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    • George K
      George K last edited by

      Hmmm?

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

      I wish Sam Kinison was still alive so he could talk to some of your about your "hurt feelings."

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      • Copper
        Copper last edited by

        Free on Kindle Prime Reading

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        • jon-nyc
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          https://www.medrxiv.org/search/covid-19

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          • George K
            George K @jon-nyc last edited by

            @jon-nyc said in What are you reading now?:

            https://www.medrxiv.org/search/covid-19

            Geekiest response of the day.

            Almost as geeky as Klaus's "Markdown" thread from this weekend.

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

            I wish Sam Kinison was still alive so he could talk to some of your about your "hurt feelings."

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            • Aqua Letifer
              Aqua Letifer last edited by

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              Please love yourself.

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              • kluurs
                kluurs last edited by

                Just finished On the Road
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                And a re-read of Zen
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                Also just finished Five Days at Memorial
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                Now Reading
                Lifepsan - Why we Age
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                And also Heaven & Hell
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                • George K
                  George K last edited by

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                  I read that a few years ago. Some people think that it tended toward being a hit-piece directed at the docs she talks about.

                  I'm agnostic as to that charge. It is, nevertheless, a compelling description of what people did under the worst of circumstances.

                  Perhaps Jolly can comment.

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

                  I wish Sam Kinison was still alive so he could talk to some of your about your "hurt feelings."

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                  • kluurs
                    kluurs @George K last edited by

                    @George-K For me the author was pretty agnostic, even sympathetic towards the people involved except for Pou's subsequent public speaking efforts where Pou clearly said false/misleading statements.

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                    • George K
                      George K last edited by

                      "On The Road" is a ... what's the word...touchstone book for the 1960s.

                      I've never read it.

                      Worth my time?

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

                      I wish Sam Kinison was still alive so he could talk to some of your about your "hurt feelings."

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                      • Aqua Letifer
                        Aqua Letifer @George K last edited by

                        @George-K It's fun as a cultural artifact; same reason you might, say, pick up Fear and Loathing.

                        Please love yourself.

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                        • kluurs
                          kluurs @George K last edited by

                          @George-K - Did you like Easy Rider or Into the Wild? If yes, then maybe yes. I did the audiobook while running. It is interesting reading about people living literally on their last dollar. It is a product of its times - people living for the experience of exploring/seeing the world, dropping out, turning on. I'll probably read some more of his work.

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                          • Aqua Letifer
                            Aqua Letifer @kluurs last edited by

                            @kluurs Might I recommend Desert Solitaire and basically anything by Bukowski.

                            Please love yourself.

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                            • mark
                              mark last edited by

                              pgp documentation. 😴

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                              • jon-nyc
                                jon-nyc last edited by jon-nyc

                                I was disappointed by On The Road.

                                I read it when I had a highly itinerant lifestyle thinking I’d relate. Frankly I thought the writing was unimpressive and the traveling and adventures rather noobish.

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                                • George K
                                  George K last edited by

                                  Hey, Phibes...

                                  The Gap series?

                                  On the advice of Phibes, I persisted. I'm halfway done with the 5th and final book.

                                  Donaldson takes a great idea, several, as a matter of fact, and stretches out to Wagnerian length. The five books total over 2600 pages of print. He spends way too much time describing how characters feel, how they are conflicted, how they worry about possible outcomes of their actions. Every time I read "Morn could feel the rage boiling within her..." I wanted to put the book down pull my earbuds out.

                                  This could have been half the length it is and it would have been a much better, tighter tale.

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

                                  I wish Sam Kinison was still alive so he could talk to some of your about your "hurt feelings."

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                                  • Doctor Phibes
                                    Doctor Phibes @George K last edited by

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

                                    Donaldson takes a great idea, several, as a matter of fact, and stretches out to Wagnerian length.

                                    It is supposed to be loosely based on the Ring Cycle

                                    Doctor Phibes. Now with real cheese product!

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                                    • George K
                                      George K @Doctor Phibes last edited by

                                      @Doctor-Phibes said in What are you reading now?:

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

                                      Donaldson takes a great idea, several, as a matter of fact, and stretches out to Wagnerian length.

                                      It is supposed to be loosely based on the Ring Cycle

                                      And that's a justification for its length because.....

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

                                      I wish Sam Kinison was still alive so he could talk to some of your about your "hurt feelings."

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                                      • Doctor Phibes
                                        Doctor Phibes last edited by

                                        At least it's not in German.

                                        Doctor Phibes. Now with real cheese product!

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                                        • George K
                                          George K @Doctor Phibes last edited by

                                          @Doctor-Phibes said in What are you reading now?:

                                          At least it's not in German.

                                          Half-full guy you are, eh?

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

                                          I wish Sam Kinison was still alive so he could talk to some of your about your "hurt feelings."

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                                          • Aqua Letifer
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                                            Ohhhh shit, son. I like this already. Which probably makes me a Certified Middle-Aged Person, but I don't care, this is awesome. Good recco.

                                            I also don't know a damn thing about ships, so I'm trying to reference some background information just so I can better wrap my head around the descriptions.

                                            Please love yourself.

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