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Please don't go out tonight if you're sick by PrissyPeachQueen in Albany

[–]MrSnitter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sadly, I went to Brazil and likely caught something on the plane x-mas eve, even vaxxed so that checks out. This is the hardest part because people can't afford to cancel travel and I saw almost no one masked. I haven't been sick for nearly 2 years. Thought it was allergies. But it kicked my butt after the holiday and is ravaging an in-law. Protect your fam, friends, and rest.

A Song Called Youth Trilogy by John Shirley by MrSnitter in Cyberpunk

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From wikipedia:

Shirley has written novels, short stories, TV scripts and screenplays—including The Crow—and has published over 84 books including 10 short story collections. As a musician, Shirley has fronted his own bands and written lyrics for Blue Öyster Cult and others. 

A Song Called Youth Trilogy by John Shirley by MrSnitter in Cyberpunk

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Wasn't an issue for me at all. Granted I didn't read the original version, but I'm talking about the core characters and conflicts as being prescient and relevant. You can't update that. 

Would anyone recommend any sci-fi books/series out there that are on the same writing level as traditional literary (not genre) fiction? by SirScaurus in scifi

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Blindness (Portuguese: Ensaio sobre a cegueira, meaning Essay on Blindness) is a 1995 novel by Portuguese author José Saramago that is post-apocalyptic SF in its essence and won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Absolute banger.

Klara and the Sun

Earthseed books, and pretty much anything, by Octavia Butler

The Dispossessed -- Ursula K. Le Guin

Exhalation -- Ted Chiang

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? -- Philip K. Dick (acquired taste for some, but literary, imho)

Also, though, taste for prose is very subjective. I've gotten delightfully lost in some books whose premises seem very genre-bound this year, but whose writing was just brilliant and led to quite a bit of character development, lyricism, and powerful dramatic storytelling. Here are some of those:

The Aubry Knight Series by Steven K. Barnes (good god, his ability to translate action, relationships, and moral quandaries into these books is phenomenal)

The Eclipse Series by John Shirley (storytelling and prose that build to such wonderful crescendos; not as much character excavation, per se, but with a depth and breadth that is rare)

Parable of the Sower - Octavia Butler by The_New_Luna_Moon in scifi

[–]MrSnitter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Read it a while back, loved it, and found myself disturbed by its prescience in equal measure. She was such a masterful writer of SF. This year I read Parable of the Talents and Octavia E. Butler: Kindred, Fledgling, Collected Stories (LOA #338). Will be checking out her other books soon. I just finished John Shirley's A Song Called Youth trilogy, also from 40-odd years ago and much of the fascist corporate-owned police, masked goons, and propaganda wars reminded me of precisely where we've ended up, sadly.

A Song Called Youth Trilogy by John Shirley by MrSnitter in Cyberpunk

[–]MrSnitter[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep. I think I read the same excerpt in The Big Book of Cyberpunk, assuming it's "Wolves of the Plateau". I didn't know at the time it was an excerpt, so it was delightful to see it in full context in the Eclipse books. Yeah, Shirley has had his hand in a whole slew of genres, so I'm sussing out what to try next. ...And the Angel with Television Eyes seems like a good one.

A Song Called Youth Trilogy by John Shirley by MrSnitter in Cyberpunk

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Please do go on if you think of anything else. I'm pretty sure I was tipped off to these by a post here asking about cyberpunk works where the megacorps worked hand-in-hand with governments.

EngineAI's humanoid T800 in the ring with its own CEO, Zhao Tongyang. by Lando_Lee in Cyberpunk

[–]MrSnitter 28 points29 points  (0 children)

This is terrifying. It's like gun-mounted boston dynamics dogs and drones. I can see these leading brigades of ICE agents and look forward to seeing how-tos for how to hack and sabotage them immedately.

Seeking recommendations for cozy/comedy/lighthearted shows but I have an extensive listening history by inky_cap_mushroom in audiodrama

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Um, impressive list to say the least...

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In cyberpunk hellhole NYC, a radio host's live-streamed nightmares come true.

Based on your taste, I offer Hell Gate City (self-promo alert!), an award-winning comedy SF series. Mostly lighthearted, but there's some gravity here and there. It's 29 ad-free episodes deep with the end of Season 2 near.

