Pensive Primate
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The description of Lestat's hand feeling "like a living marble statue wearing a velvet glove" has stuck in my head since I read it so many years ago. Lestat is a triumph.
January 1, 2026 at 12:47 AM
The description of Lestat's hand feeling "like a living marble statue wearing a velvet glove" has stuck in my head since I read it so many years ago. Lestat is a triumph.
I went to a hotel in Texas last year that had a giant atrium featuring two large double-sided gas fired fireplaces roaring away, in a room a/c down to 68 degrees, and 100 degree heat outside. It was a loud statement of energy opulence.
October 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I went to a hotel in Texas last year that had a giant atrium featuring two large double-sided gas fired fireplaces roaring away, in a room a/c down to 68 degrees, and 100 degree heat outside. It was a loud statement of energy opulence.
The Rick Beato interviews with band members help explain this oddity for me. David Gilmore listened to tons of pop music and admired it. So a few ordinary sounding tracks seem less jarring. And, then and now, he plays acoustic frequently.
September 22, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The Rick Beato interviews with band members help explain this oddity for me. David Gilmore listened to tons of pop music and admired it. So a few ordinary sounding tracks seem less jarring. And, then and now, he plays acoustic frequently.
Agreed, and sadly, a great many are neither.
September 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Agreed, and sadly, a great many are neither.
Thanks for that, I did.
September 9, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Thanks for that, I did.
There's a podcast about exactly this word: youtu.be/T3_m2cDq7uE
87. Macadam
YouTube video by Butter No Parsnips
youtu.be
September 5, 2025 at 1:56 AM
There's a podcast about exactly this word: youtu.be/T3_m2cDq7uE
This was long but well worth the time, especially since I often have to explain why people should attempt to write for themselves.
September 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
This was long but well worth the time, especially since I often have to explain why people should attempt to write for themselves.
"The Bugs"? Hmmm, that's not diminished so much as less specific.
"Maybe" is better I think.
"Maybe" is better I think.
August 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
"The Bugs"? Hmmm, that's not diminished so much as less specific.
"Maybe" is better I think.
"Maybe" is better I think.
The other game we played back then was Regatta, a sailing simulation,which turns out to be a great mini game for sea battles in D&D.
July 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The other game we played back then was Regatta, a sailing simulation,which turns out to be a great mini game for sea battles in D&D.
We played a ton of this on my dad's boat in the 1970s to pass the evenings before bed. I remember feeling like a grown up because I could play. The cards were always a bit sticky from the salt air.
July 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
We played a ton of this on my dad's boat in the 1970s to pass the evenings before bed. I remember feeling like a grown up because I could play. The cards were always a bit sticky from the salt air.
Sort of the authors equivalent of MREs. It's a tough life, but someone's gotta write the sci fi.
June 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Sort of the authors equivalent of MREs. It's a tough life, but someone's gotta write the sci fi.
(chuckle) fair point. And that's a genuine problem, for sure. But this LLM problem feels serious too.
June 20, 2025 at 9:49 AM
(chuckle) fair point. And that's a genuine problem, for sure. But this LLM problem feels serious too.
Thanks, that hit the spot.
June 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Thanks, that hit the spot.
Free Speech
xkcd.com
May 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
You, I'm afraid. And I've been grateful ever since.
March 13, 2025 at 9:13 AM
You, I'm afraid. And I've been grateful ever since.
Maybe ask before giving up? My local shop fixes fat screws in my tires all the time. Lots of metal on the roads around me.
March 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Maybe ask before giving up? My local shop fixes fat screws in my tires all the time. Lots of metal on the roads around me.
My first game I wrote myself on an OSI Superboard II. It was horrible.
January 2, 2025 at 11:20 PM
My first game I wrote myself on an OSI Superboard II. It was horrible.