Like any creator that has a huge body of work, there are gonna be hits and misses. I haven’t read much of his older stuff, but I’m currently reading 'Salems Lot. I wouldn’t say it’s knocked me over, but I am enjoying it.

I have also read the Shining and Dr. Sleep and I enjoyed those immensely. Of his more recent stuff, I really like the Holly Gibney character and her arc in various novels and short stories.

You can start with “If it Bleeds”, it’s an anthology of short stories, the last of which is a Holly Gibney story.

I didn’t care for “Sleeping Beauties”, which he co-authored with his son Owen.

Good fucking riddance!

She looks like a twin to my cat!

There’s a story?

“low-information” is a new one for me.

It’s not exactly scary but has great Fall and Halloween vibes. It was a great witch story. Fair warning - there’s quite a bit of torture if you’re squeamish about that sort of thing. Reading about Puritans can also be annoying.

Just finished Slewfoot by Brom. Starting Salem’s Lot by Stephen King next

Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler.

The article you linked, if you can call it an article, is all headline. And the headline starts with “Stein says…”

Rather than focus on what a politician says, I’d rather consider their actions and choices. Like choosing to go to Russia with a bunch of treasonous fucks and sit across the table from an evil despot.

These reductive posts are so old and tired.

Didn’t read but assuming corporate greed.

Nothing can get me to step inside a Walgreens ever again.

I really loved it and the sequel as well. They are amongst some of the best books I’ve read.

The use of the “Make America Great Again” motto by a fascist politician was the cherry on top for me <chef’s kiss>.

Yes, they saved my feet. I swear by them. The next best thing to getting custom $200+ orthotics from a foot doctor. I own several pairs. Even my casual shoes have them inside.

Try Super Feet inserts (the orange ones). ~$50 USD. Cheaper than a pair of running shoes. Just take out the insoles in your current pair.

No, it’s a standalone utility that you can download and install separate from SQL Server. It just adds BCP.exe to your command line.

Docs

Look for the link that says “Download Microsoft Command Line Utilities 15 for SQL Server (x64)”.

Try BCP. I’m fairly new to the Microsoft landscape too, but found using BCP really helped with efficiency on loading.

It is worse. Other hosted content shows a bigger image on the card (at least on Lemmy Boost). While fediverse images shows a thumbnail.