bramkaandorp

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[–] bramkaandorp@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago

Wait, I chose no violence, but it will still come my way?

Now they're just saying the quiet part out loud.

Again.

[–] bramkaandorp@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Only a little though.

[–] bramkaandorp@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I personally think he is highly overrated, but if you think of him as an airport thriller writer, who has no real intention to be accurate in his depiction of things in his books, you'd rate him fairly.

[–] bramkaandorp@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Sure, but their nails aren't typically as sharp as cats' claws, so there is that.

[–] bramkaandorp@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Tell that to his sister Rosemary.

[–] bramkaandorp@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Reichy Reich springs to mind.

[–] bramkaandorp@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Only for Christians. I would assume this still holds for Jewish people, as well as some christians who still holds to the Old Testament due to Jesus saying that the old text will not be superceded.

[–] bramkaandorp@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Red carpets for people who only say they fight against Nazis, not for those who actually do it.

[–] bramkaandorp@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Neither is climate change, but we should still combat it where possible.

Funny, that. Fighting against AI could be seen as fighting against climate change, considering the large carbon footprint it has.

[–] bramkaandorp@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

One show that talks about them fairly consistently is The Scathing Atheist, but I couldn't tell you which episodes to listen to specifically. Also good to know, that name is not hyperbolic.

[–] bramkaandorp@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Gay scenes, or gay sex scenes?

Merely kissing doesn't count, because straight people kissing doesn't trigger nearly the same response as gay people kissing, exposing clear bigotry on the part of the complainants.

 

I love Kim Stanley Robinson’s books, and am reading (in some case re-reading) his books in order. At some point, I’m going to get to Green Earth, but since it’s a reworking of the Science in the Capitol trilogy, I wanted to find out just how much it adds/leaves out/changes.

Is the difference significant enough to merit a “re-read”? I'm particularly interested in characterization, but I'm also curious if the science itself has been significantly changed, with resulting plot changes.

Thanks!

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