Fyraltari's Fiercely Friendly Random Banter Thread #226

[Xyril]

Eh.... I have real problems with the film, mainly because I think it misses two of the best bits of the book (the strong argument for a volunteer-only military, and the fact that the pseudo-arachnids are a legitimate technological power with superior ground weaponry).

Well, the producer openly stated that he hated the book and didn't bother finishing it. It's hard to include the good parts when you don't actually believe the book had good parts.

[Insane Jeenyus]

In the name of toilet paper, I'll punish you.

I can spare 1 roll. you need it?

[Qwertystop]

Pretty much the only classic SF works I recommend these days are a couple of Clarke's, Skylark and Lensman from EE Smith (mainly because the are the prototype and template for space opera, the former includes some uncomfortably casual racism), and Asimov.

What counts as "classic"? My mental categorization is basically "authors whose works Dad kept in the basement from when he read more", "archived pulps", "modern", and "other". There's some overlap, as a lot of what Dad kept in the basement was short-story collections by Asimov and I'm pretty sure some of that was originally in pulps, but I'm not sure about... well, the most significant would be Larry Niven. He was in the "Dad's collection" category but he's still writing, last I heard.

[halfeye]

What counts as "classic"?

H.G. Wells, Jules Verne and that's more or less it. The Island of Dr. Moreau is a horror story:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Is..._Doctor_Moreau

[Bartmanhomer]

I can spare 1 roll. you need it?

Sure. Toilet Paper Tiara Magic.

[Anonymouswizard]

What counts as "classic"?

To me? 'Pre-Star Wars', but that's due to me being a millennial sick and tired of seeing 'classic science fiction' being used to mean 'like Star Wars'.

[Bartmanhomer]

I have an idea for an anime. How about a parody of Sailor Moon combined with Toilet Paper: Sailor Toilet Paper will battle the stinky Queen Manure. So will the idea rise or fall?

[Insane Jeenyus]

classic = H P lovecraft, too?

and what about Penny Dreadful s of the 18th and 19th century?

Bram Stoker, Mary Shelly?

ION, I just did a dry goods/canned goods caloric count and I have 62,995 calories stockpiled. at a useless 1500/ day intake that would be 42 days of food. this does not include what is in the fridge or freezer.

[DataNinja]

I have an idea for an anime. How about a parody of Sailor Moon combined with Toilet Paper: Sailor Toilet Paper will battle the stinky Queen Manure. So will the idea rise or fall?

A good judge of how well something might do is to write up a few pages of script or summary or something to that effect. It will help give you an idea of how much potential an idea has, or if it's just something that sounds good but is actually just an ephemeral joke, that can't even fill a page. That's what I might recommend to you, since you seem to be bringing up a lot of ideas these days - it would probably be a good time-filler during the whole isolation situation we're in if you, say, tried writing 3-5 pages to yourself whenever you have an idea like this.

[Bartmanhomer]

A good judge of how well something might do is to write up a few pages of script or summary or something to that effect. It will help give you an idea of how much potential an idea has, or if it's just something that sounds good but is actually just an ephemeral joke, that can't even fill a page. That's what I might recommend to you since you seem to be bringing up a lot of ideas these days - it would probably be a good time-filler during the whole isolation situation we're in if you, say, tried writing 3-5 pages to yourself whenever you have an idea like this.

I'm on it.

[LaZodiac]

Ayyy! Ain’t Red the best?

Red's good people.

You got no flavor difference? If so, then no reason to do that in the future. Tastes better to me, though.

There was a slight difference but ultimately it feels more trouble than it's worth, The texture changed from that nice even buttered-crisp to something vaguely like French Toast. Part of it may just be inexperience, but overall it seemed not to benefit much from the mayo as opposed to butter. Still, worth the experiment because I got to eat a grilled cheese sandwich, which is always a victory in my book.

Incidentally if anyone has any recipes they want me to try please throw them at me plague times is killing me.

[Peelee]

There was a slight difference but ultimately it feels more trouble than it's worth, The texture changed from that nice even buttered-crisp to something vaguely like French Toast. Part of it may just be inexperience, but overall it seemed not to benefit much from the mayo as opposed to butter. Still, worth the experiment because I got to eat a grilled cheese sandwich, which is always a victory in my book.

Interesting, mine was similar to the buttered-crisp texture-wise, but packed with even more flavor.

Tell you what, make it again and mail me one. Let's see what's going on here.

[LaZodiac]

Interesting, mine was similar to the buttered-crisp texture-wise, but packed with even more flavor.

Tell you what, make it again and mail me one. Let's see what's going on here.

There's like three different reasons why I can't do that.

