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News Of The Week
Welcome to this week’s issue of the Books And Articles newsletter. The winner of our second Writing Contest is….
@UcantDoThatDotNet ! Congratulations! I will be forwarding you the sats earned by the contest post, which this week totals 3632.
In other news, we have a new blogger. @CyberCrypto has begun posting about his job search. You can follow him through the link below.
Stacker @Ratel announced that they are publishing the first Bitcoiner Super Hero Comic Book. Check it out here.
We also have a second entry in My Bitcoin Journey, posted by @brandonsbytes, which made one of the Top Posts Of The Week.
Be sure to check out @Se7enZ ‘s second Stoic Book Club post on Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius.
Well, that’s it. I hope everyone has a great week.
Top Five Posts Of The Week
The top post of the week will be forwarded 50% of the zaps earned on this week’s newsletter post. Rankings will be determined using the SN zaprank.
Here are this week’s top posts:
- Discuss The Parable About Bricklayers by @cryotosensei
- Found Out My Wife Has Cancer Diagnosis, Part 2 by @hodlpleb
- Discuss This Quote, Test Post by @grayruby
- I Put ¼ Of A Bitcoin In A Landfill by @brandonsbytes
- Weekend Book Recommendations by @sn
Writing Contests
Stackers’ Blogs
My Bitcoin Journey
Inspired by Writing Contest #1, this is where stacker’s bitcoin origin stories will be posted for easy reference.
Book Clubs
Some Recommended Older Posts
Books
- The Universal Good Deal by @cleophas
- Who Brought The Steak Tartare?, Chapter 1 by @cleophas
- Happy The Hippo, an absolutely wonderful children’s book written by @cryotosensei for his son.
- The Rogue Scholar, Chapter 1 by @jbschirtzinger
Book Reviews
- Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig by @carlosfandango
- The World’s First Bitcoin Fiction Anthology by @KonsensusN
- Man’s Search For Meaning by @carlosfandango
- The Sovereign Individual by @carlosfandango
- Neuromancer by @Scoresby
- Elric Of Melnibone by @Scoresby
- The Shockwave Rider, by John Brunner by @Scoresby
- Human Action by @Undisciplined
- Robert Jordan’s The Wheel Of Time: Books 1-3 by @Undisciplined
- A History Of Religious Ideas #1 by @Se7enZ
- A History Of Religious Ideas # 2 by @Se7enZ
- A History Of Religious Ideas #3 by @Se7enZ
- Nova, by Samuel R Delaney by @Scoresby
- Blood Music, by Greg Bear by @Scoresby
Discussion Posts
- Anyone Have Tips For Starting A Blog/Newsletter? by @KeynesianClowns
- I’m Not The Brightest Bulb Out There, Help Me Change It by @Fabs
- The Hacker News Top 40 Books Of 2023 by @elvismercury
- What Was Your Favorite Book Of 2023? by @kr
- What Books Served As Your Foundation? by
@Coyote_Cosmico - Books that have profoundly influenced my life by @r3drun3
Essays
Nihilism Wants Empire:Camus On Nietzsche
Poetry
- Poetry:unresolved between a thai lad and I by @cryotosensei
- plebpoet’s original poem + discussion by @plebpoet
- Everything Is Here by @Nuttall
Short Stories
None posted yet.
Yeah, that may be why he called his post 'The Consensus Conundrum.' I've been trying to do a bit of introspection myself and figure out how I expect to see any future consensus changes to come about. I think I'm hoping that one set of changes becomes a clear front runner, meaning most people want it over the others. Of course, I realize I have never once expressed to anyone how I feel about any of the currently proposed changes. And it is probably similar for most bitcoiners. I don't feel like I have enough knowledge to express a worthwhile opinion on the topic. But then that means I'm waiting for some non-specific critical mass of Bitcoin personages to express support of one proposal...