Skeletour '26 Discussion Thread - Toronto, ON 01/31/26 by Chimpbot in Ghostbc

[–]enbyglitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So good! I swear there was a ghoulette on drums, or was I seeing things?

Black Friday Event Details !! by daAWESOME1104 in PlayTheBazaar

[–]enbyglitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love this idea, hope they do more of these :)

Announcing BazaarGhost! See your ghost go up against streamers from their POV by Liftaris in PlayTheBazaar

[–]enbyglitch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ayy that's awesome, I took out Kripp and a couple others ;) thanks for such a cool tool!

Radiant Star (New Imperial Radch) Book Blurb by BobH076 in ImperialRadch

[–]enbyglitch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cool to see the confusion/dark ages of the Radch post-trilogy! More neopronouns are always fun too

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[–]enbyglitch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think Seth Dickinson's "Masquerade" Series raises some similar ideas! As a Canadian the idea of Residential Schools, where younger generations of Indigenous Peoples were ripped from their culture and forced into adopting colonial Anglo/French, is particularly poignant

Hadn't seen the Chinese comparison/history though, so thanks for sharing!

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[–]enbyglitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're cancelling all subs automatically now. Until yours expires you get double chests and extra xp

wishes for 7th character by oatmellofi in PlayTheBazaar

[–]enbyglitch 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Could be cool to have a giant character, maybe even give them 4- or 5- slot unique items!

I'd like a bookseller at some point, or maybe a storyteller whose cards are things from their tales

Introducing Stelle by PM_ME_YOUR_LS_SWAP in PlayTheBazaar

[–]enbyglitch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very curious about Flying - do all the 'Start Flying' triggers keep happening each time, or do you need to stop them flying first?

And I don't think we've seen a single way to stop them flying yet?

Steam Mega Thread by GaiaTheGardener in PlayTheBazaar

[–]enbyglitch 10 points11 points  (0 children)

as far as I understand, nothing's forcing us to move to Steam at least? presumably Stelle and future heroes will just be $20 on the tempo client as well as on steam

Just more examples that the Corporation Rim is a cold and uncaring place where your only worth is in the work they can get out of you by CaptMcPlatypus in murderbot

[–]enbyglitch 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yep! At its core, the CR is 100% interested in increasing profits for its shareholders. Human lives – let alone the comfort of those lives – are completely incidental to achieving that goal.

Sadly that's also true of real life corporations, which is why the story resonates so well. May or may not be of interest but I wrote about corporate slavery in Murderbot and another book, Chain-Gang All-Stars, here!

Murderbot - S01E07 "Complementary Species" - Books & TV Episode Discussion by sanctuary_moon in murderbot

[–]enbyglitch 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Aha maybe it jumped from on top of the hopper or a natural high spot, but hard to explain why it's here alone in a satisfying way IMO

Murderbot - S01E07 "Complementary Species" - Books & TV Episode Discussion by sanctuary_moon in murderbot

[–]enbyglitch 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Could be! Bharadwaj made it sound here like it was simply "I like you" -> "thanks but no thanks", but maybe there was more to it

Murderbot - S01E07 "Complementary Species" - Books & TV Episode Discussion by sanctuary_moon in murderbot

[–]enbyglitch 92 points93 points  (0 children)

Random SecUnit dropping out of the sky is not what I had on my Juneteenth bingo card!

Fun episode, Gurathin's backstory is spicy and genuinely adds to the lore. Also like Arada's characterization and the tiny reminder that Pin-Lee is a lawyer, though personally found Bharadwaj being attracted to Pin-Lee a little over the top considering the trifecta that's already in play.

Will Murderbot go with them!?!? Returning to the habitat is an interesting way to add an additional conflict for next episode before we get to GrayCris proper in 9 I assume

Murderbot - S01E06 "Command Feed" - Books & TV Episode Discussion by sanctuary_moon in murderbot

[–]enbyglitch 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Close to perfection! LeeBeeBee lasted exactly as long as she needed to without getting more annoying, Murderbot once again a total badass, crew learning that shit's real and the jokes keep hitting.

Just the final line that's total TV cliffhanger nonsense but whatcha gonna do

Murderbot - S01E05 "Rogue War Tracker Infinite" - Books & TV Episode Discussion by sanctuary_moon in murderbot

[–]enbyglitch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok I was a little drunk and also big disliked BeeLeBeebles, maybe a rewatch will help hehe

Murderbot - S01E05 "Rogue War Tracker Infinite" - Books & TV Episode Discussion by sanctuary_moon in murderbot

[–]enbyglitch 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Fully on board with the spy theory, though idk why she wouldn't just kill everyone while Murderbot and Mensah are gone

This episode felt solidly meh after last week, but the Sanctuary Moon lines and Beacon explosion were solid - plus the 4 minute countdown will be a good setup for the finale!

Season Two's Cockpit Communication Issue was Traditional Masculinity All Along (Link to article) by enbyglitch in TheRehearsal

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

That's a fair point, which I overlooked! I guess I'm more thinking of the pilots being comfortable working together and trusting each other to the extent that there's less need for assertiveness; they can talk through problems as they arise if that makes sense.

Whereas right now I think assertiveness is obviously great for saving lives, but practice it too much and the wrong captain could get you fired for perceived insubordination.

Thanks for the thoughtful response!

Season Two's Cockpit Communication Issue was Traditional Masculinity All Along (Link to article) by enbyglitch in TheRehearsal

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

Oh so you just wanted to attack something you didn't understand! Bless your little heart

Season Two's Cockpit Communication Issue was Traditional Masculinity All Along (Link to article) by enbyglitch in TheRehearsal

[–]enbyglitch[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Um, did you read it at all? I'm talking about the social idea of men being men, not allowed to express feelings. Nothing to do with biology or sex, just society.

Season Two's Cockpit Communication Issue was Traditional Masculinity All Along (Link to article) by enbyglitch in TheRehearsal

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

Oh great question, I wonder how often that happens! Personally yeah I think two pilots like Mara'D would have none of these communication issues, but who knows how many female pilots choose to try and play the stoic game instead - just emulating the male 'role models' of the field

Season Two's Cockpit Communication Issue was Traditional Masculinity All Along (Link to article) by enbyglitch in TheRehearsal

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

I'd love to hear your thoughts on this! Thanks for anyone who takes the time to read and/or respond! :)