sam v
@samvansam.bsky.social
they/them
editor, translator, reader.
editor, translator, reader.
mmm depends on what its main function is?
drying your feet after bath/shower: towel
keeping feet warm & off tiles while drying off/brushing teeth: rug
that said i personally would not dry any other part of my body with a bath mat, but could put a bath mat in a different room (kitchen?) as a rug
drying your feet after bath/shower: towel
keeping feet warm & off tiles while drying off/brushing teeth: rug
that said i personally would not dry any other part of my body with a bath mat, but could put a bath mat in a different room (kitchen?) as a rug
February 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
mmm depends on what its main function is?
drying your feet after bath/shower: towel
keeping feet warm & off tiles while drying off/brushing teeth: rug
that said i personally would not dry any other part of my body with a bath mat, but could put a bath mat in a different room (kitchen?) as a rug
drying your feet after bath/shower: towel
keeping feet warm & off tiles while drying off/brushing teeth: rug
that said i personally would not dry any other part of my body with a bath mat, but could put a bath mat in a different room (kitchen?) as a rug
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January 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
construction to my left, demolition to my right
here i am, stuck in the middle wearing earphones all day until i get an ear infection
here i am, stuck in the middle wearing earphones all day until i get an ear infection
February 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
construction to my left, demolition to my right
here i am, stuck in the middle wearing earphones all day until i get an ear infection
here i am, stuck in the middle wearing earphones all day until i get an ear infection
and yes i did do a cross-section: it's not just superficial - she's different on the inside too. So Quirky!
February 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
and yes i did do a cross-section: it's not just superficial - she's different on the inside too. So Quirky!
she's Not Like Other Grapes™️
February 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
she's Not Like Other Grapes™️
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Today and in the coming days, remember
January 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Today and in the coming days, remember
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ACT UP, 1990
January 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
ACT UP, 1990
this is great, and i will be whispering to my houseplants as i water them today
(thanks for the reminder!)
(thanks for the reminder!)
"We didn’t realise, at first, that the plants were singing. We mistook the sound for a scream."
sonderlit.com/2022/04/27/r...
sonderlit.com/2022/04/27/r...
Runner Up: 'The Sound' by Rachel Handley - Sonder Magazine
We didn’t realise, at first, that the plants were singing. We mistook the sound for a scream. Each day the noise increased. A news channel quickly made a gimmick filled segment on local plant sounds –...
sonderlit.com
January 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
this is great, and i will be whispering to my houseplants as i water them today
(thanks for the reminder!)
(thanks for the reminder!)
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It's incredible how accurately Shel Silverstein predicted AI decades ago
December 7, 2023 at 3:00 AM
It's incredible how accurately Shel Silverstein predicted AI decades ago
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Something that's starting to really annoy me is headlines claiming that AI is "doing" things, like denying people healthcare or detaining sex workers at the border. No, people are still doing that, they're just using AI specifically to avoid being blamed for it
December 4, 2023 at 5:25 PM
Something that's starting to really annoy me is headlines claiming that AI is "doing" things, like denying people healthcare or detaining sex workers at the border. No, people are still doing that, they're just using AI specifically to avoid being blamed for it
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fatphobia is an outcropping of ableism. if you push a faphobe they always come up with the same thing: they claim being fat is unhealthy (ie that being fat will lead to a disability or early death)
this is just two ableisms in a trenchcoat
this is just two ableisms in a trenchcoat
December 3, 2023 at 5:43 PM
fatphobia is an outcropping of ableism. if you push a faphobe they always come up with the same thing: they claim being fat is unhealthy (ie that being fat will lead to a disability or early death)
this is just two ableisms in a trenchcoat
this is just two ableisms in a trenchcoat
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I really do not think the tactic I call Memento Disability does what folks who use it want it to do.
The idea is that if you tell people they need to care about Disabled folks now because one day they'll be those folks themselves, it'll resonate.
But I don't think it does that.
The idea is that if you tell people they need to care about Disabled folks now because one day they'll be those folks themselves, it'll resonate.
