# \#writing

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## [This Week’s Book Review - Once Upon a Villa](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/this-week-s-book-review-once-upon-a-villa/4656)

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**Author:** [@Seawriter](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Seawriter)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [24 April 2025 12:14 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/this-week-s-book-review-once-upon-a-villa/4656 "2025-04-24T12:14:27Z")

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Looking for a good read? Here is a recommendation. I have an unusual approach to reviewing books. I review books I feel merit a review. Each review is an opportunity to recommend a book. If I do not think a book is wo…

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## [Victor Davis Hanson on Writing, Wars, Silicon Valley, and Civilisational Collapse](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/victor-davis-hanson-on-writing-wars-silicon-valley-and-civilisational-collapse/3400)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [3 July 2023 13:27 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/victor-davis-hanson-on-writing-wars-silicon-valley-and-civilisational-collapse/3400 "2023-07-03T13:27:29Z")

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## [Rudy Rucker on “Logic, Chaos, Writing, Painting”](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/rudy-rucker-on-logic-chaos-writing-painting/3083)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [23 April 2023 13:54 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/rudy-rucker-on-logic-chaos-writing-painting/3083 "2023-04-23T13:54:40Z")

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On 2022-08-01, Rudy Rucker, mathematician, science fiction author, professor of mathematics and computer science, artist, and my occasional co-author, gave a talk at the Bridges Conference on Mathematics an…