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As a kid, I always liked museums: paintings, sculptures, dinosaur fossils,
natural history: they were all fun, and science museums were my favorite. "The
Elements of Computing Systems" (ECS) is a bit like a science museum in a book, and
in conjunction with the author's
free online class is also one of the best courses I've ever taken.
A few times each year, the Chicago Public Library chooses a book reflecting
some societal theme, sets up programming and events, and
presumably procures a bunch of extra copies. This season's pick is Art
Spiegelman's "Maus," a graphic novel depicting his father's experiences during
the Holocaust. I saw Spiegelman speak last week in Chicago1
about the case for comics, his relationship with his father, and more, and it was
fantastic.
