Oooof, I feel that. I started Malazan back at the end of June, currently 2/3rds through Book 7, “Reaper’s Gale”.

It’s far less dark that books 2 and 3, but it’s still sooooo… I don’t know, not as many payoffs as previous books. Feeling some Malazan fatigue with 3 books to go

Found it good but slow, and a bit unfocused. Only 6 episodes planned for season one though? That’s kind of phoning it in

Magenta Skycode - Kipling

I hope that this is a true story

I hope that this is a true story

Yeah, these have killed before, even if this particular one has yet to

So many conflicting feelings.

• Book 1 was okay, not too bad, I was curious where it’d go
• Hated book 2, it was way too dark and I saw the ending coming from a third of the way in
• Book 3 was also WAY too dark, an absolute downer
• Book 4 had an amazing character arc over the first third, the rest was pretty okay
• Loved book 5. Absolutely a masterpiece
• Seriously enjoyed book 6
• Book 7 is very good so far!

They’re all SO long, too

Currently on Book 7 of the Malazan series by Steven Erikson, “Reaper’s Gale”. Started book 1 back in June, still working my way through them. The whole series improved tremendously after Book 3 finished, it’s been a heck of a ride so far.

Yup, I also got strong YA vibes from Babel. Got some other vibes too, but those are spoilers ;)

Flute! I started learning it last December, it’s been nearly a year and I’ve learned SO much. Going to keep at it and get even better!

It’s The Onion all the way down

I thought everything went crooked the day Harambe died

Genuine lmao

I’d watch 7 seasons of Voyager voyaging with Ferrets

It’s not AI, it’s an LLM. It doesn’t know what misinformation is because it doesn’t Know anything

Oooof, too true

It’s meant as a comparison in terms of Moral Crusades via Prohibition tactics. I have a feeling that a “ban” on pornography will likely end the same way, with hyperbolic responses and lives disrupted to no positive resolutions. But it really seems untenable as a concept, that genie is so far out of the bottle that there is no bottle anymore; only the whole entire internet

Hilarious. As if this could ever actually be instituted nationwide. Regulations on sale and access maybe, but moral crusades like this are perpetually doomed to failure, much like the War on Drugs.

Doesn’t mean they won’t try, won’t posture, won’t grandstand about it, but to actually succeed in this goal when over 50% of the populace isn’t going to be behind it? I guess we’ll just have to watch them try.

It honestly isn’t that card to take a can of diced tomatoes and throw it on the frying pan, add some garlic, olive oil, salt, and herbs of your choosing, reduce to a suitable volume, good to go. I’m surprised more people don’t do that.

Feel free to share your recipe though, I’d be curious how others do it

I’m still daydreaming of a Rachel Notley federal run