Doctorzoidy

Oh my God thank you. I'd been trying to think back to an animated short story about a house with no living humans going about it's programmed life that I saw in school in the 80s. On and off for the last 20 years I've searched for Asimov, Clarke, even thinking maybe it was Adams, never considered it was Bradbury. There will come soft rains. 20 years!

I used to carry my kindle Paperwhite in my lunch bag, reading on breaks at lunch. Upgraded to a fold 7 this week and have been using that instead, it's beautiful and I love it for daily reading and pretty much everything else I can throw at it. The Kindle app makes looking for new titles (unlimited has so many LitRPG) so much easier than on reader or PC. It's truly changed how I do reading on the go.

Having said that at home I still prefer my kindle, not because of the screen, the size, the physical heft, soft leather case, extreme battery life, no those are all good reasons but physically not much different than my phone. No I prefer to use my kindle because I don't get text messages, reminders about ongoing sales, emails, video streaming recommendations, none of that. I just get my book.

Not a fan of the genre, Bloodborne killed it for me. But my brother has coerced me into trying Elden Ring so I picked that up in the steam sale, and we will see.

Have previously tried Nioh, BB, lords of the fallen,just can't get the combat, but I am old so that could be a contributing factor

The problem with many of these boycotts is that I'm not using their products or services anyway, so when my transaction is already zero how can I show my displeasure?

Are you quoting Frontalot? Future people do not give a damn about your shopping

Dead space?

No matter the conversation I will always find a way to recommend the Gentlemen Bastards series by Scott Lynch.

Take some Oceans 11 or Now You See Me con artist heist plot, stick it into a fantasy world somewhere in the triangle of LotR, Discworld, and Verona, and have the dialogue written by Tarantino. It's such an enjoyable romp. I like to imagine Matt Berry doing half the voices.

I am with you on keeping it as long as you can. Have had two trucks that after I finished paying on I was fine with running as long as they would drive. Bluetooth adapter to get my phone on. Don't need touch screen or heated seats or backup cameras.

With both my wife semi-forced my hand as she kept upgrading horse trailer, the primary reason for me owning trucks, until now I have a huge beast with a gooseneck trailer that I personally only put about 200 miles a year on. I think when it's time for her car to be replaced I'll take over the family car assignment and let her be the big truck person.

Seems to be missing Close but no cigar, style parody of Cake

Ignosticism or igtheism is the idea that the question of the existence of God is meaningless because the word "God" has no coherent and unambiguous definition.

Also see theological noncognitivism.

Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds

I'm still running my Duo 2 as my work phone, it's fantastic for remote desktop sessions when I just need to restart a service or do quick tasks. The hinge doesn't crease but you do get a gap in video that's minorly annoying, but not a deal breaker. It's great for teams calls with scrolling on 2nd screen for info or referencing material. It's great for kindle, the book-like structure gives a pleasant feel while reading in two page format.

Unfortunately it isn't comfortable for phone calls. And having a hard close means opening for texts and teams and quick items does become bothersome and tedious towards the end of the day. And knowing it was killed puts a clock on it and always keeps me looking for a replacement. It will eventually go to the same pile where I put my zune and Microsoft bands.

When it finally dies I'll probably stay in the foldable format, Pixel or Galaxy. But I'm going to run it as long as I can.