The rise in home videoconferencing lets us browse more people's bookshelves

Okay. That I will, and same to you.

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I feel like this belongs here.

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I tried, twice. Mostly because I had a friend who really liked it ( his other great passion was “Spaceballs” so I’m sure he was sincere ). Of course, he was half Irish. But then, so am I

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If you look closely you can see Oxford Physics Professor Tim Palmer’s collection of “For Dummies” books. “String Theory for Dummies”, “Chemistry for Dummies” , and “Tensors for Dummies”. (I’m not sure about the last one, but I felt compelled to use an Oxford comma)

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Do you have to make a video call and have no books at home because you traded everything for digital copies?

Don’t panic!

The Internet has the solution for you!

https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/04/01/library-themed-backgrounds-your-next-video-call

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Yes, it does.

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I love and hate when there’s bookcases in the background.
Love: Books! And I can see what everyone else reads.
Hate: The minute I see the books, I spend the rest of the time reading the titles, or trying to, and don’t pay any attention to what the person is saying.

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