reading mostly non-fictional books to learn new stuff. But occasionally I'm reading Sci-Fi and History.
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The philosophy of science between the two world wars, 1920s-1930s.
Maybe scientists, knowing when to stop, were wiser than philosophers: “Science has progressed almost more through deciding what to ignore than through deciding what to study.”
— Exact thinking in demented times by Karl Sigmund (Page 38)
The late Ernst Mach was on point
The philosophy of science between the two world wars, 1920s-1930s.
If I were a Jim Jarmusch, I would convey the waiter’s tale through a series of short episodes forming a movie called Coffee and Cigars. But alas, I’m not an artist—just an elderly, stooping professor who grew up in the shadow of the Circle. And so I’ll simply tell you its story from the beginning, as best I can.
— Exact thinking in demented times by Karl Sigmund (Page 8)
This is going to be a good read <3
The philosophy of science between the two world wars, 1920s-1930s.
It seems an appropriate time to start reading this... unfortunately
"Stories from a lost American classic "in the same arena as Alice Munro" (Lydia Davis) …
Interesting and rather light read. Remarkable stories though
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Wahrscheinlich wirklich eines der besten Bücher über Ostdeutschland. Wie in einer durchgeregelten DDR kleine Freiheiten gesucht wurden und alle Regeln plötzlich nicht mehr galten. Und alles, was für Zukunft stand, plötzlich Vergangenheit war. Und wie man schweigt. Über das, was an Pogromen passierte.
"Stories from a lost American classic "in the same arena as Alice Munro" (Lydia Davis) …
“Yes. It was like that. Poor pitiful Mama. You know, I’m like her now. I get mad at everyone because they are working, living. Sometimes I hate you because you’re not dying. Isn’t that awful?” “No, because you can tell me this. And I can tell you I’m glad it’s not me that is dying. But Mama never had a soul to tell anything to....
— A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin (Page 309)
@mouse@bookwyrm.social how so? What's it about?
@mouse@bookwyrm.social how so? What's it about?
Enshittification: it’s not just you―the internet sucks now. Here’s why, and here’s how we can disenshittify.
We’re living through …
Because recommendation from mastodon.scot/@kristiedegaris/115876917161569831
Das Buch der Stunde: Der bekannte Politikaktivist Arne Semsrott zeigt, was passiert, wenn Rechtsextremisten an die Macht kommen - und …
@gemlog@tilde.zone yeah, the poem itself is pretty cool and Michael Sheen just nails it. So good 🫶
"Stories from a lost American classic "in the same arena as Alice Munro" (Lydia Davis) …
“Do not go gentle into that good night.” I didn’t even like Dylan Thomas.
— A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin (Page 234 - 405)
I do love that poem by Dylan Thomas because of the iconic recital by Michael Sheen
"Stories from a lost American classic "in the same arena as Alice Munro" (Lydia Davis) …
liking this quite a lot so far.
