Pika, how long could you mark/TA remote for do you think?
food-and-pet-pix
food pets books (but not manga) pix vtubers gacha games and reddit
Sunday, May 3, 2026
Polu could manage
She'll pay for the ticket to japan but not the ticket out of japan
its a ploy to trap you there
I almost always have TA work that is in person every term
summers have no TA work, so in theory if I was ahead of my PhD stuff, and I cleared it with my supervisors that I would be doing meetings remote, 4 months
Saturday, May 30, 2026
You guys need to care more about Books or Pix, otherwise this channel will die.
I have not had time to read recently...
I've been reading a lot of history if you want to learn about labor strikes in the 1900s
is that post-Pinkerton
Pix has streamed at like, midnight twice since I got back from the meetup
Yeah Pix has been streaming super late
Polu, correct your woman
Polu is currently dead
Polu died at meetup...
Replying to TinyBomby #tinybomby is that post-Pinkerton
I think Pinkerton is what caused so many of the riots in the 1910s to always say things like "this is peaceful" even though, say, the sheriff murdered the union representative or beat them with a stick and tied them to a train that was leaving
we should just turn this into like
the redditor channel
Create a video essay about the Pinkertons
make it about food and pets too
books, vtubers (pix), food and pets
Chonks and Chunks
Chunks sounds more like vomit than being fat because of food actually
But the Chonks part is sound
ok yeah this can be the reddit channel
every day everyone posts the best reddit post they see
and then we can all upvote or downvote it
Sunday, May 31, 2026
Here are two new pets cool unlockable for awesome 2d characters
whut duh names is?
NharwrahN, Potato What's up Worm
Alas all fun free critters cannot make the cut
cant believe you unlocked like every overwatch achievement in one day and did all of this, true talent
Apparently it tracked achievements I had on Battle.net when I checked in on the game for the first time since 2 dropped.
Saturday, June 6, 2026
All u can eat pierogi dinner catnod
Thursday, June 25, 2026
On the subject of Rudolf's ghost in Legend of the Galactic Heroes, from book 3 onwards they start making a separate list for dead major characters, and Rufolf is never listed amongst the dead ones. They start listing dead characters after they mention Rudolf.
Replying to Pyrrhic #swiss_army_cheese On the subject of Rudolf's ghost in Legend of the Galactic Heroes, from book 3 onwards they start making a separate list for dead major characters, and Rufolf is never listed amongst the dead ones. They start listing dead characters after they mention Rudolf.
I’m assuming this is something from this week I haven’t got to yet
previous week (book club episode 5). Someone made a note on a Yang line.
I guess I just don't remember that?
https://youtu.be/Re5LmTru6dg?t=2223
Double checked, no one spoke about it. But the quote was in Pika's notes for episode 19.
oh that's just saying that the coup in the Alliance was acting like Rudolf, sorry I interpreted what you were saying as Rudolf's ghost making a legitimate appearance and I was confused.
Sunday, June 28, 2026
I have just finished reading "From the New World" (Shinsekai Yori)
An incredibly strange book, gosh. I don't remember who recommended it to me, but I've had the PDF sitting in my downloads for a while. It has an anime too which is more likely anyone would know it from I suppose.
The anime is great but extremely weird for sure
oh I just realized this chat doesn't say books anymore, RIP
I think this is just misc chat
Anyway, I really appreciate standalone books. So many books nowadays are massive series, especially ones that aren't finished yet, and it's nice to have a book that just has an ending with nothing else to it.
Once upon a time, this was fire emblem heroes chat
then general gacha chat
it kind of evolves to suit the needs
Replying to TinyBomby #tinybomby I have just finished reading "From the New World" (Shinsekai Yori) An incredibly strange book, gosh. I don't remember who recommended it to me, but I've had the PDF sitting in my downloads for a while. It has an anime too which is more likely anyone would know it from I suppose.
I was very surprised to learn a man wrote this book. It is very female-author coded
Female lead, includes gay (male) sex, describes female genitalia more than male genitalia, includes the protagonist complaining about woman things.
I've been reading principles of underwater sound, very exciting I know
I would have 100% pinned shinsekai yori as a female author too.
wait does the anime still have the gay sex scene?
insane
Replying to Kribbles #kribbles1 I've been reading principles of underwater sound, very exciting I know
the SOFAR channel is neat
Wait, was it full on gay sex? In the anime, it's just a bunch of teenagers suddenly getting really horny on a hill and they all go for the same sex all at once. They all just cuddle and kiss
no there's full on gay sex with penetration
Oh, wild lmao
there's also full on lesbian sex and a hetero sex scene
Also these characters are ALL children at this point
That's about it in the anime -- spoilers maybe idk removed it
Replying to TinyBomby #tinybomby Anyway, I really appreciate standalone books. So many books nowadays are massive series, especially ones that aren't finished yet, and it's nice to have a book that just has an ending with nothing else to it.
the lost art of being to tell a complete story in a couple-hundred pages
YES EXACTLY
though, I will admit I'm intellectually guilty of the opposite too
where when I read something I really like, I do sorta hope the author just milks it
even if I know that I will dislike it in aggregate
if an author has put in the effort to make a universe to put the story in, put another story in it
Spooky would not pass the marshmallow test
Replying to legorhin #jazardly if an author has put in the effort to make a universe to put the story in, put another story in it
At least for me, It's rarely the larger lore/universe that puts a self-contained story over-the-top
I agree that works for some things, but most of my favorite books are either heavily character driven or are written around exploring some concept/philosophy, that you can't just tack-onto as easily
Thursday, July 9, 2026
Its ok guys, i know gacha chat will never die here
Didnt get Loli Umu, but got the new servant with an Anti-NTR mechanic
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
2 differences between the books and the OVA for LOTGH: in the books alliance troops use mirror shields to deflect lasers. Which is why Schonkopf always calls his ax a "Tomahawk" since that's a one-handed axe.
The other difference for Legend of the Galactic Heroes is that since the liquid metal shell is OVA original, what you get instead of speeder-bike jousting on the liquid metal, when Walter von Schonkopf goes out for exercise in the Fortress vs Fortress episode, you get WW1-style Death Star trench warfare.
Also Muller places a bomb on the outer walls.
Replying to Pyrrhic #swiss_army_cheese 2 differences between the books and the OVA for LOTGH: in the books alliance troops use mirror shields to deflect lasers. Which is why Schonkopf always calls his ax a "Tomahawk" since that's a one-handed axe. The other difference for Legend of the Galactic Heroes is that since the liquid metal shell is OVA original, what you get instead of speeder-bike jousting on the liquid metal, when Walter von Schonkopf goes out for exercise in the Fortress vs Fortress episode, you get WW1-style Death Star trench warfare.
oh yeah I do remember the lack of speeder-bike jousting in the books. It's still pretty minor of a change though. What's your opinion on if the books are worth continuing to read though?
At least this one (book 4) has my favourite line of foreshadowing in the final chapter.
Though you can get that from watching DNT.
Book 5 is kind of worth it for Bewcock's aide's backstory.
I don't remember much else about future books except being disappointed in how they translated certain lines, including Dusty's catchphrase. Though they then fired that guy and lifted the quote from the Central-Anime subs.