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📚 **This robot scans rare library books at 2,500 pages per hour**

"_Built in Austria, the bot does exactly what its name implies—it autonomously scans and digitizes manuscripts. But whereas it might take a single librarian days or weeks to scan a single book, the ScanRobot 2.0 can handle up to 2,500 per hour._"

🔗 https://www.popsci.com/technology/book-scanning-robot/.

#Books #Bookstodon #Library #Archive @bookstodon

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Bruno the brave

For anyone who dares to voice dangerous ideas and risk imprisonment or exile, Giordano Bruno remains a hero

by Stephanie Merritt

https://aeon.co/essays/why-giordano-bruno-is-still-a-free-speech-hero-today?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=5751d1b9e0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_02_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972

About Giordano Bruno at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/7069

#books #literature #philosophy

Illustration of Bruno by German symbolist artist Fidus (1900), mixed media on paper, 60 x 50 cm, The Jack Daulton Collection.

This is a striking Symbolist mixed media artwork showing a frontal portrait of a hooded figure in dark robes against a background of radiating orange and golden light with white stars. The subject has an intense, direct gaze with large, haunting eyes and wears the dark cowl of a Dominican friar. His pale hands are crossed at the chest in a contemplative or protective gesture.

At the bottom, a greenish-gray banner bears the name "GIORDANO·BRUNO" in red Art Nouveau-style lettering. The notation "II 1900" appears in the lower left, with the artist's signature "Fidus" in the lower right.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giordano_Bruno#/media/File:Fidus_-_Giordano_Bruno,_Aquarell_1900.jpg

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224d

Finishing Hyperion, what next?

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I've finished: Calypso by Oliver K. Langmead

This is a generation colony ship sci-fi novel.

One of the first scenes introduces a Terra-formed Mars. The technological hurdles have been solved. Overcoming technical issues inherent in such a grand project is not the subject of this novel.

It is not nature but human nature Calypso struggles with.

What form should such a colony take? What toll will such a project take on its crew?

Calypso is also a literary experiment, giving different view point characters different literary styles. Including a view point written entirely in verse. I enjoyed this aspect and applaud the audiobook Producers for using distinct narrators for the different viewpoints.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/3fa3baaf-5616-4dca-b251-affb0cc05a00

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Who Paid the Pipers of Western Marxism? - Monthly Review Press Takahe has limited support for this type: See Original Page

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Toronto Book Launch for "Who Paid the Pipers of Western Marxism?" Takahe has limited support for this type: See Original Page

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A nice older review of my fantasy story The Last Philosopher from a non-fantasy reader 😊

Free ebook in comments.

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My overall impression of "The Last Philosopher" was not what I had expected it to be. As previously mentioned, Fantasy is not my go-to genre. So, going into this story, I was not entirely sure what to expect. Was this story going to be as painfully slow as what "The Hobbit" was? Or was this one of those rare times where I actually found myself enjoying a story of the Fantasy genre? I even enjoyed looking at the pictures that were added to each chapter.

"The Last Philosopher" is a story I would recommend to other readers on here to go read and share with their friends, relatives, frenemies, or anyone that could use a good read. Even if you are like me and have a specific genre you are drawn to, I would recommend you give "The Last Philosopher" a try. I found myself to be progressively more interested as the chapters continued. East really does do well with descriptions of chapters without there being much dialogue included.

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📚 **The 3 Hardest Books of all Time & How to Read Them**

>>The list is subjective; however, these are this particular Youtuber's thoughts and tips, they may have utility if you are considering reading the books in the future.

#Video length: shorts.

🔗 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NRP2QHR--TU

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Just arrived in paperback - Alastair Moffat's Edinburgh: a New History, published by Birlinn Books.

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Paperback cover to Edinburgh a New History, showing a painting of the city and Castle, viewed from the side of Arthur's Seat

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Rereading Old Favorites (Alt: Heralds of Valdemar Discussion?)

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How Gutenberg’s Press Sparked a World-Changing Revolution

"The invention of the Gutenberg Press in the mid-15th century started an irreversible change in how information was produced, distributed, and accessed."

https://www.thecollector.com/invention-impact-gutenberg-press/

#gutenberg #printing #books

Painting "Gutenberg's First Print" by Friedrich Reichert. It shows Gutenberg looking over the print quality of a sheet of paper. Another man looks on.

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Anyone else in this cartoon? Takahe has limited support for this type: See Original Page

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📚 House of Earth and Blood by: Sarah J. Maas

Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life-working hard all day and partying all night-until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investi...

https://bookblabla.com/book/house-of-earth-and-blood

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Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life-working hard all day and partying all night-until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation. She'll do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths.

Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, now enslaved to the Archangels he once attempted to overthrow. His brutal skills and incredible strength have been set to one purpose-to assassinate his boss's enemies, no questions asked. But with a demon wreaking havoc in the city, he's offered an irresistible deal: help Bryce find the murderer, and his freedom will be within reach.

As Bryce and Hunt dig deep into Crescent City's underbelly, they discover a dark power that threatens everything and everyone they hold dear, and they find, in each other, a blazing passion-one that could set them both free, if they'd only let it.

With unforgettable characters, sizzling romance, and page-turning suspense, this richly inventive fantasy series by #1 bestselling author Sarah J. Maas delves into the heartache of loss, the price of freedom, and the power of love.

The first book in the #1 bestselling Crescent City series by Sarah J. Maas, author of the Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series.

Other eBooks in this series include:
House of Sky and Breath
House of Flame and Shadow

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Any thoughts on State of Fear?

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The Orphic Hymns are a collection of 87 hymns in ancient Greek, addressed to various deities.

Attributed in antiquity to the mythical poet Orpheus, they were composed in Asia Minor, most likely around the 2nd or 3rd centuries AD, and seem to have belonged to a cult community which used them in ritual. The collection is preceded by a proem in which Orpheus addresses the legendary poet Musaeus.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphic_Hymns

Greek Mythology in Literature at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/17235

#Books #Poetry

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The Roman Myth of Aeneas, Lavinia, and the King Who Started It All

The Trojan hero Aeneas is connected to earlier Italian kings through King Latinus and his daughter, Lavinia, integrating him into Rome’s mythological tradition.

by Caleb Howells

https://www.thecollector.com/lavinia-latinus-aeneas-role-roman-mythology/

Aeneas at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/133
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/21432

#Books #Mythology

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Imaginary numbers are real

These odd values were long dismissed as bookkeeping. Now physicists are proving that they describe the hidden shape of nature

Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

https://aeon.co/essays/how-imaginary-numbers-describe-the-fundamental-shape-of-nature?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=2e24cba252-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_06_27&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972

Mathematics - Philosophy at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/17657

#Books #Mathematics #Physics

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#introduction

Hi there, I’m Maddy.

I’m an American/German creator based in southern France. I’ve been over on Youtube for the past year, but hope contributing with content over here will help introduce more people to the #Fediverse and a different kind of social media experience.

I talk about:
#DumbPhone
#DigitalMinimalism
#BoardGames
#CD
#Thrifting
#Analog
#LowTech
#Books
#Library
#Hobbies

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Big thanks to @andypiper and @_elena for introducing me to this world.

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Ghassan Kanafani’s “Guerrilla Rhetoric,” Then and Now

Jay Murphy reviews “#GhassanKanafani: Selected Political Writings,” a collection of newly translated #essays by the influential Palestinian philosopher, author, and activist.

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/ghassan-kanafanis-guerrilla-rhetoric-then-and-now/

#Palestine #PalestineLiberation #PalestinianResistance #PFLP #books @bookstodon @palestine

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finished reading Spring Snow 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
by Yukio Mishima.

A doomed romance in early 20th century Japan. Interminably slow, with frequent tangential digressions into philosophy and description. Nearly gave up but something finally happened 100 pages in. The climax verges on the tragi-comic, but it's mostly just brooding & hopeless. I was intrigued by the nobleman who is so elegant that problems solve themselves, hence effortlessly maintaining said elegance.

#BookReview #Books #Bookstodon #HistoricalFiction #Romance

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The Haunting of Hill House

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How Is Nature Portrayed in Shakespeare’s Macbeth?

In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, we see the imagery of nature used both to set a tone and as symbols of its character’s struggles and dispositions.

by Ivy Bowler

https://www.thecollector.com/how-is-nature-portrayed-in-shakespeare-macbeth/

Macbeth at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/5016

#Books #Literature #Painting

Macbeth and Banquo Meeting the Witches on the Heath by Théodore Chassériau.

By Théodore Chassériau. Musée D' Orsay

Set in a dark, windswept landscape, the composition is thick with supernatural tension. Macbeth and Banquo stand at the left, their postures alert and cautious. Banquo appears skeptical, while Macbeth is captivated—already seduced by the witches’ prophecy. The three witches emerge ghostlike from the misty heath, cloaked and enigmatic, evoking dread and mysticism.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MacbethAndBanquo-Witches.jpg

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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? July 22

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There are over 100 movies and TV shows dedicated to Austen and the Brontë that are available on most US streaming services. Everything, from variations of Pride and Prejudice to modern adaptations of Austen and the Brontës books, is available! https://www.excessivelydiverting.net/

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