Moving a church
at about 500m a day, across town
live so will be going on for another 2 or 3 days
(, Tue 19 Aug 2025, 11:12, Reply)
I feel like we've been here before...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfXm2eJxXII
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Tue 19 Aug 2025, 14:13,
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The first 50 seconds of that is a bit like a Terry Gilliam animation
(, Tue 19 Aug 2025, 15:21, Reply)
You do half expect it to sprout legs.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Tue 19 Aug 2025, 15:50,
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They realised their pronouncements were controversial and that they may end up being pursued by the Church
(, Tue 19 Aug 2025, 16:57, Reply)
Everyone gangsta until the church starts walking.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Tue 19 Aug 2025, 19:43,
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Well if the people won’t go to the church…
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Tue 19 Aug 2025, 20:48,
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Tell me more...
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 21 Aug 2025, 1:43,
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It's an Alistair Reynolds sci-fi book.
It's set on a moon orbiting a planet that vanishes for a split second from time to time. The planet is a macguffin to give a reason for mobile cathedrals the size of cities to exist; they have to constantly move (at a walking pace) to keep the planet overhead so that the people in them can see when the planet blinks.
It's the third book in a good series, but in retrospect the setting really does seem like it was contrived just to necessitate walking cathedrals. It is still a good series though. Start with Revelation Space or Chasm City.
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jonbob loves you, Thu 21 Aug 2025, 4:25,
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