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Engineer, algorithmic trader & investor. Learner. Aspiring critical thinker . Beliefs : free education, shelter , food , healthcare & opportunity for all
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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December 27, 2024 at 4:48 AM
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December 25, 2024 at 2:01 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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December 25, 2024 at 5:37 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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December 24, 2024 at 7:20 AM
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Itโ€™s very much there . There was a case where a neighbour out of spite informed the excise dept, of people in a flat consuming & storing booze without license & above permitted quantity in a flat ! The dept raided the flat . Itโ€™s there to harass at will .
December 24, 2024 at 7:11 AM
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December 22, 2024 at 12:58 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
17/20
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December 17, 2024 at 6:15 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
16/20
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The book cover has the following details: โ€ข Title: Gรถdel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid โ€ข Author: Douglas R. Hofstadter โ€ข Tagline: โ€œA metaphorical fugue on minds and machines in the spirit of Lewis Carroll.โ€ โ€ข Imagery: A central illustration featuring the letters G, E, and B arranged as an optical illusion where the letters appear to cast three-dimensional reflections. โ€ข Background: A warm orange color with white and black text for contrast.
December 15, 2024 at 3:24 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
15/20
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The image is the cover of the book The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder. The background features a vibrant, abstract design resembling a circuit board with a mix of pink, green, gray, and yellow tones, representing the technological theme of the book. At the top left corner, a bright yellow circle contains the text โ€œWinner of the Pulitzer Prizeโ€ in uppercase. The bookโ€™s title, The Soul of a New Machine, appears in bold white uppercase letters across the center. Below the title, the authorโ€™s name, Tracy Kidder, is also written in white uppercase text. On the right, a quote from the Washington Post Book World reads: โ€œRivetingโ€ฆ A well-paced story of corporate invention and intrigueโ€ฆ Compelling entertainment and much more.โ€ At the bottom left corner, the text โ€œNational Bestsellerโ€ is displayed in white. The overall design emphasizes innovation and the technological focus of the narrative.
December 14, 2024 at 8:54 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
14/20
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The image is the cover of the book Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene. The background features a vibrant, abstract, and stylized illustration with a blend of purples, greens, and yellows, evoking a sense of tropical and architectural motifs. The authorโ€™s name, Graham Greene, is displayed prominently at the top in bold, uppercase white letters with a slight slant. Below it, the bookโ€™s title, Our Man in Havana, is written in bold yellow uppercase letters, arranged in a stacked format. The overall design reflects the bookโ€™s setting and tone, blending intrigue with a colorful atmosphere.
December 12, 2024 at 4:39 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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The image is the cover of the book The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carrรฉ, part of the Penguin Modern Classics series. The cover features a stark and minimalist design with a snowy, gray-toned background. In the foreground, a dark, broken bicycle lies on the ground with a shattered wheel, suggesting an atmosphere of violence or mystery. Small splashes of red, resembling blood, are scattered across the snow. The authorโ€™s name, John le Carrรฉ, is written in bold black text near the bottom. Below that, the title, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, is displayed in a lighter gray font. The Penguin Modern Classics logo appears in the bottom-left corner, accompanied by a quote from Graham Greene: โ€œThe best spy story I have ever read.โ€
December 12, 2024 at 2:01 AM
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Still one of my favorite picture books in recent years... ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿœ ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿœ

