I have to admit, even while finding the crooked corners of the internet with rotten and CJ, I did hold onto the belief that access to information was going to lift the masses up out of ignorance. I knew about flamewars since the BBS days. I knew about trolls since rm -rf advice was given. I, in my naivete, seriously underestimated the effects of these phenomenon on society writ large.

Ive done it as a cure to a cold. its not great. I will eat toom by the bucketful though

Naturally! Then add another clove for good luck. Plus those two cloves look small, better add another.

That’s why my favorite composer is Edgard Varèse

Damnit Christopher, why you gotta be all misogynist?

They fundamentally solve the Topo-Naming-Problem I propose to try again after the next release.

Are they settled on an assembly workbench yet?

https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/

Id like to get their compound miter with the hinge but probably won’t use it enough to justify the cost.

Dune is one of my favorite books. Herbert is clear on this, Paul is exploiting the fremen. The Bene Geserat planted the savior myth. Their goals align, mostly, but he can’t really control them, just aim them and pull the trigger.

Also three body problem series is a slog. Character development is not great. He pulls the plug on the main baddie too early and installs a characature of america bad at the end. Second book has one idea.