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Comment on What short book series is worth more than its page count? in ~books
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Comment on Amsterdam to cut speed limits 40% to improve road safety in ~transport
Articlabs Link ParentMy city enacted a 30km/h limit for most streets back in 2010, it's just a safety measure because humans also hit pedestrians and cyclists. Looking at the stats for the 1991-2021 period the number...My city enacted a 30km/h limit for most streets back in 2010, it's just a safety measure because humans also hit pedestrians and cyclists.
Looking at the stats for the 1991-2021 period the number of accidents didn't really change but the deaths went down dramatically. -
Comment on Long COVID: Major findings, mechanisms and recommendations in ~health
Articlabs LinkThat's much bigger numbers than I expected considering how little we hear about long covid in the media.Long COVID [...] At least 65 million individuals around the world have long COVID, based on a conservative estimated incidence of 10% of infected people and more than 651 million documented COVID-19 cases worldwide1; the number is likely much higher due to many undocumented cases.
The incidence is estimated at 10–30% of non-hospitalized cases, 50–70% of hospitalized cases and 10–12% of vaccinated cases.That's much bigger numbers than I expected considering how little we hear about long covid in the media.
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Comment on Patrick Rothfuss on the wait for book two of The Kingkiller Chronicle (2009) in ~books
Articlabs (edited )Link ParentI'm not familiar with his other works but supposedly he also wants to publish two more books of the Black Company series but the it seems pretty finished to me and the last one is from 2000. Edit:...I'm not familiar with his other works but supposedly he also wants to publish two more books of the Black Company series but the it seems pretty finished to me and the last one is from 2000.
Edit: Apparently he abandoned the Dread Empire series due to flagging sales and the theft of a manuscript and only wrote the last one because the publishing company reissuing the series convinced him.
Very different situation to Rothfuss but at 25 years he still wins... for now, I honestly don't expect The Door of Stone to be published, ever. -
Comment on Patrick Rothfuss on the wait for book two of The Kingkiller Chronicle (2009) in ~books
Articlabs Link ParentThe Wiseman's Fear was published on March 2011 while Martin's A Dance with Dragons was published on July of the same year, Rothfuss "wins" for three months or so. There's a lot of books with a...The Wiseman's Fear was published on March 2011 while Martin's A Dance with Dragons was published on July of the same year, Rothfuss "wins" for three months or so.
There's a lot of books with a sequel released decades after but those are usually self contained stories like The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1968).
I don't know of any book series as delayed as Kingkiller's Chronicle and a Song of Ice and Fire. -
Comment on Lets talk kitchen dishes in ~life.home_improvement
Articlabs LinkI'm just using Ikea 365, it's bland, cheap, indestructible and comes in a large variety of shapes and forms. It's the one they use in the restaurant if you're curious.I'm just using Ikea 365, it's bland, cheap, indestructible and comes in a large variety of shapes and forms.
It's the one they use in the restaurant if you're curious. -
Comment on Opinion by Brian Merchant: I’ve always loved tech. Now, I’m a Luddite. You should be one, too. in ~tech
Articlabs Link ParentI second this suggestion, it's a great episode about a misunderstood movement.I second this suggestion, it's a great episode about a misunderstood movement.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Articlabs Link ParentI have to agree with you, the book is great and I love it's weirdness, but the movie is just perfect.I have to agree with you, the book is great and I love it's weirdness, but the movie is just perfect.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Articlabs Link ParentOh damn, you're right, no idea how the hell did I mixed them, they couldn't be more different. Yes I read that one and A Scanner Darkly so far I think the latter is the best one but, to be honest,...Oh damn, you're right, no idea how the hell did I mixed them, they couldn't be more different.
Yes I read that one and A Scanner Darkly so far I think the latter is the best one but, to be honest, the former was so bizarrely different to the movie that to me it was unintentionally funny.
I mean, in the movie Deckar and Rachel fall in love and flee together in search of a better future but in the book she fucks him to mess with his head and throw his beloved (and expensive) ¿Ethiopian? goat from the roof of a building out of pure spite.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Articlabs Link ParentI won't go as far as to call his writing bad, it's not, it's average (but not mediocre) with occasional greatness. His main problem, imho, is that sometimes he gets so deep into world building...I won't go as far as to call his writing bad, it's not, it's average (but not mediocre) with occasional greatness.
