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Alex White @alexwhite.bsky.social · 3h

(This was a great reminder to borrow Oathbreakers from my local library!)

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Alex White @alexwhite.bsky.social · 3h

🥹I hope you enjoy it!!!

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 3h

Bluesky is an excellent place for finding new books to read. Starting this one right now. Instead of, you know, sleeping.

Alex White @alexwhite.bsky.social · 18h

Hey, I know that everything is terrible right now, but I also have to make money, so I'm going to tell you that A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe is on SUPER SALE this month! Just $1.99!

Amazon:
www.amazon.com/Ship-Edge-Un...

Bookshop (Buy indie!):
bookshop.org/p/books/a-bi...

A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe (The Salvagers Book 1)

A washed-up treasure hunter, a hotshot racer, and a deadly secret society. They're all on a race against time to hunt down the greatest warship ever built. Some think the ship is lost forever, some t...

www.amazon.com

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Matt Caulder @mattcaulder.com · 14h

THIS is the energy I need every indie game dev to have right now.

You NEED to be a LOUD supporter right now

No More Robots @nomorerobots.io · 14h

Here's how we handle manchildren on the Steam forums at No More Robots:

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Sam Benc 🐟 @nonvieta.bsky.social · 5h

People who think the idea of "give me ideas" is something genuinely creative people want have literally never experienced the absolute EUPHORIA of a brainstorming breakthrough, either solo or with a human collaborator. They don't understand what is happening when artists create, on a basic level.

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Alex White @alexwhite.bsky.social · 3h

Anything that ends in an E, I give it the Greek or English pronunciation, depending on which is funniest.

Alex White @alexwhite.bsky.social · 7h

Awww, that is why I wrote them!

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Dee-lightfully spooky 🎃🏳️‍⚧️ @deepcooley.com · 11h

I love these books so damn much and it is ALSO on sale on Kobo www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

You have no excuse and I promise you that it will make you happy!

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Katie West @katiewest.bsky.social · 15h

The Salvagers trilogy is one of my all-time favourite sci fi series. The characters became people I would think about in the same way I think of dear friends. It's fantastic and this price is a STEAL. BUY IT.

Alex White @alexwhite.bsky.social · 18h

Hey, I know that everything is terrible right now, but I also have to make money, so I'm going to tell you that A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe is on SUPER SALE this month! Just $1.99!

Amazon:
www.amazon.com/Ship-Edge-Un...

Bookshop (Buy indie!):
bookshop.org/p/books/a-bi...

A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe (The Salvagers Book 1)

A washed-up treasure hunter, a hotshot racer, and a deadly secret society. They're all on a race against time to hunt down the greatest warship ever built. Some think the ship is lost forever, some t...

www.amazon.com

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Alex White @alexwhite.bsky.social · 14h

I feel so dang cool right now...

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Julia @julesanew.bsky.social · 18h

Read this. Then read the rest of the series. Then read the Starmetal Symphony books. Make Alex’s books a part of your life. You will thank me, I promise.

Alex White @alexwhite.bsky.social · 18h

Hey, I know that everything is terrible right now, but I also have to make money, so I'm going to tell you that A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe is on SUPER SALE this month! Just $1.99!

Amazon:
www.amazon.com/Ship-Edge-Un...

Bookshop (Buy indie!):
bookshop.org/p/books/a-bi...

A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe (The Salvagers Book 1)

A washed-up treasure hunter, a hotshot racer, and a deadly secret society. They're all on a race against time to hunt down the greatest warship ever built. Some think the ship is lost forever, some t...

www.amazon.com

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 18h

This is a dope series! If you like sci-fi and fantasy, this puts your chocolate in your peanut butter.

Alex White @alexwhite.bsky.social · 18h

Hey, I know that everything is terrible right now, but I also have to make money, so I'm going to tell you that A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe is on SUPER SALE this month! Just $1.99!

Amazon:
www.amazon.com/Ship-Edge-Un...

Bookshop (Buy indie!):
bookshop.org/p/books/a-bi...

