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This morning on the train I saw a reference to the book 'Silent Spring' in one of the books I'm currently reading. (Silent Spring is from 1962 and it's about environmental poisons such as DDT.)

I had never heard about this book before, I think. (As I'm writing this, I wonder if it was mentioned in 'The Moth in the Iron Lung', which i read years ago.)

Now fast forward to this evening, watching the first episode of 'Three Body Problem'. My head almost exploded when at the 35 minute mark a guy holds up, not even kidding, that very book from 1962.

You never see something your entire life, then twice in less than 24 hours. Fucking weird.

This morning on the train I saw a reference to the book 'Silent Spring' in one of the books I'm currently reading. (Silent Spring is from 1962 and it's about environmental poisons such as DDT.) I had never heard about this book before, I think. (As I'm writing this, I wonder if it was mentioned in 'The Moth in the Iron Lung', which i read years ago.) Now fast forward to this evening, watching the first episode of 'Three Body Problem'. My head almost exploded when at the 35 minute mark a guy holds up, not even kidding, that very book from 1962. You never see something your entire life, then twice in less than 24 hours. Fucking weird.

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[–] • 4 pts

German title is 'Der stumme Frühling'. Which I've never heard of either, I swear. I'm usually pretty good with that stuff, especially when the subject matter interests me as it does in this case.

Interesting info on her death. Thanks and you're right, it is sad.

[–] • 2 pts

Oh, I have a question.

Is "Die Juden sind hinter allem" grammatically correct?

[–] • 3 pts (edited )

Not bad. A German would say: "Die Juden stecken hinter allem" ("The jews are behind everything") or "Die Juden sind an allem schuld" (It's all the jews fault")

And that German would be correct.

[–] • 0 pt

Thank you. I have many questions about Germans, as occasionally I have to talk to them on the phone. They are difficult to talk to, but I suspect I am asking the wrong questions.