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I’m halfway through “The Bitcoin Standard” and it’s very good. I really liked how he author structures the book. The first third of the book maybe mentions Bitcoin a handful of times, saying it will be explained later. He goes through the entire history or money and what eventually made the gold standard the best way of having sound money. When we got away from it during WWI and how even though we don’t use it anymore, all money is still tied to it. Countries hold amounts of US Dollars in their vaults the same way they used to hold gold, and the US Dollar was originally based on gold, so everything is still connected. The way Bitcoin was created, hows you interact with it in the world, and having no boundaries are all great points. The book really does a good job of explaining money in general and more specifically why Bitcoin may be an even better money system than gold ever way. Very good read.
Quote from: Pete on August 16, 2017, 08:11:47 PMI suppose a very close third would be Joe Abercrombie's First Law trilogy and three stand alone novels that are in the same universe. They are pretty hard core. The Bloody Nine, a key figure in the books, is one of my favorite literary characters ever.started this and really like it!
I suppose a very close third would be Joe Abercrombie's First Law trilogy and three stand alone novels that are in the same universe. They are pretty hard core. The Bloody Nine, a key figure in the books, is one of my favorite literary characters ever.
Getting into Crime and Punishment right now and the characters' names may as well be hieroglyphics.
Quote from: michigancat on September 06, 2018, 03:12:05 PMQuote from: Pete on August 16, 2017, 08:11:47 PMI suppose a very close third would be Joe Abercrombie's First Law trilogy and three stand alone novels that are in the same universe. They are pretty hard core. The Bloody Nine, a key figure in the books, is one of my favorite literary characters ever.started this and really like it!UPDATE RUSS?!?
Quote from: felix rex on August 29, 2018, 01:26:52 AMQuote from: Pete on August 27, 2018, 08:19:12 PMQuote from: Chingon on August 23, 2018, 07:00:57 PMHim maybe I'll give this rothfuss fellow a shot. Good fantasy is super hard to do.It’s very, very good.It’s very, very good.The very best fantasy
Quote from: Pete on August 27, 2018, 08:19:12 PMQuote from: Chingon on August 23, 2018, 07:00:57 PMHim maybe I'll give this rothfuss fellow a shot. Good fantasy is super hard to do.It’s very, very good.It’s very, very good.
Quote from: Chingon on August 23, 2018, 07:00:57 PMHim maybe I'll give this rothfuss fellow a shot. Good fantasy is super hard to do.It’s very, very good.
Him maybe I'll give this rothfuss fellow a shot. Good fantasy is super hard to do.
Quote from: michigancat on August 31, 2018, 10:26:40 AMQuote from: felix rex on August 29, 2018, 01:26:52 AMQuote from: Pete on August 27, 2018, 08:19:12 PMQuote from: Chingon on August 23, 2018, 07:00:57 PMHim maybe I'll give this rothfuss fellow a shot. Good fantasy is super hard to do.It’s very, very good.It’s very, very good.The very best fantasyIs the second book better? I have to admit the first one (which I am about 95% through) didn't seem to go anywhere (I did get to read about feet slapping the cobblestones a lot and really wet red lips). Do the characters get anymore depth beyond being the best/prettiest/smartest at everything?
Quote from: Chingon on September 21, 2018, 10:07:05 AMQuote from: michigancat on August 31, 2018, 10:26:40 AMQuote from: felix rex on August 29, 2018, 01:26:52 AMQuote from: Pete on August 27, 2018, 08:19:12 PMQuote from: Chingon on August 23, 2018, 07:00:57 PMHim maybe I'll give this rothfuss fellow a shot. Good fantasy is super hard to do.It’s very, very good.It’s very, very good.The very best fantasyIs the second book better? I have to admit the first one (which I am about 95% through) didn't seem to go anywhere (I did get to read about feet slapping the cobblestones a lot and really wet red lips). Do the characters get anymore depth beyond being the best/prettiest/smartest at everything?a good one line summary of the books so far is "didn't seem to go anywhere". I liked them though.
I have a few hours of driving this weekend, plz give good audible suggestions
Quote from: steve dave on September 21, 2018, 01:24:49 PMQuote from: Chingon on September 21, 2018, 10:07:05 AMQuote from: michigancat on August 31, 2018, 10:26:40 AMQuote from: felix rex on August 29, 2018, 01:26:52 AMQuote from: Pete on August 27, 2018, 08:19:12 PMQuote from: Chingon on August 23, 2018, 07:00:57 PMHim maybe I'll give this rothfuss fellow a shot. Good fantasy is super hard to do.It’s very, very good.It’s very, very good.The very best fantasyIs the second book better? I have to admit the first one (which I am about 95% through) didn't seem to go anywhere (I did get to read about feet slapping the cobblestones a lot and really wet red lips). Do the characters get anymore depth beyond being the best/prettiest/smartest at everything?a good one line summary of the books so far is "didn't seem to go anywhere". I liked them though.Yeah that's actually a pretty fair review. I don't remember much of a difference between the two.
Quote from: libliblibliblibliblib on September 21, 2018, 01:16:01 PMI have a few hours of driving this weekend, plz give good audible suggestionsArmada by Ernest Cline...read by Will Wheaton
Armada is a terrible, cliched, steaming turd of a book. It's a grade school level ripoff of the move The Last Starfighter. But if there's anything in the world that has a chance of making it better it's Wil Wheaton.
iirc he got trapped by a fairy in fairyland or some crap and gave such good D she let him go.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Quote from: Pete on September 21, 2018, 03:54:00 PMQuote from: libliblibliblibliblib on September 21, 2018, 01:16:01 PMI have a few hours of driving this weekend, plz give good audible suggestionsArmada by Ernest Cline...read by Will WheatonWas actually leaning towards this, love the wheat