RedNeedle

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ND is the new introverted.

Only introverts think deeply, get anxious, or enjoy academic pursuits. Do you have a counterexample? Oh, well that person just doesn't know they're an introvert, so the pattern still holds!

Same with ND/NT. Nobody is neurotypical according to this definition because everyone has something they struggle with or are quirky about.

For what it's worth, several Catholics I know have also had to read the book with notes open on the side. Monastic culture and tradition isn't exactly common knowledge anymore, though I'm not sure if they would have been in the 50s, or if Miller just trusts that his reader is smart enough to catch on.

If you like Canticle, consider looking into the works of Gene Wolfe. He also writes very re-readable sci-fi that expects much of the reader, and delivers much in turn.

on Garden Path Sentence - 2793 · c/xkcd · 7 pts · 3y

If Randall had a monthly newsletter consisting of maximally confusing (but technically accurate) headlines, I'd subscribe in a heartbeat

The Fifth Head of Cerberus has been fascinating so far, about two-thirds of the way through. Hopefully there's a light at the end of the tunnel, but it certainly lives up to the author's reputation.

Deeper Roots is great, and has great coffee! I honestly tend to forget about it because it's usually so busy that I can't get a good seat, which is obviously good for them.

on --- · c/bookclub · 1 pts · 3y

The Redwall series, by Patrick O'Brien.

"I hate stoats," Abbot Fluffybuns said with a laugh, "just as I hate all those damned vermin insistent on keeping me up at night before the winter feast."

"Ah, yes, quite," said Crawlyrat the Stoat, certain that the abbot had not seen any possible way in which his remarks could be considered offensive.

Any sort of cuisine from historically depressed areas is going to be great. For me, that's Cajun and Creole food -- lots of rice, beans, and spices in the skillet. Get frozen vegetables in bulk if fresh is too expensive, because you're going to be cooking them to mush anyway.

I've found that the key isn't minimizing the dollar amount, but maximizing the output. A little bit of butter may be more expensive, but if you add in a fuckton of rice and beans, that 2tbsp butter will improve your next week's worth of food.