#lightreading

[kjng-x0]

Light Reading - The library

The air was dry, almost insufficient, and seemingly without temperature. Moldy and dusty, the kind that catches on your throat like barbs with every inhale. I tried hard not to gasp. Never had I seen so many books in my life. I reach out to the nearest shelf, carefully picking out a book that would not topple the many piles of writing. I sensed that maybe, in a previous life, this place may have been organized. No longer. Books covered every surface, piled dozens on top of dozens. Thin, hardly usable walkways separated the towers of literature blanketing the warped wooden floor. I look down at my newest treasure. The title, an array of geometrical brown indents, is in a language I can’t read. I flip open the deep maroon hard canvas cover and almost crush the first page to dust as my fingers attempt to grip it. I had created a wobbly indent, almost piercing through the brittle page, and resolved to be more careful in my exploring. After wiping my hand dry of as much oil as I could, I continued turning page after page. 

I had expected to see instructions, diagrams, explanations of old-world technology, but it was just words. Pages and pages of one sentence after the other, creating massive blocks of unbroken text. The sight was dizzying. No numbers, no separations, no drawings, no graphs—nothing to guide the eye logically from one idea to the next. What’s more: the dashes were in the middle of these endless paragraphs! As if a step would begin in the middle of a sentence! No wonder these people were killing their own planet. How could anyone follow this mess? The idea made my head spin, but my curiosity overtook me, and I put on my reading glasses. 

I focused the lens on the book and began fiddling with the knobs. Codeless. Of course. Every damn thing down here was codeless. I flipped through the menu and ran recognition on the language I was looking down at. English. A once-popular language, now almost extinct. Only linguists bothered to try and decipher its endless rules along with its endless exceptions. Those guys were heroes. Going through that so the rest of us wouldn’t have to. All their hard work culminating in a light reader stumbling around an eternal basement, reading some senseless flood of words, not even made of light, mind you. My one use, and it was absolutely irrelevant down here. At least the reading glasses had a few other helpful features, like translating the mass of text I held in my hands, though it hardly helped. The never-ending drone of words made it almost just as hard to follow post-translation as it was in English. My rising irritation made it increasingly difficult to ignore the musty dryness scraping at my trachea. I tried to suppress the coughing fit threatening to escape my tightening chest, but, still, I let out a few strangled coughs into my elbow.

Something stirred. In what I assumed was the far corner of the room, a few quick mechanical clicks and whirrs sounded out through the scarce strings of stale space found weaving through the labyrinth of books. My heart fluttered and my lungs ached with the desire to let the rising tension of the trapped air out. I realized I had stopped breathing as I frantically focused the lens of my reading glasses in the direction of the noise, trying to find an angle of vision through the narrow corridors, to no avail. All I could see was walls of books. My breath had begun to scream at my throat and my eyes filled with stinging tears. I didn’t trust my next exhale to be a quiet one, and fear battered stronger at my heart as it became increasingly obvious I wasn’t going to be able to hold it in.

The dam burst. Chokes and coughs clung lazily to the towers of old books, sounding almost far away as they travelled through the static air. Panic running through my body like lightning, I felt as though my throat should’ve been bleeding with the effort I put into regaining control of my breath. Every inhale made it worse, with my body then reflexively gagging to be rid of the nothingness I was choking on. The humidity of my exhales finally gathered enough in the fabric of my sleeve to slowly ease the attack on my respiratory system. Finally, as I managed to reign my breath back into control, brittle, static silence wrapped quickly around me like a blanket, muffling my now slow breaths. I waited, unmoving, listening for whatever else was making its way through the maze of disconcerting literature. Suddenly, a horrific idea settled itself deep in the pit of my navel, beginning a slow, cold churn in my stomach. This room wasn’t as big as it sounded. Lifting my reading glasses back onto my forehead and switching my life lenses’ lighting to “none”, I finally notice the bright red gleam peering at me through the wall of jumbled books

right in front of me.

