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Laurence @piewords.bsky.social · 1h

I don't think that's the differentiator. That puts the burden on them to know what you remembered.

If they know you read it, not a spoiler (assuming it is an event in the book). If they don't know you read it, technically a spoiler.

I'll admit, as I get older, & I forget, more things feel spoilery

Laurence @piewords.bsky.social · 1h

I would say yes. Shows take liberties with books.

The exception is if the person knew you had read the book and they state a fact from the book versus a change from the book. Example, "The Red Wedding was phenomenal."

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Willard Foxton @willardfoxton.bsky.social · 4h

A pal was furious with me for “spoilering” who becomes the emperor in HBOs ROME and I was like “this information has been in the public domain for 2000+years”

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Nat Guest @unfortunatalie.bsky.social · 1d

Why do we call it gaming addiction and not consoling ourselves

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innes @innes.bsky.social · 16h

Text: A computer can never be horny, therefore a computer can never make art

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Mark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com · 3h

Actually my most unhinged is that given the Doctor’s companions are essentially their pets the romance stuff is skin crawlingly creepy

Mark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com · 3h

The Master lives in Surbiton

Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 16h

Tell me your most unhinged Doctor Who opinion. I mean, if you’re a fan, they’re likely all unhinged anyway.

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Theo Priestley @tprstly.com · 2h

ChatGPT porn = AI sloppy seconds

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dbsmasher.com @dbsmasher.com · 12h

Today is Tuesday. And that is some bullshit.

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Aaron Durand @everydaydude.bsky.social · 13h

Would I eat 4 russet potatoes for dinner? No, would you? But I can take down this bowl of tots like nobody’s business.

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Laurence @piewords.bsky.social · 16h

Definitely different

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Andrew 🐻 @awd.bsky.social · 20h

Rest in Peace, Drew Struzan

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PJ Holden @pauljholden.com · 1d

Did… do no one vet the title of this book?

The book by The Reverend Fergus Butler-Gallie is subtitled “confessions and communions of a young priest” and is called “Touching Cloth”

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

gene kelly is antifa

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 1d

The answer to "how does [author] hold up?" is always "for whom?" Bester holds up fine to me, but I'm a 56-year-old white dude who has a vested interest in the genre. My take on his hold-uppedness will be different than, say, a 15-year-old BIPOC girl approaching science fiction for the first time.

Publius Maximus @publiusmaximus.bsky.social · 1d

How does Alfred Bester hold up?

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steve o’grady @sogrady.org · 1d

one of the things that’s vaguely unnerving about watching baseball in 2025 is that every other ad is for some drug with a name that sounds like a tech company from 2002 that comes with a laundry list of side effects like “makes you blind” and “exposure to sunlight may cause skin to catch fire”

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Laurence @piewords.bsky.social · 1d

Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball
youtu.be/GmqeZl8OI2M?...

Happy Fun Ball - SNL

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 1d

Most "classics" are boring as fuck to a modern reader in no small part because the context of the story is not understood by them and so many of the allusions and "inside jokes" known to then-contemporary readers have been lost in time and in translation

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 2d

As we all know, real activists who achieve real things talk about doing federal crimes on public social media all the time

(do not trust anyone who talks about how cool doing federal crimes is on public social media)

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

Government workers 👇🏾

Lunch is on the house:

Being in the heart of downtown DC, we love that so many of our Federal employees stop by during lunch for a Donburi at China Chilcano or a Fútbol Club at Jaleo. And just because the government is shut down doesn't mean you have to miss out on your favorite lunch spot- because this time, its on us!
Join us for lunch from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM at any of our participating restaurants and enjoy a free lunch item when you present your government ID-you heard that right! Dine in with us Monday through Friday and choose your favorite: a sandwich at Jaleo, a donburi at China Chilcano, a wrap or pita at Zaytinya, or a torta at Oyamel.
We've always believed in serving our community with open arms and good food-no shutdown can stop that.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 1d

Today I learned there is such a thing as National Boss's Day, and that allegedly it is this Thursday and I SWEAR TO GOD that if I find out any of you have participated in such a craven act of subservience to the ownership caste I will find you and give you SUCH a noogie

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Laurence @piewords.bsky.social · 1d

That is SO cool

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Jessi Murray @jessimurray.bsky.social · 1d

Time for this one again.

Janet from The Good Place cheerily saying “Fun Fact: Columbus is in the Bad Place because of all the raping, slave trade, and genocide,” to Chidi as Michael looks on.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2d

Police officers who publicly declare that they’ll quit if a mayoral candidate they dislike wins the election are (1) usually bluffing—sure buddy, toss away that paycheck and pension—and (2) exactly the sort of cops cities would be better off without, ones who don’t see themselves as public servants.

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Laurence @piewords.bsky.social · 1d

It a good plan. The birds clearly appreciate it

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Laurence @piewords.bsky.social · 1d

The birds are also neighbors

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