Got this out again from the library. Maybe this time I'll actually finish it.
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Software engineer from #Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Opinions are my own, not those of my spouse, employer, child, or pets. In fact there are few areas in which we agree.
Interested in #FOSS and #Linux, as well as federated social nonsense like the #Fediverse and #XMPP and #Matrix
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ssweeny wants to read Empire of AI by Karen Hao
Empire of AI by Karen Hao
When AI expert and investigative journalist Karen Hao first began covering OpenAI in 2019, she thought they were the good …
ssweeny wants to read The Adventures of Mary Darling by Pat Murphy
The Adventures of Mary Darling by Pat Murphy
Mary Darling is a pretty wife whose boring husband is befuddled by her independent ways. But one fateful night, Mary …
ssweeny wants to read There and back again by Pat Murphy
There and back again by Pat Murphy
A reworking of Tolkien's novel, The Hobbit, in a science-fiction setting. It tells of a search by a group of …
ssweeny started reading Declare by Tim Powers
Declare by Tim Powers
Declare (2000) is a supernatural spy novel by American author Tim Powers. The novel presents a secret history of the …
ssweeny started reading LITTLE TOWN ON THE PRAIRIE by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little house)
LITTLE TOWN ON THE PRAIRIE by Laura Ingalls Wilder, W (Little house)
Pa's homestead thrives, Laura gets her first job in town, blackbirds eat the corn and oats crops, Mary goes to …
ssweeny finished reading Cringeworthy by Melissa Dahl
Cringeworthy by Melissa Dahl
Examines the ways that embracing socially awkward situations, even when they lead to embarrassment and self-consciousness, also provide the opportunity …
ssweeny finished reading Long Winter by Garth Williams
Long Winter by Garth Williams, Laura Ingalls Wilder
After an October blizzard, Laura's family moves from the claim shanty into town for the winter, a winter that an …
ssweeny started reading Flying Blind by Peter Robison
ssweeny finished reading Starter Villain by John Scalzi
ssweeny started reading Cringeworthy by Melissa Dahl
Cringeworthy by Melissa Dahl
Examines the ways that embracing socially awkward situations, even when they lead to embarrassment and self-consciousness, also provide the opportunity …
ssweeny finished reading Midnight's Mask (Forgotten Realms: The Erevis Cale Trilogy, Book 3) by Paul S. Kemp
@chuck@linuxlab.sh yeah I like a lot of the philosophy this guy presents. It's about not hoping for things to get better but to become the change you want to see, etc.
His other book "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck" is also quite good.
