KingOfTheBailey
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KingOfTheBailey
1d ago
I had an L-Trac back when CST was making them (seems like X-Keys now does them?). Loved it so much I bought a second so I could have one at home and at work. Used both until the switches broke, have some switches on order to solder in when they arrive.
KingOfTheBailey
2d ago
Some fun AI Doompop: The Lightcone needs you to lock in, Son. Starring Big Yud's Golden Hat.
I'm impressed by how catchy these things are getting, but Suno (I'm assuming it's Suno, it seems to always be Suno) seems to be pretty samey once you've heard a few of its songs. I don't know if this is a lack of imagination on the part of the people steering it, or if it's overtrained on "modern pop bangers".
KingOfTheBailey
3d ago
this is not 100% "fun"
Perhaps not, but you moved me and made my eyes water, and these are rich and proper emotions when a cultural titan like Stewart passes.
May we all find love that can survive such a journey, and let us hope that it's never called upon to be tested in such a way.
Amen.
Picard represented an unusual model of authority: intellectual, capable of violence but reluctant to employ it, and principled without being blind to the difficulties of applying those principles consistently. It was not his infallibility that made him admirable, but his conviction in the face of uncertainty and weakness. For those of us who grew up with TNG, perhaps the more lasting influence was not what it taught us to expect of technology, but what it taught us to expect of the people entrusted with it.
I regret not being able to say more than essentially "This.", but the lack of responsibility our most powerful technologists have demonstrated through the past two-and-a-half decades is truly disappointing and appalling.
KingOfTheBailey
6d ago
I don't agree, because Malfoid requires two character journeys before they can become a couple: Harry has to complete his hero's journey and become someone competent (and not just doing it for female attention) and Malfoid has to have her prejudices break down because they are increasingly incompatible with her growing respect and affection towards Harry as he grows.
KingOfTheBailey
6d ago
Agreed. The fun from Malfoid IMHO came from seeing repressed creativity burst forth, and highlighting a male romantic angle that has been underappreciated in recent years. Government agencies trying to ride everyman trends is just cringe.
KingOfTheBailey
6d ago
One of the jokes that went around when all this first kicked off:
Why didn't Rowling write Dracena?
Because Draco was a boy in the first draft.
KingOfTheBailey
6d ago
https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Squib
It's rare.
I think there are two angles you can push on. One is see if he goes for some easy slop, on the theory that he's gotta get comfortable with the mechanics of reading, sitting still for a good few hours, etc. The other is to point him at harder things to see if he goes for the challenge. Since he's asked for and bounced off Dune and The Martian, maybe go for the first.
Matthew Reilly writes paper action movies, but he might need to be 1-2 years older for those? Animorphs is a good read but gets dark later. It can also be a vector for weird-kid-ism and the fandom seems to attract a lot of trans and furry elements. Most of the great YA I can think of is either non-SF and/or is for a couple of years in the future (e.g. Tomorrow series). Maybe easy fantasy would be good?
Also, 10 might still be young enough to enjoy some reading aloud with the parents. You could read the harder books with him and then you can answer his questions before things become too frustrating.
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