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Discworld reading order guide in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

You’re putting too much pressure on it.

I had the same issue, until I realised it was just a series of novels, with sarcastically minded, modern characters, that happened to be in a fantasy setting.

So they’re able and willing to point out the obvious absurdity of the world and its rules. To the extent that the world is flat, and floating on the back of a turtle. And everyone on the planet knows and accepts this as fact, because it’s literally true.

And he was one of the first to do this. Douglas Adam’s did a similar thing with space in A Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy around the same time.

Now, with all of that in mind, if you don’t like the guys writing style, no amount of love from other people can ever force you to enjoy it.

A reminder to all you far left and far right nutjobs that think Joe Biden has done nothing significant in office in c/politicalmemes

[–] [email protected] -2 points 8 months ago

NOT pooping their pants in public …. again, isn’t really an “accomplishment”

18 January 2024 in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

This has made me literally laugh out loud for 35+ years. Thanks g to or sharing it and reminding me of the beautiful absurdist humor of Gary Larson

Police Don’t Appear to Think Roger Stone’s Assassination Threats Were Just a Joke in c/politics

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

It’s was just a prank dude!

Tomb Raider I-II-III Remastered details enhancements, new features in c/games

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

Don’t…. don’t give me hope

U.S. oil production has hit a record under Biden, but he seldom mentions it. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

And …. Godwin’s Law for the win.

You kept dancing around the point, but you finally committed and were able to bring up Hitler in what seems to be 4 moves during a conversation about oil.

Well done.

"Tech Billionaires Need to Stop Making Sci-Fi Real" in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I’m currently pulling for Irish re-unification and the great SF riot in 2024…

At this point I’m of the “fuck it, let’s see how much Trek gets right” opinion.

Network protocols for dummies in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

It’s technically not a bug if it’s operating as intended

Google says its newly released Gemini AI is the most advanced in the world, and exceeds GPT-4. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

That should be their new slogan:

“You can trust Google, cause what else are you gonna do?”

Economists predict US inflation will keep cooling and the economy can avoid a recession in c/news

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

An individual is not a lemming, no. But people? People are scared, stupid, lemmings who will follow the crowd, almost every time.

We’re social creatures, designed to work in groups. The downside (or upside I guess) is that people do follow the crowd.

A Trump dictatorship is increasingly inevitable. We should stop pretending. in c/politics

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

No I mean a source that is easily and clearly placed in front of me that I can still complain about not being the “correct” sources. /s

A Controversial US Surveillance Program May Get Slipped Into a ‘Must-Pass’ Defense Bill. in c/technology

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Is it for p0rn watching? I feel like with the current Temporary Speaker of The House, it would be for p0rn watching