what Dave thinks about movies, books and everything
{4.5/5} “More than any being now living, Sarek had shaped the Federation, guiding it in its transition. Under his direction, it had evolved over the past century from an expansionist cobbling-together of idealistic, often unrealistic worlds eager to forge an unprecedented alliance without a clear idea of how that could be accomplished, to a mature […]
{4.5/5} “‘He has forgotten that the capacity in which we serve is not as much duty as privilege… And even more tragically,’ Spock went on, ‘he has forgotten that the starships of the Federation are the physical, tangible manifestations of humanity’s stubborn insistence that life does indeed mean something.’” Star Trek: Final Frontier by Diane […]
These are all shows that I would have finished if they were great — I’m not including shows I had no intention of finishing. Shows I watched a bunch of episodes of I watched at least 1 season of these shows: Arrested Development I didn’t watch season 5, which wasn’t as funny. Dragons I watched […]
There are lots of movies I didn’t finish, but here are some of them, to give you an idea of the kind of movies I’m not particularly interested in. I watched half an hour to an hour of most of these before giving up. In the old days I would watch a movie all the […]
Here are some books I started reading but didn’t finish. There might be others I’ve forgotten about — these are mostly ones that showed up on someone’s list of best SF or fantasy books. Manifold: Time by Stephen Baxter It might be a good book, but it was too science-y for me. Dhalgren by Samuel […]
{4.5/5} “Spock sat while Kirk paced, listened as Kirk talked, provided as always the balance for everything Kirk was — shadow to his sunlight, coolness for his fire, calm against his agitation. Centered and impeccable, in contrast to Kirk, who was pale and tousled from the morning’s ordeal, Spock was simply there, focus for Kirk’s […]
Someone has made physical flip flops that you can wear on your feet that have tweets from Donald Trump on them — and the one on the left always contradicts the one on the right. Here’s the story from Business Insider: This guy made physical flip-flops out of Trump’s contradictory tweets — and he sold […]
{4/5} “Do people assume all your problems got solved because a big strong man showed up?” Ralph Breaks the Internet, released in 2018 Vanellope has been a racer every day of her life. When her game gets unplugged she doesn’t know what she’s going to do. Her friend Ralph thinks it’s great — she can […]
Here’s a first draft of this list, including books I reviewed on my blog (ie. ones I’ve read in the last 7 years). Best of the best Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks Navigator by Stephen Baxter The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter Foundation’s Triumph by David Brin […]
Here’s a first draft of this list, including books I reviewed on my blog (ie. ones I’ve read in the last 7 years). Best of the best Dragon and Phoenix by Joanne Bertin Replay by Ken Grimwood How to Stop Time by Matt Haig Sailing to Sarantium by Guy Gavriel Kay Lord of Emperors by […]