6 month read-through/discussion of Gödel, Escher, Bach starting 1/17 on Reddit

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Post by qrush » Wed, Dec 28, 2011, 6:25 AM UTC

6 month read-through/discussion of Gödel, Escher, Bach starting 1/17 on Reddit
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Re: 6 month read-through/discussion of Gödel, Escher, Bach starting 1/17 on Reddit

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Post by ISloop » Wed, Dec 28, 2011, 7:09 AM UTC

This is awesome. GEB has been sitting on my bookshelf for about a year but I never got around to reading it. I'll give it a shot, and it's great to know there's a community out there available for help.

Re: 6 month read-through/discussion of Gödel, Escher, Bach starting 1/17 on Reddit

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Post by bch » Wed, Dec 28, 2011, 7:19 AM UTC

Sweet, sweet, sweet. I know I'm not the only one who's "read it", but hasn't actually finished it.

Re: 6 month read-through/discussion of Gödel, Escher, Bach starting 1/17 on Reddit

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Post by brianwillis » Wed, Dec 28, 2011, 7:38 AM UTC

It's such a shame there isn't a Kindle/ePub/PDF version. I guess I'm off to kill another tree.

Re: 6 month read-through/discussion of Gödel, Escher, Bach starting 1/17 on Reddit

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Post by bch » Wed, Dec 28, 2011, 7:42 AM UTC

brianwillis wrote: post #4

It's such a shame there isn't a Kindle/ePub/PDF version. I guess I'm off to kill another tree.

Hit your friendly neighbourhood used bookstore.

Re: 6 month read-through/discussion of Gödel, Escher, Bach starting 1/17 on Reddit

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Post by oz » Wed, Dec 28, 2011, 7:49 AM UTC

I got a copy a few months ago, but I've only read some of the new foreword so far. This is great news.

Re: 6 month read-through/discussion of Gödel, Escher, Bach starting 1/17 on Reddit

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Post by dangrossman » Wed, Dec 28, 2011, 7:53 AM UTC

brianwillis wrote: post #4

It's such a shame there isn't a Kindle/ePub/PDF version. I guess I'm off to kill another tree.

What's wrong with killing trees that were grown specifically for paper? You're just taking CO2 out of the atmosphere, helping reduce global climate change.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said "In the long term, a sustainable forest management strategy aimed at maintaining or increasing forest carbon stocks, while producing an annual sustained yield of timber, fibre or energy from the forest, will generate the largest sustained mitigation benefit".

http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/wg3/ar4-wg3-cha...

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Post by lclaude01 » Wed, Dec 28, 2011, 7:57 AM UTC

brianwillis wrote: post #4

It's such a shame there isn't a Kindle/ePub/PDF version. I guess I'm off to kill another tree.

Here is an easy way for Kindle/ePub/PDF ...

http://www.magicscroll.net

Re: 6 month read-through/discussion of Gödel, Escher, Bach starting 1/17 on Reddit

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Post by brianwillis » Wed, Dec 28, 2011, 8:00 AM UTC

dangrossman wrote: post #7

brianwillis wrote: post #4

It's such a shame there isn't a Kindle/ePub/PDF version. I guess I'm off to kill another tree.

What's wrong with killing trees that were grown specifically for paper? You're just taking CO2 out of the atmosphere, helping reduce global climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said "In the long term, a sustainable forest management strategy aimed at maintaining or increasing forest carbon stocks, while producing an annual sustained yield of timber, fibre or energy from the forest, will gener…

You've got a point there, but shipping that book to where I live halfway around the world in New Zealand isn't doing climate change any favours.

Re: 6 month read-through/discussion of Gödel, Escher, Bach starting 1/17 on Reddit

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Post by redthrowaway » Wed, Dec 28, 2011, 8:04 AM UTC

brianwillis wrote: post #4

It's such a shame there isn't a Kindle/ePub/PDF version. I guess I'm off to kill another tree.

There's a pdf on tpb, so there should be a legitimate version somewhere.