29 June 2024

Rereading 1984

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In preparation for the upcoming election, I decided to give George Orwell's  1984 a reread; it's probably been 50 years since I las...
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Lakatoi

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For many years I've been intrigued by the images on the stamps of Papua New Guinea featuring an unusual sailing vessel, but I've nev...

Is there any way for me to rescue this thumb drive?

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This message appears whenever I insert an old thumb drive into my iMac.   It is a THKAILAR  64GB USB C flash drive loaded with memorabilia p...
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28 June 2024

This is what Photoshop is for

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The image above was posted to the PhotoshopRequest subreddit with this message: As our family's "photoshopper" I have been as...
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Bribery of federal officials is now legal

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Bribery of officials in power in government has always occurred, but until now it has always been illegal.  The Supreme Court has now change...
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Proof that butterflies crossed an ocean

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Excerpts from a story in The New York Times : Early one morning in late October 2013, Gerard Talavera, an entomologist, saw something highly...
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Daan's shrine-topped bookcase

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"I moved to my current house 2,5 years ago and because its a smaller place i had to throw away alot of books. This is what's left. ...

Bob the Scientist's collection of green Penguins

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"In tribute to your complete set of Agatha Christie, I'll share my Green Penguin = Crime bookshelves. I'm working on the assump...
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John Farrier's bookcase

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"I built this bookcase with my sadly now-estranged father. So it has a poisoned sentimental value. But so much of life is asking and an...

Lars' bookshelves

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"I live in the house my grandparents bought in July 1929.  It was already over 100 at the time of their purchase.  If there is any comm...
26 June 2024

Mistress Harley's bookshelves

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"So obviously I'm an adult content producer, not that you'll find anything having to do with my business in my bookshelves. ...
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Ruth Beaty's bookshelves

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"Here is mine. You can't see the roughly ten boxes in the closet behind it, lol. The boxes of books next to them are the books I...
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Peter Meitzler's bookcase

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"It was almost 2 ½ years ago that our 2-unit apartment building was sold and the new owners immediately gave us a 30-day eviction notic...

Dan's bookcase

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"This a photo of one of my bookcases which also serves as sort of a cabinet of curiosities. This one is filled with books about moun...
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25 June 2024

Lois' bookshelves

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"Here's a picture of my “bookcase” in my basement office, which is a little unusual. The shelves are on wall brackets and many b...