Andy Lowry @AndyLowry@qoto.org

@vicgrinberg
As a former computer-science sort, I found Gleick's "The Information" really engrossing for anyone who wants a from-the-ground-up look at what technology is and how it came to be. It starts with discussions about memorization versus writing and goes from there. VERY readable and engaging.

Though not any sort of scientist, I've always been thrilled by the story and history of physics, including cosmology, and anyone who can do it in an approachable way makes my eyes light up. To find directions of interest, I think all one need to is hang out on Sabine Hossenfelder's blog for a day or two and let oneself be carried along into something that catches interest. Plenty of great books out there, and she will mention them, and that's a great way to happen across a topic that snatches attention.

In biology/genetics, Mukherjee is hard to beat for engagement.

And for poor old underappreciated epidemiology, Barry's "The Great Influenza" made me wonder how it was that I didn't know I was interested in that.

@_4_d_4_m_
Other than a few people I run into at the doctors' offices, everybody seems young to me-- am 67, so not OLD old, but guessing less so than yourself. 😎 Better to be a young gent than a old git! Keep it while ya can!

@jayarava @drsueoosthuizen
That was the article to which I referred. 😉 I'd noticed the Sakya/Scyth similarity some time ago, but was firmly advised that such a notion is mistaken by B. Sujato at Suttacentral when I asked about it.. Makes no difference to me, just a fun thing to ponder, and was tickled to see that someone more serious than I had examined it.

@harrylitman
We don't call her "chemtrail" for nothin'.

@jayarava
Now I can give some focus to helping spread the good news of your presence! I had already accidentally discovered a young gent who is a Triratna friend/practitioner (local to you, I mean), which is one of those charming coincidences that keeps life interesting. 😎 With Mastodon populations now over 3 million, there's bound to be some critical mass at some point.

By the way, your Raves page still has a Twitter "follow me" link on it, not sure if intentional or oversight, none of my business of course but thought I should mention it just in case.

(I'm the guy from the US who asked permission to print your "Heart" work a while back so that I could assemble some study materials, and I'd like to mention that I still pull it off the shelf now and then to remind me of something that slipped my mind. As you can guess, the notebook is really quite hefty even though printed double-sided and restricted to just the Heart material. 😃 )

Thanks very much again for your generosity with your work. You've helped this internet stranger immensely. Should you ever need anything from me, I'd be delighted and honored to help-- I have some experience with proofreading and editing from the technical writing I had to do as a SysAdmin before my retirement.)

@sarahstankorb
Your admin is listed as @jeff, maybe that will give a clue for a contact somewhere.

@sarahstankorb
Had to do it lately, it came directly through the server I'm signed up on. Is it possible to contact whoever runs the instance? There SHOULD be a webpage for it somewhere.

@drsueoosthuizen
And as yet another of those little weird coincidences that seem to happen, I was just reading a journal article proposing the idea that Sakyamuni ("sage of the Sakyas," a.k.a the Buddha) was Scythian since that's what Saka/Sakya means. Wouldn't be earth-shattering if true, but kind of fun to ponder. And this object would be from around that time frame!

@JamesGleick @ProPublica
At least they were honest enough to drop that "no evil" thing a goodly while back. Looks like an engrossing report, thanks!

@impermanen_
Would make it easy to find her in a parking lot, no? I mean amongst all the other mules parked there.

@skepteis
Hoo-whee, good thing he didn't try that with smokeless powder (which I would not put past such a clever sort).

@drsueoosthuizen
Amazingly graceful! Those Scythians really had it going on.

@DavMicRot
Also an excellent argument for forced sterilization, much as I normally dislike the whole eugenics thing.