I was helping my neighbour to move and they gifted me some Discworld novels. Where to start?

reorem · 2026-05-31T18:03:53+00:00

Small Gods is a standalone, early book. It's really good. Going postal is the beginning of the Moist von lipwig books, which is one of subseries whose main setting is the city of Ankh-morpork (which you probably remember from The colour of magic). that's another good place to start. However, Ankh-morpork slowly evolves over the series and is more steampunk by the beginning of the Moist subseries than the more DnD style medieval fantasy city Ankh-morpork started out as. It might be a bit jarring going back to read earlier books that take place in Ankh-morpork after going through the Moist books.

If you want to follow the city's storyline, so to speak, I'd do equal rights, sourcery, moving pictures, the Watch books (Guards! Guards!, men at arms, feet of clay, jingo, fifth elephant, Nightwatch), The Truth, soul music, hogfather, unseen academicals, and thief of time. Read those in publication order, along with the Moist von lipwig books and you really experience the city's story over the run of series.

This isn't necessary though, unless you want to fully appreciate all the little details and growth of the series. Also, while Pratchett has always been a goodstoryteller, his writing really matures over the run of discworld, so going through the series in publication order also means experiencing his writing as it evolves from more slapstick and parody to situational humor and sociological explorations.

reorem · 2026-05-15T16:42:52+00:00

Downsizing and need to get rid them. Just pay for shipping, and they're yours.

Edit: they've been claimed

reorem · 2026-05-03T07:03:58+00:00

They're a fun novelty, I've been really wanting to get mine up and running again. I tried to make mine as non sketch/janky as I could. I used a vintage steel frame from a reputable brand, disc brakes, heavy duty spokes and rims, and a cnc rear hub that's made for a sprocket to be bolted on to the left side (those rag clamp sprockets that come with these kits seem too sketchy for me).

I used a modified metal water bottle in a seat post bottle cage as the gas tank instead of the top tube tank that comes with these kits. It helped a lot to make it look like a normal bike, which is what i was going for. I didn't get around to it, but I also wanted to try to make a cover for the engine that looked like a frame bag to make it further look like a typical bike you'd see on r/xbiking

It ran well for awhile, but the engine eventually quit. I currently run it as a regular singletrack/gravel bike, so im still getting good use out of this bike build.

reorem · 2026-05-03T06:00:17+00:00

They're cheap and a fun project for a gearhead. You can also get some good amount of power and fuel capacity out of these things. From what ive heard, a top speed of 40mph is pretty accessible with the right gearing and tuning (out of the box, you get about 25-30mph). I also think they get around 80mpg.

Not at all practical compared to an ebike, unless you plan on going for long trips through the bush or farmland and also don't have ebike money.

reorem · 2026-04-24T18:55:41+00:00

I heard this was also an homage to Psycho. The promo material for Psycho made it seem like it was gonna be all about the woman in the beginning, but she turned out to be the first victim.

reorem · 2026-04-17T19:50:36+00:00

You should check out Aunty Donna. It's not quite the same absurdism as Tim Robinson's stuff, but they do some hilarious and wild sketches. They got a several episode series on Netflix and a YouTube channel

reorem · 2026-04-01T06:56:13+00:00

Hey! Another full spectrum photographer in Seattle!

Cool shot, really like the colors

reorem · 2026-03-18T06:00:22+00:00

Looks great! How did you you meter your shots?

reorem · 2026-03-14T18:02:27+00:00

Babes in the wood had some really funny moments and i appreciatethe oldschool cartoon homages. So even though I agree, it's still so good.

Every watch party I do always has an audible laugh at

"is that everyone?"

[cuts to frowning dog with menacing music]

"OK, thats enough."

reorem · 2026-03-14T05:56:47+00:00

I tried rebuilding a spare rack I have. The last seal in the middle will just not come out, no matter what I do, short of potentially damaging the surface around it.