But I don't think it does that.
I should explain Memento Disability here and why I don't think it works.
But I'm too brainfoggy to do it right now.
But I'm too brainfoggy to do it right now.
Also I'm not a fan of TAB stuff. I call it Memento Disability and I think it backfires.
Folks also know they will likely someday be old, but they don't treat elders better. Generally what happens is they project their disgust and fear toward their future selves onto elders.
Folks also know they will likely someday be old, but they don't treat elders better. Generally what happens is they project their disgust and fear toward their future selves onto elders.
December 3, 2023 at 7:40 PM
I really do not think the tactic I call Memento Disability does what folks who use it want it to do.
The idea is that if you tell people they need to care about Disabled folks now because one day they'll be those folks themselves, it'll resonate.
But I don't think it does that.
The idea is that if you tell people they need to care about Disabled folks now because one day they'll be those folks themselves, it'll resonate.
But I don't think it does that.
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how we envisioned the dark future: you wear leather and buy brain stims from a small store in an alley. your wrist computer helps you hack
actual dark future: your $89 pants rip after 8 wears. adderall shortage. your wrist computer makes you stand up hourly and buzzes with email from your boss
actual dark future: your $89 pants rip after 8 wears. adderall shortage. your wrist computer makes you stand up hourly and buzzes with email from your boss
November 30, 2023 at 12:29 AM
how we envisioned the dark future: you wear leather and buy brain stims from a small store in an alley. your wrist computer helps you hack
actual dark future: your $89 pants rip after 8 wears. adderall shortage. your wrist computer makes you stand up hourly and buzzes with email from your boss
actual dark future: your $89 pants rip after 8 wears. adderall shortage. your wrist computer makes you stand up hourly and buzzes with email from your boss
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This is your regular reminder if you have paid sick days & you are sick, use your sick days!
Do not work from home, that’s working - not resting. You need rest to aid recovery from any infectious disease.
Do not work from home, that’s working - not resting. You need rest to aid recovery from any infectious disease.
December 1, 2023 at 6:36 PM
This is your regular reminder if you have paid sick days & you are sick, use your sick days!
Do not work from home, that’s working - not resting. You need rest to aid recovery from any infectious disease.
Do not work from home, that’s working - not resting. You need rest to aid recovery from any infectious disease.
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you can sum this essay up as “i just want to live a life free of civic responsibility, insulated from any meaningful trouble by my wealth”
there is something so perfectly…american about an essay that laments the current state of things in the united states but doesn’t even seem to have an inkling that these are political problems that can be solved through political action kirstenpowers.substack.com/p/the-way-we...
The way we live in the United States is not normal.
Why we are buying land in Italy.
kirstenpowers.substack.com
December 1, 2023 at 7:48 PM
you can sum this essay up as “i just want to live a life free of civic responsibility, insulated from any meaningful trouble by my wealth”
'how far the light reaches: a life in ten sea creatures' is so good! go read it & then vote for it! love love how sabrina imbler shows the parallels between the natures of sea beasties and humans, how we dehumanise people & animals in science, and the writing, how everything intertwines 🤩🤯
my book is in the final round of the nonfiction goodreads choice awards, if you'd like to vote!!! no pressure though :)
www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...
www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...
December 1, 2023 at 8:44 PM
'how far the light reaches: a life in ten sea creatures' is so good! go read it & then vote for it! love love how sabrina imbler shows the parallels between the natures of sea beasties and humans, how we dehumanise people & animals in science, and the writing, how everything intertwines 🤩🤯
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It's a lie that trans people's visibility is new--we've been the focus of fascination, humiliation, and demonization for the entire history of mass media. What social media changes is who was writing the story and whose voices were heard. It's not our existence they abhor; it's our dignity.
November 30, 2023 at 6:30 PM
It's a lie that trans people's visibility is new--we've been the focus of fascination, humiliation, and demonization for the entire history of mass media. What social media changes is who was writing the story and whose voices were heard. It's not our existence they abhor; it's our dignity.
oooo this is cool!
