#Putnam

[dwarvendiaries]

We were wrong about pathfinding

After spending years fixated on the optimisation of pathfinding in fortresses in vain and misplaced attempts to desperately claw the frame count back up in a long-running fortress to escape the dreaded

FPS DEATH

Putnam has revealed that checking the relationships(9%) of people watching performances to the performer takes up far more processing time than pathfinding(1%) by profiling the game(with the exception of a cat getting stuck behind a tightly shut door) as part of working towards making it run more smoothly.

Thanks Putnam

[weil-weil-lautre]

Pragmatism & Truth - Rorty, Putnam, & Conant (2002)

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Putnam

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Battey Street, Putnam, Connecticut.

[galacticrambler]

I recently checked out The Ghostkeeper by Johanna Taylor. This was a really cool story.

Johanna did the story and the artwork in this book, and they paired very well together. This YA novel is perfect for anyone into ghost stories.

The Ghostkeeper follows the story of Dorian Leith who can see and talk to ghosts. He helps them try to move on to the afterlife by listening to and working with them on their problems. Then, the key to death’s door goes missing and all the ghosts are trapped.

How does Leith navigate being able to talk to ghosts, his best friend being his ghost grandma, and the cute boy at the bookshop without being completely ostracized by the village? Not too well!

Whenever I’m reading a book, I always think about if it could also work as a movie or a show. The Ghostkeeper would definitely work as an animated movie. It would be tremendous. The scenes with the ghosts could be colorful, beautiful, and frightening all at the same time.

This book is a lot of fun, and you should check it out.

Thank you Netgalley and Penguin Group Dutton for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

[sokawara]

The morning stretch of the mathematical conjectures, from Putnam. An economist needs mathematics.

[kkarmalade]

"The Facts Are On Our Side."

I like to think that what Rorty was disputing wasn't, "numbers in the Greek sense" but, "facts." Darwin, Dewey, Newton assert facts about the world that inform a superior discourse. Kepler and Galileo aren't discovers of, "Truth" but facts-- much of the eccentricities of the discourse lie in this distinction. The idea that the, "Galilean persecuted scientists/philosopher hero story" is greatly valuable to us is worthwhile as long as-- and this applies in all areas of the discourse-- it refrains from totalization. It's a tool and not a philosopher's stone to make a pun on Newton's esotericism.

The assertion, "there are four chairs" can be in the spirit of Darwin and Dewey both an assertion of subjective praxis eg, "there being four chairs has to do with a pragmatic conversation about what we would like to be..." and, "as a matter of fact-- the facts being on the side of the pragmatic natural philosopher eg. Darwin, Newton, Galileo.

"The facts are on our side."

"I do declare these lights."

[brightbeautifulthings]

Heads Will Roll by Josh Winning

"'Listen,' she says, 'this is the best piece of advice I can give. As long as you're kind, and unprejudiced, and haven't hurt anybody: Refuse. To. Be. Ashamed. Wear your mistakes with pride. Look them in the eye and own your space on this Earth. Own it shamelessly, without regret, and no fucker has any power over you.'"

Year Read: 2024

Rating: 3/5

About: After a fateful Tweet that went viral in the worst way, Willow's life is falling apart. She's been fired from her sitcom, her fiancé's left, and the internet as a whole is calling for her head. A retreat to Camp Castaway, where adults who want to put their mistakes behind them and disconnect from their phones, comes at the perfect moment. But Camp Castaway hides a dark history, and when campers start to go missing, it's clear someone wants to cancel all of them… for good. I received a free e-ARC through NetGalley from the publishers at Penguin/Putnam. Trigger warnings: character death (on page, graphic), decapitation, child abuse, gore, cancer, severe injury, addiction, homophobia (countered), strong religious themes, bullying.

Thoughts: This is a perfectly fine adult slasher novel and a nice addition to the genre. Winning doesn't skimp on the gore or the body count, and, not surprisingly, the horror scenes were my favorite parts. They're nicely cinematic and well-paced, as well as a loving (bloody) homage to slasher films of days gone by. There are a couple of powerhouse Final Girls as well, and I especially loved Juniper as the aged, tough Final Girl who takes no shit and offers wisdom to the younger generation. It's harder to get a read on Willow since she's having a bit of an identity crisis, but she's a worthy heroine who always tries to help her fellow campers, even before the heads are rolling. There's also a sweet but complicated wlw romance, representation that still isn't as prevalent in horror as I'd hope.

