DennineD
@dennined.bsky.social
Picking up the pieces yet again. Eclectic interests, strong opinions; mostly listening.
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January 1, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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The tl;dr for writers is — we are human, we write the books, and we are going to fucking win.
Here’s the inspiration I needed for the new year. Thanks @chuckwendig.bsky.social
Writer Resolution 2026: Wield The Weapon That Is You
It’s never precisely easy to be a writer — professional or otherwise. I mean, it’s easy in the sense of, hey, anybody can open a word processor and start (fiercely or methodically…
terribleminds.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:06 PM
The tl;dr for writers is — we are human, we write the books, and we are going to fucking win.
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Our Solar System is orbiting the center of our Galaxy at about 220 km/s so in 2025 we collectively traveled something like 7 billion kilometers across the Milky Way. Once in a while, when you have a moment, it’s worthwhile to take a look around, see where you are, and appreciate how far you’ve come.
January 1, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Our Solar System is orbiting the center of our Galaxy at about 220 km/s so in 2025 we collectively traveled something like 7 billion kilometers across the Milky Way. Once in a while, when you have a moment, it’s worthwhile to take a look around, see where you are, and appreciate how far you’ve come.
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The challenges and choices of publishing - my personal journey into the swamp of 2026. May I not get lost, swallowed by quicksand, or run out of hot coffee!
#writing #publishing #booksky
#writing #publishing #booksky
Happy New Year! - Caldryn Parliament
Happy New Year! 2026 is the year where I finally increase my books’ availability and discoverability. There are a lot of things happening and even more thinking, testing, and questioning behind the sc...
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December 31, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The challenges and choices of publishing - my personal journey into the swamp of 2026. May I not get lost, swallowed by quicksand, or run out of hot coffee!
#writing #publishing #booksky
#writing #publishing #booksky
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It has been called Canada's second "unofficial" national anthem.
Many Canadians can hum the tune, and hearing it takes them back to watching hockey on Saturday nights.
This is the story of The Hockey Theme aka the original Hockey Night in Canada theme song!
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Many Canadians can hum the tune, and hearing it takes them back to watching hockey on Saturday nights.
This is the story of The Hockey Theme aka the original Hockey Night in Canada theme song!
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December 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
It has been called Canada's second "unofficial" national anthem.
Many Canadians can hum the tune, and hearing it takes them back to watching hockey on Saturday nights.
This is the story of The Hockey Theme aka the original Hockey Night in Canada theme song!
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Many Canadians can hum the tune, and hearing it takes them back to watching hockey on Saturday nights.
This is the story of The Hockey Theme aka the original Hockey Night in Canada theme song!
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All righty -- this year's writerly resolution is live, should you care to read it. The tl;dr is it's actually quite an optimistic read, so hopefully it'll give you some juice to kick open the new year and put words to stories that need to be told.
Writer Resolution 2026: Wield The Weapon That Is You
It’s never precisely easy to be a writer — professional or otherwise. I mean, it’s easy in the sense of, hey, anybody can open a word processor and start (fiercely or methodically…
terribleminds.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:29 PM
All righty -- this year's writerly resolution is live, should you care to read it. The tl;dr is it's actually quite an optimistic read, so hopefully it'll give you some juice to kick open the new year and put words to stories that need to be told.
