What are you currently reading?

[Impostor]

Inspired by folderol's story, and the "what are you currently listening to" thread, I'm curious about what my fellow linuxmusicians may be reading.

I'm reading Ilium by Dan Simmons (sf).

[erlkönig]

42 by Thomas Lehr

[folderol]

Raising Steam
Terry Pratchett

[d.healey]

I've just finished reading everything I can find by Erle Stanley Gardner (except the Cool and Lam stories because I don't care for them so much). And now I'm almost at the end of Leading the Rebellion by this guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtU9EFD-1Sg

[Gps]

Linux for dummies.

Its a good book, but I probably should have bought it years ago, when I started using Linux.

It talks about Linux in general, and more specific about Ubuntu and OpenSUSE.

The chapters about installing Linux I skipped.

[Impostor]

Books are not my thing, reading is not my favorite thing.
Read the f*§$ manual - yeah, I told that maybe some thousand times to the users but I ve never did myself...

I don't like to read manuals either. The only one I really made an effort to learn was the Impulse Tracker manual.

Manual of the Warrior of Light
(Paulo Coelho)

So you did read a manual after all!

[RyanH]

The Mahabharata (English, prose version). Been pecking away at it for over three years... I think it's one of the longest things ever written.

[Impostor]

The Mahabharata (English, prose version). Been pecking away at it for over three years... I think it's one of the longest things ever written.

Wow, even the wiki page is already too long for me:)
Success!

[Nachei]

"Money for nothing", by P.G. Wodehouse. A real model of English humor, which I really enjoy, although this is not one of his best, imo...

(Fun fact: Lemmy Kilmister from Motorhead read Wodehouse non-stop... )

[erlkönig]

Currently Lem: Invincible
I really like Lems stories, i'read read his stories more than once, Invincible is my favorite, and generally, one of the best science fiction stories of all times, i think. I don't know, why there is no film based on this story.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invincible

[Basslint]

Byung-Chul Han - Non-things: Upheaval in the Lifeworld

Highly recommended to everyone who struggles with today's digitalized life.

[Impostor]

Byung-Chul Han - Non-things: Upheaval in the Lifeworld
Highly recommended to everyone who struggles with today's digitalized life.

Seems an interesting book. I don't so much struggle with, but rather have a large disdain for, digitalised life. Ironic isn't it, posting that on an internet forum? Although I'm here for the sharing of knowledge more than anything else.

[Impostor]

Currently Lem: Invincible
I really like Lems stories, i'read read his stories more than once, Invincible is my favorite, and generally, one of the best science fiction stories of all times, i think. I don't know, why there is no film based on this story.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invincible

I've only read a handful of pre-eighties novels. There may be so many masterpieces I'll never be aware of, let alone read. Especially at my current snail's pace of reading. I've advanced maybe 30 pages in Ilium in the last three weeks.

[Basslint]

Seems an interesting book. I don't so much struggle with, but rather have a large disdain for, digitalised life. Ironic isn't it, posting that on an internet forum? Although I'm here for the sharing of knowledge more than anything else.

I like internet forums and mailing lists, they are still text-based and allow for deeper discussions. I've met many wonderful people here and I can even say some authentic friends, even if I never physically met them.

Sadly, in the future forums like these will be rarer because of generative AI. Who can assure you that you are speaking with a real person now that things like ChatGPT are around? Reading long posts has become a risk, because it could be grammatically-correct nonsense generated by a machine, and this could degrade discussions.

[Impostor]

I like internet forums and mailing lists, they are still text-based and allow for deeper discussions. I've met many wonderful people here and I can even say some authentic friends, even if I never physically met them.

To be clear: my disdain is reserved mostly for facebook, twitter and their ilk. And for people who have their mobile phones in hand all day.