Books and some interesting pages I read in June 2026
This month I decided to not finish a book after reading the first 100 pages, so I just finished a single book.
The warm weather and outdoor activities resulted in less screen time, but still ran into some fine web pages!
Fiction
Train Dreams by Denis Johnson (2002)
- 116 pages
- 4 stars
A novella telling the story of the lonely life of Robert Grainer, who was born at the end of the nineteenth century.
Good but sad story, short, fine writing.
Interesting internet reads
Some noteworthy internet reads:
Contentful and the limits of "Buy European"
Contentful is a German company, Contentful GmbH, registered in Berlin.
For over a decade it has been a flagship European software company. If the acquisition closes, it becomes part of Salesforce, an US corporation, subject to US law.
This exposes a hard truth: even when a vendor is European today, there is no guarantee it will still be European tomorrow.
Only open source software can garantue digital sovereignty!
http://dri.es/contentful-and-the-limits-of-buy-european
ASCII Art Tutorial
Some people can work magic with ASCII Art!
A wonderful tutorial, and very recommended, even if you won't ever create ASCII art.
https://arielmartinperez.com/pages/2026asciiarttutorial.html
The Last Quiet Thing
The things we use in our daily lives have quietly changed. After the purchase, they constantly require your attention. The meaning of owning has changed.
We started living in an acosystem of objects that never stop asking.
A great piece that opens a new perspective. A must-read!
https://www.terrygodier.com/the-last-quiet-thing
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