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Aurelian is 55% done with Chamber Music: Wu-Tang and America (in 36 Pieces)
Quote of a quote:

The word is now a virus (...) a parasitic organism that invades and damages the central nervous system. Modern man has lost the option of silence... Try to achieve even ten seconds of inner silence. You will encounter a resisting organism that forces you to talk. That organism is the word.
Aug 17, 2020 08:11AM Add a comment
Chamber Music: Wu-Tang and America (in 36 Pieces)

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Aurelian is 60% done with Be Slightly Evil: A Playbook for Sociopaths (Ribbonfarm Roughs)
I did read a chapter while commuting this morning. Somehow it made sense, but now, 2 hours later I can't remember what the chapter was about.
Feb 04, 2020 02:42AM Add a comment
Be Slightly Evil: A Playbook for Sociopaths (Ribbonfarm Roughs)

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Aurelian is 35% done with Be Slightly Evil: A Playbook for Sociopaths (Ribbonfarm Roughs)
this is a collection of blog posts, most of them way above my IQ.
Jan 16, 2020 07:07AM Add a comment
Be Slightly Evil: A Playbook for Sociopaths (Ribbonfarm Roughs)

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Aurelian is on page 61 of 190 of Building Evolutionary Architectures: Support Constant Change
So far, I feel like the author is mixing various concepts throwing in the main theme of the book - that the software architecture should be evolutionary - from time to time. Meh.
Sep 22, 2018 07:25AM Add a comment
Building Evolutionary Architectures: Support Constant Change

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Aurelian is 25% done with How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life
so far, it feels a bit harder to read than `A Guide to the Good Life` and also got sidelined by `The Clean Coder` /shrug
Sep 01, 2018 07:27AM Add a comment
How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life

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Aurelian is 10% done with How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life
Everyone's favorite philosophy right? Because life needs to have a philosophy.
Aug 22, 2018 03:46PM Add a comment
How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life

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Aurelian is 40% done with Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual
I'm about half into this book. It's bad: lacks content, repeats the same thing over and over again and it feels like the author only wants to reach a word count. I'm just skimming through it as most of advice is just common sense.

Some books should just remain blog posts.
Aug 15, 2018 04:52AM Add a comment
Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual

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Aurelian is 40% done with Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)
exactly what I needed.
Jul 17, 2018 01:52PM Add a comment
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)

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Aurelian is 75% done with Strength and Conditioning for Endurance Running
Almost done with it.

Is oka-ish: you get an assessment and then you get to design your own strength and conditioning plan tailored to your needs. Author believes the plans should be personalized to each athlete and includes 2 or 3 samples /shrug
Jul 09, 2018 02:30PM Add a comment
Strength and Conditioning for Endurance Running

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Aurelian is 50% done with Planes, Trains, & Broken Strings: The Laughable but True Story of an Impoverished Indie-Musician Traveling the World
Now I'm intrigued: I hope they will just go back home soon and be done with this book.
Mar 30, 2018 03:00AM Add a comment
Planes, Trains, & Broken Strings: The Laughable but True Story of an Impoverished Indie-Musician Traveling the World

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Aurelian is 30% done with Planes, Trains, & Broken Strings: The Laughable but True Story of an Impoverished Indie-Musician Traveling the World
Horrible. I cringe every chapter. Some books are meant to remain blog posts and some blog posts tweets. No wonder it was €0 on amazon.es.
Mar 29, 2018 05:01AM Add a comment
Planes, Trains, & Broken Strings: The Laughable but True Story of an Impoverished Indie-Musician Traveling the World

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