International media and scientists are lapping up footage of a real life 'Sharktopus' filmed near Auckland.

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  • eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nzEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Haha do you mean… remembering?

    Thanks, I’ll look into bookwyrm. I like to see how many books I read every year, which is mainly what I use Goodreads for.

    Maybe we need a Lemmy Nz ebook repository

    • liv@lemmy.nz
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      3 months ago

      Ha yes remembering is what I’ve been using. I tried Goodreads but it always makes me feel like I need to write reviews and I don’t want to.

      Hate to think how many I read! I’m still traumatized by the time in middle school when they made us write books we had read on a wall chart.

      I would totally peruse your bookwyrm/gr though, based on your rec so far!

      I think we’d have to be careful about what we reposited (reposed?). Shadow libraries seem to be in the crosshairs at the moment including in NZ.

      • eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nzEnglish
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        3 months ago

        I tried Goodreads but it always makes me feel like I need to write reviews and I don’t want to.

        Understandable! I don’t think I’ve ever reviewed anything on there. I only ever do the star rating. But I think 5 stars isn’t really enough granularity, so everything ends up almost the same for me. Unless I really don’t like it haha.

        Mine is mainly all speculative/science fiction as it’s probably my favourite genre. I’m guessing there’s no NZ instance for Bookwyrm… I have to join the official one I suppose?

        I think we’d have to be careful about what we reposited (reposed?). Shadow libraries seem to be in the crosshairs at the moment including in NZ.

        I suppose you’re right about that. However I’ve been using Anna’s archive/Z-library/Libgen for a long time and they always come back after awhile if they get taken down. Or they’re always available on Tor.

        • liv@lemmy.nz
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          3 months ago

          There seem to be way more options for Bookwyrm than last time I looked! but no NZ one.

          Sci fi is among the genres I like and I have discoverability issues so would definitely be up for reading your list even if it is all 5 stars ha ha.

          Libgen etc is like that one Chumbawama song but you definitely wouldn’t want to do it in NZ jurisdiction. Things seem to be heating up with the society of authors getting all up in arms, and a disproportionate number of those guys are lawyers. Not sure what it is about being a lawyer that makes people write novels.

          • eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nzEnglish
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            3 months ago

            Ok I created a Bookwyrm account and did an import, I need to fix some of the dates and matches but seems mostly right. I’m not sure how to share it, but my profile is: eagleeyedtiger@bookwyrm.social

            If you decide to create an account, let me know and I’ll follow you!

            • liv@lemmy.nz
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              1 month ago

              Update: I’m now there, as liv_

              Have requested to follow you.

                • liv@lemmy.nz
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                  1 month ago

                  Thanks!!!

                  I feel like this is going to help motivate me to read new books instead of lazily re-reading stuff that’s already on my kindle.

                  • eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nzEnglish
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                    1 month ago

                    No worries!

                    I’m always on the look out for recommendations too, I usually download them into Calibre to wait for me to get around to reading them.