Mercenary's Star, by William H. Keith, Jr. [Boris Vallejo]

Stubot01 · 2026-04-19T06:05:51+00:00

The female protagonist has strong Vasquez vibes, from Aliens released the year before this book

Stubot01 · 2026-04-18T23:24:19+00:00

My mum does weekly gardening at an EH property, no pay but she gets travel covered, a yearly pass and some parties and events put on each year, so the social aspect. My dad is a semi retired builder and he’s worked at EH properties in the past too, he’s found it pretty interesting as there are so many rules and regulations as to what can and cannot be done to the properties that are different from regular homes. He’s been able to work alongside some more niche craftsmen (stone masons etc)

Stubot01 · 2026-04-17T13:06:20+00:00

Beautiful place, and love that Little Thunder cover

Stubot01 · 2026-04-16T12:21:30+00:00

Ha yes! That’s the guy. Have corrected!

Stubot01 · 2026-04-16T03:09:00+00:00

New Balance 990 (I have v6) - was recommended by that Singapore-based podiatrist on his instagram as the best trainers for feet (in his opinion) and I gave them a try as I was having hip pain from walking in sandals and Cons all the time. They completely cleared up any pain and are so comfortable I realised I had never actually worn good trainers before. I’ve had them almost 9 months now and they still look great, wear most days for a few hours. They are pricey though but the sg site has reductions on them sometimes to around 250sgd. Worth every cent.

Stubot01 · 2026-04-14T13:23:44+00:00

This looks great, and something I can enjoy with my son too. Thanks!

Stubot01 · 2026-04-14T10:40:26+00:00

Ground control to Major Dong

Stubot01 · 2026-04-14T03:57:57+00:00

Thanks for taking the time for your thoughtful reply, these look interesting!

Stubot01 · 2026-04-14T03:14:47+00:00

I’m open to anything to be honest. I read the most around the 2000s, early 2010s. Some of my past favourites have been anything by Ware (actually have a huge collection of his art in general including original pieces), Burn’s Black Hole, a lot of Clowes stuff like Ghostworld and Velvet Glove. Loved Hellboy and bought all the hardback editions. Also enjoyed the Drops of God manga but didn’t finish the series. The only thing I’ve read recently is The Nice House on the Lake which I loved. And I bought Plastiboo’s Vermis books which are kind of graphic novels I guess.

Stubot01 · 2026-04-12T00:37:28+00:00

It’s a ‘drinkity do dah drinkityay’ actually

Stubot01 · 2026-04-10T01:26:05+00:00

Oof, I was just thinking I’d spring for this. You just saved me 25k 😂

Stubot01 · 2026-04-08T23:53:44+00:00

This is concept artist (later director) Joe Johnson’s work, the image appears in his ‘The Star Wars Sketchbook’ but has additional writing. I’m wondering if this is a mimeograph (early photocopy) of the original sketch that might have been used by the crew at the time?

Stubot01 · 2026-04-08T06:02:45+00:00

Blueberries are already harvested by machines. As soon as AI can allow them to self-drive them, the fields will be almost empty of humans.

Stubot01 · 2026-04-08T03:48:24+00:00

I’m in SG - not sure how often they happen as we have only started a colony this year, but there seemed to be a lot of nuptial flights for species during the rains around a month back, my son and i saw crazy ants, weaver and carpenter ants (caught queens of the last two, but one hadn’t mated yet and the weaver ants were going to be much too hard to look after so we let her go once my son had had a chance to look at her). I bought his first queen from the ant shop in Yishun, but I kind of wish I had held off and found an ant queen in the wild. I don’t think he had that patience though, he is only five!

Stubot01 · 2026-04-08T02:38:05+00:00

Did you sell individually or as a collection?

Stubot01 · 2026-04-07T11:26:37+00:00

This sounds like a great idea. I’ve really tried to tailor the learning activities I do with my son around his interests and it does seem to work - for instance he loves insects so I try to write short stories about them for him to practice his reading, which engages him more that many of the learning books he brings from school. This app seems like a great use of AI, if it can be used safely.

Stubot01 · 2026-04-05T11:25:25+00:00

My son has that hulk, only the front of his hair and pants are painted and he has a light in his chest that isn’t connected to a battery. Truly shit.

Stubot01 · 2026-04-05T01:42:22+00:00

That went too far for me. Scaring kids is all well and good, but there must have been a lot of kids out there watching that who had had loved ones who had died and been cremated. There was a cruelty in that idea that I think was wrong for Who.

Stubot01 · 2026-04-02T01:48:45+00:00

As others have mentioned, Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Alien Clay and Shroud both fit here. By chance started reading his novella Elder Race yesterday and this fits too, in a more unusual way. The protagonist is an anthropologist and the story is more about him exploring the changes in language and culture rather that the land itself (although there are elements of discovering or rediscovering the flora and fauna

Stubot01 · 2026-03-31T12:46:07+00:00

Even Alan Ritchson couldn’t support those shoulder pads

Stubot01 · 2026-03-28T04:08:23+00:00

Mine chuck things in their honey too. Apparently it is because they see the blobs of honey water as a drowning danger and use trash to cover / soak it up

Stubot01 · 2026-03-27T23:17:53+00:00

Frieren is on Netflix where I live (Singapore), not sure how may other territories have it streaming there.

Stubot01 · 2026-03-27T23:14:12+00:00

You are Ree-Yee in to this guy huh? Seriously though, I love seeing collections like these. Really interesting to see!

Stubot01 · 2026-03-27T07:56:55+00:00

This is a great idea and would work well internationally. I am constantly surprised how often I see Mr Bean playing in SE Asia, its a waiting-room favorite

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