Pixel: a biography
An exact mathematical concept, pixels are the elementary particles of pictures, based on a subtle unpacking of infinity
By Alvy Ray Smith, Edited by Nigel Warburton
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"There's a real effort to rewrite history that we're seeing in real time from #BidenAdministration officials, many of whom want to continue wielding power for years, if not decades to come. These are people who are now at top universities, on the boards of corporations, think tanks..."
#AkbarShahidAhmed, author of #CrossingTheRedLine: #Biden, His Advisors, and #Israel's War in #Gaza
#Palestine #GazaGenocide #USpol #BlueMAGA #shitlibs #niOubliNiPardon #books @bookstodon
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Books I Was Reading On This Day Over the Last Ten Years: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-i-was-reading-on-this-day-over-the-last-ten-years/
📚 The Sideways Life of Denny Voss by: Holly Kennedy
On the surface, Denny Voss's life in rural Minnesota is a quiet one. At thirty years old, he lives at home with his elderly mother and his beloved blind and deaf Saint Bernard, George. He cleans up roadkill to help pay the bills. Though his prospects are limited by a developmental delay--the re...
What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? July 21
Still reading When Moon Hits the Eye by John Scalzi.
Had some vacation, so didn’t get time to read much.
What about all of you, what have you been reading or listening to lately?
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Still reading When Moon Hits the Eye by John Scalzi.
Had some vacation, so didn’t get time to read much.
What about all of you, what have you been reading or listening to lately?
Check Official Bingo Challenge Post and the accompanying Recommendations Post for our Bingo for 2026!
What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? July 21
switching from one corporation to another isn't rebellion, it's what capitalism does what it does best, which is selling us the idea of rebellion
I believe the solution for all this Amazon Kindle shenanigan is not about buying a Kobo. It’s about how we do not allow corporations to determine how we protest. Responsible consumption combined with political and social activism is a more sustainable way to challenge corporate power.
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I believe the solution for all this Amazon Kindle shenanigan is not about buying a Kobo. It’s about how we do not allow corporations to determine how we protest. Responsible consumption combined with political and social activism is a more sustainable way to challenge corporate power.
switching from one corporation to another isn't rebellion, it's what capitalism does what it does best, which is selling us the idea of rebellion
What do you do when your willpower is fogged by the "illusion of later"?
It’s called “The Last Spark”. The setting is a city called Umbra, choked by a thick fog called The Drowse—where merchants don’t open their stalls, soldiers don’t drill, and even the king preaches stillness as wisdom. No magic. No chosen-one tropes. Just a protagonist who realises that the fog isn’t a curse—it’s collective hesitation. He defeats it not with a sword, but with the raw algebra of moving when everyone else stays still.
What hit me hardest wasn’t the action. It was the Practical Log at the end—five fill‑in‑the‑blank exercises that force you to translate his struggles into your own morning routine.
Here’s my genuine question for this community:
When you catch yourself stuck in that “I’ll do it tomorrow” cycle—what single, physical action do you take to break the trance?
(For me, it’s putting my phone in another room before I sleep. It sounds trivial, but it rewires the first hour of my day.)
If you’re curious, the author offers a free preview on the product page so you can read the first two chapters before buying anything. No pressure—just sharing a find that actually moved me.
👉 [Link to preview/product: payhip.com/b/AsyR2]
Would love to hear your personal “fog‑breakers” below.
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It’s called “The Last Spark”. The setting is a city called Umbra, choked by a thick fog called The Drowse—where merchants don’t open their stalls, soldiers don’t drill, and even the king preaches stillness as wisdom. No magic. No chosen-one tropes. Just a protagonist who realises that the fog isn’t a curse—it’s collective hesitation. He defeats it not with a sword, but with the raw algebra of moving when everyone else stays still.
What hit me hardest wasn’t the action. It was the Practical Log at the end—five fill‑in‑the‑blank exercises that force you to translate his struggles into your own morning routine.
Here’s my genuine question for this community:
When you catch yourself stuck in that “I’ll do it tomorrow” cycle—what single, physical action do you take to break the trance?