[serenity-and-style]

The Great Church Adventures: From Childhood Boredom to Adult Salvation

Growing up, Sundays were for two things: cartoons and church. One of these was undeniably the pinnacle of the week, and the other involved sitting quietly in uncomfortable clothes while an adult talked for what felt like an eternity. Guess which one was church?Every Sunday morning, my Daddy would engage in a ritualistic battle, yelling for me to get myself and my little sister my sister into our…

[stochastique-blog]

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#some #lightreading on a #snowday in #nyc #motorcycle #restoration #motorcyclerestoration #jeffclew #vintageandveteran #bsasloper #tipsandtricks #read #learn #practice #needmoretime for my #projects #bsa #norton #triumph #vintageandveteranmotorcycles https://www.instagram.com/p/CZXA1WBLK4P/?utm_medium=tumblr

[sweettalkertime]

King of Wrath by Ana Huang

Summary of the Book: (Per Authors description) Ruthless. Meticulous. Arrogant. Dante Russo is a CEO Billionaire that was blackmailed into the one thing he never wanted in his life. Marriage. And too his newest enemies daughter. Elegant. Ambitious. Well-mannered. Vivian Lau, the perfect daughter that came from rags to riches per her families jewelry company. She always knew she would have an…

[biffmitchell]

Murder by Cribbage: A Free Short Story

A haunting tale of noon hour murder and carnage.

https://biffmitchell.com/free-stuff

[web-novel-polls]

Have You Read This Web Novel?

If you’re in the process of reading this web novel, please choose whichever option best fits your situation. You do not have to be completely finished with it to answer “yes.”

If you’ve never heard of it, please read the description below the cut!

See similar polls and results here!

Novel Updates:

HA-HA-HA! I, Xiaoshen, the great and mighty dragon have awoken! I might be the last dragon remaining in the world, but my power is unparallel… Huh?… Where’s my lake? Who took my water?! Yuling Sect’s Founder, Fang Cun?! I’ll go there, and make them repay every debt they owe me from thousands of years ago! Now, where’s my bride? …Huh? He blocked my power then disappeared? Humans can’t be trusted… One cheats you, the other steals your water… Hmm… This Shang Jiyu guy is not as bad as the others… But only sometimes, which is weird… Illiterate? You’re the illiterate one! No, I’m not an octopus. Not a Jiao either! And definitely NOT a turtle! I am… the last azure dragon of the cultivation world!

NU Review by dramamonster:

Fluffy, cute relaxing read. In a fantasy xianxia world with cultivators and nature/animal shapeshifters, the MC wakes up in human form and discovers: a) He's the last dragon in the world. b) Ten thousand years have passed. c) He can't use his powers. d) He's been sent a new bride. e) Someone stole his great Lake! It's only 42 chapters, but feels like a much fuller novel. Plot twists were good. Really enjoyed the side characters and the MC's dad deserves a novel or three on his own.

Carrd:

Status: 42 Chapters

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Xianxia, BL

Translation: Complete

Why Read:

▶ MC is a funny, cute and a bit childish dragon, ML is a cultivator who has split personality.

▶ It's only 42 chapters with a complete translation! So why not give it a try?

▶ A lightread novel with no complicated plot yet have some plot twists, good for you if you are looking for a cute, funny, relaxing novel to read.

▶ A novel that have dragon myths and animal shapeshifters. There are so many cute supporting characters!

▶ Cute interaction between the main couple! MC and ML likes to bicker.

▶ Here's a recommendation thread

[stochastique-blog]

Experiment - Automatic Random_Reblog - Ask me !

#lightreading #timehop #lawschool https://www.instagram.com/p/CSuE-aQLXZQ/?utm_medium=tumblr

[dailydoseoftwilightdoodle]

daily twilight. lightreading : by @hierozaki

[rachel-sylvan-author]

"Don't Sweat the Small Stuff: and It's All Small Stuff" by Richard Carlson

Thank you @_readwith_me for the rec! ❤️

#dontsweatthesmallstuff #wisdom #richardcarlson #lightreads

[makers-muse]

Light Density and Temperature Measurer

Overview

This project is about observing the temperature and density of light in the surroundings using sensors.

In this light density and temperature measurer we use a photoresistor sensor to measure light density and a temperature sensor for measuring temperature of the surrounding.

Hardware required 

Arduino Uno R3

Resistor

Jumper Wires

Temperature Sensor

Photoresistor Sensor

Breadboard

Fig 1.  Circuit Diagram

Arduino Code : int lightSensor = A0; int tempSensor = A1; void setup() //Runs once at the start { pinMode(tempSensor, INPUT); pinMode(lightSensor, INPUT); Serial.begin(9600); } void loop() //Runs in a constant loop { //Just print a line for the light reading int lightReading = analogRead(lightSensor); Serial.print("Light reading: "); Serial.println(lightReading); int tempReading = analogRead(tempSensor); //If using 5v input float voltage = tempReading * 5.0; // Divided by 1024 voltage /= 1024.0; //Converting from 10mv per degree float tempC = (voltage - 0.5) * 100; Serial.print(tempC); Serial.println(" degrees C"); //Print as degrees delay(1000); //Use a delay to slow readings }

Precautions

Connections should be done properly.

