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a book about zombies and a video game compare it to an anime for the goonery trifecta haveblue fucked around with this message at 03:54 on Jul 19, 2011 |
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haveblue posted:a book about zombies and a video game the first two can be relatable to goons but aren't directly relatable 
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Jul 19, 2011 03:59
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seriously you guys read a lot of fiction please break down your day. like how many hours you spend a week reading fiction? where do you find time?
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Jul 19, 2011 07:57
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i had the good sense to read all the good sci fi when i was prepubescent
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Jul 19, 2011 07:59
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rotor posted:i had the good sense to read all the good sci fi when i was prepubescent gently caress you prepubescency i hope it was followed by at least 3 years of not playing "ill show you mine" and then youre chatting on the internet and talking about touching another dudes dick
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Jul 19, 2011 08:00
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echinopsis posted:gently caress you prepubescency i hope it was followed by at least 3 years of not playing "ill show you mine" and then youre chatting on the internet and talking about touching another dudes dick wtf kind of posting is this echinosis
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Jul 19, 2011 08:01
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hey echidna penis here's a secret for ya some people can read fast
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Jul 19, 2011 08:01
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rotor posted:wtf kind of posting is this echinosis gently caress man what is yospos? i've been thinking about it lately. is it really just cell phones and in between chat? can people have a good time or is poo poo shot down immediately if the crap-crew deem it poo poo-on-able? i know im not a good poster but god drat if this place doesn't regress into angry-sperg syndrome when a few of the pivotal posters aren't around.. who cares its me just noisin'
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Jul 19, 2011 08:13
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this is yospos
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Jul 19, 2011 09:24
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CHARONS BOAT RIDER posted:this is yospos
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Jul 19, 2011 09:25
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echinopsis posted:seriously i read for about an hour before falling asleep each night, and maybe 2-3 more hours spread throughout the week. i read pretty fast though.
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Jul 19, 2011 09:41
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also, i don't watch a lot of tv, so that frees up quite a bit of time.
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Jul 19, 2011 09:43
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mr_jim posted:i read for about an hour before falling asleep each night, and maybe 2-3 more hours spread throughout the week. i read pretty fast though. what you read> what you read on? biggest problem with ipad is distraction from itnernet with reading
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Jul 19, 2011 09:46
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echinopsis posted:what you read> what you read on? uh, usually paperbacks.
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Jul 19, 2011 09:50
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fess up brother raet youre last 5 books
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Jul 19, 2011 09:56
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the runelords series had a neat concept that was kinda allegorical to modern society i.e. it takes like a thousand poors to support the existence of of one rich dude, but the writer gave up on that idea cause GOTTA EXPLAIN loving GIANT BUGS GONNA DESTROY HUMANS in about a billion words. welp that's my sci-fi/fantasy books started out cool but ended up dumb story
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Jul 19, 2011 09:57
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Read a real book fucktard, not a loving ebook on a shitpad.
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Jul 19, 2011 10:07
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CHARONS BOAT RIDER posted:Read a real book fucktard, not a loving ebook on a shitpad. jeez man if you can handle it a book is a book regardless of medium. ive enjoyed much over the ipad life accept the future or reject it. dont half rear end it
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Jul 19, 2011 10:15
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im tempted to pick up a kindle I'm just not sure how different it will be to use and read than books/manuals in all the little ways you don't think about. sections you go to often it opens up easily to and such
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Jul 19, 2011 10:22
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enders game owns and xenocide is even better unfortunately the pattern enders there
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Jul 19, 2011 10:50
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echinopsis posted:seriously 90 min total commute a day + audiobooks.
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Jul 19, 2011 11:23
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poty posted:enders game owns and xenocide is even better apathy owns too
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Jul 19, 2011 12:12
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Coffee Quack posted:im tempted to pick up a kindle I'm just not sure how different it will be to use and read than books/manuals in all the little ways you don't think about. There are advantages and disadvantages, same as any different format. Text search, built in dictionary and portable library are the obvious advantages, are are totally worth it. It won't completely stop you from reading normal books.
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Jul 19, 2011 12:45
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Brace posted:you don't know what world war z is ? lol  World War Z is loving garbage. How the gently caress anybody thinks this is anything approaching a good book is beyond me. I read it based on goon recommendations (mistake one) and I regret every second spent on it.
