Hiding behind the perspective of hard sci-fi doesn’t make this a good book.
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iegod@lemmy.zipto Technology@lemmy.world•Trump says he plans to put a 100% tariff on computer chips, likely pushing up cost of electronicsEnglish1·7 days agoThat’s not the article title.
iegod@lemmy.zipto politics @lemmy.world•F.B.I. Is Asked to Arrest Texas Democrats in Battle Over House Seats2·8 days agoThe people already failed.
iegod@lemmy.zipto Technology@lemmy.world•GitHub CEO delivers stark message to developers: Embrace AI or get out.English1·8 days agoIt’s not a big task, and doesn’t take much time. Self hosting is ridiculously easy. There are so many easily deployable containerized git hosting images ready to roll.
Disagree. Midjourney pumps out a ton of good stuff.
iegod@lemmy.zipto Games@sh.itjust.works•EA ‘pretty motivated’ to adapt Apex Legends for film or TVEnglish1·9 days agoAside from being in the same universe, what’s the connection? There’s no story impact that I can see.
iegod@lemmy.zipto Not The Onion@lemmy.world•Denmark zoo asks public to donate unwanted small pets or horses to feed captive predatorsEnglish365·9 days agoThis is an outdated take. Modern zoos play important roles in species preservation. Also public outreach and perception does wonders for conservation efforts worldwide.
Lemmy is retarded about AI.
I’m struggling to get through the first book. The writing is just downright bad.
I often like to do some research about a book before diving in. More info and a breakdown isn’t a bad thing in my opinion. Synopsis and theme breakdowns are something that’s lacking in Wikipedia and Goodreads, at least in consistent fashion I find.
Just wrapped up Fall of Hyperion, which I enjoyed, but much less than Hyperion. I don’t think I’m interested in finishing the series though. I’ve moved on to The Three Body Problem.
iegod@lemmy.zipto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•Think about what today is considered next level vs what it used to be2·15 days agoCRT contrast ratios were unmatched until plasma. LEDs never compared until OLED. Flat screen CRT HDTVs were amazing.
iegod@lemmy.zipto Programming@programming.dev•I quit my job to make my own game. Toll Booth Simulator5·17 days agoYou’re leaving out plenty of other possibilities including simply having enough saved to be able to go without a regular job for a while in pursuit of other goals. I’ve worked with and know several people who will cycle in and out of work to pursue other things in life. Not all lifestyles require constant employment.
iegod@lemmy.zipto Fuck Cars@lemmy.world•I've honestly never quite realized up until now how utterly ridiculous it is that people (especially in the US) regularly demand that their food be chauffeured to them.English13·28 days agoIn high density urban settings this is absolutely true. 99% of my orders are delivered by bicycle.
iegod@lemmy.zipto Books@lemmy.world•What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? July 151·28 days agoTook a break in the series at The Wolves of Cala. Something about this particular book isn’t resonating with me. Maybe this western showdown vibe is dragging on too long, it’s almost off putting at this point. I want more of the sci fi elements and notes that the earlier books had.
iegod@lemmy.zipto Books@lemmy.world•What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? July 153·28 days agoBlitzed through the Thursday Murder Club series (all of the published ones so far) and really enjoyed them. There are some really touching moments of grief mixed with optimism and hope draped in a backdrop of ridiculousness and intrigue. The short chapters make it easy to digest.
Read The Gone World whose take on time travel was neat and used the mechanic to craft an intriguing world(s). The crime/detective angle kept me pretty interested, though the writing style was a bit odd for me. There were many uses of sentence fragments that didn’t flow naturally, more akin to bullet points shoehorned into paragraphs. There was also some background delivered via exposition/monologue that felt a tad lazy. I’ve heard that the ending is a sticking point for some but I didn’t find it difficult to follow and thought the execution was not bad.
Finally also got around to A Wizard of Earthsea which I adored. The internal growth and journey of the protagonist felt genuine. I absolutely loved that there is much left to the imagination on this one. Shed some light on how I perceive Rothfuss’ works.
My current book is A Gentleman in Moscow which is thus far well written and fairly entertaining though I’m not far enough to provide a more meaningful review.
Honestly that EU cookie legislation does more harm than good.
iegod@lemmy.zipto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Seems like the perfect day to ask: Muricans, what's your dream country to expatriate to? Non-Muricans, what's the thought on accepting US refugees?9·1 month agoDrop in the bucket compared to the cost of travel. Your point still stands though.
The fucking best.