• https://creativerly.com/there-is-still-the-need-for-a-better-goodreads-alternative/
• https://www.literary.salon/
• https://www.thestorygraph.com/
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.tonysoft.bookmory

Documenting All Ruby Specialities.

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And people think it’s weird that students are protesting.

• Progress (versus “smart”): to speak to the upper left’s strong belief in the value of science, technology, and institutions to change the world for the better.

• Responsibility (versus “free”): to speak to the upper right’s strong belief in hard work, family values, and personal ownership to build flourishing communities.

• Identity (versus “just”): to speak to the lower left’s strong belief in self-expression, anti-discrimination, and a recognition of others’ unique stories to tackle oppressive legacies and build a more just society.

• Security (versus “real”): to speak to the lower right’s strong belief in loyalty, local identity, and protection from external threats to establish the conditions for a thriving community.

Oh, nice, AO3 has an epub export.

It is common knowledge that Frank Herbert’s classic Dune novels are chock-full of Islamic and MENA (Middle Eastern and North African) references.1 However, as a Muslim reader, I have long maintained that the Muslim influences go deeper than many may have realized. I am of the theory that if one is Muslim, or otherwise intimately aware of Muslim traditions, that person’s experience of Dune differs vastly from any other reader’s encounter with the saga.

Physically based approaches to rendering, where an accurate modeling of the physics of light scattering is at the heart of image synthesis, offer both visual realism and predictability. Now in a comprehensively updated new edition, this best-selling computer graphics textbook sets the standard for physically based rendering in the industry and the field.Physically Based Rendering describes both the mathematical theory behind a modern photorealistic rendering system and its practical implementation. A method known as literate programming combines human-readable documentation and source code into a single reference that is specifically designed to aid comprehension. The book’s leading-edge algorithms, software, and ideas—including new material on GPU ray tracing—equip the reader to design and employ a full-featured rendering system capable of creating stunning imagery. This essential text represents the future of real-time graphics.

Philosopher Ivan Illich coined the term “Overgrowth of Tools” to describe the situation where people came to rely on tools to solve problems, but became overly dependent on these tools and on those who control them.

According to Farrell, collaborative circles most often are formed among peers who meet through social networks and who share oc-cupations or interests in particular disciplines. They do not emerge from mentor-apprentice or student-professor relationship, but are driven by a sense of shared rebellion against authority figures or prevailing beliefs or approaches. As the circles form and mature, different members play recognizable roles. One person often acts as a gatekeeper or matchmaker and introduces the members to one another. One person often becomes the scapegoat; one will play “devil’s advocate” (as did Degas for the Impressionists) and one marks the boundary — taking the most extreme positions and thereby pushing the others forward toward new ideas. (In the Ultras, Elizabeth Cady Stanton became the boundary marker when she introduced and insisted on the idea that women should have the right to vote.)

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