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Comment on Favorite "A Christmas Carol" adaptation? in ~movies
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Comment on Is the Cybertruck really that bad? in ~transport
Oodelally LinkI think it looks kinda cool. Definitely a car that movies like Demolition Man promised for the future. Having said that, it seems to be very polarizing. I either see people who love it or hate it....I think it looks kinda cool. Definitely a car that movies like Demolition Man promised for the future. Having said that, it seems to be very polarizing. I either see people who love it or hate it. There does not seem to be any middle ground.
This completely discounts the fact that Elon Musk is effectively an oligarch and anything associated with him deserves to fall to ruin.
Even if I thought the Cybertruck was the most glorious vehicle on the road, I would not purchase one due to this affiliation.
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Comment on Is anyone planning to play Path of Exile 2? in ~games
Oodelally LinkWhen it actually releases, I will. I won't pay for pre-release, however.When it actually releases, I will.
I won't pay for pre-release, however.
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Comment on Book recommendation request: Fantasy book about university similar to The Name of the Wind? in ~books
Oodelally Link ParentNot rude at all. That's pretty accurate haha. It absolutely is smug. I still felt it was written well regardless of it's fan fiction status. But you're right; you will know fairly early on if...Not rude at all. That's pretty accurate haha.
It absolutely is smug. I still felt it was written well regardless of it's fan fiction status. But you're right; you will know fairly early on if you'll be able to tolerate the level of smugness from the narrator.
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Comment on Book recommendation request: Fantasy book about university similar to The Name of the Wind? in ~books
Oodelally LinkNormally, I do not recommend fan fiction as it's typically pretty awful. However, if you are curious to read about Harry Potter from a child genius trope perspective, I'd recommend...Normally, I do not recommend fan fiction as it's typically pretty awful. However, if you are curious to read about Harry Potter from a child genius trope perspective, I'd recommend https://hpmor.com/
It's a rare case of well written fan fiction with a premise I found pretty interesting. Moreover, it's complete, free and I believe was endorsed by Rowling.
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Comment on Book recommendation request: Fantasy book about university similar to The Name of the Wind? in ~books
Oodelally Link Parent... I had to stop reading the series because I felt worse after reading the first one. It's like a mix of Harry Potter and Chronicles of Narnia, but everything is awful and everyone is depressed....The Magicians by Lev Grossman - This is probably only going to work for you if you've got a reasonable tolerance for nihilism/dark stuff. It gets fairly bleak at times. There's a lot of Magic College stuff, but it's a bit of a deconstruction of the whole "magic school" trope along with other fantasy tropes, so it may not have the same feeling. Still a very good series if those things don't bother you.
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It gets fairly bleak at times.
I had to stop reading the series because I felt worse after reading the first one. It's like a mix of Harry Potter and Chronicles of Narnia, but everything is awful and everyone is depressed.
I strongly advise OP or anyone else reading not to read this book/series.
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Comment on eBooks cost too much in ~books
Oodelally (edited )Link ParentI don't believe what I wrote was rude. There are alternatives to Libby for a limited local library including Hoopla. If your device is too old for Hoopla, you can also read on a different device...It isn't the tone, it is your choice of words, unwarranted assumptions about my knowledge, and not reading what I wrote in this thread before writing a rude reply.
I don't believe what I wrote was rude.
I wrote up-thread that my library has only a limited collection of eBooks for eInk readers
There are alternatives to Libby for a limited local library including Hoopla. If your device is too old for Hoopla, you can also read on a different device like a phone or eInk android device. If you have a Nook lying around you can sideload it from your android device. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4192338&postcount=349
Not overlooked
I believe it was.
I know about those too, and the prices don't work out for me for the volume of reading I do.
For the cost of a single book, these services are available. If you cannot justify the volume of reading that is understandable.
Libby doesn't lend eInk eBooks
They certainly do.
If you are making reply comments that are less than polite, based on assumptions, you aren't reading what that person wrote enough before commenting.
I wrote from the assumption that you said this:
Yes, I know authors and people who work for publishers need to pay rent. I know servers cost money. Those costs and reasonable profits are more than covered several times over in eBook prices.
That doesn't sit well from the perspective of someone who has knowledge of people in the industry and people who actually sell books.
I do not think eBooks are overpriced. I stand by my point that if you cannot find cheap eBooks you aren't looking hard enough.
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Comment on eBooks cost too much in ~books
Oodelally LinkI apologize for the tone, but I find this concept entirely ridiculous. If you live in the United States (based upon the currency you posted, I assume you do), then there are practically infinite...I apologize for the tone, but I find this concept entirely ridiculous.
