When I say I enjoy the ASOIAF conspiracy theories on youtube as much or more than the actual main story I am pretty serious. The world is rich and deep and fans starved of new content have wrote themselves years worth of filler and fun speculation. I definitely don't think you're undervaluing Fifteen Hours. The Horus Heresy and Siege is entirely heavy on Space Marine and Primarch perspectives. The writers are aiming for greek myth down to demi gods and culture heros mixed with historical figures. As we have gotten closer to the end there has been a lot more inclusion of the baseline human or Mortal perspectives. There is a limited throughline from the very beginning of a few very important mortal figures that have carried into the conclusion of the heresy, and those storylines reaching maturation has been overall pretty cool. Specifically, certain aspects of the Imperium of 40k culturally are directly determined by how the Heresy found its final conclusion. I can point to an immediate small example that on Terra in 'contemporary' 40k specifically there is a population level terror of Adeptus Astartes that was not present in 30k. That bias exists because an entire Legion of traitor Astartes spent a few weeks-a few months turning the entire population of a medium sized country into snortable, injectable, boofable drugs. The process being excruciating and extended for the victims. So a lot of what I find enjoyable about 30k is it gives the historical explanations of many different minutia of the Imperium's culture and functioning. The second example I would point to would be the formation of the Black Templars, specifically with the ascension of the first Emperor's Champion, Sigismund. As someone who has love for Dorn and his sons, you would appreciate the absolute LOVE shown to the Fists during the entirety of the Siege. I don't want to spoil too much, but in my mind the tension between the Fists focus on the material world and only taking into account the hard truths of things and the open acts of divine intervention that have protected their leaders and line brothers alike is SO. COOL. The Siege is worth reading alone even if you don't feel like slogging through the entire giant heresy.
For non fiction my diet has been pretty sparse, but not nothing. American Prometheus - Nothing earthshattering. Gave good context for Oppenheimer I felt. Curious if anyone else has read it. The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore - A 13 hour telling of the work of Elizabeth Packard exposing the horrors of the mental health treatment system of 1860's era america by the same author who wrote Radium Girls. Mini book club with my wife on this one, she finds it relates a lot to her work in behavioral therapy with very young, very combative children. Now to the candy and confectionaries The End and the Death Volume 2 - The second of the final trilogy of the extended Horus Heresy series and the Siege of Terra. There's nothing but brief vignettes in this one, almost all of them so emotionally taxing in different ways the sum effect is numbing. At least if you give a shit. Lots of critique that its dull and unnecessarily long. I enjoy it a lot. The final scene is so bleak it was painful. It's the known, prophesied, long coming, guaranteed outcome of a fight that had its conclusion written in like 1991 in a footnote of ancient sci-fi history. This entire series truthfully is the exposition of about 3-4 paragraphs in a rule book from a tabletop game that almost nobody plays anymore. Wild stuff. Helldivers XI: Renegades - Absolute pulp, also bleak, but chewy and enjoyable in the same way Phase 1 Marvel was enjoyable. No real surprises but the author has managed to keep my interest over close to a hundred hours of what amounts to contemporary spaceman spiff ray guns and aliens and Thomas A Swifts Electric Rifle saving the day, and that's something. I'm drawing a parallel to the collection of Western pulp novels my grandfather accumulated over a lifetime. I inherited most of them. A Song of Ice and Fire - Over the summer, I finally half-watched game of thrones while hiding from the sun from extended antibiotic treatment this past summer. Apparently this changed my taste enough that I can listen to the ASOIAF audiobooks and enjoy them. There was some quality to them stylistically that I couldn't really get into when Game of Thrones was popular. But I'm halfway through A Clash of Kings right now and enjoying it a lot. Honestly I think I enjoy ASOIAF conspiracy theories on youtube and reddit almost as much.
Fifteen Hours is so much of what's great about 40k writing. Can't say enough good things about it. Also I can't put my finger on exactly why, but I have always enjoyed Brave New World. Sorry you're slogging with it. I only recently found that my opinion on George RR Martins style has changed enough for me to do ASOIAF in audiobook format.
My cats have been leash trained because my spouse thinks its cute. I am now building a chicken wire catio for them to play in when I don't wanna go outside.
