house that he opts to turn into a four-story walkup to house climate refugees....