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Hardcore Zen - Somewhat preachy in the start about questioning everything, which almost made me put the book down at once. But as soon as Brad Warner goes into his past as a member of the early Ohio hardcore punk rock scene, and his unexpected transition into japanese b-movie making, it gets wildly hilarious. It's extremely rare for a book to make me burst out laughing, but this one does. The "buddhism for dummies" sections are far less entertaining, even though it's stripped off all the superstitious fluff really well, but I guess I'm not the target audience for those parts. A retelling of a crazy encounter with Gene Simmons gets interrupted by an almost insultingly patronising dissertation on why time is an illusion, and how we're all ripples in a pond, man. But just as quickly, it's about experiences like having to sit with a guy who can't hold his gas at a Zen meditation center, and I have to keep myself from guffawing loudly while reading this at work. It was very weird to alternate between sections where I absolutely couldn't put the book down and sections where it's all I wanted to do. But Warner's a decent writer and an interesting character - overall, I really enjoyed it.

Learning Processing

So far, I'm finding this highly enjoyable.

If you haven't already, read The Psychic Soviet.

Both of these books read like academic essays but both are basically humorous bathroom books.

So much fun, especially for music nerds.

  On 5/25/2013 at 7:12 PM, logakght said:

Learning Processing

nice one dude, that book is great! (i'm slowly working through it myself)

have you seen his other book, "The Nature of Code"? It's free online and covers some really interesting topics.

  On 5/26/2013 at 5:11 PM, luke viia said:

 

  On 5/25/2013 at 7:12 PM, logakght said:

Learning Processing

 

nice one dude, that book is great! (i'm slowly working through it myself)

 

have you seen his other book, "The Nature of Code"? It's free online and covers some really interesting topics.

 

I'll check it out. Thanks!

Also. I don't know if you already know this, but there's a site called Coursera, which are like free courses from universities and stuff... There's this one https://www.coursera.org/course/digitalmedia which is about Processing. One of the teachers is Yee-King :P

You should check it out too.

nice, had no idea there was a processing class on coursera. looks great, and i've got a friend who would be real into this. thanks man!

The Long Fall - Walter Mosley

Just read stephen king's 11/22/63 and enjoyed it. a page turner for sure.

now back to GOT

  On 5/18/2013 at 7:02 PM, logakght said:

Loops. A fine book about the history of electronic music. Recommended.

who is this by?

I really want to read the warp book by rob young but it's not on kindle and is silly expensive otherwise

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1904772323/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

  On 5/30/2013 at 7:33 PM, Jimmy McMessageboard said:

  On 5/18/2013 at 7:02 PM, logakght said:

Loops. A fine book about the history of electronic music. Recommended.

I think it's a book from Spain (therefore, in spanish), and the autors aren't that recognized (or at least I don't know them well: Javier Blanquez and Omar Morera.

Besides reading the Exegesis I also started Ubik yesterday.

  On 5/30/2013 at 10:12 PM, logakght said:

 

  On 5/30/2013 at 7:33 PM, Jimmy McMessageboard said:

  On 5/18/2013 at 7:02 PM, logakght said:

Loops. A fine book about the history of electronic music. Recommended.

 

I think it's a book from Spain (therefore, in spanish), and the autors aren't that recognized (or at least I don't know them well: Javier Blanquez and Omar Morera.

 

bon

Just finished the first Transmetropolitan, really looking forward to getting my hands on the next few.

Catcher in the Rye. Second time reading it, read it like 3 years ago. I really enjoy the stream of consciousness writing style and im fascinated by Holden but sometimes i feel like the book has underlying themes that go way over my head. Sometimes i'm really bad at deciphering classic literature

  On 6/4/2013 at 2:58 AM, Danny O Flannagin said:

Catcher in the Rye. Second time reading it, read it like 3 years ago. I really enjoy the stream of consciousness writing style and im fascinated by Holden but sometimes i feel like the book has underlying themes that go way over my head. Sometimes i'm really bad at deciphering classic literature

no disrespect meant but that book is pretty facile, it is not very symbolist or hidden-meaningist or whatever

"Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief"

By Lawrence Wright

I'm just starting this. It's pretty cool so far. I can already tell there's gonna be a ton of wtf-fucked-up-ednesss to come.

Got Tao Lin's Tai Pei. Only reason I haven't already finished it is I just moved and am still unpacking. Many moments I take a break and read and just want to sit there and finish it but I can't. A verry nice continuation of his style honed even further, though also expected I feel he's toned down some of his more ironic/experimental aspects of his writing which is probably for the best but I still lament for what ever reason.

The Road

Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut!!!

  On 6/6/2013 at 9:46 AM, J3FF3R00 said:

"Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief"

By Lawrence Wright

 

 

I'm just starting this. It's pretty cool so far. I can already tell there's gonna be a ton of wtf-fucked-up-ednesss to come.

Ooh nice

You might also like "Bare-faced Messiah: The True Story of L Ron Hubbard" by Russell Miller. WTFs in droves

  On 6/6/2013 at 9:56 PM, Ceerial said:

The Road

What do you think of it? I personally liked it, also has a great film adaptation. Been meaning to read more Cormac

  On 6/9/2013 at 7:38 AM, Danny O Flannagin said:

 

  On 6/6/2013 at 9:56 PM, Ceerial said:

The Road

What do you think of it? I personally liked it, also has a great film adaptation. Been meaning to read more Cormac

 

I was just going to write it's the best book I have ever read.

It's really incredible. I'm definitely going to check out some more by Cormac McCarthy.

I really like the film adaption too. It's actually quite a underrated movie I think, also the reason I was interested in this book in the first place.

The Road isn't like the other McCarthy. It's minimalism for sure, like a lot of his other books, but It's all about the restrain. Blood Meridian is *the* book anybody needs to read by him.

I'm reading "Why The West Rules For Now: The Patterns Of History And What They Reveal About The Future by Ian Morris, You Are Not A Gadget by Jaron Lanier, and Musicophilia: Tales Of Music And The Brain by Oliver Sacks." You know, just kinda occurred to me.

  On 6/9/2013 at 3:04 PM, Philip Glass said:

The Road isn't like the other McCarthy. It's minimalism for sure, like a lot of his other books, but It's all about the restrain. Blood Meridian is *the* book anybody needs to read by him.

everyone seems to say blood meridian is his best but I plodded through that and didnt really connect with it much.

the road was good but my personal favorite was the first half of 'the crossing'. the stuff with the wolf was great but then i hated the 2nd half. so maybe favorite is the wrong word.

just realized i also plodded through suttree without much enjoyment too. i don't think i'm a cormac fan, despite thinking i was previously