Albey started reading Game Programming Patterns by Robert Nystrom
Only read through the intro so far, but it's so much easier to read than most programming books. I'm actually excited to read more~
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(they/them) Queer and disabled gamedev thing. Trying to read a little more. :3
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Albey started reading Lord of Mysteries by Cuttlefish That Loves Diving
With the rising tide of steam power and machinery, who can come close to being …
The translation I have is a bit rough (it calls it "Lord of the Mysteries" instead), and I'm told "chapter 15 is where the story actually begins", but it's a special interest of a friend, so I'm gonna' give it a go.
Albey finished reading Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
"The Emperor needs necromancers.
The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman.
Gideon has a sword, some …
Actually this is the 4th time reading. I read it aloud to one of my partners, doing all the voices and such. Took us a few months. It's very good. :3
Albey stopped reading Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) …
I can tell this would be very good. But it touched a topic I personally can't get through, and I had to stop. :<
Albey finished reading A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
It’s been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; …
Surprisingly hard to read, if only because I wish so much that I lived there, and not here where capitalism is crushing me.
But it was a wonderful little story.
Albey finished reading Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny
First in the "Chronicles of Amber" series of fantasy books. The story begins in the …
Wow, that was really bad. Has not aged well. The beginning was interesting, but the sexism came quickly, followed by the MC being a little sad about genocide he was gonna' do. I don't know how I'm supposed to care about anyone here.
Albey rated Artificial Condition: 4 stars
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
It has a dark past—one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it to christen …
Albey rated All Systems Red: 4 stars
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."
In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved …