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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1440 on: January 11, 2024, 02:24:40 PM »
An unedited and unabridged faithful translation of the "Count of Monte Cristo".   8)
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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1441 on: January 12, 2024, 08:38:14 PM »
A book called Dreadnought by April Daniels.

It's about a teen trans girl who is transformed into how she thinks she should be when a superhero (Dreadnought) falls from the sky, transfers his power onto her and then dies. So she has to deal with living in a body that fits her, her psycho dad, her best friend who now wants to date her and other superheroes who think she's too young to take over Dreadnought's powers.
Welp.  That's going on MY list for sure now
There's a second book too but I don't have that (yet).
I have it now and am a few chapters into it. It's called Sovereign and it's already a good read.
Stayed up late reading the rest of the second book. I thoroughly enjoyed it and hope there will be a third book.
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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1442 on: January 16, 2024, 03:36:08 PM »
Bits and pieces from various Hitchens books. An aerospace specification for technical publications.
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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1443 on: January 16, 2024, 08:35:05 PM »
I read Ikigai, a book about Japanese people's longevity. Not bad. My mum bought it for me because she knows I'm interested in all things Japanese.

Slowly making my way through the Star Trek Adventures Players Guide.
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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1444 on: January 17, 2024, 02:39:08 AM »
I noticed that book 4 of Griffon academy was finally out, so I've started on that



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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1445 on: January 18, 2024, 04:25:58 PM »
"Learning SPARQL" by Bob duCharme

Very, very good if you're interested in querying RDF data.
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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1446 on: January 18, 2024, 07:32:07 PM »
Is SPARQL said like "sparkle"?
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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1447 on: January 21, 2024, 03:44:22 PM »
Is SPARQL said like "sparkle"?

It is. It stands for "SPARQL Protocol and RDF Query Language" which is one of those recursive acronyms some devs love.
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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1448 on: January 21, 2024, 10:33:46 PM »
Reading "Trans" by Helen Joyce - I saw her being interviewed by Richard Dawkins and got interested. About two thirds through, and her argument so far is flawless. I'd be very interested in opposing views.

Have not read it, aside from reading the Wikipedia summary five minutes ago, but suspect I would strongly disagree. If it boils down to "subjective reality exists!" vs. "No it doesn't!" I'm not sure what would be new or compelling about the argument.
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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1449 on: January 23, 2024, 08:51:38 PM »
Oath of Fealty by Elizabeth Moon. I'm reading it for the second time as I bought the rest of the series online with Christmas money. :)
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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1450 on: January 24, 2024, 03:56:08 PM »
Reading "Trans" by Helen Joyce - I saw her being interviewed by Richard Dawkins and got interested. About two thirds through, and her argument so far is flawless. I'd be very interested in opposing views.

Have not read it, aside from reading the Wikipedia summary five minutes ago, but suspect I would strongly disagree. If it boils down to "subjective reality exists!" vs. "No it doesn't!" I'm not sure what would be new or compelling about the argument.

She presents a very strong, science-based argument. She's a voice of reason, IMHO, and hers are not polarising arguments if you care to listen to them.
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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1451 on: January 24, 2024, 03:57:53 PM »
Reading another Rebus novel.
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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1452 on: February 09, 2024, 06:31:25 AM »
Oath of Fealty by Elizabeth Moon. I'm reading it for the second time as I bought the rest of the series online with Christmas money. :)
Kings of the North by Elizabeth Moon. The books are written densely - every sentence carries meaning so I have to be in the mood for concentration.
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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1453 on: February 18, 2024, 12:04:52 AM »
Oath of Fealty by Elizabeth Moon. I'm reading it for the second time as I bought the rest of the series online with Christmas money. :)
Kings of the North by Elizabeth Moon. The books are written densely - every sentence carries meaning so I have to be in the mood for concentration.
Now reading the third in the series - Echoes of Betrayal. Doesn't sound like a very positive title. :dunno:
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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1454 on: February 19, 2024, 03:07:43 PM »
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