Comments for Septivium http://www.septivium.com Learn about everything Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:54:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Five Books by Sutharsan John Isles http://www.septivium.com/b/2010/08/13/five-books/comment-page-1/#comment-6405 Sutharsan John Isles Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:54:21 +0000 http://www.septivium.com/?p=45#comment-6405 <p>Hi there. Glad to know we have the same interests. Your blog could be the official site for this: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Learning-Just-About-Anything/372608652630?v=desc</p> Hi there. Glad to know we have the same interests. Your blog could be the official site for this: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Learning-Just-About-Anything/372608652630?v=desc

]]> Comment on Ask MetaFilter’s best introductory books by links for 2010-04-15 « pootling http://www.septivium.com/b/2009/05/07/mefi/comment-page-1/#comment-5846 links for 2010-04-15 « pootling Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:21:37 +0000 http://www.septivium.com/?p=36#comment-5846 <p>[...] Want to learn something new? A collection of the best books to introduce a given topic, as suggested by users of Ask Metafilter. Handy. (tags: askmetafilter advice best books education introduction learning howto metafilter reading reference blog post septivium) [...]</p> [...] Want to learn something new? A collection of the best books to introduce a given topic, as suggested by users of Ask Metafilter. Handy. (tags: askmetafilter advice best books education introduction learning howto metafilter reading reference blog post septivium) [...]

]]> Comment on Ask MetaFilter’s best introductory books by Karl Keefer http://www.septivium.com/b/2009/05/07/mefi/comment-page-1/#comment-4835 Karl Keefer Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:23:30 +0000 http://www.septivium.com/?p=36#comment-4835 <p>Thanks so much for compiling this list! I had that old thread bookmarked for awhile and was planning on going through it myself, but you saved me a lot of work in building my new reading list!</p> <p>I hope I can contribute to your amazon affiliate paycheck in return for your service :D</p> Thanks so much for compiling this list! I had that old thread bookmarked for awhile and was planning on going through it myself, but you saved me a lot of work in building my new reading list!

I hope I can contribute to your amazon affiliate paycheck in return for your service :D

]]> Comment on Ask MetaFilter’s best introductory books by links for 2009-12-29 « Mandarine http://www.septivium.com/b/2009/05/07/mefi/comment-page-1/#comment-4490 links for 2009-12-29 « Mandarine Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:07:34 +0000 http://www.septivium.com/?p=36#comment-4490 <p>[...] Septivium – Ask MetaFilter’s best introductory books (tags: books list reference education) [...]</p> [...] Septivium – Ask MetaFilter’s best introductory books (tags: books list reference education) [...]

]]> Comment on Ask MetaFilter’s best introductory books by Interesting Reading #386 – Geek to-do list, mystery sea lions, compact Hummer, halfway to Pluto and much more… – The Blogs at HowStuffWorks http://www.septivium.com/b/2009/05/07/mefi/comment-page-1/#comment-4487 Interesting Reading #386 – Geek to-do list, mystery sea lions, compact Hummer, halfway to Pluto and much more… – The Blogs at HowStuffWorks Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:41:55 +0000 http://www.septivium.com/?p=36#comment-4487 <p>[...] best introductory books – “Introductory books in dozens of specialties…” [...]</p> [...] best introductory books – “Introductory books in dozens of specialties…” [...]

]]> Comment on Ask MetaFilter’s best introductory books by musicaltales http://www.septivium.com/b/2009/05/07/mefi/comment-page-1/#comment-2956 musicaltales Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:37:23 +0000 http://www.septivium.com/?p=36#comment-2956 <p>Great job!</p> <p>May be about music, you could include the Schoenberg book which is a milestone in understanding modern composition.</p> Great job!

May be about music, you could include the Schoenberg book which is a milestone in understanding modern composition.

]]> Comment on The reading list: 2. What subjects? by Phil Gyford http://www.septivium.com/b/2009/02/25/what-subjects/comment-page-1/#comment-2649 Phil Gyford Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:49:34 +0000 http://www.septivium.com/?p=24#comment-2649 <p>Hi George,</p> <p>I'm not sure how Open Library could help, as the big stumbling block is working out how to choose the subjects and/or relevant books. But if you have any ideas, do let me know!</p> <p>Despite, or maybe because of, Dewey's quirks I do have a big soft spot for the system. Maybe even more so as it becomes increasingly anacronistic, relative to how we find books online. Many years ago my Saturday job was in a library so I can still remember some of the Dewey classification numbers for certain subjects!</p> Hi George,

I’m not sure how Open Library could help, as the big stumbling block is working out how to choose the subjects and/or relevant books. But if you have any ideas, do let me know!

Despite, or maybe because of, Dewey’s quirks I do have a big soft spot for the system. Maybe even more so as it becomes increasingly anacronistic, relative to how we find books online. Many years ago my Saturday job was in a library so I can still remember some of the Dewey classification numbers for certain subjects!

]]> Comment on The reading list: 2. What subjects? by George Oates http://www.septivium.com/b/2009/02/25/what-subjects/comment-page-1/#comment-2633 George Oates Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:01:28 +0000 http://www.septivium.com/?p=24#comment-2633 <p>Hi Phil,</p> <p>Thanks for Septivium! I'm enjoying your thoughts so far, and wonder how Open Library might support your endeavours. We're at http://openlibrary.org if you haven't seen us yet.</p> <p>On reading your quest to work out what subjects might be useful to start with, I wondered if you'd see the first edition of Dewey's remarkable classification system, "A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library": </p> <p>http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/12513</p> <p>Probably different than choosing which subjects you'd like to cover in your list, but an interesting comparison nonetheless.</p> Hi Phil,

Thanks for Septivium! I’m enjoying your thoughts so far, and wonder how Open Library might support your endeavours. We’re at http://openlibrary.org if you haven’t seen us yet.

On reading your quest to work out what subjects might be useful to start with, I wondered if you’d see the first edition of Dewey’s remarkable classification system, “A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library”:

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/12513

Probably different than choosing which subjects you’d like to cover in your list, but an interesting comparison nonetheless.

]]> Comment on Ask MetaFilter’s best introductory books by Bookmarks for May 21st through May 22nd at Logicola http://www.septivium.com/b/2009/05/07/mefi/comment-page-1/#comment-1486 Bookmarks for May 21st through May 22nd at Logicola Fri, 22 May 2009 11:07:22 +0000 http://www.septivium.com/?p=36#comment-1486 <p>[...] Septivium - Ask MetaFilter’s best introductory books - [...]</p> [...] Septivium – Ask MetaFilter’s best introductory books – [...]

]]> Comment on Ask MetaFilter’s best introductory books by Fluffy Links - Monday 18th of May 2009 « Damien Mulley http://www.septivium.com/b/2009/05/07/mefi/comment-page-1/#comment-1379 Fluffy Links - Monday 18th of May 2009 « Damien Mulley Mon, 18 May 2009 04:02:24 +0000 http://www.septivium.com/?p=36#comment-1379 <p>[...] Intro books on a whole raft of subjects. A nice compilation of the best primers to various disciplines. [...]</p> [...] Intro books on a whole raft of subjects. A nice compilation of the best primers to various disciplines. [...]

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