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Thoughts on long days, electric lighting, and TV

Venkatesh Rao
Jul 20, 2024
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The days are hot and long now. Weirdly, I’ve been enjoying the heat — it’s a dry heat here on the east side of the Seattle area — but the long days, not so much. Late into the evenings, until nearly 9, during my prime TV-watching hours, the sun streams right through the glass doors leading out to our balcony, hitting the loveseat on which I’m usually sp…

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