we should just do a skype call and record us talking about our favorite books! Some day, by wire or walk, we'll share a coffee, mate, mead or yarn someday, my friend.
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we should just do a skype call and record us talking about our favorite books! Some day, by wire or walk, we'll share a coffee, mate, mead or yarn someday, my friend.
sounds like a great way to spend time "together".
I just dunno how to do the recordy stuff, but we could even just take pictures and summize a brainstorm.. show an example of interconnection and collaboration thanks to Steemit. I probably never would have encountered you otherwise!
Oh, we could do a book-club so simply: decide what to read, give each member a chapter and a deadline, and each one of us writes a post about it. Then all other add their comments. Sure, it's not as fancy as recording a video-conference, but it can be done with minimal effort and flexible times.
First I would like to be able to make the books available though. There are files online or videos to review But, for example, My copy of Radical Mycology is this massive beast not everyone would be into, or could get easily in some parts of the world. Maybe we just encourage everyone to do reviews of What books they have and hope for some cross pollination of ideas? The video conference idea does sound like a nightmare... too many variables, I'm probably better off blithering into a 'podcast' then everyone can retort. Will do some research...
That's why it's important to pick a good book all of us would be into, and focus on one chapter at a time. But I feel that organically we're headed into that direction anyway. Book reviews are well liked post here (at least in my experience), and even book lists like this one. For example, @frugallady just posted one of hers, almost at the same time as I did mine.
That's really neat! Which book would You like to start with? Maybe I take a picture of my library and we can match what we both have... would be a nice exercise in restudying the core and sharing that with others. At your mark captain.
Well thank you for the honor, my colonel, but right now I feel like I'm getting into so many things at the same time, so I probably shouldn't promise too much.
Reading time: in the past few years I went through so many good books, but in recent months it seems like I spend my reading time on steemit (still reading, and writing, though not the same). I think I would enjoy reading something new, but any of the stuff I've read I want to re-read when experimenting around with it. But quite spontaneously, from the ones you mentioned it was A Pattern Language that stuck out, probably because I've been wanting to read it for some time.
As for the USB with permaculture books, I think it's a wonderful idea, though not sure if sending it around the world by mail, and talking about it on a social media site, is the best idea (intellectual property rights). In that case I'd prefer e-mailing them.
But getting more people on board is a must. Yesterday I signed up for minnow support, so now I'm also submitting posts on their discord channel in addition to slack. So right now I'm gonna put up this steem around the world there as well. See what comes up. Thanks for your engagement! That's how things are made happen.