I have been reading a lot lately about not wearing outside shoes in the house and it interests me even more because I’ve been saving to re-carpet my whole house. It hits me every now and then about how to do things though, like, say I’m cooking all day on Sunday then need to take the trash out. I’m assuming it’s change...
I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. I put my boots or shoes on at the door before I go out, and I take them off when I get home. If I get cold feet, I may put on slippers.
Inside the house, I’m bare foot or in socks. If I take the trash out and it’s nice, I go out barefoot. If it’s snowy or frigid cold (I’ll leave the Winnipeg weather up to you for a fun google) I put on my boots.
I don’t know anyone who wears shoes indoors unless they are elderly and need the support. It’s a sign of middle age / senior age living here.
Finished The Better Part of Valour by Tanya Huff. Book 2 of Confederation series. It took a long time to finish this, but I am still interested in the story....
Book 4 was so well done and book 5 was so fun getting a look under the hood with the other crew on the Rocinante.
The Expanse gets recommended in the same breath as Red Rising all the time but I just don’t see it. Red Rising is more hot and cold, like an action movie. The Expanse is like watching the Sopranos or… Se7en
15 Lives is a good read and a standalone novel. I like it when something is good and isn’t a 3+ book commitment.
So, a very kind person helped set me up with Usenet and while I understand some of it, some of it goes above my head. This person, set me up with buying TB blocks. So far, it has worked well. I try and buy them for $10USD when they go on sale but I missed the last one and I’m running out. They’re $45usd regular!...
4 years ago next week marks my mom’s diagnosis and the 10 months that followed. Watching your loved ones go slowly insane and become unable to speak and move in such a short time (she was mid 50s) when they should be healthy changes you. Everything I look at, everything I think about is now looked at under a different lense. And given my age, there just aren’t a lot of people around me who have any idea what it’s like and assume it’s just handling the pain.
reddit is shit and makes me annoyed, twitter is shit and makes me annoyed, tiktok is shit and makes me annoyed, pure news sites are boring, cracked is dead, google doesn’t work anymore, lemmy is only memes and news and fairly slow...
Before the reddit api, I used to read around 24-28 books a year depending on length (Sanderson’s tomes will always change that number because it’s like reading 2 or 3 regular books)
Last year I hit 35. I didn’t really read books over 1000 pages much last year but I definitely know I’m reaching for a book when I would normally doomscroll reddit.
Welcome back friend! I was actually thinking of you the other day - I haven’t seen a books thread in awhile (it probably has more to do with my sporadic Lemmy attendance)
Since Jan, I read some more of the expanse (just started book 4) and its been good.
I read book 1 of “The Bear and the Nightingale” and likely won’t read the rest. Immediately afterwards I read the book “Uprooted” and it was So good. It was everything I wanted the bear to be.
Finally got around to Legends and Lattes, and I listened to (and laughed my ass off) to Seth Rogan’s book.
I also read “Between the World and Me”. It took me awhile as I don’t generally like. Non-fiction (especially reading vs listening) but I wanted to give it a crack as I saw it was on the news for some book ban thing in the USA.
All in all, if anyone cares, check out Uprooted by Naomi Novik. It’s a standalone novel and only around 400 pages. Moves and progresses nicely and the characters are good.
I found the Bear and the Nightingale slow and probably needed to pay better attention to the characters as sometimes they would use nicknames that were close to names. I’m sure its some people’s cup of tea but it wasn’t for me. I found Uprooted to be everything I wanted it to be. Bear is based on Russian folklore and Uprooted on Polish. So there were some similarities in styles but I found it just moved quicker and I found myself liking the characters more.
Lattes was fun. Nothing over the top but since it’s supposed to be a story that takes place AFTER the sword is hung up it makes sense. It was enjoyable and it helped me completely understand the “cozy fantasy” sub genre that spawned from it.
“Between the world and me” was one of my 3-6 non-fiction reads of the year. I try to grab some that push me outside my norm/comfort zone (Swords, wizards, space lasers, etc). As a white man, not from the USA, it was interesting to read his perspective. On the flip side, I’m not sure why a teacher was almost fired over it (or at least that’s why it was in the news)
I’m a dad for 3 littles so I have lots of down time to knock off books. Before them I had way less time for reading because I wasn’t home bound everyday by 7:30pm haha
I’m kinda over this conversation. I posted asking for input, not someone being argumentative. If you had a stronger argument, maybe I’d change my ways and look into what you’re saying. I politely tried to say I hear you, but I’m good with what I do and you keep digging. At no point have you said anything that makes a strong case, helpful to what I asked or isn’t dismissive. Have a good night
Thank you taking the time to respond with such a detailed response. I wasn’t too worried about it as I don’t do my shady stuff on mobile but figured it was worth the ask.
Other than a couple of bad faith actors here and there, I’ve found this community to be super tolerant and helpful - thanks!
Thank you. I am seriously considering this instead as I think I minimum spend around $40usd buying 4tb blocks on sale. If I forget to grab during a sale, that bumps to $45 per tb
I currently have a very comfortable lil home server with the arrs and plex (would like jellyfin but it’s not there yet for me, currently fielding emby given how Plex is going), basically all sources are usenet....
What's your fave movie of all time that you love to recommend to people?
For me it’s Interstellar, it never fails to make me ugly cry at least twice during each viewing
What is an interesting fact that you recently discovered?
How does the day-to-day work of not wearing shoes in the house?
I have been reading a lot lately about not wearing outside shoes in the house and it interests me even more because I’ve been saving to re-carpet my whole house. It hits me every now and then about how to do things though, like, say I’m cooking all day on Sunday then need to take the trash out. I’m assuming it’s change...
Trump’s stake in Truth Social falls by $1bn after company reveals $58m loss (www.theguardian.com)
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What's a bit of good advice that's really bad advice?
You know, like “always split on 18,” or “having kids is the most rewarding thing you can do in life.”...
Smart devices are turning out to be a poor investment (www.androidpolice.com)
What book(s) are you currently reading or listening? 25 March
Finished The Better Part of Valour by Tanya Huff. Book 2 of Confederation series. It took a long time to finish this, but I am still interested in the story....
Xbox emulation on Android?
Is this possible?...
If you had the funding from a major company and total creative freedom, what video game would you get made?
Need some guidance here
So, a very kind person helped set me up with Usenet and while I understand some of it, some of it goes above my head. This person, set me up with buying TB blocks. So far, it has worked well. I try and buy them for $10USD when they go on sale but I missed the last one and I’m running out. They’re $45usd regular!...
What has your experience of death taught you?
Pulling video from services
Any info on getting content from Hoopla or Kanopy? I have a library membership but it is limited in use.
What was a book that you have actually ReRead it?
What do you *do* online these days? Where do you spend the most time?
reddit is shit and makes me annoyed, twitter is shit and makes me annoyed, tiktok is shit and makes me annoyed, pure news sites are boring, cracked is dead, google doesn’t work anymore, lemmy is only memes and news and fairly slow...
What book(s) are you currently reading or listening? 04 March
It has been a while. I have been pretty, and haven’t been around much....
I feel like I'm taking crazy pills
I installed a few different distros, landed on Cinnamon Mint. I’m not a tech dummy, but I feel I’m in over my head....
Conservative government would require ID to watch porn: Poilievre (www.winnipegfreepress.com)
Non-Paywall Article
best usenet group
Hello all,...
Debrid vs usenet and the *arrs?
I currently have a very comfortable lil home server with the arrs and plex (would like jellyfin but it’s not there yet for me, currently fielding emby given how Plex is going), basically all sources are usenet....