@sfwrtr sandy soil is something I absolutely do not have. I could try fern mix in pots maybe? The garden is a clay bog with a thin layer of soil that I have painstakingly created.
@golgaloth yes, tech changes very quickly but so do social attitudes. My books from 2012 seem dated now. And then there are international changes and Covid and natural disasters, impossible to keep up.
@wendypalmer@bookstodon Best to ignore the outliers you don't like. Could be anything. Don't waste time guessing, just enjoy the 5 star rating as a person with better taste. That's what I do 😊
@golgaloth It's and its. So many times where I really think there should be an apostrophe because it's possessive but in fact there is not. It is extremely confusing!
@Richard_Littler@actuallyautistic every day in primary school was like this. We had verbal arithmetic tests, known as "mental". I could do the work, but only ever got a score of 1/10. Couldn't tune in fast enough to hear the other 9 questions. Like a detour between the ear and the brain that took too long. I still struggle with anything verbal and complex.
@eclectech cows generally seem interested in cameras, I've seen many images where they are eyeballing the equipment, always wonder what they are thinking. Fantastic photo.
I ordered 3 of the exact same T-shirt from Target - and they're sending them as three separate parcels from three separate stores. Hmm OK, maybe not that efficient...
Really enjoyed Judge Dee Mysteries on Netflix, stories about an incorruptible magistrate during the Tang dynasty. Hope season 2 starts soon, I have withdrawal symptoms. #judgedee . https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81761553
@kcfromaustcrime@bookstodon I was thinking of the 60s and 70s. Ludlum, McLean, Bagley, the world they describe doesn't exist any more and the action that carried the stories is disconnected from reality. Less a problem for character based stories like le Carre, where the anachronistic world is not critical to the plot.
@kcfromaustcrime@bookstodon Then there's John Buchan, a great storyteller, but the racism and misogyny is difficult to swallow now. Same for Heinlein and Asimov.
@kcfromaustcrime@bookstodon in the 70s there were many women who wrote sci fi eg Joanne Russ, later Barbara Hambly. These books are difficult to find now so tend to be forgotten.
@kcfromaustcrime@bookstodon maybe more important, I have changed. I'm not the same person, so I see those stories differently and judge them by different criteria. Even 10 years makes a difference, I looked back at my early Kindle purchases and there aren't many I would read again.