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CANADA'S MEN'S HOCKEY ROSTER
Forwards:
Crosby - McDavid - Celebrini - Marner - Cirelli - Hagel - Horvat - MacKinnon - Marchand - Point - Reinhart - Stone - Suzuki - Wilson
Defence:
Doughty - Parayko - Harley - Sanheim - Makar - Theodore - Morrissey - Toews
Goalies:
Binnington - Kuemper - Thompson
Forwards:
Crosby - McDavid - Celebrini - Marner - Cirelli - Hagel - Horvat - MacKinnon - Marchand - Point - Reinhart - Stone - Suzuki - Wilson
Defence:
Doughty - Parayko - Harley - Sanheim - Makar - Theodore - Morrissey - Toews
Goalies:
Binnington - Kuemper - Thompson
December 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
CANADA'S MEN'S HOCKEY ROSTER
Forwards:
Crosby - McDavid - Celebrini - Marner - Cirelli - Hagel - Horvat - MacKinnon - Marchand - Point - Reinhart - Stone - Suzuki - Wilson
Defence:
Doughty - Parayko - Harley - Sanheim - Makar - Theodore - Morrissey - Toews
Goalies:
Binnington - Kuemper - Thompson
Forwards:
Crosby - McDavid - Celebrini - Marner - Cirelli - Hagel - Horvat - MacKinnon - Marchand - Point - Reinhart - Stone - Suzuki - Wilson
Defence:
Doughty - Parayko - Harley - Sanheim - Makar - Theodore - Morrissey - Toews
Goalies:
Binnington - Kuemper - Thompson
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Any discussion of how a few actors are protesting Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center has to consider how Republicans have tried to slash social spending for the arts — and denigrate the arts and humanities as legitimate fields — since at least Reagan, if not longer.
December 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Any discussion of how a few actors are protesting Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center has to consider how Republicans have tried to slash social spending for the arts — and denigrate the arts and humanities as legitimate fields — since at least Reagan, if not longer.
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Earlier this year, Republicans tried to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities in their 2026 budget, while proposing a 13% increase in defense spending. The Institute of Museum and Library Services just got their funding back through courts.
Boycotting Constitution Hall because the DAR won’t let Marian Anderson sing has costs. It may end opera. Is that worth it? By Megan McArdle, 1939
December 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Earlier this year, Republicans tried to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities in their 2026 budget, while proposing a 13% increase in defense spending. The Institute of Museum and Library Services just got their funding back through courts.
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How To Do New Year's Resolutions
December 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
How To Do New Year's Resolutions
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Easy to see the AI industry flailing — each new iteration introduces something altogether more deranged and useless. They’re desperate to convince you of use cases that simply don’t exist.
“A stapler who predicts your stapling needs!” What the fuck who needs that, just reach for the stapler jfc
“A stapler who predicts your stapling needs!” What the fuck who needs that, just reach for the stapler jfc
Also, this just in -> the latest bizarre AI fever dream is AI-controlled trivets, staplers, and coffee cups on wheels. So we'll be chased around by inanimate wheeled objects clamoring for our attention.
![Real news story headline: "Robot Coffee Cups? Self-Driving Trivets? AI Researchers Made It Happen. [sub-title] Scientists found a way to animate everyday objects and predict your next move, so your stapler is always nearby when you need it."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wstpte2vzb4ra2iqtnw2d2ef/bafkreibbhk46utcdzm3qb2u2muehbhrndu6x47k5a4v64ef44xdpbgh42u@jpeg)
December 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Easy to see the AI industry flailing — each new iteration introduces something altogether more deranged and useless. They’re desperate to convince you of use cases that simply don’t exist.
“A stapler who predicts your stapling needs!” What the fuck who needs that, just reach for the stapler jfc
“A stapler who predicts your stapling needs!” What the fuck who needs that, just reach for the stapler jfc
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A Cedar Waxwing after plucking a frozen bittersweet berry. I was given this look before the berry was sent down the hatch.
December 30, 2025 at 12:25 AM
A Cedar Waxwing after plucking a frozen bittersweet berry. I was given this look before the berry was sent down the hatch.
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#RosslandBC - Sub-zero temperatures call for action to protect water lines: City of Rossland www.castanet.net/news/Trail/5...
Sub-zero temperatures call for action to protect water lines: City of Rossland
A Kootenay chill is in the air this week and the City of Rossland is reminding people that it could be a good time to keep the water flowing.
www.castanet.net
December 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
#RosslandBC - Sub-zero temperatures call for action to protect water lines: City of Rossland www.castanet.net/news/Trail/5...
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#PeaceRiverRD - Hundreds of wind turbines proposed for Peace region, new PRRD chair raises energeticcity.ca/2025/12/29/h...
