@Magnesium@wyrms.de I appreciate that you used the word censored rather than the more common, and I believe incorrect banned.
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Trying to find a better way to track books I want to read than a random spreadsheet. I had used readinglog.info which was provided by my local public library until they shut down the program. Luckily, I regularly backed it up via their CSV export. I've used Library Thing for years, but adding books for "To Read" really screwed up a lot of the other features of the website, like recommendations, etc. I really love Free Software & the Fediverse particularly. My primary social media account is on Friendica @fu@libranet.de for now everything I post here is automatically "re-tooted" there.
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Ji FU wants to read The wanderers by Ingrid Rimland
The epic saga of three women who survived the Soviet holocaust unleashed on German farmers …
On hold at the public library
Ji FU quoted The Lake Wobegon virus by Garrison Keillor
A mysterious virus has infiltrated the good people of Lake Wobegon, transmitted via unpasteurized cheese …
In my home town everyone is Lutheran. Even the atheists are Lutheran.
Ji FU rated The Lake Wobegon virus: 3 stars
The Lake Wobegon virus by Garrison Keillor
A mysterious virus has infiltrated the good people of Lake Wobegon, transmitted via unpasteurized cheese made by a Norwegian bachelor …
Ji FU reviewed The Lake Wobegon virus by Garrison Keillor
A mysterious virus has infiltrated the good people of Lake Wobegon, transmitted via unpasteurized cheese …
It's the latest news from Lake Wobegon
3 stars
Not Keillor's best work but you take what you can as far as Wobegon stories these days. With a title like that released in 2020 I thought it would be how covid effected the little town on the edge of the prairie. However there's no mention of social distancing, only one slight jab at masks, and instead a "virus" that infects people through unpasteurized Norwegian "Portuguese" cheese that makes folks act without inhibition. Folks act rather non-Minnesotan, then the city council brings in a therapist to try to help put things back in order.
Ji FU rated The Lake Wobegon virus: 5 stars
The Lake Wobegon virus by Garrison Keillor
A mysterious virus has infiltrated the good people of Lake Wobegon, transmitted via unpasteurized cheese made by a Norwegian bachelor …
Ji FU started reading What is Property? by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
What is Property? by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
“Property is robbery!” This slogan coined by the French political philosopher Pierre-Joseph Proudhon is one of his answers to the …
Ji FU finished reading The Lake Wobegon virus by Garrison Keillor
The Lake Wobegon virus by Garrison Keillor
A mysterious virus has infiltrated the good people of Lake Wobegon, transmitted via unpasteurized cheese made by a Norwegian bachelor …
Ji FU started reading The Lake Wobegon virus by Garrison Keillor
The Lake Wobegon virus by Garrison Keillor
A mysterious virus has infiltrated the good people of Lake Wobegon, transmitted via unpasteurized cheese made by a Norwegian bachelor …
Ji FU started reading From Jailer to Jailed by Bernard B. Kerik
From Jailer to Jailed by Bernard B. Kerik
"Bernard Kerik was New York City's police commissioner during the 9/11 attacks, who became an American hero as he led …
Ji FU commented on Creator and Creation by Mary O. Daly
Neither Darwinian nor Creationist, this discussion of the concepts related to creation ranges from the …
So far I'm disappointed. I had been of the impression that this was Old Earth Creationism from a Catholic perspective, but so far its just be the same old "See, evolution is in line with Catholic teaching" stuff.
Ji FU reviewed The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
The United States government is given a warning by the pre-eminent biophysicists in the country: …
Not as good as Jurassic Park
3 stars
I loved Jurassic Park so I wanted to read Crichton's OG novel. I liked it but not nearly as much as Jurassic Park. I have a queasy stomach when it comes to descriptions about blood, and there was a lot of that in this book. If you want to read it I would recommend dead tree rather than audiobook. Other editions might be better, but the one I listened to there were minutes and minutes of the narrator painstakingly reading tables that I would have jus skimmed over if I was actually reading it.
It's a 1960s near-future sci-fi thriller. The story comes down to a satellite falling form space onto a small Arizona town, and everyone in the town dying because of some space germs that were on it. The rest of the book goes into trying to figure it out, how to contain it, whether or not to …
I loved Jurassic Park so I wanted to read Crichton's OG novel. I liked it but not nearly as much as Jurassic Park. I have a queasy stomach when it comes to descriptions about blood, and there was a lot of that in this book. If you want to read it I would recommend dead tree rather than audiobook. Other editions might be better, but the one I listened to there were minutes and minutes of the narrator painstakingly reading tables that I would have jus skimmed over if I was actually reading it.
It's a 1960s near-future sci-fi thriller. The story comes down to a satellite falling form space onto a small Arizona town, and everyone in the town dying because of some space germs that were on it. The rest of the book goes into trying to figure it out, how to contain it, whether or not to just send a small nuke to Arizona to stop it from spreading further, etc.
Ji FU quoted How to Do Everything by Red Green
Here are some warning signs that can indicate you have A.D.R.F.F.G.G.O. (Attention Deficit Regarding Family and Friends and General Goofing Off) You haven’t taken a sick day this week and it’s already Wednesday. You’ve had one or more promotions since starting with the company. When there’s a problem at work, they cal YOU. You have your own office. You have your own desk. You have your own parking spot. You have your own suit. When you’re sleeping, you dream about work. Even when you’re already AT work. If you add up the total number of hours in a year and find that you are spending in excess of 10 per cent of that time at your job, you may have an A.D.R.F.F.G.G.O. problem. If you answered yes to any of the above, here are some steps you can take to reverse this dangerous trend before it’s too late. Befriend unemployed people. That way, when you take a day off work, you have someone to hang with. Rationalize your attitude. Convince yourself that you’re being paid half of what you’re worth. Instead of ki ling yourself working hard for a raise you’re probably never going to get, find ways to get out of working so that you’re only being productive half the time. That’s the same thing as getting twice the pay. Connect with your children by learning about their lives. While they’re at school, stay home and play their video games. Initiate meaningful conversation with your wife by watching Oprah with her. Have a good reason not to go to work. Own only one suit and make sure it’s at the cleaners most of the time. Join every religion so you qualify for al of their holidays. If by some fluke this behaviour leads to your termination, have a discussion with your wife, concluding with the realization that one of you is going to have to find gainful employment. Then it’s just a matter of playing the waiting game with her. If you’ve been married for more than ten years, I’m guessing you’re used to that.
— How to Do Everything by Red Green (Page 22 - 23)
Ji FU finished reading The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton, Michael Crichton
The United States government is given a warning by the pre-eminent biophysicists in the country: current sterilization procedures applied to …