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I loved this, and his Last and First Men. It made me crave more "future histories."
I've read all his series but haven't gotten to Peace one yet, and his diehard fans all seem to agree it's one of his best works. How was it, other than the tangle. (Which is my experience with all of his books tbh.)
On Elric and Earthsea: having read both, yeah I'm the same as you, I much prefer Earthsea. If you're open to another hopeful speculative fiction series of comparable quality as Earthsea (in my view), try Book of the Long Sun by Gene Wolfe (whom Le Guin described as "our Melville"). It's great - quirky, intricate, inspiring.
> My Name is Asher Lev, by Chaim Potok
I love these types of books and learned there's a term for them. A bildungsroman about an artist is called a künstlerroman. I went on a künstlerroman kick a while back. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Martin Eden. Roderick Hudson. I'm aware of My Name is Asher Lev and meant to get to that one too. Thanks for the reminder.
Well done! That's far into a long series. What do you think of it thus far?
Would you be willing to say more? I'm intrigued.
I had the same reaction. Also the new vibe feels less like “make something people want” and more like “join the pantheon.”
Exactly. Wisdom sometimes comes from having the right thing to do already articulated in your head (which itself took some reps to articulate), seeing yourself not follow it, and seeing the consequences.
Yeah. So many companies operate like that. It hurts not just comprehension and speed but also team togetherness.
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raleighm on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @02:25AM
from the show-hn dept.
https://flp.studio/en/ventures#our-internal-tools
Sharing a simple plug-in that auto-translates messages between English & Japanese in Slack. We developed it to solve our own problem: getting a diverse multilingual (English & Japanese speaking) team on the same page. It’s dramatically improved our alignment and team cohesion. If you happen to have the same problem, give it a whirl. We (Fujitsu Launchpad) cover up to 1M tokens/month for...
Laughed aloud at this one. Yup, same here.
Thanks for the detailed response. I totally agree, Google Contacts can feel limiting, especially when dealing with a lot of business-related contacts where roles and departments come into play. The lack of robust tagging and organization tools like folders or containers is definitely a pain point.
Thanks for the response. I've added more information above.
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raleighm on Saturday October 19, 2024 @12:41AM
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How do people sync and manage contacts across so many apps and contexts?--UPDATE: Thanks for the comments so far. To clarify my situation:My main use cases are:
Gmail (personal): For personal contacts.
Gmail (work): For professional contacts related to my role.
Outlook (work): For internal and external business communication.
LinkedIn: Managing professional connections.
Messaging apps...
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raleighm on Wednesday August 07, 2024 @10:41AM
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I’m particularly interested in beliefs that are important to you and that you believe are not widely held.
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raleighm on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @05:17AM
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raleighm on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @06:40PM
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What do you aim to achieve by tackling the problem?
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raleighm on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @10:36PM
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raleighm on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @07:19AM
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What are the best options in 2021? Looking for something relatively simple, doesn’t need to have additional features like project/task management, etc.Thank you
Was unaware of this. Can’t wait to play this with my kids this weekend. We recently finished The Hobbit and have been reading Choose Your Own Adventure books. They’ll love this.