Has anyone else read “Ministry for the Future,” by Kim Stanley Robinson? It is depressingly realistic.

It’s like turning off your radio so you can read the map better.

Gotta go big screen for big purchases.

That’s how I feel about Neuromancer and most other cyberpunk books.

I love the addition of Snow Crash. I never see SF books in free libraries.

Edit: And Charles De Lint! You never see him these days. Kick ass free library, OP

What I find particularly interesting is that the Confederacy only existed for 4 years, meaning to run around with an Obama flag would more historically relevant than this shit.

“Historically relevant” or “historically significant” is really tricky thing to judge sometimes. While Obama’s 2 terms as president meant he was in charge for 8 years vs the Confederacy’s 4, I believe the Confederacy and the US Civil War they caused was more historically relevant than Obama’s 8 years as president.

There’s a whole lot of nasty from the war and immediate fall out we’re seeing feeling today.

I’m from lemmy.world. What is this bot you’re talking about? I haven’t had the misfortune of running into it. What makes it spam?

Edit: Thanks everyone for your helpful answers! Based on the responses below, I believe you should definitely defederate.

Because we aren't people, we're weird little goblins with delusions of grandeur

Alright, fair enough. That does sound like the British.

Good bot.

This is so exciting. The last time there was a major volcanic eruption in Europe, it shut down air travel for ages over there. Plus there was a cool and totally improbable scene in Walter Mitty about it.

Is that antisemitic? That's like saying Asians are smart or black guys have big dicks is racist. I mean sure but like "good racism".

There is no such thing as “good racism.”

Absolutely astounding. Memmy for Lemmy certainly lead the way for me. iOS app.

This is so true for me. I’m trying to master it, but it’s a bitch of a road.