Most of my favourite books/movies/TV shows are Sci fi - I love Mary Shelley, slaughterhouse five, annihilation (both the book and the movie), The Thing, x files, the invasion, and the OA. This feels like a pretty wide variety of writing styles when I line them up but 90% of the sci fi I read/watch I just don’t enjoy at all....
I fell for someone who lives in a different country. We met while he was passing through mine, and then he later changed some of his travel plans to come back and see me again....
A short fan film that adapts audio from the 1981 Empire Strikes Back radio drama. All animation done by one person over a span of six months. See comment on video for more details on the process.
I make it in a French press. Dark roast, 30g per 500ml lukewarm water. Stir for uniform consistency. Refrigerate overnight (10 hours or so), enjoy in the morning!
I’ve been using an old iPad for reading comics but the screen size is just a tiny bit too small. The iPad Pro with a bigger screen is completely out of my price range....
This is the type of movement I’ve been looking forward to. I still visit Reddit but not for Reddit’s sake. I go for the high quality subs with tight moderation and good content that are still on Reddit. Once they move out, there’s no reason to stay on.
Burned through several issues and story arcs of Black Hammer by Jeff Lemire and collaborators. So good. Many familiar tropes but they feel fresh, it’s like reliving through comic history. What makes it work? I think it’s because it retells more than it rehashes and revises. Moreover, it’s respectful of its characters as...
Hashtags are your friend. It also helps if you have some active posters for the tag. I get good content from following #sciencefiction#coffee and #python.
Just finished “Becoming Superman” by J. Michael Straczynski as read by Peter Jurasik. Poignant, funny, occasionally uncomfortable, but fascinating. JMS being a nerd makes it all the more relatable. Some good insights into the workings of TV, Hollywood, and comics. Jurasik’s narration adds something special to it. It evokes...
I’m relatively new to audiobooks and I noticed some of the defaults that I’ve fallen into. I like listening at 1.2x speed, and I’m finding that I like to use the audio version to get into the cadence of things. If I really like the work or if I’m in a hurry to get to the end, I’ll switch to reading. How about you guys?
Five years is too generous, I think. At the end of the day, Reddit is just a forum and forums aren’t profitable. Unlike the time of the Digg migration, the technology and platform have been commoditized.
Cloud company assisted 17 different government hacking groups [identified in the article as Cloudzy] (www.reuters.com)
I love Sci fi but I'm very picky
Most of my favourite books/movies/TV shows are Sci fi - I love Mary Shelley, slaughterhouse five, annihilation (both the book and the movie), The Thing, x files, the invasion, and the OA. This feels like a pretty wide variety of writing styles when I line them up but 90% of the sci fi I read/watch I just don’t enjoy at all....
What do you think would happen if there were a type of bear that never killed or seriously injured people, but instead slapped them in the face?
Would we hunt them?
How do you pick yourself up after getting your heart broken?
I fell for someone who lives in a different country. We met while he was passing through mine, and then he later changed some of his travel plans to come back and see me again....
[freeCodeCamp.org] Python Tkinter GUI design using ttkbootstrap (youtu.be)
Star Trek tech explained: starship navigation lights (youtu.be)
Resurrected Starships is a fun channel for the aspiring Starfleet engineers who prefer to talk about the ships of Star Trek.
Event-Driven Architecture - Software Architecture Monday by Mark Richards (youtube.com)
Mark Richards’ long running series on software architecture comes in bite-sized videos running about 10 minutes.
Ambush at Derra IV - A Star Wars Fan Film (youtu.be)
A short fan film that adapts audio from the 1981 Empire Strikes Back radio drama. All animation done by one person over a span of six months. See comment on video for more details on the process.
Coffee display at a cafe (lemmy.world)
Paramount Coffee at Crocodile Park. On display are their different bean varieties for sale. #davao #philippines
How Star Trek mirrored the Cold War (youtube.com)
Cold Brew Time!
I’d love to make some cold brew now that summer is here!...
Affordable tablet for digital comics?
I’ve been using an old iPad for reading comics but the screen size is just a tiny bit too small. The iPad Pro with a bigger screen is completely out of my price range....
The Pod Generation Trailer (2023) (youtube.com)
The .world blog: June overview (blog.mastodon.world)
I blogged about what happened in June, and the financial overview.
/r/AccidentalRenaissance moderators have all resigned. The subreddit has permanently shut down and moved to Lemmy. (lemmy.nz)
AccidentalRenaissance has no active moderators due to Reddit’s unprecedented API changes, and has thus been privated to prevent vandalism....
Black Hammer is so good
Burned through several issues and story arcs of Black Hammer by Jeff Lemire and collaborators. So good. Many familiar tropes but they feel fresh, it’s like reliving through comic history. What makes it work? I think it’s because it retells more than it rehashes and revises. Moreover, it’s respectful of its characters as...
Mastodon has hit 2 million active users today! (lemm.ee)
Just finished: "Becoming Superman" by J. Michael Straczynski as read by Peter Jurasik
Just finished “Becoming Superman” by J. Michael Straczynski as read by Peter Jurasik. Poignant, funny, occasionally uncomfortable, but fascinating. JMS being a nerd makes it all the more relatable. Some good insights into the workings of TV, Hollywood, and comics. Jurasik’s narration adds something special to it. It evokes...
At what speed do you usually listen to your audiobooks? How often do you flip between the audiobook and the text, if both are available?
I’m relatively new to audiobooks and I noticed some of the defaults that I’ve fallen into. I like listening at 1.2x speed, and I’m finding that I like to use the audio version to get into the cadence of things. If I really like the work or if I’m in a hurry to get to the end, I’ll switch to reading. How about you guys?
Reddit Gives Final Warning to Subreddits Using NSFW Protest Tactic (www.pcmag.com)
Monks' Blend dark roast coffee from Bukidnon, Philippines (lemmy.world)
My daily driver. Good quality, affordable, and locally sourced. Aeropress makes a rich cup and on occasion I do an overnight cold brew too.