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★★★☆☆ White Night by Jim Butcher 📚

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This one had a ton of action. But also too much in terms of the politics of the magical world. I’m also not thrilled with the ending.

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@justinlawguy.bsky.social Before I knew the rules, I tried to give my fed colleagues (I’m a contractor) $10 Starbucks cards for Christmas one year and 9/10 refused them.

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@mstrauss.bsky.social Same. Also nice to see a superhero Latino family doing Latino things.

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★★★★☆ The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) by Brandon Sanderson 📚\nThis is actually the first Sanderson I’ve read and I can see the appeal. I enjoyed the characters in “the crew” and the action. The lore is deep but also convoluted. Hopefully it becomes useful in later stories.

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@meltingskywards.bsky.social It’s probably an unintended maintenance. There’s no way they schedule downtime in prime time on a Sunday.

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@rue63.bsky.social It’s not working. Check the status page. Been down for hours. This is very rare. www.apple.com/support/syst…

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★★★★☆ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 🍿

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Such a good movie. It hits all the emotional and nostalgic notes but also cements Rey as one of the most powerful Jedi. It’s such a shame they never gave us another movie or series with her.

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★★★☆☆ Star Wars: The Last Jedi 🍿

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This one is the weakest of the three, although I did love the Battle of Crait.

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★★★★☆ Star Wars: The Force Awakens 🍿

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It’s been a while since I’ve watched this and we did an unplanned watch of the trilogy this weekend. This movie was so much fun. I really loved Rey’s character.

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★★★★☆ BlacKkKlansman 🍿

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A bit of dark humor but also hits close to home due to the alarming recent rise of white supremacy under the guise of Christian nationalism.

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★★★★☆: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) by J.K. Rowling 📚

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I hadn’t read this in a long time and I wanted to see how it compares to the movie. In some cases the movie made better plot decisions. Overall still an enjoyable listen in the car.

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★★★☆☆ Independence Day (1996)

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Watched this with my niece for her first watch. She said it was “pretty good”. Effects didn’t hold up well but you can’t beat the fun factor.

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★★★★☆ The Warrior’s Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold 📚

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I really wish I had read Bujold earlier.

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@skwinnicki.bsky.social Those little things made great projectiles.

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★★★★☆ Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold 📚

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Great story. It’s refreshing when the characters, all of them, are competent and well-written.

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@theatlantic.com Subscribe. It’s worth it. www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv…

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★★★★☆ Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold 📚

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I’m finally getting into this series. I really do like the writing style and it was a nice and easy political romance to read. Looking forward to the rest. Also…bad cover on this edition.

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★★★☆☆ Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman 📚

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Less enjoyable and more annoying than the last one, but glad to see some of the larger story coming together.

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@richraho.bsky.social Now he can deal with the Opus Dei folks at the Catholic Information Center.

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★★★★☆ Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 📚

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I can see why so many people find this story addictive. Besides the unnecessary and, frankly, pointless steamy scenes, the characters are lovable and there’s enough meat in the lore to keep even diehard fantasy fans interested.

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@richraho.bsky.social Another term I’ve heard is “crotch Christianity.

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@christopherjhale.bsky.social Excellent article! Sharing with friends…

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@kristinlraught.bsky.social I don’t even live in the PNW but your images are gorgeous.

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I really like the look and usability of Hardcover, but it’s obvious from the trending list that is a site for nerds, not book nerds.

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★★★☆☆ Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas 📚

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A somewhat maddening read. I find myself liking some of the characters and loathing others. Chance of continuing the series: 50%. I read this as a sort of palette cleanser after doom scrolling.

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I can’t believe it’s been almost 23 years since the release of this movie. I had it in the background while doing other work and I think it’s held up well for the most part. A fun adventure introducing...

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★★★☆☆ Echo (2024) 📺

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A story of the power of family and the authentic connections we have in our life. Also, a story of forgiveness and healing. It wasn’t what I expected and I enjoyed it.

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★★★★☆ All Is Grace A Ragamuffin Memoir by Brennan Manning 📚

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I listened to the audiobook of the story after having seen a quote from the author in a recent sermon. I could tell after just a few sentences that I was going to enjoy his writing style. He let a very interesting and remarkable life. I’m really...

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@viticci Exactly. Why dream when you can build? There are a few open source MCP servers for the Apple suite, with varying levels of capabilities. Looking forward to seeing yours.

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★★★★☆ Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (2026)

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I don’t get the hate. I loved the show! I’ve seen literally everything there is to see within the Trek universe and this fits perfectly, in its own unique way. I’m glad there’s a second season coming.

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★★★★☆ Opus The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy Inside the Catholic Church by Gareth Gore 📚

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As a life-long Catholic, this book made me sick to my stomach. The abuse, fraud, and dark influence of this organization is appalling.

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★★★☆☆ Fathered by God by John Eldredge 📚

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I read this as part of a men’s small group. Overall, it was useful and conducive to discussion. I found some ideas novel but also many things I didn’t agree with or that were half-baked.

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@juliedicaro.bsky.social Can someone ELI5 why they’re calling for a block?

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★★★★☆ Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler 📚

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Haunting, thought-provoking, and beautifully written. Also, a bit depressing but I’m glad this isn’t the end and I’m looking forward to the rest.

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@liss.bsky.social Cool, thanks!

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@liss.bsky.social What’s your go bag? I’ve actually been eyeing the Tom Bihn in the article for a while now and I already have a few of their smaller every day carry bags.

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@catholickungfu.bsky.social Not really fake. A friend’s husband did 1:1 with our parish priest for his since he was stationed abroad. It’s not unheard of.

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★★★☆☆ The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook by Matt Dinniman 📚

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Once again the audiobook was excellent. Story-wise, I am still liking the characters, but I can’t imagine reading a book for every level. It will just take too long and I feel like it will get old.

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★★★☆☆ Jitterbug by Gareth L. Powell 📚

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I wasn’t super impressed with this one. The story fell flat and towards the end the characters had all of these long monologues about their feelings that felt disconnected from the plot.

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@crampell.bsky.social So vile.

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@jimmusilpainter.bsky.social I love it. I want to drive through the Midwest of America to see sights like this.

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@reactorsff.bsky.social Huge fan of this show. My wife and I have thoroughly enjoyed it.

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@scalzi.com You’re practically best friends now.

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@plumey.com Very impressive in both scope and style.

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★★★★☆ The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin 📚

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Amazing book! It was a bit longer than expected but I’m excited to jump into the next one.

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@fatherjonathan.bsky.social Hallow is a dumpster fire

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@aoc.bsky.social The way I cut is that I just make my screen time more intentional. I set aside screen-free times in the morning and before bed so that the first and last things I have in my brain are positive.

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@numericcitizen I use DrawAnything locally with some decent models as an alternative to ChatGPT for drawing.

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@frcharles.bsky.social Praying for you brother. Today marks the 2-year anniversary of my father’s passing as well.

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@raxkingisdead.bsky.social Wait, are you one of those monsters who takes the burger onto the plane?

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