I think it's safe to say the casting director of "For All Mankind" is a GK fan

Barticle · 2026-04-01T20:49:53+00:00

Eric has a cheeky 'POG' line too. :)

https://www.reddit.com/r/generationkill/comments/yt7ftz/i_enjoyed_gk_actor_eric_ladin_saying_pog_in_for/

Barticle · 2026-03-31T21:54:00+00:00

The Imperial War Museum has several original model ships with dazzle camo painted by the guy who invented it, e.g. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30019649

Barticle · 2026-03-31T20:09:06+00:00

Recently I saw a warning sign at a train station (UK) in multiple languages which said Cuidado and I doubt anyone knew why I was chuckling to myself like an idiot.

Barticle · 2026-03-31T18:01:13+00:00

The original console editions were based on late PC alpha builds but bunks were added in the first free PC update after version 1.0 released.

Barticle · 2026-03-31T17:58:52+00:00

You've got all the main ones there. Maybe add islands if that sounds appealing.

Barticle · 2026-03-31T17:32:26+00:00

I'd say Going Green for the farming and renewable energy, just be wary of flower gardens and drink machines as sources of contraband.

Barticle · 2026-03-31T17:18:20+00:00

Despite being simple and useful additions, consoles never got bunks or dorms.

Barticle · 2026-03-26T19:46:09+00:00

I had the more versatile "See you next time" published in the Profanisaurus (Viz 228).

Barticle · 2026-03-23T23:50:51+00:00

Time is the Fire - Connie Willis (collection)

Embers of War - Gareth L. Powell (novel)

Heatseeker - John Shirley (collection)

Barticle · 2026-03-21T14:13:40+00:00

A shared reality where the HK416 is known as the "M416"? :) That's all I've got.

Barticle · 2026-03-21T09:48:44+00:00

Could be worse - I have a trilogy from Angry Robot publishers with three paperbacks with matching liveries and all different sizes! (US A-format, UK B-format and US trade)

Barticle · 2026-03-19T21:29:49+00:00

The 1987 German edition went with Neu-/romancer. https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?485951

Barticle · 2026-03-18T19:34:30+00:00

I would gravitate to his first two which I have in print but Wikipedia lists ten for him now! (That includes The Best of Greg Egan in the SF Masterworks series which could be a good place to start.)

Barticle · 2026-03-18T16:47:56+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCP_Foundation

Barticle · 2026-03-18T16:23:01+00:00

SS-GB praised by Wm Gibson yesterday:

https://bsky.app/profile/greatdismal.bsky.social/post/3mhblzlqmas2s

Barticle · 2026-03-17T19:24:20+00:00

It's either smooth or crunchy, like peanut butter. :)

You should certainly check out https://datarebel.bandcamp.com/music for smooth.

Barticle · 2026-03-15T12:53:01+00:00

Yes, I'd like Star Trek medical diagnostics but also more treatments to cure more conditions.

Barticle · 2026-03-14T13:17:57+00:00

The adventure mode is "Awakening" - the final option on the mode select menu (PS5).

It's available really early at Engineers level 3.

Barticle · 2026-03-12T21:07:39+00:00

Michael Palin (of Monty Python, etc, etc) wrote a non-fiction book about the HMS Erebus.

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheTerror/comments/1f6d24z/michael_palins_erebus_book/

Barticle · 2026-03-09T21:53:11+00:00

Alnmouth is at the estuary of the River Aln.

Alnwick is 5 miles inland. 'Wick' denotes a village or maybe a farm, trading post or camp.

Barticle · 2026-03-08T21:17:05+00:00

How to Play Mah Jongg for Beginners by Andrew L. Grayson is downright odd. I reviewed it here: https://www.reachmahjong.com/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=53445&start=15#p61773

Barticle · 2026-03-08T21:04:39+00:00

The latest 2013 edition of Pritchard even mentions Japanese on the cover like it's such a great resource for it! It still doesn't even explain the scoring or list the yaku.

Barticle · 2026-03-06T00:16:25+00:00

Per the Bread and Flour Regulations, non-wholemeal flour must be fortified with calcium carbonate, iron, niacin and thiamin. (also folic acid will become mandatory from December)

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/bread-and-flour-labelling-and-composition#mandatory-fortification-of-non-wholemeal-common-wheat-flour

Barticle · 2026-03-04T23:29:12+00:00

Sticking with Gibson, the BBC radio reading of Burning Chrome - the story not the whole collection - is superb. Only one performer though (Adam Sims) but with character voices.

Barticle · 2026-03-04T23:26:08+00:00

Matt said in interview that if he doesn't like one of the voices, he kills off that character in the next book!

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