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[–] Arthur@literature.cafe 2 points 2 weeks ago

When Portra hits (it always does) it sure does hit.

[–] Arthur@literature.cafe 134 points 2 months ago (15 children)

There's a trademark for Linux so Microsoft can't name a product starting with Linux.

https://xcancel.com/richturn_ms/status/1245481405947076610

 

The shortlist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award was published a few days ago and I missed it! Links go to openlibrary pages. Most of these novels don't have fully fleshed out pages though on there though... :(

Private Rites by Julia Armfield

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

Extremophile by Ian Green

Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock by Maud Woolf

[–] Arthur@literature.cafe 10 points 2 months ago

lol I was just wondering because my cats are so fucking skittish at everything so I wasn't sure if there was a slower process of getting them acclimated to different social settings that are more manageable and predictable. Then easing into the bar because I find bar environments sometimes overwhelming and I'm a human!

[–] Arthur@literature.cafe 19 points 2 months ago (5 children)

How did they bar train the maine coon?

[–] Arthur@literature.cafe 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You're not doing anything wrong in my opinion. Some of us just don't get an endorphin boost from exercise.

I'm a marathon runner and I have never experienced a runner's high or whatever these other people get from normal training.

There's this chart about "types of fun" that finally made it click for me. Some people find the mundane training as "Type I" fun. Some of us have activities that are this and others that aren't fun in the moment. For me, skiing is type I. Running is not.

I run as a discipline, it feels good looking back on my calendar of training and seeing the work I've put in. So I get Type II fun from it. I like to say "I run for the medals" and that's mostly this concept. I don't run for the fun, I train for the PR or the "win" or a medal. It's seeing my work pay off, my discipline for months on end being paid out.

So it's not the running, it's achieving the hard goal I set. Anyway, I hope this makes you feel seen. It's really frustrating to see all the hype about endorphins or whatever being a mood booster, but that's not the reality for a lot of people.

Also good job on the consistency for a year! That's impressive! Especially without the mood boost other people get!!

 

This might be the end of Libby/Hoopla/Boundless for a lot of smaller library systems. :(

 

I just finished reading Roadside Picnic for the first time and came across this blog post that I wholeheartedly agree with. Obviously the title is a little bold, but the body lays out a really strong argument for the beauty of this novel.

 

I'm very interested in seeing this story translated to a screen and wow the art work shown off here is incredible.

[–] Arthur@literature.cafe 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I'm totally fine with that if MaelGuerra is up for the transition!

[–] Arthur@literature.cafe 20 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Youtube apparently.

 

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[–] Arthur@literature.cafe 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

We're around with no plans to shut down!

 

Ouch.

 

Ouch.

[–] Arthur@literature.cafe 10 points 11 months ago

Raised by Wolves... 🥲

[–] Arthur@literature.cafe 3 points 11 months ago

Great list. Wanted to pop in and throw Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner out there.

[–] Arthur@literature.cafe 16 points 11 months ago

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"State has ordered books by 13 authors, 12 of them women, to be removed from every public school, classroom and library"

 
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