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Citizen Science: How Ordinary People are Changing the Face of Discovery by Caren Cooper
4.0
Good book! Very interesting and informative. Some parts were....not so much. But overall a very good read! Last few chapters especially were SO INTERESTING. i have gone down a research rabbithole
Some of the ideas were a bit conflicting - but it's a big field so I can see how not everything would line up (extending science to the public means SO MANY more conflicting views and approaches)
Big data....hmm big topic. This topic is very controversial for me, especially from privacy side (ESPECIALLY in relation to the chapters about medical/health monitoring). There was a line like "the good of the research outweighs the privacy breaches" but - does it? dude. Privacy breaches in health are serious - it can affect livelihood, access to treatment, insurance... Also even if data is anonymised - serious attackers can piece data together by collecting known data points, narrowing down the target, etc. Privacy is so serious in big data and I can't say I'm comfortable with having all my metadata collected every single day, to be sold to whatever company wants to sell me things. Big data is happening too fast for ethics and laws to catch up and....its kinda concerning. Though the impacts for science are clearly GOOD the personal impacts should still be considered....(although the data being discussed in this book is collected with volunteer informed consent, so?) (idk man I just got into information privacy and security and now im deep in research also paranoia)
Did not like: brony chapter.....i just.......cant do this
nitpick: pokego is augmented reality not virtual (the difference is important TO ME)
PTN (pointer to notes - this is my new official acronym wow): URGENT coptic book. there are...a lot of notes
i would like to thank being stuck in a car for 7 hours for helping me finish this book (i am an unmotivated reader even when i like the book what can i say u_u)
Some of the ideas were a bit conflicting - but it's a big field so I can see how not everything would line up (extending science to the public means SO MANY more conflicting views and approaches)
Big data....hmm big topic. This topic is very controversial for me, especially from privacy side (ESPECIALLY in relation to the chapters about medical/health monitoring). There was a line like "the good of the research outweighs the privacy breaches" but - does it? dude. Privacy breaches in health are serious - it can affect livelihood, access to treatment, insurance... Also even if data is anonymised - serious attackers can piece data together by collecting known data points, narrowing down the target, etc. Privacy is so serious in big data and I can't say I'm comfortable with having all my metadata collected every single day, to be sold to whatever company wants to sell me things. Big data is happening too fast for ethics and laws to catch up and....its kinda concerning. Though the impacts for science are clearly GOOD the personal impacts should still be considered....(although the data being discussed in this book is collected with volunteer informed consent, so?) (idk man I just got into information privacy and security and now im deep in research also paranoia)
Did not like: brony chapter.....i just.......cant do this
nitpick: pokego is augmented reality not virtual (the difference is important TO ME)
PTN (pointer to notes - this is my new official acronym wow): URGENT coptic book. there are...a lot of notes
i would like to thank being stuck in a car for 7 hours for helping me finish this book (i am an unmotivated reader even when i like the book what can i say u_u)
Beautiful Darkness by Fabien Vehlmann
4.0
(desperately adds to the reading challenge even though i dont usually add graphic novels)
this one was really gross to read but weirdly interesting? it left me uncomfortable for like 3 days afterward i think thats probably a sign of a good book
the art was nice...i love the cover...and aurora in her mouse cloak looked cool af
this one was really gross to read but weirdly interesting? it left me uncomfortable for like 3 days afterward i think thats probably a sign of a good book
the art was nice...i love the cover...and aurora in her mouse cloak looked cool af
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
5.0
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*add to this. my reviews are so messy oof
*ah. so goodreads doesn't allow html list tags. dissapointing...
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Super interesting book! :0 I was hooked the whole time... (but you could tell from the 5 stars, I'm sure)
Completely called out. I've had so many dreams where I discover aliens and then I'm livestreaming my discovery and the MIB break into my house, taking me away while millions of people watch. And then my disappearance becomes the most talked about conspiracy or smth. Good to know we all have a weird complex for seeking notoriety and social media fame...
Onto actually discussing the book: (in a series of poorly ordered and unlinked notes)
Writing was great! I love writing that is casual and easy to parse like this. I'm with April - I could read 25000 tweets easy, but a book? That's a whole ordeal. Writing seems to be something a lot of people are criticizing since it's 'too amateur'? Or sounds like 'nanowrimo' or is 'too pretentious'. but like. Books with (supposedly) simple writing are great and make reading accessible to wider audiences! How is that anything but good? And the themes were never dumbed down or made trivial despite the casual register. Handled well imo.
It was super interesting reading speculative fiction about an alien invasion in modern times... Social media is so big now, - it's about time it starts appearing in books (esp scifi :o) as the massive cultural phenomenon it is. (reminds me of the MP100 omake where the esper kids are like 'god i wanna tweet about it'. hehe)
Despite all the struggle it has a really positive message :^) It isn't a doomsday invasion story. Believing that humanity is inherently good and kind and can work together!!! Hell yea!
