ROUSes? I don't think they exist
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Ex and occasional Chicagoan. Healthcare -> critters -> books, movies, and graphic novels. I heart courtyard buildings.
Pretty hecking bold considering it is the terves who insist that the ability to birth a baby is what makes a woman a woman. As a cis child free woman, NOPE.
December 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Pretty hecking bold considering it is the terves who insist that the ability to birth a baby is what makes a woman a woman. As a cis child free woman, NOPE.
No lie, I've been trying to show them to my current local transit agency as examples of what they should do.
December 12, 2025 at 5:02 AM
No lie, I've been trying to show them to my current local transit agency as examples of what they should do.
Yeah I don't think she saw the racist, classist NIMBY undercurrent hiding behind the "anti-corporation small business hippie lady".
December 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Yeah I don't think she saw the racist, classist NIMBY undercurrent hiding behind the "anti-corporation small business hippie lady".
I don't think she understood the full context and history behind Evanston and...stuff like this.
December 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I don't think she understood the full context and history behind Evanston and...stuff like this.
It's true. They might not know it as they are supplied by an outside vendor.
Here's a list by one "author" that I am confident are all AI-generated:
bookshop.org/beta-search?...
Here's a list by one "author" that I am confident are all AI-generated:
bookshop.org/beta-search?...
Bookshop.org US
bookshop.org
December 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
It's true. They might not know it as they are supplied by an outside vendor.
Here's a list by one "author" that I am confident are all AI-generated:
bookshop.org/beta-search?...
Here's a list by one "author" that I am confident are all AI-generated:
bookshop.org/beta-search?...
Yep. A friend of mine thought they were safe to order from and then got a piece of slop in the mail.
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Yep. A friend of mine thought they were safe to order from and then got a piece of slop in the mail.
Unfortunately @bookshop.org is also selling AI-generated books. They are supplied by an outside vendor with a self-publishing platform.
December 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Unfortunately @bookshop.org is also selling AI-generated books. They are supplied by an outside vendor with a self-publishing platform.
Unfortunately @bookshop.org is also selling AI generated books, although not with as much frequency as Amazon. They're coming from a self-publishing platform associated with one of their vendors.
December 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Unfortunately @bookshop.org is also selling AI generated books, although not with as much frequency as Amazon. They're coming from a self-publishing platform associated with one of their vendors.
What? There are several quotes from each of them.
December 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
What? There are several quotes from each of them.
Possibly! What I wrote above is pretty much the full extent of the story I was told. Again, I have never been able to verify it and it may be completely made up, but it's not a bad idea.
December 8, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Possibly! What I wrote above is pretty much the full extent of the story I was told. Again, I have never been able to verify it and it may be completely made up, but it's not a bad idea.
I heard a story once, I don't remember where, it probably isn't true, I can't find a source that confirms it, that Grant had an aide whose entire job was to sit next to Grant and read every order he wrote and try to find a way to misinterpret it. Seems like something an autistic would implement.
December 8, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I heard a story once, I don't remember where, it probably isn't true, I can't find a source that confirms it, that Grant had an aide whose entire job was to sit next to Grant and read every order he wrote and try to find a way to misinterpret it. Seems like something an autistic would implement.
Further reading: SS Peleus
December 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Further reading: SS Peleus
well technically it's blood loss and/or having their brains exploded.
December 7, 2025 at 5:12 AM
well technically it's blood loss and/or having their brains exploded.
Yes, and because we do not have mind control devices to prevent people from fantasizing about situations where they get to legally kill an "intruder", we must regulate the guns.
December 7, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Yes, and because we do not have mind control devices to prevent people from fantasizing about situations where they get to legally kill an "intruder", we must regulate the guns.
It is technically true that guns don't kill people, the people operating them do; but we can't regulate the thoughts, feelings, and impulses of people, so we must regulate how people are or are not able to access firearms.
December 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
It is technically true that guns don't kill people, the people operating them do; but we can't regulate the thoughts, feelings, and impulses of people, so we must regulate how people are or are not able to access firearms.
(Library cataloger) "what dafuq kind of call number is THAT supposed to be?"
December 7, 2025 at 1:19 AM
(Library cataloger) "what dafuq kind of call number is THAT supposed to be?"
From what I've been told by my predecessors, any libraries that used to retain that data pretty much all stopped because of the Patriot Act.
December 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
From what I've been told by my predecessors, any libraries that used to retain that data pretty much all stopped because of the Patriot Act.
Mine doesn't do that. We can see what is currently checked out by an individual patron, but not what was checked out last time. We simply do not store that data. We can't see how many items they checked out over a year, how many times they checked things out, or when, unless an item is overdue.
December 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Mine doesn't do that. We can see what is currently checked out by an individual patron, but not what was checked out last time. We simply do not store that data. We can't see how many items they checked out over a year, how many times they checked things out, or when, unless an item is overdue.
elective dialysis
Except dialysis machines are much larger and actually *do* filter your blood.
Except dialysis machines are much larger and actually *do* filter your blood.
December 6, 2025 at 5:55 AM
elective dialysis
Except dialysis machines are much larger and actually *do* filter your blood.
Except dialysis machines are much larger and actually *do* filter your blood.
I'll take a dozen
December 6, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I'll take a dozen
Yes guys, it's legal to photo people in public from public property. However, it is uncouth and churlish and should rightfully result in social ostracism when you do this shit.
December 6, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Yes guys, it's legal to photo people in public from public property. However, it is uncouth and churlish and should rightfully result in social ostracism when you do this shit.