It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society
— Jiddhu Krishnamurthi
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Imagine some interesting factoids here. Like ex-computer scientist, ex-Buddhist (quit the dogma, kept the spirit), occasional writer, occasionally talking about Advaita. Worked part-time in technology and publishing, but nobody enjoyed that much.
The one thing I wonder about is why people do not care about each other. I have loved a lot of people, but I think very few of them loved me back. What's the point in meeting at all, if you do not care? People build relationships on physical attraction and then have children they do not care about, either. Why? And, no, buying stuff for children and making them fit in with a broken society is not caring. I am tempted to say it is the opposite. So this is how we grow up and then we don't care ourselves. But where do you go if you never stopped caring? And where do you find others who still do?
I have written lots of books about compilers and LISP and two about Yoga (meditation) and Theravada Buddhism. Then I have also written some science fiction and a few essays.
Writing books has been a big part of my life. Most of my books are on the main page, but I have written many more.
My books do not really fit into a category. Even my textbooks tell a story. If you are looking for a neatly arranged textbook that compartmentalizes knowledge, these books are not for you. These books want to build understanding, not transfer dead information. The tone is light-hearted, but there is little or no fluff. I do not like to waste the time of my readers. There are lots of sample pages on each book page, so you do not have to buy the proverbial cat in a bag.