A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe (The Salvagers Book 1)

A washed-up treasure hunter, a hotshot racer, and a deadly secret society. They're all on a race against time to hunt down the greatest warship ever built. Some think the ship is lost forever, some t...

www.amazon.com

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Dan Seitz @dseitz.bsky.social · 18h

I've read all three, they're a blast and well worth getting. If you're not a fan of Amazon it looks like Bookshop has the same ebook pricing.

bookshop.org/p/books/a-bi...

Alex White @alexwhite.bsky.social · 18h

Hey, I know that everything is terrible right now, but I also have to make money, so I'm going to tell you that A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe is on SUPER SALE this month! Just $1.99!

Amazon:
www.amazon.com/Ship-Edge-Un...

Bookshop (Buy indie!):
bookshop.org/p/books/a-bi...

A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe (The Salvagers Book 1)

A washed-up treasure hunter, a hotshot racer, and a deadly secret society. They're all on a race against time to hunt down the greatest warship ever built. Some think the ship is lost forever, some t...

www.amazon.com

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Mister Frumble (but spooky) @misterfrumble.blog · 18h

Fantastic series, you should get it.

Alex White @alexwhite.bsky.social · 18h

Hey, I know that everything is terrible right now, but I also have to make money, so I'm going to tell you that A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe is on SUPER SALE this month! Just $1.99!

Amazon:
www.amazon.com/Ship-Edge-Un...

Bookshop (Buy indie!):
bookshop.org/p/books/a-bi...

A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe (The Salvagers Book 1)

A washed-up treasure hunter, a hotshot racer, and a deadly secret society. They're all on a race against time to hunt down the greatest warship ever built. Some think the ship is lost forever, some t...

www.amazon.com

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Alex White @alexwhite.bsky.social · 18h

Hey, I know that everything is terrible right now, but I also have to make money, so I'm going to tell you that A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe is on SUPER SALE this month! Just $1.99!

Amazon:
www.amazon.com/Ship-Edge-Un...

Bookshop (Buy indie!):
bookshop.org/p/books/a-bi...

A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe (The Salvagers Book 1)

A washed-up treasure hunter, a hotshot racer, and a deadly secret society. They're all on a race against time to hunt down the greatest warship ever built. Some think the ship is lost forever, some t...

www.amazon.com

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Racheline Maltese @racheline.bsky.social · 2d

Whatever that praying means for you, get it done. That includes scientifically cheering for her wellbeing. Don’t fuss about it, just make good thoughts for a good woman.

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 2d

listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly

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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 3d

website currently getting yelled at for their defense of famous transphobe is concerned that slopmonger is a slur

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 3d

I think we are well past the point where future historians look at us and say that civil war could not be averted.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 3d

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A screenshot from Zelda Williams' instagram stories. It reads:

Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. Its dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough', just so other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

The second Instagram stories screenshot from Zelda Williams. It reads:

"And for the love of EVERY THING, stop calling it 'the future'. AI is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume."

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Joseph Brassey @josephbrassey.bsky.social · 4d

Every time I encounter someone who blames all the wickedness of the world on mental illness I’m reminded that there are folks out there who just do not believe that humans can be monsters entirely on their own, and that sometimes people just decide to do horrible shit because they want to.

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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 4d

Just finished the ARC of Books & Bewitchment by @delilahsdawson.bsky.social that's written under the pen name Isla Jewell. If you're looking for a comfy, cozy story with a bit of magic, this is the story for you when it comes out next year. Plus. there's a whole opening-a-bookstore story!

Books
&
Bewitchment

Isla Jewel

That is what is written on the book cover. Flying books and the silhouettes of a man and a woman also appear on it.

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Alex White @alexwhite.bsky.social · 4d

youtu.be/ukmBzBqgwyM?...

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Mister Frumble (but spooky) @misterfrumble.blog · 5d

Holy shit this person works for @bsky.app.

A"I" isn't real. Dislike (even hated!) of A"I" isn't bigotry.

What is going on at @bsky.app between this and the joking responses to "hey maybe bigots like Jesse Singal shouldn't be welcome here"... yikes.

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Alex White @alexwhite.bsky.social · 5d

They said they're on it and apologized. I'll follow up with them Tuesday.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 6d

I said what I said.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social · 6d

IL Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh: "I think Kristi Noem should have consequences. I think she should be tried at The Hague."

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