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https://www.coryd.dev/reading/books/9780312288228/englands-dreaming · 18 Apr 2026
I like the Sex Pistols ’ music but was only vaguely aware of their history, so England’s Dreaming made for an interesting and, at times, conflicting read. I find it easy to get caught up in an ideal of punk I manufacture in my head based on the lyrics ...
https://lairland-hq.leaflet.pub/3mh4bzqpr4223 · 15 Mar 2026 · 🦋 Bluesky
From creating my personal channel initially as #ajhalili2006-lair at Hack Club Slack to my current self-hosting homelab journey
https://www.coryd.dev/reading/books/9780593804148/one-day-everyone-will-have-always-been-against-this · 8 Nov 2025
It is a hallmark of failing societies I’ve learned, this requirement that one always be in possession of a valid reason to exist. This is a haunting, beautifully written book and the framing implicit in the title and what the book posits is that you're e...
https://dunkirk.sh/blog/my-life-story-with-tech · 31 Jan 2025
I was applying for a college cybersecurity camp and wrote this absolute monster that amounts to an overview of my life in tech so far (till 16)
https://www.coryd.dev/reading/books/9780316492447/heavier-than-heaven · 31 Jan 2025
As memoirs go this was thorough, lovingly crafted and unsparing in its treatment of its central figure. Kurt was troubled — tortured even — and deeply flawed. Many musicians are, but he was more than most. He had a shattered, tumultuous childhood in a ...
https://www.coryd.dev/reading/books/0063396807/why-so-serious · 11 Dec 2024
An absolutely superb — superb — biography of one of the best players playing (and to have played) the game of basketball. Mike Singer does a brilliant job presenting Jokić as exactly who he is: a brother, a father, a huge fan of horse racing and a sup...
https://www.coryd.dev/reading/books/9780306845697/this-isnt-happening · 1 Sep 2024
Another compelling exploration of a unique and important album by Steven Hyden. I didn’t “get” or appreciate Radiohead until well after Kid A came out but it’s now one of the first Radiohead albums I’ll reach for. Hyden capably explores the album...
https://www.coryd.dev/reading/books/9781982176617/challenger · 23 Jul 2024
I grew up after the Challenger tragedy occurred and — as such — didn't have a personal connection or framing for the disaster. Higginbotham does an outstanding job crafting a narrative, humanizing the victims of the disaster and ruthlessly layout out t...
https://www.coryd.dev/reading/books/9780306824784/nofx-the-hepatitis-bathtub-and-other-stories · 9 Jul 2024
Pack a barf bag and an open mind. A bizarre and interesting read — I'm glad they're alright (sounds like they're lucky that's the case).
https://www.coryd.dev/reading/books/9780446552219/columbine · 13 Jun 2024
Dave Cullen's investigation of the Columbine tragedy makes for a compelling read and I say this as someone aware of the tragedy but also as someone who hasn't studied it in detail outside of this reading. It's a hard book to read and it's hard to put down....