If you live in the United States (based upon the currency you posted, I assume you do), then there are practically infinite ways of obtaining cheaper books or eBooks.
I highly encourage you to visit your local library. This is free. You can apply for a library card; also free. You can then use that library card in the app called Libby which is also free where you can "check out" eBooks virtually via this app on your electronic device. For free.
Putting aside this obviously overlooked method of obtaining free reading material, there are also plenty of discounted eBooks that are available.
Reading subscription services exist to make things cheaper for high-volume readers (including amazon and audible if you include audiobooks in with this sentiment), as well as discounts offered through the vendors that sell them at any given time via online sales.
If you cannot find cheap books, you just aren't looking hard enough.
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Comment on Why do you live? in ~humanities
Oodelally LinkTo each their own. I love life. I love living. I think people use whatever they can to cope with existence. I also don't mind looking dumb or making mistakes, because - to me - it is a part of...To each their own. I love life. I love living.
I think people use whatever they can to cope with existence. I also don't mind looking dumb or making mistakes, because - to me - it is a part of life. And, my experiences add flavor to the life I'm living. Some flavors are bitter and some are sweet.
I've had some incredibly difficult moments in my life. But I wouldn't trade those experiences for non-existence.
I used to think I would hate growing old, but I'm loving it. It's a gift denied to many.
I live because it's a gift.
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Comment on Understanding the leftist that didn't vote: "Everybody else gets one, but not me" in ~society
Oodelally (edited )Link ParentOkay I tried reading your post and it's pretty confusing. You seem to be typing "you" when you mean "I" and "I" when you mean "you". You also write things such as "If you want people to vote for...Okay I tried reading your post and it's pretty confusing. You seem to be typing "you" when you mean "I" and "I" when you mean "you".
You also write things such as "If you want people to vote for you, you have to take them and what they want seriously".
This should be written as "If they want me to vote for them, they have to take me/us and what I/we want seriously."
You write in a conversational style, which is fine for discussions, but for people reading it (especially in longform) or if English is not their native language it can become a bit jumbled.
After reading your post my takeaway was similar to the above's. It may not be your intention, but that was how I read it as well.
So taking your response to the above to heart, You do not wish to be labeled and being put in a box feels dismissive. That's fair.
Politics in America is zero-sum. It's unfair that nuance and issues can't be more finely distributed but unfortunately if the bitterness of being put into the box during the political season causes you so much distress you decide to stay home you are actively taking part in making the problems you experience worse.
Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of people in the democratic leadership floundering trying to understand why 15 million people stayed home and your frustrations are valid. If that was the end-goal of staying home in order to force leadership to change then it's possible that this is what occurs.
The common opinion is that the pain of the next four years is not worth the lesson that the die-hards wished to deal out.
Every progressive program and improvement that has been made for our country has been done so via compromise. I'm sorry you felt you weren't being spoken to. We'll see how the country fairs for the next four years and if it was worth it.
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Comment on "Recommend a nonfiction book" - Book reviews in ~books
Oodelally (edited )Link ParentHaha, good to talk to you again. I DM'd you a link to the Dominion discord. Basically just all the OGs from the DD days. Small internet!Haha, good to talk to you again. I DM'd you a link to the Dominion discord. Basically just all the OGs from the DD days.
Small internet!
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Comment on "Recommend a nonfiction book" - Book reviews in ~books
Oodelally (edited )LinkThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson It's the story about the architecture and construction of the Worlds Fair in Chicago in 1893 and also the story of H.H. Holmes in parallel. It is...The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
It's the story about the architecture and construction of the Worlds Fair in Chicago in 1893 and also the story of H.H. Holmes in parallel.
It is terribly fascinating and well written. Also one of my favorite non-fiction books of all time, if a little macabre.
It's not meant as an educational instrument other than an interesting slice of American history, but I did find it a very easy read.
Also - weird side-note: https://youtu.be/yvOx129Wwos?t=185 this you?
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Comment on I’ve been at NPR for twenty-five years. Here’s how we lost America’s trust. in ~news
Oodelally Link ParentI still listen to NPR, but I cancelled my contributions to them when I heard them give a rundown of the primary candidates and the candidate leading in the polls (at the time) wasn't even...Along these times, Bernie Sanders was picking up steam in his presidential bid, and I noticed frequent attempts to dampen, distort or just ignore his successes.
I still listen to NPR, but I cancelled my contributions to them when I heard them give a rundown of the primary candidates and the candidate leading in the polls (at the time) wasn't even mentioned.
Whomever made decisions regarding their campaign coverage had an obvious preference for some candidates over others and that really bothered me.
