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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
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Comment on Corporations can vote in some Delaware elections, judge says in ~society
PelagiusSeptim Link ParentIn local elections like this, there are so few total votes that any number of corporate votes can make a difference. Just looked up a vote count from 2024 and only about 1000 votes total were...In local elections like this, there are so few total votes that any number of corporate votes can make a difference. Just looked up a vote count from 2024 and only about 1000 votes total were cast, with only about a 50 vote margin between the loser and the winner with fewest votes. Very easy to see much narrower margins occurring, and in that case it could be an extremely large advantage for a corporate backed candidate.
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Comment on The 100 best novels of all time published in English in ~books
PelagiusSeptim Link ParentBorges never wrote a novel, as far as I'm aware.Borges never wrote a novel, as far as I'm aware.
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Comment on The 100 best novels of all time published in English in ~books
PelagiusSeptim Link ParentIt says at the top of the Guardian article "The greatest literature ever published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide. How many have you read?"It says at the top of the Guardian article "The greatest literature ever published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide. How many have you read?"
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Comment on The 100 best novels of all time published in English in ~books
PelagiusSeptim Link ParentBecause not all works have been published in English. A great novel written in mandarin but not yet translated would not qualify for this.Because not all works have been published in English. A great novel written in mandarin but not yet translated would not qualify for this.
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Comment on The 100 best novels of all time published in English in ~books
PelagiusSeptim LinkI've read 16 books that appear on here, Ulysses is my favorite of those so checks out that it's so high up. None of them feel out of place except maybe Rebecca? But even that one I like a lot. The...I've read 16 books that appear on here, Ulysses is my favorite of those so checks out that it's so high up. None of them feel out of place except maybe Rebecca? But even that one I like a lot. The most represented author I've read is Virginia Woolf, I've read 4 of her books that are on the list, and they certainly all belong there!
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
PelagiusSeptim LinkJust saw Obsession. It's a big recommend if you like horror films! Super intense, with fantastic performances from its stars and a lot of humor. Worth seeing in a theater, got a lot of reactions...Just saw Obsession. It's a big recommend if you like horror films! Super intense, with fantastic performances from its stars and a lot of humor. Worth seeing in a theater, got a lot of reactions from the crowd I was in!
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
PelagiusSeptim Link ParentThe negative connotation comes more from the minstrel-show stock character of Uncle Tom, which often portrayed him as a slavery apologist. Here's more info on those types of adaptations.The negative connotation comes more from the minstrel-show stock character of Uncle Tom, which often portrayed him as a slavery apologist. Here's more info on those types of adaptations.
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Comment on Anyone else a bit unnerved by the number of visible satellites? in ~space
PelagiusSeptim Link ParentWell I certainly look slay now, but what am I to do about these LEDs?Well I certainly look slay now, but what am I to do about these LEDs?
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Comment on What's your dream job? in ~life
PelagiusSeptim Link ParentIs writing and drawing not labor?Is writing and drawing not labor?
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Comment on Your favourite karaoke songs? in ~music
PelagiusSeptim LinkI like Kiss From a Rose, it's very hard though and way longer than I think. Semi Charmed Life is a good bet too! I would add for those who don't do karaoke out of self consciousness or whatever,...I like Kiss From a Rose, it's very hard though and way longer than I think. Semi Charmed Life is a good bet too!
I would add for those who don't do karaoke out of self consciousness or whatever, to check out if you have any karaoke places that let you rent out a small room! I find these much more fun, you get to hang out with just your friends, you get multiple mics, and pretty much any song you can think of is available on YouTube. I've never been the type who's gonna get up in front of a crowd, but doing private karaoke for a friend's birthday is some of the most fun I've ever had.
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Comment on Hundreds trying to storm Wisconsin beagle research facility met with rubber bullets and pepper spray in ~news
PelagiusSeptim Link ParentI believe that it means they will give up the license on July 1st of this year, rather than retroactively from July 1st of last year.I believe that it means they will give up the license on July 1st of this year, rather than retroactively from July 1st of last year.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
PelagiusSeptim LinkI read Virginia Woolf's The Waves over the last week, and it is just amazing. It's certainly more difficult than her other works I've read, and more abstract, but it is incredibly beautiful. Now I...I read Virginia Woolf's The Waves over the last week, and it is just amazing. It's certainly more difficult than her other works I've read, and more abstract, but it is incredibly beautiful.
Now I am starting the first book of the Bobiverse for an IRL book club. I'm not loving it so far, but part of that is probably just whiplash from going from some of the best prose I've ever read to this fairly standard stuff. I am keeping an open mind however! I'm glad to be starting this book club, even if not everything in it will be my favorite it will be good to discuss things I'm reading with people in person.
