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What are you reading now?

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    Aqua Letifer
    wrote on 5 Jan 2023, 05:42 last edited by
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    Astonishingly, not a kook book.

    When medieval Vikings used their words for "elf," they didn't mean slender, thin people with pointy ears. And "dwarf" didn't mean stout, beer-drinking short people with braided beards. They weren't races at all. This book basically explains what they meant when they used those words.

    He uses the word paranormal to try to help modern readers get into the mindset of medieval cultures. We hear "paranormal" and think "X-Files," which is a modern example of what it looks like when people believe in superstition.

    Please love yourself.

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      jon-nyc
      wrote on 10 Jan 2023, 02:36 last edited by
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      Finished The Gene today.

      I’ll start this at the gym tomorrow:

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      Only non-witches get due process.

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      • G George K
        31 Oct 2022, 01:43

        @kluurs said in What are you reading now?:

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        I haven't finished this one - but it is excellent. I'll have to read his lates book Cell next.

        @bachophile recommended "The Emperor of All Maladies" to me a long time ago.

        Still haven't gotten around to it.

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        George K
        wrote on 15 Jan 2023, 02:11 last edited by
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        @George-K said in What are you reading now?:

        @bachophile recommended "The Emperor of All Maladies" to me a long time ago.

        Still haven't gotten around to it.

        Started it today. Great read so far.

        So. Much. History.

        As an aside, when I started training, the typical Halsted radical mastectomy was still being performed, although infrequently. I might have seen one or two.

        "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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          Mik
          wrote on 15 Jan 2023, 17:03 last edited by
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          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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            mark
            wrote on 19 Jan 2023, 18:58 last edited by
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            • J jon-nyc
              10 Jan 2023, 02:36

              Finished The Gene today.

              I’ll start this at the gym tomorrow:

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              xenon
              wrote on 19 Jan 2023, 19:01 last edited by
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              @jon-nyc said in What are you reading now?:

              Finished The Gene today.

              I’ll start this at the gym tomorrow:

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              Loved the gene. Let us know your thoughts on this one.

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                19 Jan 2023, 18:58

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                jon-nyc
                wrote on 19 Jan 2023, 19:27 last edited by
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                @mark Ha!

                Only non-witches get due process.

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                  19 Jan 2023, 18:58

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                  George K
                  wrote on 19 Jan 2023, 20:04 last edited by
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                  @mark that guy could have at least worn a necktie.

                  What a schlub.

                  "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
                    19 Jan 2023, 20:04

                    @mark that guy could have at least worn a necktie.

                    What a schlub.

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                    Catseye3
                    wrote on 19 Jan 2023, 20:07 last edited by
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                    @George-K said in What are you reading now?:

                    that guy could have at least worn a necktie.

                    But look at his crisp shirt cuffs.

                    Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                    • Catseye3C Catseye3
                      19 Jan 2023, 20:07

                      @George-K said in What are you reading now?:

                      that guy could have at least worn a necktie.

                      But look at his crisp shirt cuffs.

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                      George K
                      wrote on 19 Jan 2023, 20:22 last edited by
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                      @Catseye3 said in What are you reading now?:

                      @George-K said in What are you reading now?:

                      that guy could have at least worn a necktie.

                      But look at his crisp shirt cuffs.

                      Yeah, though "stiff" might be a better word, much like Jon, I'd say.

                      I'm disappointed they're not French cuffs, but considering the lack of neckwear, I'm not surprised.

                      "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
                        19 Jan 2023, 20:04

                        @mark that guy could have at least worn a necktie.

                        What a schlub.

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                        jon-nyc
                        wrote on 19 Jan 2023, 20:29 last edited by
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                        @George-K said in What are you reading now?:

                        @mark that guy could have at least worn a necktie.

                        What a schlub.

                        He’s clearly a man of the people.

                        Only non-witches get due process.

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                          Aqua Letifer
                          wrote on 19 Jan 2023, 21:44 last edited by
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                          I call bullshit on the backdrop.

                          Please love yourself.

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                            jon-nyc
                            wrote on 19 Jan 2023, 21:45 last edited by
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                            You lose. We were at a hotel in Coral Gables for a multi-day conference, they pulled me out at some point for a photo shoot.

                            Only non-witches get due process.

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                              jon-nyc
                              wrote on 19 Jan 2023, 21:49 last edited by jon-nyc
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                              There were several (these are raw).

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                              Only non-witches get due process.

                              • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                              • J jon-nyc
                                19 Jan 2023, 21:45

                                You lose. We were at a hotel in Coral Gables for a multi-day conference, they pulled me out at some point for a photo shoot.

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                                Aqua Letifer
                                wrote on 19 Jan 2023, 22:00 last edited by
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                                @jon-nyc said in What are you reading now?:

                                You lose. We were at a hotel in Coral Gables for a multi-day conference, they pulled me out at some point for a photo shoot.

                                Do I really lose if the backdrop itself is bullshit?

                                Nice ones!

                                Please love yourself.

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                                  Rainman
                                  wrote on 19 Jan 2023, 22:28 last edited by
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                                  Looks great Jon, congratulations!

                                  Of course, it's not Playgirl or anything important like that.

                                  But congrats anyway, we're all still proud of you!

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                                    19 Jan 2023, 21:49

                                    There were several (these are raw).

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                                    taiwan_girl
                                    wrote on 29 Jan 2023, 02:43 last edited by
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                                    @jon-nyc 😍

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                                      taiwan_girl
                                      wrote on 29 Jan 2023, 02:53 last edited by
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                                      Just finished this book.. (Actually listened to the audio book)

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                                      Really good and really good researched. About a Dutch ship in 1628 that shipwrecked off the coast of Australia and almost a "Lord of the Flies" result for the people stranded on some small islands.

                                      Quite interesting was the discussion of the ship and what it was like to travel on a ship like that, even for the best passengers! I dont think I will complain if I fly economy!! 555

                                      Also, the lead mutiny guy was executed, and his punishment was to have both hands cut off and then hanged!! For his lead officers, their punishment was to have only one hand cut off then hanged!! :eek

                                      They built a re-creation of the ship. Some interesting videos of what it really was like.

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                                      • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl
                                        29 Jan 2023, 02:53

                                        Just finished this book.. (Actually listened to the audio book)

                                        alt text

                                        Really good and really good researched. About a Dutch ship in 1628 that shipwrecked off the coast of Australia and almost a "Lord of the Flies" result for the people stranded on some small islands.

                                        Quite interesting was the discussion of the ship and what it was like to travel on a ship like that, even for the best passengers! I dont think I will complain if I fly economy!! 555

                                        Also, the lead mutiny guy was executed, and his punishment was to have both hands cut off and then hanged!! For his lead officers, their punishment was to have only one hand cut off then hanged!! :eek

                                        They built a re-creation of the ship. Some interesting videos of what it really was like.

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                                        bachophile
                                        wrote on 29 Jan 2023, 07:57 last edited by
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                                        @taiwan_girl thanks TG, that kind of thing is perfect for me, i love maritime tales.

                                        added to my amazon shopping list

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                                          Rainman
                                          wrote on 29 Jan 2023, 18:27 last edited by
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                                          Yeah, me too!

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