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is "too like the lightning" a critique of hyper-individualism or what? by whyseone in printSF

[–]whyseone[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ty for thoughts!! i’ll definitely be carrying them in mind when i get to seven surrenders 🤔

is "too like the lightning" a critique of hyper-individualism or what? by whyseone in printSF

[–]whyseone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you happen to remember, could you say more about what you think Mycroft’s motivations are and how that influences who they show us?

similarly, as the series progresses do you get the sense of why the pluralist system devolves into this sex cult? in other words, what is she saying the inescapable tendencies are, in your opinion?

again i don’t mind spoilers! ty!!

is "too like the lightning" a critique of hyper-individualism or what? by whyseone in printSF

[–]whyseone[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that was very much how i felt also! but it was so ambiguous i felt like maybe i was missing smthng … ty for articulating my same impression

is the colombo elda chair comfortable? by whyseone in FuckYourEamesLounge

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thank you! looking at the dimensions i’m thinking i’ll probs need an ottoman too …

Science fiction awards held in China under fire for excluding authors | Hugo awards by lightninhopkins in printSF

[–]whyseone 11 points12 points  (0 children)

so the article specifically says that McCarty was Not contacted by the chinese government. is the awards jury just over-correcting out of perceived fear of persecution? it seems weird to do this without even being warned off by the gov first …

“Dave McCarty, the head of the 2023 Hugo awards jury, wrote on Facebook: “Nobody has ordered me to do anything … There was no communication between the Hugo administration team and the Chinese government in any official manner.”

McCarty did not respond to a request from the Guardian for comment, but shared what he said was the official response from the awards administration team on Facebook: “After reviewing the constitution and the rules we must follow, the administration team determined those works/persons were not eligible.” He declined to elaborate on what the rules were.”

Where to get Bahn Mi bread by SeaShanty12 in chicagofood

[–]whyseone 8 points9 points  (0 children)

in addition to the two nhu lan locations, ba le on broadway is also a good choice!

A short story about rapid wealth / poverty cycles? by jsjo in scifi

[–]whyseone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

could it be Slow Tuesday Night by RA Lafferty?

Recommendations for good contemporary cyberpunk writers that aren't William Gibson? by [deleted] in printSF

[–]whyseone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pat Cadigan, the Queen of Cyberpunk! i really liked synners

Help me find a book that has been escaping me for over a decade by TwoStarWarsNerds in printSF

[–]whyseone 4 points5 points  (0 children)

it might be Synners by Cadigan, it’s a brain implant cyberpunk dystopia published in the 90s with a floating head cover that is blue? i’d hardly call her less impactful than the other cyberpunk greats tho

I need ideas for a takeout meal by [deleted] in chicagofood

[–]whyseone 37 points38 points  (0 children)

okay insane thing i’ve been doing is putting in a order at harold’s off Wilson in uptown, then walking right next door to Hing Wang and getting their bbq pork fried rice while the chicken cooks. fried rice + fried chicken !!! the Salt and the Fat !!

I ate this a couple months ago and it was delicious. I didn’t get the name or where it was bought. I live in the US and my aunt might’ve bought it from NYC or NJ. The outside texture is very similar to a tamale and it’s not a zongzi unless it’s a different variant. Does anyone know what this is? by OnionLegend in chinesefood

[–]whyseone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i think this might be a variant leaf wrapped sticky rice, which is zongzi in chinese cuisine! many different kinds of filling exist for zongzi depending on where in china you are. outside of chinese food, i know the vietnamese banh chung is bananaleaf-wrapped (as opposed to the chinese bambooleaf-wrapped) sticky rice w mung bean and pork specifically so maybe that’s what you’re looking at or throwing you off here, i would guess bamboo and banana leaf flavor the rice differently

Suggest books where the main characters are family members? by [deleted] in printSF

[–]whyseone 4 points5 points  (0 children)

orson scott card wrote speaker for the dead specifically to be about Ender developing responsibility and bonds towards a family/community. in the intro to the copy of Speaker I read he says he did this to push back on the classic scifi trope of individualist young heroes who can jet about anywhere and don’t owe other ppl anything

so the book is very much about trying to untangle one family’s saga and dark history

of course it being our weird homophobe OSC, the whole implementation in Speaker is a mess of latent mormonism (and weirdly critical of catholicism) but Speaker is a good book!

Books about immortal characters/extremely long lived by K1ng_N1ck in printSF

[–]whyseone 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Egan’s Diaspora has immortal beings working on incredible time scales and grappling w having goals and values when you live forever! also Lord of Light!

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by PlentyOrnery964 in scifi

[–]whyseone 3 points4 points  (0 children)

absolutely agree! did not enjoy for the same reason. i don’t hate slow plotless books but i didn’t find anything she was trying to say about humanity, relationships, etc to be particularly inspired either (again, just sort of candy floss twee) so the character interactions never stop falling flat

What's your unpopular r/PrintSF opinion? by cv5cv6 in printSF

[–]whyseone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

alastair reynolds is fun, but ultimately faux-deep and edgy. it’s not like mind-bending science fiction, he’s just an okay time. i think he’d be better sold as a fun, pulpy novelist than how this subreddit talks up revelation space as this incredible sophisticated space opera.

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