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simply rat-tastic
title mentions rats? the book goes into this list.
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my brain's already hurting (maybe in a good way?) and everything is still (relatively) normal. this feels like a book where you have to read it little and often. so that you don't get overwhelmed but also don't forget what's happening.
also i might start annotating (how will that work when the format gets funky? don't know yet) it's definitely a book that wants you to put the effort in
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Does anyone have any book recommendations where the main character is a corporate slave and they're constantly torn between giving up their sense of self for the corporate world or just walking away from their job
trico commented on SadieWhiteCoat's review of Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth
I feel so so tenderly towards this. I really do believe this guy is genuine. He legitimately has staked his career on this little hill and I understand the feeling of looking up at the sky and wanting to see someone else looking back. I really wanted to be on this guys side, and the sciencey side of this book was pretty good, but man, this whole book is just defending an unprovable stance, and his politics are um. Yeah.
First of all, he can never actually prove his main point, which is that the interstellar object, ‘Oumuamua, which passed by Earth about a decade ago, was an extraterrestrial craft powered by solar winds. All he can say is that, in his opinion, the odds of it being just a strangely shaped rock are not greater than it being a bit of stray alien technology. That’s it. The whole book is him defending his position, which is just a fringe hypothesis that no one can prove or disprove as of yet, and is probably just as likely as it being a hydrogen-rich comet (or such, I forget which is which)(sorry to my physics teacher) that outgasses in a such a way that is undetectable to our instruments. Loeb bemoans a lot the close-mindedness and “conservatism” of scientific institutions, to the point where much of this book is just him going “well what if you opened your miiiiinds” like some sort of strange conspiracy theorist that you meet in a Lanzarote all-inclusive.
Which brings me to my second issue, Loeb completely ignores the cultural implications of the scientific mainstream searching for extra-terrestrial life. The fucking lunatics that would come out of the woodwork. The carnage from abductees and victims of disinformation campaigns. If you know nothing of ufology culture you might not fully grasp this but believe me when I say there are some hardcore ramifications to “fringe” ideas like this being entertained, which Loeb does not consider at all. Which is not really helpful when his whole question to the scientific community is “why aren’t you looking?”. Some things must be approached with more sensitivity than that, especially because a lot of these conspiracy theories are incredibly politically charged. You’d think that someone so interested in interdisciplinary research and approaches to research would take that into account, but I guess he’s more bothered with taking cheap shots at social media.
Speaking of politically charged. He talks about his childhood in Israel the same way confederates talk about life on the farm before the war. It’s really fascinating in that you do kinda learn how indoctrination into Zionism works (a lot of Holocaust narratives and Nice Honest Community chat) but also is like. Oh so you question the authority of the scientific mainstream but not the authority of Israel, huh? He speaks really highly of his time in the military, and is also really weirdly capitalist. He’s seems hella into Silicon Valley venture capitalism and talks a lot about investment and reward when it comes to searching for extraterrestrial life and I am like okay maybe we shouldn’t be talking about science in that way.
All in all an interesting read, but deeply flawed. I think it’s an essential text for anyone interested in the modern scientific UAP community, but I really don’t think this should be taken as the gospel in terms of the likelihood of life outside this planet.
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Hello fellow book enthusiasts! I come with fair tidings and a question. Is there a opening line/scene/chapter that hooked you instantly? If yes, what is it? Is it your favourite and which book is it from?
For me, you cannot go wrong with the opening lines of Percy Jackson and the opening chapter of the Hacienda. Everyone is familiar with Percy Jackson and his "Look, I didn't want to be a half blood" but when you're reading this internal soliloquy from a Priest about God knowing nothing about loneliness while he's on his knees watching someone he loves go away, it hits harder. It literally took my breath away.
So what's your favourite opening?
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Since getting my Kobo Libra Colour here are some things I've noticed that I haven't seen talked about! (I'm just a noob so I could be wrong about some of these things! I did find videos saying otherwise about library cards but when I attempted it didn't work due to differences in our devices.) Managing my library, since I download free ebooks on sites like Standard Ebooks and Project Gutenberg then managed them with Calibre, feels like iTunes used to feel! It's fun and nostalgic to sit down and download books onto my Kobo! I was not able to use Calibre to transfer my Kindle library because I did have the latest update on my Kindle Paperwhite. Amazon has locked access to the old Kindle App. None of the plug ins worked. When I borrow a book with Libby it downloads so much faster than my Kindle used to. However, you cannot have more than one library card signed into your Overdrive on your Kobo! This was a bummer for me because I have 7 library cards. So if I borrow a book from A and B I have to be signed into A to read the book I borrowed from A. When I sign into B it locks me out of the book I borrowed from A. (Hopefully that makes sense.) I personally found it much easier to download them onto my computer and then onto my device, through the Overdrive website. Then I could have books from multiple libraries without having to worry about logging in. Some of my accounts, like Queer Liberation Library, are not available on Overdrive but are accessible on my Libby app. So, as far as I can tell, I can't get books from there on my Kobo. When I purchase ebooks with Kobo they are instantly on my Kobo. It's awesome! What Kobo has on sale daily already is what I would actually read! Kindle sales were full of junk and rarely had anything on my TBR. If you bought a pen it is magnetic and sticks to your Kobo! You can open notebooks in your Kobo and choose many backgrounds! Sheet music, story boards, Japanese handwriting practice sheets, calligraphy practice, and so much more! It can also be a blank sheet. You can change your pen style and color! I loved writing down my thoughts for a review instantly! It felt completely different than typing it on my notes app on my phone. Between the book and the app, highlights seem instantaneous. The Kindle app used the never have my highlights after I was done reading. However, it doesn't seem perfect when highlighting in books. Sometimes I'll try to highlight a passage and it will highlight a whole page. The screen turns automatically! And this is optional. I love it when I'm doing chores and can easily switch my Kobo between my hands or turn my screen sideways, or upsidedown, without interrupting my reading! I'm loving my Kobo so much! I ended up selling my Kindle locally instead of trading it in. Also, this was inspired by my husband who said, "Haven't you made a post on your book app yet about how 'Kobo changed my life!' " 💁♀️😆
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Wow, these comments are not the vibe I was expecting here. Ope.
So far the book is very cutesy with an interesting general plot I haven't seen very often. I think it's fun and I'm enjoying it.