saucerwizard

joined 2 years ago
[–] saucerwizard@awful.systems 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Are there any takedowns of Girard out there?

[–] saucerwizard@awful.systems 11 points 2 months ago (4 children)

At least it wasn’t a cock ring.

[–] saucerwizard@awful.systems 4 points 2 months ago

The starshot people just found that out the hard way, not sure if it also holds for breakthrough listen.

[–] saucerwizard@awful.systems 4 points 2 months ago

Dude is a serious narcissist.

[–] saucerwizard@awful.systems 5 points 2 months ago

Man I’m getting some great recommendations out of this.

[–] saucerwizard@awful.systems 4 points 2 months ago

You had me at the dyscalculia part!

[–] saucerwizard@awful.systems 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I’ll have to try some of this then!

[–] saucerwizard@awful.systems 6 points 2 months ago (11 children)

OT: I had a realization awhile back that I’d basically cut American scifi out of my life. The politics are just gross to me now, and the overseas stuff is just plain more fun.

What comes out of the states seems to reduce to libertarian (closeted white nationalist) wank fodder, and I guess its been this way since…Campbell? Certainly Niven-Pournelle. It just got gross.

(Partially prompted by me listening to Iron Council again).

[–] saucerwizard@awful.systems 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I keep meaning to reread it and report back on zeerust aspects!

[–] saucerwizard@awful.systems 6 points 2 months ago

Ted Chiang rules.

[–] saucerwizard@awful.systems 4 points 2 months ago

This is about as techie as I go as far as internet communities haha.

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