ON THE RECORD THIS TIME:
Right now, I'm reading Moby Dick, because I'm totally into "expanding" my "horizons."
I'm officially reading this thread right now.
Officially, I'm reading Technologies of Protest: Insurgent Social Movements and the First Amendment in the Era of the Internet by Seth F. Kreimer, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 150, No. 1. (Nov., 2001), pp. 119-171.
Quote from: triple zero on January 28, 2008, 12:00:52 PM
I'm officially reading this thread right now.
OMG ME TOO! When we both finish, let's compare notes.
Officially, I'm reading "Inkheart" still.
I'm officially (supposed to be) reading from several text books on topics including fisheries management, water chemistry, and physics.
I'm reading a biography on Tesla, Introduction to Electrical Design, and Cambrian Intelligence
ah, remember the days back when the net was still wild and free and we could post our literary tastes in unofficial threads? I miss those days.
You rebel.
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on January 29, 2008, 12:02:03 AM
ah, remember the days back when the net was still wild and free and we could post our literary tastes in unofficial threads? I miss those days.
Those days are
gone. Get over it. These days we need to document what everyone is reading. In fact, please post a print-out of the last six months of your transactions with the public library system.
It seems like everything these days is being more and more kept track of.
Information about information, cross-referenced searchable databases, etc.
The trend is exponential.
Information is becoming so complex, so fast, that it will eventually out-evolve us.
And anything that doesn't adapt, dies. So let's hope it doesn't leave us behind.
I'm reading the Holy Bible.
Yawn.
Officially, I'm reading Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis and officially considering reading Angels & Demons by Danny Brown-noser.
Stop glaring at me, my reading list is usually much more befitting a New York smartypants know-it-all.
Nothing wrong with whimsical extemporanea.
FUCK YOU, my mom was killed by whimsical extemporanea!
I am reading (still) Infinite Jest. It is a violently dense brick that takes a while to get through. But fucking HELL it is so good!
Dave Foster Wallace has a really distinct style, yet somehow manages to use a different voice for all the different characters/chapters, etc, and he manages to weave together all these seemingly completely unrelated things... He has such an amazing style, his descriptions are amazing, his humor is dark and biting as humor should be... I am completely in love with this book, despite the fact that it is far too large to be portable, and far too dense to read more than twenty or so pages before I pass out at night, if that.
That said, this book has ruined me. I cannot seem to write a fucking word, due to the fact that I can absolutely never compare to DFW. That fucker. He is what I wanted to be. :argh!:
In the Beginning was...the Command Line by Neal Stephenson.
Just managed to download a copy, along with a few others of his books (Zodiac, Big U) as well.
Quote from: Darth Cupcake on January 30, 2008, 02:54:51 PM
I am reading (still) Infinite Jest. It is a violently dense brick that takes a while to get through. But fucking HELL it is so good!
Dave Foster Wallace has a really distinct style, yet somehow manages to use a different voice for all the different characters/chapters, etc, and he manages to weave together all these seemingly completely unrelated things... He has such an amazing style, his descriptions are amazing, his humor is dark and biting as humor should be... I am completely in love with this book, despite the fact that it is far too large to be portable, and far too dense to read more than twenty or so pages before I pass out at night, if that.
That said, this book has ruined me. I cannot seem to write a fucking word, due to the fact that I can absolutely never compare to DFW. That fucker. He is what I wanted to be. :argh!:
Hoo boy, are
you ever in for a disappointment...
LMNO
-Read it; knows who the joke is on.
Quote from: LMNO on January 30, 2008, 03:17:07 PM
Quote from: Darth Cupcake on January 30, 2008, 02:54:51 PM
I am reading (still) Infinite Jest. It is a violently dense brick that takes a while to get through. But fucking HELL it is so good!
Dave Foster Wallace has a really distinct style, yet somehow manages to use a different voice for all the different characters/chapters, etc, and he manages to weave together all these seemingly completely unrelated things... He has such an amazing style, his descriptions are amazing, his humor is dark and biting as humor should be... I am completely in love with this book, despite the fact that it is far too large to be portable, and far too dense to read more than twenty or so pages before I pass out at night, if that.
That said, this book has ruined me. I cannot seem to write a fucking word, due to the fact that I can absolutely never compare to DFW. That fucker. He is what I wanted to be. :argh!:
Hoo boy, are you ever in for a disappointment...
LMNO
-Read it; knows who the joke is on.
I look forward to having a joke made at my expense.
So far, though, I can't actually discern any plot. It is purely his style that keeps me reading, and his style is just so pance-creamin' good for a nerd of my type.
However, based on what I've established from having read his short stories, I fully expect that finishing it will be kind of like being kicked in the ass.
Quote from: Cain on January 30, 2008, 03:01:39 PM
In the Beginning was...the Command Line by Neal Stephenson.
Just managed to download a copy, along with a few others of his books (Zodiac, Big U) as well.
rrraahh i so gotta read more stuff by Stephenson!
(but don't bother with the ebooks, Cain, until i own one of those kindle thingies, i'm not gonna read a book off a screen)
Quote from: triple zero on January 30, 2008, 03:29:50 PM
Quote from: Cain on January 30, 2008, 03:01:39 PM
In the Beginning was...the Command Line by Neal Stephenson.
Just managed to download a copy, along with a few others of his books (Zodiac, Big U) as well.
rrraahh i so gotta read more stuff by Stephenson!
(but don't bother with the ebooks, Cain, until i own one of those kindle thingies, i'm not gonna read a book off a screen)
Pfft, your loss.
Cain,
tearing through 5 GB of text for free. :p
it probably helps that you can do it on a laptop, though.
Hella true.
8)
i don't think i'd ever leave my bed if i had a laptop .. :-/
Yeah, I've got a Sony reader that's served well enough. I hate Sony, but I haven't found a good replacement yet. All the others are DRMed, lack features, or just aren't fast enough.