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Posted 28 March 2020 - 08:28 PM

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I was thinking that maybe a thread about brief, diverse, thought provoking reading material might be a good idea as we are all housebound.

After watching 'A Time To Kill' on iPlayer, I'll give these a go :-

https://deathpenalty...ng-racist-juror

https://www.newyorke...upremacy-in-law
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Posted 28 March 2020 - 08:59 PM

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Posted 28 March 2020 - 10:09 PM

Anything by James Herbert, particularly "The Fog" or "48", will focus the mind in the present climate!
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Posted 29 March 2020 - 12:01 AM

Not thought provoking but an excellent series of books by Len Deighton.


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Posted 29 March 2020 - 03:35 AM

View PostDEATH, on 29 March 2020 - 12:01 AM, said:

Not thought provoking but an excellent series of books by Len Deighton.


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Soz fellas, I was thinking more about online articles that take folks' fancy.
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Posted 30 March 2020 - 08:20 AM

Very much a book rather than an article, but I'm almost through 'Pandora's Star' by Peter F Hamilton - it's mind-boggling sci-fi, over a thousand pages long, but has a plethora of fascinating ideas about mankind's future (eg infinite regenerative lives, wormhole travel) and place in the universe among some extraordinarily-imagined alien species. Certainly puts being locked into a house for a few weeks in the temperate zone of a terrestrial planet circling a minor yellow dwarf into perspective.

I found it in a phone box in Milford, which I always imagine has some attractive older ladies living there.
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Posted 30 March 2020 - 09:05 AM

View PostSiberian Spireite, on 30 March 2020 - 08:20 AM, said:

Very much a book rather than an article, but I'm almost through 'Pandora's Star' by Peter F Hamilton - it's mind-boggling sci-fi, over a thousand pages long, but has a plethora of fascinating ideas about mankind's future (eg infinite regenerative lives, wormhole travel) and place in the universe among some extraordinarily-imagined alien species. Certainly puts being locked into a house for a few weeks in the temperate zone of a terrestrial planet circling a minor yellow dwarf into perspective.

I found it in a phone box in Milford, which I always imagine has some attractive older ladies living there.

Or Russians. It didn't have sticky, jam like substance on the cover did it?

If you are interested in science I recommend swatting up on Bell's Theorem, which I'm trying to get my head round at the moment. My oldest mate, a retired maths/physics teacher swears it's mind blowing.

'Bell's theorem asserts that if certain predictions of quantum theory are correct then our world is non-local. "Non-local" here means that there exist interactions between events that are too far apart in space and too close together in time for the events to be connected even by signals moving at the speed of light.'

From what I've gathered so far, Bell was no crank. To my simple mind, I think it means that there are particles in the Universe which can communicate with each other instantaneously, which is a kick up the ass for Einstein's Theory.
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Posted 30 March 2020 - 01:17 PM

View Postdim view, on 30 March 2020 - 09:05 AM, said:

Or Russians. It didn't have sticky, jam like substance on the cover did it?

If you are interested in science I recommend swatting up on Bell's Theorem, which I'm trying to get my head round at the moment. My oldest mate, a retired maths/physics teacher swears it's mind blowing.

'Bell's theorem asserts that if certain predictions of quantum theory are correct then our world is non-local. "Non-local" here means that there exist interactions between events that are too far apart in space and too close together in time for the events to be connected even by signals moving at the speed of light.'

From what I've gathered so far, Bell was no crank. To my simple mind, I think it means that there are particles in the Universe which can communicate with each other instantaneously, which is a kick up the ass for Einstein's Theory.
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If you stick 'Bell's Theorem explained' into Google you'll find 'Idiot's Guide to ..' as well as advanced explanations of it.

Or Russians what, sorry?

