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Was a very charming, easy to pick up read. The main characters are very relatable to me – one of the main characters is trans and autistic, both have quite some insecurities and relatable ways of thinking. At a lot of placed I had to laugh; those two shy guys are so cute,, 😆
I guess it's worth mentioning that the book contains some hot, horny, sexually explicit scenes :3
~Moss
Was a very charming, easy to pick up read. The main characters are very relatable to me – one of the main characters is trans and autistic, both have quite some insecurities and relatable ways of thinking. At a lot of placed I had to laugh; those two shy guys are so cute,, 😆
I guess it's worth mentioning that the book contains some hot, horny, sexually explicit scenes :3
~Moss
An unsparing investigation into Spotify’s origins and influence on music, weaving unprecedented reporting with incisive cultural criticism, illuminating how streaming …
An unsparing investigation into Spotify’s origins and influence on music, weaving unprecedented reporting with incisive …
Interesting, and rather damning, examination of the way Spotify turns music listening into an algorithm-driven process. While there's some coverage of the pitiful payouts artists receive (and I have to confess, I hadn't really thought about how pro rata payouts from a pool act to the detriment of some artists), the book's main focus is on the way Spotify's use of algorithms to drive engagement markedly changes both our relationship to music and the incentive structures for artists. If I have one criticism, it's the sole focus on Spotify; when we see suggestions to leave for another streaming service, they're often pitched in terms of the per-stream payment (which, as Pelly shows, are a bit meaningless anyway) but I don't really have a sense for how much other services are using the same mechanisms to skew listener behaviour.
Interesting, and rather damning, examination of the way Spotify turns music listening into an algorithm-driven process. While there's some coverage of the pitiful payouts artists receive (and I have to confess, I hadn't really thought about how pro rata payouts from a pool act to the detriment of some artists), the book's main focus is on the way Spotify's use of algorithms to drive engagement markedly changes both our relationship to music and the incentive structures for artists. If I have one criticism, it's the sole focus on Spotify; when we see suggestions to leave for another streaming service, they're often pitched in terms of the per-stream payment (which, as Pelly shows, are a bit meaningless anyway) but I don't really have a sense for how much other services are using the same mechanisms to skew listener behaviour.
A story that focuses on the loneliness and suffering of the protagonist, Harry Haller, who feels that he has no …
Japanese Literature: From Murasaki to Murakami provides a concise introduction to the literature of Japan that traces its origins in …
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A gentle romance, with lots of reflection on the interplay of autism and relationships. I particularly appreciated that all the characters were likeable -- I don't always (in fact, perhaps only rarely) have the energy for unpleasant characters.
An unsparing investigation into Spotify’s origins and influence on music, weaving unprecedented reporting with incisive …
Requested this from the library after hearing the author interviewed on Politics Theory Other
@reading_moss So far (maybe 40% in) I'm really liking it.
@reading_moss So far (maybe 40% in) I'm really liking it.
The sweep of Japanese literature in all its great variety was made available to Western readers for the first time …
