The hardest writing lesson: creativity isn't a constant flow. It ebbs with depression, not because you've lost your gift, but because your mind is fighting battles more important than word counts.

Got mine this past week!

I refused to use GitHub because they would never promise they weren't using private repositories to train AI.

Stop relying on cloud storage companies and cloud infrastructure, buy a NAS, keep your own backups.

So you get it!

The purple revolution is a way for people to avoid any examination of how the enabled getting here.

And allows egotistical people to be “peacemakers” by silencing others

Already accounted for. I’ve invested properly on the backend and have my processes already in place for offsite. I’ve done lots of research and have some experience in this area from an IT job I had in college.

I wasn’t looking for or seeking advice but I do appreciate your concern!

Already accounted for with a RAID system of multiple drives, and the software I’m using has versioning and auto backups. Also using a LifePo battery UPS power backup.

The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has been up to one’s own. - Willa Cather

Yes; and again that’s an option for people with houses and residences where you can get packages. I full-time RV so getting packages is more difficult.

It depends on how you need to have things shipped; I can’t get “normal” packages where I’m at; we rely on lockers to get goods here otherwise I have to drive over an hour to get to a UPS store. These are specialty items not readily available in most stores. You could certainly shop around.

In case you're curious as to how you can do this (to save money and stop giving it to billion dollar corporations every month), here's what I invested in:
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But I also wanted to get away from paying for subscription services that could be managed in-house, reducing streaming services to in-home streaming via the server from our DVD collection, give the middle finger to cloud storage companies who keep increasing rates, etc.

I invested in a NAS server system this week, because I'm saying "goodbye" to cloud storage systems like iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.

Because I write political fiction (on the side under pen name), and our government becoming a surveillance entity, I don't want my files anywhere near clouds.

Your drafts aren't messy—they're crime scenes where perfect ideas were murdered by better ones. Investigate with curiosity.

Could we not have the half screen when viewing our profile please?

Writing goals: 1) Write something 2) Make it better 3) Repeat until satisfied or caffeinated

Fun fact: The longest word in English has 189,819 letters. It's the chemical name for titin. Also, it's my dragon's middle name. And my Wi-Fi password.

@skylight.social the half screen profile thing is oddly confusing and annoying. I just want to see my profile without having another video play. Grrr.

Her to-do list: 1. Finish manuscript 2. Pack lunch for kids 3. Become one with the cosmic horror lurking in the woods behind the suburb.

Happy Hobbit Day!!

Husband is home for 36 hr reset and we’re all watching The Hobbit trilogy!

Writing goals: 1) Write words 2) Make them better words 3) Forget how sleep works