Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1

On Sat, 4 Jan 2025 12:28:09 +0100, D wrote:

Stephenson used to be great in his youth (Snowcrash, Diamond age,
Cryptonomicon) but has gotten worse as he has gotten older. His books
have expanded needlessly and he has gotten more woke as well.
 
I think it is due to financial incentives.

I liked 'Reamde' and 'Termination Shock' wasn't too bad. 'Polostan' didn't
capture me, certainly not as the start of a series of relatively expensive
offerings to complete the story line. I don't mind series. Mackey
Chandler's 'April' series was 14 books. Of course it helps that they were
all kindleunlimited so I wasn't paying $5 a pop. Franklin Horton's
'Borrowed World' is up to 11 now.

I'd asked Fran Porretto about kindleunlimited and how that works compared
to outright purchases. He went off to find out but I never heard more. He
doesn't do series per se so I wondered if buying the books put a few more
bucks in his piggybank.