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Comment on Besides money, if the was the case, what might prevent you from have a fulfilling life? in ~talk
Oodelally LinkQuestions like this don't make a lot of sense, because the answer is always Money. Money buys freedom and time. Nothing else on this planet makes as big of a difference to anyone as money.Questions like this don't make a lot of sense, because the answer is always Money. Money buys freedom and time.
Nothing else on this planet makes as big of a difference to anyone as money.
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Comment on Sinéad Griffin of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab publishes simulations supporting LK-99 as a room temperature superconductor in ~science
Oodelally (edited )Link ParentIt's hard to oversell the impact a room-temperature ambient-pressure superconductor would have. One of the biggest problems with energy transference is loss to heat. Yes, we have really good...It's hard to oversell the impact a room-temperature ambient-pressure superconductor would have.
One of the biggest problems with energy transference is loss to heat. Yes, we have really good conductors, but even our best experience resistance. This resistance causes loss through heat over time.
With a zero-resistance conductor, suddenly you can transfer electricity over vast distances without that loss. (Think solar power banks in the Sahara)
That is only one small application, however this is the infancy stage of this. I expect a gold rush of verifications are taking place at this moment as people with the right equipment attempt to replicate the results in real world conditions.
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Comment on Sinéad Griffin of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab publishes simulations supporting LK-99 as a room temperature superconductor in ~science
Oodelally Link ParentAmbient-pressure as well. I'm trying not to get too hyped up for it, but yeah... wow.Ambient-pressure as well. I'm trying not to get too hyped up for it, but yeah... wow.
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Comment on Sinéad Griffin of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab publishes simulations supporting LK-99 as a room temperature superconductor in ~science
Oodelally LinkInteresting tweet from Andrew Cote: https://twitter.com/Andercot/status/1686215574177841152Interesting tweet from Andrew Cote: https://twitter.com/Andercot/status/1686215574177841152
Here's the plain-english explanation:
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The simulations modeled what the original Korean authors proposed was happening to their material - where copper atoms were percolating into a crystal structure and replacing lead atoms, causing the crystal to strain slightly and contract by 0.5%. This unique structure was proposed to allow this amazing property.
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@sineatrix
from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab simulated this using heavy-duty compute power from the Department of Energy, and looked to see what would happen to the 'electronic structure' of this material, meaning, what are the available conduction pathways in the material.
- It turns out that there are conduction pathways for electrons that are in just the right conditions and places that would enable them to 'superconduct'. More specifically, they were close to the 'Fermi Surface' which is like the sea-level of electrical energy, as in '0 ft above sea-level.' It's believed currently that the more conduction pathways close to the Fermi surface, the higher the temperature you can superconduct at (An analogy might be how its easier for planes to fly close to the surface of the ocean due to the 'ground effect' that gives them more lift.)
Twitter Image: https://twitter.com/Andercot/status/1686215574177841152/photo/1
This plot in particular shows the 'bands', or electron pathways, crossing above and below the Fermi surface.
- Lastly, these interesting conduction pathways only form when the copper atom percolates into the less likely location in the crystal lattice, or the 'higher energy' binding site. This means the material would be difficult to synthesize since only a small fraction of crystal gets its copper in just the right location.
This is insanely bullish for humanity.
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Sinéad Griffin of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab publishes simulations supporting LK-99 as a room temperature superconductor
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Comment on What games do you most wish had a remake, or a sequel or both? in ~games
Oodelally Link ParentThis is what I want as well. Seeing what people are writing in the diablo subreddit is so incredibly frustrating. They want rifts. I was shocked when I kept hearing a call for it. Is it too much...This is what I want as well. Seeing what people are writing in the diablo subreddit is so incredibly frustrating.
They want rifts. I was shocked when I kept hearing a call for it.
Is it too much to want diablo 4 to be different? Have a different endgame and different game play loop? Why must we rehash rifts? If people want to play rifts, there's already a game for that.
If they want to endlessly group the same boss over and over there's a game for that also. I guess I just wanted diablo 4 to be something it can never be.
I really wish game companies would try and break new ground. NM dungeons being the endgame for d4 really killed the momentum for me.
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Comment on After Mitch McConnell's and Dianne Feinstein's episodes, should we talk about age limits in US public officials? in ~society
Oodelally Link ParentJust tie it to retirement age. That isn't ageism as they set the age themselves.Just tie it to retirement age. That isn't ageism as they set the age themselves.
This is also my favorite adaptation. I still love the Muppet Christmas Carol, however I feel like there's no better Scrooge than Albert Finney.
I sing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5RMZ3pF_3Q with my daughter whenever Thanksgiving is over and we are in a store with Christmas decorations.
It simply isn't Christmas until I see Scrooge.