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"quite the journey"

Photo of an antique black steam locomotive, Florida East Coast Railway No. 153 at the Gold Coast Railroad Museumphoto by Smart Destinations - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gocardusa/3856316180/, CC BY-SA 2.0

jontyjago has a great comment about how finding a chance article by late member pjern on Metafilter eventually led to a career change as a UK railway signaller. Very interesting!! 🚂

11/16/24
by taz

Double Your Pleasure

Old books, two apples, glasses and empty cup on wooden table from above.Old books, two apples, glasses and empty cup on wooden table from above. by shixart1985 (cc by)

Interesting question from Winnie the Proust in Ask Metafilter: "Can you recommend two books that complement each other in striking ways when read at the same time, or one right after the other? I'm not so much thinking of books that refer or respond to each other explicitly, but rather books that have thematic or structural connections, such that your understanding of each is enriched by having read the other around the same time."

04/30/22
by taz

Lost in the LOC

The Library of Congress - Reading RoomThe Library of Congress - Reading Room by Glyn Lowe Photoworks (cc by)

Right now I am reading about how to make Mrs. Harriet Hubbard's Recamier Moth and Freckle Lotion. — jessamyn

A vast black hole of text waiting to suck you in, never to be seen again. Bye! — njohnson23

If you haven't explored it yet, don't miss A Random Walk Through The Library of Congress: LOC Serendipity, a fun discovery project by Mefi's own metasunday.

04/09/19
by taz

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