(For me, it’s putting my phone in another room before I sleep. It sounds trivial, but it rewires the first hour of my day.)
If you’re curious, the author offers a free preview on the product page so you can read the first two chapters before buying anything. No pressure—just sharing a find that actually moved me.
👉 [Link to preview/product: payhip.com/b/AsyR2]
Would love to hear your personal “fog‑breakers” below.
What do you do when your willpower is fogged by the "illusion of later"?
https://lemmy.world/post/49746808
What do you do when your willpower is fogged by the "illusion of later"?
It’s called “The Last Spark”. The setting is a city called Umbra, choked by a thick fog called The Drowse—where merchants don’t open their stalls, soldiers don’t drill, and even the king preaches stillness as wisdom. No magic. No chosen-one tropes. Just a protagonist who realises that the fog isn’t a curse—it’s collective hesitation. He defeats it not with a sword, but with the raw algebra of moving when everyone else stays still.
What hit me hardest wasn’t the action. It was the Practical Log at the end—five fill‑in‑the‑blank exercises that force you to translate his struggles into your own morning routine.
Here’s my genuine question for this community:
When you catch yourself stuck in that “I’ll do it tomorrow” cycle—what single, physical action do you take to break the trance?
(For me, it’s putting my phone in another room before I sleep. It sounds trivial, but it rewires the first hour of my day.)
If you’re curious, the author offers a free preview on the product page so you can read the first two chapters before buying anything. No pressure—just sharing a find that actually moved me.
👉 [Link to preview/product: payhip.com/b/AsyR2]
Would love to hear your personal “fog‑breakers” below.
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It’s called “The Last Spark”. The setting is a city called Umbra, choked by a thick fog called The Drowse—where merchants don’t open their stalls, soldiers don’t drill, and even the king preaches stillness as wisdom. No magic. No chosen-one tropes. Just a protagonist who realises that the fog isn’t a curse—it’s collective hesitation. He defeats it not with a sword, but with the raw algebra of moving when everyone else stays still.
What hit me hardest wasn’t the action. It was the Practical Log at the end—five fill‑in‑the‑blank exercises that force you to translate his struggles into your own morning routine.
Here’s my genuine question for this community:
When you catch yourself stuck in that “I’ll do it tomorrow” cycle—what single, physical action do you take to break the trance?
(For me, it’s putting my phone in another room before I sleep. It sounds trivial, but it rewires the first hour of my day.)
If you’re curious, the author offers a free preview on the product page so you can read the first two chapters before buying anything. No pressure—just sharing a find that actually moved me.
👉 [Link to preview/product: payhip.com/b/AsyR2]
Would love to hear your personal “fog‑breakers” below.
What do you do when your willpower is fogged by the "illusion of later"?
https://lemmy.world/post/49746864
The Letters of Heloise: Love, Learning, and Life as a Medieval Woman
Heloise’s letters reveal a medieval woman caught between enduring love, religious duty, and the expectations of her age. Andrea Maraschi explores how they also showcase her remarkable learning and her willingness to express thoughts and emotions rarely preserved in medieval women’s writing.
By Andrea Maraschi
Letters of Heloise at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Letters+of+Heloise
Charles Brockden Brown Declares Independence
Ed Simon explores Charles Brockden Brown’s Wieland; or, The Transformation: An American Tale, often considered the first American Gothic novel.
By Ed Simon
Books by Charles Brockden Brown (including Wieland) at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/416
📚 Wonder by: R. J. Palacio
I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.
August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get...
"Masked federal agents are kidnapping and killing our neighbors, on the streets and behind the bars of hundreds of #detentionCenters across the country. In #HowToCloseACamp, award-winning journalist and translator #JohnWashington offers a galvanizing, clear-eyed case for why we must close these camps—and how to do it."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC8lvGHp8TM
#USpol #USpolitics #immigrantDetention #ICE #CBP #ICEdetention #stateRepression #immigrantRights #racializedCommunities #activism #books @bookstodon
😍 "Rising Guardians" is LIVE! 🙌 🎊
2 years in the making, Sister Seekers 11 is out now!
https://buy.bookfunnel.com/dsmz28wr7p
628-page paperback imminent. 
