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"Still incredible. Drags a bit in places. I think mostly due to the desire to document the myriad of abuses perpetrated by the state" — Dec 31, 2025 08:37AM
"Still incredible. Drags a bit in places. I think mostly due to the desire to document the myriad of abuses perpetrated by the state" — Dec 31, 2025 08:37AM
It is no concern of his to dazzle the mind by the brilliance of his wit; nor does he labour to say things because they are striking, but only because they are true. He is always in contact with realities, always aiming at truth; and he
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“Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible.”
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“Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.”
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“Live to the point of tears.”
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“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.”
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“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”
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The History Book Club
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Tech-history and future
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— last activity Jan 21, 2019 07:11PM
Books about tech and how we got here combined with future looking books about where we might be going
ATXSciRead--Austin's Science + Nature Book Club
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— last activity Jan 16, 2019 05:42PM
The Austin Texas Science Writers, known as ATXSciWri, invites lovers of science and nature writing to join the newest BookPeople book club, ATXSciRead ...more
Quake books I wish someone had recommend to me
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— last activity Apr 29, 2019 09:33PM
A "Quake book" is something I stole from Tyler Cowen. Basically, it's any book that after reading your life can no longer be the same. Something funda ...more
Effective Altruists
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Recommend books, see what other people are reading, start a discussion, what have you. N.B. This group is not actively moderated and doesn't have any ...more
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