Do you have the ability to request new books in your library so that that way you could get things you are into? There’s also always shadow libraries.

Just read reviews?

Woah you were busy

I’ve read both but Animal Farm was for school so naturally I didn’t like it. 1984 was great not just as an interesting read but to understand all of the cultural (and culture war) references to it.

I second Boox as a decent option (though less polished.) Allowed me to get rid of my dumbass Kindle and Kobo dual set up because if there was a book that was exclusively on the Kindle store I can now just get it in the app rather than owning a whole other ereader. The only thing I don’t like about it is it is not as good as either Kobo or Kindle for dictionary lookups. This is especially important to me because I read in foreign languages and need it to be able to either give me a definition or translate it no matter how it’s conjugated. I have found the Kindle app for Android though works pretty well for that purpose so there is an ok solution.

Ooh some Aussie settings too. Very interesting.

I finished:

• The Harlem Renaissance by Cary D. Wintz
• L’Âge des low-tech by Philippe Bihouix
• High Rise by J.G. Ballard
• Elle et son chat by Makoto Shinkai
• Judaism: A Very Short Introduction
• Berlin Stories by Robert Walser

Bookwyrm and The Storygraph provide good alternatives!

I haven’t heard it called this before but I agree with others that the general concept is a good idea. We are far too quick to jump to the next processor, the next monitor etc. when those things can realistically last a very long time before hitting too much of a performance limitation (especially for people who don’t render anything like high games or video editing.)

Sidenote: I love the little arrows you had for links, how did you achieve that?

I would love to see a resurgence in drawn/painted cover art but I’m guessing it’s too expensive (lowers profit margin) for the big publishers these days.

I did create c/nonfiction but it’s not got a lot going on at the moment. I agree about reviews, for me I post on my own blog and then link it in my Goodreads/Storygraph/Bookwyrm.

Old favourites sometimes help me get back in. It doesn’t take as much mental effort as something new and you already know you like it.

Conversation about hot topics is going to happen no matter what. As long as it stays respectful I think it’s ok.

Guess I stand corrected then.

Controlling input devices is a massive PITA it turns out. What would be been a couple of lines with xinput involved a massive (to a beginner at least) stuff around with config files. There should be a GUI way to turn off input devices.

To be fair there was no one tracking the migrant boat because they were crossing illegally. We knew the sub went missing basically as soon as it did rather than when people started spotting bodies. In situations where migrant boats are found before/in the midst of sinking help is sent (although after that it’s probably a trip to the detention centre.)

The Greek shipwreck is an unfortunately common tragedy. Whether in the Mediterranean or elsewhere migrant bodies frequently wash ashore. The Titanic story is something novel, and I think at least partially people see it as something justified for adventure tourism exclusive to the extremely wealthy to end poorly. There is nothing to really get excitement out of from the shipwreck, it’s just sad.

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Agreed!