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A scholar and a gentle-flan. Ph.D. in Victorian studies, specialization: literary magic. Tarot reader. nonbinary: they/them[...]

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beijingpalmer.bsky.social
she was just the best, every time I read something she wrote I'm like 'oh wow somehow I think *even more* highly of her'
harpua.bsky.social Bulldog @harpua.bsky.social · 21d
Ursula Le Guin's 1999 letter to Michael Powell, the owner of Powell's Books in Portland. Powell's workers unionized in 2000 and have faced some union-busting measures since, but were the first contract in ILWU Local 5.
Ursula Le Guin letter to the owner of Powell's Books in 1999 where she says it would be an honor to know that it's a union shop.
October 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
calliope.at.app.wafrn.net
I mostly figured it out. By that I mean when I mess it up I am not knotting the string. Any longer.
calliope.at.app.wafrn.net calliope @calliope.at.app.wafrn.net · 22d
good, I found the first yoyo trick that makes me unreasonably angry to try to learn. It's like I have a real hobby on my hands now
October 22, 2025 at 3:44 AM
calliope.at.app.wafrn.net
good, I found the first yoyo trick that makes me unreasonably angry to try to learn. It's like I have a real hobby on my hands now
October 22, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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crushbort.bsky.social
happy tenth anniversary to the mother’s food must be hot story, which immediately gave me severe brain damage upon reading www.jezebel.com/restaurant-c...
I was working in an upscale restaurant that specialized in fresh seafood. Check averages pushed $200 for two, so the tips were good. Now, I get that some people can't eat seafood; either they're allergic or they just hate it. Which is cool, but why the fuck would you come to a seafood house, then? One night, I have one of these tables. They first bitch about all the fish. I'm crying inside but don't say anything as I point out sub-10 dollar items on the back of the menu that are not fish or fish-like. Took them 20 minutes to decide on some horrific cheese-covered thing that was apparently French or something. Whatever. Within 20 seconds, their order was being assembled. Every 20 seconds, the man stretches his neck and starts looking for his waiter (which is me). Before he can turn the other direction...I'm there. "Mother likes her food very hot," he says. He's already told me 4 times, so the 5th should really make me remember. "Yes sir. Absolutely," I say or, something equally as ass-kissingly sweet. "Right out the saute pan," (lol, it was all pre-made and largely microwaved). It was served in a special dish that sat inside a broiler so the food would be extra hot. The cook tops the French Gloop with a fistful of cheese and I watch it melt. I grab the dish with tongs and chuck it on the tray. Ten seconds later, it's in front of mother. "Oh no... this simply is not hot enough," says Pa. I make some remark about re-doubling my efficiency. I then serve it three more times with the same result. "Oh...mother likes her food hot. Mother likes hot food. Food....hot food...mother must have it," I had to endure every permutation. The cook (who is also my stoner buddy) is at this point genuinely confused. "Dude... that shit will not get any hotter unless we flambee the fucker and you serve it on fire. Lucifer doesn't eat food that hot." At this point, I come up with a plan: we'll heat the serving dish until it's on the verge of melting (or fracture). The radiant heat alone would cook a steak to well-done in under a minute. We leave this dish under the broiler until it glows dull red. Half of the gloop burns away instantly so we add another bag. The cheese is the temp of lava and literally boiling. We add another fistful just in case. My fear is that when I place this in front of mother, the tablecloth will burst into flames. She's got a can's worth of hairspray on her blue-haired head, so she'll likely blow up as well. This would cost me money. (Editor's Note: Oh my God that sentence is every server l've ever known in a nutshell.) Finally, I place the dish in front of her like it's radioactive. Fuck, it probably is. And for the 4th time, I mention that the outer dish is very hot... do not touch the very hot outer dish. Of course, she grabs the dish with both hands. I can hear the skin sizzling. She can't pick it up though. Know why? BECAUSE SHE BURNED THE SKIN FROM HER FINGERS AND THUMBS! She's essentially pan-seared her hands and fingerprints with it. I'm waiting for her to start screaming, or maybe pass out into a bubbling cheese magma in front of her. She sweetly tells me it's "perfect" and dishes out half to Pa (yes, they split the entree). They seemed to enjoy the whatever-it-was, and each other's company. And neither seemed to mind the odor of human flesh that perfumed my station. I did manage to up-sell them dessert, which brought the check total to $30.00. They left a pair of 20 dollar bills and told the manager I was a very nice young man.
October 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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abrambuehner.bsky.social
The PS2 truly is the best console ever because it is constantly becoming more powerful. Each time we say something "looks like a PS2 game" we're talking about a game of a higher fidelity than the last. What the PS2 is capable of in 2025 is so far beyond what it was capable of in 2003. That's amazing
October 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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trungles.com
Reissuing this as a point of etiquette
Impish cartoon self-portrait of the artist, a fellow with sticky-up hair and round glasses, shouts at you: You NEVER NEED TO FOLLOW ME BACK!!! I want to follow your posts, not insinuate myself into your life! BUT IF YOU DO FOLLOW BACK AND WE DEVELOP A NICE RAPPORT OVER TIME, THAT WOULD BE TOTALLY CHILL.
September 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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mostlyghostly.bsky.social
It’s my party and I’ll draw my fave if I want to 🧡💃👹
August 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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iantos.bsky.social
Maybe we could find out.

