Maybe she thinks that's how you wear headphones?

That's a great set of rules - the internet should adopt them too!

Just reply 'OMG NOOOOO' after every sentence, regardless of what they said. Maybe they'll get the hint. Maybe.

“I read The Return of the King without reading the other books, and I have to say it was poorly explained. Like, who was Frodo, and why did he even have the ring in the first place? How did they get to Mordor? Confusing, 2/5.”

That’s impressive!

Whoa, that’s pumpkin dedication right there. What would you say is the longest time you’ve spent on a single carving?

Certainly can’t argue that they aren’t convenient. I have a Kindle and read ebooks sometimes (just the change in format can be refreshing), but I still love physical books - although if I keep buying them at my current pace I’ll have to go back to ebooks as I won’t have any space left!

What I want to know is, did he get a massive Thunderbird 3 at a bargain price, or think he’d seriously overpaid for a miniature one?

I don’t have anything practical to say, otherwise I’d say it to cure myself when I get low.

But the interactions here show that people care. I’m one of them.

The dark times are when you best see the stars shining.

That’s beautiful. How long did it take you to carve?

It’s going to become something only eccentrics do, isn’t it? People will look at us reading human books as though we’ve just pulled up to a McDonalds drive-thru on a penny farthing.

Same! It really is unfair that they keep making books worth reading. I suppose GenAI is going to solve that problem though, by making books not worth reading. Yay for us...

Indeed. That discussion would be very interesting to be a part of! It’s a fascinating topic and I hope to do some more reading on it.

I hope so. The book is interesting, but I would have liked more exploration of the consequences of allowing unfettered free speech. There are some important questions the authors don’t consider, which makes it difficult to fully buy into their argument.