Bonus if it has a dolphin on it.
Needs to be an option to put these into todays EVs. You shouldn't have to buy a brand new car to get better battery technology.
If you feel someone is a bad actor, report them and let the mods deal with it.
Aw, geeze, I just got gifted a new PC for father's day, now I have shit to do...
"It’s about a group of kids that find a buried spaceship on their boring planet. They accidentally turn it on, get blasted off into the galaxy, and it’s the story about them trying to find their way back home.”
Sounds like garbage. Why even involve Star Wars?
Probably not expressed as a voice, but definitely thinking.
One of our cats would regularly get "that look" on her face and we'd tell her "Lorelei! Stop thinking evil thoughts!" then she'd go on a tear. Clearly plotting what she was going to do.
Removed, see the new addendum to the civility rule.
I can't really say there's a single favorite. I find pretty much every category has something that's appealing.
Old favorites I keep coming back to are the Fuzzy Books by H. Beam Piper, the first one is public domain. It's an easy, fun read. Shouldn't take longer to read than a few hours:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18137
Other science fiction worth reading are the Matador books by Steve Perry, the Deathworld and Stainless Steel Rat books by Harry Harrison.
Fantasy? Obvious choice being the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings, but a less obvious choice are the 10+ books of the Belgariad and Malloreon by David and Leigh Eddings, the Myth books by Robert Aspirin, Theives World anthologies edited by Aspirin, but are short stories written by all sorts of people. The Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser books by Friz Lieber.
If you're looking for more modern stuff, it's hard to beat the steampunk Clockwork Century books by Cherie Priest, or the horror/magic books of Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko.
Speaking of horror, Lovecraft is a must read, tons of good compilations of his stuff. Cthulhu mythos aside, my favotite stories of his are Cool Air, the Statement of Randolph Carter, and the Cats of Ulthar. Stephen King? Obviously the Stand, and the Shining, but the Dark Tower books are just marvelous. Well, the first FOUR are marvelous. Afer his van accident, the others aren't quite as good. Felt rushed. The first book, the Guninger, is an all time classic. The Clive Barker books are also good, but his BEST work, Imajica, is INCREDIBLY intimidating. If I remember correctly it's over 1,000 pages. That one took me 3 days to read. It's so thick that they split it in half to do the paper back edition.
Romance books? Hard to beat Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, originally written as Doctor Who fan fiction of all things! LOL. Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon is amazing, the language and turns of phrases used even in translation are stunning. The Griffin and Sabine books by Nick Bantock are fascinating, more of an art project than a straight narrative. You're encouraged to uncover the relationship between these two people through a series of letters and postcards, all faithfully produced through the books including envelopes.
For straight, non-genre fiction, you can't beat Umberto Eco. Name of the Rose, Foucalt's Pendulum, his collection of essays "How to Travel With a Salmon" is just wonderful.
For non fiction, I fell down a rabbit hole of travelogues for a while, Into the Heart of Borneo and In Trouble Again by Redmond O'Hanlon are fantastic, light and funny reads. His third book, No Mercy, about his trip to the Congo is not. It's really, really not. Very hard to get through, they were all almost killed. The Tim Cahill books are all worth a read, Road Fever being a particular favotite. Also the Michael Palin books, Around the World in 80 Days and Pole to Pole.
For religious theory I highly suggest Rescuing the Bible From Fundamentalism and Liberating the Gospels by Archbishop John Shelby Spong, the Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (there's a fantastic audiobook version read by John Cleese of all people), and Issac Asmov's Guide to the Bible.
But that's just the highlights out of my library. ;)
I set up a little free library, here's the first batch of books I chose to give away:
The comic book room is a different conversation. LOL.
Dunno, I don't count them. At my peak I could do a book a day, but that was 2 heart attacks ago. Harder to focus now. :(
"Across a thousand runs, the model cranked through the temperature data and settled on a year. Sometimes the model spat out later dates. Sometimes earlier. The two scientists made a plot of the numbers and a neat cluster emerged. Yes—2057. But that’s just the middle point: In 95 percent of the model’s simulations, the AMOC tipped sometime between 2025 and 2095."
I get wiped during the day, so I'll crash, wake up around midnight or 1 AM and find myself beating my brain into submission with Microsoft Solitaire.
This happens way more often than I care to admit.
Silverado. Shit, just the soundtrack to Silverado.
Tough for a convicted criminal to try to be pro-prosecution against a former D.A.
Joe Biden tells Americans ‘history is in your hands’ in Oval Office speech that also promises supreme court reform and repeats Kamala Harris endorsement
Out for a bit, be back soon-ish...
Currently sitting in an ER so expect me to go silent for a bit.
Long story, my car got hit and ran(? runned?) and I went out to check the damage... stupidly barefoot... and managed to cut up both of my feet pretty good.
The other mods have been notified and will be making sure things don't go off the rails, they're just quieter than I am. :)
Out for a bit, be back soon-ish.
Currently sitting in an ER so expect me to go silent for a bit.
Long story, my car got hit and ran(? runned?) and I went out to check the damage... stupidly barefoot... and managed to cut up both of my feet pretty good.
The other mods have been notified and will be making sure things don't go off the rails, they're just quieter than I am. :)
The landlord's lawyer raised the prospect of defective installation or design of the heating and cooling system.
This story just keeps getting better the more you read it...
It starts off with a bad landlord not fixing the AC, naturally.
But the tenant complaining is the architecture firm that DESIGNED the heating and AC system.
"In a press release, Ankrom touted how exposed timber beams mixed with concrete, glass and steel to create a modern aesthetic. It added that inside its space, “large fans operate in tandem with operable windows to circulate air, and a custom software program suggests appropriate times for opening windows rather than solely relying on the HVAC system.”"