I was a big white lighter narc in college. Get those away from me fam. Semi related - I have experienced exactly zero cannabis related paranoia/anxiety since the end of prohibition in the mitten. Turns out that cannabis doesn't make you paranoid, threat of militarized police ruining your life over archaic nonsense does.
Nobody gives a shit about covid anymore. Edit* I would go so far as to say that giving a shit about covid was always a rare thing.
Fundamentalist Christianity was the principle tool used to accomplish this and I no longer care one whit for the hate I receive for saying such.
A massive waste of time and resources used to distract people from the pressing issues of the day while having no significant impact on anyone's lived experience other than the gawping. Celebrity might be the end of our shit
From my lived experience with the knuckle draggers who are holding our species back they were fiercely political during the trump era and are now back to the "awe shucks well I just don't watch the news it doesn't praise and uplift God but gonna vote Republican and disown my kids who don't do the same." When they aren't in active majority power they play at humble and meek as a survival tactic. The tone shift from the Sunday before January 6th to the Sunday after January 6th in the sermons given by my in laws pastor was striking.
All my love. Healing and peace.
We literally may live to see Roe V. Wade overturned in our lifetime by a constantly declining conservative minority theocratic party that only maintains power through the rigging of elections, gerrymandering, obstruction of legislative processes and most recently attempted a violent coup at the 11th hour.
Hey this is the kind of content I'm supposed to be posting.
I remember my 4th grade teacher crying when he found out we would be invading Afghanistan. I didn't understand why until my babysitter, youngest son of my pastor was killed by an IED 3 years later. The resources and fruit of the youth of my generation have been spent enriching Raytheon, Lockheed, Academi et. al. This is what we got for our money and blood instead of Healthcare, infrastructure and education.
I wonder what his wife and orphaned daughter think about socialized medicine, considering they have to use charity to pay for his funeral. Our next generation is suffering in real time because of this and all we can do is make snarky comments. I regret studying epidemiology. Maybe if I didn't know that this was at one point manageable and conquerable maybe I wouldn't be so frustrated that I want to tear my hair and rend my clothes daily. Despite our increased knowledge we are objectively less intelligent and capable of critical thinking than our ancestors. We lack the ability to shun the Leper for the sake of the health of the tribe. We do all of the wrong things for the right reasons. History will judge us harshly for our weakness of character and will be correct to do so.
I hurt. I miss physical therapy.
Those "reasonable Republicans" will be voting Trump in 2024.
This guy has been public knowledge for more than 5 years and nobody has done a thing yet. My parents think I am stupid and paranoid for saying that a cop can kill you and face no legal repercussions.
We are incapable of doing the things necessary to defeat this disease. We lack the collective vision and willpower to do so.
Theres a reason I'm developing a phobia of the elderly. Its necessary for my survival.
I'm so stoked for my personal Tarot. I'm gonna find a white witch to consecrate them.
Good one MK. No more hubski for me today.
Christianity and its sociopolitical baggage are why this life saving research was criminalized for decades. Christianity and its sociopolitical baggage are the source of contemporary opposition to compassionate use of psychoactive substances. I will literally fight about this.
When I had to tell off an elderly woman for attempting to cut me in line at the grocery store. I distinctly remember her saying "You mind your business young man and I'll mind mine." YOU MADE YOURSELF MY BUSINESS
My big accomplishment for the week honestly. Had to make the sauce twice because I burned the first batch due to an unplanned involuntary nap. This and putting the garage in order. Now we can park in it again. Tomorrow we go up north for our first "vacation" in over a year to a friend's cabin on the lake for a few nights. Hoping for a storm to watch it roll in over the water through their picture window. My phone case smells like parmesan.
Congratulations man, that's amazing work.
Boys are only ever seen as toxic and problematic. As a sweaty little boy I received a ton of flak about my clothing choices for pretty much this exact reason.
This implies anyone is able to control Trump and this is a more specious notion than the idea of aliens visiting this planet.
1. Proverbs 23:13 2. PC Water cooling radiators 3. PC water cooling tubing 4. PC water cooling reservoir and pump 5. ASUS 3080TI 6. Philemon 7. Anglican Church 8. Horus Heresy series in order 9. Tibetan prayer wheel 10. Quicksand - Morray 11. Foundation rites
Happy 10 years Hubski, here's to 10 more.
Relevant I think.A possible far future that I see is one where you live in physical proximity only to your immediate family and possibly friends, with most interaction beyond those groups occuring in cyberspace.