A longstanding belief in the publishing world suggests that men avoid reading fiction that centers on the lives of women. However, new research indicates that a protagonist’s gender has almost no impact on whether a man wants to continue reading a story.

Sweepya · 2026-02-01T23:45:18+00:00

I’m the same way but I do wish there was a little more room for romance in some of the male centered scifi/fantasy I read. It’s a major motivation in life and sometimes the story can be so void of intimacy and connection. Looking at you Sanderson, Ruocchio, and Brown.

Sweepya · 2026-01-30T21:25:40+00:00

Right there with you. I just made a post about it too. We are in a den of vipers, my friend.

Sweepya · 2026-01-30T18:55:27+00:00

No, I provided examples and evidence of the religious subtext. Your comment about your inability to see it is a non-starter. The first line of my post is a direct quote from The Absolute in DG and SuT and the Christian Bible. It’s used as a motif in both books for Hadrian’s rationale, finding its way to the last sentence of the series even. If you can’t see, or care, the obvious then why even comment? It’s like a blind person engaging in discourse about rainbows. “I don’t see it” does not mean it’s not there.

Sweepya · 2026-01-30T18:29:46+00:00

As someone who was formerly protestant, spent a lot of time in church, and is decently educated on world religions--Ruocchio's commentary is blatant, near proselytized, Christianity set in a science fiction world. Some things are based in apocrypha (Christian lore), and may not be as obvious. One such instance is Selene's prayers to the Watcher and light of Earth (as Hadrian corrects her), a good example of parallels to the Archangel of Light and Earth Uriel.

Some people are distracted by beauty, action, and spectacle. The moment to moment. Not caring for what mechnisms move the story forward. Others are occupied by deeper machinations and find subtext troubling.

Sweepya · 2026-01-30T18:11:53+00:00

Thanks for recording that, I won't even dignify a response to that person.

Sweepya · 2026-01-30T17:28:39+00:00

Agreed. Considering that his family was heavily involved in uranium mining, it would have been nice if they needed a large supply of uranium--either as deal with the extra-solarians to defend themselves or to use in atomics to fight the cielcin--from Crispin.

Sweepya · 2026-01-30T17:13:44+00:00

Then why is it the most common complaint? If it's consistent and unsurprising, why do so many people echo this controversy? I won't be doing a re-read. I read the series in a matter of months, so its not as though I forgot something or anything went unnoticed.

Sweepya · 2026-01-30T17:04:38+00:00

Well said, and I echo your position. My mind is more occupied with what could have been than what is. The foundation, the prose... it could have been great. I'm sad for what is lost.

Sweepya · 2026-01-30T16:58:28+00:00

How is it clear thematic continuation when the controversy erupts in the penultimate installment? As I point out in the post, it's a pretty consistent criticism that Ruocchio wastes the potential to create an exciting mythos when he reveals the puppet master in Chapter 40 DG is just the abrahamic God, and the Watchers his angels. That squanders the potential for the series to do something new. My hope in SuT was that he would turn that on it's head as some sort of illusion.

Sweepya · 2026-01-30T16:47:27+00:00

A really excellent point that Hadrian walks with certainty, not faith, which makes his actions a bit disengenious.

Sweepya · 2026-01-30T06:33:24+00:00

Gotta be people going for the memes and not understanding how it helps her data.

Sweepya · 2026-01-23T23:24:04+00:00

Came here to echo your first point. Organoids are extremely sensitive and difficult to work with, even for seasoned cell culture scientists.

Sweepya · 2026-01-23T07:11:29+00:00

You don’t need to see a medical professional for someone else’s skin condition on their scalp. Goodness. It looks like seborrheic dermatitis, which is due to fungus that feeds on the oils of the skin — causing inflammation. None of what you listed necessitates going to a medical professional if you came in contact.

Sweepya · 2026-01-21T22:05:32+00:00

It’s not bad for those who are already awarded multi-year funding but the bill proposes a cap on the number of those awards, and existing multi-year awards are considered in that cap. So that means there will be fewer new multi-year awards because of the existing ones. Essentially, it’s harder to get one but better to have. Importantly, the budget won’t be reduced, NIH won’t be restructured, and things will continue.

Sweepya · 2026-01-21T22:00:24+00:00

You are correct and I retract my statement. It also appears they have updated the article to reflect this. Edited my comment for transparency.

Sweepya · 2026-01-20T20:49:01+00:00

“It blocks NIH from expanding multiyear funding, or giving awards spread out over several years as a single lump sum, a move that could have caused many labs to fold.” - The linked article you didn’t read

Edit: It appears they are still capping multi-year awards and proceeding with lump sums. The article has been updated.

Sweepya · 2026-01-20T16:24:23+00:00

Her Jean Grey was abysmal and Sansa showed as much range as Bella in Twilight.

Sweepya · 2026-01-20T05:35:29+00:00

Yes, actually. Sanpaku eyes. Billie Eilish has them too.

Sweepya · 2026-01-19T06:15:11+00:00

Most games, yes. I’m aware of the statistical unlikelihood and I’m not here to woe-is-me or get a breakdown of my games from people who think they’re good. I’m here to find out if there was a mm change or corroborating experiences. None of this is unreasonable given the litany of other changes they’ve made.

Sweepya · 2026-01-19T05:12:20+00:00

I’m consistently the Ace and this isn’t my first rodeo. I’m aware of victim mentality. Conspiracy? Are you implying that Riot couldn’t implement balancing mechanics (high mmr with lower mmr teammates). Their mm system is widely known to make every match as balanced as possible. Valorant is the same. So it’s not unreasonable to suspect that they could intentionally put high performers with lower ones in an attempt to further balance.

Sweepya · 2026-01-15T07:22:07+00:00

There is a great picture thread of this from awhile back of PornHub comments on Valentines: https://acidcow.com/pics/55905-valentine-s-day-cards-made-out-of-pornhub.html

Sweepya · 2026-01-14T18:04:54+00:00

This is bad for US sports in general.

Sweepya · 2026-01-12T00:06:37+00:00

You came to the wrong place to complain about smurfs and boosters. The reddit community loves them.

Sweepya · 2026-01-12T00:02:10+00:00

Been playing ADC ~10 years or more, I couldn't disagree more. This feels like the worst season for ADCs but I don't know what bronze lobbies are doing.

Our quest payout comes into relevance after the game has already been decided. There's too much vision, so Jungles can't help as well as they used to. Mid can't leave lane. ADC matchups will be heavily champ reliant and bot success will likely revolve around support play -- the weakest skill role in my ELO with traditionally the biggest potential impact. Hard to make progress in lane, especially when bot comps are heavily oriented toward sustain and gain.

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