I have to admit I read them probably 10 years ago, but the idea of returning to a planet (for the people on the planet) hundreds of years later and for you it feels like a month or so, stuck in my head.
Hmm, maybe I’m confused with a different book, I’ll have to read them again. But as I remember that is where the “old man” comes from, him fighting a war that stretches for hundreds or thousands of years for the “empire”, yet only a lifetime for him.
EDIT: I am thrilled with so many awesome responses! I’m taking notes and looking into all the recommendations. Again, thank you so much for taking the time to help me out (and many others, i’m sure), i’m glad i asked!...
After using Nextcloud for a year and having a wonderful experience I’m not quite convinced, and it’s not Nextcloud’s fault, it’s because I feel like I’m putting all the eggs in one basket (my notes, my ToDos, my calendars, my contacts, etc)....
Thanks again! We live about 10km from Dinokeng gate on a holiday resort that we keep as natural as possible. Dinokeng itself is a “big 5” nature reserve.
Do you have a story about when you saw snow for the first time? (kbin.social)
Care to share it with us?
What is your favorite time travel movie or show?
;-)
What is your favorite lemmy post so far?
Noob question: what to arrange before switching to linux
EDIT: I am thrilled with so many awesome responses! I’m taking notes and looking into all the recommendations. Again, thank you so much for taking the time to help me out (and many others, i’m sure), i’m glad i asked!...
Wallets (lemmy.world)
Mandrake Linux 10.0, from 2004. They still work too. Had to buy them on disc, slow dialup internet in those days. (mastodon.africa)
Is gmail the easiest Google service to replace or what?
Gmail is an email service. Like the fediverse, email is federated....
Copy this code and paste it in the CLI. And no, it's not a forkbomb.
https://pastebin.com/p6PmeQDm...
preparing for greatness (comics.town)
Have you ever taken something home from a workplace without permission, to keep it? (kbin.social)
Big or small, cheap or expensive....
you can use a ! in front of a lemmy link.
Like !pics
That look makes me a bit uncomfotable... [oc] (mastodon.africa)
Bushveld sunsets are the best (mastodon.africa)
Oh my! It’s already ______ time!
squirrel [oc] (mastodon.africa)
The Girl in the Window, Kabukicho 歌舞伎町 (lemmy.world)
tokyostreetphoto
Any alternative to Vikunja (ToDo crossplatform page/app)?
After using Nextcloud for a year and having a wonderful experience I’m not quite convinced, and it’s not Nextcloud’s fault, it’s because I feel like I’m putting all the eggs in one basket (my notes, my ToDos, my calendars, my contacts, etc)....
slow and steady [oc] (mastodon.world)
Watch out for the sharp end! Red Roman “spider” [oc] (mastodon.africa)
GeeBee [oc] (mastodon.world)
Hamerkop (scopus umbretta) [oc] (mastodon.world)
They hunt the fish in my pond.
Hamerkop [OC] (mastodon.world)
They catch my koi fish.
I found our shower drain problem! (mastodon.africa)
Path to the sea, Ryde, Isle of Wight [OC] (lemmy.stad.social)
Water Monitor (Kruger national Park) [oc] (mastodon.world)
That was for the birds [oc] (mastodon.africa)
Lesser bushbaby drinking sugar water (mastodon.africa)
Painted Cat [OC] (lemmy.sdf.org)
So, what are you reading? (mastodon.africa)
Every really nice pen I have ever owned was because it somehow fell into my possession. I use them randomly sometimes as a special treat for myself.
Ya’ll jealous of my black 08 prismacolor fine line marker and pilot precise v7 rt....
Salad for breakfast [oc] (mastodon.africa)
Roadside elephant [oc] (mastodon.africa)
Started up the old ps3. (i.imgur.com)
Feeding the wildlife (i.imgur.com)
Flowerspider [OC] (lemmy.world)
Copper-throated Sunbird, a real life shiny! (lemmy.world)