I love the concept that when the US goes to war everyone is like “I simply must talk with Ryen Russillo”

The Baroque Cycle? Or a few standalone novels?

He is both fantastic and way over the top

When a parrot wanted to connect with a distant friend, a touchscreen showed a selection of other birds available online. The parrots learned to activate the screen, designed specially for them, by touching it gently with their tongues rather than pecking aggressively with their beaks. "We had 26 birds involved," said Hirskyj-Douglas. "They would use the system up to three hours a day, with each call lasting up to five minutes." The interactions ranged from preening and playing with toys to loud vocal exchanges. "When we went through the data, we found that most of these parrots had favourite friends," said Hirskyj-Douglas.

Pet parrots which typically live alone (whilst those in the wild live in large flocks) were given the technology to call each other. They would use it for up to three hours a day, and developed favourite friends 💔
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The Short Happy Life of Asher Watkins

BKN is the only team with meaningful cap space and I think they'll auction it off. I'd be very surprised if Powell, Gafford, and a single 2026 2nd round pick is the best package they can put together.

Why would the Nets do this?