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More info: worldkidlit.org/2022/03/14/s...
ใ‚€ใ‚Œ by Akira Hirota.
December 11, 2024 at 7:40 AM
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12/20 actually !
December 11, 2024 at 11:22 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
11/20
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The image is the cover of the book The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham, part of the Penguin Classics series. The top half of the cover features a painting inspired by the style of Paul Gauguin, with a portrait of a man with a mustache and dark hair, dressed in a blue shirt, set against a colorful background depicting abstract figures and vibrant yellow tones. Below the artwork, a white strip runs across the center with the โ€œPenguin Classicsโ€ logo, featuring the iconic orange penguin. The bottom section is black with the authorโ€™s name, W. Somerset Maugham, in bold orange text, and the bookโ€™s title, The Moon and Sixpence, in white italicized font.
December 11, 2024 at 11:20 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
11/20
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The image is the cover of the book The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan. The design has a minimalist aesthetic with a gray background. The authorโ€™s name, Cornelius Ryan, appears at the top in bold, uppercase blue text, followed by the subtitle: โ€œAuthor of A Bridge Too Far and The Last Battleโ€ in a smaller font. Below that, the title โ€œThe Longest Dayโ€ is displayed in bold, uppercase red text. Under the title, the subtitle reads: โ€œThe Classic Epic of D-Day, June 6, 1944โ€ in uppercase blue text, with the key terms โ€œD-Dayโ€ and the date emphasized in bold. At the bottom of the cover, a black-and-white photograph depicts soldiers wading through water during the D-Day landings, evoking the tension and historical gravity of the event.
December 10, 2024 at 1:43 AM
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Bonus #artAdventCalendar: Happy birthday to mathematician & computer scientist US Navy rear admiral Grace Hopper (1906-1992) who popularized the revolutionary idea of developing machine-independent programming languages based on English. ๐Ÿงช๐Ÿก๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿงฎ #histsci

She began teaching at Vassar in 31 & got PhD ๐Ÿงต
My linocut print of a young Grace Hopper in uniform in dark navy blue with Mark I computer behind here in dark green and grey and the famous moth in dark gold.
December 9, 2024 at 1:52 PM
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Computer science pioneer and United States Navy rear admiral Grace Hopper was born #OTD in 1906. ๐Ÿงช ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ

As far as I am aware, she is the only person who has both a supercomputer and a US Navy destroyer named after her. (1/n)

Image: Computer History Museum
A black and white photo of Grace Hopper standing in front of a computer bank. She is wearing a dark knee-length dress and has glasses. She is holding a piece of paper that says "COBOL" in her right hand, and flipping a switch on the computer with her left.
December 9, 2024 at 1:49 PM
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She is a great ambassador for kindness and sartorial elegance !
December 9, 2024 at 2:39 PM
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Another day another Israeli war crime: Israeli strikes on Gaza flour distribution line, residential area kill 22 www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12...
Israeli strikes on Gaza flour distribution line, residential area kill 22
Palestinians searching for food amid massive shortage and hunger โ€˜targetedโ€™ in Jabalia refugee camp and Rafah.
www.aljazeera.com
December 9, 2024 at 1:54 PM
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The Western press are waxing lyrical about the new Syria being born - but not a word on the US and Israeli bombs falling from the sky. Is there no bottom to the moral void of the Western press? www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
Israel, US and Turkey launch strikes to protect interests in Syria
The rebels Hayat Tahrir al-Sham free prisoners of the former president, Bashar al-Assad, who fled to Russia
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2024 at 1:59 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
10/20
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The image is the cover of the book The French Lieutenantโ€™s Woman by John Fowles. The background is a bright lime green with a minimalist design. The title is written in black serif font, with โ€œTheโ€ and โ€œWomanโ€ smaller and โ€œFrench Lieutenantโ€™sโ€ larger and bolded in the center of the cover. The authorโ€™s name, John Fowles, appears in the top right corner in uppercase black sans-serif font. Below the title is a rectangular black-and-white photograph of a large wave crashing dramatically against a rocky shoreline, evoking a sense of natureโ€™s power and turbulence. The image is framed by a black border.
December 9, 2024 at 10:55 AM
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Is this sarcasm ? I was wondering if this refers to Bibi , the butcher .
December 8, 2024 at 5:55 AM
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Govt should turn the tables ! Change the rates in the rate card to fair minimum wages , add vacation, weekly offs , healthcare allowance and make that the rate card applicable for house helps !
December 8, 2024 at 5:51 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
9/20
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The image is the cover of the book Only the Paranoid Survive by Andrew S. Grove, who is identified as the Chairman of the Board of Intel Corporation. The cover has a black and white theme with bold red and gold accents. The title is displayed prominently in black, stylized uppercase letters. Below it is the subtitle: โ€œHow to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Companyโ€ in smaller, red text.
December 8, 2024 at 2:05 AM