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no, because 'post-industrial' could mean ulysses and the great literature of 1914-1922. post-industrial could also technically mean anything after the advent of steam, so, say, all those flowery and compendious sprawling naturalist novels of the 19th century. balzac isn't really sci-fi. post-technology just generally means that sci-fi is formally enmeshed with technology, communication networks, cutting-edge scientific theories etc. i just mean 'technology' in its most literal, greek sense, as techne, science integrated with everyday life. so you can say that h.g. wells is 'sci-fi' as well as isaac asimov, as well as william gibson, even though they have radically different conceptions of 'sci-fi', with technological examples borne out of quite different historical paradigms. post-industrial is too specific, and industry isn't really the main thematic concern of sci-fi. post-technological means that sci-fi throughout history has run the gamut from steam-punk to space odyssey to cyberhax0r stuff. the technology is pretty much central.

Last edited by Uzique The Lesser (2013-05-03 05:40:58)

Starting on Anna Karenina. Haven't gotten around to it until now.

Less wordy compared to a lot of his other stuff. That said I did get annoyed at the Wardine sections.

I bought this book for school. I really like the story but regret buying the book. I thought I got a good deal when I ordered it since the penguin classics version was twice the price. But look at it.

I can't put that on my bookshelf. It sticks out and looks retarded. Who the hell would print a book in those dimensions? I put a 20 there so you would have an idea of this things size. I should have put my notebook next to it since it is literally the same size as a 5 subject spiral notebook.



The story is A+. Highly recommend.

Last edited by Macbeth (2013-05-19 20:08:20)

Got a $100 gift card from Amazon for my textbooks. Better than the school store so I ain't even mad. Picked up so more class books and two others just for fun. I finally bought Orientalism. Having heard about it in like 10 lectures and so on I figured I should read it. Also picked up  Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent. I wanted to read that since it was the book Hugo Chavez gave to Obama at some summit they were both at.

it was even more awkward than that

hey that photographer has a nice lens

Always thought the local library looked nice.

not a great selection though.


post a picture of your library.

well this got lame quick

at least it doesnt have a zillon power lines and poles in front of it

RTHKI wrote:

at least it doesnt have a zillon power lines and poles in front of it

I also like trees.

RTHKI wrote:

another poor picture check

Do the librarians step outside a lot to shush the fountain?

Take it to the 'Post your library' thread.

I find that word count is a better measure of the length of a book.

wagga wagga is not a real place name