One of my favorite things about horror and what basically cemented my love for George Romero movies in high school is horror's natural ability to be a vehicle for social commentary. Winning targets cancel culture with Head Will Roll, and one has the sense many influencers would rather be chased through the woods by an ax murderer than be "canceled" on Instagram. Not being much of a social media person myself, it's not an issue that particularly resonates with me, but it's nicely developed throughout the novel. Occasionally, I did feel like the issue was overshadowing the story and the horror a bit, but had I connected more to it, I might not have felt that way. All in all, it's fun, gruesome, and meaningful, as horror should be.

[howdidthatbookend]

Jenny Bayliss | Kiss Me At Christmas

The Book:  Kiss Me At Christmas by Jenny BaylissPublished: September 24, 2024 by G.P. Putnam’s SonsDate read: September 16, 2024 Find more September 2024 releases here. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4 out of 5. The Characters:  Harriet Buy it on Bookshop.org | Amazon This page contains affiliate links. I may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this site. Love holiday…

[dwarvendiaries]

Putnam made an update to the wiki today. Turns out in civ ethics [KILL_NEUTRAL:REQUIRED] increases the chances of a civ starting a war in worldgen.

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American Auto Trail-Nashville Knoxville Turnpike (Wartburg to Monterey TN)

American Auto Trail-Nashville Knoxville Turnpike (Wartburg to Monterey TN) https://youtu.be/p7-apvk6Tng This American auto trail explores a section of Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau, west of Wartburg to Monterey.

[estefa2190]

Come hang out with ussss and bring your bike

[libertyreads]

Book Review #42 of 2024--

The Holiday Honeymoon Switch by Julia McKay. Rating: 4 stars.

Read from July 4th to 6th.

Before I get into the bulk of my review, a quick thank you to both NetGalley and the publishers over at G.P. Putnam's Sons for allowing me access to this ARC in exchange for an honest review. The Holiday Honeymoon Switch follows Doppelgänger best friends Holly and Ivy who met at a Christmas party one year and are inseparable ever since. Nearly a decade later, Holly is left at the alter facing two unacceptable options: go on her honeymoon alone or spend two weeks with her icy parents trying to deal with everything. Her best friend Ivy comes up with a plan to switch holidays (Holly will go on Ivy's artist retreat while Ivy goes on Holly's honeymoon). Everything that happens afterward is a Rom-Com good time featuring two solid love stories. The Holiday Honeymoon Switch comes out on September 24th and is available for preorder now.

There was so much to enjoy with this one. The most prominent story element that sticks out to me is the friendship between Holly and Ivy. A lot of people say they are ride or die for each other, but with Holly and Ivy you know they mean it. They would do anything to help their B.F.F. Including swapping holidays (and other important plot related things I can't say). There's a little bit of suspending your disbelief with this one, but the characters felt so real and so well rounded with flaws and problems of their own. I was more than willing to go where the story wanted to take me. I felt like the romances felt so real despite the story taking place over such a short span of time. I can generally vibe with book relationships that happen quickly as long as the characters are acknowledging that this is "so weird and so crazy but feels so right" or something like that. I need them to let the reader know that they see how weird things could look from the outside but that something magical/wonderful is happening.

I do feel like one of the romances was easier to connect with than the other. I felt like I could root for Holly's romance more than I could Ivy's and I think it's because I didn't feel Ivy's emotional connection with her hero the way I did Holly's. I could connect with Holly's emotions more than I could with Ivy's. And maybe that's all down to really good writing of two different characters. Holly mentions multiple times that Ivy plays things a lot cooler than Holly does when it comes to romance.

Overall, this was such a fun and quick read for me. With real life being so time consuming lately, I don't remember the last time I read a book in three days. I think this one is going to go well for so many readers which makes me so happy. For the book's Christmassy rating, I would give this one three, maybe three and a half poinsettias. It doesn't get a higher Christmassy rating just because I don't love Christmas set in island/beach locations so it threw off the vibe for me a little bit.

[galacticrambler]

The Ghostkeeper | Comic Review

I recently checked out The Ghostkeeper by Johanna Taylor. This was a really cool story. Continue reading The Ghostkeeper | Comic Review

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Amber Brown is Not a Crayon is a great graphic novel for kids with a solid story and fantastic art

Amber Brown is Not a Crayon is a great graphic novel for kids with a solid story and fantastic art #comics #comicbooks #graphicnovel #ncbd

Amber Brown and Justin Daniels are best friends. They’ve known each other for practically forever, sit next to each other in class, help each other with homework, and always stick up for each other. Justin never says things like, “Amber Brown is not a crayon.” Amber never says, “You’re Justin Time.” They’re a great team—until disaster strikes. Justin has to move away, and now the best friends are…

[sokawara]

The evening run of the mathematical daily training, but wreeeey...the problem was so tough for me.

The answer may be x_n=2^3*(2n-1)+1...