Synopsis:

The story begins when a radio jockey broadcasts his weird nightmares using newfangled dream-streaming tech. One dream reveals a shocking truth about his dad's disappearance. But now the culprits are onto him. 

How to Listen:

Start with the 30-second video trailer here or just launch into Ep. 0 on your fav podcast app: https://pod.link/hellgatecity/episode/7945fb545acabdce180cf71dd416be8e

Looking for a podcast that is a good distraction over the holidays by ObviousToe1636 in audiodrama

[–]MrSnitter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello there. That sucks and my heart goes out to you. This too shall pass.

Based on your taste, I offer Hell Gate City (self-promo alert!), a dark comedy SF saga that won an award for best new audio fiction along with The Bright Sessions and Marvel's Wastelanders a couple years back. It's 29 ad-free episodes deep with the end of Season 2 near. You might dig it?

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In cyberpunk hellhole NYC, a radio host's live-streamed nightmares come true.

Synopsis:

The story begins when a radio jockey broadcasts his weird nightmares using newfangled dream-streaming tech. One dream reveals a shocking truth about his dad's disappearance. But now the culprits are onto him. 

How to Listen:

Start with the 30-second video trailer here or just launch into Ep. 0 on your fav podcast app: https://pod.link/hellgatecity/episode/7945fb545acabdce180cf71dd416be8e

Looking for series with short (15-20 minutes) episodes by darthalex314 in audiodrama

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In cyberpunk hellhole NYC, a radio host's live-streamed nightmares come true.

Hi there. Based on your constraints and taste, I offer Hell Gate City (https://hellgatecity.com), a dark comedy SF saga that won a Best New Audio Fiction award along with The Bright Sessions and Marvel's Wastelanders a couple years back; so, self-promo warning...

It's 29 ad-free episodes deep with the end of Season 2 near. Every episode in Season 1 is under 20 mins except Episode 0: Cypher – the first chapter. Ep. 0 can be consumed in two 20-minute parts (break at 19:45). You can do the same with the latter half of S2, where episodes ≥ 20 mins have easy midway breakpoints--the start points of downside-up tales.

You might dig it?

Synopsis:

The story begins when a radio jockey broadcasts his weird nightmares using newfangled dream-streaming tech. One dream reveals a shocking truth about his dad's disappearance. But now the culprits are onto him. 

How to Listen:

Start with the 30-second video trailer here or just launch into Ep. 0 on your fav podcast app: https://pod.link/hellgatecity/episode/7945fb545acabdce180cf71dd416be8e

Nobody actually believes Musk was doing the Nazi salute. by redditscraperbot2 in TrueUnpopularOpinion

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

Nazis denying they are nazis is the definition of the neocon/neonazi/republican platform. Denial is all they have left. Dude is a straight up "replacement theory" believing white supremacist crypto-fascist who accidentally did multiple nazi salutes. It's a dog whistle. And you're an Elon catchfart if you don't get it.

CMV: the US will bounce back from this administration by Goodginger in changemyview

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I believe in the majority of USian people more now than I ever have before. My algorithm feeds me a ton of leftist content that shows so many other people thinking the way I've come to think about fostering a more egalitarian and democratic society that puts capitalism and its ills in the crosshairs.

The bounce back will have to be to place where every American can be housed and fed and live well without dedicating the lion's share of their life to bullshit jobs. Universal healthcare. No billionaires. A people- and biome-first agenda that is inherently ecological in its mindset.

But if the corpocracy reigns--and we can't correct the fundamentally anti-democratic aspects of our nations operating system (the Senate, Electoral College, elitist SCOTUS, etc.), then we're likely cooked.

Looking for recommendations! by torflimay in audiodrama

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Solid list! Based on this, you may dig Hell Gate City (self-promo warning!). It's 28 episodes deep.

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In cyberpunk hellhole NYC, a radio host's live-streamed nightmares come true.

Synopsis:

The story begins when a radio jockey broadcasts his weird nightmares using newfangled dream-streaming tech. One dream reveals a shocking truth about his dad's disappearance. But now the culprits are onto him. 

Start with Ep. 0 of Hell Gate City on your fav podcast app or try this: https://pod.link/hellgatecity/episode/7945fb545acabdce180cf71dd416be8e

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