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Chris Camfield (AlliedArmour)

@alliedarmour.bsky.social

50ish/M/Ont/Canada, he/him. Aspiring "afflicted" WW2 military historian. https://www.alliedarmour.com My book about the Archer is available from Trackpad Publishing! Also interested in art, video games, SF+fantasy novels, cats, puns

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Lisa Kadonaga@tapirtrouble.bsky.social · 2d ago

Soft Rains Day. "Today is August 4, 2026, in the city of Allendale, California. Today is Mr. Featherstone's birthday. Today is the anniversary of Tilita's marriage. Insurance is payable, as are the water, gas, and light bills." RIP Ray Bradbury, 1920-2012

There Will Come Soft Rains By: Ray Bradbury In the living room the voice-clock sang, Tick-tock, seven o'clock, time to get up, time to get up, seven o 'clock! as if it were afraid that nobody would. The morning house lay empty. The clock ticked on, repeating and repeating its sounds into the emptiness. Seven-nine, breakfast time, seven-nine! In the kitchen the breakfast stove gave a hissing sigh and ejected from its warm interior eight pieces of perfectly browned toast, eight eggs sunny side up, sixteen slices of bacon, two coffees, and two cool glasses of milk. "Today is August 4, 2026," said a second voice from the kitchen ceiling, "in the city of Allendale, California." It repeated the date three times for memory's sake. "Today is Mr. Featherstone's birthday. Today is the anniversary of Tilita's marriage. Insurance is payable, as are the water, gas, and light bills." Source: https://www.btboces.org/Downloads/7_There%20Will%20Come%20Soft%20Rains%20by%20Ray%20Bradbury.pdf
Sebas@ohlookbirdies.bsky.social · last yr.

During WWII, the Dutch national library was forced by the Nazis to change its name from Royal Library to National Library, but there was a paper shortage, so instead of printing new paperwork, they just crossed it out and scribbled it in

A letter from the Koninklijke Bibliotheek with Koninklijke crossed out and Nationale written above it.
Gabino Iglesias@gabino.bsky.social · 3d ago

Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.

Chris Camfield (AlliedArmour)@alliedarmour.bsky.social · 3d ago

The UK finding new and exciting ways to shoot itself in the foot, I see. So much harm, and to what end?

Dr Dean Burnett@drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 3d ago

Only just found out about this For the record, you don't get multiple genetic markers and one of the most effective medications known to science with 'social constructs' Channel 4, this is, in scientific parlance, an absolute fu*king disgrace that will genuinely endanger lives #c4 #ADHD

New Channel 4 documentary, The Great ADHD Myth?, seeks to determine whether ADHD is a genuine neurodevelopmental disorder, or a social construct
Ann Leckie@annleckie.com · 6d ago

For writers worried that they won't be able to "prove" their work isn't Spicy Autocomplete--worry not. You thought about every choice and will be able to talk about those choices easily and clearly. Folks who used the slop machine didn't make choices and won't have anything to say about why