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I need books like I need air. (he/him)

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I want this so bad. Is it November yet?

Trapped on a space station, cut off from her crew, surrounded by enemies. Commander Max Carmichael has been in tough spots before, but this fight might be unwinnable. November 2024 The #NeoG is back and it's gonna be a good one. Pre-order here: www.amazon.com/Mighty-Will-...

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It's here! It's here! IT'S HERE! @jessiemihalik.com's @romancingthevote.bsky.social stuff arrived and it's gorgeous!

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You can't just keep pretending you don't have to work tomorrow. Go to bed.

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I'm working on policy proposals to protect consumer rights when companies brick smart devices. So please share devices that you've owned that stopped working because the company that made it killed software support or went out of business. Also, please share this request. Thank you.

@boomcomplains.bsky.social Just for you, as I'm fairly sure you are the only artist who follows me.

Retweet to save an artist's life

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4 days to raise $2,269.00. Work by Sheree Renee Thomas, S.A. Cosby, Maurice Broaddus, Linda Addison, Wole Talabi and way way more. Enough said. www.kickstarter.com/projects/mvm...

Spacefunk!www.kickstarter.com Space is the place! A collection of science fiction stories and poems by authors of African/African Diaspora Descent.

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Yay!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉

OH MY GOD Y'ALL!!!! WE DID IT!!!! Truly unbelievably grateful and emotional to see this number. This may be the best "How it Started, How It's Going" of my life. Thank you, y'all, for helping us make this happen. Under no circumstances should you fuck with romancelandia.

If facts could change people's mind, the world would be a much better place. Unfortunately, people refuse to believe facts, and instead believe whatever confirms their personal opinion of the matter.

Here's my summary of the current Ai bubble from next week's newsletter

"The universe is expanding the way your mind is expanding. It's not expanding into anything, you're just getting less dense." Amazing. Go watch, it's only ~5 1/2 minutes.

The first episode of my new video series, Cosmology 101, is out now! This one is about cosmic expansion. Check it out and subscribe to the Perimeter Institute’s YouTube channel to get the whole series! youtu.be/7GC8XOKwRpM?... #Cosmology101

Expansion of the Universe Explained | Cosmology 101 Episode 1youtu.be In this episode of Cosmology 101, we dive into the concept of an expanding universe. From the first moments of the Big Bang, our cosmos has been stretching i...

I've refused to watch debates for decades now. Every time I watched, I got mad that they are not, in fact, debates. Ask anyone who was ever on the debate team.

What if - and hear me out - from now on, we judge debate performance by the accuracy of the participants statements?

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the real way to fight climate change is public transit and bikeable/walkable cities. not cars made for individuals that are still expensive consumer products at the end of the day

Electric vehicles can save lives by polluting the climate less than fossil-fueled vehicles in most places. Yet EVs are much heavier and accelerate faster, so are more dangerous in crashes. @costasamaras.bsky.social argues that increased car-crash deaths could be on par with lives saved via climate.

Make electric vehicles lighter to maximize climate and safety benefitswww.nature.com Tax heavy cars and shrink batteries to consolidate the gains from electrifying transport. Tax heavy cars and shrink batteries to consolidate the gains from electrifying transport.

I'm missing some vital context here... Can anyone fill me in on who, at least, so I can search for it?

I am grieving for his fans, the ones who were still happy about him. I'm thinking about the waves coming off of this news-meteorite, the collateral damage of one person's selfishness.

This is going to be a long thread, most likely, so let me lead with #FuckAI. The current widely available uses of generative AI are just flat out evil, climate destroying, copyright infringing garbage.

BTW, spellcheck is NOT A.I. It's a database to which you can add information. It doesn't learn on its own. So howzabout you stop using that as part of your already ridiculous "not all A.I. is bad" argument?

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2020: A Pale Light In The Black by @kbwagers.bsky.social. Absolutely love this book and the whole Neo-G series. Space!coast guard setting, lots of queer found family stuff and some SFnal sports goodness thrown in. Hugely welcoming without being saccharine.

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oooo this looks REALLY cool www.kickstarter.com/projects/tru...

TrueRef: Real References for Real Artistswww.kickstarter.com A project aimed at providing genuine, ethical & diverse figure references monthly. Never retouched & always free of AI.

I'm guessing Rebecca doesn't get invited back to people's houses after the first time. I'm also guessing she doesn't understand why.

hey, let’s check in on white people and see what they’re up to! oh.

This is so me. I recently sold off my massive collection because it was just sitting in a closet taking up room and causing me anxiety. The relief of never having to buy another Magic card is amazing. Except now I'm playing Lorcana instead.

i just remembered i had a dream where i bought a pack of magic cards and this was the rare

The product owner for my team REGULARLY asks a question, and before the person can respond says "I don't know is a valid answer" just to remind us that he does not, in fact, expect us to have all the facts about everything we've worked on for any amount of time.

Actual smart people see being able to not double down, being able to admit error or lack of knowledge, as smart behavior. They respect a person *more* for saying "I don't know" People who only want to appear smart, never seem to do any of this.

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I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️‍🌈💖

I will bet anyone any dollars that more English speakers know the word manga than the word banak.

Pssst. Don't tell them that a significant percentage of English vocabulary was kidnapped from other languages.

Seriously. I don't need games, either. In fact, I'd love if I could get an eInk phone, but I don't think any of the existing ones work with Fi.

but I don't WANT AI on my phone

Hey, @boomcomplains.bsky.social, remember doing shots with this awesome guy?

Everyone needs a picture of J. G. Hertzler (Martok) holding a gay bat'leth on their timeline today. Glory to you, and your chosen family!

It's the digital equivalent of a white man. How have I never seen this before!?

computer scientists: we have invented a virtual dumbass who is constantly wrong tech CEOs: let's add it to every product

Just read an article about a woman who made $500k+ last year, and won't pay for college for her children. Her reasons came off as "I don't want my children to have the freedom to do what they want, I want them trapped in the existing terrible system."

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"Humanity has a choice: Either we decide that our children can all be killed whenever a superior force alleges that “terrorists” are among us, or we decide that under no circumstances will we allow these superior forces to lay waste to our world any longer." Lemkin Institute For Genocide Prevention

I won one of these, and it arrived today!

Don't forget to enter the second chance Gravesong giveaway! It's not just the vinyl, you get a whole box full of spooky stickers and hattable hats. Two days left! Enter here: loom.ly/MAJhWTA

Today I learned the word agonist (again, after having forgotten it repeatedly), and put together than Scott Lang is an Ant Agonist, but not an antagonist. #pun

I had forgotten this existed, and am very unhappy to be reminded.

"...because where else are you going to sell an ebook." This is a very chicken and egg problem, and it drives me nuts. I switched to Kobo specifically because Amazon has so many shitty practices, but many authors simply don't bother with anyone but Kindle because it's not profitable enough.

Grifters gonna Grift. www.vox.com/culture/2412...

Amazon is filled with garbage ebooks. Here’s how they get made.www.vox.com It’s partly AI, partly a get-rich-quick scheme, and entirely bad for confused consumers.