Totally forgot The Good Place was airing again!! Excluding that, my current top three:- Logic Magazine: tech publication, but self-aware. Two favorite articles have been the one on Mormon transhumanists and the honest take on China's social credit system.- Off the Air: artistic, though clearly not always intended to be viewed sober. it's great for people that enjoy streaming slow TV videos in the background (or not being sober)- SAINt JHN's newest album (chill hip hop): same lyrics every time but his voice is just too nice to careOn Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 1:48 PM Alexander Cobleigh <angellus.falsus@gmail.com> wrote:Ahhh Hazel I love Lem's works!
The Cyberiad and The Futurological Congress are my two favs :~
Similarly excellent in the dept. of sci-fi short stories is Ted Chiang. Less humor though, but magnificent stories and concepts. Villeneuve's Arrival was based on his short 'Story of Your Life'
> On 26 Sep 2019, at 15:42, bradley@tilde.club wrote:
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> I've been enjoying a popular D&D podcast called The Adventure Zone. The latest campaign, which follows the truly weird stories of three almost ordinary people in West Virginia, concluded in a satisfying finale this week. I recommend the whole series as one of the best podcasts yet recorded.
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> Not to hijack the thread, but I haven't introduced myself. I'm Bradley. I'm a recent transplant from southern Maine to northern Virginia, along with my girlfriend and our cat. I work in Washington during the week and often enjoy a good podcast (see above) or tinkering with one or another open source project on the weekend. I'm also a licensed Private Pilot.
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>> On Thu, 26 Sep 2019, Jon Bell wrote:
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>> Ira Glass once said “Life is short, and anything that gives pleasure is good.”
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>> What’s some media you’ve been enjoying lately? Don’t worry if it’s mainstream or lowbrow or a guilty pleasure. Anything’s fine. What are you enjoying?