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What are you reading now?

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  • M mark
    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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      • C 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.

          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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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.

              • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                jon-nyc
                wrote on 19 Jan 2023, 21:49 last edited by jon-nyc
                #628

                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
                  #629

                  @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
                    #630

                    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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                    • J jon-nyc
                      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
                      #631

                      @jon-nyc 😍

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                        taiwan_girl
                        wrote on 29 Jan 2023, 02:53 last edited by
                        #632

                        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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                        • T 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
                            #634

                            Yeah, me too!

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                              George K
                              wrote on 30 Jan 2023, 00:55 last edited by
                              #635

                              Finished "The Emperor of All Maladies" this afternoon.

                              What a fantastic dive into our understanding, and lack thereof, of cancer in its various forms.

                              As someone who lost contact with the world of oncology in the late 1970s, I found it a fascinating journey that research and care has undergone since then. "Back in my day" we used to joke that all oncologists need to wear black coats, because the results of their care were so dismal.

                              We weren't wrong.

                              But now it's all different.

                              Highly recommended.

                              "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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                                George K
                                wrote on 30 Jan 2023, 00:58 last edited by
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                                Up next:

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                                In a far-future, Dr. Avrana Kern is the head of a science team that has terraformed an uninhabitable planet then deliberately released a genetically designed virus to speed the evolution of monkeys. Their plan goes wrong when the monkeys' ship burns up upon entry, leaving the virus to infect a variety of creatures, eventually settling on spiders (Portia labiata). Meanwhile, the last human remnants of a dying Earth are en route to the promised paradise planet unaware of the uplifted spiders. The work plays off the contrast between the rapid advancement of the spiders and the barbaric descent of the starship crew of the last humans

                                "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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                                  Aqua Letifer
                                  wrote on 30 Jan 2023, 01:05 last edited by
                                  #637

                                  Highly recommended.

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                                  Please love yourself.

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                                  • A Aqua Letifer
                                    30 Jan 2023, 01:05

                                    Highly recommended.

                                    24AE786E-492E-4C2E-99D4-97050CD88A5D.jpeg

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                                    George K
                                    wrote on 30 Jan 2023, 01:13 last edited by
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                                    @Aqua-Letifer that looks fascinating, based on the Amazon blurb.

                                    Thanks for the recco.

                                    "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
                                      30 Jan 2023, 00:55

                                      Finished "The Emperor of All Maladies" this afternoon.

                                      What a fantastic dive into our understanding, and lack thereof, of cancer in its various forms.

                                      As someone who lost contact with the world of oncology in the late 1970s, I found it a fascinating journey that research and care has undergone since then. "Back in my day" we used to joke that all oncologists need to wear black coats, because the results of their care were so dismal.

                                      We weren't wrong.

                                      But now it's all different.

                                      Highly recommended.

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                                      bachophile
                                      wrote on 30 Jan 2023, 09:50 last edited by
                                      #639

                                      @George-K yea ive used the story of the history of herceptin in several talks on how new drugs make it into clincal practice. herceptin was quite an epic tale, and a real game changer. another interesting drug story in the book is the history of gleevec.

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                                      • G George K
                                        30 Jan 2023, 00:55

                                        Finished "The Emperor of All Maladies" this afternoon.

                                        What a fantastic dive into our understanding, and lack thereof, of cancer in its various forms.

                                        As someone who lost contact with the world of oncology in the late 1970s, I found it a fascinating journey that research and care has undergone since then. "Back in my day" we used to joke that all oncologists need to wear black coats, because the results of their care were so dismal.

                                        We weren't wrong.

                                        But now it's all different.

                                        Highly recommended.

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                                        jon-nyc
                                        wrote on 30 Jan 2023, 12:40 last edited by jon-nyc
                                        #640

                                        @George-K

                                        I think you’d like The Gene, when you’re in the mood for a similar sweeping, well-written medical/political history.

                                        I say political because he talks a lot about the history of our attempts to control genes that seems to come along with our desire to understand them.

                                        Only non-witches get due process.

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                                          30 Jan 2023, 12:40

                                          @George-K

                                          I think you’d like The Gene, when you’re in the mood for a similar sweeping, well-written medical/political history.

                                          I say political because he talks a lot about the history of our attempts to control genes that seems to come along with our desire to understand them.

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                                          George K
                                          wrote on 30 Jan 2023, 12:45 last edited by
                                          #641

                                          @jon-nyc gonna queue that up after some sci-fi. Need something lighter for a while, LOL.

                                          "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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