jordanlund

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

+1 for the Dark Tower books.

But I'd note, there's a dramatic tonal shift between the first half and the last half.

After book 4, you lose the flashbacks to Roland's youth and it's a straight through narrative for books 5, 6 and 7.

I think the accident that almost killed him put the fear of god in him.

 

"The Helvetii, a Celtic tribe who battled Julius Caesar, gave their name to the Swiss territory. The Latin name for the country, Helvetia, still appears on Swiss stamps. The letters CH appearing on Swiss cars and in internet addresses stand for the Latin words Confoederatio Helvetica, meaning Swiss Confederation."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I was part of the hardcore build it yourself crew for years and years, but I find now that for the last 10 years or so now, and especially with the death of places like Fry's and all the bullshit Newegg pulled, it's way easier and cheaper to buy a pre-built box that's maybe 90-95% there, then tweak what you need to tweak.

Get that manufacturers warranty and forget trying to part it out yourself.

$3,500 here.

https://www.magicmicro.com/14443-13/?gclid=CjwKCAjwgsqoBhBNEiwAwe5w0-_ZgYLWExSn5qI8px0IsfY6YxDieItNckeje3agVUSZTF_OilVppRoC8nsQAvD_BwE

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

"I demand summary judgement!"

"GRANTED!"

"No... not like that..."

IIRC this is the case where his lawyers neglected to ask for a jury trial, so it's all on the judge and he IS NOT having it...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Found liable for sexual assault and defamation in civil court isn't quite the same as "convicted sex offender" in criminal court.

For example, he doesn't (yet) have to join a sex offender registry.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

Sounds like someone wasn't able to ship product and had their licensing pulled...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Hilarious that it even embedded the tweet so you can see it's not an accurate quote.

Bad enough when humans do it, adding nothing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Weird choice of graphic. Why flip the US and place it on the left?

The Chinese map isn't flipped, so it's not a case of the entire graphic being mirrored...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"Gaming"

"Sub $1,000"

My gut reaction is "choose one".

You might be able to get a gaming laptop under $1K but get ready to replace it in 2 years.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Can you imagine Beyonce? They would need new servers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Aha! Makes sense!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

26th? I thought it was the 21st?

 

Finally getting around to looking at the list, here are some notables. Sorry this is late, been sick this week. :(

Alligator Loki #1 - Digital series in physical print, fun "read" (barely any dialog like "It's Jeff!")

Coda #1 - Sequel to a 2018 high fantasy series of the same name.

Cull #2 - Kelly Thompson's new book. Good artwork!

Danger Street #9 - I'm really just buying this hoping that by #12 it will somehow make sense and be mindblowing.

From The World Of Minor Threats The Alternates #1 - Written by Patton Oswalt? May be worth a look.

Green Lantern #3 - Glad to see it back after that nighmare side trip.

Madness #2 - 2nd issue of Straczynski's new book. Creator of Babylon 5, had a super good run on Spider-Man.

Penguin Classics Marvel Collection - Penguin is doing super high quality collections of early Marvel, ensconcing them in the Western Canon. Avengers, Fantastic Four and X-Men are all out this month, joining the previous releases of Black Panther, Captain America, and Spider-Man. Paperback and hardcover editions.

Saint John #1 - Cheating here since this is a book about a Portland superhero and I live in Portland. :) Bonus variant cover by Matt Wagner. The Portland in this book hasn't existed for at least 10 years.

Superman Lost #6 - Still one of the better Supes books.

World’s Finest Teen Titans #3 - Kind of weird having 3 Titans books running at once, but I'll take it!

Fall of X
Astonishing Iceman #2
Children Of The Vault #2
X-Force #44

 

Let's see what's on deck this week... What are you planning on?

Barnstormers #3 - Good retro read so far!

Birds Of Prey #1 - Historically a good read, I'm hopeful.

Blue Beetle #1 - Trying to ride the movie synergy... Movie is worth a watch, comic? We'll see!

Cerebus In Hell Presents Aardvarkian Splendour #1 - My Dave Sim retirement fund marches on...

City Boy #4 - Nearing the end of the "We Are Legends" project, will be interesting to see if it has legs.

Doctor Strange #7 - Still the is Clea guilty murder mystery.

Fantastic Four #11 - New story arc starts here!

Justice Society Of America #6 - Feels like this should be farther along by now...

Moon Knight #27

Parker Girls #10 - Final issue! We'll see how this wraps up. TBH, these 10 issue arcs are kind of hit and miss. Motor Girl and Serial were good, but the long form Strangers in Paradise and Rachel Rising were better.

Peacemaker Tries Hard #5 - Looking forward to all of this.

Shazam #3 - Back on track after that nightmare crossover nonsense.

Fall of X:
Immortal X-Men #15
Magneto #2
X-Men #26

 
 

What's looking good this week? Looks kind of light unless you're into a bunch of variant covers.

I've got:

Ancient Enemies The First Responder #1 - My monthly "Frank Miller pity purchase".

Hunger And The Dusk #2 - First issue was interesting, we'll see if it holds up!

Marvel Age #1000 - All the #1000 issues have been interesting so far...

Moon Knight Annual #1 - More of the action figure fight annuals. :( Not a fan so far.

Spider-Man India #3

Superboy The Man Of Tomorrow #5 - Nearing the end of this mini, all the new Supes books have been good.

Ultimate Invasion #3

Fall of X:
Ms. Marvel The New Mutant #1 - Everyone called it, so here it is!

 

I'm being gifted a "Little Free Library" for my birthday and I'm super excited to get started.

This is the one on the way:

https://shop.littlefreelibrary.org/collections/little-free-libraries/products/composite-double-door-cottage-blue-little-free-library?variant=43439460974741

While they're good at listing the EXTERNAL dimensions, they don't really cite the INTERNAL dimensions.

Any idea? I've never had to shop for books by size before. LOL.

I've got MORE than a few ideas after working in an actual library and bookstores for years and years, but I'm interested to know...

If size were no object, what books would YOU give away for free? 🤔

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