EVERY STORY ABOUT BEAVERS FOR THE LAST DECADE READS LIKE: WE RELEASED A DOZEN PADDLE TAILED LITTLE FREAKS AND THEY IMMEDIATELY BEGAN A TERRAFORMING PROJECT THAT REVERSED A CENTURY OF ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE IN THREE WEEKS.

Slurms MacKenzie@slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social · 2d ago

Might post some good environment news every so often to showcase that it's not over yet and there are good things happening, we just have to fight for it First: beavers are basically magical creatures that help with drought and flooding, and we're reintroducing them more and more

I am watching season 1 episode of What If A Man Was Large. So far, he has been too large for his cuffs and too large for the jail uniform and too large for a cavity search.

... if you're randomly going into strangers' replies to shit on things they like, consider the benefits of Shutting The Fuck Up and Not Being A Weirdo.

Hey nobody told me this was happening BUT LIBRO.FM HAS EVEN THOUGH I KNEW THE END ON HUGE DISCOUNT AND I HAVE EARNED OUT ON THIS AUDIOBOOK SO THAT'S HEADED FOR MY POCKETS Did I mention it won a nebula award and its a USA Today bestseller and January laVoy is the narrator? libro.fm/audiobooks/9...

Even Though I Knew the End Audiobook on Libro.fm

C. L. Polk turns their considerable powers to a fantastical noir with Even Though I Knew the End.A magical detective dives into the affairs of Chicago’s divine monsters to secure a future with the lov...

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Anyways, I don't think people are talking enough about Anne Hathaway & Ewan MacGregor being married with children and fighting dinosaurs. I -will- be watching The End of Oak Street tomorrow night. Fun-haters please exit the post in an orderly queue.

In Word, Microsoft is constantly screaming at me to upgrade. In Gmail, Google is constantly screaming at me to add Gemini to my inbox for the bargain price of... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. No. I'll write books and letters longhand before I do either of these things.

OK, so I don't recommend you watch it but that wild bullshit reel Colon Musk had AI create for him? That's the glimpse inside the mind of a supervillain right there. A villain who's thirty seconds from revealing his hidden volcano base & gonna destroy the world by stealing all the horses, somehow?

Adorable beach book seeks cozy-loving romance reader Do you like found family? Misfits having adventures? Underdogs squaring off against the powers-that-be? Add forbidden love, forced proximity, and just skosh of enemies to lovers. (He falls first, so much pining!) hocuspocushandbook.carrd.co

For $15, I got a used DVD player. It was so liberating to watch a movie with no interruptions. No ads! Nobody trying to sell me dubious meds with more side effects than benefits. I can get DVDs at the library anytime I want! How did anyone ever convince me paid subscriptions WITH ADs were okay?!

A few notes about my viral DVD player post: 1)you don't need to tell me how much you love streaming. If you love it, especially all the ads and fees, have fun! Pay 400 a month if it makes you happy. Subscribe to everything! 2)you don't need to tell me I'm old. Get a hobby, maybe.

Re-introduction (since I've been buried in writing cave!) I'm Cathy Yardley, Viet-Irish-American rom com writer, Gen X neurodivergent rogue, Noonaracha Staytiny, menopausal bogwitch, foodie in the boonies. LFG! (Also, this is my brand new author photo... what do you think?)

This is the first time I have ever considered watching Reacher, I mean, What If A Man Was Large, The Show

Micah@rincewind.run · 3d ago

now that we know how the new season of Reacher is (excellent), a thread about why you should watch What If A Man Was Large, The Show, in the form of a Q&A

Sometimes when I'm feeling really overwhelmed I imagine running away from home and then i realize that because I'm an adult, that's just called "moving" and PRESTO! All the magic is gone. 😩

wherein Raymond Chandler trolls so hard we see stars & apparently invents Google

Lincoln Michel@thelincoln.bsky.social · 2d ago

Have to reshare this every time I see it. Raymond Chandler mocking science fiction in 1953 and sounding cool as hell. He should have written some space stories.

Two Black mayors took cities that the country loves to write off and made them measurably safer. That’s not a fluke. That’s a blueprint. Chicago and Baltimore just posted numbers that should be front-page news. They’re not. We need to talk about why. 🧵 www.theroot.com/opinion-blac...

Introduce yourself as what almost killed you: Hi, I'm a baby.

Delta Airlines charging me for my bag? That's obnoxious. Delta Airlines charging me to book a seat? That's obnoxious. But Delta Airlines working with ICE to ship people to concentration camps is COLLABORATION. Boycot #delta

I love when a post goes viral and people show up to lecture me on unrelated topics. Yes, I know about Kanopy. The post is about enjoying DVDs again, please see yourselves out.

hey, wassup, it's me, your dystopian nightmare

David Brin@davidbrin.bsky.social · 2d ago

Vernor Vinge predicted this! In RAINBOW'S End, one of the best predictive novels of all. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Considering how much my cats leap on my bare legs with their claws out to show me their deep and gouging love, if I ever get another kitty, I will name him Clawed.

Got cauliflower fritters at Costco & was underwhelmed when I had them first. Didn't work with sour cream. Weird since they' re positioned as latke-adjacent. I'm not an applesauce latke person, so that was out. People. The lemony-garlicky tzatziki I made yesterday? Chef's kiss. We have a winner.

wherein Raymond Chandler trolls so hard we see stars & apparently invents Google

Lincoln Michel@thelincoln.bsky.social · 2d ago

Have to reshare this every time I see it. Raymond Chandler mocking science fiction in 1953 and sounding cool as hell. He should have written some space stories.

Have to reshare this every time I see it. Raymond Chandler mocking science fiction in 1953 and sounding cool as hell. He should have written some space stories.

Preorder today! Releasing Sept 1. hocuspocushandbook.carrd.co Use that link & get exclusive swag!

millennials: we partied a lot gen z: we partied a little less gen alpha: (piloting a giant mech) war is hell

I found a moving sale on Craigslist. Listing included a small, Samsung DVD player that fits on the mantel below my TV. (We never use the gas fireplace.) I also got a $15 TV to use as a monitor & $20 queen air mattress so I have a place to sleep when I have guests. Shopping this way is fun for me.

While I'm going viral for preferring tangible media, please preorder The Hocus Pocus Handbook and repost about it. If you're new to my feed, I have written a lot of books! (I go viral when I post about low-tech preferences, it seems. The washing machine one popped off & now DVDs are going too.)

For $15, I got a used DVD player. It was so liberating to watch a movie with no interruptions. No ads! Nobody trying to sell me dubious meds with more side effects than benefits. I can get DVDs at the library anytime I want! How did anyone ever convince me paid subscriptions WITH ADs were okay?!

Soon I'll have a desktop workstation for the first time in... *checks notes, has none* I dunno how long. Found a fab deal on a mini-puter & got a little TV to be my monitor for $15. Already have a keyboard & mouse. Thrifted an HDMI cable for $3 (also got a charging cable & a mug). I'm excited!

This curry is so good. Firm tofu, carrots, potatoes, yellow Thai curry paste, sweet Basil, coconut milk, collard greens, roasted radishes and onions, served on chewy brown rice with a drizzle of creamy tzatziki. The gravy features roasted eggplant and a fugly tomato.