John Carmack

I enjoyed this. Biography has never been one of my favorite genres, and I have a bit of an irrational bias against reading bios of people I have interacted with personally, but I am reevaluating.

I really enjoyed 1633, the second book in “The Ring of Fire” — plop a 21st century American town into 17th century Europe and see what happens. It is “competence porn”, but a different take than post-apocalyptic works.

https://amazon.com/1633-Ring-Fire-Book-2-ebook/dp/B00AP8YZI0/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1QZ36I3AYHTM6&keywords=1633+book&qid=1691162569&sprefix=1633+book%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1

Book 2 of… 27 ???

Reading a book on the history of libraries makes me want a physical scroll of classic Roman fabrication, but with a translated text I can actually read. Are there still artisans that take commissions? It looks like new Torah scrolls are still made.

I read it again a couple years ago, and I still appreciate it. I will probably continue reading it once a decade.

My younger son has been adding lots of features to his game -- menus, tutorials, difficulties, and 60 total levels now. I highly recommend the Khan Academy programming sandbox, it is "real" programming, but in a fun, interactive way! Give it a try!