Who has more power:
The writer or the hacker?
The writer creates the hacker these days, as he creates so many other workers. How many modern hackers are what they are because they read Neal Stephenson? The writer is the hacker's shaper, his maker, his God.
>>8397747
depends on the wattage of their laptops
the writer
the writer can create organically, while the hacker cannot
Are the books in Morrowind worth reading?
Know
Definitely.
Yes, the Morrowind Complete Lore and:
http://www.imperial-library.info/content/forum-archives-michael-kirkbride
should be considered supplementary readings to prepare you for C0da, which is essentially the pinnacle of the series.
Can we have a /quote/ thread? Particularly ones that pertain to your specific situation in life.
>"Some men storm imaginary Alps all their lives, and die in the foothills cursing difficulties which do not exist." - E. W. Howe
"stop being a pussy and get some work done" - My Dad, this morning
>>8397395
Your dad sounds like a cunt, don't post anymore of his 'wisdom'.
"He came to me with money in his hand, he offered me, I didn't ask him.!I wasn't knocking someone's door down, I was running from that. When I got out, I was in that, I was already through that, I had that. I had the studio. I went to the studio, I went to Fox studios, I had it all, and I looked at it and said, "This is a bigger jail than I just got out of." I don't want to take my time going to work! I got a motorcycle and a sleeping bag! And ten, fifteen girls, what the hell I wanna go off into -- and go to work for? Work for what, money? I got all the money in the world! I'm the king, man! I run the underworld, guy! I decide who does what and where they do it at! What am I gonna run around and act like I'm some teenybopper somewhere, for someone else's money? I make the money, man. I roll the nickels. The game is mine. I deal the cards."
So I just finished reading Ready Player One.
A really entertaining read. Great ideas.
However, I found the story at times completely implausible and the dialogue between characters was cringeworthy.
Is Ernest Cline the George Lucas of /lit/? A great ideas man, but useless at writing a script or creating a credible romance.
Lettuce discuss.
That's giving Cline too much credit. Cline is the Big Bang Theory of literature.
>>8397398
Cline is genius.
I loved it when the catalyst nuked the planet and they all died. Then Parzival got another life because of a random game of pacman he decided to play and was instantly patrician at.
Problem is there was no planet left so he started falling but then landed on a piece of debris. The sixers were on their way to the gate but Parzival couldn't quite reach the gate until he found Art3mis' flying shoes that happened to be laying next to him.
I'm so glad he included that part of the story.
"YO, Z!"
>philosophical problems are misunderstandings of language
How do people actually believe this shit? It's obvious that any kind of philosophy involves unempirical assumptions.
Is this pasta? I swear I've seen this post before
Anyway. What is a decent Wittgenstein book to start with?
>>8397961
I started with Tractatus, haven't moved on from there yet. Gonna read PI next.
Anyway it was fine to read, though I did read "The Logic Manual" and "Language, Truth and Logic" first.
Tangential but I'd rec "Goedel's Proof" by Nagel and Newman w.r.t logic in general
>Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.
Is this supposed to be profound? If you can't speak of something you're gonna be silent of it anyway. What a dumb sentence.
hey smart people what do the freemasons do? got any information on these guys? any good books that blow their secrets. should I try and become and member?
become a member if you're rich or influent and want to meet other rich and influent people
otherwise don't bother
>>8397270
They do very little except share slightly metaphorical lore with one another, and lots of charity stuff and cool kids club stuff and that's pretty much it. They're not even allowed to do real magick except in the offshoot non-official lodges.
>>8397275
>influent
I just finished this, would love to have a discussion about its different themes.
What do you think Williams meant to symbolize with his constant use of light/dark being described in the text?
Do you think there is any significance in Stoner being referred to by his last name the entire time?
Whatre some of your favorite passages?
>>8397207
>Do you think there is any significance in Stoner being referred to by his last name the entire time?
Americans do this all the time, apparently
>>8397210
Do other countries not do that? It's specifically a male thing here, females always get referred to by first name
>>8397210
True, but there are passages in which he is referred to by his first name instead, a scene which comes to mind is when he isdiscussing his marriage with Edith's parents the first time
Hey, just recently finished all 8 books but cant find the graphic novels, anyone know where to download?
also, artemis fowl thread
>>8397104
>>/co/
>>/r/
>>/trash/
>>8397165
thanks put it up
>>>/co/85470679
I recently read Less Than Zero and found it for the most part enjoyable. Some of it was quite compelling, but other parts seemed a bit juvenile and edgy. Is this sort of what I can expect from his other books?
I only read American Psycho which I thought was very funny. You could call parts of it "edgy" but I really don't think that is a good critique.
>>8397082
can you guys make up your mind whether or not you actually like me?
>>8397105
>treat the posters of a global image board like they're a singular entity with a hivemind
>complain when that logic doesn't apply
cry some more faggot
Post your best bookmarks and also where you got them.
>Met store at Newark airport
HOLY! Fuck, man. Shit, man. Damn, dude. Balls. I've never used a bookmark in my life. You know? Just put the page number in your spank bank. Fuck, ma'an. Foot, base, hand, soccer, etc. Fecal matter, Hell, sexual relations. Know what I mean?
>>8396995
reddit: the post.
