dang, they lost the hulk, aunt may, and mr fantastic
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dang, they lost the hulk, aunt may, and mr fantastic
Average adult reading level in America is roughly an eighth-grade level, with many struggling to comprehend. About 47%, finds it difficult to process info from lengthy written materials, and nearly 20% cannot understand text written at a fourth-grade level. [NIH Nat Institute Health study].
Introducing ATBackup: one-click local backups of your atproto data (including blobs!) Download on @github.com ➜ github.com/Turtlepaw/at... #atproto #opensource
Thanks for the new one @neal.fun neal.fun/not-a-robot/
Jack Reacher books are perfect for audiobook naps
Excited to say I made a piece for this charity zine! Sales benefit the Sickle Cell Association of America. If you're into vampires, and are specifically interested in seeing more #vampires of color, you should snag a PDF of physical copy now! Get it: ko-fi.com/bipocvampire... #DarkArt #Vampire
Reading a book where the main character owns a small business, three acres of land, at least two vehicles, a three bedroom trailer on that land, and describes herself as "the truly poor." Cash strapped and in debt, sure, but I find that description off-putting.
🌲🌳 If a humanity falls in the woods can anyone hear them? 💗
"Huang’s novel is an intimate deep dive not just into how advances in technology can alter the way we create or experience art, but what it means to be a “successful” artist in this day and age." Read my full review of IMMACULATE CONCEPTION in @locusmag.bsky.social! 👇
Legends about the 'chosen one' seem to be an appreciation of the one who has been chosen. What they really are is a way to legitimise the system that does the choosing. Once people accept that system as a deciding authority, it wields more power than any single leader. Focus on fighting systems.
The Mark Zuckerberg AI screw up video just warms the cockles of my heart.Schadenfreude sauce made just perfectly.
writing stories and blog posts.
what wouldn't I give to be deepika padukone, who simply posted a photo of her hand intertwined with shah rukh's to say screw you world
Y’all. #TheBadsOfBollywood is SO good!!! Brilliant performances, Laksh is a revelation, fast-paced… I’m thoroughly enjoying it!! Watch! #DesiWatch
#dailyhaikuprompt (glow) September 19, 2025 Autumnal sunset Daylight retreats hastily Planetary glow #writing #haiku #BlueSkyPoetry
fresh performance from Portishead www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2Am...
A peacock crossing the road. #photography #wildlife
Any recommendations for a good immigration attorney in the Bay Area /DC that are taking clients right now?
And yet… Modi and Hindu nationalists in this country will continue to bend over backwards for Trump
A new #FlashFictionFriday story for @patreon.com members. Join as a free member to read it now! #IAmWriting #WritingCommunity #BookSky He woke up with a strange thirst, a pulsing pain, and a hand that was unnervingly perfect. He discovers a terrifying truth, and a new beginning he never wanted.
just a reminder, till end of spooktober - my e-book is on a discounted price! (go ahead, pick up a copy if you'd like to read some of my older flash fictions) ko-fi.com/s/d33c50d04d #BookSky #PromoSky #BSNM #FridayFlashFiction
12 days left in September, need at least 1 new member everyday to hit the 25 mark. are you on #Patreon? Follow me there and get access to bunch of my short stories! www.patreon.com/lucidillusions #BookSky #PromoSky #ReaderSky #WriterSky
#NewBlogPostAlert Wrote something personal... (it has also helped me think of a story I want to develop with a lot more subtext, inspired by my personal experiences) #WritingCommunity #IAmWriting
nobody actually read the MIT “95% of corporate AI pilots fail” whitepaper did they
Note: *if* I'm understanding Paul's recent explanations correctly (plz someone correct me if not!), then *if/when* the mentioned changes in code are implemented, it *might* be enough to use a client like deer.social with @moderation.bsky.app turned off and not a whole AppView
i think every girl should be issued an obedient murder of crows upon reaching the age of 12
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The added clarity around journalism, education, advocacy, and mental health content as protected expression is very welcome
Rewriting will be fun, because writing the first draft allowed me to find my characters' voices-- which I hadn't really figured out when I did the outline. And now that I know my characters better, I can enhance their personalities in this rewrite. And I'm excited about that.
I remember in 5th grade we watched a play about a young girl being assault by an adult (all adult actors) to teach us about consent and abusive behavior. In the 80s. At a Catholic grade school. Banning fictional representation of these topics only protects the abusers. Abuse thrives in silence.
the fact that a sitting US president is talking about antifascism being terrorism should tell you a lot about what he thinks his own government represents
I saw that an acquaintance on FedBook has personally gotten over 55 people to cancel their Disney subscriptions. This is a homebound person and she found her lane and is absolutely kicking ass at the moment. People are doing things.
