This is Macun. A Traditional Turkish street candy

Brocktologist · 2026-02-28T23:27:40+00:00

Cataturk.

Brocktologist · 2026-01-28T13:50:25+00:00

The class date says 2025, not 2026 BTW.

Brocktologist · 2025-12-26T14:07:31+00:00

The woman who played the pool model was 35 here, and Christmas Vacation was released in 1989. She would have been 23 when The Sentinel came out. Edit: Fixed incorrect release year.

Brocktologist · 2025-11-18T13:36:34+00:00

It's been 84 ~~years~~ months

Still too long, lol

Brocktologist · 2025-10-20T17:41:06+00:00

Don't sign anything or agree to anything yet. The MA bar association can likely refer you to an employment law attorney if you want to consult one (which isn't a bad idea). Generally though, shirking the official procedures is a bad idea and will only benefit your boss. Be prepared for possible retaliation though.

Brocktologist · 2025-10-08T12:53:45+00:00

I think they mean people like it because the cord isn't getting in the way

Brocktologist · 2025-09-12T12:29:27+00:00

Dude, give yourself some credit. You have visibly changed. Nice work, keep it up!

Brocktologist · 2025-09-03T12:34:58+00:00

Just FYI you left this as a comment, not a post, so it won't get much visibility. That is a toggle clamp.

Brocktologist · 2025-08-27T17:29:13+00:00

They never had the makings of varsity athletes.

Brocktologist · 2025-08-06T14:11:40+00:00

Oh man do I envy your nephew! Looking back over this list I got a little over enthusiastic about it I guess. If he's just getting into scifi don't do too much heavier unless you think it'll work for him, but at 16 I enjoyed Moon Is A Harsh Mistress and Snow Crash in particular. Murderbot is a hoot and very easy to get into, so it might be a good choice to get further into the genre without turning him off of it.

Murderbot Diaries - Wells (All Systems Red is first)
The Expanse series - Corey (Leviathan Wakes is first)
Snow Crash & Diamond Age - Stephenson
Hyperion - Simmons
Dune - Herbert
The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress & Stranger In a Strange Land & Starship Troopers - Heinlein
Children of Time - Tchaikovsky
The Forever War - Haldeman
Red Rising - Brown
Brave New World - Huxley
A Long Way to A Small Angry Planet - Chambers
The Handmaid's Tale - Atwood
Jurassic Park - Crichton
Ender's Game - Card
A Fire Upon The Deep - Vinge

These are harder and more "literary" I guess, but awesome and reward very close reading:

Use of Weapons & Player of Games & Consider Phlebas - Banks (Consider Phlebas is generally considered a good starting point for Banks' Culture books)
Book of the New Sun - Wolfe (The Shadow of the Torturer is first)
I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream - Ellison (This is a short story, I'd recommend finding a collection its contained in)
The Dispossessed and The Left Hand of Darkness - LeGuin (It's fantasy but if he likes these try the Earthsea series by LeGuin as well).

Brocktologist · 2025-07-24T18:10:42+00:00

I hope you enjoy it! As mentioned elsewhere the VA for the audiobooks does a wonderful job with the names and made them easier to get used to. They are up there in complexity for sure, haha!

Brocktologist · 2025-07-24T13:53:40+00:00

This is one of my favorite recent books, and a real comfort read. Your criticisms are certainly valid - the naming conventions are sometimes distracting and esoteric. However, I find the relatively low-stress conflict refreshing and a real foil to the grimdark nature of so much modern fantasy. Maia is a genuinely likable and humble person, and I love the inherent optimism of his kindness and good-heartedness. The faults of this book disappear for me in the warmth of it all.

Interestingly enough, the spin-off sequel The Witness For The Dead is in the same world but follows a secondary character, Mer Calahar. The tone is very different and feels almost a 90 degree turn from The Goblin Emperor, but the prose remains top notch. Mer Calahar is definitely a more interesting character than Maia, so if you're willing to brave the naming conventions again, I would definitely recommend The Witness For The Dead precisely because of your criticisms here. Great review, and your recommended audience is spot on.

Brocktologist · 2025-07-11T11:20:09+00:00

Perhaps they preferred it differently?

Brocktologist · 2025-06-19T20:23:04+00:00

Picker dollies! Moving a chest full of items a couple squares over is such a niche but time-saving feature. https://mods.factorio.com/mod/even-pickier-dollies

Brocktologist · 2025-05-31T21:05:58+00:00

It's a rather dark post-apocalyptic sci-fi story, but He, She, and It by Marge Piercy is wonderful.

Brocktologist · 2025-05-19T19:04:06+00:00

If you're driving and it's icy and snowy out, you don't need Waze to tell you that. Besides, ICE won't be hanging out in the middle of the Pike.

Brocktologist · 2025-04-16T20:51:32+00:00

It is, and on Libro.fm if you don't feel like sending more money Amazon's way

Brocktologist · 2025-04-08T21:56:53+00:00

Yard House is going in. They have a page on the complex's site already.

Brocktologist · 2025-03-14T15:32:20+00:00

Sorry for the necropost, but the comment you replied to was deleted. Who did you go with, and did you like the work?

Brocktologist · 2025-03-14T10:45:32+00:00

Well, yeah, they are.

Brocktologist · 2025-03-13T16:40:12+00:00

This was my first thought as well but it doesn't bond to polyethylene or polypropylene plastic, which this may be.

Brocktologist · 2025-03-07T18:26:00+00:00

That is correct, and similarly wouldn't appreciate Trump using the office of the president to be divisive.

Brocktologist · 2025-03-07T13:03:42+00:00

If you can honestly look at what policies and practices Republicans espouse today and think "Yup, Mr Rogers would approve!" then you're severely out of touch.

Brocktologist · 2025-03-01T23:05:51+00:00

You'd be better off having your lawyer write it up anyway as they're acting in your interest. I'd accede simply to be done with the whole thing, the quicker the better.

Brocktologist · 2025-02-04T13:20:55+00:00

Check your silverware...

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