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Comment on What's a battle that nobody knows you're fighting? in ~talk
PelagiusSeptim Link ParentOh then in that case I'm surprised! You might message Deimos and see if he can get you some invitesOh then in that case I'm surprised! You might message Deimos and see if he can get you some invites
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Comment on What's a battle that nobody knows you're fighting? in ~talk
PelagiusSeptim Link ParentLooks like you just joined last month, I think they get refreshed by Deimos every so often so last time probably happened before you joined.Looks like you just joined last month, I think they get refreshed by Deimos every so often so last time probably happened before you joined.
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Comment on How are we all feeling about piracy these days? in ~movies
PelagiusSeptim Link ParentI'm assuming Harry PotterI'm assuming Harry Potter
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Comment on How are we all feeling about piracy these days? in ~movies
PelagiusSeptim Link ParentI don't really have an issue with piracy, I do it myself, but I think this is a bad parallel. It's like saying you saw a commercial on TV for the circus and got excited to see it, and therefore...It wouldn't make sense for a street performer to ask for a fee when I cann't help but see them when passing by. Just as it doesn't make sense for Netflix to ask for a fee for viewing the series they made me want to watch through extensive ad campaign.
I don't really have an issue with piracy, I do it myself, but I think this is a bad parallel. It's like saying you saw a commercial on TV for the circus and got excited to see it, and therefore you are entitled to sneak in. The street performer cannot make you pay because they are literally doing the performance, that's not the same as advertising.
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Comment on 'Bloodborne' video game getting R-rated animated movie adaptation in ~movies
PelagiusSeptim Link ParentI tend to agree. I love the souls games, but we have gotten 7 of them since 2009! Many franchises don't get that many at all, and if they do often don't maintain that level of quality. Sure, it's...I tend to agree. I love the souls games, but we have gotten 7 of them since 2009! Many franchises don't get that many at all, and if they do often don't maintain that level of quality. Sure, it's disappointing that the next game won't be quite in the same vein, but I think it's no surprise that miyazaki may want to switch things up creatively a bit. I have no doubt we'll see more souls games in the future, so I'm not worried. I think with all forms of entertainment people can sometimes get a bit entitled, but it's important to look at what you already have!
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Comment on 'Bloodborne' video game getting R-rated animated movie adaptation in ~movies
PelagiusSeptim Link ParentThe Duskbloods is their next major game, it may be multiplayer focused but that's what Miyazaki is working on, unless they assign someone else to direct a Souls game like they did when he was...The Duskbloods is their next major game, it may be multiplayer focused but that's what Miyazaki is working on, unless they assign someone else to direct a Souls game like they did when he was working on Bloodborne I think we probably won't hear anything until Duskbloods is out.
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Comment on US begins blockade in Strait of Hormuz in ~society
PelagiusSeptim Link ParentPerhaps China would be stupid enough to do that. I don't expect they would, but I also don't think it would somehow cause WW3 if they did.Perhaps China would be stupid enough to do that. I don't expect they would, but I also don't think it would somehow cause WW3 if they did.
Finally got around to having my IRL book club meeting, it went great! We did it outside picnic style on Memorial day, packed some beers, and actually ending up talking about the book for quite a while! As I said before, it was the first book of the Bobiverse. Most of us did not care much for it, me included, but I'm glad everyone was invested enough to have a discussion, and I look forward to our future meetings. As for the book itself, my main issue was a lot of the humor did not land for me. Felt very Reddit/nerd humor which is not something that works so well for me anymore. If I'd read this in middle or high school I think it would have clicked a lot better with my personality at that time. I thought the ideas and plot were fine, but I feel I had seen those ideas explored in better ways before.
I also read The King's General, by Daphne du Maurier. This is sort of a Gothic romance set during the English Civil War. Just like with Rebecca, du Maurier does a great job of selling the appeal of a romance with a total bastard, in this case Sir Richard Grenvile, the titular king's general. He does many terrible things throughout the novel, but he's also very charismatic and entertaining in his own way. Unlike in Rebecca, the narrator has a considerable amount of agency, despite being confined to a wheelchair for the majority of the novel. The English Civil War is a fascinating period of history, and there was clearly a lot of research done to capture the setting. Would recommend!
Now I am about halfway through Molloy, by Samuel Beckett. I have previously read a lot of his short stories, and this book resembles the stories of his I enjoyed the most. A narrator with a very strange perspective on everything that happens to him, interacting with the world as his body decays and seemingly with little understanding about what is going on. Like his other stories I've read it is very funny, and I look forward to the second half which features a different narrator.