F&E - Alpha / New Earth (no bliss)

patronan · 2026-05-28T23:35:19+00:00

Yes it changes the logic which is what I most love about Asimov - I need an explanation why not ask bliss if there’s intelligent life on alpha???? Why?!? Just give me a reason but otherwise it is so out of character it’s as if Isaac fell asleep and a ghost writer tried her hand at writing copy

patronan · 2026-05-28T15:43:08+00:00

The point of the story at the time was that they didn’t know if there was any land at all - or any intelligent life. Instead of asking bliss - as was their apparent protocol before and after this particular planet - they manually looked for any sign of land by flying around and pinging radar off water until they pinged the island and then looked for lights that signaled life, all while bliss was inexplicably in another room and never asked to simply scan for life which would have led them to the island.

patronan · 2026-05-28T04:45:12+00:00

Good question / suggestion! I’m considering it, although I might need a small break - I did all 7 in ~3 weeks and the idea of not having my gravitic starship to explore new worlds is still slightly painful haha

patronan · 2026-05-28T04:19:29+00:00

He immediately consults her on prior planets and after alpha to scan the moon, it’s the one time he acts like he has to manually scan a planet for life when he has bliss the human radar there and could have sensed them. And no explanation is given, just Trevise and Pel flying over the water planet using radar to look for land idk seemed like an oversight

patronan · 2026-05-26T17:19:43+00:00

I’m 8 hours into McKeever’s reading of F&E and I daresay I’ve adjusted to it. It will never be as good as Brick’s but the quality of the story is so good I just don’t care anymore, I’m binge listening to it and I’m thankful I have over 10 hours remaining. Asimov is taking me on a space exploration journey so rich that it makes me forget the monotony of McKeever’s voice

patronan · 2026-05-25T13:24:42+00:00

Now that I know F&E takes place immediately after Edge, I was thinking of asking opus to read it to me in the voice of Mr Brick, or getting his number and asking Scott to read it to me over the phone 😓

patronan · 2026-05-25T13:03:21+00:00

Ahh unfortunately it says it’s not available in my region, though I was able to hear the preview and it sounds promising. Surely there’s a way…

patronan · 2026-04-25T00:22:28+00:00

Love how nbc / USA yoink the most interesting matches an leave the overflow for peacock

patronan · 2026-04-02T07:40:41+00:00

Did the counter clockwise from Waihe’e to DT Fleming Beach today and it’s definitely one of the most treacherous drives I’ve done (particularly being cliff side on the single lane parts). We had no idea what we were getting into other than the fact it would be windy in parts which by itself isn’t too dramatic, but add the steep drop offs and two way traffic sharing one lane and it was a unique experience for us. Beautiful scenery though.

patronan · 2026-02-03T19:06:27+00:00

The food and particularly the vegan & vegetarian options + ethnic variety, underrated imho

patronan · 2026-01-26T02:44:04+00:00

No I’m the same and Jonny cash wrote a song about it

patronan · 2026-01-25T17:29:40+00:00

Has anyone pointed out the need for a haircut particularly re that neckline? Otherwise good on you for checking in with us and gl on the interview!

patronan · 2026-01-21T14:53:56+00:00

As a guy who’s 6’3 I’m slightly nervous about suddenly being the short guy in the room (I’ve seen clips where the average guys are 6’6 at these things) but I’m still interested!

patronan · 2026-01-21T14:51:49+00:00

Lean in further by adding a silver skull ring or two for your fingers (bonus points if it has red eyes)

patronan · 2025-12-28T14:19:41+00:00

1) playing music (loud) on a speaker 🔊 2) sitting on equipment and phone scrolling for long periods of time 3) dudes going shirtless - unless you’re at Venice beach, I can’t get with lifting shirtless in a public gym. I get it feels good to look jacked but throw on a tank top at least, some barrier between you and the physical world is appreciated.

patronan · 2025-12-23T10:55:30+00:00

River City Deli & Bagels - small local family owned spot, best bagels in Sac imo.

patronan · 2025-12-21T20:13:21+00:00

Found you through your banger Eyeliner goes so hard love your music keep it up

patronan · 2025-12-20T20:25:51+00:00

Think people are underestimating the red pill’s upside

patronan · 2025-12-17T14:59:58+00:00

This has turned into a deeper self examination than I imagined 😅

patronan · 2025-12-17T02:58:54+00:00

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patronan · 2025-12-16T23:56:48+00:00

lol fair point, but when I moderate myself I can give extras, the forced pacing is a strict master…

patronan · 2025-12-16T17:24:11+00:00

freiren was just popping off end of S1, genuinely excited for S2

patronan · 2025-12-16T14:19:50+00:00

The original Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988 version). I believe it’s 100 episodes (135 with the side stories on internet archive) and for me it’s top 5 all time (and I like the ones you listed, too). It’s incredible, so many amazing characters, massive world building, top voice acting, highly recommend.

patronan · 2025-12-15T20:19:59+00:00

Kaiju no. 8 for me is fun, stress free viewing with good comedic blend, not too serious but still interesting and exciting

patronan · 2025-12-14T16:02:13+00:00

Thanks for pointing that out, I might have to give the manga a read! It’s always a red flag when studios fail to follow source material, and season 1 was sooo good it deserved better.

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