@nerdydad said in MangoCon 2019:

@mlnews said in MangoCon 2019:

nuder

Is that a discount or does it make the train go faster?

Clothing optional train ride..

@rojoloco said in Weekend Plans:

Making some chili on Saturday for the UFC fight. And hopefully I'll get to watch Conor McGregor lose a belt.

Pretty sure Nurmagomedov currently holds the belt that's on the line.

Last one was a good time! Will definitely be planning on attending.

@dustinb3403 said in Windows Virtual Desktop gives you a Windows 7 or 10 desktop on Azure:

@ndc said in Windows Virtual Desktop gives you a Windows 7 or 10 desktop on Azure:

@stacksofplates said in Windows Virtual Desktop gives you a Windows 7 or 10 desktop on Azure:

Amazon has had this for a while now with workspaces.

They have, but Workspaces is essentially incapable of running Excel. Makes it a bit of a no go if you're tied to MS Office which a lot of people are.

Sounds like there is a lot of Sunk-Cost going on if your stuck to using Excel for your business critical functions. . .

Business critical or not, getting people to change is hard. Frequently they will spend large amounts of money to avoid it.

MS Office is definitely a solid example of a product that induces such behavior.

@stacksofplates said in Windows Virtual Desktop gives you a Windows 7 or 10 desktop on Azure:

Amazon has had this for a while now with workspaces.

They have, but Workspaces is essentially incapable of running Excel. Makes it a bit of a no go if you're tied to MS Office which a lot of people are.

I really need to get my Calibre library back up and running. Just finished the Fifth Season by NK Jemisin and I'm fairly certain the sequels are already in there. They definitely need to find their way onto my phone!

@travisdh1 said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:

@ndc said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:

@wirestyle22

So it sounds like you are maybe looking for recs mostly in the cyberpunk field but probably not exclusively.

If you haven't read any Gibson you should do it post haste.

I think something like the Marid Audran novels starting with When Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger would also be excellent for you.

For something (relatively) recent and super cool but not cyberpunk check out Folding Beijing by Hao Jingfang. Not exactly SF or Fantasy, but has some great stuff going on.

Edited to add: Lady of Mazes by Karl Schroeder would also be an excellent addition to your list. It is more straight SF but has some really excellent takes on how augmentation might play out.

You're reminding me of how long it's been since I've ready Isaac Asimov's stuff. I need to pick up digital versions of the robot series'.

When @wirestyle22 first asked for recommendations of SF/Fantasy cross over stuff I had thought about suggesting Childhood's End due to he heavy use of psychic powers but I don't think it's really where he's headed. Good stuff though and worth a read.

@wirestyle22

So it sounds like you are maybe looking for recs mostly in the cyberpunk field but probably not exclusively.

If you haven't read any Gibson you should do it post haste.

I think something like the Marid Audran novels starting with When Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger would also be excellent for you.

For something (relatively) recent and super cool but not cyberpunk check out Folding Beijing by Hao Jingfang. Not exactly SF or Fantasy, but has some great stuff going on.

Edited to add: Lady of Mazes by Karl Schroeder would also be an excellent addition to your list. It is more straight SF but has some really excellent takes on how augmentation might play out.

@wirestyle22 said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:

Any one have a book recommendation for something sci-fi but also fantasy? Anything good in that space?

Perhaps you have an example or two that you have read and enjoyed to help us along?

Are they basing them on the games or the original novels by Andrzej Sapkowski? Perhaps a bit of a mix...