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Visa (AUS): 1 800 125 440
PayPal: +44-0203-901-7000
mrpecu.bsky.social Mr Peculiar 🔞 @mrpecu.bsky.social · Jul 24
Collective Shout, the group that took credit for bullying Mastercard into recently censoring more platforms, stated that apparently it took them ~1000 phonecalls to convince them to give them what they wanted?

We got like way more people than that don't we?
dieselbrain.bsky.social Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Jul 24
ok then. one angle of attack then needs to be actively bombarding Visa and Mastercard's phone numbers and emails.

are customer support phone numbers/emails the best avenue to start with or is there a better option?
July 24, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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mechaimaging.bsky.social
ソルティックのスケッチも少し進めて。おやすみなさい。
July 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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paleofuture.bsky.social
Billionaires are convinced AI is on the verge of making new scientific discoveries because they don't understand how AI chatbots work.
Billionaires Convince Themselves AI Is Close to Making New Scientific Discoveries
gizmodo.com
July 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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thaliarchus.bsky.social
When you enter data with a giant robot the data damn well STAYS entered.
July 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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gwensnyder.bsky.social
Okay their dad just took them to the playground so HERE WE GO

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gwensnyder.bsky.social Gwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · Jul 15
I have a banger thread on informal feminized labor and "male loneliness epidemic discourse" cooked up in my head, but I can't get my kids to leave me along long enough for me to write it
July 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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vuc.bsky.social
Been obsessed with the recent trend of buying concrete pavers for indoor cats on tiktok and ig
July 15, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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blendogames.bsky.social
Deep dive into Skin Deep's enemy brains 🧠:
blendogames.com/news/post/20...
July 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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thaliarchus.bsky.social
'Suffering Genius'
June 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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cgroenink.bsky.social
`You are a wise beast, and have learned much in Rivendell. Make your ways to places where you can find grass, and so come in time to Elrond's house, or wherever you wish to go’
Bill the pony, everyone,
and of course Samwise Gamgee, his dearest friend.
The best pony there ever was. And yes, Sam does wear a hat in the books.
June 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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ksantillus.bsky.social
Kongming seeks aid in the middle of this brutal heatwave
Square comic panel on a background that looks like aged paper. On the left is the Kool-Aid Man, holding a pitcher of himself as he says, "Excuse me, sir, aren't you Zhuge Liang, courtesy name Kongming?" To the right is Kongming, who is fanning himself as he says, "Yes, I am. I'm also hot and thirsty!" Eiko, a young woman with long blonde hair and a baseball cap that reads "CAP", is standing behind both figures with a big smile.
June 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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mixolumia.com
secrets of game UI designers they DON'T want you to know
Rounded rectangle labeled "Button" and rectangle with angular cuts in the corners labeled "Button (sci-fi) in a futuristic font
June 20, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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contingent-mag.bsky.social
This is in our "Mailbag" section, which is full of pieces specifically written to be shared with friends and family working outside of academia and public history. Read more or suggest a topic here: contingentmagazine.org/category/mai...
contingent-mag.bsky.social Contingent Magazine @contingent-mag.bsky.social · Jun 18
"If you’ve ever wanted to read an academic journal article, though, you may have noticed that it costs money to download it—anywhere between $5 and $90. The article’s author isn’t getting that money."
How Much Money Do Historians Make From Their Writing?
In general, academic writing doesn’t earn you anything, and most of the time, it costs you.
contingentmagazine.org
June 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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brianruh.bsky.social
"Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels."
June 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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samanthawrites.net
Here's our rapid response list of orgs to reach out to if you're trans and in need of aid right now (or if you're cis and want an org to support): www.them.us/story/scotus...

Not exhaustive, but Quispe, @sal.gay, and I hope you still find it useful
June 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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harmancipants.bsky.social
WIRED has a great guide to protecting yourself during protest www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Protest Safely: What to Bring, What to Do, and What to Avoid
If you’re planning to hit the streets, here’s what you need to know.
www.wired.com
June 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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totter87.bsky.social
Absolutely gorgeous! The amazing new deluxe collection of Bone by @jeffsmithsbone.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM