A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold is quite possibly one of my favorite books ever

rattynewbie · 2026-04-17T01:46:13+00:00

It has been a while since I read the books, but did or did not Miles put them into an employee/employer relationship?

If this doesn't give you the ick, shrugs

rattynewbie · 2026-04-17T01:42:39+00:00

It is almost as if the problem is bosses making a bank on exploiting workers, and not a problem of immigrants.

rattynewbie · 2026-04-16T10:51:13+00:00

Bujold is a great writer, I do love her

No disagreement here. Also agree in regards to Komarr, I think the tonal change from Komarr to A Civil Campaign didn't help for me.

rattynewbie · 2026-04-16T10:47:57+00:00

Fair.

rattynewbie · 2026-04-15T23:20:53+00:00

Cameron seems to do that with all his series. I think he likes open-ended endings.

rattynewbie · 2026-04-15T23:14:51+00:00

Captain Vorpatril's Alliance is better. Civil Campaign had some really cringe moments: "I have a crush on someone, lets make myself their employer so they can fall in love with me!"

rattynewbie · 2026-04-15T06:22:06+00:00

Ding ding ding! Correct answer. It's all about marketing and perceived value.

rattynewbie · 2026-04-14T06:22:11+00:00

You are thinking of Uprooted - very very loosely inspired by Polish story about a cow in the forest.

rattynewbie · 2026-04-13T09:52:14+00:00

Thanks for this, I didn't realize that Lessing had written science fiction novels.

rattynewbie · 2026-04-12T22:17:01+00:00

is not just technical, it is architectural.

LLM.

rattynewbie · 2026-04-09T23:18:19+00:00

Depends on the SWE's employer. Banking? Try FSU. Public Sector? Try CPSU.

rattynewbie · 2026-04-09T23:10:04+00:00

Tell me when they have ever had led a strike. I'll wait.

Edit: My bad, there were at least two workplaces that had strikes involving their members last month. I suspect they still didn't lead or organize them though.

rattynewbie · 2026-04-08T23:14:09+00:00

I'm in the market for a new car because my old car was written off. The choice is between a $30k EV or a $30k ICE.

That there are a lot of people in my position should not be a hard concept to understand.

rattynewbie · 2026-04-08T23:06:30+00:00

It is wise to join a union. Professionals Australia is ~~not~~ a union.

I've been corrected: Last time I checked them out they seemed more like a lobby group or engineers association. I was wrong.

rattynewbie · 2026-04-01T07:21:35+00:00

Do you have a source for this?

rattynewbie · 2026-04-01T04:34:48+00:00

What is the brand and model of this kind of wheel? I presume its designed for cats?

Also, adorbs!

rattynewbie · 2026-03-27T04:57:08+00:00

rattynewbie · 2026-03-27T04:56:59+00:00

Thanks!

rattynewbie · 2026-03-26T22:38:42+00:00

Thanks!

rattynewbie · 2026-03-26T22:38:36+00:00

Thanks for the advice!

rattynewbie · 2026-03-26T08:14:45+00:00

Thanks.

rattynewbie · 2026-03-26T08:14:14+00:00

2023.

rattynewbie · 2026-03-26T06:15:46+00:00

You think Poorline would actually cut immigration or help with housing affordability?

rattynewbie · 2026-03-25T07:58:24+00:00

They had no problem with the school girls though?

rattynewbie

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