Me, reading 'I am (or at least was) human' on page 1:
aART, validating me on page 64:
I found some of the references kinda funny(in an ironic -makes it clear that this setting is our setting kinda way), cause they were taken from popular posts/tweets that I recognized :p I think it goes with the whole 'social media culture' theme well cause we get a lot of our humour from things we see on social media.
A few examples that I had tabbed:
Non-internet based humour that really got me going:
- "I wanted people to wake up and spend a few moments looking at the exceptional amazement of human creation. Hilarious in hindsight." (ah. ze irony)
- "With the following words I give you the power to save or destroy me: My password is 'donkeyfart'" (this line is just very classic Hank - it's something you'd expect him to say in a video)
- "But I have investigated the other possibility, which is leaving this alone and disengaging completely and that doesn't sound like any fun at all" p69 ay (priorities who)
Headcanons: (that might as well be canon because I am very smart)
Since this is set in our universe and timeline I am calling it that the way April said 'Carl' in the first video was exactly the same as "Llama's in hats" because that is literally the only connection to the name Carl that I or any other English speaking millennial share. The entire rest of the book I could only read Carl in that voice... (why did you kill this person?? Caaarrrl?!)
Misc(somehow even more misc than the rest of these notes)
- the grape jelly lip gloss bit in the ambulance. somehow extremely creepy and morbid and severely freaked me out. good bit. very small mention but somehow worse than if it was the killers blood on her face...
- miranda is the cutest. feral scientist. i love her. got so excited about thermal conductivity that she accidentally involved herself in a massive alien mystery with an extremely famous girl
- the som/dreamer community sounds so fun. like, the carls just tailored an incredible puzzle game for the entire human race i would be on that shit in SECONDS
- "whats the weirdest thing thats happened to you in the dream?" "haha, probably the plane" honestly sounds like the concept for a welcome to nightvale episode and thats probably why i liked that bit so much
*add to this. my reviews are so messy oof
*ah. so goodreads doesn't allow html list tags. dissapointing...
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Super interesting book! :0 I was hooked the whole time... (but you could tell from the 5 stars, I'm sure)
Completely called out. I've had so many dreams where I discover aliens and then I'm livestreaming my discovery and the MIB break into my house, taking me away while millions of people watch. And then my disappearance becomes the most talked about conspiracy or smth. Good to know we all have a weird complex for seeking notoriety and social media fame...
Onto actually discussing the book: (in a series of poorly ordered and unlinked notes)
Writing was great! I love writing that is casual and easy to parse like this. I'm with April - I could read 25000 tweets easy, but a book? That's a whole ordeal. Writing seems to be something a lot of people are criticizing since it's 'too amateur'? Or sounds like 'nanowrimo' or is 'too pretentious'. but like. Books with (supposedly) simple writing are great and make reading accessible to wider audiences! How is that anything but good? And the themes were never dumbed down or made trivial despite the casual register. Handled well imo.
It was super interesting reading speculative fiction about an alien invasion in modern times... Social media is so big now, - it's about time it starts appearing in books (esp scifi :o) as the massive cultural phenomenon it is. (reminds me of the MP100 omake where the esper kids are like 'god i wanna tweet about it'. hehe)
Despite all the struggle it has a really positive message :^) It isn't a doomsday invasion story. Believing that humanity is inherently good and kind and can work together!!! Hell yea!
Me, reading 'I am (or at least was) human' on page 1:
aART, validating me on page 64:
I found some of the references kinda funny(in an ironic -makes it clear that this setting is our setting kinda way), cause they were taken from popular posts/tweets that I recognized :p I think it goes with the whole 'social media culture' theme well cause we get a lot of our humour from things we see on social media.
A few examples that I had tabbed:
- - aliens gif (of course) p64 (also just the concept of reaction images)
- - "Behold the field in which I grow my fucks. Lay thine eyes upon it and see that it is barren." p8
- - Andy Is Addicted To Hentai p8 (yes this is canon look I'm not Hank Green I don't know his mind but I have some questions...)
- - "Step 1: Stumble around the point and sound like an idiot.
Step 2: Insult the entire institution that is currently giving voice to your inane musings as well as the people who enjoy it.
Step 3: ???
Step 4: Profit." p37
can even link the know your meme page for that
Non-internet based humour that really got me going:
- "I wanted people to wake up and spend a few moments looking at the exceptional amazement of human creation. Hilarious in hindsight." (ah. ze irony)
- "With the following words I give you the power to save or destroy me: My password is 'donkeyfart'" (this line is just very classic Hank - it's something you'd expect him to say in a video)
- "But I have investigated the other possibility, which is leaving this alone and disengaging completely and that doesn't sound like any fun at all" p69 ay (priorities who)
Headcanons: (that might as well be canon because I am very smart)
Since this is set in our universe and timeline I am calling it that the way April said 'Carl' in the first video was exactly the same as "Llama's in hats" because that is literally the only connection to the name Carl that I or any other English speaking millennial share. The entire rest of the book I could only read Carl in that voice... (why did you kill this person?? Caaarrrl?!)
