nkiruanaya

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

There are some cookies I don't want deleted, like ones I log into often with my credentials. Is there a way to mark those as "exceptions" when deleng all website data?

UPDATE: I mean this post for Firefox for Android.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Saw it today. It could have been so much more. Lots of inconsistencies regarding what the child can do.

Pretty much a blow everything up, action, special effects type of movie. Story was okay. Somewhat original. A few emotional manipulation tricks towards the end.

I'd give it a B-.

Update: wanted to add the cinematography was really good. Very inspiring scenery. That was the best part. The child actor was very good too. Those were the best parts of the movie. The US Army General was one dimensional, shallow, and just a bad stereotype. Very poorly done. That was the stupidest/worse parts of the movie.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Definitely worth bookmarking. Lots of arithmetic going on there. Incredibly really.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Wow, very cool.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

Tiny things, like tiny doorknobs, tiny stairs cases, tiny doors, tiny houses, tiny cars, and a tiny say in government legislation, etc.

And all the smoking! Eek. And we thought we had a drug problem in the USA. I've never seen so many people addicted to nicotine in my life when I've been there. It's everywhere. No thank you, I don't want to inhale nasty odor while eating my lunch. Jeez, WTF?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

And those who lobby them and/or help them get reelected.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Depends on what "running the world" means. That needs clarification.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I second Octavia Butler.

On my list to read, but haven't yet, is N.K. Jemisin.

A fairly new author is Malcom Turnbull. He was on a radio interview a while back and the book (The Lesson) sounded interesting so I gor it and read it.

A lot of the sci-fi books I've been reading lately have black [main] characters. I don't know if those authors are black though. I have to look into it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

MiX file explorer for android does this. It's free. Not sure if it's open source though, does anyone know?

It does use open source libraries.

Latest version is 6.64.3 beta.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mixplorer-q-a-and-faq-user-manual.3308582/

"MiXplorer (Mix of Explorers) is a fast, smooth, beautiful, reliable and fully-featured file manager with a simple and intuitive user interface." created by XDA member and Recognized Developer @HootanParsa

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago

Be excellent to each other!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Watched all the Expanse series and started reading the Expanse books. I'm now on book 4 (Cibola Burn). When I watched the series, I really could figure out or understand what was going on. I just kept watching due to the charismatic enthusiasm of the fans online. I finished the TV series but still didn't quite "get it" and still felt lost. But now that I'm reading the books, I now understand what's happening and am enjoying it.

 

It is not possible to read all the Sci-Fi books out there. So you must have a process for selecting what you do read. Reading a book is an investment in your time. Your time is valuable. No one wants to waste that time reading unworthy books.

I have never codified my criteria. And it has changed and evolved over time. I suspect it will continue to change moving forward, as who I am tomorrow is not who I was yesterday.

What is your criteria to date?

Mine is that it must meet ALL the following criteria, some objective and some subjective.

  • it must have at least 1,000 reviews
  • it must have at least 70% 5-star reviews
  • if after reading about it I get the suspicion that it's a romance disguised as Sci-Fi, I automatically reject it no matter what
  • if it's YA, it really needs to be exceedingly compelling to choose it
  • Space Opera also needs to be exceedingly compelling
  • if I get the feeling it's trying to preach I'll reject it
  • if i get the feeling it has (messaging, strong opinions, or political overtones) about today's societal issues, I probably won't choose it. Not judging; I primarily read for escapism.

I guess that's about it. There's probably more but I just haven't put that much thought into it yet.

I'm very interested in how y'all decide to choose a book to spend your valuable time reading.

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