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The Restaurant at the End of the Univ…

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Mithical
Apr 21, 2023 06:56
All of these posts are at risk of their images being deleted on May 15th, 2023 due to an Imgur ToS change.
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AncientSwordRage
Dec 23, 2023 10:12
Like I know they're different, but my eyes glaze over when I try to figure out which is which spelling
Mithical
Apr 14, 2021 13:36
LOOK HERE FERRET I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE CONVERSATION ABOVE IS ABOUT BUT I DON'T PASS ON AN OFFER TO SHOUT AT PEOPLE
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DavidW
Mar 27, 2023 14:23
I'm sure if you look at your records you'll see I specifically ordered a Monday with better weather and fewer annoying people.
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DavidW
Mar 27, 2023 14:20
@SQB I can return it? That would be awesome! I'd like a new Monday, please.
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Adamant
Mar 26, 2023 17:55
@b_jonas Vegetarians are from Mars, vegans are from Vega.
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Spencer
Dec 7, 2023 23:03
I NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE FALLING BLACK HOLE DOES TO THE CAT! I just do, OK?
Rand al'Thor
Feb 2, 2021 16:26
@Null Happy 5th mod birthday!
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Skooba
Jan 17, 2022 22:00
Daily Floof 2022-01-17, the newest member of the Skooba family
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Rand al'Thor
Jan 24, 2019 07:31
Congratulations to @user14111 on 100,000 reputation! As our newest 6-figure rep user, you'll get a swag pack from SE and a visible rep count that only changes every 1000.
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Rand al'Thor
Jul 2, 2021 11:47
Congratulations @alexwlchan on becoming the 19th user to break 100,000 reputation on SFF!
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DavidW
Mar 1, 2023 23:29
And if you disagree with the alt text that is set, fix it, don't roll it back to "enter image description here," which is always wrong. That comes across as arrogant and passive-aggressive.
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DavidW
Mar 1, 2023 18:59
Ugh. Sisyphus would probably choose to go back to the rock.
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SQB
Nov 23, 2023 22:10
Wow. Massive Scalzi bundle over on Humble Bundle.
Andres F.
Nov 23, 2023 15:33
Manga/Manhwa questions are seldom interesting at all. Isekai/story-id or whatnot, they are even more boring than "first instance of" questions. Maybe I've become jaded since I joined this SE (in what feels like what, a decade?) but I'm finding most questions on scifi.se of the "boring" or "who cares?" klnd. Which is why I stopped participating as much as I used to.
TheLethalCarrot
Jun 28, 2021 15:01
You could probably argue that for just about everywhere :P
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Mithical
Nov 22, 2023 23:55
@DavidW A marked improvement :P
Laurel
Nov 22, 2023 23:00
@Mithical That's even more of a problem for manga/manhwa/etc. I can't remember the last time there was a question about that which wasn't an ID question
Mithical
Nov 22, 2023 22:58
It is maybe a bit concerning that you have to scroll back to the 15th new question to find one that's not story-ID, though.
Napoleon Wilson
Jun 27, 2021 19:09
@AncientSwordRage Frankly, I find that bountied answer an effin' ridiculous non-answer that also entirely misunderstands how both kids and answers work.
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Mithical
Nov 21, 2023 17:42
They're interesting when they're about particular concepts or tropes that have become prevalent in SFF. If they're overly generic, then they become less interesting.
Andres F.
Nov 21, 2023 17:37
It sounds like such a "filler" kind of question. "I don't know what to ask, but I want to have some activity on scifi.se. I know! I'll ask about the first instance of... lemme see... green dragons in fantasy!"
Slartibartfast
Jun 22, 2021 20:24
2021 Community Moderator Election Results
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DavidW
Nov 20, 2023 16:48
If you're going to paint the stories as "hero struggles, hero wins," then okay, they're the same. But at that point almost 50% of all stories fit; you might as well say that Lord of the Rings is the same as Great Expectations. (Hey, Pip travels to Egypt, right? That's almost like Mordor.)
Jack B Nimble
Jun 15, 2021 14:25
You heard it here first people: A vote for Carrot is a vote for the robot apocalypse.
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Jenayah
Jun 13, 2021 08:43
Daily floof, 2021/06/13: writing down the WiFi password AFTER installing the hotspot
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Edlothiad
Oct 6, 2017 08:44
Congratulations to Valorum for reach 300,000 reputation. A great feat
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Slartibartfast
May 24, 2021 12:45
Brace yourself, an election is coming!
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V2Blast
Feb 7, 2023 22:17
FYI, accepted answers are now pinned on this site again, per this request on your site's Meta:
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Mithical
Feb 7, 2023 20:33
The Stack Exchange Twitter bots are being shut down tomorrow, which includes SFF's. The integrations will be removed from the site and the account will go defunct.
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AncientSwordRage
May 20, 2021 16:23
@LogicDictates putting the onus on everybody else to know when it's safe to edit is unfair
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Rand al'Thor
Nov 22, 2021 18:38
The squirrel is here, it's party time!
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DavidW
Jun 17, 2022 15:01
<grumble>People closing questions to be fast and get the review instead of doing due diligence</grumble>
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DavidW
Jan 31, 2023 16:32
A lot of things that seemed dumb in the movie make more sense as a PC insisting on trying something that'll be super cool if it works and rolling a natural 20.
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DavidW
Nov 4, 2023 14:09
I'm thinking of a bulk "People you'll miss who you may have missed" posting instead of individual postings (though some, like Eric Flint, probably would have deserved their own post). What do people think?
DavidW
Oct 28, 2023 16:33
Ripped me right out of the story.
SFF Blog
Jul 17, 2018 14:23
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Community Blog: Mike Needs a New Set of Lungs
posted on July 17, 2018 by Jack B Nimble

