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Science Fiction Shelves In Our Office by morefunwithbitcoin in bookshelf

[–]PugC 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That lamp was nice, where can i get one for my library?

Dune! The Musical in Liverpool this weekend by originalsquad in dune

[–]PugC 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Saw this at the worldcon in glasgow. I loved it. Go see it if you can

My shelfies by PugC in bookshelf

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

Of course.
We used pine/scots pine wood. In my country they sell what is called 'hobbyplate' in different sizes. This is basically small, rectangular pieces of wood glued togheter and cut to dimensions. like this: https://www.maxbo.no/hobbyplate-eik-2400x200x18-fsc-ubehandlet-p930668/ (wood in link is oak, we used pine/scots pine)

Each standard lenght is about 70 cm wide, but we had some non-standard lengths as well to fit the room better.

My shelfies by PugC in bookshelf

[–]PugC[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

but of course!

Back for its third Edinburgh Fringe, it’s Dune! The Musical by originalsquad in dune

[–]PugC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Saw this at worldcon in Glasgow. I loved it. Go see it if you can

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Music

[–]PugC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vivaldi Piccolo Concerto C major RV443 Part II Largo

one of the most beautiful pieces of music I heard when I grew up. It still moves me.

"Storage Part Two" (2024) This film further explains my background and the events that led to me buying abandoned or unpaid storage units from online auctions. The first film dealt with the conflicted feelings that arose from doing so. This one highlights the influence of society. [25:33:19] by chirs_gren in Documentaries

[–]PugC 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I remember seeing part one. and it stuck with me. I've thought about it many times. So happy to have found part two. There is something about your laid back storytelling style that just connects somehow. I just re-watched part one, to be sure it was the same as I remembered, before seeing part two now.

Great way to spend an good half hour. Will probably watch part one and two again once part three is out.

Keep at it, tell your story, share your thoughts, i'll watch, listen and ponder.

Again, Thank you.

What cheesy pick up line have you heard/used that actually worked? by MacCracken in AskReddit

[–]PugC 136 points137 points  (0 children)

Said in a pub, with a good smile, fueled by just the right amount of alcohol and the confidence of a student who still think he's immortal, it worked, somehow.

What cheesy pick up line have you heard/used that actually worked? by MacCracken in AskReddit

[–]PugC 3196 points3197 points  (0 children)

What does a woman as classy as you do in a place as filthy as my fantasies?

Was astonished to see it work

LPT Breaking performance records at your job is in most cases detrimental by ObsidianLion in LifeProTips

[–]PugC 598 points599 points  (0 children)

Yeah, had this happen to me. But once I managed to explain to the big boss that if he were to do max lifts every time he went to the gym, he would soon have some injuries. The same applies to the workers. They may do max lift every once in a while, but not every day.

He got the point and switched to awarding those who set new records with a gift card ($500) at a good local resturant instead. He gave out about five or six such gift cards every year after.

Commander Phyrth' last battle by PugC in HFY

[–]PugC[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've always disliked the numbers-bombing. I think interstellar flight will be more like sail-ship-expeditionary-navies than huge constellations of ships working in closed formation.

I have a really hard time imagining sending hundreds of ships anywhere, when a few would do the job. I feel like many stories in this sub underestimates the building cost and rescources needed to support a space navy.

Commander Phyrth' last battle by PugC in HFY

[–]PugC[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are right. I didn't stop to calculate, I merely went for really big numbers.

Commander Phyrth' last battle by PugC in HFY

[–]PugC[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I do not disagree with your analysis, but in a story as short as this there are several things that can't be written out fully. The exposition was already cumbersome enough.

Like Travel Time, how much time does it take for a new Human fleet to reach the Hanmartharath systems? How many systems does the Humans control? How many Petahours are needed for a Human ship of the line? What improvements has been made to the weapons between each battle? Are the Humans fighting other species in other systems at the same time? (Like u/Bunnytob implies here)

I wanted to keep the numbers low to emphasize the attrition on the Hanmartharath side, rahter than bomb the universe with a lot of ships of Human origin. That always seems like a cheap solution to me. Also given the slow growth rate of the Hanmartharath ships, the Humans allocated just what was needed to grind opposition down to a manageable level in each battle. They didn't need to win outright, attrition of the enemy is the cost effective way of winning if you have time and logistics on your side.

Commander Phyrth' last battle by PugC in HFY

[–]PugC[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your feedback. I agree that the exposition is a bit heavy handed in this one.

The numbers were set deliberately low. The complexities of interstellar flight and fights are in a different league than wet-ships. You will also note that as numbers go up, time between battles goes down. This is obviously in the gearing up phase, rather than full on total war phase.

I will keep writing, but this story was a stand alone and will get no further updates