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Adventures_of_a_French_Reader
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Here are my Valentine's gifts from Barnes & Noble.

Two books that seem very interesting
And a Moomin bag, because... I love the Moomins!!!!

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LibrarianRyan
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Pickpick

4 ⭐ This is a fun grade school book. It teaches the basics of how algorithms and computers work. It uses the idea of explaining it to a parent to make it fun. This book does a fantastic job of teaching the beginning of coding and how to think like a computer. The illustrations are bright and colorful and go well with the book. Spiro is known for her science books for kids of all ages and this is another great book in a great series.

AmyG Good for a 5 year old? Or older? Our daughter codes and we want to introduce this to our grandson. His Aunt could help him get started. 2d
LibrarianRyan @AmyG yeah. It may be a little long but done in sections, I do think a 5 year would get this. 2d
AmyG Thank you. 1d
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PaperbackPirate
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Humble brag? 😂🥳

#bookly #booklyapp

willaful Where does the humble come in? 😂 1mo
AnnCrystal 👏☺️👍📚💝. 1mo
DogMomIrene Such a cute graphic! Congrats! 1mo
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DogMomIrene
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#TodayILearned more about Spyware😡🤢

I haven‘t read Ronan Farrow‘s reporting on Pegasus, but this 61 minute documentary on HBO Max gives a great overview.

Tagged the book that‘s lauded as the best owner‘s manual on going off the digital grid. We‘ve got the book and someday I‘ll read it. Just doesn‘t seem like there‘s much you can do to minimize intrusions unless you‘re truly willing to give up connected tech. I‘m not there, yet.

Bookwormjillk This one might fall in the category of do I really want to know 😂 (edited) 3mo
DogMomIrene @Bookwormjillk Exactly! 😓 3mo
Suet624 Remember when we heard our tv‘s were catching what we said? I remember the Good Wife having surveillance as a running part of a season? I know ads will pop up on Facebook if I talk about a product with a friend. 3mo
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DogMomIrene @Suet624 I never watched The Good Wife, but sounds like they were on top of issues. AI has really upped the creepy factor for me. I had blogged about caring for my dogs. Took a long hiatus because of life stuff, but started to get back into it… only to realize that anything I create and place online will be used to train AI. I‘m in the process of closing up my blog and related accounts. I‘ll stick to reading and just posting about books. 3mo
Suet624 Wow. That‘s a huge bummer to have to stop writing your blog. 😳😩 3mo
MemoirsForMe Oh, this book and AI give me the creeps too. Big digital brother is always watching. 😬 3mo
DogMomIrene @MemoirsForMe Yes! I‘ve been deleting various online accounts for a few weeks now. Being thoughtful about which accounts, like Litsy, that I‘ll keep. 3mo
MemoirsForMe Ditto! 3mo
Amiable I love Ronan Farrow‘s work. I saw him in person in Hartford a year or so ago —he was on a panel that discussed the dissemination of disinformation and the future of the media. 3mo
DogMomIrene @Amiable Would have loved to have heard him speak on a panel. I love his work too. I haven‘t read his books, but they‘re on the TBR. Also, would love to read a book from him on disinformation and how it spreads. 3mo
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Rachel044420

“The future is written in code—why not write it yourself?”

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Rachel044420

“The story of a tech trailblazer who saw what others couldn‘t.“

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Rachel044420
Mehso-so

A fascinating biography of Grace Hopper, a computer pioneer whose innovative thinking revolutionized programming and shaped the technology we use today.

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erinem

“No wonder people called her Amazing Grace!”

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erinem

This book can be inspiring to students and show them that there is always room for new people to make contributions in math, science, etc.

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erinem
Pickpick

Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code (2017) by Laurie Wallmark is about Grace Hopper, a woman who revolutionized computer science. The book details her childhood and life growing up and the contributions she made to modern technology.