[-] misericordiae@literature.cafe 3 points 16 hours ago

Been working on this today... Just wanted to mention I adjusted the text to not interfere with the rocket that's being built underneath (esp. since they already adjusted theirs to fit into ours).

[-] misericordiae@literature.cafe 3 points 6 days ago

Still working on Foul Days by Genoveva Dimova. It's fun so far.

Also started Weak Heart by Ban Gilmartin. It's not at all what I thought it was going to be (it's less horror, more supernatural angst), but the writing is good. Their other book is listed as new adult, and I think that probably describes this, as well.

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Finished Dark Star by Oliver K. Langmead. Review is in last week's thread.

Bingo squares: Plays With Words, What's Yours Is Mine (HM), Mashup, Among the Stars (HM) (technically).

[-] misericordiae@literature.cafe 1 points 6 days ago

Finished it over the weekend. Despite descriptions being just a line or two, I still got a good sense of everything, thanks to other, strongly evocative lines (like you expect from poetry). In that way, I liked it quite a bit, and will happily try other verse novels in future.

However, in terms of story, I don't think my opinion of Dark Star rises above "fine". The noir aspect was about what you'd expect, but the worldbuilding (billed as scifi) was too much--or not enough?--dream logic to work for me. Reminded me a fair bit of A Man of Shadows by Jeff Noon, which I also didn't really jive with.

[-] misericordiae@literature.cafe 9 points 1 week ago

Interesting idea, I'll have to try it sometime.

Otherwise broccoli stems are not too versatile.

I just throw them into whatever I'm making that uses the florets (peeled and chopped, ofc), and it's always been fine. Alternatively, try shredding/julienning them (again, peeling first) and throwing them into a fresh batch of coleslaw.

[-] misericordiae@literature.cafe 66 points 1 week ago

Fanart of artist rendition:

Lemongrab from Adventure Time, yelling. The caption reads, "UNCONSTITUTIONAL!"

I have the sound of this stuck in my head now, thanks.

[-] misericordiae@literature.cafe 5 points 2 weeks ago

I'm not sure how helpful this will be, but generally speaking, I tend to only buy books that I've already read and enjoyed enough to want a copy of my own, with exceptions being sequels and authors I know I like. (I also usually buy used, when I do.) Depending where you are, you probably have a few (legal) ways to do it this way, too.

If you want to read something specific:

  • Libraries. If you're interested in a new release or very popular work, you might have to wait a while for your turn, but otherwise, it should be relatively easy to get a lot of things, either in person, through library apps, or through interlibrary loans.
  • Kindle Unlimited. I don't personally have experience with this one, as I'm not a big Amazon fan, but seems like a good way to stretch your book allowance/limit regret at picking a dud.

If you just want to try a variety of things, risk-free, to see what you might like:

  • Little free libraries. Heavily dependent on whatever others donate, but if you're lucky enough to have one near you, you might find something worth trying.
  • Public domain. Obviously, limited to very old stuff, but maybe you'll find something interesting.
  • Assuming you're reading fiction, some publishers, fiction magazines, and authors offer free things (full e-books, excerpts, short fiction, etc) on their sites. Short stories can be a great way to get a feel for many authors quickly.

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As to your other question: I find paperbacks way more comfortable to hold one-handed; no need to choose between eating and reading! They're also usually smaller and lighter than hardcovers, so you can 1) fit more in less space, and 2) carry more at once when you move or rearrange.

[-] misericordiae@literature.cafe 43 points 2 weeks ago

Did a quick search, looks like ExeKiller, which isn't out yet. Hope you find something good to play in the meantime!

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A favorite of mine from a few years ago.

[-] misericordiae@literature.cafe 6 points 3 weeks ago

Nightride.FM has datawave (sort of 80s/early 90s computer-aesthetic synthwave) and horrorwave (darkwave subgenre, very 80s horror movie inspired) stations.

[-] misericordiae@literature.cafe 5 points 1 month ago

My favorite tank! I never use her 1 or 4, though, and should probably subsume something over one of them. Aegis Storm is ok as a panic CC when playing in a group, but not being able to use my loadout at the same time is so off-putting. As for Balefire, I've never found it to be better than my regular weapons, and I don't find it fun to use.

[-] misericordiae@literature.cafe 6 points 1 month ago

I'll second all of these, especially the lack of scrollbar and "expand text post in feed" button, and the hidden like/dislike buttons. The like/dislike vs upvote/downvote thing is tricky; I don't have a good solution for it, but maybe different icons that don't read as up/down would work.