191K words. Only a hair shorter than Shadows & Hounds (SS10). 😊
Editing took a whole summer, but worth the extra time!✍️
We made it! Yeeeee!
#Books #Writing #NewRelease #DarkElf #Dragon #dungeonsAndDragons #Demon #Devil #EpicFantasy #DarkFantasySeries @bookstodon @lgbtqbookstodon
Ancient Rome’s Largest Fresco and Mosaic Complex, Featuring Depictions of a Mysterious Maritime City, Opens to the Public After 2,000 Years
The massive artworks, created in the first century C.E., were discovered in the 1990s during excavations of the Baths of Trajan
by Sarah Kuta
Books about Ancient Rome at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=ancient+rome
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Visit a library, drink a lot of water, consumer a lot of literature. Be the datacenter.
#library #datacenter #water #books #reading #water
https://follow.coryd.dev/users/cory/statuses/117068314410259929
#library #datacenter #water #books #reading #water
https://follow.coryd.dev/users/cory/statuses/117068314410259929
50% off @ #Smashwords : https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1657116
Series Ebook omnibus: https://www.smashwords.com/books/1733647
After the death of his wife and child, destruction of his home world, an addiction forced on him by the one responsible and a third of the galaxy falling under the heel of that tyrant, Levi Jacobs, a wizard, seeks to unravel the secrets of time and fate.
@bookstodon
#author #indieauthor #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #sff #sciencefantasy #scifi #actionadventure #fiction #books
New review: The Inquisitive Biologist reaches back in time and finally reads The Ascent of Birds to find a fascinating foray into bird evolution and the many different mechanisms of speciation.
#Books #BookReview #Bookstodon #Birds #Ornithology #Evolution #EvolutionaryBiology #Scicomm @bookstodon
A federal district court just ruled that training #AI tools on copyrighted texts is fair use.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/20/anthropics-landmark-1-5b-copyright-settlement-is-approved/
#Anthropic is in the clear for training #Claude on millions of books without permission or payment. However, it's liable for obtaining many of those books illegally, and its settlement of those claims (about $3k/title) was approved by the court.
So far this decision only applies in the Northern District of California. But it breaks the ice and will (as lawyers say) be "persuasive but not binding" in other districts.
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I’ve been wearing this shirt for so many years & suddenly this summer, it’s sparking a lot of interesting conversations. #books
This week's net.wars, "Apocalypse now", reviews Gil Duran's new book, The Nerd Reich, which travels through the trajectory that has led formerly fringe ideas into the White House: https://netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2026/09/11/apocalypse-now/ #NetWars #books #democracy
"Burning the Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge" by Richard Ovenden. My rating:5 out of 5 stars. Published in 2020.
Book description: The director of the Bodleian Libraries at Oxford narrates the global history of the willful destruction—and surprising survival—of recorded knowledge over the past three millennia. Libraries and archives have been attacked since ancient times but have been especially threatened in the modern era. Burning the Books recounts the history that brought us to this point.
There is so much information contained in these pages, past, present and future. Books and libraries are fighting a battle for their very lives. I highly recommend this book.
#nonfiction: #literature #libraries #reading #DigitalAge #books @bookstodon
Books I Wish I’d Discovered Sooner: https://lydiaschoch.com/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-books-i-wish-id-discovered-sooner/
37 Vintage Library Ads That Perfectly Capture The Joys Of Reading
As public libraries began popping up across America in the early 1900s, these posters encouraged people to take advantage of their resources.
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📚 Navola by: Paolo Bacigalupi
In the bustling city-state of Navola, business is power, and power is everything. For generations, the di Regulai family has nurtured their merchant-banking empire. Though they claim not to be political, their staggering wealth buys cities and topples kingdoms, and no one obstructs them twice.
Soo...
https://bookblabla.com/book/navola
#books #reading #libraries #fiction #fantasy #historicalfiction #epicfiction #actionadventure