It's "do some grading whilst listening to @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com reading 'A Christmas Carol' from Charles Dickens' own prompt copy" time!
www.nypl.org/blog/2019/12...
www.nypl.org/blog/2019/12...
Listen: Neil Gaiman Reads "A Christmas Carol" | The New York Public Library
We're celebrating the publication anniversary of the Dickens' classic with this special reading by Neil Gaiman from 2013.
www.nypl.org
November 30, 2023 at 10:49 PM
oooo this is cool!
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they should invent a body that forgets the score
November 29, 2023 at 6:14 PM
they should invent a body that forgets the score
just adding that publishersforpalestine.org have collected some works on their website (poetry, fic & non-fic in nine languages) that are available to read for free this week. (though do buy if you are able!)
It's International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, and this year we have #ReadPalestine week. My offering is my reading list (with links to where you can find these reads) of Palestinian fantasy, sci-fi, and horror. soniasulaiman.com/readpalestin...
#ReadPalestinianSpecFic Reading List
The following is a growing reading list for the #ReadPalestinianSpecFic challenge. This is a work in progress to create a list of all available Palestinian speculative fiction. Novels: Novels by Na…
soniasulaiman.com
November 29, 2023 at 9:16 PM
just adding that publishersforpalestine.org have collected some works on their website (poetry, fic & non-fic in nine languages) that are available to read for free this week. (though do buy if you are able!)
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Every generation gets a bunch of lectures about how women are selfish and destroying American families, young people are overly-sensitive narcissists, and nobody wants to work anymore from a class of out of touch pundits uninterested in analyzing power or inequality.
Apropos of several things, been searching all week for this fun 1907 article from The Atlantic titled “Why American Marriages Fail.” You’ll never guess why! 🙃
“(1) Woman’s failure to realize that marriage is her work in the world. (2) Her growing individualism. (3) Her lost art of giving.”
“(1) Woman’s failure to realize that marriage is her work in the world. (2) Her growing individualism. (3) Her lost art of giving.”
Why American Marriages Fail
“A new relationship between the sexes has arisen, a slipshod unchivalrous companionship, which before marriage they nominate ‘good form,’ but which after marriage they illogically discover to be...
www.theatlantic.com
November 29, 2023 at 2:33 PM
Every generation gets a bunch of lectures about how women are selfish and destroying American families, young people are overly-sensitive narcissists, and nobody wants to work anymore from a class of out of touch pundits uninterested in analyzing power or inequality.
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Please share - New Prize for non-fiction for black women writers, amplifying us as knowledge-makers and critical thinkers. Global scope with a $20,000 award for exceptional work by black cis, trans and genderqueer women. Details here. Judged by Bernadine Evaristo.
MANUSCRIPT PRIZE
Cassava Republic Press’s Global Black Women’s Non-Fiction Manuscript Prize is dedicated to exceptional works of non-fiction by Black women.
cassavarepublic.biz
November 28, 2023 at 2:42 PM
Please share - New Prize for non-fiction for black women writers, amplifying us as knowledge-makers and critical thinkers. Global scope with a $20,000 award for exceptional work by black cis, trans and genderqueer women. Details here. Judged by Bernadine Evaristo.
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This Giving Tuesday, it would mean the world to me if you'd consider donating and boosting my cancer Go Fund Me.
And if you do so before Dec 15th, you could win this amazing quilt, knit by my friend Mary, especially for one lucky US resident.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...
And if you do so before Dec 15th, you could win this amazing quilt, knit by my friend Mary, especially for one lucky US resident.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...
November 28, 2023 at 2:25 PM
This Giving Tuesday, it would mean the world to me if you'd consider donating and boosting my cancer Go Fund Me.
And if you do so before Dec 15th, you could win this amazing quilt, knit by my friend Mary, especially for one lucky US resident.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...
And if you do so before Dec 15th, you could win this amazing quilt, knit by my friend Mary, especially for one lucky US resident.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...