werewolf_nr

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[–] werewolf_nr@fig.systems 2 points 1 year ago

Not including whatever Wagner got up to.

[–] werewolf_nr@fig.systems 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, there goes my sleep for the night.

[–] werewolf_nr@fig.systems 9 points 1 year ago

That was the spec sheet provided by the company, but without any backing info, testing, or engineering expertise. The more digging people have done on this submarine, the more of an absolute shit show it is.

[–] werewolf_nr@fig.systems 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think the blurb sets up a bad set of expectations. "Lesbian necromancers in space" makes it seem like a Sci-Fi/Fantasy LGBT+ romance novel. Instead you get a mystery in a setting that is only technically science-fantasy with a vague romance side plot.

The ending isn't happy, that is for sure.

 

It's really hard to put my thoughts about this this novella into a coherent form. Especially without spoilers.

Overall I liked it. It is thought provoking in ways I wasn't expecting.

If anything holds me back from an absolute recommendation is the prose. That it is a translation shows. 73 words in a sentence just doesn't work the same way in English as it does in some languages.

[–] werewolf_nr@fig.systems 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What were the issues people had with it? Pacing in the middle third?

[–] werewolf_nr@fig.systems 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So, what you're saying is that a Steam Controller is a better choice of diving equipment than the Logitech PlayStation knock off?

[–] werewolf_nr@fig.systems 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Only the most optimistic guesses about their air suggest there is any left in it at this point. We're pretty much at the recovery phase.

[–] werewolf_nr@fig.systems 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Red Sister was quite interesting. IMO the rest of the series doesn't hold up.

I highly recommend Gideon the Ninth down there at the bottom too. Very highly. Why haven't you started yet?

[–] werewolf_nr@fig.systems 5 points 1 year ago

Bezos hates this! Save money with one simple trick.

[–] werewolf_nr@fig.systems 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The prosecution is undoubtedly taking lots of notes every time Trump does an interview.

[–] werewolf_nr@fig.systems 5 points 1 year ago

I first saw the story pop up in r/UFOs, which isn't a great start. Granted, the story is well sourced by conspiracy theory standards but still doesn't quite raise to the standards of "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." I put a mental pin on the story to see how it develops.

[–] werewolf_nr@fig.systems 3 points 1 year ago

I'm entirely onboard and OK with your inclusion of GITS on the list and think that an examination of a theme inevitably needs to examine how a theme has evolved as it passes through other art forms.

 

Review of the indictment, by a lawyer, in reasonably digestible terms.

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