His main problem, imho, is that sometimes he gets so deep into world building that he forgets about everything else: from long rambles about how some aspect of the magic works to completely stop the action in the middle of a tense, massive battle to describe in tedious, minute, long winded detail how a magical dehumidifier works, which I found as annoying as amusing.
But as I said, his world building is also his strength so I'm quite happy to forgive those small peccadilloes and, to be fair, I re-read all of the Stormlight Archive whenever he releases a new one so those small faults are much more noticeable.
I'm sure he could solve it by simply doing more editing, but considering the volume of material he produces I don't think he does much of that.
Oh and I also should say re-listen, because a Vorin man shouldn't read, it's inappropriate and the audio books really bring his writing to life, Michael Kramer and Kate Reading do an incredible work.
Even if you have read the books give them a chance, you won't regret it. -
Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Articlabs Link ParentYou have a very long road ahead but it's worth it. Bridge Four!You have a very long road ahead but it's worth it.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Articlabs Link ParentSanderson's writing is not very good but the world building is absolutely fantastic, probably the best out there, I'm willing to forgive a lot for thatSanderson's writing is not very good but the world building is absolutely fantastic, probably the best out there, I'm willing to forgive a lot for that
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Articlabs LinkI'm reading Ubik by Arthur C. Clark, it's a time travel novel like only Clark can write, absolutely mind breaking. I'm also listening to the Audible version of Dracula by Bram Stocker, the voice...I'm reading Ubik by Arthur C. Clark, it's a time travel novel like only Clark can write, absolutely mind breaking.
I'm also listening to the Audible version of Dracula by Bram Stocker, the voice actors are fantastic and the book is great, much more nuanced than any movie.
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Comment on Vinyl: Maybe it's time we had an intervention in ~music
Articlabs Link ParentWow, that's way worse than I expected. I got rid of my vinyls a long time ago because of space issues, I had no idea it was also that toxic, thanks for the video.Wow, that's way worse than I expected.
I got rid of my vinyls a long time ago because of space issues, I had no idea it was also that toxic, thanks for the video. -
Comment on Mark Zuckerberg announces that there has been over five million signups to Meta's Threads in the first four hours in ~tech
Articlabs Link ParentIt's very clearly stated in the wiki article, point by point. But in any case, it's irrelevant since microsoft was not the first nor the last to try that strategy, just the ones that named it. ...I think it's a little disingenuous to mention a nearly 30 year old business strategy used by a different company without also mentioning how much it turned out to not even work.
It's very clearly stated in the wiki article, point by point.
But in any case, it's irrelevant since microsoft was not the first nor the last to try that strategy, just the ones that named it.At least once in 1994 I got something wrong.
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Comment on Mark Zuckerberg announces that there has been over five million signups to Meta's Threads in the first four hours in ~tech
Articlabs Link ParentWe have seen this before: Embrace, extend, and extinguishWe have seen this before: Embrace, extend, and extinguish
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Comment on More evidence that gas stoves produce suprisingly large amounts of harmful pollutants in ~enviro
Articlabs Link ParentGet a camping stove, they're cheap, small and easy to stow away when not in use plus you can use it for cooking in odd places or, you know, for camping.Get a camping stove, they're cheap, small and easy to stow away when not in use plus you can use it for cooking in odd places or, you know, for camping.
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Comment on Free Talk Tuesday in ~talk
Articlabs Link ParentFirst time in my life that I have heard of something like that.First time in my life that I have heard of something like that.
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Comment on What game encouraged you to make your new PC, or upgrade? in ~games
Articlabs LinkSkyrim. My PC was showing it's age at the time so I used it as a guide on what to get next. It proved to be really bad timing, in retrospect, since back then Thailand was flooded and hard drive...Skyrim.
My PC was showing it's age at the time so I used it as a guide on what to get next.
It proved to be really bad timing, in retrospect, since back then Thailand was flooded and hard drive prices and RAM prices were insane.
I tried to wait for TES6 to come out to get a new one but after 8 years I just gave up and got a new one, during the Crypto mining hype when GPU prices went ballistic. -
Comment on Please help me pick an eReader! in ~books
Articlabs Link ParentWay more if you turn the wifi off when you don't need it, it's the biggest drain.Way more if you turn the wifi off when you don't need it, it's the biggest drain.
Stories of Your Life and Others is another short story collection from Ted Chiang, absolutely fantastic.