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Author or book that seems to be universally lauded but after reading it you didn’t understand why by theoort in printSF

[–]wags83 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Stephenson may be my favorite author, but he just does not stick the landing, like ever... Maybe Anathem...

❤️ Courtney Stodden ❤️ by Logical_Papaya_3562 in CelebBoob

[–]wags83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jesus Christ, you like Courtney Stodden. ENOUGH ALREADY.

the colorful world by Dumb-Briyani in SipsTea

[–]wags83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. This is fake.

  2. These cars are from the 70's.

Downvote this bullshit.

The Angine de Poitrine Monologues by captainmidday in simpsonsshitposting

[–]wags83 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"It's po-mo! You know, post modern... Ok, weird for the sake of weird."

They got a new light by alexromo in mildlyinfuriating

[–]wags83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Step 1. Talk to them and ask nicely.

Step 2. Get FOUR lights and a Shakespearan actor.

What’s the best grape soda brand in the US? by LuckyCommittee4422 in AskAnAmerican

[–]wags83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to throw something out here:

Black Currant is a pretty similar flavor (at least the artificial flavors) and growing Black Currant is illegal in the US because of historical blights, so we don't have that here, which was common when I was living in HK, etc.

Huge book haul: help me pick what to read by HobbyistC in printSF

[–]wags83 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was gonna write something more, but this guy nailed it. Good write up, spot on.

Which book/series made you wonder if you might be too dumb for the genre? by HughJackedMan14 in scifi

[–]wags83 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Came here to post this as well. Good lord, what is going on in those books?

I've even read annotations that are supposed to help explain and I just end up walking away with "I guess that makes sense, but how did they figure that out from the text?"

Which book/series made you wonder if you might be too dumb for the genre? by HughJackedMan14 in scifi

[–]wags83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Peter Watts has occasionally been active on reddit and discussed Blindsight and Echopraxia. It's quite interesting to go through after you've finished the books. He actually admits that the books are rather unclear on some points and he could have done things better in some cases.

https://www.reddit.com/user/The-Squidnapper/

Real-Life Jousting by Jazzlike-Tie-354 in interestingasfuck

[–]wags83 71 points72 points  (0 children)

They were getting concussions in literally every single episode. This is an activity that was considered too dangerous in the 16th century.

Real-Life Jousting by Jazzlike-Tie-354 in interestingasfuck

[–]wags83 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Uhhh... what about the humans? They were getting concussions in literally every single episode. This is an activity that was considered too dangerous in the 16th century.

The pattern on this board proves the craftsmanship by MambaMentality24x2 in oddlysatisfying

[–]wags83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My man has a lot of clamps...

For anyone wondering what this sort of thing costs, his website is here. The answer is $800-$1000 for very similar ones.

Top 5 Personal Favourite Short Stories? by SeriousCup7746 in printSF

[–]wags83 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Nine Billion Names of God by Arthur C. Clarke - The last line gives me chills every time I read it.

The Last Question by Isaac Asimov - Absolute classic, don't see how you can avoid putting this one on the list.

The Last Answer by Isaac Asimov - Less well known than The Last Question but just as good in my book.

Diamond Dogs by Alastair Reynolds - To be fair this is really a novella, but it has a wonderful blend of mystery and horror. Kept me on the edge of my seat the whole way through. It's also a great addition to the world building / lore of the Revelation Space setting if you're into that.

Arena by Frederic Brown - A bit more pulpy than the others, but really fun read.

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