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benny Vasquez @bennyvasquez.bsky.social · 5d ago

It's been 3 weeks since we opened the "What next?" survey, and this trend is interesting to me. I think it's the same for nearly all surveys, but that long tail is hard to watch.

Ouch. So many reasons I loved Sir Patrick Stewart. My biggest, is that his name was "Patrick". A famous person, named "Patrick". That tiny moment in my life is the foundation of my understanding of "representation in media", amongst so much else. RIP Patrick. And thanks for the foundation.

Jeri Ryan (official account)@jerilryan.bsky.social · 2w ago

This one hurts. 💔 Rest well, Patrick. 🖖🏼

And my personalized physical copy of @drslayton.bsky.social 's Backwood Banshee has arrived! With stunning art cards by @jakeshandy.bsky.social Can't wait to finish this book! The first few chapters already have me biting my nails for Adam and friends!

I'll be at West Side Books in the Denver Highlands at 7:15 tonight! Please note that my original post had the time wrong.

Release Day! Listening to Michael David Axtell read @drslayton.bsky.social 's #BackwoodsBanshee, the next installment in the Adam Binder series! No, I couldn't wait for my hard copy. Yes, I Iove the narrator's reading of the series too!

"Your shipment is on its way!" It's time! @drslayton.bsky.social 's Backwoods Banshee is on its way from booksareawesome.net !!!

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If you have infosec or software engineer friends who are even remotely affected by this week's security findings, buy them a drink or a treat or something. They are going through some SHIT.

No, I definitely _didn't_ have that ADHD panic moment of "Did I actually pre-order that book, or did I just think I did?" *quickly checks store order history* "DATE PLACED: Apr 23, 2026 3:54pm" Phew!

Putting myself together to head down to Books Are Awesome to sign the Backwoods Banshee preorders! I'm so excited for y'all to read this one. I'm particularly proud of it, and Adam. My golden boy has seen some things, survived others, and is definitely growing up.

Do we do GoFundMes here? Anyhow, better than the AOIR listserv. The municipal rec soccer club I volunteer with is raising money for a tent. Fees in kid's sports are getting out of hand, but rec leagues are a shining spot of access and affordability. Help us out? www.gofundme.com/f/supporting...

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One big myth of #OpenSource is that you have to have the ability to code to help. While you need developers, you also often need people who can test, organize, write documentation, help with support, and more.

COULD IT BE THE UNMITIGATED HOMOPHOBIA AND GENDERED VIOLENCE UNDER A FASCIST REGIME?

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · last mo.

Young teenagers are less likely to identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual than a few years ago, according to a new analysis. “It really does look like a free fall,” Jean Twenge, a professor of psychology, said. “But what’s causing it is unclear.”

So, I took a quick look into this. Even google's "helpful" AI search tool can unearth the fact that this is ductape and spackle window dressing. Even simple code analysis reveals an unguided agentic SDLC process that is guessing at solutions instead of intelligent guidance.

James O'Malley@jamesomalley.co.uk · last mo.

Holy shit. Someone has decompiled the Adobe suite, rebuilt it in Rust and released it as open source. Either all software is dead or the US copyright laws are about to receive an update. getartcraft.com/apps

This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead

I'm especially thankful for those of you that are finding Rogue Community College. It's my little book that could and I love that more of you are finding it.

It's OCTOBER! Which means it's @drslayton.bsky.social 's #BackwoodsBanshee release month!

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For October I'm bouncing around from Casper to NYC to Denver. I'll be heading to a few more places in November, but for now, here's my schedule for the spooky month:

20 years. 20 years since my life veered off a cliff. 20 years since I woke up from the world of innocence as a child and started the path of truly growing up. 20 years since we lost the anchor to the chaos. 20 years since I lost the one who showed me what true unconditional love was.

Hi! I'm Tug. I'm a stay-at-home-dad to 2 teenagers & 1 irredeemably cute Keeshond who posts about games, sports, and said cute Keeshond. I also make content occasionally over on Twitch (twitch.tv/tugboet) which often consists of me being awful at a game and chat lambasting me for it. Welcome in!

My toxic trait: Taking my favorite author's books and turning them face out :D That one copy of @drslayton.bsky.social 's "Dark Moon Shallow Sea" _will_ be sold one day at my local booksamillion.

Apparently my brother was quoted in the WSJ!

Brian Creech@briancreech.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Weird to be one of the expert sources on people being mad at the tech industry, but well, you put in the hours and here you are: www.wsj.com/business/med...

Going to start writing my first piece for my new 'blog' shortly. I've really been wanting to improve my writing skills for some time. Time to stop procrastinating.

I ended up having more extended thoughts on Dolly Parton over on Facebook and I thought I would share them here as well.

Oh man. I do not know how I'm going to tell my kid. Who's love for reading is a _direct line_ from Dolly's imagination library. Who, upon learning about her, immediately put her up there with Taylor Swift as a role model (she wants to be a performer) Gutted. RIP Dolly. Thanks for it all!

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Jake Shandy@jakeshandy.bsky.social · 3mo ago

My favorite boys are coming back… the next book in the Adam Binder series, Backwoods Banshee, by @drslayton.bsky.social is coming out October 27th from @blackstonepub.bsky.social and if you preorder you’ll get some art cards by me! #myart #digitalart #adambinder

@drslayton.bsky.social Doing my pre Backwoods Banshee Adam Binder Universe book listening, and my brain fixated on Vran's "I am what I'll be when the Undertakers are done with me". And thought, wait, that's a straight connection/foreshadowing to RCC instead of allusions to death, isn't it?

This.

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 3mo ago

In the Rockies, things will eat you. In the Appalachians, things will eat your soul.

SO EXCITED!

David R. Slayton@drslayton.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I'm running final proofs on Backwoods Banshee today. My acquiring editor says it's my best book yet. There's also another preorder campaign with Books Are Awesome in Parker, CO. Jake has started work on the character art cards. I'll share examples as he wraps them booksareawesome.net/backwoods-ba...