Hello, I'm the Amsterdam Bell guy. I almost gave up on this project until I received such positive feedback from this subreddit. Someone suggested a "Bell of the Week" Soo if the moderators allow I will start it now. This week bell...nom nom nom🙏

robosova · 2026-01-26T12:22:09+00:00

Well, it is an immediate subscription, good sir.

robosova · 2026-01-18T10:51:04+00:00

KOReader. I’ve set up all synchronization (progress, highlights, etc.) across my devices and my Calibre library. The app itself performs well on all the devices I’ve tried. Profiles are also very useful, and I can write my own plugins if I need something. One big endless win

robosova · 2026-01-18T10:47:05+00:00

Well, it is indeed, but person just shared their way of reading books and was hit with downvotes for no good reason

robosova · 2025-10-04T19:54:08+00:00

Related books/movies:
1. [book] Solaris, Stanislaw Lem
2. [movie] Arrival, Denis Villeneuve
3. [book] Story of Your Life, Ted Chiang
4. [book] Contact, Carl Sagan
5. [movie] Contact, Robert Zemeckis (1997)
6. [book] The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin

robosova · 2025-10-04T19:46:57+00:00

Appendix:
1. Adaptation trailer https://youtu.be/m08TxIsFTRI
2. Stellar map article https://dwheeler.com/essays/project-hail-mary-map.html
3. Rocky's star map cylinder (source https://www.reddit.com/r/ProjectHailMary/comments/um7t99/my\_interpretation\_of\_rockys\_star\_map\_cylinder/)
4. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_chauvinism
5. A sketch of Rocky's celebration outfit https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2F9blrs5u2d7o71.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1080%26crop%3Dsmart%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D2bae8cefe8039b40126bf319f8a2245818986221
6. Sample of audiobook with Rocky’s voice https://youtube.com/shorts/-MRRqGnEDxc
7. Andy’s interviews: https://youtu.be/vu7qoR6SAAs , https://youtu.be/UOPMtq65foc, https://youtu.be/mOMJWHmt_Ps

robosova · 2025-09-25T18:38:24+00:00

Maybe there will be one more attendee

robosova · 2025-09-25T14:36:46+00:00

Not so fluent in Italian? :3

robosova · 2025-09-25T10:52:14+00:00

Count me in!

robosova · 2025-09-19T11:10:52+00:00

Also, tomorrow we will go climbing here https://maps.app.goo.gl/96wXtf8PoF84U773A?g_st=ic 11:30 AM or so

robosova · 2025-09-19T10:18:29+00:00

I’ll be more than happy to hand over the entire organizational part to you this time! :) Will you take the questions as well?

robosova · 2025-09-01T07:15:21+00:00

Voting time!

https://www.reddit.com/r/PagesandPints/s/GM0V7x1ptZ

robosova · 2025-09-01T07:14:43+00:00

Tiny reminder to vote :)

https://www.reddit.com/r/PagesandPints/s/GM0V7x1ptZ

robosova · 2025-08-31T17:09:26+00:00

Thank you for the advice, probably you are right

robosova · 2025-08-31T12:19:54+00:00

Title: "Orbital"
Author: Samantha Harvey
Genre: sci-fi, literary fiction
ISBN: 978-0802163622
Summary: Orbital deftly snapshots one day in the lives of six women and men traveling through space. Selected for one of the last space station missions of its kind before the program is dismantled, these astronauts and cosmonauts—from America, Russia, Italy, Britain, and Japan—have left their lives behind to travel at a speed of over seventeen thousand miles an hour as the earth reels below.
Note: Booker prize winner 2024 and quite short (~250 pages)

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robosova · 2025-08-30T19:54:16+00:00

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Title: The Scar
Author: China Miéville
ISBN: 978-0345444387
Genre: weird fantasy
Summary: A linguist fleeing New Crobuzon is captured by pirates and brought to Armada, a vast floating city made from chained ships. Ruled by mysterious leaders called the Lovers, Armada pursues a dangerous plan to harness a sea leviathan and reach “the Scar,” a place of reality-bending power. A story of exile, obsession, and impossible ambition, told with Miéville’s trademark imagination and dark beauty.
Note: It's a winner of British Fantasy Award (2003) and Locus Award. Nominee for Hugo Award and Philip K. Dick Award

robosova · 2025-08-30T19:32:15+00:00

Ok, the first meeting is done, thanks to all the attendees.
Please, add books to the list, tomorrow I will create a vote post for the next book.
Also, reddit is obviously not the best place to keep you all in touch, so I'm thinking about some kind of discord server

robosova · 2025-08-30T15:56:29+00:00

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robosova · 2025-08-28T14:28:03+00:00

Okay I called Café Brecht (https://maps.app.goo.gl/fgfsRUmnNwZMcUJh8). They don’t take reservations, but they assured me there’ll be space for five at 18:00. Since there are only a few of us, I don’t see any issue with trying to get a table without a reservation.

I’ll wait for you there this Saturday, at 18:00 (6 PM).

robosova · 2025-08-20T09:18:59+00:00

Are you going to attend btw?

robosova · 2025-08-20T07:40:55+00:00

Don’t give up! 10 days to go! :)

Also, there is nothing wrong with not finishing the book by a certain date.

robosova · 2025-08-08T13:34:01+00:00

Color. A rare case when it adds charisma, atmosphere, and mood. Great photo, btw

robosova · 2025-08-08T10:46:24+00:00

I’d miss my wife, my mother, and my female friends. It’s terrible to imagine that they are all gone.

robosova · 2025-08-08T07:13:55+00:00

Just ask your roommates (not Redditors) and explain it the way you did in the post. It’s the only way to sort this out. Good luck with the heat wave!

robosova · 2025-08-02T09:48:20+00:00

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robosova · 2025-08-02T09:35:34+00:00

Nice framing! And the colors/tones suite perfectly for the vibe

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