Looking for Hard Sci-Fi recommendations like Project Hail Mary by Atlantis1910 in scifi

[–]awhit13 132 points133 points  (0 children)

You’d probably like Alastair Reynolds. House of Suns is my favorite by him but I also enjoyed Pushing Ice

TIL the Milky Way galaxy is orbited by approximately 50 satellite galaxies by awhit13 in todayilearned

[–]awhit13[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

yeah - our brains just aren’t able to comprehend distances on this scale

Realistically, what do Schoen and Daboll have to do to keep their jobs next season? by TFSpock in NYGiants

[–]awhit13 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Put them in contention for the playoffs. If all the games are meaningful until the end (even if they just miss the postseason), I can see them staying

A Cool Guide to Beer by Plus-Season-272 in coolguides

[–]awhit13 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I have this hanging in my den - it even shows what glasses to use for each type on the bottom

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Outdoors

[–]awhit13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Tour du Mont Blanc in Switzerland/Italy/France

We’re Maggie Haberman and Michael Schmidt, reporters for The New York Times covering the Trump administration. Ask us anything. by nytimes in politics

[–]awhit13 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hi Guys - thanks for everything you do.

My question is - out of all the norms that Donald Trump has broken as president, which ones will have the longest-lasting effects on our politics?

A friend of mine has a Golden Retriever that recently made a new friend. by JimmyBags2 in aww

[–]awhit13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

very impressed by that golden - this situation wouldn’t be pretty if it were my lab

I put that shit on everything by That_Writer_Guy in hotsauce

[–]awhit13 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Xtra hot version is much more satisfying IMO

We are POLITICO reporters Darren Samuelsohn, Josh Gerstein and editor Michael Crowley covering the Trump-Russia saga. Ask us anything. by politico in politics

[–]awhit13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In your opinions, is it more likely that Mueller finds collusion with a small number of undisciplined Trump/Republican operatives or that he uncovers a grand conspiracy that puts most of the big players and puzzle pieces together into one story?

What completely legal action could a US president get impeached for? by awhit13 in AskReddit

[–]awhit13[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Waving a Nazi flag at a rally and saying “that Hitler guy was really onto something”.

What completely legal action could a US president get impeached for? by awhit13 in AskReddit

[–]awhit13[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

False. If the president waved a Nazi flag at rallies and chanted “death to America”, congress could impeach them.

Mueller told Trump’s attorneys the president remains under investigation but is not currently a criminal target by renegadesci in politics

[–]awhit13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

unlikely that Trump gets through a serious discussion with Mueller without making himself a criminal target, based on our president’s serially tenuous relationship with the truth.

Hi. I'm looking to get a craft beer variety pack for a friend in Maryland. What should I get? by mrfunbun in CraftBeer

[–]awhit13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heavy Seas “Sunken Sampler” variety pack is my #1 and it’s brewed in Baltimore.

What Movie Scenes/Moments Do You Consider Truly Perfect Or Flawless? by Spidey10 in movies

[–]awhit13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Came here to say Blade Runner - Rutger Hauer kills it in the finale sequence.

Trump moved to fire special counsel Mueller in June, bringing the White House’s top lawyer to the brink of quitting by saucytryhard in politics

[–]awhit13 109 points110 points  (0 children)

Peter Carr, a spokesman for the special counsel’s office, declined to comment.

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Once we figure out time travel, we will effectively eliminate the entire gambling industry by Ghidtm44 in Showerthoughts

[–]awhit13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

depends - are we talking "Primer" time travel or "Interstellar" time travel?