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holoz0r (76)in Hive Book Club • yesterday
Arthur C Clarke's (& Gentry Lee's) Garden of Rama is a sad place
That didn't take me very long to get through. I've been re-reading through the Rama series, and this is the furthest I've gotten. My review of Rama II , and of the…
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holoz0r (76)in #rambling • 4 days ago
An interesting way to find out about death
A few days ago, I was browsing LinkedIn, as I'm in a position where I'm looking for a change. As I doom scrolled through the feeds of my connections, it was confronting, and…
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holoz0r (76)in Hive Gaming • 8 days ago
Man of Medan is stange and full of continuity errors - some even masquerade as story
I was looking for a a coop game to play with my wife. She suggested Man of Medan. We're glad we didn't buy it on PC, but I'm kind of glad I already had a PS4 copy lying around.…
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holoz0r (76)in Movies & TV Shows • 9 days ago
I've started watching Severance (the first season) and I have to say, I'm intruiged
What if you couldn't remember your workday when it ended? What if your boss was your annoying neighbour and you didn't know it? These are the questions asked by us of the…
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holoz0r (76)in Hive Gaming • 11 days ago
Stellar Blade is coming to PC - if you don't have a PS5, should you get it?
As part of the latest Sony State of Play, an announcement that Stellar Blade is coming to PC was made. The game already has a Steam page and looks to be all glitz and glam, with…
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holoz0r (76)in Hive Book Club • 12 days ago
Rama II by Arthur C Clarke - even better than the first in the series!
While Arthur C. Clarke's original "Rendezvous with Rama" captivated me with its pure sense of wonder and discovery, I love "Rama II" even more. It takes that foundation (not an…
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holoz0r (76)in Hive Gaming • 13 days ago
holoz0r's A-Z of Steam: Across the Obelisk
Yes, I'm back at "A" again, with a new title that was added to my library not so long ago. Imagine gathering your friends around a discord channel, the excitement palpable…
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holoz0r (76)in Movies & TV Shows • 15 days ago
I went to see The Matrix on 35mm film last December, and it was...
Amazing. The Matrix is probably my favourite film. The plot. The visuals. The action. The philosophy. The tech. The everything. I love it entirely. There's something magical…
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holoz0r (76)in Music • 16 days ago
holoz0r gig guide: This Month: Kittie, Jinjer, Within Temptation
After COVID, I realised just how much I missed Live Music. Since then, and since that first show, I've tried to go and see as much stuff as possible. I've been lucky enough in…
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holoz0r (76)in #blog • 17 days ago
Hurry up, and wait
It started, as these things often do, with a completely ordinary Tuesday afternoon that was masquerading as a Monday. Some people like a Monday, and the promise of a fresh start…
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holoz0r (76)in Hive Gaming • 18 days ago
A rambling list of PlayStation (One) games that I'd love to play and why
I had a PlayStation when I was a kid. There were so many games that I looked at when I was a child with no money, and while I got to play many of the cult classic titles (like…
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holoz0r (76)in Movies & TV Shows • 24 days ago
Film review: The Substance - a sticky, cultish b grade sci-fi horror romp (spoilers)
The Substance is a film with a simple premise. What if, instead of ageing, you could have a new form that enabled you to youthfully dominate the environment around you? As with…
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holoz0r (76)in #art • 25 days ago
Statement of Intent: Myth
This year, I want to have an exhibition of my art work. Not because it is a commercial venture, but simply because I want to show my work to a local, broader audience that may…
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holoz0r (76)in #art • 26 days ago
Art Theory and Emotion: My home hallway of Death and how it inspires me
I'm so happy in new home. I've filled it with Art, and filled it with meaning. My hallway has three wonderful pieces, each of which depict death. Since I wrote my university…
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holoz0r (76)in Hive Book Club • 27 days ago
Arthur C Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama - the second reading
Arthur C. Clarke's masterpiece " Rendezvous with Rama " stands as a monolith (pun intended) to how science fiction can capture both the grandeur of space exploration and the…
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holoz0r (76)in Hive Book Club • last month
Wiliam Gibson's Neuromancer is a masterpiece of futurism and dramatic action
William Gibson's Neuromancer is widely considered the founding novel of the Cyberpunk genre, and comparing it to today's cyberpunk stories doesn't do it justice. To put it…
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holoz0r (76)in #automotive • last month
The new chariot - my first new car in eleven years
My last car was the first car I owned. It was a 2013 Ford Focus Trend, 2L, with a 5 speed manual. I had driven a meagre ~62,000KM in it, and serviced it religiously. There was…
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holoz0r (76)in Photography • last month
The Enduring Power of Professional Portraits: When Moments Become Memories
In our age of endless snapshots and fleeting digital images, we rarely pause to consider what makes certain photographs stand out from the countless others. What transforms an…
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holoz0r (76)in Hive Book Club • last month
The Fountains of Paradise - Arthur C Clarke tells us about a space elevator
We don't yet have a space elevator. It would be a pretty big engineering process. In 1979, Arthur C Clarke wrote about some strands of carbon filament that would stretch through…
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holoz0r (76)in Hive Gaming • 2 months ago
Against the Storm: Roguelike, Chill, Relaxing gaming full of tension
Against the Storm surprised me. Not only had I seen about 20% of my friends on Steam playing the game simultaneously, but its enormous amounts of hours played, in total, are what…
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