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What are you reading now?

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    Jolly
    wrote on 15 May 2020, 17:10 last edited by
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    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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      Jolly
      wrote on 15 May 2020, 17:13 last edited by
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      Just finished a good popcorn read:

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      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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        A Former User
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          A Former User
          wrote on 15 May 2020, 17:23 last edited by
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          guess you need to be a rocket scientist to figure out how to post a picture here.

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            kluurs
            wrote on 15 May 2020, 17:43 last edited by
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              kluurs
              wrote on 15 May 2020, 17:44 last edited by
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              George - not quite as well done as Why We Sleep, I would still recommend this one as well. Wish we were about 20 years younger. ce43d8ce-2963-40fb-86bc-6995e82bb89a-image.png

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                Horace
                wrote on 15 May 2020, 18:11 last edited by
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                Today is the youngest day of the rest of my life.

                Education is extremely important.

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                  15 May 2020, 17:23

                  guess you need to be a rocket scientist to figure out how to post a picture here.

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                  George K
                  wrote on 15 May 2020, 18:49 last edited by
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                  @nobodyssock said in What are you reading now?:

                  guess you need to be a rocket scientist to figure out how to post a picture here.

                  Click on the picture icon (fourth from the right), and copy the url of the picture you share. Paste into that command:

                  ![alt text]( image url)

                  So it will look like this:

                  ![alt text](http://ww w.dreadcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/e86891c7fd444d6ada8d0327f6a26b94.jpg)

                  I inserted a couple of spaces so that it would look sort of what you should see.

                  Result? This:

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                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  • G George K
                    15 May 2020, 18:49

                    @nobodyssock said in What are you reading now?:

                    guess you need to be a rocket scientist to figure out how to post a picture here.

                    Click on the picture icon (fourth from the right), and copy the url of the picture you share. Paste into that command:

                    ![alt text]( image url)

                    So it will look like this:

                    ![alt text](http://ww w.dreadcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/e86891c7fd444d6ada8d0327f6a26b94.jpg)

                    I inserted a couple of spaces so that it would look sort of what you should see.

                    Result? This:

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                    A Former User
                    wrote on 16 May 2020, 16:04 last edited by
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                    thanks George. I thought I did just that.

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                    • K kluurs
                      15 May 2020, 17:44

                      George - not quite as well done as Why We Sleep, I would still recommend this one as well. Wish we were about 20 years younger. ce43d8ce-2963-40fb-86bc-6995e82bb89a-image.png

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                      George K
                      wrote on 16 May 2020, 18:05 last edited by
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                      @kluurs said in What are you reading now?:

                      George - not quite as well done as Why We Sleep, I would still recommend this one as well.

                      Thanks for the tip. I'll seek it out and queue it up after my current thriller.

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      • G George K
                        15 May 2020, 16:09

                        Loved, just loved "Why We Sleep." It's amazing how the thinking about sleep has changed since I was in school.

                        Anyhow, up next - more popcorn:

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                        George K
                        wrote on 21 May 2020, 20:39 last edited by
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                        @George-K said in What are you reading now?:

                        Loved, just loved "Why We Sleep." It's amazing how the thinking about sleep has changed since I was in school.

                        Anyhow, up next - more popcorn:

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                        Yeah. Popcorn indeed. And just as satisfying.

                        Has all the marks of a really good thriller - confusing crime, missing person, lots of misdirection.

                        But, popcorn ain't a good meal. The ending was rushed, confusing, and though satisfying, like popcorn, wasn't really fulfilling. 3/5 stars.

                        Up next, based on Kluurs recommendation:

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                        Looking forward to it.

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                          taiwan_girl
                          wrote on 22 May 2020, 09:41 last edited by
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                          Finished this. Really good book! Very interesting.

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                            jon-nyc
                            wrote on 22 May 2020, 10:16 last edited by
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                            I read that a couple years back. Very good

                            Only non-witches get due process.

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                              jon-nyc
                              wrote on 22 May 2020, 10:19 last edited by
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                              I’m reading this:

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                              Only non-witches get due process.

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                                taiwan_girl
                                wrote on 27 May 2020, 17:04 last edited by
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                                Reading The 12 Rules of Life (while practicing social distancing in a BKK coffee shop! 555)

                                Interesting book, but it has not yet "grabbed" me.

                                From Wikipedia

                                "The book advances the idea that people are born with the instinct for ethics and meaning and should take responsibility to search for meaning above their own interests (chapter eight, rule seven, "Pursue what is meaningful, not what is expedient"). Such thinking is reflected in contemporary stories such as Pinocchio, The Lion King, and Harry Potter and in ancient stories from the Bible.[4] To "Stand up straight with your shoulders back" (title of first chapter) is to "accept the terrible responsibility of life", to make self-sacrifice,[10] because the individual must rise above victimization and "conduct his or her life in a manner that requires the rejection of immediate gratification, of natural and perverse desires alike".[9] The comparison to neurological structures and behavior of lobsters is used as a natural example to the formation of social hierarchies.[6"

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                                  Aqua Letifer
                                  wrote on 27 May 2020, 17:09 last edited by
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                                  Not much of a "grippy" book, but I should mention that each chapter deals with very different subject matter. Some are pretty damn dark. The first one's the weirdest and in my opinion the worst choice for an opener.

                                  Please love yourself.

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                                    27 May 2020, 17:09

                                    Not much of a "grippy" book, but I should mention that each chapter deals with very different subject matter. Some are pretty damn dark. The first one's the weirdest and in my opinion the worst choice for an opener.

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                                    taiwan_girl
                                    wrote on 27 May 2020, 17:31 last edited by
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                                    @Aqua-Letifer Thanks Aqua. I have just started, so will remember your thoughts as I move through the book!

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                                      jon-nyc
                                      wrote on 27 May 2020, 18:01 last edited by
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                                      You reading it in Thai? Or is that book in English too?

                                      Only non-witches get due process.

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                                      • J jon-nyc
                                        27 May 2020, 18:01

                                        You reading it in Thai? Or is that book in English too?

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                                        taiwan_girl
                                        wrote on 28 May 2020, 01:02 last edited by
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                                        @jon-nyc said in What are you reading now?:

                                        You reading it in Thai? Or is that book in English too?

                                        Both. I am trying to learn better Thai, but I am too lazy and just read the English side. LOL

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                                          15 May 2020, 18:11

                                          Today is the youngest day of the rest of my life.

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                                          Horace
                                          wrote on 28 May 2020, 01:11 last edited by
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                                          @Horace said in What are you reading now?:

                                          Today is the youngest day of the rest of my life.

                                          Again today. I'm on a roll.

                                          Education is extremely important.

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