What are you reading right now?

[sirloot]

Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne book 3 Hooray for Kindles

[CoderGuy]

Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne book 3 Hooray for Kindles

Just finished Tricked, those are great books! Ditto on the Kindles!

[sirloot]

Just finished Tricked, those are great books! Ditto on the Kindles!

yeah i figure im savin myself ATLEAST 50$ a year by having one

[lxskllr]

Free Software, Free Society - Richard Stallman

http://www.gnu.org/doc/fsfs-ii-2.pdf

[sgreger1]

The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature, by Steven Pinker.

It pretty much discusses a popular concept in psychology about whether or not humans start with a "blank state" or whether humans have an inherent nature. He argues against the idea of a "blank slate" and proposes that genetics make up a larger part of who we are, and that it's not purely nurture who makes us who we are. Really good book, I'm about halfway through.

[Brukhanov]

I re-read the "Master and Margarita". Bulgakov. The great book with fiosofsky implication.

Book Description:

Moscow, 1929: a city that has lost its way amid corruption and fear, inhabited by people who have abandoned
their morals and forsaken spirituality. But when a mysterious stranger arrives in town with a bizarre entourage
that includes a giant talking cat and a fanged assassin, all hell breaks loose. Among those caught up in the
strange and inexplicable events that transpire in the capital are the Master, a writer whose life has been
destroyed by Soviet repression, and his beloved Margarita



I recommend for reading. It not the modern nonsense, is classics of the Soviet era

pic. Monument to heroes of book in Moscow on Patriarchal ponds. A Faggot and a cat a Begemot - suite of a devil (Voland)

[Brukhanov]

I've actually been re-re-reading "Dune"... Just as stunning as I remember. Next up? I think "Something Wicked This Way Comes"...on a fantasy/sci-fi/horror kick right now...

Wow! I'm loving this book. I'm read all saga. Great book, great Writer Frank Herbert.

[Mayhart]

The books are awesome, even better than the TV series! (which are already great)





Like football, Like Zlatan, Learning Swedish ... Can't be a miss! For anyone that likes football, its another pleasant book to read! (surprisingly!)

[Bigblue1]

Currently 2/3's thru "Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas" by Tom Robbins that has a mention of snus in it. Well actually a reference to a snoose junction somewhere in Seattle near 24th and Ballard if I'm recalling correctly. It was about a 100 pgs ago. Any of you Seattle-ites know of such a place or is it a fictional place conjured up in the brilliant mind of Tom?

[CoderGuy]

Currently 2/3's thru "Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas" by Tom Robbins that has a mention of snus in it. Well actually a reference to a snoose junction somewhere in Seattle near 24th and Ballard if I'm recalling correctly. It was about a 100 pgs ago. Any of you Seattle-ites know of such a place or is it a fictional place conjured up in the brilliant mind of Tom?

There is a Snoose Junction Pizzaria that's pretty popular. They just recently closed the Ballard location (like in the last month) but there is another location in Greenwood.

[Bigblue1]

excerpt from the book pp133

Ballard is known as Little Norway or Little Sweden, depending upon which side of the Skagerrak one's sentiments lie. The irreverent call it Snoose Junction, Referring to the snuff that some residents dip. "It aint hip to dip" your dad said once, refusing to move the Mati family to a cozy cottage in Ballard, even tho the rents in that area were among the lowest in the city.

[Bigblue1]

From wikipedia

Scandinavian culture in Ballard

Historically Ballard is the traditional center of Seattle's ethnically Scandinavian seafaring community, who were drawn to the area because of the salmon fishing opportunities.^[22] In recent years the decline of the fishing industry, and the addition of numerous condo buildings, has decreased the proportion of Scandinavian residents but the neighborhood is still proud of its heritage. Ballard is home to the Nordic Heritage Museum, which celebrates both the community of Ballard and the local Scandinavian history. Scandinavians unite in organizations such as the Sons of Norway Leif Ericson Lodge and the Norwegian Ladies Chorus of Seattle. Each year the community celebrates the Ballard SeafoodFest and Norwegian Constitution Day (also called Syttende Mai) on May 17 to commemorate the signing of the Norwegian Constitution.^[23]
Locals once nicknamed the neighborhood "Snoose Junction," a reference to the Scandinavian settlers' practice of using snus.<sup>[24]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballard,_Seattle</sup>



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[CoderGuy]

excerpt from the book pp133

Ballard is known as Little Norway or Little Sweden, depending upon which side of the Skagerrak one's sentiments lie. The irreverent call it Snoose Junction, Referring to the snuff that some residents dip. "It aint hip to dip" your dad said once, refusing to move the Mati family to a cozy cottage in Ballard, even tho the rents in that area were among the lowest in the city.

Ah, maybe that's why they named the pizzaria after it.

I found this:

Snoose JunctionMeanwhile, 6,000 miles to the east, in Scandinavia, tensions between various states and fears of Bismarck's Germany combined with famine and unrest in Norway to spark a mass migration to the United States. Jobs in Puget Sound mills and fisheries attracted thousands to cross the continent to the Northwest's frontier, and many settled in the new town of Ballard.
Although Scandinavians never constituted more than a third of Ballard's population, they imprinted their strong ethnic identity on the entire community, and the preference of some for snuff and chewing tobacco soon earned it the nickname "Snoose Junction."

http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm...fm&File_Id=983