Being pedantic but it’s concrete not cement. Cement is one of multiple ingredients of concrete. It’s a binder.

A candle

They’re one of the oldest instances around 3 years old but only recently federated with other instances.

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Fuck off

Yeah Rothfuss is what, 10 years late on the final book now? Has he addressed that at all recently?

I had some fun reading this one but Andy Weir’s main characters always make me cringe. Also his writing about sex and how he writes/develops his women characters.

I’m not a communist but still enjoyed reading Communist Manifesto

I think it’s normal to an extent however complete absence of enjoyment could also be a sign of depression as others have pointed out.

The fact that you have specific scenarios that used to elicit joy is good; try to remember those and focus on those situations next time you experience them. You may just brush it off as a pointless exercise or you may find that you’re able to relive some of those feelings.

I believe there is a lot of power in just stopping to sniff the roses as they say. Taking momentary breaks to just be in the present moment, or think about how you’re feeling.

That’s already happening

The Fall of Hyperion, 2nd book in the Hyperion series by Dan Simmons

Is The Expanse worth it? Thinking of starting that after strange new worlds.

3. Started on lemmy.ml when I didn’t know anything about lemmy. Switched to lemmy.world after getting annoyed with the tankie shit. Then switched to Midwest.social because lemmy.world was way over inundated and barely functioning.

What was the deal with the fights outside the chain link fencing?

They only sting when they feel threatened. Gently wave them away when they approach you. Don’t let them just land on you freely, because that will up the chances of them just landing in a fold or corner of your clothes and freaking out.