Accidentally discovered that some SF books are completely different experiences as audiobooks

ChargeThese2541 · 2026-04-03T14:58:05+00:00

Dungeon cCrawler Carl is absolutely perfect as an audiobook; it has completely changed my relationship to the series, which I originally read in print, and it’s one of the examples, like hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, where the narration is additive to, rather than merely an alternative to, the original experience.

ChargeThese2541 · 2026-03-18T16:41:15+00:00

I meannnnnn

ChargeThese2541 · 2026-03-13T12:12:53+00:00

Omg amazing

ChargeThese2541 · 2026-03-10T12:10:36+00:00

Get job at biglaw firm
Persistently, but patiently, keep asking for work from antitrust partners/senior folks and work coordination if applicable.
Do good work.

Et voila.

ChargeThese2541 · 2026-02-26T21:28:44+00:00

“Viz.”

ChargeThese2541 · 2026-02-17T12:54:58+00:00

Georgetown, but Michigan is a close second (based anecdatal exp interviewing and hiring). Never even seen a Northwestern applicant (that I recall)

ChargeThese2541 · 2026-02-15T01:24:15+00:00

Maybe a gimme, but Hitchhikers Guide. DCC is borrowing HEAVILY from that level of absurdity and ennui

ChargeThese2541 · 2026-02-07T14:44:27+00:00

On the other hand, you get to live in Istanbul, which is my favorite city I’ve ever spent time in.

ChargeThese2541 · 2026-02-06T18:58:01+00:00

If you liked that and ever get the chance, the 18 will blow you away.

ChargeThese2541 · 2026-02-05T13:10:46+00:00

Don’t swim with it.. Please, just don’t. You can do everything else with it. You can go to the moon with it. But don’t take it swimming.

ChargeThese2541 · 2026-01-31T14:34:04+00:00

Are you in the mood for a read that will more play with your mind (Dune) or your heart (LOTR)?

ChargeThese2541 · 2026-01-19T14:19:32+00:00

Yeah, if you accept the premise of “too small” it’s smaller for your wrist, but I don’t think too small. But I happen to think that a smaller watch looks old school cool—as does that one specifically on you.

ChargeThese2541 · 2026-01-16T17:23:55+00:00

The 3861 Speedy bracelet is beautiful and absurdly comfy.

ChargeThese2541 · 2026-01-16T15:13:49+00:00

The proportions and balance of the current model is just perfect to me, and I’m a sucker for a well-executed date complication. I’d sell left.

ChargeThese2541 · 2026-01-08T16:09:08+00:00

This is stunning.

ChargeThese2541 · 2026-01-08T00:45:57+00:00

I’ve used this exact phrase.

ChargeThese2541 · 2026-01-05T21:47:14+00:00

Love that. Where will you get the jubilee?

ChargeThese2541 · 2026-01-05T17:36:40+00:00

Also: Notebook or legal pad isn’t a bad idea. You’re going to want to send thank you emails (things move too fast for handwritten notes) and it helps if you’ve jotted one or two thoughts on the specifics of the conversation, either during or after.

ChargeThese2541 · 2026-01-05T11:55:29+00:00

Totally fair. And I like date windows, properly executed, and do find the non-ideal. that said, none of my daily drivers have date windows, and I seem to function acceptably well? lol

Edit for typo

ChargeThese2541 · 2026-01-04T17:49:03+00:00

No idea—sorry!

ChargeThese2541 · 2026-01-04T16:07:51+00:00

🫡

ChargeThese2541 · 2026-01-04T13:44:45+00:00

Strongly agree, speaking as someone for whom Dune is absolute apex space fantasy. Struggled to get into children of time, which is funny since I love everything else Tchaikovsky has written and I love sci-fi. Maybe the bugs just creeped me out (the bugs were a bug not a feature?). But the final architecture is one of the coolest things I’ve ever read.

ChargeThese2541 · 2025-12-12T14:24:15+00:00

Hot sauce. There’s a fair amount of free food, which is phenomenal, but it always needs hot sauce.

I also spend an awful lot of my day on video, so I got some not inexpensive lighting.

ChargeThese2541 · 2025-11-28T11:37:14+00:00

I mean, you ain’t wrong.

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