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Just tell everyone you use arch, even if you don’t.

For honour, for the hive, for things ordinary humans can not understand.

The real sad thing is after stabbing their opponent the winning beekeeper dies anyway.

I know this is the common advice but I started with Consider Phlebas and it is far from unapproachable. There are some benefits of the PoV character being outside The Culture I think. As much as I liked The Player of Games, I much preferred the second half of the book.

Or the beginning I suppose. Could be someone gaining their power.

Are we entirely sure it’s not just an ornament? I’ve got all kinds of things that aren’t even ritual objects.

And as AI monsters go, it’s far from the worst. Barely even a monster.

No wonder he was the captain of the Black Perl…

You have to use it a lot. From what I can tell that’s their problem, they priced unlimited access low based on some numbers they pulled out their arse and then were all shocked Pikachu face when people used it and unlimited amount.

Or at least develop chronic backpain.

Fixed penalties just become the cost of doing business. Like actors, we need to start asking for percentage of gross.

What even is an assassination? It is entirely likely that this is based in a personal grievance. The guy did wrong by a lot of people. Might even have been a tyrannicide.

Shootings must be rare in NYC given how much attention this one is getting.

I think a lot of the appeal is that it does just drop you right in at the deep end and doesn’t set out much of the bigger picture stuff right there at the front. It’s not going to be to everyone’s liking.

It’s got a lot in common with hardboiled stories, except that where your classic hardboiled detective is moving through a world we are somewhat familiar with, Case is moving through somewhere rather more exotic. You might get some benefit from reading Burning Chrome and Johnny Mnemonic which are short stories then coming back.

There is probably something to be said for just visualising rather than trying to understand.

The thing about serial killing is that it requires you to leave the house and meet new people, and frankly, that sounds like a lot of hassle I don’t need.

Hey, it’s got a handrail, it’s fine.

Do you think quoting Hosea 8:7 is a little too on the nose?

Larry isn’t a young cat. Steps need to be taken to ensure continuity of government.

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This omission makes me wonder if they mean Tesla specifically or just using it as an euphemism for everything its overlord touches.

I do enjoy seeing the ‘oh, this is why’ feeling in people. I got much the same reading Dracula, and I recommend it if you have yet to have the pleasure. You might think you know it, but trust me, give it a go.