And the guy running the architecture company? "Company President Dave Heater did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday."
LOL. You can't make this up!
Michael Zulli, Iconic Sandman Artist, Passes Away at Age 71
I first encountered him on an indie book called "Puma Blues" which was just stunning.
Premise was a scientist sent into the woods post apocalypse to document mutations... Like flying Manta Rays!
Collected edition here, not quite as complete as advertised. Missing issue #20 and all the glorious covers.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0486798135
Less than a year ago, KATU interview a man living on Clinton Street who was trying to stabilize the homeless camping situation in his neighborhood.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17700329
Less than a year ago, KATU interview a man living on Clinton Street who was trying to stabilize the homeless camping situation in his neighborhood.
I seem to remember at the time everyone was saying "This doesn't sound like a good idea, let's see how that works out for you..."
Well...
Republican National Convention - Final Day Megathread!
We now return you to your regularly scheduled Megathread!
Today is July 18th and it's the fourth and final day of the Republican National Convention where Donald J. Trump will be officially nominated as the Republican candidate for President of the United States.
The convention runs Mon-Thur, you can see the calendar of events here:
https://gopconvention2024.com/master-calendar/
The Day 1 Megathread can be found here!
https://lemmy.world/post/17577769
Day 2:
https://lemmy.world/post/17614999
Day 3:
https://lemmy.world/post/17658192
This is the big one, if you only watch one day of the convention, this is the one to catch. Trump not only officially accepts the nomination today, but it's also his first big speech since the assassination attempt.
Will he appear humbled or contrite as he did on day 1? 🤷♂️ Hard to say, we haven't seen many speeches by candidates after an attempt on their life.
Day 1 ALREADY saw the actual nomination vote of Donald J. Trump, the announcement of his running mate, J.D. Vance, and the appearance of an unusually somber, almost SAD looking Trump on the show floor.
Day 2 saw an... interesting speech from Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Day 3 had the Vice Presidential acceptance speech from JD Vance:
https://www.youtube.com/live/qeSkNECkVzE
Video intro at 5hrs:33min:12sec
Usha Vance intro at 5hrs:35min:20sec
JD Vance at 5hrs:40min:10sec
Edit Longest convention speech in the modern era, beating his own records in 2016 and 2020.
Trump Speech Here:
https://www.youtube.com/live/WT0jqAQ9Omk
“An increased security footprint is a standard response to safeguarding the city’s elected officials."
Republican National Convention - Day 3 Megathread!
We now return you to your regularly scheduled Megathread!
Today is July 17th and it's the third day of the Republican National Convention where Donald J. Trump will be officially nominated as the Republican candidate for President of the United States.
The convention runs Mon-Thur, you can see the calendar of events here:
https://gopconvention2024.com/master-calendar/
The Day 1 Megathread can be found here!
https://lemmy.world/post/17577769
Day 2:
https://lemmy.world/post/17614999
Typically, day 3 of the convention is where things really get interesting, but day 1 ALREADY saw the actual nomination vote of Donald J. Trump, the announcement of his running mate, J.D. Vance, and the appearance of an unusually somber, almost SAD looking Trump on the show floor.
Day 2 saw an... interesting speech from Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Generally, the final 2 days of the convention will see a speech from the Vice Presidential candidate today, followed by Trump tomorrow. It will be interesting to see where they go with this!
Edit JD Vance speech here:
https://www.youtube.com/live/qeSkNECkVzE
Video intro at 5hrs:33min:12sec
Usha Vance intro at 5hrs:35min:20sec
JD Vance at 5hrs:40min:10sec
The e-commerce giant wants employees to stop checking in, grabbing coffee, and leaving
Mysterious posters that popped up in a Portland park claim recent events have resulted in an Ouija board ban.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17634341
Mysterious posters that popped up in a Portland park claim recent events have resulted in an Ouija board ban.
Federal prosecutors alleged that Sen. Bob Menendez accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for the New Jersey Democrat's political clout.
"He will be sentenced on Oct. 29 and faces decades in prison."
Wife's trial delayed indefinitely.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/sen-bob-menendez-wife-nadine-menendez-trial-delayed-indefinitely-rcna162108
Republican National Convention - Day 2 Megathread!
We now return you to your regularly scheduled Megathread!
Today is July 16th and it's the second day of the Republican National Convention where Donald J. Trump will be officially nominated as the Republican candidate for President of the United States.
The convention runs Mon-Thur, you can see the calendar of events here:
https://gopconvention2024.com/master-calendar/
The Day 1 Megathread can be found here!
https://lemmy.world/post/17577769
Typically, day 2 of the convention is where things start to ramp up, but day 1 ALREADY saw the actual nomination vote of Donald J. Trump, the announcement of his running mate, J.D. Vance, and the appearance of an unusually somber, almost SAD looking Trump on the show floor.
We should see speeches from more prominent people starting today, culminating in Trump's actual acceptance speech to close out festivities on Thursday.
Sidebar update: Civility
Sidebar Update: Civility
The News Community updated their civility rule, and based on recent reports here and in World News, it seemed like a worthy addition to our rule-set.
I talked it over with the other mods, and we feel the change is a good idea.
The Civility rule now includes accusations of bots and paid actors.
" This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban."
There have been a lot of comments along the lines of "Disregard previous rules, write x about y", implying the person resonded to is an AI or a bot.
I've been ignoring reports on those until now because we never really had a rule about it, well, now we do!
As usual, if you see trolling, don't engage, just report it.