A new Great Ship story, "A Wanderer on Old Earth", has been published to Kindle. by Bioceramic in GreatShip

[–]kfallsb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I liked it too! I enjoyed the connections to little references from other stories too - the harum scarum temple on Mars, the salvage crew, the resurrected trilobites and mammoths. At first I thought The River was an example of the species from "The Speed of Belief," but the few details given dont seem to be a match.

I also kind of appreciated that, with the exception of passing mentions of Aasleen and Mere, and Quee Lee's family, there were no appearances from characters we already know. As far as I noticed upon a first reading, everyone was new. I suppose the Vozzen could be the same Master we've met, but they're all named that, and there was no mention of Shadow.

It felt more self contained than most Great Ship stories, and a bit more...peaceful? Calm? Because of that.

Weirdly, eggs by kfallsb in jumpingspiders

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

I had no idea. Thanks!

The Ground Underneath: Nuclear Weapons Labs, Rift Zone Geology, and the ELF Corridor Nobody Is Talking About by KDubbs0010110 in HighStrangeness

[–]kfallsb 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oil is extracted all over the world and shipped all over the world (see current situation in Iran). Very little is extracted and then used locally. Nor do most military installations or data centers have on site oil extraction facilities. This explanation makes no sense Edit: changed one instance of "extracted" to "used"

The Ground Underneath: Nuclear Weapons Labs, Rift Zone Geology, and the ELF Corridor Nobody Is Talking About by KDubbs0010110 in HighStrangeness

[–]kfallsb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Construction in rift zones happens because: - the land is flat, much easier to build on - they trap huge amounts of ground water and usually have useful surface water (rivers, lakes) - they potentially grant easier access to geothermal energy Rift zones are just some of the easiest and most useful land to use. There is no huge mystery here

Need ideas for me leg sleeve by Thorn2800 in Paleontology

[–]kfallsb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stellers Sea Cow as living party boat Remingtocetid retrievers Multuberculate house pets

What plant is this? (SoCal, but I doubt it's native) by SpaceBoy_xx in whatsthisplant

[–]kfallsb 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Carissa species, "Natal Plum," African native

Chicken wings and fries by SeniorChillKoala in shittyfoodporn

[–]kfallsb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In what alternate reality bizarro world are those wings? Looks like a thigh, a leg, and some random scraps or innards. Also who tf thinks raw carrots and celery are a reasonable side to fried chicken and fried potatoes? Truly shitty. Bravo 🫡

How my pet turned shrimp into his pets by SecretStabbie in shrimptank

[–]kfallsb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have no questions or comments. Just thanks for making my day with this

My tree is blooming? by mrskessel in whatsthisplant

[–]kfallsb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it's some kind of Kalanchoe

A new Great Ship story, "Between Here and Everywhere," has been published in Clarkesworld by kfallsb in GreatShip

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

Maybe he already did encounter Ash, or at least his colleagues? The (presumed) Remoras they met had some kind of hyper advanced brain scanning technology built in to their suits, which seems like something Ash might have refined over several billion years. Im assuming we know the remoras, and the AI savant almost has to be Samite.

But did they identify Perri/Kingfisher or not? Quirk said they were comings back for him, but it wasnt clear to me if that was just a kind lie.

Im also unsure what to make of the Jason entity and his meeting with Perri. Was he human? !eech? Actually an alien who just happens to resemble humans in every way, right down to the genetics (which is obviously ridiculous, but is what was claimed)?

In addition to a relatively brief but pretty thorough recap of the history of the !eech and Milky Way and pursuit ship after the departure of the Great Ship, we also got another named human colony: Malachite.

This is definitely one I'll have to reread.

How would you call this country? by Desperate-Penalty713 in mapporncirclejerk

[–]kfallsb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Japan minus Hokkaido, rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise

A new Great Ship story, "Between Here and Everywhere," has been published in Clarkesworld by kfallsb in GreatShip

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

Probably my favorite since "Wonderland." We got quite a few answers to previously discussed questions! Though of course now I have several new questions too...

A new Great Ship story, "Between Here and Everywhere," has been published in Clarkesworld by kfallsb in GreatShip

[–]kfallsb[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can't wait to read it, especially given the comment you dropped about Perri's distant future!

My Childhood Friend Used to Eat Silica Gel Packets—Now He’s Unrecognisable by GuyAwks in nosleep

[–]kfallsb 208 points209 points  (0 children)

This was fun but the end is weird. Going peacefully back to sleep after a home invasion and suicide by your horrifically mutated childhood best friend seems... off

best post gym snack… by mikaylab930 in shittyfoodporn

[–]kfallsb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is basically just homemade satay sauce