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by bwb 2y ago
You might check out Ghost Work By Mary L. Gray, Siddharth Suri https://shepherd.com/book/ghost-work "Hidden beneath the surface of the web, lost in our wrong-headed debates about AI, a new menace is looming. Anthr
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by bwb 2y ago
I was in the hosting/domain industry for a long time and picked up a lot of good names from individuals and companies over the years :)
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by bwb 2y ago
I'm still working on Shepherd, a book discovery platform aimed at feeding readers' curiosity. Later this year, I am developing a tool to bring your to-be-read pile to life in some cool ways and improve the accuracy of our topic&#x
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2k authors and readers share their fav sci-fi books of 2024(shepherd.com)
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Thanks, it has been fun to build, and got some really cool stuff coming this year :)! We are working now on a massive upgrade for the bookshelves so we can better highlight the best books of all-time (plus by decade so you can dig into 1950
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by bwb 2y ago
Affiliates = websites/apps trying to help readers/authors in different ways while trying to make enough to pay for infrastructure / time-to-build. For example, I run Shepherd.com, and I try to help readers find books they don
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by bwb 2y ago
And bookshop.org has already sent 36+ million to indie bookstores. It also removes the cost of trying to run an online bookstore of any kind. Hopefully, they are headed to audio books next.
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by bwb 2y ago
No worries, mainstream media goes fast, and they rarely fix errors (they might have even had AI write most of this to get the clicks).
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They pay affiliates 10%, it is only indie bookstores who get 30%.
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Books for understanding our emerging wildfire crisis(shepherd.com)
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My favorite science fiction books to make you both think and laugh(shepherd.com)
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by bwb 2y ago
This might be a fun one: https://shepherd.com/best-books/textbooks-for-learning-linea... I interviewed Ivan and he shared five of his fav books on the subject.
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by bwb 2y ago
Honestly, you are better off using online sources; any book is going to be out of date and not helpful. Google's info is good and there are tons of YouTube and articles online.
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2k Readers' share their favorite nonfiction reads of 2024(shepherd.com)
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Ask HN: What books influenced your moral compass?
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by bwb 2y ago
I am blown away by how bad this is compared to the competition. What is Google doing? I asked it to give me something simple like 6 results, and it gives me 3, not to mention bad data hallucinations that ChatGPT and others are working fine
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by bwb 2y ago
I always prefer Google logins as they are easy to remember and have no steps. I often don't sign up if they want me to manage all that. Nice, ya happy to chat anytime if you want to talk shop too.
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why -1? kinda blown away i got downvoted on HN.
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I grew up lower middle class and none of these thoughts even entered my mind. What did was the amazing story, world, etc… I identified with them, the Beaver family, the white witch, etc. Do you struggle to identify with humans who do not pe
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by bwb 2y ago
Are you manging your TBR list in Goodreads for now? I've been using a spreadsheet and was curious there.
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by bwb 2y ago
Ah, nice, very cool on scraper :) The CSV part was smooth and quick, so there were no problems there. >Do you have any suggestions for using the website more often? For users, I think the ability to come back and not have to re-upload. O
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by bwb 2y ago
I made a tool for this; every book in our system was recommended by a parent/author, and I've tried to zero in on the different ages. Here are the results for age 5: https://shepherd.com/bookshelf/kids?ages=29
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by bwb 2y ago
Very cool! I tried it out, and it worked like a charm. How did you build the genre list? I was curious how you got that data. (I wish Goodreads would fix their API; so disappointed in them for killing off access) I've been playing with
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I am personally using it for around 50% of my questions about all kinds of things (things I used to Google and get frustrated with bad results). And my wife uses it for about 40% right now, even or recipes and other bits. We both love it. W
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My favorite science fiction books to challenge your moral compass(shepherd.com)
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My favorite reads for finding beauty in the mountains(shepherd.com)
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I'm working on Shepherd. I interview authors and interesting people to get 5 books they love around a topic, theme, or mood, and then try to connect them in fun ways: https://shepherd.com/best-books/history-lovers-
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by bwb 2y ago
Thanks for sharing this; they are good thoughts and nail what I am struggling with. I just started reading The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich to get a better handle on the history of things. I read a book on Mussolini last year to try to
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by bwb 2y ago
My recommendation is to check out economics blogs and newsletters. I am a big fan of Noah, and there are a ton of great ones on Substack: https://www.noahpinion.blog/ Why do I like these? It switches the discussion to the i
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It might be a dumb question, but if HN was alive in the 1930s, at what point did it start talking about things? Is there a point in the 1930s or 1940s when it needed to voice some concern? I don't think we are anywhere near that point.

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