I wish "they" would separate "fantasy" from "romance fantasy" genre.
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    Do you have the ability to request new books in your library so that that way you could get things you are into? There's also always shadow libraries.

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    You're probably right - the inflation rates were low for a long time so to get that high from indexation on a 100k loan would be pretty unlikely.

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    Heresy but I'd eat them if I had rescue hens that weren't interested in eating them. Would probably feed them back their shells though.

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    Probably medical degrees etc. However, if I were to do a masters in CS it would be 70k so my total debt would be up to something like 110k. Thus, if I do a masters it will be a cheap US-based one I can cashflow because that's just a stupid amount of debt.

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    Yeah I assume the reason there isn't is because the general ones are US-centric by default and then everyone else has to have somewhere specific to go. But I guess if they want their own dedicated place too why not?

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    I'm lucky my brother and a couple of friends are on a similar journey and go to the same gym at the moment. On the grind as soon as I get back from Thailand (Thai food is too good to calorie count.)

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    It is a little annoying to see the volume of food they can eat but it's always going to be annoying. I'm a little taller than average so my maintenance is closer to 2100 at the moment but I still look at my brother needing 2700 and get jealous. At the end of the day you'd both be hungry eating under your maintenance.

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    Great job maintaining! I've managed to creep back up right at the 5 year mark after 3-4 years of decent maintenance. But if I can put it on, I can lose it.

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  • What always helps me is remembering that: hunger feels good -- desire feels good -- food tastes better when you're properly hungry
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    I think that for me it is sometimes good to feel proper hunger because I often just eat so frequently that I won't feel it for a long time. Allowing myself to feel hunger is then a healthy thing because it allows me to redistinguish between actual hunger and my stomach just having more room. I wouldn't want it on a regular basis though.

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  • What did everyone read in June?
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    I've read both but Animal Farm was for school so naturally I didn't like it. 1984 was great not just as an interesting read but to understand all of the cultural (and culture war) references to it.

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    Britons’ trust in politics has fallen significantly since Covid, report finds. Can't say I'm shocked.

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    What are some of the biggest challenges in Nonfiction publishing today?
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    Kate Mosse: New prize celebrating non-fiction by women will amplify and honour
    www.independent.co.uk

    Do you think prizes dedicated to certain groups remain useful? Is this prize something you'll be paying attention to or is your TBR pile already full?

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    The WoK was a 5 star read for me, WoR a 3 star and now I'm struggling to get properly into Oathbringer. I think I'm on chapter 10. Anyone else have this problem? Does it get more interesting or am I just not a Sanderson person?

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    Sometimes a post will say on Jerboa that there is one comment but on the post none is visible. Is this a problem with Jerboa? Is it because the commenter may not be federated with my instance? Or is it a problem with Lemmy?

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    Nonfiction sales have "tumbled" 8.6% since 2022.
    www.publishersweekly.com
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    What are you currently reading in Nonfiction?

    I just finished L'Âge des low-tech by Philippe Bihouix and am currently reading The Harlem Rennaisance by Cary D. Wintz which I picked up at a hostel.

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    Currently in Egypt and they just asked us to pay in USD cash for an added activity but, not being American, we don't have USD. We have the local currency and the ability to get that out at ATMs, but no way to access foreign currency. So annoying but they accepted local in the end.

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    How would you like to see this place differ from Reddit/TikTok/YouTube etc. as a place to talk about books?

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    X280 Won't turn on

    Hi, my X280 just suddenly won't turn on. It was left on a bed alone so no physical damage. When plugged in the charging indicator is solid white after flashing white 3 times. I've tried turning it on with the battery out but plugged in. I've also tried draining the CMOS battery (unplugged CMOS and the battery and held the power button down for 10 seconds before plugging everything back in.) I'm wondering now if it could be a problem with the power button? The laptop is dual booting Fedora 38 and Windows 11 if that helps and wasn't powered off but went into sleep/hibernation before this behaviour. Is it somehow stuck in sleep mode? I have had some issues with sleep to wake being slow/finicky before. I have access to a screwdriver set and isopropyl alcohol. What would my next steps be?

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    Beehaw has decided to defederate from lemmy.world and sh.itjust.works. I believe it was already separated from lemmygrad. I think this makes this community the largest one accessible to the most instances whereas before Literature@beehaw.org was. I guess we'll have to make the most of it!

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    I've created [Calibre](/c/calibre@lemmy.world) for the Calibre software and [Hugo](/c/hugo@lemmy.world) for the Hugo static website generator.

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    This community is meant for discussion about the open source ebook management software Calibre. Technical questions and feature discussions about calibre are welcome.

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    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/80166 > I'm thinking we should have a central post for all the book sublemmys so we can easily find them. The ones I'm aware of are: > Lemmy: > - !Literature@beehaw.org > - !ScienceFiction@lemmy.ml > - !Socialistbooks@lemmygrad.ml > - !Fantasy@lemmy.ml > - !GayFiction@lemmy.world > - !SapphicFiction@lemmy.world > - !Nonfiction@lemmy.world > - !StephenKing@mander.xyz (cr. mizu6079) > - !Manga@lemmy.ml (cr. AWanderingsorcerer) > - !Comics@lemmy.ml (cr. AWanderingsorcerer) > - !Comicbooks@lemmy.world (cr. AWanderingsorcerer) > - !Books@oceanbreeze.earth > - !literatur@feddit.de (cr. Communist) > - !horrorlit@lemmy.ml (cr. Lazycog) > - !books@lemmy.ml Fediverse: > - !comics@a.gup.pe (cr. Yuki) > - !comics@chirp.social (cr. Yuki) > - !webcomics@a.gup.pe (cr. Yuki) > - !webtoons@a.gup.pe (cr. Yuki) > - !books@a.gup.pe (cr. Yuki) > - !books@chirp.social (cr. Yuki) > - !bookstodon@a.gup.pe (cr. Yuki) > - !writers@a.gup.pe (cr. Yuki) > > Sublemmys in other languages would be great to add here too! I'll keep adding more as I find them.

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    Welcome to c/Nonfiction!

    I've just created this community for the discussion of nonfiction books but essays, short pieces etc. Are welcome. Write a little about yourself and the sort of nonfiction you read below.

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