Yeah, I put Hyperion/Hyperion series since the series is not for everyone.

I personally enjoyed the Endymion books, some people enjoy Fall of Hyperion and leave it at that.

Ok so since you’re doing sci-fi as well, Hyperion/Hyperion series.

Quite vile is an understatement, that’s one of the worst on the list.

This is definitely a moustache twirling villainous affair.

Belgian Congo/Jewish Holocaust is right up there. I wouldn’t say a specific person but innumerable people involved.

King Leopold and Hitler were THE authority, so ultimately they signed off on the death and suffering of millions of Congolese and Jews (and other minorities) respectively.

For the Congo: imagine a father staring at the severed hand and foot of his five year old daughter. That’s a photograph searchable online, and needs to be seen to understand the violence and dehumanism of colonialism.

For the holocaust: we have all seen at least one picture. But imagine a baby being smashed against a wall because it wouldn’t stop crying. Pretty women (maybe even underage girls) being raped. To say just a small part of the atrocities of the holocaust.

Well, I haven’t even included Unit 731. General Shiro Ishii.

Now, what to say about today in 2026? Who’s to say these atrocities are not being repeated?

Two versions: Buddhism: escape. Theosophical Buddhism (their ideas): ascend to next stage (post death), roughly 4 more stages to go I think.

It looks as if her sentencing was based on her old age and evident remorse. But I still think she should have had a short stint in prison, around six months.

I’m reading the wiki and that sounds like hell. I prefer the 4200J/kg/K edit: wait that’s just heat capacity, maybe you were stuck in even more hell.

When I see imperial units in high school physics I wonder what is the point. We typically use SI units so that constants are the same across the board. I can’t imagine c being anything else other than 3e8 m/s.

Is the pomato cooked first? If not, then I’d rather have the totato.