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Got this error while browsing Reddit. I found a comment on /r/bugs that states:

It happened because an error occurred while getting the data about an error that occurred within another error (Source).

how do i create a new community? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] masu@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

There is already an anarchy community: https://lemmy.ml/c/anarchism

The Ice People - René Barjavel in c/scifi@lemmy.ml
[–] masu@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

I finished the book and dropped an edit in the original post. It was pretty good actually - minus a few parts.

The Ice People - René Barjavel in c/scifi@lemmy.ml
[–] masu@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Great! Thanks for the recommendations!

Reddit Enhancement Suite extention onto Life Support in c/reddit@lemmy.ml
[–] masu@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I use old.reddit.com and I'm ashamed to say that I've forgotten about RES. That being said, so have most people apparently. I bet the transition to new Reddit killed a lot of average users' demand for RES.

The Ice People - René Barjavel in c/scifi@lemmy.ml
[–] masu@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Ah interesting. Aside from Dune, this is my second sci-fi book I believe. I'm still very new to intentional reading. Don't think that will be a problem for me.

The Ice People - René Barjavel in c/scifi@lemmy.ml
[–] masu@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (5 children)

it might not have aged well given the above synopsis.

What do you mean?

What's the best thing about Lemmy? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] masu@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

It's the people (most of them). I'm here for the people.

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The Ice People - René Barjavel (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by masu@lemmy.ml to c/scifi@lemmy.ml
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--EDIT--

I have finished reading the book. It was a really awesome story. Part explorer, part espionage, part war (with all the death and destruction of course), part love story, and part solarpunk utopia. If you can get over the extremely sexist overtones (women in the book are always referred to by their beauty, and several sex scenes that emphasis women's duty to make the man happy), then you'll really enjoy it.

--End Edit--

Has anyone read this book? It's on a reading list of mine that I've curated over time, and I think it would help me get into Sci-Fi a little more. I'm currently finishing up Dune at the moment and am wondering if it would be a good transition.

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When a French expedition in Antarctica reveals ruins of a 900,000 year old civilization, scientists from all over the world flock to the site to help explore & understand. The entire planet watches via global satellite tv, mesmerized, as they uncover a chamber in which a man & a woman have been in suspended animation since, as the French title suggests, 'the night of time'. The woman, Eléa, is awakened. Thru a translating machine she tells the story of her world, herself & her husband Paikan & how war destroyed her civilization. She also hints at an incredibly advanced knowledge her still-dormant companion possesses, knowledge that could give energy & food to all humans at no cost. But the superpowers of the world are not ready to let Eléa's secrets spread, & show that, 900,000 years & an apocalypse later, humankind has not grown up & is ready to make the same mistakes again. First published in 1968 by Les Presses de la Cité. It was translated into English by C.L. Markham & a number of companies published The Ice People in the early 1970s.

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Even Mods on Lemmy Are Susceptible to Abuse of Power (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by masu@lemmy.ml to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml
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Was having a conversation with a mod who was upset that I downvoted their opinion. Apparently if you disagree, you are banned. Looking at you @CHEFKOCH@lemmy.ml. I wouldn't consider anything I did trolling or a violation of the rules of c/scandalzilla.

Here is the post if anyone wants to validate: https://lemmy.ml/post/163594