Our very own KutuluMike needs to have both of his lungs replaced due to a severe lung disease. No one expects you to donate your lungs for this (in all likelyhood, you are currently using yours), and for whatever reason, he is only willing to accept human lungs (picky much?). However, he does have a ... Read more

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SQB
May 12, 2017 08:31
Let's not discuss what happened to Mos Eisley in here; please take that to Meta.
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Rand al'Thor
Aug 28, 2019 15:37
Daily floof 28/8/2019: Jesus, the son of dog
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fez
Dec 14, 2022 21:39
I can't believe it's hat season once again
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Laurel
Oct 3, 2023 19:18
There are some interesting isekais out there too
Rand al'Thor
Aug 1, 2021 11:34
The August topic challenge is The Elder Scrolls, run jointly with Arqade SE. Any questions about the Elder Scrolls can be posted on one of the two sites: lore/universe questions here, gameplay questions on Arqade.
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KutuluMike
Jul 29, 2018 15:52
I hope this is not considered bad form here, if so I apologize, but please take a moment to consider: gofundme.com/help-me-get-new-lungs
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SFF Blog
Nov 21, 2022 17:38
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Community Blog: Firefly episodes ranked best to worst
posted on November 21, 2022 by Rand al'Thor

The science fiction TV series Firefly, well known for its loyal-to-fanatic following among fans and for its early cancellation after a single season, has few enough episodes that it’s easy to watch and rewatch them all and to analyse and compare them individually. What follows is my very subjective opinion on ranking the episodes, from ... Read more

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Jenayah
Jul 2, 2021 06:52
Daily floof, 2021/02/07: spot the intruder 😒
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Laurel
Sep 11, 2023 17:15
I never have enough time
DavidW
Feb 17, 2022 03:11
@LogicDictates Every day you learn something is a good day. :)
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Mithical
May 5, 2020 18:40
Can you point to any examples of moderation being insufficient in the current state?
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TheLethalCarrot
Jun 22, 2021 21:23
Floof of the day, 2021/06/22: Stella congratulates TLC on the moderator election!
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Mithical
Oct 27, 2022 14:51
...there's a reason I've never liked those tags...
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