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Comment on Best of all time book lists can get repetitive, I'm asking for your top five to ten in ~books
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Comment on Blackbraid - A Song of Death on Winds of Dawn (2023) in ~music
13bit LinkYESSSS, Blackbraid rules. I loved the first album and the two recent singles. Really excited to listen to this one. Thanks for sharing!YESSSS, Blackbraid rules. I loved the first album and the two recent singles. Really excited to listen to this one. Thanks for sharing!
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Comment on What kind of stationery do you like? in ~creative
13bit LinkI think the Uni-ball Signo UM-151 is my ideal gel pen. I use the 0.5mm in mandarin orange, although that color appears to be out of stock on JetPens (glad I bought a bunch). For paper I switched...I think the Uni-ball Signo UM-151 is my ideal gel pen. I use the 0.5mm in mandarin orange, although that color appears to be out of stock on JetPens (glad I bought a bunch).
For paper I switched from Field Notes to the Rhodia Reverse Book. The paper is great and I really like the square pages.
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Comment on What are your favourite dad jokes? in ~talk
13bit LinkA priest, a minister, and a rabbit walk into a blood bank. The rabbit says “I think I’m a Type O”.A priest, a minister, and a rabbit walk into a blood bank. The rabbit says “I think I’m a Type O”.
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Comment on Free Talk Tuesday in ~talk
13bit Link ParentI had heard of Toki Pona, but you’re making me want to really dig into it. The logograms look really interesting!I had heard of Toki Pona, but you’re making me want to really dig into it. The logograms look really interesting!
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Comment on Free Talk Tuesday in ~talk
13bit (edited )Link ParentI was feeling like that too. I either couldn’t find a book that interested me, or just didn’t have the will to sit down and read. What I ended up doing was going back and re-reading some of my...I was feeling like that too. I either couldn’t find a book that interested me, or just didn’t have the will to sit down and read.
What I ended up doing was going back and re-reading some of my favorites (Becky Chambers’ Wayfarers series, if anyone was curious) and that got me reading again. I’m reading books that I love, plus nobody can tell me what I should read.
Short fiction is good too when I can’t settle on something to read. I like Clarkesworld for short sci-fi, but there’s lots of other sf and fantasy short fiction magazines out there.
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Comment on What are your favorite webcomics? in ~comics
13bit LinkFalse Knees. Absurdist humor plus birds – it’s pretty great.False Knees. Absurdist humor plus birds – it’s pretty great.
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Comment on Do you know any games with excellent gameplay but horrible graphics? in ~games
13bit Link ParentAgree, the gameplay and mechanics of Morrowind are so much better than Oblivion and Skyrim. I put so many hours into Morrowind, but the others never really grabbed me. I actually really like the...Agree, the gameplay and mechanics of Morrowind are so much better than Oblivion and Skyrim. I put so many hours into Morrowind, but the others never really grabbed me.
I actually really like the look and feel of the world in Morrowind. The environment and architecture felt so alien instead of just bog-standard fantasy.
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Comment on Self-hosters! Share your reasons for self-hosting and favorite apps! in ~comp
13bit Link ParentWow, thanks for these recommendations! I’ll definitely be trying out Homer, Miniflux, and Kavita.Wow, thanks for these recommendations! I’ll definitely be trying out Homer, Miniflux, and Kavita.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
13bit LinkI’ve had the two new Blackbraid singles (can you call a thirteen-minute song a single?) on near-constant repeat for the last couple of weeks. Moss Covered Bones on the Altar of the Moon The Spirit...I’ve had the two new Blackbraid singles (can you call a thirteen-minute song a single?) on near-constant repeat for the last couple of weeks.
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet (and by extension the whole Wayfarers series) – This book hit me at the exact right time in my life and I love it. It’s just so kind and humane. I rarely re-read a book, but I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve read this one.
This Is How You Lose the Time War – Beautiful and poetic. I knew nothing about it other than the blurb on Amazon, and it absolutely blew me away.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – One of those foundational sci-fi books for me. Still great.
God Emperor of Dune – The way it deals with Leto II’s prescience and the sacrifices involved is super compelling.
Slaughterhouse-Five – Hard to chose which Vonnegut to list, but I this one is my favorite of his. I think it was the first book I read that played with its narrative structure like that.