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Hey guys first time posting here and I know we're not supposed to make recommendation threads but I'm making one anyway haha!
So uhh here goes hehe... Do you guys know what some literary influences on the Star Wars film series are? Dune, LOTR, Martian Chronicles, the listarino goes on!
The Hero's Journey, by Joseph Campbell. It's literally THE influence on it.
>>8396971
Small correction: The Hero's Journey is actually the name of the concept that the book, 'The Hero with a Thousand Faces', introduces.
>>8396967
Nicely crafted post anon, I'm sure you got a good chuckle out of it. I certainly did.
I was raised in front of a screen. I grew up without the guide of literature. I detested it, as black text over white paper could never give me the same stimulation as the vivid colors, clear emotions, and the overall lively images which television and video games offered me. Whenever I was forced to read a book, I would often become distracted and found it difficult to bring myself to actually read and experience the stories which were in front of me. To be blunt, reading absolutely bored me.
Having matured, I've realized that there is a plethora of knowledge available within literature. I wish to seek this knowledge out, but there is a problem: I am still cursed with my old view of literature. Whenever I try reading a novel, my imagination drifts away from the text in front of me and goes into deep thoughts and unrelated contemplations. I then suddenly realize I have read two pages without actually processing anything within those pages.
So /lit/, how do I stop this? I really want to enjoy literature, but this predicament leaves me with an unwanted feeling of dislike. I could learn and experience so much if I could end this issue.
Flash fiction? I think there's a chart of that in the sticky. Novellas after that.
>>8396891
I should have noted that I have particular literary interests.
I wish to read Leo Tolstoy. Of course, I must prepare myself for such an undertaking or else I'll quit like a bitch. But anyways, thanks for the recommendations pham.
>>8396884
1. Pick something you genuinely (genuinely) want to read. Don't try to give a shit about c/lit/s calling you a pleb if you read genre shit or pop-nonfiction books.
2. Read somewhere quiet and away from technology. Somewhere like a peaceful park or a library. Don't bring your cellphone.
3. Stop using the internet and playing video games so much. It's been scientifically proven that it warps your brain and worsens your attention span. If you're still young, your brain is maleable and there can still be hope.
4. Be patient and don't give up after you read one boring book. Books and literature have a huge variety of styles and subjects.
5. Watch or read a couple interviews of Harold Bloom. His love for literature is genuinely inspiring. Keep a picture of him close by and contemplate it regularly for additional support.
Can you guys recommend me some good icelandic authors and books?
thank you
>>8396826
The sagas seem pretty obvious. Penguin has plenty of them. My favourite collection is Sagas of Warrior Poets, because it reminds me of my own life.
Halldor Laxness won the nobel, so I guess he's good. Independent people seems to be his most popular.
>>8396826
Just got done reading Independent People by Laxness. Decent, would recommend. Will next probably read Iceland's Bell also by Laxness, and may at some point read The Blue Fox by Sjon.
Time for your daily JR thread. Read it you illiterate faggots.
GASSPOSTING GENERAL
Who is speaking?
>>8396649
I already did a month ago, faggot. Now I'm listening to the audiobook.
>>8396649
oh shit someone made the daily J R thread and it wasn't me for once. I'm doing gods work and it's paying off.
Can any Marxists here help me with a problem I've run up against reading Capital? I just started Chapter 3, on Money or the Circulation of Commodities, and can't quite square this circle vis-a-vis the consolidation of the money-form out of the exchange of commodities.
Take a primitive communist society, where all laborers understand their labor as unique, their products only as use-values for the satisfaction of the needs of the social whole. One of our communists sets out from home one day with 10 glass beads in his pocket. He meets with a member of another tribe, who wants the glass beads, and offers to trade him one ivory tusk for them, which we must assume the owner of the glass beads has no access to. Thus we have an exchange established, which corresponds the "accidental" of commodities, Form A, which Marx sets out in Chapter 1, section 3.A:
10 beads = 1 tusk
x Com. A = y Com. B
The members of each tribe hear of the exchange, and want in on the action. Trade begins to spread through the villages, or whatever, and soon we find that, on the basis of this first Form A exchange, a whole chain of values are computed, such that every commodity can express its value relative to any other commodity. This is Form B:
10 beads = 1 tusk = 2 hides = 1/2 tent = 5 arrows ={...}
Now, this is where I get confused. How can it be that we do not immediately pass from B into Form D, or the Money-form of value? Form C looks something like this
1 tusk =....]
2 hides =..]
5 arrows =] 10 glass beads
{...} =........]
The only difference between this and Form D is that in the money-form, the beads are now recognized as the universal equivalent. Is it therefore that, while the economy we are considering is still exchanging by making Form B equations, each commodity owner experiences his own commodity as being the equivalent value in Form C? When in the process does Form C even exist, if it is explicitly stated throughout that it is characterized by no universality of the equivalent value it expresses? What kind of exchange is designated by Form C, if Form B already covers the absolutely relative chain of equivalences, and Form D already covers the universal equivalent in the money commodity?
>>8396637
So no one here has read Capital? Not even Part 1??
>>8397686
Ask /leftypol/
>>8396637
The question is way too precise to have a chance of being satisfactorily answered here.
I have no idea why you would think it appropriate for the 4chan literature board.
Try the David Harvey companion books/lectures and delete thread.