Hundreds of wind turbines proposed for Peace region, new PRRD chair raises – Energeticcity.ca
The new chair of the Peace River Regional District (PRRD) board, Brad Sperling, has said the number of wind turbines in the region could double if all proposed projects go ahead.
energeticcity.ca
December 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
#PeaceRiverRD - Hundreds of wind turbines proposed for Peace region, new PRRD chair raises energeticcity.ca/2025/12/29/h...
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And this is why social media, for all its horrors, is still amazing.
I used to manage wine programs for movie theaters and I am in the extremely unique position to say with professional certainty that the answer here is a crisp Albariño.
asking the sommelier which wine pairs best with swedish fish
December 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
And this is why social media, for all its horrors, is still amazing.
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elon spends all day posting explicit white nationalism on his nazi platform, zuck is vastly more concerned with looking cool to MMA bros than anything else, these are not people who are interested in even pretending to play nice with you anymore
treat them as the enemies they are
treat them as the enemies they are
December 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
elon spends all day posting explicit white nationalism on his nazi platform, zuck is vastly more concerned with looking cool to MMA bros than anything else, these are not people who are interested in even pretending to play nice with you anymore
treat them as the enemies they are
treat them as the enemies they are
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something very important for Dems to realize is that the tech overlords are not people you can win back by promising a lighter touch and saying a few nice things
they’ve gotten a taste of mask-off fascism and they are not going back, they don’t want to play nice with the peons anymore
they’ve gotten a taste of mask-off fascism and they are not going back, they don’t want to play nice with the peons anymore
There’s a funny Politico story showing that the latest polling on AI shows 80-20 in favor of heavy regulations, an absolute slam dunk platform, but Dems are worried about not winning back mask-off tech CEO donors
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
December 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
something very important for Dems to realize is that the tech overlords are not people you can win back by promising a lighter touch and saying a few nice things
they’ve gotten a taste of mask-off fascism and they are not going back, they don’t want to play nice with the peons anymore
they’ve gotten a taste of mask-off fascism and they are not going back, they don’t want to play nice with the peons anymore
Just finished #3 of the Caldryn Parliament series by @jennyschwartz.bsky.social
Was saving this series read-through for the holiday and what a great way to spend a few days.
Complex characters and interesting world-building. Loved all of it.
Looking forward to #4!
Was saving this series read-through for the holiday and what a great way to spend a few days.
Complex characters and interesting world-building. Loved all of it.
Looking forward to #4!
December 29, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Just finished #3 of the Caldryn Parliament series by @jennyschwartz.bsky.social
Was saving this series read-through for the holiday and what a great way to spend a few days.
Complex characters and interesting world-building. Loved all of it.
Looking forward to #4!
Was saving this series read-through for the holiday and what a great way to spend a few days.
Complex characters and interesting world-building. Loved all of it.
Looking forward to #4!
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1918 by zoonosis, the natural transfer of viruses from animals to humans. The problem is that there are millions of people in the US who do not or cannot see how ridiculous Kennedy’s claims are; they can’t see how Kennedy is lying to them. Kennedy and his
December 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
1918 by zoonosis, the natural transfer of viruses from animals to humans. The problem is that there are millions of people in the US who do not or cannot see how ridiculous Kennedy’s claims are; they can’t see how Kennedy is lying to them. Kennedy and his
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and the ability to do such vaccine research was impossible. In 1918 it was not known what caused influenza; the influenza virus was not discovered until 1933. The bottom line is that a vaccine virus could never have been imagined in 1918. The influenza virus arose in
December 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
and the ability to do such vaccine research was impossible. In 1918 it was not known what caused influenza; the influenza virus was not discovered until 1933. The bottom line is that a vaccine virus could never have been imagined in 1918. The influenza virus arose in
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
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Humans matter. I want art to be made by humans and enjoyed by humans. And I want that to be true across the chain of creation. From idea to implementation to publication to presentation and distribution. Fuck AI.
December 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Humans matter. I want art to be made by humans and enjoyed by humans. And I want that to be true across the chain of creation. From idea to implementation to publication to presentation and distribution. Fuck AI.