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It could be a secondary account, but I would guess that it's the one they currently belong to? @kbin.cafe
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I think I would be okay with 8-10 year iterations. 3-4 years is a ridiculous money grab. I haven't owned an XBOX since the 360 though, so...
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Interesting. I'm adding Wool to my read list, but just realized there is a TV show starting for that series too. :)
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I felt the same way about the Bobiverse books, they read so easily and so quickly! Same with the Murderbot books, actually. I think Artificial Condition was my favorite so far. 'Art' was such a great addition to the story overall.
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I just finished the 4th and last available book in the Bobiverse series Heaven's River. This one is quite a bit different as it focuses more on diverging/drifting personality differences of the replicants. I'd still recommend it though, it feels like a natural progression from where the story began.
I also read through The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (translated). This one was very different than your typical sci-fi. Very political, conspiratorial, and at times very dry. In the end I very much enjoyed the story, but it felt like 2 disparate plot lines that didn't really coalesce. It was also the second book I've read in the last month that didn't resolve any of the main story conflict in the first book and requires reading the next book to get closure... Not a fan of that sort of ending.
* What book is currently on your nightstand? * Who is the author? * What genre? * How do you like it? * Would you recommend it to others?
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There would be a lot fewer old people by the end of the month... (ICU Nurse)
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Agreed, stepping down is a bit heavy handed. There are a lot of moving parts, it's okay to take time for your self and let others take up the reigns temporarily if you need to. I've seen quite a lot of merges on the core recently - so it's obvious things are moving in the right direction.
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Yeah, I'm still seeing this bug when trying to post a thread or a picture post. "Link" posting seems to work alright though, but I can't post any other type of content... It's been this way for about a month. I'm sort of losing interest since I can't really post threads - I can only comment.
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I'm still reading through the 4th and final book in the Bobiverse series Heaven's River. This one is quite a bit different as it focuses more on the personality of the main character and forces some self-reflection on 'him' and his clones. I'm finding it harder to finish than the last few - but still entertaining.
I also finished Exit Strategy by Martha Wells. These books are just really fast and fun. I can't recommend the Murderbot series enough.
* What book is currently on your nightstand? * Who is the author? * What genre? * How do you like it? * Would you recommend it to others?
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Not really, though. Rigid structure helps with ADHD, but only when someone else is enforcing the structure. Prepubescent kids with ADHD aren't typically capable of maintaining their own structure. They aren't neurotypical, it's more than distraction and energy, they have a functioning issue. They can't tune out all the stimulus that normal brains do, and because of it they miss a lot of social cues that help with development.
My son has ADHD and no amount of reorienting our family environment would help him - he could (and has) literally be in a bare concrete room with nothing but his thoughts and get distracted and slam his hands together making exploding/punching sounds for hours, where a typical kid would get bored in seconds.
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I just added both of those to my reading list. They look interesting. Which would you recommend I start with?
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Interesting, artist turned author?! How is his writing?
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I've been out of town for the last 4 days, so I didn't get much reading in. I did finish reading All These Worlds by Dennis Taylor however. I've also read about 50% through the 4th and final book in the series Heaven's River. This one is quite a bit different as it focuses more on the personality of the main character and forces some self-reflection on 'him' and his clones.
I was also able to finish listening to:
[Audio] The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams, narrated by Martin Freeman. It ended so abruptly, and didn't really seem to have an overall plot, it just sort of meandered until the auther was like 'Alright, I'mma head out'... I'm not sure I liked this one, honestly. There was a lot of abruptly stopping the story progression to examine some random topic in detail.
* What book is currently on your nightstand? * Who is the author? * What genre? * How do you like it? * Would you recommend it to others?
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It's ridiculous that I can pay for MLB TV and the ONLY game I'm unable to watch is my local team...
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I finished For We Are Many by Dennis Taylor - and about halfway through All These Worlds by Dennis Taylor. This is the third book in the series, and third I'm reading in 3 weeks - they are so much fun. The most enjoyable reads I've been through in a while!
I also just added Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons to my kindle today. I'm really hoping for some closure from this book. I was really put-off by the complete lack of any resolution in the last book - just one big lead up.
[Audio] The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams, narrated by Martin Freeman. I've read Hitchhikers Guide several times but have never continued the series. I'm not sure why, but I'm having a bit of trouble focusing on this audiobook. Maybe because it seem to be a lot of random explanations about unnecessary things...
Let's try this as a 'Link' this week; it seems 'Thread' and 'Photo' posts [aren't being created correctly](https://codeberg.org/Kbin/kbin-core/issues/1019) and aren't federating. * What book is currently on your nightstand? * Who is the author? * What genre? * How do you like it? * Would you recommend it to others?
