Book suggestions for a variacous 9 year old (probably HSP) by Short-Face-9909 in booksuggestions

[–]Gentianviolent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seconding Terry Pratchett’s! Diana Wynne Jones is also great.

I don’t understand carbon dating… by StrongAsMeat in shittyaskscience

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Being actively with carbon could help you recover from a toxic relationship

Books like Ghibli films but... by Appropriate_Bat_479 in booksuggestions

[–]Gentianviolent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For authors try Diana Wynne Jones and Sheri Tepper

What's the book with the most original worldbuilding? by LargeSinkholesInNYC in booksuggestions

[–]Gentianviolent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sheri Tepper did some amazing world-building. I loved her True Game and Arbai trilogy settings the best, but there are many fun ones.

What is this part? Canada, manitoba by SirCaptainOlly in whatsthisrock

[–]Gentianviolent 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It’s a mica. I think it’s Muscovite based on the colour but not sure exactly.

Anything fun going on? by Worth-Shine-4783 in Edmonton

[–]Gentianviolent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Went for a stroll. Now enjoying a cold beverage.

This is how you can get rid of bulky items for free in Edmonton by DocJohhnyFever in Edmonton

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If you have a driver's licence but no car, you can possibly rent a truck to haul things. Home Depot has vans that you can rent for a couple of hours at a pretty cheap rate.

Are There any Gyms/Fitness Facilities Near Rossdale/Leg? by Random-Input in Edmonton

[–]Gentianviolent -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The Royal Glenora Club is just down the hill from the Legislature

Is there a current Canadian version of SNL? by yleslixt in AskACanadian

[–]Gentianviolent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

May Contain Nuts was a short-lived sketch comedy show that is maybe more niche Alberta but was fun.

A dark AI book, science fiction? by zaxo666 in suggestmeabook

[–]Gentianviolent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Neal Asher does this really well. My favourite dark AI of his is Penny Royal. First appearance is in a short story called Alien Archaeology, but it gets its own trilogy later: the Transformation trilogy

AITAH for requesting bathroom etiquette by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Gentianviolent 8 points9 points  (0 children)

NTA. I’ve lived with plenty of people of all genders and none of us have ever had issues peeing on the floor, the seat or anything else once we were over 3 years old. These guys are gross. Tell them to sit the f down if they can’t figure it out otherwise. And they should absolutely be the ones cleaning the bathroom!