What are you reading right now?

Aux-In · 04-23-2017, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

Finally opened this badboy.. I got a long journey, and a whole other book if I make it through.

As someone who doesn't read much 1000 pages is rather daunting.

For your sake, I hope it's a fun read. 1,000 pages is a commitment.

Pet_Sounds · 04-23-2017, 02:06 PM

Picked this up yesterday and I can't put it down. This'll be a two-day read for sure.

Trollheart · 04-25-2017, 06:23 AM

More fun and frolics with the poor in Victorian London. I do like the way she compares the 19th and 21st century: "Before we condemn the Victorian press for its sensationalisation of murders, let's look at how our own press these days makes a side show of the same thing..."

robzzzzy · 04-26-2017, 04:02 AM

Bruce Springsteen s auto biography
Born to run

Trollheart · 04-26-2017, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by robzzzzy

Bruce Springsteen s auto biography
Born to run

Great book, that.

rostasi · 05-05-2017, 10:20 AM

innerspaceboy · 05-07-2017, 12:15 PM

A quiet Sunday at work. Diving into a great book and furiously taking notes for essential listening.

Trollheart · 05-08-2017, 05:57 PM

Gettin' back to George...

Pet_Sounds · 05-09-2017, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by innerspaceboy

Dug a dusty old (and yet-unread) copy of Gödel, Escher, Bach off my shelf this evening.

Read a few summaries and critiques of the text on Goodreads to see if I might fancy it. I was certainly intrigued by the overarching themes, philosophy of consciousness, speculation about general AI, and Hofstadter's usage of the arts to explain systems and concepts of mathematics.

But several users cautioned would-be readers that this is a book for a very specific audience - those who absolutely loves maths. And while I love math conceptually, I've no formal education in math or logic.

In an effort to prep myself for the text, I've been surveying the Undefined Behavior YouTube channel which outlines concepts like The Halting Problem, Entscheidungsproblem, Axiomatic Systems, Peano Systems, Principle of Explosion, and other fundamentals. It's all fascinating stuff, so I have hope that I'll be able to handle Hofstadter's book.

Any suggestions for related prep lit or other ideas from the community would be much appreciated!

Just received a copy of this yesterday. So far, it's one of the most enjoyable books I've read—ever.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 05-09-2017, 02:33 PM

picked this up after thoroughly enjoying some of his work that i read in my Foundation Year Programme. letter to the academy is a particularly interesting read.

04-23-2017, 02:06 PM	#5812 (permalink)
Pet_Sounds Remember the underscore Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The other side Posts: 2,489	Picked this up yesterday and I can't put it down. This'll be a two-day read for sure. __________________ Everybody's dying just to get the disease

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	More fun and frolics with the poor in Victorian London. I do like the way she compares the 19th and 21st century: "Before we condemn the Victorian press for its sensationalisation of murders, let's look at how our own press these days makes a side show of the same thing..." __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Gettin' back to George... __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

04-26-2017, 04:02 AM	#5814 (permalink)
robzzzzy Groupie Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 1	Bruce Springsteen s auto biography Born to run

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