Good points, indeed

Maybe? But mouths heal so damn fast - and getting hot coffee on a wound sounds nasty

It’s deep down in the throat/belly not up near the mouth, from what little experience I’ve had (have managed it, but didn’t really learn)

Possibly the void trilogy from peter f Hamilton.

Another one with different cultures is the expanse, by James s.a. Corey. This is more different around the belters and whatnot.

Dune and the freemen are amazing. Some of the earlier parts (this is a massive topic!) are really different, with the bene Gesserit and fremen, tleilaxu gholas, etc

Certainly the culture, with it’s post-scarcity absence of an economy stands out. I have read any from le guin, yet.

Amen!

Well, there was that time they included a rootkit in their audio CDs (this went on for a couple of years. Wikipedia)

Really? Wow…

…guilty as charged

This might be the best format for delivering dad jokes that I can think of (an not a trekkie)

Now that’s a shit post

Holy shit, you’re a madman

Needs more Saddam Hussein, plz

The demo scene was always technically amazing

Yeah, you’re onto something, there

I knew he was a gangster

Beautiful!

…how did I fail to see that coming?

Respect though - the world needs more eaters

That’s proper mental, I don’t know why you’d keep that running unnecessarily (unless fiddling with something you can easily replicate).

Im pretty sure it’s still not going to catch the stuck things that aren’t actually killable

Your replies have been so good, I’m bumping this whole thread.

Fucking A grade internet fight, lads - don’t stop now!

Thanks for ‘coming out’ about it. Without doxing yourself too heavily, would you mind to share more about the industry in particular or measurement of these practises? Dip you know if it was common (and when was this?)

I know for sure that we can’t trust companies to act in our best interests (if anything, its a hostile relationship), but I guess I’m curious about your inside perspective. Has that jaded you much at all?