Yes, I knew that one of the tenets of quantum theory is that two particles can be interconnected regardless of what we perceive as distance. Quantum communication, quantum computing etc..... fascinating, mind-bending stuff.
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Posted 30 March 2020 - 02:52 PM

View Postdim view, on 28 March 2020 - 08:28 PM, said:

Evening

I was thinking that maybe a thread about brief, diverse, thought provoking reading material might be a good idea as we are all housebound.

After watching 'A Time To Kill' on iPlayer, I'll give these a go :-

https://deathpenalty...ng-racist-juror

https://www.newyorke...upremacy-in-law



Youtube keeping me sane.

My favourite is Alistair McGowan's Football Backchat.

Very good if you like impressions and don't mind a few minutes of Dean Saunders.
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Posted 02 April 2020 - 06:51 PM

I’ve been reading a lot more than usual lately for obvious reasons.

A great read I’ve just finished that I’ve had for a while but never got round to - cormac mcarthy - the road. An extremely dark read but brilliant
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Posted 06 April 2020 - 02:31 PM

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Posted 07 April 2020 - 11:41 AM

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I’ve been reading a lot more than usual lately for obvious reasons.

A great read I’ve just finished that I’ve had for a while but never got round to - cormac mcarthy - the road. An extremely dark read but brilliant


That book is amazing, just like the film.
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Posted 07 April 2020 - 12:09 PM

View PostSpireiteFitzy, on 07 April 2020 - 11:41 AM, said:

That book is amazing, just like the film.

I liked this one ..

https://www.bbc.com/...r-than-primates
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Posted 07 April 2020 - 12:46 PM

View PostSpireiteFitzy, on 07 April 2020 - 11:41 AM, said:

That book is amazing, just like the film.


Not seen the film but will look for it.

After reading I immediately purchased another one of his - “blood meridian” but I am yet to start it. If it’s half as good as the road it will be a cracker.

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Posted 07 April 2020 - 12:54 PM

View PostHeavy_Soul, on 07 April 2020 - 12:46 PM, said:

Not seen the film but will look for it.

After reading I immediately purchased another one of his - “blood meridian” but I am yet to start it. If it’s half as good as the road it will be a cracker.


vigo mortenssen (sp?) lord of rings chap.
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Posted 07 April 2020 - 01:06 PM

Nice little read about Derbyshire CCC here :-
https://www.telegrap...eserve-survive/
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Posted 07 April 2020 - 06:53 PM

View PostJonB, on 07 April 2020 - 01:06 PM, said:

Nice little read about Derbyshire CCC here :-
https://www.telegrap...eserve-survive/

Superb piece.

Shame there's no mention though of Eddie Barlow, who had a profound influence on the self belief of many Derbyshire players, most notably Geoff Miller. Incidentally, Geoff told me that the great Bob Taylor went through one period of two seasons when he didn't miss a single chance behind the stumps - that's a catch, a stumping, or a run out.

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Posted 11 April 2020 - 11:56 PM

View Postdim view, on 28 March 2020 - 08:28 PM, said:

Evening

I was thinking that maybe a thread about brief, diverse, thought provoking reading material might be a good idea as we are all housebound.



Bump
This is an interesting IT read, except for anybody with Boeing shares ..

https://www.theverge...puter-fcc-crash
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Posted 12 April 2020 - 05:35 PM

View PostHeavy_Soul, on 07 April 2020 - 12:46 PM, said:

Not seen the film but will look for it.

After reading I immediately purchased another one of his - “blood meridian” but I am yet to start it. If it’s half as good as the road it will be a cracker.


Suttree is another good one of his if you come across it.
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Posted 18 April 2020 - 01:49 PM

View Postdim view, on 28 March 2020 - 08:28 PM, said:

Evening

I was thinking that maybe a thread about brief, diverse, thought provoking reading material might be a good idea as we are all housebound.

After watching 'A Time To Kill' on iPlayer, I'll give these a go :-

https://deathpenalty...ng-racist-juror

https://www.newyorke...upremacy-in-law

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