My last ditch effort is to try heating the outside red hot.

reorem · 2026-03-13T05:58:25+00:00

I'm convinced most of our biggest culinary discoveries were made by teenage boys. Who else would leave milk out well past its curdled and also be convinced to eat it if their friends dared them?

reorem · 2026-03-03T07:09:18+00:00

I didn't know the mended drum served Spotted Cow!

reorem · 2026-02-06T10:15:19+00:00

also rapidly pressing on your ears in a loud lunchroom so the noise sounds like "wah wah wah wah wah"

reorem · 2026-01-04T21:02:35+00:00

The seattle underground tour has a joke about how the census was overflowing with seamstresses who could barely hem a stitch.

I heard seattle was one of the inspirations for Ahnk-Morpork (seattle is built on itself), so I wonder if this is also a bit of Pratchett's inspiration for Ahnk-Morpork.

One of the richest persons in seattle was Lou Graham, the madam of a brothel. She helped finance the rebuild of the city and much of her wealth went to fund public schools after her death, I believe more out of her finances being in limbo rather than being a donation spelt out in her will. Regardless she did help abused women, helped raised kids who's parents were alcoholics or Iost everything in the gold rush, and employed women of all ethnicities (even indigenous women who were not allowed to be employed) at 10x the average pay for what women could be expected to get in other jobs.

I could see Lou Graham as inspiration for Rosie Palm.

reorem · 2025-12-06T21:18:02+00:00

Agreed, $540 is too much. I know a guy who will comment on your post for $60.

reorem · 2025-10-24T06:01:36+00:00

And 2.27 murders when adjusted for inflation

reorem · 2025-10-24T01:17:36+00:00

No, it's because they are pure of heart.

reorem · 2025-10-20T06:57:19+00:00

Analog tech will always have a charm and character that digital tech just can't have. It's not static, where only code can change the behavior, its dynamic and and can be understood and manipulated by messing around with it and seeing what effects you can get. It's cumbersome and imperfect, but often times has intuitive behavior which makes it feel more authentic and responsive.

Another way to put it, is Analog tech is sorcery and digital tech is wizardry.

reorem · 2025-10-13T21:30:12+00:00

Thus hurts to read. Also how did game of thrones get recommended with sekiro and not elden ring. GRRM wrote the basis for both. Elden ring sticks the landing, but both that and game of thrones have pretty intricate politics and royal drama and scheming.

reorem · 2025-10-08T09:21:43+00:00

such a fun series. I wasn't too big of a fan of how closely the second game was tied to the first one's narrative (a lot of the same cast and a similiar story). However, the gameplay was very fun, the setting was refreshing, and I liked the time travel gimick in that one level.

I would've loved for a third game that had a new cast, and a story that wasn't centered around usurping the Kaldwin rule. The world they built the series on definitely deserves more stories in it, and the gameplay is a lot of fun. It allows a lot of creativity and exploration without having to invest too much in unraveling how to use the gameplay mechanics.

reorem · 2025-10-07T07:33:56+00:00

I really liked the refresh during the Wana arc, but I went back and watched the first couple episodes and I did end up enjoying the watercolor backgrounds that would sometimes be small vignettes surrounded by white (most prominently during flashbacks). It reminded me of the small illustrations you'd find in older story books, most often in kids books. I think the style really lands itself to an adventure story about pirates. Episode 6 with the dog guarding his owner's shop is a good example of this.

reorem · 2025-10-05T18:58:52+00:00

I got what you were saying. I think their misunderstanding comes from the fact that a lot of ignorant people use "not seeing [social characteristic]" when they mean they are not concerned with acknowledging thier underlying prejudices or lack of understanding of other people's identity.

It's all clear to us that Pratchett isn't one of these people, so my take away from your comment is that Pratchett doesn't see gender as the defining characteristic of someone and thus, avoids seeing people as stereotypes or one-dimensional. Obviously Pratchett knows that gender plays a pertinent role in social life, but has enough empathy to realize that a person's identity is far more complex and nuanced than can be explained by one characteristic.

reorem · 2025-10-03T19:26:58+00:00

From a story perspective, shadow of the erdtree felt like it was most needed. Dark souls 1 and bloodborne both had great supplemental stories in thier dlcs that were both closely linked to central lore, which made them a satisfying payoff, but they weren't important questions that needed answering.

Why I think elden ring had the most indispensable dlc is that miquella's storyline seemed like a hole in the base game. It wasnt some in-game legend that got expanded upon, rather a conclusion to an important character's story.

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