I had a lot of thoughts on this, though I likely won't put up a star rating unless I can make them more coherent. I started it thinking it would be useful foundational material; on having finished it I think it was worth reading for a depth of understanding in differing opinions. Though a warning for potential readers, I myself found it lacked much opinion in either direction.
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You can call me Xenia (yea like the Linux mascot - unfortunately I'm not the most creative) or Raven or Vix, I'm not the most decisive either. As the user name suggests I am quite a strange lil fox-thing. I mostly read lit-fic, political/economic theory and Maths or CompSci stuff and the occassional urban fantasy, though really anything may pop up here!
If I say something silly or annoying or you otherwise want to get in touch you can find me at: voidadjacent@proton.me Though I may be a bit slow to respond!
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Vulpis Ecclectica finished reading Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
Minimalism is the art of knowing how much is just enough. Digital minimalism applies this …
I had a lot of thoughts on this, though I likely won't put up a star rating unless I can make them more coherent. I started it thinking it would be useful foundational material; on having finished it I think it was worth reading for a depth of understanding in differing opinions. Though a warning for potential readers, I myself found it lacked much opinion in either direction.
Vulpis Ecclectica started reading The Pigeon by Patrick Süskind
Vulpis Ecclectica wants to read Frankenstein by Maurice Hindle
Vulpis Ecclectica wants to read Systems Analysis by Stanford L. Optner
Stanford L. Optner: Systems Analysis (Paperback, Penguin Books)
Systems Analysis by Stanford L. Optner
Part One examines the historical background to systems analysis as well as its development as a methodology. The diverse applications …
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Cult of the Dead Cow by Joseph Menn
The shocking untold story of the elite secret society of hackers fighting to protect our privacy, our freedom -- even …
Vulpis Ecclectica started reading Cult of the Dead Cow by Joseph Menn
The shocking untold story of the elite secret society of hackers fighting to protect our …
Interesting, I think it would be a good look at the roots of some parts of hacker (as much in the DIY/Alt sense as the other) culture; Unfortunately I am not really in the right space for how it is written at the moment so I don't think I can give a valid critique.
Interesting, I think it would be a good look at the roots of some parts of hacker (as much in the DIY/Alt sense as the other) culture; Unfortunately I am not really in the right space for how it is written at the moment so I don't think I can give a valid critique.
Vulpis Ecclectica finished reading Capitalism and Nothingness by Peter Fleming
Vulpis Ecclectica wants to read What Is Anarchism? by Alexander Berkman (Working Classics, 1)
What Is Anarchism? by Alexander Berkman (Working Classics, 1)
"Writing in everyday language, using examples from everyday life, this book examines political events to create an interlocking and comprehensive …
Vulpis Ecclectica wants to read C Programming Language, 2nd Edition by Brian W. Kernighan
Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie: C Programming Language, 2nd Edition (2021, Independently Published)
C Programming Language, 2nd Edition by Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie
Very well known, classic introduction to the C Programming Language. Both a text for learning, a reference, and, to some, …
Vulpis Ecclectica reviewed The Communist Manifesto by Friedrich Engels
Available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License: www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/
One of the most influential …
Simple yet sadly very relevant.
5 stars
Rather basic in notion but a very quick read and a good primer I think in the type of language translation and time have produced before moving into the larger works such as Capital.
Vulpis Ecclectica finished reading The Communist Manifesto by Friedrich Engels
The Communist Manifesto by Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx
Available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License: www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/
One of the most influential political tracts ever published this …
Vulpis Ecclectica started reading C Programming Language, 2nd Edition by Brian W. Kernighan
Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie: C Programming Language, 2nd Edition (2021, Independently Published)
C Programming Language, 2nd Edition by Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie
Very well known, classic introduction to the C Programming Language. Both a text for learning, a reference, and, to some, …