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How to catalogue my library in c/literature@beehaw.org

[-] gromnar@beehaw.org 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Hi! Thanks for your reply. I work with databases and I don't need to correct anything, just thank you for devoting a bit of your time to my question!

Chatbot letdown: Hype hits rocky reality in c/technology@beehaw.org

[-] gromnar@beehaw.org 1 points 5 months ago

Well said... Thanks for spelling it out!

How to catalogue my library in c/literature@beehaw.org

[-] gromnar@beehaw.org 2 points 5 months ago

Thanks for these pointers!! Will look into those.

How to catalogue my library in c/literature@beehaw.org

[-] gromnar@beehaw.org 2 points 6 months ago

I agree with this message: in fact I am not against doing it by hand. It could be a nice life project. I will look into all the advice that you have given me, thanks everyone!

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How to catalogue my library (beehaw.org)

submitted 6 months ago by gromnar@beehaw.org to c/literature@beehaw.org

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Hello! I would like to catalogue my library (I estimate in the low thousands but I am unsure of the precise number). I would like to keep tracks of several things, from the "obvious" like author, title, publisher, edition, to more personal like "when"/"where" did I get it. Was it a gift? Is a lucky find from that one trip to Paris, etc.

What's the best way to go about it? A physical collections of cards ? An app? I would like it to be selfhosted (maybe using sqlite as a backend?)

Any idea, suggestion or anything (including your experience doing something similar!) is welcome!

Help me find a book series like The Witcher or Assassin's Appentice, I need to forget this world right now! Go to town with recommendations! in c/chat@beehaw.org

[-] gromnar@beehaw.org 2 points 8 months ago

The Malazan book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson would be my recommendation. Start from Gardens of the Moon and go ahead... It keeps getting better and better!

D&D Item Card Template for LaTeX in c/programming@beehaw.org

[-] gromnar@beehaw.org 1 points 9 months ago

How much I do love those fonts. That proper spacing and balancing... It will always a place in my heart and I fear the day that I will fail to recognize it!

A nice debunk of the transphobic trope of ‘lesbian erasure’ in c/lgbtq_plus@beehaw.org

[-] gromnar@beehaw.org 8 points 9 months ago

I may well be wrong and too naive, but I think the hate is in many cases rooted in the scary idea that they could find them attractive. And so they signal that "it could never happen to them" and that they are doing it to protect other, weaker people.

Linus responds to The Problem with LMG in c/technology@beehaw.org

[-] gromnar@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Same for me. I have been reading Linus (Torvalds) posts since decades and it really seemed out of character to me. I even clicked on the link but I admit that I haven't yet understood what is going on. I have decided that it's not for me...

Bram Moolenaar, creator of vim, has passed away in c/technology@beehaw.org

[-] gromnar@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

So long, and thanks.

Any Analogue Pocket Enjoyers Out There? in c/gaming@beehaw.org

[-] gromnar@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

What is an "Analogue pocket" for those of us ... Out of the loop?

Dangerzone will convert it into a safe PDF in c/technology@beehaw.org

[-] gromnar@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

There is an optional Ocr pass, from what I understand

“Gig reviewers” are endorsing fake products for quick cash in Brazil ― gig workers in Brazil charge as little as $4 to record scripted reviews and make online advertising seem legitimate in c/technology@beehaw.org

[-] gromnar@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

One wonders how they market their services : "come to us, we are the best fake reviewers you can find on the web and these 5-star reviews prove it!"

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Is this a fine place to talk about table top RPGs? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by gromnar@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org

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Hello! I hope I am not off topic, this is literally my first day here (ok, maybe I should wait and know the community a bit better but I 'll try to be slightly bolder...if it's not ok just let me know). I understand that by choice there are no super focused communities to avoid an excessive fragmentation. So I wonder: is this the good place to discuss about tabletop RPGs? Coop/solo modes, too.

I am thinking about Call of Cthulhu, Savage Worlds, Gurps, Fate, ... And not only the usual super famous one!

I am a long time GM and sometimes player, both IRL and online, and currently I am playing a lot in solo mode (with the help of the mythic GM emulator).