Finished Three Days to Never by Tim Powers. First half was pretty dense and slow, but second half, when things were getting obvious, and plans finally getting into motion, were very interesting, and was able to read them in just a few days....
I’m currently plowing through the 9th of the Malazan books by Steven Erikson, and I don’t really want them to finish. One of the best bits of writing I’ve so far encountered.
I’ve got a foot-high stack of Sanderson to help me get over it though, so that’s ok.
The Malazan books are in some ways comparable to the Stormlight books, but they are a lot more dense and there’s almost no hand-holding whatsoever. The story is detailed, spread over several continents, and has tons of important characters. You’re expected to remember things from several thousand pages ago without there being any recap, and frankly I like it. When each book is already around 1300 pages, and there’s 10 of them, constant recaps would do my nut in. There’s a good dramatis personae, and a glossary in each book, which helps.
answerLittle Red Corvette by Prince I guess I should’ve known by the way you parked your car sideways That it wouldn’t last See, you’re the kinda person that believes in makin’ out once Love 'em and leave 'em fast I guess I must be dumb 'cause you had a pocket full of horses Trojan and some of them used
I live on a different continent, and my politics, such as they are, lean in exactly the opposite way to your republicans, but sure, my assessment of Biden being Netanyahu’s bitch is completely unfounded…
That’s just false. The carrington event happened due to a sun spot on the sun’s equator. Last week’s was far further down, and was classified as “the strongest geomagnetic storm since 2003”. The CME from the carrington event was fired out of the sun on the solar plane, directly at the earth, while last week the CME was vaguely in our direction, but well below our orbit. The sun is a ball, not a flat disc, and it didn’t somehow steer the ejection toward us out of a sense of malice. The carrington event produced currents in static wire that were sufficient to set telegraph stations on fire. That would have tripped every breaker in the power grid, you can’t “harden” against that level of induction. It’s like saying that a practice amp and a Marshall plexi are the same volume because they both go up to ten on their volume knob. All you, and the pillock in that video, are saying is that you don’t understand the mechanism behind that number
Biased against a moronic idea? I don’t quite see what you’re getting at. If he wasn’t biased against this he’d be an idiot. It’s a really stupid plan, like most tech-bro ideas turn out to be
You see the tyrants buckle when their lies start to crumble The high turn humble when their empire tumble The bone-chilling condition war criminal villain Their pronouns are pronounced as chosen and victim The bombs in the billions to rain on the children The holy land built on mass graves you’re filling
It’s there no way we can popularise really-late-term abortions for the people promoting this bullshit? Is 60 years really too late for the mothers of these ultra-national/conservative fuckwads to change their minds?
Yeah, it’s sad to see unique bits of history fall foul of the whims of a tyrant. In the same Vance, the historical sites in the Middle East being destroyed by fundamentalists is a tragedy.
Every time I start to think that the UK is becoming a world-leader in stupid, immoral decisions by an increasingly corrupt and selfs serving political elite, the US manages to pull something jaw-dropping out of the bag to knock us back into second place. Somehow, we’re both gaining speed in this race to the bottom!
US intelligence officials share evidence that Russia has used North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
The U.S. Ministry of Defense’s Intelligence Service reported that Russia has used North Korean ballistic missiles to strike Ukraine....
Tom Cruise's "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 8" production has been delayed, again, due to submarine malfunction— budget said to be nearing $400M. (www.worldofreel.com)
What book(s) are you currently reading or listening? May 28
Finished Three Days to Never by Tim Powers. First half was pretty dense and slow, but second half, when things were getting obvious, and plans finally getting into motion, were very interesting, and was able to read them in just a few days....
Choice paralysis (lemmy.world)
[Solved][R&B] (lemmy.ca)
answerLittle Red Corvette by Prince I guess I should’ve known by the way you parked your car sideways That it wouldn’t last See, you’re the kinda person that believes in makin’ out once Love 'em and leave 'em fast I guess I must be dumb 'cause you had a pocket full of horses Trojan and some of them used
The System Shock remake arrives on consoles with its retro modern magic intact (www.eurogamer.net)
ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrants For Hamas And Israeli Leaders (www.forbes.com)
A factual comparison of the recent solar storm to the Carrington event (www.astronomy.com)
Spoiler - though they were both G5 storms, they weren’t really that comparable....
Caisson lock (en.wikipedia.org)
Check it out! Technology survived a Carrington Event (youtu.be)
I guess you already knew since your phone is working.
Sucks to suck! (lemmy.world)
Found in the wild in Tennessee
Is This the End of Plastic? Visa's New Technology Could Replace Physical Cards (www.cnet.com)
Slugs (1988) (lemmynsfw.com)
Libertarian Sea Pods: A Hilarious Aquatic Disaster - YouTube (youtube.com)
Brother Ali - The Collapse (www.youtube.com)
You see the tyrants buckle when their lies start to crumble The high turn humble when their empire tumble The bone-chilling condition war criminal villain Their pronouns are pronounced as chosen and victim The bombs in the billions to rain on the children The holy land built on mass graves you’re filling
Anti-Abortion Campaigns Are Gaining Traction in the UK – With Help From US Cash (truthout.org)
I understand it was legitimate, necessary even. But I will still mourn. She deserved better. Fuck Putin. (sh.itjust.works)
r*ddit
get rekt (mander.xyz)
A Planetary Crisis Awaits the Next President (www.nytimes.com)
[TIMED OUT] In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 by Coheed and Cambria [Progressive Rock] (lemmy.world)
This post timed out without being solved. The answer was “In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3” by Coheed and Cambria.
Louisiana lawmakers vote to remove lunch breaks for child workers, cut unemployment benefits (www.nola.com)
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You underestimate my power! (lemmy.world)