What is one book that positively shaped who you are as a person and how did it influence you? At what point in your life did you read it?
Fiction, non-fiction, graphic novel, audiobook: however you define "book" for yourself is fine with me.
Commodore Amiga: a visual compendium
Commodore’s groundbreaking 16-bit computer ushered in a stunning new era of video games – experience the very best that the Amiga had to offer in this beautiful, full-colour compendium.
Don’t miss out, low stock: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/all-books/products/commodore-amiga-a-visual-commpendium
#bitmapbooks #bookstagram #retrogaming #gaming #amiga #bookstodon
Commodore Amiga: a visual compendium
Commodore’s groundbreaking 16-bit computer ushered in a stunning new era of video games – experience the very best that the Amiga had to offer in this beautiful, full-colour compendium.
Don’t miss out, low stock: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/all-books/products/commodore-amiga-a-visual-commpendium
#bitmapbooks #bookstagram #retrogaming #gaming #amiga #bookstodon
I felt the weight of being interviewed by the wonderful @globalvoices, and did my best to answer honestly and openly.
The work of independent storytelling - fiction, representative, non-fiction, activism, journalism - is vital. If you see that, please talk about this bundle.
Please also talk directly about Global Voices, their work, and the ability to donate on a one-time or recurring basis. I hope, soon, *everyone* is.
Oooh! This is a golden opportunity for all the #bookstodon community.
Love the attention to translators, who help us access worlds we otherwise couldn't understand 💜
@globalvoices https://mstdn.social/@globalvoices/116023676273310861
J. A. Bakker - Hunebed D26 in het Drouwenerveld. Het laatste volledig onderzochte Nederlandse hunebed Deel 1: tekst
Een geweldig en geweldig gedetailleerd boek.
In 1968 en 1970 gaf J.A. Bakker leiding aan de laatste wetenschappelijke opgraving van de kelder en keldervulling van een hunebed in Nederland. Meer dan een halve eeuw later publiceert hij het afgeronde verslag.
Hij hoopte door zorgvuldig te werken, te kunnen zien dat vondsten die dieper lagen, ouder waren. Iets waar de bejaarde Van Giffen (grondlegger van hunebedstudies)niet in geloofde.
Duidelijk is dat dit niet het geval is.
Maar -mede op basis van scripties van studenten, die ruim geciteerd worden- valt er toch heel veel te leren over D26 en de bouwers ervan.
Het allermooist vond ik Bakkers eigen hoofdstuk 5 over de conclusies obv de aardewerkvondsten. Maar ook de breedte van de ingezette technieken en deskundigheid en de diepe detailkennis die dan ingezet wordt, vind ik super interessant. Net als het geschetste overzicht van de geschiedenis van (het onderzoek naar) D26 en andere hunebedden.
Kortom ik genoot van het boek en iedereen met interesse in archeologie en zonder angst voor detail, zal dat ook doen.
#WatWouterLas26 #LezenIsLeuk #Archeologie #Hunebed #D26 #Hunebedcentrum #Reading #Bookstodon #Boekstadon
I discovered this really good memoir by @kristiedegaris here on Fedi. I wrote a little review over on Goodreads if you're interested. Five stars!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/189694786-daniel-oxenhandler
Quote of the day, "We judge others by their actions, but we judge ourselves by our intentions" - Ian Percy
Good morning everyone, enjoy these early morning pictures from my garden, including a white Dahlia ✨🌸🌻
ps: Sorry, the name of the flower in the first picture escapes me. Regardless, it's one of my favorites.
#flowers #bloomscrolling #garden #nature #flower #photography #quote #quotes #reading #bookstodon #reading
What is one book that positively shaped who you are as a person and how did it influence you? At what point in your life did you read it?
Fiction, non-fiction, graphic novel, audiobook: however you define "book" for yourself is fine with me.
Quote of the day, "We judge others by their actions, but we judge ourselves by our intentions" - Ian Percy
Good morning everyone, enjoy these early morning pictures from my garden, including a white Dahlia ✨🌸🌻
ps: Sorry, the name of the flower in the first picture escapes me. Regardless, it's one of my favorites.
