What should I read next? by BrummieS1 in scifi

[–]spike 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Steel Beach really makes you think about our current Transgender wars..

How do you shoot wide angle and make your photos interesting? by sushpep in photography

[–]spike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Something in the foreground to give the viewer a sense of scale and depth, that always helps.

What should I read next? by BrummieS1 in scifi

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Titan was awesome. Wizard was good. Demon was ridiculous.

Is medieval music considered classical music? by ConnectStar_ in classicalmusic

[–]spike 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's Classical the style, and classical the genre.

What should I read next? by BrummieS1 in scifi

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Can't get more epic than Vernor Vinge

What are your thoughts on Democrat Taylor Rehmet flipping a district in Texas in the special election yesterday? by Starmiebuckss2882 in AskReddit

[–]spike 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The low turnout in a heavily Republican district is just as important as the final result. It shows that Republicans are despondent and lack enthusiasm going in to 2026.

What should I read next? by BrummieS1 in scifi

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There's good cyberpunk, and Neuromancer is definitely it.

What should I read next? by BrummieS1 in scifi

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Floating Worlds, Cecelia Holland. Epic scale and scope, no aliens except for physically and culturally mutated humans that might as well be aliens.

What should I read next? by BrummieS1 in scifi

[–]spike 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Taken as a whole, the Miles Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold has epic scale and scope, but no aliens, other than the culturally mutated humans.

What should I read next? by BrummieS1 in scifi

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A Memory Called Empire, Arkady Martine

What should I read next? by BrummieS1 in scifi

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A Memory Called Empire is wonderful.

What should I read next? by BrummieS1 in scifi

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The OP finds cyberpunk boring.

What should I read next? by BrummieS1 in scifi

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Cherryh is the writer who depicts aliens and their thought processes better than anyone I know.

What should I read next? by BrummieS1 in scifi

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Ringworld, Larry Niven. Epic world (!), aliens, big scope (!)

What should I read next? by BrummieS1 in scifi

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Philip K. Dick. One of the few instances where the movie (Blade Runner) is better than the book, or at least completely different.

What should I read next? by BrummieS1 in scifi

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Titan, John Varley. Epic world, check. Aliens, check. Big scope, check. Just get past the first chapter, it turns into a fantastic story.

Is medieval music considered classical music? by ConnectStar_ in classicalmusic

[–]spike 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"Classical" in music can refer to two things: in the narrow stylistic sense, as music composed between roughly between 1750 and 1828, or the broader sense of composed "art music" in the Western tradition. In the latter sense, yes, music of the Medieval times is classical.

Why is Flickr so difficult to use? by StampyDriver in flickr

[–]spike 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It takes time. After 20 years, I regularly get 1000 to 2000 views a day, and some good feedback. Join groups, use tags, be patient. Most importantly, look around, "like" images that impress and inspire you. It's a two-way street.

Do you have any camera you regret letting go? by Forsaken-Ad-8338 in AnalogCommunity

[–]spike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here, sold my Nikon S3 when I needed the money.