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26% complete! aura has read 12 of 45 books.
L’essor des intelligences artificielles réactualise une prophétie lancinante : avec le remplacement des êtres humains par les machines, le travail …
Un petit livre court qui parle de l'accaparement progressif des terres agricoles par les firmes agro-industrielles. J'ai bien aimé l'angle d'attaque, autours de l'asservissement des paysan·es durant l'histoire et de leur (brève) libération par l'accès au foncier et la protection relative des Safer (Société d’aménagement foncier et d’établissement rural). Politiquement, le message de la dignité de la personne qui travaille sa terre et est indépendante est fort. J'ai eu un peu plus de mal à connecter avec les autres arguments. Les firmes sont inclues dans une superstructure logistique de transport qui est désastreuse pour l'environnement. En quoi avoir une nuée de producteur·ices indépendants règlerait la question? Si il s'agit de consommer moins ou de reconfigurer les modes de production vers du local, est-ce que la structure de firme est si mal adaptée?
Très court, agréable à lire et didactique; je ne suis pas certain d'être convaincu par la thèse cependant.
Dans un château de la campagne hongroise, Henri, un général de l'armée impériale à la retraite, attend la venue de …
WINNER of the 2021 Hugo, Nebula and Locus Awards!
The first full-length novel in Martha Wells' New York Times and …
Jacques Ellul blends politics, theology, history, and exposition in this analysis of the relationship between political anarchy and biblical faith. …
WINNER of the 2021 Hugo, Nebula and Locus Awards!
The first full-length novel in Martha Wells' New York Times and …
Murderbot wasn’t programmed to care. So, its decision to help the only human who ever showed it respect must be …
Dans un château de la campagne hongroise, Henri, un général de l'armée impériale à la retraite, attend la venue de …
Murderbot wasn’t programmed to care. So, its decision to help the only human who ever showed it respect must be …
Dans un château de la campagne hongroise, Henri, un général de l'armée impériale à la retraite, attend la venue de …
The hidden costs of artificial intelligence, from natural resources and labor to privacy, equality, and freedom
“Eloquent, clear and profound—this …
Gilda, a twenty-something, atheist, animal-loving lesbian, cannot stop ruminating about death. Desperate for relief from …
Content warning suicide, violence
I received this book as a gift from my sister. The bookstore put it into a kraft enveloppe so that she could not look at the cover nor read the summary. There were three keywords on small post-its. "Lesbians, Catholicism, Depression". She thought I would enjoy it.
I did, a lot. It's the first book I read that describes what I go through when I'm having a panick attack. The feeling of dying for no particular reason, and the coping mechanism (destoying things, crying into the bathroom). Both the vastness and emptyness of the universe.
It is a very touching book. It also deals with really dark things, like intrusive thoughts. There's one specific thought described in the book I struggle a lot: when I carry a baby, I must be very careful to not think about hurting them.
Finally, I enjoyed the writing. There are four big parts in the book, but most of the text is a succession of impactful sentences. They are usually short but can deploy into longer strings of words that express very deep and sincere stuff.
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