bramkaandorp

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago (2 children)

WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

But, if you trust her, there shouldn't be a problem, right?

Or is it that you (in this hypothetical situation) don't truly trust her, otherwise you'd trust her around people you don't trust.

And that's okay, just don't pretend it's actually trust.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

A mocha pot? But then I'd still have to buy coffee beans, which are a luxury, right? Not buying a mocha pot means you don't have to buy coffee either, thus saving even more money.

And that could go for all luxuries, to the point that life is just working to be able to work.

And none of this would be necessary if wages were higher overall, and there was a good social safety net.

Tell government to tax the rich, instead of telling people to forego their pleasures.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Why though? Why not just give yourself up, and prevent your friends from getting guiltridden in the process?

Sounds like a bad friend to me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I was joking, though. There are actually people who wear sandwich boards with religious messages on them, specifically to fulfil the call to proselytise.

They often stand near shops.

I almost respect people who really try to talk to me more for actually fulfilling the spirit of it, rather than the letter.

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

It's a bit like being told to go out into the world and tell everyone about your religion, and you do it by taping a cardboard sheet to your front and back with "Jesus is Lord" written on it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

It also says that Jesus says that none of the old testament laws are abolished.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Did he really, or did he get betrayed and then captured?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I'd prefer the disclaimer, on the off chance that someone isn't aware of her awfulness.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I don't really see the connection. Kobo is using machine learning to automate certain work on their backend. How would that affect modern e-readers?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Pink: one year old. Vaars: 1.5 years old, not yet had calves.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

The beginning, in some cases.

 

I love Kim Stanley Robinson’s books, and am reading (in some case re-reading) his books in order. At some point, I’m going to get to Green Earth, but since it’s a reworking of the Science in the Capitol trilogy, I wanted to find out just how much it adds/leaves out/changes.

Is the difference significant enough to merit a “re-read”? I'm particularly interested in characterization, but I'm also curious if the science itself has been significantly changed, with resulting plot changes.

Thanks!

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