u/annporterla

I came late to Pratchett, and fell deeply in thrall to the world he created and the beings in it. I read the books through three times in less than two years, first chronologically, then thematic/chronological, then chrono again, with the stand alones on repeat in between. Then I gave it a break about a year ago (though of course I read Small Gods during a lull in my other reading).

Finding Pratchett feels like it was life-changing. Like, Death as a friend life-changing. And I know, of course, that such a once-in-a-lifetime experience CAN'T be recaptured. And this has all been so recent - my break is probably not more than a year. What's a good approach to reading again for the nth time with fresh eyes?

I had been using Android Auto (with Google Assistant) for mostly music selection on Spotify since November 2024 with no issues - I would have to correct it occasionally, but it was usually fine. It was also part of our Google Home, also mostly used for music selection on Spotify and occasional random questions. Then I got switched to Gemini and the functionality went down the tubes. I would tell it what to play and it would play the live version. I would specify that I want the album version, and then it would play a random song from the album. Or it would say "OK, playing...<whatever I asked for>" then continue playing the wrong thing. I switched my phone back to Google Assistant and...it's still playing all the wrong stuff. I am expecting I'm going to have to dump Android Auto entirely now because the main thing I use it for is practically dead in the water. I have spotify premium, my phone knows I have spotify premium, google home knows I have spotify premium. Does anybody have any idea what the heck is going on? A tool I used every day is now completely unusable.