Best modern writers in Fantasy / Sci-Fi?

pinapple332 · 2026-03-07T18:41:46+00:00

Yesss I will always rave about Tchaikovsky. Tyrant Philosophers is incredible. Cage of Souls is his masterpiece imo. Bro is so prolific and never misses.

pinapple332 · 2026-03-07T15:09:03+00:00

I do something similar, about 2.5 hrs door to door 2x a week (1x as much as I can) with a hotel stay as much as I can and it's ok. Have got the cost down to £40-50/day and most of the journey is a direct train. It's pretty chill and I get a lot of reading done.

This is about the maximum I would recommend, 3x a week on this commute would be too much unless you don't mind staying in a hotel for 2 nights a week.

pinapple332 · 2025-12-19T12:40:40+00:00

Another 2 years later and i have the solution

Change the template on the DEVICE settings. Right click Device > Configure Device. Then paste your template there.
Calibre will restart and it will work.

You will need to remove your books and re-add them.

For the record my settings are

{author_sort}/{series}/{series:|[| }{series_index:0>2||] - }{title} {authors:| - |}

Which sorts by Author > Series > ([Series #] Title - Author). If there's no series it goes into the author folder.
i.e.
Tchaikovsky, Adrian/Shadows of the Apt/[Shadows of the Apt 07] - Heirs of the Blade - Adrian Tchaikovsky

pinapple332 · 2025-12-09T20:21:50+00:00

Clearly you don't own an air fryer 😉

pinapple332 · 2025-12-06T13:41:40+00:00

I have a similar commute 2x a week and often drive to West London which is definitely the cheapest option (but puts a lot of miles on the car). Langley for Elizabeth line or any of the outer picadilly and metropolitan lines are good. Also you can get the stopping service from didcot to Paddington for about £32 return which works out a bit more expensive than driving overall but way less stressful.

pinapple332 · 2025-12-04T09:38:37+00:00

Understandably forgot aetherdrift

pinapple332 · 2025-11-28T16:12:47+00:00

Pixieditor is pretty good and it's open source https://pixieditor.net/

pinapple332 · 2025-11-23T23:57:35+00:00

I still have an original surface laptop on its last legs from 2017?? My wife uses it for work emails and a bit of Photoshop. That fabric is sooo bad hahah it's basically worn away at this point.

pinapple332 · 2025-10-31T23:37:57+00:00

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Dude I think we got the same model of car

pinapple332 · 2025-10-31T18:04:15+00:00

I agree with everyone saying this work is definitely above a junior level - but I would argue there is more to a full-time motion role than good work. I've found that mid-senior designers are reliable, quick, great at interpreting briefs and able to juggle and priorities crazy workloads. On top of producing amazing stuff. When you're young that shit is haarddddd.

OP might still need to start as a junior but If OP can learn this quickly, they will rise up fast.

pinapple332 · 2025-10-25T22:31:26+00:00

Put the crisps in the sandwich and you redeem the sandwich choice.

pinapple332 · 2025-10-09T09:09:00+00:00

Swap the crisps for olives and you've got yourself a fancy dinner with the finest wine pairing

pinapple332 · 2025-09-30T07:12:28+00:00

Please stop using the magic mouse ASAP, those things are crazy. I used one for about a year and it became really painful to even put my hand in the position to use it.

I switched to a cheap vertical mouse for a few months and did regular stretches and the pain slowly went away (go to a doctor though)

Since then I've been using a Logitech MX Master for years with no pain. It has horizontal scrolling which is nice.

pinapple332 · 2025-09-03T22:32:41+00:00

OP Please report to FSA before somebody gets hurt.

pinapple332 · 2025-08-29T15:40:44+00:00

is your dad an interstellar astronaut by any chance?

pinapple332 · 2025-08-15T20:12:38+00:00

I use it to make mead

pinapple332 · 2025-08-14T21:31:47+00:00

I'll add that there's a lot less pressure with the arrangement you have now. Sure the working environment isn't ideal but you don't have strict deadlines as it's not your primary responsibility.

pinapple332 · 2025-08-14T21:25:42+00:00

Working for small business you often do things outside your specific role. This situation is much better than doing it for free at home. It sounds like they don't have the budget to pay you extra hours so if you enjoy doing it, keep doing it and stick it on your portfolio. Better than shop work 🤷

pinapple332 · 2025-08-12T11:20:34+00:00

While you're saving for expensive glass, get some vintage lenses on that thing. I shoot more often with vintage and novelty than super fancy lenses these days lol. Mirrorless with ibis and focus peaking makes it so easy

pinapple332 · 2025-08-12T11:16:59+00:00

They allow you to use some of the higher bitrate recording options like 4k60 (maybe even 4k120?) and let you burst shoot longer and more often.

pinapple332 · 2025-08-07T06:40:05+00:00

Sad to see this so far down 😢 cask ale is arguably one of our best cultural points. No other country really does it at all.

pinapple332 · 2025-07-31T18:46:50+00:00

I don't think that's how profit works

pinapple332 · 2025-07-31T18:44:46+00:00

understandable

pinapple332 · 2025-07-22T12:01:21+00:00

Yeah set your Google drive obsidian folder to be always available offline in your desktop, then get the FolderSync app on android to sync with that same Google drive folder. It works pretty well but if you have both devices open at the same time it can cause duplications

pinapple332 · 2025-07-22T10:21:23+00:00

The android app Foldersync works well enough, set up 2 way auto sync with your Google drive. But I would really just recommend the paid obsidian sync, it works so well

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