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Candlewhisper Archive wrote:

Anyway, movies that were better because they weren't like the books:

Silence of the Lambs
The Princess Bride
Fight Club
It

Now now, let's not say anything we'll later regret... :P

May I ask what you didn't like about the book? I suspect it is the frame story of the fake abridgement of the "original" material, as that kind of thing isn't for everyone. I thought the movie did a great job re-imagining the device as a grandfather reading the book to his grandson but leaving out all of the "boring bits."

Personally, I loved the novel. The movie is definitely great, but for me, both movie and book offer a lot of greatness just in different ways.

Candlewhisper Archive wrote:

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Princess Bride was a good movie. I think the book would have been a bore to read from what I've heard of its descriptions.

Kinectia wrote:

So what does a responsible, active and respectful Forestian have to do to acquire one of these “magic buttons” anyway? Is there a level requirement or a need to grind for rep? I’d hate to have to resort to thievery.

In my case, stick around for a few years then get asked once or twice to join government.

Kinectia wrote:

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Game question: When I get a telegram telling me, “Laws have been enacted to bring Kinectia into compliance with the World Assembly resolution Ensuring Safe Syringe Use,” is that just a formality or am I to expect that will have an effect on my stats or the outcome of my Issue choices? I’m anticipating an uptick in Issues around plagues and such soon, so I want to be ready.

It's a formality, and no it won't affect your issue choices but it will affect your issue stats to a degree. Most of the time, they are very slight, even imperceptible. Then you have people like Xoriet who lost a ton of agriculture to a WA GA resolution. She's been salty about it ever since.

Candlewhisper Archive wrote:

Unless you liked the films of The Hobbit of course. In which case, that's objectively wrong. :)

Was looking for this one to give it a Double Thumbs Up.

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Onto the meat of my post. Once again, an author can surprise me. I thought Peter F. Hamilton was a hack because his single book Fallen Dragon was torture to read. Really the only reason I'd recommend it is the worldbuilding he does, and not for the story or the characters (especially the characters, there was nothing I liked about either protagonist). However I've heard about his Night's Dawn trilogy and the Commonwealth Saga, and was curious since he is lauded for them. Coincidentally I saw two books of the same series (which I've just learned is called collectively The Chronicle of the Fallers) at my local library and decided to check them out. First book blew me away, it topped Fallen Dragon by an hundredfold and reinforces my belief that Hamilton is a genius at worldbuilding, and his characterization has improved to the point where his human characters, even in a post-scarcity society as the Commonwealth, are still very familiar and relatable to us ordinary peons.

Ruinenlust wrote:

As of this writing, none of the empowered government officials have responded to my telegram or have accepted our official request, so it's sort of "up in the air,...

Wait - they’re apparently electing a new First Minister - is that the person you’re waiting to hear from? Cuz voting on that is still open until 29 Jan. Do we have an official deadline they have to respond by to avoid evaporation of the offer?

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Oops, double posted (evidence deleted)

Darths and Droids wrote:

...In my case, stick around for a few years then get asked once or twice to join government. ...

So, grind for rep. *sigh* Fair enough.

Kinectia wrote:

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So what does a responsible, active and respectful Forestian have to do to acquire one of these “magic buttons” anyway? Is there a level requirement or a need to grind for rep? I’d hate to have to resort to thievery...

In my case, volunteer for an ambassadorship and then work your way up from there.

Verdant Haven wrote:

Ruinenlust and I were just discussing that and taking a look. Their First Minister (responsible for Embassy actions) has been out of the office for a few days, so hasn't been on to respond to the request yet. We're looking at sending a TG to one of their Founder nations just as a heads-up.

I posted something on their RMB regarding this. I think that Gallaton is the person to contact rather than their founder. There is an election in progress but the options are Central Birdland and "[l]ook for other candidates." Central Birdland has previous government experience, so I certainly hope they win! There is also talk regarding making Mer-Folks for Change a voting state, so good luck to Kinectia! :)

EDIT: Using Forest Breeze, I sent both Gallaton and Evergreen Conifer a TG about the embassy request as well as an endorsement of Kinectia/Mer-Folks for Change's promotion to a voting state.

Long-Term Capital Gains wrote:

Incidently, could someone in the UK find out when Global Cycling Network is gonna have more copies of The Plant-based Cyclist (https://shop.globalcyclingnetwork.com/usd/en/gcn-the-plant-based-cyclist-book) in stock? Let them know there's an American with $17 and international shipping burning a hole in his pocket...

Sorry Long-Term Capital Gains a tryed tae have a look around on baeth the uk an American website, the only thing a can tell ye is that its in stock in the uk.