Anyone have a guide to using #bookwyrm they like or have found helpful?
I've had a few friends sign up and mention they were a bit confused about getting started, finding people, finding/adding books, etc. Ideally something geared toward users who are familiar with the fediverse but still a bit new to it. #askFedi
@fastfinge sometimes this is caused by errors in the export from Goodreads. However, note that #BookWyrm does not have access to databases held by publishers and ISBN agencies. They are proprietary data and not open. #BookWyrm is therefore reliant on some open book databases, such as Open Library, and users adding and updating book information.
Thinking back on my pre-#Fediverse experience, when "social media" took off, my engagement was little different to the shitlords who enjoy their status on those media. Economics says you get what you incentivise for.
But since starting this account, and others on other Fediverse sites (#BookWyrm, #Lemmy, #Pixelfed, etc), I've really got into the groove of being positive, ignoring or downplaying the negative.
It's how I want the Internet to be. Be (as in YOU) the change you want to see.
Loosely related to my yesterday’s thread about „Algokracja” - why do some people prefer Bookwyrm over Goodreads? Is there a reason I should switch too? All suggestions appreciated. #bookwyrm#goodreads#bookstodon#books#reading
#Bookwyrm has a data quality problem. Specifically: duplication. Not just of authors, but of the books themselves. Most of the books in this screenshot should be editions/versions of the same book. This is not an uncommon occurrence.
I’ve been seeing a certificate error on the #Bookwyrm instance sfba.club most of the day, and Safari has been suggesting that the site’s a security risk. Have to assume the admins are on it.
Book Review #13 for 2024: Arthur Gould Lee's Open Cockpit.
I listened to Gould's No Parachute last year and was drawn into the story he told, via letters to his wife, about air combat in WW1. Open Cockpit is similar but a bit broader and philosophical. Still a good read ☕☕☕☕
Book Review #12 for 2024: Stephen M. Younger's Silver State Dreadnought: The Remarkable Story of Battleship Nevada
The telling of those chaotic moments at Pearl Harbor from the perspective of the Nevada is a telling of courage and commitment. A must read for the military historian.