The original thoroughbred of hockey.
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CP31 fan & pancake enthusiast. Habs, Lions, Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Anarchist/collectivist.
On this day in 1921, Maurice "The Rocket" Richard was born in Montreal. A hockey icon, he was the first NHL player to score 50 goals in a season (which he did in 50 games) and the first to have 500 career goals. He won a Hart Trophy and eight Stanley Cups. 📸 NHL
every time they invent robots or technology now , it’s just a different kind of cop
half my life is weird map generation and ui code and the other is very boring wrangling of new systems like agile or object orient programming or the internet or llms into productive lifeways inside boring software development processes; I'm not llm crazed, it's just another boring thing to integrte
On this day in 1980, these legends met in London: Chrissie Hynde, Pauline Black, Debbie Harry, Poly Styrene, Viv Albertine and Siouxsie Sioux. 📸Chris Stein
1. Newer writers, just don't fucking use "AI" for anything, ever 2. How odd that being an established writer with a firm "no 'AI'" stance and ample pre-"AI" IP will become a definite competitive advantage over "new, hot, and possibly copyright compromised" deadline.com/2026/07/ai-q...
AI Questions Spoil Book & Movie Heat On 'Call Me, I'll Hide The Body' Novel
That screeching sound you heard from international publishers and film rights buyers was an abrupt application of the brakes after a fevered pursuit of the unpublished debut novel.
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Technology is cool, too bad they made it evil
And hey, if you wanted to read my novelette When He Calls Your Name & consider throwing a vote at it, that'd be swell! I'm kind of the Susan Lucci of the Hugos at this point--I've lost 11 Hugos so far! I EXCEL AT IT. Wouldn't it be cool to break the streak? www.uncannymagazine.com/article/when...
When He Calls Your Name - Uncanny Magazine
There’s nights in the deep end of summer so hot and thick and wet you can feel the dark wrinkling up your fingers like bathwater—and my last night breathing was one of those. 2 a.m. came to ring my be...
uncannymagazine.com
Catherynne M. Valente@catvalente.bsky.social · 6d agoObligatory Hugos Voting Post! You have until Sat 8/8 to vote for the #HugoAwards! Fun fact: anyone is eligible to vote! All it takes is a $50 WSFS-Only Membership. For that $50? You get copies of all nominated works--worth far more. Support in-person fandom & have a say! www.lacon.org/register/
I put my favourite part of my website in front the paywall, for tonight only. hockeyviz.com/rememberSome... Maybe reload a few times if you don't like the first guy you get.
I am sorry, I don't understand how people continue to defend this government.
Canada Healthwatch 🍁@canadahealthwatch.ca · 2w agoPlanned changes to Ottawa’s Canada Health Transfer could slash more than $50B from public health care over a decade, David J. Climenhaga reports. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
This thread is full of correct takes - this film is proof that if you throw enough cool shit on screen, you can overcome all kinds of otherwise disqualifying nonsense & make a classic movie.
Buffy the Vagina Displayer@tibbittz.bsky.social · 2w agoThe Fifth Element: Thin-yet-overcomplicated plot, random Bugs Bunny humor, cheesecake elbowing character development for attention, among the shittiest SyFy Channel-level special effects seen in any movie ever... This shouldn't be a masterpiece -- but it IS, motherFUCKERS. #FilmSky Verdict: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⁵⁄₅
I have a new short story out! The Language of Objects retells SEVERAL fairy tales in one. Ever wonder what the great witches whispered to their princesses while the sleeping girls of folklore dreamed? frictionlit.org/magazine/the...
The Illusion Issue - F(r)iction
The 27th issue of F(r)iction features Caroline M. Yoakim, Catherynne M. Valente, John P. Murphy and more exploring illusions and delusions.
frictionlit.org
An article I never thought I would have to write, but there we are. My latest for @thehockeynews.bsky.social on the women's side of the game is all about athletes being human beings first and foremost, and being their own person, no matter how fans feel about them. #PWHL #GoVictoire
Ian Kennedy@iankennedyck.bsky.social · 2w agoMarie-Philip Poulin is scheduled to undergo surgery on her right knee this month, but some fans feel she should have done that earlier in the summer instead of going on safari. As @karinehains.bsky.social writes, it's unfair criticism of the legend. thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/...
My latest article for @Thehockeynews is about goaltender Samuel Montembeault wanting no part of yet another goalie carousel: thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal... #GoHabsGo #CH #Habs #Canadiens #THN
Canadiens’ Montembeault Wants Not Part Of A Three-Way Rotation In Net
Samuel Montembeault is still a member of the Montreal Canadiens, and he has apparently let it be known that he doesn't want to be caught in a logjam in net this season.
thehockeynews.com
Did you know labor history could get this wild? Labor author & historian @kimkelly.bsky.social breaks down the Bisbee Deportation. Want to learn more labor history? Follow @opinorg.bsky.social for our upcoming Freedom Fridays series! #laborhistory #arizonaworkers #bisbeedeportation #arizonahistory
If you’re out here calling women “biological males” or honestly just feel the need to add “biological” *anything* to describe a perfectly normal human person, just don’t Catch you doing that IRL and you better duck
I am indeed going to be at #LAConV! And if you’re reading for the Hugos, my summer gothic with a secret surprise inside is up for Best Novelette, give it a look… When He Calls Your Name: www.uncannymagazine.com/article/when...
When He Calls Your Name - Uncanny Magazine
There’s nights in the deep end of summer so hot and thick and wet you can feel the dark wrinkling up your fingers like bathwater—and my last night breathing was one of those. 2 a.m. came to ring my be...
uncannymagazine.com
Los Angeles Worldcon@laworldcon.bsky.social · 2w agoA New York Times and USA Today bestselling author with more than 50 published science fiction, fantasy, and horror novels, @catvalente.bsky.social is a delight on panels and in conversation. They'll be one of our featured guests at #LAconV!
This is fun advertising until it’s in *your* driveway or back alley. As it has always been since the invention of the wheel, people are their own biggest problem
Metin Seven (Moon Child's dad 🌝)@seven.eurosky.social · 2w ago
Canadian Batman: hey so Joker there, you gotta get out of Winnipeg man Joker: Bien essayé, cerveau de chauve-souris, mais ces Timbits sont à moi.
Lmao this was in response to another guardian piece about AI having feelings — I KNEW they’d run this annoying game before
Preeti Chhibber@runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 11mo ago“Can AI suffer?” No, but I can, having to sit through your shitty ideas
Every time someone calls Hegseth's testosterone program or Elon's hair plugs "gender affirming care," I wince. Speaking only for myself, and I know the jokes are well-intentioned: I wish we'd retire this one. New from me on why. www.readtpa.com/p/theres-no-...
There’s No Gotcha Here
Calling Hegseth’s testosterone program "gender-affirming care" trivializes trans healthcare and misreads what we’re up against. Speaking only for myself: knock it off
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Feel like "every Jessica is a good Jessica" is one of those slogans that can work on multiple levels
Byron C Clark@byroncclark.bsky.social · 3w agoThe creator of Roger Rabbit (who is 85 years old by the way) is a good sort Crossposted with @openvibe.social
Must feel so good for text after you hit ctrl-x, floating in liminal space, before ctrl-v thrusts it back onto the desolate page