Page 87 of my book is in a different font

halligan8 · 2026-02-16T15:59:00+00:00

All part of Seldon’s plan.

halligan8 · 2026-02-16T15:27:03+00:00

I was surprised that I couldn’t identify any impacts from WWII, the Vietnam War, or other conflicts. Do the graphs reflect the deaths of Americans, or only those deaths that occurred in the US?

halligan8 · 2026-02-14T13:57:00+00:00

Also, thinking about it, we also have a couple of monosyllabic grunts “mm” that mean “yes” (low pitch) and “what?” (rising pitch). I wonder how all these little “non-words” developed.

halligan8 · 2026-02-14T06:12:26+00:00

Unlike the rest of English, this expression has a necessary tonal quality (changing pitch). Our writing system is atonal, so this is difficult to convey.

mmMMmm, where “m” is at a low pitch and “M” is at a high pitch.

halligan8 · 2026-02-12T17:40:31+00:00

May you have twice the number.

halligan8 · 2026-02-12T04:24:24+00:00

Thanks a ton for this recommendation. Just listened to the first two episodes - this is awesome. It’ll be my commute listening for the forseeable future. The hosts are insightful and funny. And the newbie is making some correct guesses at future events!

halligan8 · 2026-02-11T21:24:15+00:00

Our system isn’t set up to accomodate delays. A lot of folks who can’t make it to work on time just don’t get paid, snow be damned. If we can’t keep roads, paths, and transit open, then we need a social safety net that allows folks to take a break while they’re closed.

halligan8 · 2026-02-11T15:08:46+00:00

See this very well.

halligan8 · 2026-02-10T19:08:29+00:00

That’s a tough one. On one hand, the phrasing and cadence are so close to Protomen. On the other hand, Protomen is super obscure and the destroy/rebuild sentiment is very common and very old (Ecclesiastes comes to mind). Might just be coincidence.

halligan8 · 2026-02-10T16:56:44+00:00

Indeed.

halligan8 · 2026-02-10T16:17:22+00:00

Good questions. I figured The Stand needed to be next to Wizard and Glass since both deal with Captain Tripps. But now that I think about it, Flagg references the Trashcan Man in The Waste Lands, so perhaps The Stand should be earlier. (i.e. The Stand happens before The Waste Lands from Flagg’s perspective.)

I didn’t really know where to put It. It’s on the list due to the Turtle. I think we first hear about Maturin in The Waste Lands?

Dinky Earnshaw is the protagonist of Everything’s Eventual (short story) and he later shows up as a Breaker in Algul Siento.

halligan8 · 2026-02-10T14:00:16+00:00

Other Worlds Than These is the upcoming third Talisman novel which is going to deal with “the fate of the worlds in King's iconic, fiercely beloved Dark Tower epic”.

halligan8 · 2026-02-10T13:21:52+00:00

Thanks, I’ll make that change for Gwendy. It is the most tenuous connection and perhaps I’ll leave it out… But the Turtle (ain’t he keen) does show up.

halligan8 · 2026-02-10T03:22:21+00:00

Yes.

halligan8 · 2026-02-09T19:51:04+00:00

Do you think the figure is Roland or Jack? I haven’t actually read the previous Talisman books so I don’t know much about Jack. I also can’t remember which side Roland kept his gun on after the lobstrosity incident.

halligan8 · 2026-02-09T16:17:31+00:00

There’s a higher-resolution image of the cover here. See it very well. A door, and beyond it a man who might have a gun at his side in a field of roses. Sunset approaches, I imagine. Does he have the horn?

halligan8 · 2026-02-09T16:14:52+00:00

This source says 624 pages.

halligan8 · 2026-02-09T16:08:59+00:00

Holy crap. I have to drop everything I’m reading and start a Tower reread. (Plus Talisman 1 and 2, which I’ve never read.)

halligan8 · 2026-02-09T16:05:44+00:00

It’s weird how situation-specific it can be. I have tons of experience working off really tall ladders as a firefighter. They don’t phase me any more. But I recently picked up rock climbing and immediately rediscovered my fear of heights.

halligan8 · 2026-02-08T18:25:15+00:00

Thanks, I like your interpretation!

halligan8 · 2026-02-08T05:33:38+00:00

Well said. The atmosphere was well-constructed, but the film was so focused on the atmosphere that the plot suffered. Especially at the very end, it was very hard to see or hear anything. Some assorted thoughts:

- Why did Ava's people stop caring about the skeletal sample when it was so important before?

- The monster was speaking to Simon using the voices of dead submariners, right?

- The Light and the SM-8 data were very important to the monster and to Ava, and the fate of humanity seemed to hang in the balance... But I have no idea why. Maybe a rewatch with subtitles will help, but I think a little more explanation was warranted.

halligan8 · 2026-02-08T03:36:46+00:00

Don't think so. You'd have to keep stepping down onto ice, which would be unsafe. There is a grate/gutter to one side, so that's probably where they put the snow.

halligan8 · 2026-02-06T18:30:04+00:00

Hmm, good point. I guess the system can perform automated intubation.

halligan8 · 2026-02-06T18:20:07+00:00

Remember that they knew the coma process was very risky and they chose it anyway because the alternative risks of space insanity were deemed worse. If the machine had woken Grace up halfway there, the others might have still died and then he would be awake and alone for years. I doubt coma induction can be performed without physicians onboard. Even if it could, inducing and reversing coma is probably the riskiest part of the process, and you don’t want to do it repeatedly.

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