This comment reads as someone who doesn’t read much fiction. Your misconception is that fiction is merely a capsule for the delivery of ideas rather than being a multifaceted work. It is like someone who proclaims that cuisine is not the best delivery of nutrients, that it’s much easier to blend ingredients, and then, impressed with his assessment, proclaims that he should make his own smoothie.
I've seen a few success cases like this with technical works written over a short period of time. I think it's an achievement distinct from fiction publishing because you're tapping into a lucrative market and answering a need. Congrats nonetheless on the success. How much do you charge for a copy, and how much marketing do you do?
As a side-note to the Death Note recommendations, there is a stand alone story from a year or two ago in which Trump attempts to buy the Death Note. I think you can read it on Viz.com.
If you study the US empire’s clandestine coups and embargoes and the resulting mass casualties, it’s a valid debate. I still think the US is the slightly lesser evil at the moment. The bigger point is that none of this should be happening. Saying “well your side is worst” is a moral misdirection. Rather, there should be mutual agreement that these are atrocities that need to end.
Mild depression w/o it for me too. The other reason I tend to get back on it is if I'm hungover. But, I don't drink alcohol often. Tea doesn't seem to help with hangovers.
I've considered experimenting more with matcha and yerba mate.
What is your definition of boring? The concepts explored, for example, in Solaris and Stalker are far from boring. If you rely on a cliffhanger every 15 minutes, your taste might be boring to many cinephiles.
It was a politically coordinated response to a politically coordinated attack on the capitol. What else could be done? At the very least, dog whistling, hyperbole, and calling the electoral system fraudulent without evidence proved he was an extraordinarily dangerous leader. I would go further to say he was completely open to an uprising to regain the throne
I haven’t seen anyone alleging to be a journalist throwing rocks and molotov cocktails. Can you verify this? If this is something we’ve all seen a lot of, then somehow I missed it.
I don’t think the CIA does diplomacy. It uses the role of a diplomat as a soft-front for getting intel. I highly doubt the CIA/USA is ignoring this matter.
Every time a new note app is suggested, I get deja vu here. HN quickly jumps into the alternative apps, pen and paper, longhand and memory retention, image and link insertion, searchability vs marginalia, org-mode, and those who covet the almighty e-ink solution.
This update looks terrific. One nitpick: Krita should have a high-res logo in their navbar. I could see it being a slight turnoff for potential adopters looking for a professional art program.
It has been a while since I've read him. If I'm not mistaken, Thiel is a libertarian, but also pro-monopolies. Has he discussed where he stands when a monopoly conflicts with political freedom, individualism, freedom of choice, etc.? Pivoting slightly, I suspect, deep-down, he favors technological progress at the expense of individual rights with the notion that technology will sort it out without government oversight in due time, which seems wrong.