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Jul 19, 2011 14:20
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i like post apocalyptic novels and all, but i don't know what's with all these zombie books coming out in the last few years.  who the gently caress is buying these? christ, there's a website: http://www.zombiebooklist.com/ e: World War Z apparently has good reviews, but i just don't get the appeal. mr_jim fucked around with this message at 14:35 on Jul 19, 2011 |
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Jul 19, 2011 14:32
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"zombie apocalypse" trash is just survivalist poo poo for nerds it's a fun, childish kind of disaster for them to think about because: - it won't actually ever happen - the zombies are dehumanized, so there's no guilt or trauma about the thought of having to kill them to survive - the zombies lack human intelligence, meaning they won't be shooting back at you with guns or grenades - the zombies typically have magical properties that make melee weapons (swords) much more useful than they would be against humans - unlike a nuclear war, there will be no radioactive fallout to inflict radiation poisoning or contaminate food and water supplies - unlike a nuclear war, massive earthquake, or meteor strike, their house/"zombie survival outpost whatever" won't be randomly struck down despite their best preparations - unlike any other disaster, they won't be competing with everyone else in the city for basic necessities like food and medicine, because most of them will be dead/undead that don't consume these things and can be killed without conscience, and most homes and businesses can be freely looted because the owners will be dead/undead and of course the big one: - it won't actually ever happen
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Jul 19, 2011 16:10
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Coffee Quack posted:im tempted to pick up a kindle I'm just not sure how different it will be to use and read than books/manuals in all the little ways you don't think about. i find that the kindle is really awesome for reading fiction and other stuff that you generally just read straight through. as far as manuals and computer reference books and stuff like that, i still prefer hardcopies, although it's not difficult to set bookmarks in the kindle for stuff that you page back to frequently. it's definitely way more pleasurable for me to read the kindle than a cheap paperback, though.
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Jul 19, 2011 16:38
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golgo13sf posted:
world war Z is ok, it's not groundbreaking or anything but it's not bad compare to the dreck posted by mr_jim.
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Jul 19, 2011 18:00
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haveblue posted:the last chapter is loving fantastic and imma go read it right now 
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Jul 19, 2011 18:32
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when i took the bus twice a day i got a poo poo ton more reading done than i do now, these days i read for maybe an hour a day if that. although the other weekend i got like 4-5 hours of reading in cause the book was decent and i made the time for it.
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Jul 19, 2011 18:51
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Kirk posted:when i took the bus twice a day i got a poo poo ton more reading done than i do now, these days i read for maybe an hour a day if that. although the other weekend i got like 4-5 hours of reading in cause the book was decent and i made the time for it. Kindle + elliptical trainer is an easy way to make 30 minutes of exercise go by.
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Jul 19, 2011 18:52
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i seriously hate hate hate hate treadmills and ellipticals, the only way i can run is on a real track or outside. which makes winter suck. and it also prevents me from reading while doing it.
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Jul 19, 2011 18:54
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Kirk posted:i seriously hate hate hate hate treadmills and ellipticals, the only way i can run is on a real track or outside. which makes winter suck. and it also prevents me from reading while doing it. I can't read on the treadmill, too much movement. On the elliptical I can keep my upper body pretty still so I'm not getting motion sickness trying to read. I don't particularly enjoy it, but it's got to be done, so I might as well get some reading done while doing it.
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Jul 19, 2011 18:58
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i tried listening to audiobooks while I ran, but they don't really lend themselves well to motivation when you're pushing into new territory with your runs. additionally i find i get like 1/5th out of something i listen to as opposed to reading it.
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Jul 19, 2011 19:00
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Kirk posted:when i took the bus twice a day i got a poo poo ton more reading done than i do now, these days i read for maybe an hour a day if that. although the other weekend i got like 4-5 hours of reading in cause the book was decent and i made the time for it. same boat. my subway ride went from about 40 minutes down to 5 and I'm out of the habit of making time to read at home
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Jul 19, 2011 19:04
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i honestly don't mind commutes like that because reading is probably better for me than any of the other poo poo i was going to do with my time
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Jul 19, 2011 19:04
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deichkind42 posted:
Thank you for this. I am digging it. BUSINESS CATTE 2.0 posted:the culture series is some of the best scifi you can get truthe FEMA summer camp fucked around with this message at 23:18 on Jul 19, 2011 |
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Jul 19, 2011 23:03
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so im rewatching lost and oh boy do we hate ana lucia. ownage show otherwise. jj ftw
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Jul 20, 2011 02:16
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NoneMoreNegative posted:Knock the dust of Yospos from your sandals -=NMN=-
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Started Singularity Sky last night, never read any Stross before because he seemed really goony but it was like $2 used so I figured I'd check it out.
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