They don't have the math skills for that
November 30, 2025 at 4:13 AM
They don't have the math skills for that
Oh wow, didn't realize he was the same artist who did the new Mortal Engines covers!
November 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Oh wow, didn't realize he was the same artist who did the new Mortal Engines covers!
Middlesex caused a lot of issues. ”If you’re writing a family history, how did you find out all your grandparents’ deepest darkest secrets they died before revealing?”
November 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Middlesex caused a lot of issues. ”If you’re writing a family history, how did you find out all your grandparents’ deepest darkest secrets they died before revealing?”
AI text gets under my skin not by being inhuman, but by closely following the writing tics of the most obnoxious people I've ever met.
November 7, 2025 at 4:05 AM
AI text gets under my skin not by being inhuman, but by closely following the writing tics of the most obnoxious people I've ever met.
William Marshall was a northerner who could drink at non-segregated fountains
November 3, 2025 at 6:16 AM
William Marshall was a northerner who could drink at non-segregated fountains
But would this work on Batman?
November 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
But would this work on Batman?
You're doing the thing he does where he focuses on the part where he can make a quibble while distracting from the actual problem
November 2, 2025 at 3:25 AM
You're doing the thing he does where he focuses on the part where he can make a quibble while distracting from the actual problem
Reina was a lesbian. Wallkick's response to this information was "Lesbians can get dicked, too."
November 2, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Reina was a lesbian. Wallkick's response to this information was "Lesbians can get dicked, too."
I was following him at the time. Last I saw, he was still firm in his position that the only reason anybody had any problem with what he said was because they were failing to notice that the context justified his words.
November 2, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I was following him at the time. Last I saw, he was still firm in his position that the only reason anybody had any problem with what he said was because they were failing to notice that the context justified his words.
There's also Sirius, which I haven't read, a sad and thoughtful account of the mental uplifting of a dog.
November 2, 2025 at 2:55 AM
There's also Sirius, which I haven't read, a sad and thoughtful account of the mental uplifting of a dog.
Last and First Men is his first major work, Star Maker his second. First covers the entirety of human history from 1930 to AD 2,000,000,000. The second covers instead the history of all sentient life outside the solar system, with an added dose of grief at the global onslaught of fascism at the time
November 2, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Last and First Men is his first major work, Star Maker his second. First covers the entirety of human history from 1930 to AD 2,000,000,000. The second covers instead the history of all sentient life outside the solar system, with an added dose of grief at the global onslaught of fascism at the time
work of C.S. Lewis and Adrian Tchaikovsky.
November 2, 2025 at 2:48 AM
work of C.S. Lewis and Adrian Tchaikovsky.
He appears to be universally known among a certain subset of space opera/speculative evolution enthusiasts but mention him to general sci fi readers and they've never known of him. Never get the opportunity to tell people that he was Clarke's and Dick's favorite writer, or how strongly he shaped the
November 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
He appears to be universally known among a certain subset of space opera/speculative evolution enthusiasts but mention him to general sci fi readers and they've never known of him. Never get the opportunity to tell people that he was Clarke's and Dick's favorite writer, or how strongly he shaped the
Do people ever tell you to read Olaf Stapledon?
November 2, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Do people ever tell you to read Olaf Stapledon?
His followers who’ve stuck with him until now will simply never notice
November 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
His followers who’ve stuck with him until now will simply never notice
I tried Verne, it seems amazing. to my regret it turned out I needed the Dharma pack to get through the tree
November 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I tried Verne, it seems amazing. to my regret it turned out I needed the Dharma pack to get through the tree
Didn't see the date there
November 1, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Didn't see the date there
What are the best mission trees that have you developing a great capital, becoming innovative, starting overseas colonies, etc?
November 1, 2025 at 6:32 AM
What are the best mission trees that have you developing a great capital, becoming innovative, starting overseas colonies, etc?
All must read
October 22, 2025 at 6:37 AM
All must read
Two of those areas where people do prefer their romanticized imagined version because it lacks all the rough edges.
October 14, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Two of those areas where people do prefer their romanticized imagined version because it lacks all the rough edges.
Clarke could wrangle some quite nice descriptive prose, though few agree with me on that.
October 14, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Clarke could wrangle some quite nice descriptive prose, though few agree with me on that.
I still maintain that Arrival completely and totally failed to comprehend the story it adapted
October 14, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I still maintain that Arrival completely and totally failed to comprehend the story it adapted
Just finished Memory! Have to admit that it kind of fell into making most aspects of life in the empire too identical to 21st century living. A little too familiarly cozy.
October 14, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Just finished Memory! Have to admit that it kind of fell into making most aspects of life in the empire too identical to 21st century living. A little too familiarly cozy.