Also, from a quick poke at things:

  • There doesn't seem to be a way to switch the "For You" feed away from card view. I think it's fine if you want to make it a separate view setting from the main page, but I'd like to be able to change it to my view of choice.
  • I'd like to see the post/comment body text tweaked for better readability: higher contrast against the background, a touch more space between lines, and a lighter weight (regular or medium) would all make reading long posts more pleasant, imo.
  • In compact view, if I expand the attached image, there doesn't seem to be a way to shrink it back down, as clicking again opens the post.
  • When viewing a post, there's a community sidebar on the right with all the rules and such, but that info is missing from the actual community detail page.
  • The community sidebar on the post page scrolls separately from the rest of the post, which is weird to me on desktop. Giving it an "expand" button might be a good compromise, so you don't have the weird case of short post/long sidebar unless the user explicitly asks for it.
  • Navigating front page > post page > community detail page, and then hitting back on the browser twice returns me to what the nav bar tells me is the front page, but only that one community's posts are shown. Refreshing or clicking "front page" fixes this, but it's a little confusing the first time.
  • Navigating front page > community detail page doesn't trigger a... page load, I guess? My browser (firefox) doesn't recognize the community detail page as a separate page, so I can't hit back to go back to the main feed. Instead, I have to either refresh or click "front page".

Overall, though, this is super impressive!

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woob - 0 . 04 内部 (woob.bandcamp.com)

From the album Tokyo Run.

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TIL what a fix-up novel is (en.wikipedia.org)

A fix-up (or fixup) is a novel created from several short fiction stories that may or may not have been initially related or previously published. The stories may be edited for consistency, and sometimes new connecting material, such as a frame story or other interstitial narration, is written for the new work.

I'd just never heard the term before this article popped up last night. Thought maybe it might be a new thing for some of you, as well!

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[-] misericordiae@literature.cafe 5 points 3 months ago

Ty for the hard work!

Btw, something also seems to have gone wrong with the Photon and Tesseract UIs (502 bad gateway), in case you really wanted to add yet another thing to your to-do list.

[-] misericordiae@literature.cafe 13 points 3 months ago

I finally watched it for the first time very recently, so I appreciate you and your coincidental timing.

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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by misericordiae@literature.cafe to c/warframe@dormi.zone

The notes are stupid long, so I'm not gonna try to copy paste them here. However, here's an overview:

