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Reading list – July 2022

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Here’s my reading list for the month:

  • The Nowhere Office – Reinventing Work and the Workplace of the Future, by Julia Hobsbawm;
  • The Complete Whisky Course: a Comprehensive Tasting School in Ten Classes, by Robin Robinson;
  • Four Thousand Weeks, by Oliver Burkeman.

WWDC

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Lots of good stuff announced at WWDC earlier this week.

My eyes are on the new M2 MacBook Air. I’m also looking forward to the release of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16.

Not sure about Apple’s thinking behind the updated 13” MacBook Pro. Given that it’s so close in size and pricing to the new MacBook Air, it would make sense for most buyers to pick the latter.

Thing is, for the vast majority of people out there, the MacBook Air is more than enough. And, for those who need something more powerful from the MacBook line-up, there are the 14” and 16” MacBook Pro models from last year. Those contain way more firepower than the 13” MacBook Pro.

So I’m not sure where the 13” MacBook Pro fits these days. Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s phased out in the coming years.

My reading list – June 2022

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Here’s my reading list for the month:

  • How money became dangerous, by Christopher Varelas, and Dan Stone;
  • Coleridge, Early visions, by Richard Holmes;
  • A world without email, by Cal Newport; and
  • A royal life, by HRH The Duke of Kent, and Hugo Vickers.

Westerpark

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The Westerpark is lovely in Springtime.

I spent quite a bit of time there today. It’s good to see that all the leaves are back; winter can be quite unforgiving, stripping everything down to the barest twigs. But the greenery is back, and with it, the feel of being in a park once more. It’s not the same when you come here in the winter.

So I spent a good deal of time there today – sat on benches, walked a fair bit, took some photos, things like that.

I’ve written a few words before about the Westerpark. I’m sure I’ll do so again before too long.