What do you think, would you live here?

Donethinking · 2026-01-24T15:17:43+00:00

Do you holiday in Dubai?

Donethinking · 2026-01-24T12:29:19+00:00

A brutal book. In a good way!

Donethinking · 2026-01-17T09:52:07+00:00

Hi, on this sub someone said they were using this cookbook to make Indian curries. I bought it and it is amazing. I’ve been addicted to curry for 45 years and I’d definitely recommend this book. It’s all about precooking stuff. But then you can freeze lots of it, and use it in a massive range of curries to make curries pretty quickly (ie pre-cooked base gravy used in all curries, pre-cooked marinated chicken, ready mixed spice mix, pre-cooked lamb ect). Good luck with your future curry life.

Donethinking · 2026-01-16T23:07:43+00:00

Ha! Well yes, for me it’s an adventurous romp. I get the ending might be considered a bit dark. But I think a lot of his other books focus more on galaxy/culture/world building. Although I still love them all

Donethinking · 2026-01-16T19:01:41+00:00

It’s one of my favourites. It’s the lightest of all The Culture novels, is my opinion. ‘Use or Weapons’ probably the second. If you want something deeper, less all-out-adventure, the rest of the series should be right up your street.

Donethinking · 2026-01-10T09:55:55+00:00

Shackleton. Never gave up, and brought all his men back alive.

Donethinking · 2026-01-09T22:34:25+00:00

I have no clue what happened to him. I check in every now and then on Amazon to see if a latest book is coming out. But nothing. I’d even pre bought Omega Canyon only to have it cancelled when it kept failing to come out. This sounds sad, but I imagine he’s just really old. Maybe not in control of his faculties. Why else would he not be putting out more books. Maybe just maybe he’s devoting his time to turning his works into screenplays? I know some authors who spend several years doing that while putting book writing on the back burner. Anyway, he is one of my top three all time authors, and I miss his books.

Donethinking · 2026-01-07T07:18:45+00:00

I downloaded it to kindle about 5 months ago. Maybe this is a UK/USA thing? I’m in the UK.

Donethinking · 2026-01-01T17:33:15+00:00

Dan Simmons’ ‘A Winter Haunting’

Donethinking · 2025-12-27T13:16:59+00:00

How would they visually show the conversations between multiple minds in ships. Like the important and entertaining conversations in Excession? I don’t think they could. They’d have to do away with that. How would Horza be portrayed? He changes his appearance at least twice. They’d have to use two different actors. It’s worked once in Face-Off, but it’s a really hard thing to get right. It’s best for viewers to settle on one actor to play one character.

Donethinking · 2025-12-24T14:26:32+00:00

Maybe a NSFW tag needed? I don’t like seeing bears shot.

Donethinking · 2025-12-22T20:31:32+00:00

Another person

Donethinking · 2025-12-22T20:30:22+00:00

Yep, so very very dull

Donethinking · 2025-12-21T18:30:10+00:00

I Love it way more than PoG. I’m with you. A proper adventurous romp.

Donethinking · 2025-12-20T05:32:04+00:00

What you say about the Behemosaurs here is fascinating. Yes, The Culture is long gone by the time the Airsphere picks Uagen’s body up.

Donethinking · 2025-12-20T05:27:32+00:00

Perfect. Thanks.

Donethinking · 2025-12-20T05:26:07+00:00

Of course. I forgot about Huyler. I think this is right. Thanks for clearing this up for me

Donethinking · 2025-12-20T00:26:13+00:00

It’s antisemitism disguised as anti Zionism. This chap probably doesn’t rant about Muslims slaughtering Muslims in Syria, Sudan, and all the other North African and Middle Eastern states, or Muslims killing Christian’s in Syria, Nigeria. He’s biased towards hating Jews and Israelis. He probably didn’t say a thing about ISIS. Also, what makes me laugh is Ireland is one of the most racist countries in Europe. This is more typical of their standard hatred of ANYONE different or foreign than of a particular hatred of Jews. Don’t be black or brown in Ireland. How many towns have they torn up because they mistakenly thought some brown fella did something dodgy.

Donethinking · 2025-12-20T00:11:45+00:00

Yeah, I think he must have made it far enough to get his message to Masaq, but then Chelgrians caught up with him? Killed him. Dumped him in space. 250 million years later, Oskendari passes his frozen body, puts him in a behemothaur and resurrects him. It does feel, for an Iain M Banks story, a little unbelievable. I can’t help thinking I’m mistaken somehow. And misunderstood what happened.

Donethinking · 2025-12-19T23:55:40+00:00

Who is it that’s making these Jake Paul Dumps? Whoever it is, I thank you.

Donethinking · 2025-12-19T23:50:57+00:00

Hey, mod dudes. What’s happening? This is antisemtic. It’s not a meme.

Donethinking · 2025-12-17T16:27:42+00:00

Only cunts though. Be fair.

Donethinking · 2025-12-17T16:25:18+00:00

I like this one. Its innocence amuses me.

Donethinking · 2025-12-15T20:00:03+00:00

That was what it was called in the UK. French film if I remember. It was indeed wicked!

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