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Heretical Rants

Joined: 20 Jul 2009 Posts: 5344 Location: No.
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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Arc Tempest wrote: |
(Early books Murph is just an asshole.) |
yea
If I hadn't been doing the audiobook thing I would have barely even skimmed that particular conflict
but it isn't just the women - every significant character is terrible in the early books
and I lost interest completely in the later books
I don't even remember for sure which book I dropped the series on -- somewhere between book five and ten
or maybe as late as eleven
all I know is that I sort of vaguely know what happens in the first ten books and that I'd rather read pony fanfiction if I'm just reading for entertainment anyway -- and there isn't anything other than entertainment to be had from the series _________________ butts |
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Jinx

Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 3656 Location: America, fuck yeah!
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 1:34 pm Post subject: |
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Arc Tempest wrote: | Y'know, I hadn't thought about it, but that is something of a problem with the series. You could make an argument for Murphy, Luccio, Georgia, Charity, or even Mab (once you understand her motivations) later in the series, but yeah... the first couple books don't really have a good female character.
(Early books Murph is just an asshole.)
That said, the quality of the series overall does improve quite a bit once you to and through Grave Peril. |
Thanks for all of the feedback. Amazon was putting the Kindle versions on a 1-day sale for $1.99 each. Actually, just the first seven books, which I went ahead and bought. Since Grave Peril is the third book, I should have four good ones to read. =) I've read the first couple of chapters of Storm Front.
Based on what I read about the author and how he got started, Fris' comment doesn't surprise me. _________________ The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference.
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Dogen

Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 11274 Location: PDX
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Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 4:49 am Post subject: |
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Have you ever noticed that you can reword something, but you never word it? Clearly the root of reword is to word, but we never say, "You need to word this assignment."
I have a new goal. _________________ "Worse comes to worst, my people come first, but my tribe lives on every country on earth. I’ll do anything to protect them from hurt, the human race is what I serve." - Baba Brinkman |
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Ennis

Joined: 08 Jun 2013 Posts: 992 Location: Australia
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Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 5:43 am Post subject: |
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Dogen wrote: | Have you ever noticed that you can reword something, but you never word it? Clearly the root of reword is to word, but we never say, "You need to word this assignment."
I have a new goal. |
I do believe "word it" is tumblrese for "write". In context:
"I have an assignment and I can't word at all." |
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stripeypants

Joined: 24 Feb 2013 Posts: 4741 Location: Land of the Grumpuses
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Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 7:46 am Post subject: |
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I've seen the elsewhere, used by people who could very well be on Tumblr.
They also use the word 'brain' for thinking. "I can't brain today!" Which I really love. _________________ ::lesser crisis mode::
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WheelsOfConfusion

Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 14325 Location: Unknown Kaddath
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Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 7:52 am Post subject: |
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Dogen

Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 11274 Location: PDX
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Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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Great, I just invented tumblrspeak in a fit of inspiration.
For my next trick, let me anthropomorphize a shiba inu and tell you about it. _________________ "Worse comes to worst, my people come first, but my tribe lives on every country on earth. I’ll do anything to protect them from hurt, the human race is what I serve." - Baba Brinkman |
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Ennis

Joined: 08 Jun 2013 Posts: 992 Location: Australia
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Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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Dogen wrote: | Great, I just invented tumblrspeak in a fit of inspiration.
For my next trick, let me anthropomorphize a shiba inu and tell you about it. |
much original
very interest
such unique
wow |
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Thy Brilliance

Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 3661 Location: Relative
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Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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Dogen wrote: | Have you ever noticed that you can reword something, but you never word it? Clearly the root of reword is to word, but we never say, "You need to word this assignment."
I have a new goal. |
You've never told someone "You need to word this assignment properly."?
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Darqcyde

Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 11917 Location: A false vacuum abiding in ignorance.
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Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 5:30 am Post subject: |
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Thy Brilliance wrote: | Dogen wrote: | Have you ever noticed that you can reword something, but you never word it? Clearly the root of reword is to word, but we never say, "You need to word this assignment."
I have a new goal. |
You've never told someone "You need to word this assignment properly."?
k |
I hope the irony isn't completely lost, but yeah, Thy's right e.g. "How should I word this question?" Also, I'm too lazy to look, but I wanna say it's an idiomatic informal (but maybe not informal) expression involving "word choice" and/or "word order". _________________ ...if a single leaf holds the eye, it will be as if the remaining leaves were not there.
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Dogen

Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 11274 Location: PDX
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Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 7:29 am Post subject: |
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No, the first point is well taken (despite Thy's snark). I was editing someone's paper and posted without thinking it through. I'm not sure what you mean in the second point... it doesn't seem particularly idiomatic to me, but maybe that's just because using words that are normally nouns as verbs doesn't seem odd (I'm not sure "to word" is less literal than "a word"), but clearly this isn't my area of expertise. _________________ "Worse comes to worst, my people come first, but my tribe lives on every country on earth. I’ll do anything to protect them from hurt, the human race is what I serve." - Baba Brinkman |
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Darqcyde

Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 11917 Location: A false vacuum abiding in ignorance.
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Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 7:46 am Post subject: |
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Well, when you talk about "how to word something" it could be used to mean a few different things which are closely related. I suppose the more accurate term would be to call it metonymic as opposed to idiomatic (I hadn't had coffee yet when I wrote that first post) because depending on how the speaker means it, it could cover just part of writing (syntax) or it could be used more inclusively (covering syntax, word choice, tone, voice, connotation, etc.)
When I spoke of 'irony', I was referring to the fact that it's Thy talking about how to word things.
Thy: don't think I'm trying to insult you, I'm really not. It's just honestly, sometimes I have a REALLY hard time understanding you based solely upon how you word things, and even though I am often snarky to you I really do try to understand what you post. _________________ ...if a single leaf holds the eye, it will be as if the remaining leaves were not there.
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Dogen

Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 11274 Location: PDX
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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 8:25 am Post subject: |
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Has anyone ever gotten a job because of their LinkedIn profile? I have a profile, and I get connection invitations, but I've mostly ignored the site.
I know one lady that met her boyfriend on LinkedIn. I have enough boyfriends, though. I don't need a service for that. _________________ "Worse comes to worst, my people come first, but my tribe lives on every country on earth. I’ll do anything to protect them from hurt, the human race is what I serve." - Baba Brinkman |
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Samsally
Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 7536
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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 8:55 am Post subject: |
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All LinkedIn ever does is remind me of my ex and how he still exists. I think I've -finally- razed the account to the ground enough for it to -just stop-.
So definitely no job offers. _________________ Samsally the GrayAce |
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Heretical Rants

Joined: 20 Jul 2009 Posts: 5344 Location: No.
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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 9:24 am Post subject: |
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It's nice to have at least one place where a general internet search for your name will turn up with something that's at least somewhat relevant to employers
if you don't manage something like that yourself then LinkedIn seems like a good idea to me
it's not going to move all of your career networking to one spot online or anything, but it can make your online presence a little more useful in that regard
just a smidge
don't waste inordinate amount of time on it
/says the forumgoer with no linkedin account _________________ butts |
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