I really wanted to enjoy China Mieville’s three “Bas Lag” books (including The Scar) but they’re just too gloomy and the characters too morose.

Then I read Tchaikovsky’s “Tyrant Philosophers” series and it felt like he out-Mieville’d Mieville.

Edit- But like, in a really good way

Fantastic! I’m looking forward to my first reread of this series. Been 8 years since the first read though, so I’m waiting at least another 2

I’m having a Mistborn summer, already coming towards the end of #2 of 7! Sandon Branderson sure does write long books, but these are like popcorn, lots of action and easy reads

He’s eager for anything to help him gain more wealth, because he doesn’t have enough yet and enough is never enough.

And why exactly can’t corporations pay for it themselves?

Here was my nightmare on the day some equipment died and we had to patch around it manually

I Mother Earth - Scenery & Fish

90’s Canadian rock, with “Shortcut to Moncton” as my favourite track, and “One More Astronaut” as the album’s biggest single. I listened to this one end to end so many times, and there’s not a bad song on it, my fave just in terms of number of listens. It’s aged okay. I don’t replay it obsessively like I did in my late teens

For whoever reported this as Anti-Union Propaganda, you are correct. However, this post has been approved because it’s blatantly awful as a piece of propaganda. Anyone who thinks that this post provides a convincing argument, please add your comment to the thread to promote discussion. :)

She raises a valid point

Really trying to tackle the “issues” that affect Canadians most, huh PP

Is there an article to serve as a citation?

I just assumed they were trying to copy Apple, rather than having an original idea.

Ewww

Feels like the entire economy is now gambling & scams

All good, no apologies needed. It’s just a supposition at this point anyhow. But a coooool one

Unless, hear me out here,

There’s this theory that there’s no such thing as Dark Matter; but rather, billions of free floating miniature black holes just wandering the cosmos as leftovers from the big bang.

What if the galaxies lacking “dark matter” are the ones where Type 3 civilizations have worked to capture, contain, and harness all these rogue black holes, especially if they may pose a threat to interstellar travel.

Source on the black holes - https://youtu.be/Q6QJFCGLJW8

Ultra Fast Outflows, FYI

This is wild. Minimum wage employees kind of quality

These forms of empty virtue signaling tokenize ethnic communities

That’s just like, your opinion man. Many communities appreciate the recognition, and do not begrudge it.

Finished The Princess Bride. Honestly, I liked the movie better.

Started The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler based on someone’s recommendation in one of these threads. I’m liking it so far, but only a quarter into it so far

Well now I kind of want to see it! What about it was particularly noteworthy, or was it just the modern “meh” of spectacle without plot?