Guard Dog Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Now reading: "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maedhros Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Don't go for the "I drink wine, therefore I am sophisticated" look unless you know why the stem exists! Currently reading: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Sid's book was a fun read but not very deep. I guess I was more interested in the actual development work he did but he just passes over working on games, which was a vain one as I doubt anyone would remember much to that degree. At least finally figured out where MPS Labs came from in my old MicroProse flight sims. Now on to something more brainless I liked Honourbound by the same author, so should be enjoyable. Perfect set up for the next book about Stalingrad (I really have a lot of Russian focused books...) Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsaneCommander Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 It tried start reading Rhythm of War only to notice I don't remember everything that happened in the previous book. After reading a summary of Oathbringer I can finally start it. Btw, considering each book takes 3-4 years to be released, the series will be 10 books long and Brandon Sanderson will stop* for a while after book five, then this will only finish in the 2040s. Probably before A Song of Ice and Fire, though. *Stop simply meaning writing other books like Mistborn era 2 (3?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 There was a joke about Bismarck in the funny things thread, but it made me recall the books that convinced me to become a history teacher. These were the formative titles for me in college: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Mark of Faith was pretty good for a 40k novel, Rachel Harrison's on my good list from BL authors. On to So far so good. 1 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorth Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Malcador said: Mark of Faith was pretty good for a 40k novel, Rachel Harrison's on my good list from BL authors. On to So far so good. Not a book per se, but an interview with one of the writers. Interesting (imho) Covering everything from the backstory on how the Horus Heresy came to be (back then they couldn't afford to create molds to an opposing titan army) and the naming of the Primarchs (when people hang out in pubs, trying to make up names) 2 “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithe Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 For the random point of literature interest: 1 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guard Dog Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Found this on eBay "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithe Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guard Dog Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 On Amazon Kindle Fire is you buy a script to the DC Comics app you get unlimited access to their whole library. That will keep you busy for years 2 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsaneCommander Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guard Dog Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uuuhhii Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) reading more pathfinder tale the amount of melodramatic main character ending the story with oh no have to leave the side character they learned to care over the course of the story behind because the main character cannot change their ways and will only hurt the side character if they stay are extremly frustrating Edited June 30, 2021 by uuuhhii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithe Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Murder Books 101: Profiling the Profilers | Tor.com "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Pretty fun read so far, can't get over reading about some people I've known (albeit on IRC). Shame none of the pre-Alpha crew. 1 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guard Dog Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) Currently reading an old school detective novel Edit: i’ve had to stop myself from being overly critical and calling this clichéd. That’s a modernist perspective. This is one of the books that started all of the clichés. Edited July 31, 2021 by Guard Dog "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromnir Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 was unaware this existed am not planning on listening to it anytime soon, but am curious. is one o' our favorite books. not favorite kid's book. no prefix or qualification required. might even be disappointing to hear gaiman's voice instead o' the one we listened to in our noggin as we read the book back in 2008. curious even so. HA! Good Fun! "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromnir Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 new release but we were getting an advanced copy. is fun so far. HA! Good Fun! 1 "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guard Dog Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Added to my “to do” list "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Just bought that last night, saw it on NPR's FB page. Title was fitting, know 3 Russian women with pets named Pushkin. Although, really Pugachev's better for a cat. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 1 "Art and song are creations but so are weapons and lies" "Our worst enemies are inventions of the mind. Pleasure. Fear. When we see them for what they are, we become unstoppable." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maedhros Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 14 hours ago, Achilles said: Hero of Two Worlds Any good? I'm a sucker for historical biographies, and I don't know much about what Lafayette did in France. Might buy this one on kindle, cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Maedhros said: Any good? I'm a sucker for historical biographies, and I don't know much about what Lafayette did in France. Might buy this one on kindle, cheers. Only three chapters in but I'm enjoying it so far. To be fair, I'm familiar with this author via his second podcast (Revolutions), so I went in with a sense of what to expect and with the knowledge that this was a passion project for him (he moved his family to Paris when he started the book). FWIW, if you want to know more about Lafayette in France, but don't want to pick up the book, the French Revolution was season 3 of the above linked podcast. If you try the podcast and like it, then that should be your baseline for his books (especially if you get the audiobook versions. Hope that helps 1 "Art and song are creations but so are weapons and lies" "Our worst enemies are inventions of the mind. Pleasure. Fear. When we see them for what they are, we become unstoppable." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guard Dog Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 On 8/24/2021 at 7:25 PM, Achilles said: Adding to my “to do” list 1 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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