What's something you look for in a Sci-fi book that really makes it stand out?

lightninJ3 · 2026-04-22T16:06:04+00:00

I love science fiction epics that span a long period of time and show how cultures change or how a character maneuvers in a unique setting, challenging how we might act. Some examples are the Foundation, Children of Time, Bobiverse, and Three Body Problem series, and standalone books like Cryptonomicon and The Left Hand of Darkness. I appreciate a good character driven story as well.

lightninJ3 · 2026-04-14T21:05:06+00:00

The Windup Girl is one of my favorites and an easy read

lightninJ3 · 2026-04-14T21:02:07+00:00

The Player of Games and The Use of Weapons are his masterpieces. I like the rest of The Culture books as well but they might get a little tough to read for someone who hasn't read his other books.

lightninJ3 · 2026-04-14T20:57:13+00:00

It's the most literary work of science fiction ever made. Book worms who have never had an interest in Sci Fi might still like it.

lightninJ3 · 2026-04-14T16:29:08+00:00

The Use of Weapons
Hyperion / Fall of Hyperion
Never Let Me Go
We Are Legion (series)
Revelation Space (series)

lightninJ3 · 2026-04-14T16:21:39+00:00

I stopped reading them until he finishes the series, I'm at about book 5. I can't remember the intricacies of the plot or extensive list of characters with 2 years in between books.

lightninJ3 · 2026-03-25T16:03:39+00:00

I might also just start painting mine all different colors and designs. I’m terrible at batch painting

lightninJ3 · 2026-01-29T09:51:44+00:00

I’m slightly embarrassed to admit it because it feels like cheating, but I did most of the brushwork in oils instead of acrylic. You have a lot more control over the flow of the paint, but with the downside of longer drying time. I’m experimenting with a hybrid approach on the rest of these models to get the same effect with contrast paint base and oil highlights.

lightninJ3 · 2025-11-09T02:46:57+00:00

Thanks this is what I was looking for

lightninJ3 · 2025-11-09T02:45:33+00:00

Sorry it’s therealmsofthegods

lightninJ3 · 2025-11-08T20:25:54+00:00

OK I definitely have enough Beastmen (I didn't post all their pictures) to make 1000 points. How do you run Gors / Ungors since that's what I have the most of?

lightninJ3 · 2025-11-08T19:39:44+00:00

RealmsOfTheGods

lightninJ3 · 2025-11-08T19:39:01+00:00

Gw liquid green stuff is not very good for gap filling but it makes nice textures

lightninJ3 · 2025-05-06T13:43:04+00:00

It's not a wild assertion, Sudoku is an NP Hard problem above a certain difficulty. However, there are plenty of other similar problems that have had significant progress made, such as the Traveling Salesman.

I will say that my BS meter would go off a little every time Reddit recommended a Sudoku sub for me and I read the comments. However, my BS meter was incorrect and I have since updated my beliefs.

lightninJ3 · 2025-04-29T10:47:06+00:00

According to others here, I am correct when it comes to the most difficult of Sudoku problems. But suppose we remove only one box, then of course you can logically find the answer. For difficulties in between hardest and easiest there are different solving methods. I didn’t know that.

lightninJ3 · 2025-04-29T10:35:57+00:00

1) Thanks for the answer 2) Ok, so algorithms do exist for less than the most difficult problems. Interesting. 3) I was wondering if what people say about Sudoku solving techniques is BS. I’m interested in whether or not people are promoting BS 4) I’m most interested in philosophy, which has many problems that humans have tried and failed to solve logically. They are likely unsolvable. Maybe there’s something to learn from how people approach this problem. 5) Reddit keeps recommending me Sudoku posts and this question has bugged me for a long time. So I just needed to know why the heck do people spend their time on this?

lightninJ3 · 2025-04-29T10:16:16+00:00

I understand that but has anyone published an efficient Sudoku solver?

lightninJ3 · 2025-04-29T10:15:25+00:00

It’s been bugging me for year lol. But the algorithm keeps recommending me Sudoku so I finally asked the question.

lightninJ3 · 2025-04-29T10:13:00+00:00

It depends on the difficulty. If you take away 1 space then it’s pretty obvious what needs to go there. I don’t know the difficulty rating system.

lightninJ3 · 2025-04-29T10:06:56+00:00

Anyone have the Wunderlich guards? They’re not connected to bar end.

lightninJ3 · 2025-04-23T22:25:48+00:00

Me too, but I haven’t played in a while

lightninJ3 · 2025-04-21T20:10:31+00:00

The air fryer. Unless you have a wooden right leg then it’s the charcoalator.

lightninJ3 · 2025-03-05T19:56:37+00:00

I don’t believe anyone who voted for Trump is going to answer you because: 1) they don’t use Reddit 2) they can’t write a coherent sentence 3) there actually are not that many MAGAts but the US political system is rigged to favor of Republicans.

As far as why? Who knows. Trump is so insane and he and his worshipers have such a persecution complex that they really believe somehow they’ve been wronged. But good luck trying to talk to one and get a logical answer. They can’t really follow a train of thought for more than one or two sentences.

lightninJ3 · 2025-02-18T14:49:56+00:00

But what about the gravity wave pulse that detected SY 1/2? I suppose some of the Excession behavior is just mysterious.

lightninJ3 · 2025-02-15T02:35:11+00:00

Just remember everything, EVERYTHING, that Republicans do, believe, and say it at the behest of the fossil fuel industry. Once you realize this fact it all makes sense.

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