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To add to this; because of how federation works, having an account on artemis.camp gets you access to the same content using the app.
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I don't think @ actually pings a notification to users. He does respond to direct messages sometimes though.
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Not sure if it is a coincidence, but that is the same domain I had blocked as well - unblocking fixed the issue for me too.
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Sadly, I don't think that these threads and comments are even visible to those who don't know this is happening... I was not able to see any of the threads until unblocking all domains.
* What book is currently on your nightstand? * Who is the author? * What genre? * How do you like it? * Would you recommend it to others?
Could anyone assist in how to report this problem as an issue on codeberg? I was only able to post this as a "Link" Strangely, a post *is made* as I can view it from my profile, but it's just not visible in the magazine unless I log out. [Here ](https://imgur.com/rjw2r0b) is the error I receive. The post is visible in my [profile](https://imgur.com/LDadVwr). Not [visible ](https://imgur.com/Olw1qnw) in the magazine. Unless I log out, [then it IS visible](https://imgur.com/t5TDb2W) ... I just don't know how to word this to report an issue. It's so strange. I have not been able to post "Thread" or "Photo" for over a week. There is [another post](https://kbin.social/m/kbinMeta/t/339900/Had-trouble-posting-but-I-renewed-my-IP-address-and) about this as well, but it doesn't seem to be seen by many either.
* What book is currently on your nightstand? * Who is the author? * What genre? * How do you like it? * Would you recommend it to others?
Is there any chance that we can get a weekly/biweekly, or periodic, update on what is new with kbin? [@ernest](https://kbin.social/u/ernest) has done a couple in the past. I doubt I would be the only one interested in hearing what is new or what is coming down the pipe more on a regular basis. I'm aware that I can look at the [codeberg](https://codeberg.org/Kbin/kbin-core/pulls) and see what is being worked on, but I'm not quite as dev saavy as a lot of you are and really appreciate some plain spoken explainers sometimes. If not, that's cool too. I just thought it might help keep people involved and retain users if we could see a list of exciting new additions, updates, and things to look forward to.
What book is currently on your nightstand? Who is the author? What genre? How do you like it? Would you recommend it to others?
* What book is currently on your nightstand? * Who is the author? * What genre? * How do you like it? * Would you recommend it to others?
* What book is currently on your nightstand? * Who is the author? * What genre? * How do you like it? * Would you recommend it to others?
* What book is currently on your nightstand? * Who is the author? * What genre? * How do you like it? * Would you recommend it to others?
Does the option to add an image via URL not work? I have tried in both Brave and Firefox desktop browsers and the Brave mobile app - clicking the "From URL" or "Upload File" doesn't appear to do anything. The only thing that does anything from this menu is clicking the filepath to upload a file from local. Am I missing something?
Probing the mysteries of neutron stars with a surprising earthly analog Ultracold gases in the lab could help scientists better understand the universe. [https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/07/probing-the-mysteries-of-neutron-stars-with-a-surprising-earthly-analog/](https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/07/probing-the-mysteries-of-neutron-stars-with-a-surprising-earthly-analog/)
* What book is currently on your nightstand? * Who is the author? * What genre? * How do you like it? * Would you recommend it to others?
It seems that the developer for [Pixelfed](https://pixelfed.org/) is creating a kbin app. Any thoughts on integrating upload/hosting support for pixelfed into posts here? I haven't seen anyone else mention it, but it seems like integrating between other open source and decentralized ActivityPub software might help adoption of the fediverse overall.
* What book is currently on your nightstand? * Who is the author? * What genre? * How do you like it? * Would you recommend it to others? Probably lots of bleed-over from the last week since it was posted so late, but...
The U.S Supreme Court on Friday was set to rule on the legality of President Joe Biden's plan to cancel $430 billion in student loan debt - a move intended to benefit up to 43 million Americans and fulfill a campaign promise.
Real late in making this thread this week - but I got busy... What book is currently on your nightstand? How do you like it? Would you recommend it to others?
Can I just rant a little to you all? I've tried numerous times to help people from reddit set up an account and get started on Kbin (and lemmy), but 4 out of 5 times people can't seem to grasp the concept of registering an account and starting to use this platform. Even breaking it down into 2 steps, with direct links... They get angry, and then ragequit their attempt in a huff saying how it's too fucking complicated and it will never take off because it's so hard. Ok, I get that the fediverse is complicated if you *think deeply* about all the interconnectivity and federation etc, but there is no reason you even *have* to think about any of it to create an account and get started. Like, at all. It reminds me so much of my 70/y old mother-in-law not immediately knowing how to work a tv remote and shoving it at me after 1.5 seconds saying "here, I can't figure this out". When in reality all she had to do was press the fucking *big red button...* I'm just so frustrated with people's complete lack of ability to help themselves.