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What are you reading now?

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  • George KG George K

    @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 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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      “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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        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

          Finished The Gene today.

          I’ll start this at the gym tomorrow:

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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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            @mark Ha!

            Only non-witches get due process.

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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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              • George KG George K

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

                What a schlub.

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

                    What a schlub.

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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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                      I call bullshit on the backdrop.

                      Please love yourself.

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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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                          There were several (these are raw).

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                          Only non-witches get due process.

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                          • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                            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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                            @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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                              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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                                There were several (these are raw).

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                                @jon-nyc 😍

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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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                                    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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                                    @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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                                      Yeah, me too!

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                                        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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                                          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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