New Frames/Weapons
  • New frame: Dante (rot C new disruption node or via pity system)
  • New incarnon weapons: Onos (secondary) and Ruvox (melee: fist)
Starchart & Steel Path
  • New Deimos node: Armatus (Disruption)
  • Disruption QoL changes: demolisher marker shows up much more easily; red conduit now yellow
  • Omnia void fissures (can take any tier of relic in)
  • Steel Path Zariman & Cavia bounties
  • Steel Path incursion expansion: Zariman and Albrecht’s Laboratories now get their own 6th daily incursion
Albrecht's Laboratories tileset
  • New enemy: Gruzzling, drops lanthorns, echo vocas, common melee arcanes, and are an additional source of conduit activators on Armatus
  • Tileset expansion; includes new somachord tones
  • Netracell drop table changes (removed all the non-legendary melee arcanes & adjusted drop rates of remaining items)
  • Some enemy adjustments, including Rogue Bonewidows (which also applies to iso vaults)
Sanctum Anatomica
  • “Research Dante” store (Loid), which also includes riven transmuters and a new Simulacrum that lets you bump enemies an extra 25 levels
  • Weekly archon shard offering moved to Sanctum Anatomica (Bird3), no longer on Chipper
  • You can hug Fish, Bird, and Emo now.
Duviri Improvements
  • Top QoL changes: circuit progress now saves between rounds (!); you can leave the undercroft waiting area as long as the timer hasn't started
  • Circuit Assassination: Corrupted Jackal changes (nerf)
Cosmetics & Customization
  • Styanax Tonatiuh collection
  • Tennogen Unbound (6 things, including Sevagoth and Gyre skins)
  • New market bundles: Dante, Inaros cosmetics, voidshells (Banshee, Loki, Nekros), community glyphs, anniversary glyphs
  • Redliner emote
  • Customization for frames with invisibility abilities (under attachments > auxiliary attachments), lets you choose between classic transparent and just kind of an energy glow
  • Haztech & Smelter suits can now be worn by drifter
Frame Reworks & Changes
  • Inaros rework
  • Mirage Eclipse & Prism changes (no longer reliant on light)
  • Gara passive change (no longer reliant on light)
  • Nourish Helminth change (nerf)
  • Loki ability changes (decoy now scales; switch teleport no longer roots, and also gives a speed boost)
  • Yareli ability changes (no longer rooted when casting aquablades/riptide)
Upgrades
  • Archon shard expansion: Ascent Fusion (combine 3 of the same shard into a tauforged)
  • New warframe augment mods for Baruuk, Chroma, Citrine, Kullervo, Lavos, Loki, Nezha, Nidus, Styanax, Excal Umbra, and Yareli
    Click for augment list
  • Elusive Retribution (Baruuk - Elude): Every attack Baruuk Eludes increases his Melee Attack Speed and Melee Critical Damage by 5% up to 6 stacks. Stacks last 6s. (Hexis/Loca)
  • Guardian Armor (Chroma - Vex Armor): Chroma's Health takes 50% of damage dealt to allies within Affinity Range. Squad kills restore 5% of his Health over 3s and increases Vex Armor duration by 1s. (Suda/Perrin)
  • Recrystalize (Citrine - Crystallize): Enemies killed by crystalline growths stagger and spread the crystals to enemies within 16m. (Red Veil/Steel Merid)
  • Wrath of Ukko (Kullervo - Storm of Ukko): Wrathful Advance moves the storm of daggers to the teleportation location and increases its duration by 6s. (Loca/Steel Merid)
  • Valence Formation (Lavos - Passive): Upon Ability cast, applies the Ability Element as 200% Elemental Damage to your weapons with guaranteed Status for 20s. (Loka/Red Veil)
  • Damage Decoy (Loki - Decoy): Decoy can be cast on enemies. Enemies who attack that decoy receive 5 random Status Effects, and the reflected damage is increased by 350%. (Hexis/Red Veil)
  • Divine Retribution (Nezha - Divine Spears): When a speared enemy suffers from a Status Effect, the Status Effect spreads to all speared enemies. Spear explosions apply 1.5x Status Damage. (Suda/Steel Merid)
  • Parasitic Vitality (Nidus - Parasitic Link): Nidus and any ally he's bound to gain 4% Max Health per Mutation during Parasitic Link. (Steel Merid/Perrin)
  • Axios Javelineers (Styanax - Axios Javelin): A pair of Styanax Specters spawn to throw javelins, creating vortexes on impact. Impale an enemy to increase vortex duration by 5s. (Hexis/Loka)
  • Warrior’s Rest (Excalibur Umbra - Passive): Umbra's Ability Strength increases by 15% but he no longer fights independently alongside his Operator. (Hexis/Red Veil)
  • Loyal Merulina (Yareli - Merulina): You no longer ride Merulina. Instead, she follows her and casts Sea Snare on nearby enemies. 2s cooldown. (Suda/Loka)
New Player Path Improvements
  • Cephalon Simaris introduction improved
  • Mote Amp acquisition improved
  • Junction changes
  • Inbox messages more correctly mastery-rank locked
  • Railjack market bundle changes (removed some bundles, and added a new, better one for less plat; differences in plat will be refunded)
  • Quest changes (including reducing quest item build times to 10 sec)
Melee Attack Changes
  • Melee ground slam attack changes: only radial damage (max 50% falloff at edge), scales with mods
  • Melee finisher improvements (new vfx, more enemies can be finishered)
  • Auto-melee fixes (no longer will I get stuck perma-meleeing in circuit... probably)
UI QoL changes
  • New UI sorting categories for arcanes, captura, and orbiter deco
  • New fast travel menus for orbiter, relays, & dojo (same as gear button) (includes Baro!)
  • Upgrade screen changes (some nice little tweaks)
  • Warframe, weapon, And railjack stat UI rework (honestly it seems mostly the same in practice, but you can now see some extra handy stats if you've equipped mods that affect them)
  • Incarnon reticle improvements
Visual Updates
  • GI Volume Lighting updates (now applies to orbiter and some other places, as well as transparent parts on frames)
  • Kubrow fur updates
Other Additions, Changes, Fixes, etc.

Some highlights:

  • Sticky corners begone!
  • Applicable ammo pickups will charge tome alt-fire, instead of being useless for that weapon class
  • No more being locked out of companion pets when incubating; also imprint QoL#
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Downtown Binary - Gravity (downtownbinary.bandcamp.com)

Two nice little late night ambient-ish tracks.

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Defend the Leverian from the avaricious clutches of Parvos Granum and the Corpus! Drusus, curator and caretaker of the Leverian, requests your help to get out from under Parvos’s gilded thumb. It falls to you to track down his assistant and chief chronicler, the Warframe Dante. Master Dante’s Abilities as you take on new Missions like Murmur focused Disruption and greater challenges than ever before.

Dante Unbound launches on all platforms on March 27!

(They're also pausing hotfixes til then.)

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