Feral Historian

Rogue scholar, Youtube sci-fi commentator, eccentric anti-authoritarian crank, and friend to cats.

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Watching "For All Mankind" gradually turning into "The Expanse"

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@Shoeless__Joe I'd completely forgotten about Fail Safe. I'm going to have to watch that one again.

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I know the Artemis rocket is a cobbled together mess of leftover Shuttle parts and the whole mission profile is iffy, but damn it was good to see NASA laving LEO again.

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@default_52 There are elements of The Expanse I'm going to cover eventually. It'll definitely be a look at pieces of its world rather than the story as a whole.

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It’s been interesting watching my peers who grew up expecting the 2020s to be cyberpunk or Mad Mad realize they instead live in a bad D&D game with dark lords that sacrifice kids and make geopolitical decisions based on prophecies.

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The commentor clearly meant "reactionary man" as an insult, but in my head I heard it in the voice of Johnny Cash and smiled.

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That sickening feeling when your world is ruled by depraved goblins but all the prominent radicals are plants and posers.

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The Neverending Story hits a lot harder now than it did when I was a kid.

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@badadadading Gibson and Sterling are both in what passes for my workflow plan. Copeland and Stephenson more in the "need to read more" nebulous cloud of intent.

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This cat keeps coming over to visit so I named him Capital. Because he goes where he's welcome.

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@Spud1845740 Before Christmas is . . . not gonna happen. But I did start reading Vol.1 at the airport this morning.

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@Spud1845740 It is rapidly approaching as I read through the queue.

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@CliffordBates12 I've been wanting to cover that series for a long time. It's just been so long since I've read it that I need to go through it again. Red Mars in 2026 shouldn't be ruled out.

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It’s been my experience that about 15% of people that dismiss “conspiracy theories” out of hand are well informed on the specific subject. The other 85% have a profound lack of curiosity.

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@CrucifiedAgape I read "1945" back when it was fairly new. All I remember is that Skorzeny was in it, it didn't make much of an impression apparently.

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@default_52 I had unlisted a few to add some fixes, that was apparently one of them. It should be searchable now. https://t.co/VwjNhU5XfA

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@stainle55446702 It takes 10 times longer to watch a whole series when, after 4 episodes of the first season, my wife says "it's not good" and declines to watch any more with me. But the Farscape promise is not forgotten.

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@deepseabunker Not yet. I read both of them so long ago that I need to give them another read before saying much about either one.

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Net Wraiths: Sorry half-souls that haunt comment feeds seeking purpose in insulting people while lacking the wit to do it well. We've all seen them . . .

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I'm tryin' real hard to be the shepherd. Well ... Commander Shepard. On a Renegade playthrough.