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  • Genre-wise, I'd call it dieselpunk.

  • Barry Hughart's tales of Master Li Kao and Number Ten Ox. There are three books in the series, but he originally planned more. I believe he had some issues with his publisher and gave up on writing the follow-ups. Shame, because it's my favourite fantasy series.

  • I don't think cloning a human would be much harder than a sheep.

  • The wheel of Time

    Seriously. I gave up on that series at book 5 when the author hadn't resolved a single major plot point yet.

  • Only to avoid fashionable brands. I once bought a pair of name brand shoes and walked through the soles in less than three months. Won't be wasting my money that way again.

  • There's a lot of people here reminiscing about how it used to be a better world. It wasn't, but we weren't aware of all the horrible hidden shit going on, or we felt less affected/responsible because it was a less connected world back then. Sometimes I miss my ignorance, but ignorance won't fix the world.

    So I guess I miss pulp novels.

  • My phone screen is too small. I have a separate, larger, e-ink screen for that.

  • Mad World - specifically the Gary Jules version. Even Tears For Fears like what he did with it.

  • Well, like the Pedo-in-Chief said: smart people don’t like me.

    If people with education, experience and good judgement don't like you... it's a clear sign that having those things distort your thinking! /s

  • Smells

    Jump
  • I smell like Product The Supermarket Will Drop In Two Weeks.

  • I saw a duck steal a woman's wallet.

    It was hanging around her feet while she ate lunch, obviously hoping for some crumbs. She ignored it and it started poking its beak through her handbag. I saw it come up with the wallet, then start to waddle slowly away as she stood and took up her bag to walk off. The exterior doors on that side of the building were locked, so I couldn't get her attention to let her know what was going on. I wonder what she thinks happened to her wallet?

  • What's the connection with UNIX?

  • I'm interested. What are your economic policies?

  • Sauron on drums? Most metal band ever.

  • Listen, you can't just call something a breakfast-whatever and convince us it's a suitable first meal. I was prepared to let breakfast burritos slide, but this is a step too far.

  • Couldn't stop thinking about that film for weeks after watching it.

  • Try working in healthcare. Awful hard to say no when you have to face them across the lunchroom table every day...

  • The average highschooler nowadays doesn't get to dissect executed criminals.

  • Nebulae are like Rorschach ink blots.

    ...anyone else see a furby burning in hell?

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world

    How does that craft where you stab a ball of fluff with a needle until it looks like something work?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world

    How would you turn Hell into a tourist destination?

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world

    Is it possible to eat a toxic amount of culinary herbs/spices?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world

    Is dessert a snack or a meal?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world

    What three unrelated movies make a perfect set?

  • Uplifting News @lemmy.world

    Tesco's Laser-Etched Avocados to Save on Packaging Waste - Core77

    www.core77.com /posts/132477/Tescos-Laser-Etched-Avocados-to-Save-on-Packaging-Waste
  • Cooking @lemmy.world

    Alternatives to onion grating