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Re: ISBN Visualization

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Post by cdrini »

shevy-java wrote: post #4

One problem I see with annas archive is that there is a tendency towards older books. Now I do understand this for many reasons, but ... I recently read a book about steel construction in 1932, just for curiousity. I wanted to find a more recent one - did not even have to be, say, 1990 or 2000 or some such, but I simply could not find any (well, perhaps english speaking, but this is also a problem in that non-english…

I found this on open library from 1989, if useful: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL5859479W/Steel_construction?...

With a few other options in search:

https://openlibrary.org/search?q=%22steel+construction%22&mo...

Re: ISBN Visualization

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Post by p-e-w »

gzread wrote: post #14
kobbs wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://vad.solutions/ipmap/

Crazy how much more IPv6 space RIPE NCC allocated than ARIN. Really shows off their countries' different stances on innovation.

I think it’s even crazier that a visible slice of the address space that is supposed to last for the rest of humanity’s future has already been allocated.

Re: ISBN Visualization

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Post by AreShoesFeet000 »

comrade1234 wrote: post #9

I got burned buying a trilogy with a good rating on goodreads. I only read the first 1.5 books and didn't bother after that. It sucked and when I looked again later it had a more relevant rating. I think the initial score was gamed by bots. So now I download from Anna's archive and if it's as good as I expected based on ratings then I pay for it, which I've done most recently for Children of Time. Thankfully I live s…

Imagine being sanctioned for trying to read books.

Re: ISBN Visualization

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Post by AreShoesFeet000 »

shevy-java wrote: post #4

One problem I see with annas archive is that there is a tendency towards older books. Now I do understand this for many reasons, but ... I recently read a book about steel construction in 1932, just for curiousity. I wanted to find a more recent one - did not even have to be, say, 1990 or 2000 or some such, but I simply could not find any (well, perhaps english speaking, but this is also a problem in that non-english…

Recent publications have not yet passed the test of time.

Re: ISBN Visualization

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Post by james-bcn »

comrade1234 wrote: post #9

I got burned buying a trilogy with a good rating on goodreads. I only read the first 1.5 books and didn't bother after that. It sucked and when I looked again later it had a more relevant rating. I think the initial score was gamed by bots. So now I download from Anna's archive and if it's as good as I expected based on ratings then I pay for it, which I've done most recently for Children of Time. Thankfully I live s…

Children of Time is wonderful! I wish Adrian Tchaikovsky would stop churning them out so quickly and write some more of the quality of Children of Time.

Re: ISBN Visualization

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Post by gzread »

p-e-w wrote: post #23
gzread wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Crazy how much more IPv6 space RIPE NCC allocated than ARIN. Really shows off their countries' different stances on innovation.

I think it’s even crazier that a visible slice of the address space that is supposed to last for the rest of humanity’s future has already been allocated.

It's 1/8 of that space and it's being allocated in big blocks that are expected not to run out unless humanity expands to the whole solar system. If it does run out, there are 7 tries left. More if you only use half as much space next time.

Re: ISBN Visualization

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Post by gonzalohm »

torben-friis wrote: post #10

It's very strange to me how small Spanish is there. Second language in the world by native speakers, piracy being effectively legal in Spain (non commercially), and so on.

It's because some books are not categorized as Spanish. They are just under a publisher name. For example, search for "Don Quijote"
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