Arduino is case Sensitive so code accordingly.

Give different and appropriate colors to the wires.

Use resistors for sensors and LCDs.

Do you have questions regarding our STEM program?

Contact us anytime.

Take your first step into the magical world of coding for kids

[books-and-dachshunds]

Which genres are the cosiest?

Which genres are the cosiest? #booklr #bookblr #bookblog #bookblogging

Good morning! Although it’s still rather heavy & humid here where I am, I am already on the cosy vibe 🍂 I just can’t wait for a little chilly, blanket & candles kinda nights. And that goes for books as for netflix shows and movies!   While I don’t really read by seasons, some genres are better for the mood givens by the season; for exemple Summer to me means more lightreads & romances. That…

[serenity-and-style]

The "Feels Like" Madness and Surviving Louisiana Heat

So, today was one of those days where you step outside and feel like you’ve walked straight into an oven. You know, the kind of heat where you question all life choices that led you to live in Louisiana. The temperature was a “comfortable” 93 degrees, but then there’s this little thing called the “feels like” temperature, which decided to hit a sizzling 112. Let’s talk about that for a second.…

[bigriverbindery]

Now that the studio is unpacked (mostly), I’m ready to sit down and do some reading of my new book. Looking forward to reading all the great chapters by friends and colleagues! #bookconservation #newbook #lightreading (at Big River Bindery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqB9cKtMmr-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[morethanjustamother]

Everyday, Do Something You Think You Can’t

As I'm reading more I came upon this title in a well known book. I'm surprised that before today I never thought to challenge myself more to do things that I've always wanted to but never thought I could. It's the simple fears of embarrassment and failure that hinder one's self from truly breaking out of the old habits of self doubt. I always thought "Oh that takes so much time and money I'll never be able to achieve those goals." Then four years went by and I still hadn't done the things I always wanted to, still viewing them as a distant dream. Then when I had my First child I continued to think that "I wont be able to shower, or do the things I want to, like go on a peaceful walk." It was honestly not the case during the Newborn stage, but as My child transitioned from Newborn to Toddler I had manifested the negative. I didn't shower as much as I wanted and I wasn't able to even focus on anything productive, and I wasn't putting enough effort towards educating my child and doing more stimulating things with him. The fact that I had already told myself that I couldn't do it made me miserable, and I had made myself that way. I watched through social media other mother's thriving and still doing the things that they wanted or achieving dreams and goals. Then it hit me. They didn't let the challenge of motherhood stand in their way. So I stopped putting a negative idea of what motherhood felt like and I started using motherhood as my super power. I started by changing the habits of daily life with my child. Instead of putting on Cartoons to distract him and fill the day I started playing music and calming sounds. Instead of sitting on my bed all day and being on my phone scrolling through social medial feeling down about my situation, My body and My work life. I started sitting with him and doing puzzles and reading him more stories and taking him outside to enjoy nature. Instead of confining him to his bedroom with a small baby gate and limited space to play, I got a bigger gate so he could freely run through the upstairs part of our house avoiding the stairs and playing safely. As My child grows I learned to grow with him and I found myself doing something everyday that I thought I couldn't. It was so liberating and less stressful and we enjoyed our day together. My child had more freedom and was more stimulated and that gave me more freedom to sit and work, write, read, and do the other hobbies that I enjoyed from the comfort of my home. Motherhood has honestly taught me so much about myself and what I'm truly capable of. I'm not saying go out and have a bunch of kids in order for you to change but by changing my habits I changed my life circumstances. I stopped letting the fear of embarrassment control my mind and life. I'm happier with the outcome and I'm glad I've taken this advice. I will offer this simple advice to everyone, even to peers who don't have the challenging day to day life with children. Everyone can benefit from it. I hope you choose to do that thing that you think you can't because you can. 

[biffmitchell]

Murder by Cribbage: A Free Short Story

A haunting tale of noon hour murder and carnage.

https://biffmitchell.com/free-stuff

 #FreeShortStory, #Humor, #Humour, #LightReading, #Satire, #BrighSideOfBusiness,

[witch-day-is-it]

Post 2 is up!

https://enginesinrepair.wordpress.com/2020/09/29/week-47-something-warm-something-mushy/

Do check it out and let me know how it is!♡