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(where's Sah's?)

Listening to:

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  Bitte Orca
  Artist: Dirty Projectors
  I listen to this so much that I risk burning out on it.

Last watched:

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  The Tunnel
  Director: Roland Suso Richter
  It seems like this film should be more popular. It has something for everyone.

Reading:

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  Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
  Author: Jared Diamond
  This book was mis-titled. However, "Geography Is Important" probably wouldn't move a lot of copies. While germs play an important role in determining whether one group of people survives contact with another, guns and steel are really stand-ins for technology. Even then, they are only proximal causes for the conquest of one people by another. What is explored in depth (and beautifully) is the array of major factors that led to those proximal causes.

Playing:

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  Borderlands
  Publisher: 2K Games
  One of the few shooters that Sarah and I can play co-op without one person stealing all the kills (me).