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by bwb 2y ago
Wow, so sad to see it go... this was one of my main websites in the early days of the net. Helped me build so many computers and loved the community. I even built a website with some of the Anandtech team that consolidated reviews across th
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by bwb 2y ago
It might, some good steps appearing. Lets check back in 12 years
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by bwb 2y ago
Can anyone comment on this article? " That the Gulf Stream is responsible for Europe's mild winters is widely known and accepted, but, as I will show, it is nothing more than the earth-science equivalent of an urban legend."
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by bwb 2y ago
Try: https://shepherd.com/book/why-we-sleep (even though it is general it is still great imp). Or, this book by this scientist on sleep: https://shepherd.com/best-books/the-science-of-dreams It is
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by bwb 2y ago
People don’t like soybeans the same way they like meat.
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by bwb 2y ago
I do, but i am curious what Apple can do with integrations and if there is something there.
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by bwb 2y ago
Lots of people are excited to try these out too. I understand you are not but just wanted to mention that. I am looking forward to seeing how they make the integration helpful and what it might allow.
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by bwb 2y ago
They generally don't want them, and will do a big giveaway desk out front. Salvation army takes books too.
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by bwb 2y ago
Ah gotcha, right now there seems to be a radical group that would oppose their own nose if it twitched the wrong way. I wouldn't worry, the smart money is on renewables, and nothing is going to stop it. Plus, national security people k
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by bwb 2y ago
I don't understand, the USA and EU are adding solar and wind very fast. Financially, it is a no-brainer and getting added in record numbers. What else do you want? Sure there are issues over regulations and power lines approval, but th
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by bwb 2y ago
Its genetic as well, and in general they just have no idea.
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by bwb 2y ago
You might look at aip diet. It is more gut centric but good results for MS and similar.
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by bwb 2y ago
That is well said, but there is a difference between good regulation on monopolies preventing tech giants versus structural problems preventing competitive high-scale companies from emerging. The USA is going to have to deal with its monopo
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by bwb 2y ago
The FED has done an amazing job and are utterly filled with the smartest people in the field. I love watching the q&a with members as they give such detailed and informative answers on just about everything. Worth watching if you are an
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by bwb 2y ago
btw, I am hoping to take Shepherd.com ad-free in 12 months :)
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by bwb 3y ago
Will do, just wanted to make sure you realized it wasn't that small award feature we did :)
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by bwb 3y ago
Yep, that is just a small section with a combined total of authors ' favorite reads of the year :) that is only 1% of the website. Just try search for any book, author, topic, or genre you are interested in. Here are some explore point
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by bwb 3y ago
Yep its there; just use search as we have ~3500 genres and topics in the system :) There is also a page for the best sci-fi books of 2023 that authors picked. We asked authors to share their 3 favorite reads of the year and then tabulated t
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by bwb 3y ago
No, the default sort is serendipity :). You have to actively choose “most recommend “. Can you try again to use a bookshelf?
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by bwb 3y ago
Sorry, I didn't know what to say; I had explained it previously. The only books on our website are those picked by an author. There is no "aggregate" rating system of any kind or even a rating system. The only "kinda&quo
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by bwb 3y ago
No, sorry, that is incorrect.
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by bwb 3y ago
Yep, I am working on this, and it is a lot of how our system works under the surface. It just isn't accurate enough yet. I do use the LOC data, but only a very small % of books have that. I also use a NLP/ML tool called Wikifier t
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by bwb 3y ago
Hmm, can you explain? Every book on our website is chosen by a reader who loved it. Here is an example: https://shepherd.com/best-books/mystery-and-suspensewith-a-b... The only books within our website are those that a
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by bwb 3y ago
Ya, sorry, I have some issues with Algolia weighting; I am working on getting topics/genres to outrank author names as "math" is causing some problems there. Here is what should show up: Math bookshelf page - https:/&#x
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by bwb 3y ago
Ya I was super interested in this as well for a project!
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by bwb 3y ago
Nice, let me know what you end up with :) Still a ton of rough spots, so feel free to send me any frustrations (ben@shepherd).
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by bwb 3y ago
This is awesome, I am so impressed :) Added to my bookmark wishlist to take a look at when Christmas comes!
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by bwb 3y ago
That is so great to hear! :) I am working on new bookshelf pages to expand that section. I want to add a more visual format and break it apart a bit more. Check out the early mockup here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi&
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by bwb 3y ago
Very lucky snag way back in the day :) I also own pilgrimage.com; I'd love to do something like this for music one day with the tagline, "Life is a journey; let's give it a soundtrack"!
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by bwb 3y ago
Ya, a lot of publishers and publicists mention that :) As I launch reader reviews, I also want to feed into that; I plan to prompt them with "What book do you love that is like this book?" I think that is great for other readers a

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