#flowers #bloomscrolling #garden #nature #flower #photography #quote #quotes #reading #bookstodon #reading
I discovered this really good memoir by @kristiedegaris here on Fedi. I wrote a little review over on Goodreads if you're interested. Five stars!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/189694786-daniel-oxenhandler
J. A. Bakker - Hunebed D26 in het Drouwenerveld. Het laatste volledig onderzochte Nederlandse hunebed Deel 1: tekst
Een geweldig en geweldig gedetailleerd boek.
In 1968 en 1970 gaf J.A. Bakker leiding aan de laatste wetenschappelijke opgraving van de kelder en keldervulling van een hunebed in Nederland. Meer dan een halve eeuw later publiceert hij het afgeronde verslag.
Hij hoopte door zorgvuldig te werken, te kunnen zien dat vondsten die dieper lagen, ouder waren. Iets waar de bejaarde Van Giffen (grondlegger van hunebedstudies)niet in geloofde.
Duidelijk is dat dit niet het geval is.
Maar -mede op basis van scripties van studenten, die ruim geciteerd worden- valt er toch heel veel te leren over D26 en de bouwers ervan.
Het allermooist vond ik Bakkers eigen hoofdstuk 5 over de conclusies obv de aardewerkvondsten. Maar ook de breedte van de ingezette technieken en deskundigheid en de diepe detailkennis die dan ingezet wordt, vind ik super interessant. Net als het geschetste overzicht van de geschiedenis van (het onderzoek naar) D26 en andere hunebedden.
Kortom ik genoot van het boek en iedereen met interesse in archeologie en zonder angst voor detail, zal dat ook doen.
#WatWouterLas26 #LezenIsLeuk #Archeologie #Hunebed #D26 #Hunebedcentrum #Reading #Bookstodon #Boekstadon
A book recommendation: Parmy Olson's Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race That Will Change the World. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in AI. The book tells the origin stories behind the familiar names: how ChatGPT came to be, how DeepMind ended up under Google, how Anthropic and Claude were born as a reaction to OpenAI's shift in direction, and how GitHub Copilot and Gemini entered the picture.
What I found especially fascinating is the massive amount of research behind OpenAI and how open and idealistic the starting points were for everything until business took over. Musk, Altman, Hassabis and the other key figures have been on completely different pages: some care deeply about ethics and safety, some couldn't care less. At the same time, everyone acknowledges the risks and talks about them openly, yet they all act differently.
I've been tinkering with chatbots since the MegaHAL days and as a developer I use all of these tools often, so reading the behind-the-scenes story was captivating. Won the Financial Times Business Book of the Year 2024, and deservedly so.
PS. If you're planning to guilt trip me about using AI or being interested in it, I'll just block you.
#AI #Claude #ChatGPT #OpenAI #Anthropic #Books #Bookstodon #BookSuggestions
I started reading Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - another great beach read if you are a nerd, I guess.
I basically swallowed the first three chapters lounging by the pool this morning, my first book by Andy Weir. This is great writing. It’s a long-ish book but damn, very exciting read and I am so, so into it.
Update: I’ve read 40% of it in just one day, I think I really like it #books #bookstodon #scifibooks #scifi #projecthailmary
Arrived in the post this morning. Devoured by, well, now, actually.
Been a while since I had a "can't put it down" read. Pointed and topical but always light-hearted: just the fun read I needed.
Gelesen: The Regicide Report (2026) von @cstross. Mit diesem Roman geht die Reihe The Laundry Files nach 25 Jahren zu Ende. Es war schön, Bob und Mo nochmal in Action zu sehen.
#books #sff #sciencefiction #fantasy #thelaundryfiles #bookstodon
Gelesen: The Regicide Report (2026) von @cstross. Mit diesem Roman geht die Reihe The Laundry Files nach 25 Jahren zu Ende. Es war schön, Bob und Mo nochmal in Action zu sehen.
#books #sff #sciencefiction #fantasy #thelaundryfiles #bookstodon
