It's rice paper. Similar texture to mochi, but a very thin wrapper
Praxinoscope
And now you can take this reasoning and think about all the millions of innocent animals killed every day for meat, often in ways that could easily be considered torture if people didn't pretend it wasn't happening / justified for their taste buds.
Not a show but Chicken Run 1 and 2
The Holocaust may have played a role
I agree with your points and did the same thing binging on his work a few years back after never having read anything by him before.
I assume the dumb thing you're referring to is
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writing himself into the story?
I also recently read this and agree it's a great book. You should definitely read the sequel, Parable of the Talents, next.
Basically no ebikes charge from pedaling or have regenerative breaking
Get an ebike! My commute is 24mi (28.6km) each way and it takes me about 1hr 15mins. With some bone conduction headphones and a podcast it's really enjoyable.
I got run over, broke my arm, got surgery, and still love bike commuting. I won't let reckless drivers have the power to affect my lifestyle.
360 camera on my helmet now and live in a more bike friendly place.
The Snack! bike bags are really fun
There are lots of options for cool lights for a bike, like colored LEDs.
A good bike tool like the Topeak Ratchet Rocket.