Come up here and I'll sling some good good cheese boys your way.

[Peelee]

There's like three different reasons why I can't do that.

Come up here and I'll sling some good good cheese boys your way.

Boo.

I can mail you some barbecue if you want. I just label it "Zodi" and give it to a Mountie and Royal Mail takes case of the rest, right?

And if you think Royal Mail Canada is. Blast from the past, just wait until I pull out my next super-dated reference!

[DataNinja]

Boo.

I can mail you some barbecue if you want. I just label it "Zodi" and give it to a Mountie and Royal Mail takes case of the rest, right?

Sorry, that's not how it works. You need to pay with some dog kibble for the sleds, too.

[Fyraltari]

Welp. Birthday in quarantine.
It’s kinda weird having the whole family wishing it by phone.

[Insane Jeenyus]

Welp. Birthday in quarantine.
It’s kinda weird having the whole family wishing it by phone.

Happy birthday!

[Tvtyrant]

Welp. Birthday in quarantine.
It’s kinda weird having the whole family wishing it by phone.

Happy birthday!

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[BisectedBrioche]

Looks like I might be put into quarantine (my dad's super unwell, and I'm my parents' de facto carer) now that the lockdown's in effect.

He was only diagnosed last week, so we're still waiting on the paperwork.

[Anonymouswizard]

Welp. Birthday in quarantine.
It’s kinda weird having the whole family wishing it by phone.

Happy Birthday!

Your family is so much more efficient than mine.

[Peelee]

Welp. Birthday in quarantine.
It’s kinda weird having the whole family wishing it by phone.

I'd wish it by phone, but that'd be kind of weird. Happy birthday!

[Fyraltari]

Happy birthday!

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday!

Thanks!

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Where is this from?

Your family is so much more efficient than mine.

Nah, We just agreed we'd have some phone-cake together this evening.

Looks like I might be put into quarantine (my dad's super unwell, and I'm my parents' de facto carer) now that the lockdown's in effect.

He was only diagnosed last week, so we're still waiting on the paperwork.

I hope your dad will be okay.

[Tvtyrant]

Looks like I might be put into quarantine (my dad's super unwell, and I'm my parents' de facto carer) now that the lockdown's in effect.

He was only diagnosed last week, so we're still waiting on the paperwork.

I hope everything turns out ok. Sorry that your Dad caught it.

Thanks!

Where is this from?

Thor Ragnorak.

[LaZodiac]

Welp. Birthday in quarantine.
It’s kinda weird having the whole family wishing it by phone.

Happy birthday Fyr. Good luck in Plague Times.

I picked up Animal Crossing and is very good.

[Peelee]

I picked up Animal Crossing and is very good.

What fruit you got?

[LaZodiac]

What fruit you got?

Oranges, and I've named my island the Mikan Isle.

[Aotrs Commander]

Oranges, and I've named my island the Mikan Isle.

Out of curiosity, have you played Stardew Valley? If not, you probably should; if so, how does it compare?

I was watching the good master Sterling play the new Animal Crossing and was wincing hard about how needlessly labyrhinthine it seems to be to do everything by comparison. (SDV is the only game in the genera that I have ever felt motivated to play.)

[Sermil]

What counts as "classic"? My mental categorization is basically "authors whose works Dad kept in the basement from when he read more", "archived pulps", "modern", and "other". There's some overlap, as a lot of what Dad kept in the basement was short-story collections by Asimov and I'm pretty sure some of that was originally in pulps, but I'm not sure about... well, the most significant would be Larry Niven. He was in the "Dad's collection" category but he's still writing, last I heard.

Bujold's another (really) good author from the gap between "classic Asimov and Heinlein" and "up-to-the-minute modern". She's still writing, though I think most of her big novels are behind her. Shards of Honor is the beginning of her main saga (The Vorkosigan Saga) - which certainly includes GBT characters (for some values of T) and people who are comfortable with their weight.

[Peelee]

Out of curiosity, have you played Stardew Valley? If not, you probably should; if so, how does it compare?

I was watching the good master Sterling play the new Animal Crossing and was wincing hard about how needlessly labyrhinthine it seems to be to do everything by comparison. (SDV is the only game in the genera that I have ever felt motivated to play.)

Not Zodi, and have not played SDV, but there are things New Horizons does that I like, and things I dislike. It is a little more complicated than New Leaf, for example, but I'm not really minding that all too much, and most of the annoyances are early-game, from what I can tell.

[Anonymouswizard]

I've never played an Animal Crossing game. Although I recently picked up Gnomoria, it's like Dwarf Fortress, but with mustaches instead of beards.