Links #162

Anya Kamenetz on how nothing is ever going back to normal, listing out some of what we’ll have to do to rebuild after we emerge from the superpower suicide the current administration is putting the country through. Found this hopeful and energizing. Matt Glassman on influencing politics (by talking with policymakers). Liked this. Rob Henderson on how he reads. Also see James Marriott’s similar post. I love these kinds of posts. L. M. Sacasas on reading as counter-practice. “By counter-practice, I mean a deliberately chosen discipline that can form us in ways that run counter to the default settings of our techno-social milieu.” Hollie on commonplace books. I’m trying to do more of this when I’m reading. (Normally I just read and don’t take notes.) Sebastian Pagel’s Termcraft, a 2D sandbox survival game in the terminal. Wow. Ibrahim Diallo on being comfortable modifying hardware to meet your needs. “If you own a tool, whether it’s a car, a computer, or a line of code, you own the right…