Misc(somehow even more misc than the rest of these notes)
- the grape jelly lip gloss bit in the ambulance. somehow extremely creepy and morbid and severely freaked me out. good bit. very small mention but somehow worse than if it was the killers blood on her face...
- miranda is the cutest. feral scientist. i love her. got so excited about thermal conductivity that she accidentally involved herself in a massive alien mystery with an extremely famous girl
- the som/dreamer community sounds so fun. like, the carls just tailored an incredible puzzle game for the entire human race i would be on that shit in SECONDS
- "whats the weirdest thing thats happened to you in the dream?" "haha, probably the plane" honestly sounds like the concept for a welcome to nightvale episode and thats probably why i liked that bit so much
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty
4.0
I don't know if I feel better or worse....at least it was definitely an interesting read. Maybe not the right book for where I'm at right now, not dealing with my own mortality but with grief over others...
Death huh...I'm thinking about it. "But ignorance is not bliss, only a different kind of terror."
Lot of interesting points and stories...(a few were misses for me, including a lot of misses on the humour...welp).
(one definite not miss on the humour: "A chronicler in Italy described how bodies were layered in the ground-bodies then some dirt, bodies then some more dirt - "just as one makes lasagna with layers of pasta and cheese.""
Still. I love reading memoirs from people who are deeply invested in something, and are so passionate about it that everything they do reflects it. Where people's interests lead them will never not interest me...
Also the cover is gorgeous. The flame is orange/red/pink depending on the light and i love it....i wish i owned this copy not loaned ahaha
Now i want to get out and do things with my life. while im still breathing and my brain is still thinking.
Death huh...I'm thinking about it. "But ignorance is not bliss, only a different kind of terror."
Lot of interesting points and stories...(a few were misses for me, including a lot of misses on the humour...welp).
(one definite not miss on the humour: "A chronicler in Italy described how bodies were layered in the ground-bodies then some dirt, bodies then some more dirt - "just as one makes lasagna with layers of pasta and cheese.""
Still. I love reading memoirs from people who are deeply invested in something, and are so passionate about it that everything they do reflects it. Where people's interests lead them will never not interest me...
Also the cover is gorgeous. The flame is orange/red/pink depending on the light and i love it....i wish i owned this copy not loaned ahaha
Now i want to get out and do things with my life. while im still breathing and my brain is still thinking.
Bloom by Kevin Panetta
1.0
Picked this up at the library cause I heard good stuff about it but? I literally can't even give this a rating because I didn't feel ANYTHING reading it. There wasn't even a fluffy romance for me to enjoy man I just opened it then 2 mins later it was over and I felt NONE of it????
Am I feeling like shit right now or was the book just not that good? (see I can't tell which is why I can't rate it)
Welp
Edit: u know what. 0 stars. how dare a book not have a single emotional beat for me to latch onto...
Am I feeling like shit right now or was the book just not that good? (see I can't tell which is why I can't rate it)
Welp
Edit: u know what. 0 stars. how dare a book not have a single emotional beat for me to latch onto...
Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden
3.0
this was sweet and the art was gorgeous
;_;
I'm not particularly attached but it's a good read
;_;
I'm not particularly attached but it's a good read
The Art of Howl's Moving Castle by Hayao Miyazaki
the pines public library came through with this!! oh to create gorgeous stories like miyazaki ;_;
i love looking through art books so much
i love looking through art books so much
Bastard by Max de Radiguès
4.0
really sweet story! nice fast pace too! i love stories with a parent and kid on the run...
pitfall was it felt too quick (graphic novels tend to be like that...:| but also i cannot even fathom drawing that much so it's probably a good length)
pitfall was it felt too quick (graphic novels tend to be like that...:| but also i cannot even fathom drawing that much so it's probably a good length)
In Real Life by Jen Wang, Cory Doctorow
2.0
As nice as the art was, I don't think it handled the topics with enough nuance? the ending tied together too neatly, and it was an easy solution to anda's guilt...
communication and compassion is a great message though...maybe this is better for middle grade readers
communication and compassion is a great message though...maybe this is better for middle grade readers
The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store by Cait Flanders
3.0
Listened to this book on audio. It's nice when the author narrates their own book (kind of a memoir in this case)
Her story was interesting and probably insightful for me as I start my 20s (although...I am not like her at all...). V interesting hearing her experiences with addiction/over-consumption and relapses - I feel like those parts stuck since I relate with problems of my own shitty habits.
I need to go take direct action instead of listening to audiobooks or listening to that one Bleachers song....:I
Her story was interesting and probably insightful for me as I start my 20s (although...I am not like her at all...). V interesting hearing her experiences with addiction/over-consumption and relapses - I feel like those parts stuck since I relate with problems of my own shitty habits.
I need to go take direct action instead of listening to audiobooks or listening to that one Bleachers song....:I