nkiruanaya

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[–] nkiruanaya@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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.

[–] nkiruanaya@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah, a loop hole.

[–] nkiruanaya@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I wondered if there are other means, beside a mask or face cover, to not be seen. Like some sort of cream you put on, like you would sunscreen, that somehow tricks the camera recognition tools. ???

 

Seeing lots of spam and ads for illegal drugs, etc. Are the moderators on vacay?

[–] nkiruanaya@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] nkiruanaya@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year 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.

[–] nkiruanaya@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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

[–] nkiruanaya@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year 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.

[–] nkiruanaya@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Understood. I like seeing the movie or series after reading the book, for some reason.

[–] nkiruanaya@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I understand and agree regarding a stale take on an existing trope. It is hard to find a new take on a concept, but just as you, that is exactly what I'm looking for too.

[–] nkiruanaya@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I understand, thank you for your input,

[–] nkiruanaya@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Of course if you enjoy it, the time is not wasted. Worthy to me, means I enjoy it. I'm sent dozens of book recommendations each week from various sources in which I subscribe. I have to weed them out because I certainly don't have time to read each one. The longer my queue becomes, the stricter my criteria becomes. I read almost every night for hours before bed, so not sure why you think I spend very little time enjoying a book. What an odd thing to say.

 

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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