I’m doing Orphan Black and Severance right now, but I’ll probably go Firefly then Dollhouse. (Part of what made me think of Dollhouse is the fact that Dichen Lachman is in Severance!) The Nevers is also on my watchlist, apparently, so I might or might not get to that later.

Yeah, fair point. I’ve got to watch Dollhouse and Firefly eventually.

Thanks! A great one is also BookFinder - there are a few versions of it, I know .com and .de and I’m sure there are others.

Envious, that sounds like a great experience. Trial by doing is probably the best way for most people to learn. I’m very verbal, but even for me, reading things doesn’t necessarily make it stick any easier.

It’s making me get into book collecting and finding older/out-of-print editions, so at least that is a silver lining.

Hey, I’m just the messenger – blame the publishers. They’ve gotten sloppy, too, have you noticed? I’ve seen major grammatical/continuity errors and typesetting issues, even if the book is from the Big Five – even Tor. It’s disappointing, the ‘enshittification’ is happening before my eyes in real time.

That is pretty much how I feel - like I’m putting out the fires every day, but not actually progressing on what I want or plan to do. It’s a tough balancing act that I’m still trying to figure out… time management is a tough skill to learn when it doesn’t come easily or naturally.

Branch out of American media; European and Asian media have much less tolerance for on-screen hardcore violence. American media freaks out over a nipple in children’s media, but war and graphic fighting are A-OK!

I don’t think you are. The intrusion of “romantasy” is a serious issue with book publishing because they’re chasing what makes the most profits, and right now that’s the trend. No matter that romantasy is not proper fantasy…

I was thinking of some of those too - Buffy, Xena, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, etc., but aren’t those also targeted towards a female demographic?

Unfortunately, a lot of official government services and representatives are still using it. I saw someone reference a Twitter post about that Canadian plane crash, for instance.

Thanks for bringing up the quadrants. I’ve been aware of them but feel like I haven’t been using them optimally to figure out how to best focus my time and energy. Somehow I didn’t realize important/non-urgent was the primary one to focus on…

I disable notifications for most of my apps anyway, but the neural connections are still there and hard to undo. Breaking them is a long process in my experience… or maybe I reinforce them too much still.

That and the upgradeable storage… as soon as I can figure out how to solve my partition issues.

I got a secondhand Kobo on eBay for less than $100, almost in new condition (the seller just forgot to include the charging cable, but luckily I had plenty of spare micro-USB cables). It’s a 2018 model, but it has 8 GB of storage, plenty for most people, and a nice 6" 300 PPI screen with warm light and dark mode. It’s more than sufficient.

Point being, alternatives are out there. reMarkable and Boox aren’t exactly equivalent devices, since those are meant as more e-ink note-taking tablets, not dedicated e-readers. You could probably find a 2018 Kobo Clara HD for around $40-50 used nowadays as well… and it has more features than the equivalent 2018 Kindle.

I’ve wanted to play since I finished the show’s first season! I’ve heard mixed things about the PC port, so I’m curious to try it.

In terms of practicality, probably UTC+0 since, after hardening my tech, it tends to be my default timezone when I’m browsing the net.

Given the dominance of two-wheelers, with some clever marketing wouldn’t it possible to encourage more e-bikes and hybrids? Electric scooters could be subsidized, Maruti can market, etc.

People are very susceptible to popular things as you say, and I do agree it would need to happen gradually.

Even if biking is safe when driving is safe in snowy conditions, it’s still much more annoying to be a cyclist on a snowy winter day. You either have to sweat in a ton of layers or wear flimsy ones and be chilly every time you aren’t in motion; having some environment to insulate you would be a huge advantage. I say this as someone who is not a driver but as an amateur cyclist (though not in the winter… yet).

I’m still figuring out how to make winter cycling feasible for me, and I think for most people it’s a lot of dedication and commitment that the average commuter will not want to put in. Also, icy road conditions are the worst for pedestrians and cyclists; they can be bad for cars too, of course, but obviously car tires are much bigger and can withstand much more.

India is already a country where many people use bikes; it’s a pity that the government doesn’t want to encourage that avenue and make it safer for cycling to be normal and voluntary, rather than a just a cheaper mode of transport.