There’s a selection of Galt’s works available as free ebooks on @gutenberg_org
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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/588?sort_order=title
Literary fitba: there’s a football team named after a Walter Scott novel, but John Galt had one named after him… 
(strictly speaking they were named after a town in Ontario that was named after John Galt, but still… & they won gold 
at the 1904 #Olympics)
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“In short, not to lengthen my story into tediousness, bribery & corruption was clearly proven; & Mr Gabblon, as I have already stated, was set aside; for he was not cunning enough, in a parliamentary sense, to be honest…”
—John Galt, THE MEMBER (1832) – via @canongatebooks
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https://canongate.co.uk/books/228-the-member-and-the-radical/
“[Galt’s] realism is hard-headed, his compassion is tough-minded, his humour contagious but tainted with the sense that chaos and catastrophe are never far away.”
—Prof Alan Riach on the fiction of John Galt
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“I was in love with the book. In pure, ignorant defiance of the decree of the Iowa Writing School that controls almost all modern fiction, Galt tells without showing.”
—Ursula K. Le Guin discusses John Galt’s ANNALS OF THE PARISH
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https://www.publicbooks.org/b-sides-john-galts-annals-parish/
A 
for John Galt (1779–1839), born #OTD, 2 May. His novels & short stories are sharp political satires & fascinating chronicles of Scottish life.
Read our INTERNATIONAL COMPANION, ed Gerard Carruthers & Colin Kidd – also available online via Project MUSE
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my friend Rianne Subijanto's excellent new book was reviewed in Jacobin
https://jacobin.com/2025/04/indonesia-colonialism-communist-party-independence/
The Enlightenment then: What does it mean to exist? What can we say that we know, without fear of contradiction? Did God create us, or did we create God? How does language work?
The Enlightenment now: Isn't it fascinating how a computer can't process a stolen document that was fed into its programming? 
https://retractionwatch.com/2025/02/10/vegetative-electron-microscopy-fingerprint-paper-mill/
Behold, the mystical "Zen Garden" where web designers pretend transforming an HTML file with a new #CSS stylesheet is akin to achieving #enlightenment. 
Marvel as outdated browsers are treated like ancient curses, and the W3C are hailed as the web's spiritual gurus. 
Namaste, fellow cosmic coders.
https://csszengarden.com/ #ZenGarden #WebDesign #SpiritualGurus #CosmicCoders #HackerNews #ngated
Enlightenment involves derailing and deconstructing the sense of lack. It is getting rid of that piece of psychology that in every moment says,...
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Este escritorio estilo steampunk ya se ha convertido en mi proyecto de aficionado a los #ViernesDeEscritorio.
Hice un cambio al aspecto de las aplicaciones mediante el tema CDE / Motif, nostálgico pero atemporal, uno de los mejor valorados en Pling.
Now that I've had some sleep..
Stanley outlines the striking parallels from other authoritarian regimes with the current situation in the U.S.
I have always felt uncomfortable with the US Nationalism of chants of "USA" and Stanley gives it a name. "Supremacist Nationalism". It's also why those of us in Canada were upset our flag has been used in the trucker convoy. Our brand of Nationalism has always been more quiet an not so much flag waving. I will also note Stanley has moved to Canada due to the fears of U.S. fascism (he himself notes criticisms of his use of that term) But a rose by any other name using the criteria from Umberto Eco.
This is a must read for those of us in Canada. Especially now during an election campaign.
I just read Jason Stanley's book on *Erasing History*. tonight. I loved his term of a Anti-Colonist Nationalism as I had been struggling to put a name to that feeling that some Nationalism is bad (Supremacist) but Nationalism could be done right. eg. A caring society with empathy etc. This is a beautifully written book. He wrote about ideas I have had as well about the Enlightenment and that was helpful. Yes, the Enlightenment wasn't all roses.
A very approachable book, and I highly recommend reading it.
Sorry I am tired a bit rambling but I am off to bed!
Mastadon
French museum of Natural history in París
Taken 2019
https://www.mnhn.fr/en/grande-galerie-de-l-evolution-gallery-of-evolution
What do you think is still missing in #Wayland?
I feel that the last rough edges have been ironed out in the last year. This includes #HDR, #TripleBuffering, #ColorManagement, #SessionRestore implementations, improved #Accessibility, etc.
What important pieces do you think are still missing in Wayland?
#XWayland #Mutter #KWin #Gnome #KDE #X11 #XOrg #Cosmic #Enlightenment #GTK4 #GTK #QT6 #Weston #Cinnamon #Xfce hyprland #niri #sway
A nation of idiots.
Andreas Schleicher, the head of education and skills at the O.E.C.D., told The Financial Times, “Thirty percent of Americans read at a level that you would expect from a 10-year-old child.” He continued, “It is actually hard to imagine — that every third person you meet on the street has difficulties reading even simple things.”
#USpolitics #education #collapse #reasoning #enlightenment #USA
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/opinion/education-smart-thinking-reading-tariffs.html
Y aquí va un video para que se echen un taco de ojo sobre el funcionamiento del entorno de escritorio #Enlightenment, a mí me asombra que haga tanto con tan pocos recursos.
Voy a dejar listo el #ViernesDeEscritorio a una hora de que inicie en #México, porque mañana no sé si habrá tiempo.
Conseguí elevar la resolución del tema de iconos "SteampunK" en el que he estado trabajando (basado en un viejísimo "Rustfold"). Esta vez les muestro otro fondo de pantalla y también mejoré (creo) la integración del tema de Audacity con el estilo general.
“How Nazi Race Science Conquered the White House, and is Coming for Your Democracy”
by Nafeez Ahmed in Byline Times @BylineTimes
“One of the major ‘Dark Enlightenment’ influencers has stepped into the light, talking of the ‘negro problem’. [..] the Silicon Valley broligarchy has resurrected Nazi-inspired eugenics ideology”