And please stop calling it white privilege. Say it as is: Beneficiary of racism. On a roll rn! Anyhoo, have an idea for the decolonial conference in 2026. I’ll write out of spite for French academia.🤣 At least in UK/US we have some community. Come on, show us your racism; tell me to sod off there😂🤣
Unless I'm reading this badly wrong and the administration puts out contrary implementation, it would appear that starting tonight, anyone with an H-1B who doesn't write a $100,000 check to the US government is banned from reentering the country if they're currently outside the US.
Now it's up on the White House website. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Look at kde connect or any similar over the air transfer app (similar to airdrop for your system) I use it often to send across files across devices all the time.
How to sell a video game console: 1) Make your console more expensive than the other consoles 2) Also put all of your games on the other consoles
🍂 Booksky, If you’re craving something a little creepy (or cozy) to curl up with this fall, I’ve got a trove of secondhand books in my PangoBooks shop. Most are just a few dollars, and with code THERAVENSCACHE you’ll get $5 off your first order. Here are just a few. ♡ pangobooks.com/bookstore/th...
Join me for Day 75 of Dracula Daily - September 19th Never trust a big hat and a smile www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMdeusVv/ #booksky #dracula #draculadaily #gothicfiction #bookclub #indieauthor
📊 Taking inspo from some of @joelstainer.bsky.social‘s reading goals, I went and looked up some award list Reading Challenges in The #StoryGraph. There are loads to choose from! 🤓🤗 I picked a few ‘winners’ categories and immediately TSG shows me my current scores! 😍☺️ 🚀 #SciFiBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
Writing synopsis, a blurb of your own story and also cover letters! (Anything that feels like a step towards self promotion)
A tentacle with a mind of its own, an ancient witch, a cult, a ravenous trip to the bookstore, and a true story that took place in Savannah… if you haven’t read my horror collection, start right Next Door. Thank you Gabino & #FridayReads Linktr.ee/kdbwrites
new review just dropped. while in line to pick up my son. no hidden meaning to this picture i used. It’s my leg in the car. still attached to my body. dragonfruit Red Bull. anyway… hugs. 🙏🖤🙏🖤 thanks @gabino.bsky.social 🙏 a.co/d/9u44AAf 🫡
This weekend, LETIFER is just $1.99 as part of the Monsters and Magic SYK event! The next book in this universe drops next month, so grab its companion title now to prepare 😈 The full list of participating titles: monstersandmagicsykd.wordpress.com Snag LETIFER directly: amazon.com/dp/B09KNCWNQ3
Thanks, Gabino! My next title, MONOCHROMICON: THE COMPLETELY MONOCHROME TRILOGY, releases next Tuesday, 9/23, in all the usual places. It's a supernatural thriller, a neo-noir mystery, and cosmic horror rolled into one. Check it out: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH8XTGT9 bookshop.org/p/books/mono...
When I was in high school, I read Clive Barker's Weaveworld and was forever changed. THE BETWEEN is my homage to Weaveworld. The 2nd half of The Between's duology is out next Tuesday! THE GARDEN OF BEFORE (killer title, eh?)
Thanks Gabino! Looking for something a bit more extreme? Maybe my Father Of Lies compendium will be what you seek! Based on real events from real research, this has 3 cult/cosmic horror novellas & plenty of scenes that'll keep you wake at night! Cover by Mason McDonald mybook.to/fatheroflies
Thanks, Gabino! ON COMICS AND GRIEF combines a look at the comic books from 1976 with creative nonfiction about the place of those comics in my childhood, memories of my mother, and writing about grief.
Thank you! Only $1.99, people! Mad Days: Stories and Curses is the perfect reading for Halloween. A terrifying collection of tales and illustrations, available on Amazon and Bookshop. Amazon bit.ly/4lZImtq Bookshop bit.ly/41USpIQ
The ebooks for my novels The Unkillable Frank Lightning and The Legend of Charlie Fish are both just $7.99 right now. I’d love help spreading the word and giving them both a boost! www.amazon.com/dp/B0F84FWVT...
In case you forgot haha!! madeleineswann.com
On Mondays, everyone’s tired from the weekend, on Friday they’re fed up from work. Wednesday is hump day and Thursday is mini-Friday. So I guess the only work people do, or at least the only good work people do, is on Tuesday. But you see... www.patreon.com/posts/123298... #Booksky #Tuesdays
Paperback, ebook, KU! The consequences of freedom, the sacrifices for what is loved, and the battle for the future... All in the shadow of a castle that looms large over all who preside within the kingdom. www.amazon.com/Be-Ellie-Lie... 📚💙
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It’s #FridayReads time AND Latine Heritage Month! Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Here are horror and noir mixed with Spanglish, history, anti-colonialism, magic, friendship, revenge, and monsters from the deep. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316... bookshop.org/p/books/hous...
Hey #booksky I could your help. I'm doing a reading challenge this year to read books by or about Puerto Ricans and I need book recommendations for Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Mystery, and Horror (not too scary on the horror please). 💙📚
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“Thanks, I hate it” is SO useful.
David sassoon library. Mumbai. #Photography #StreetPhotography
The yellow fever mosquito has conquered the world—and that's kind of our fault. That story and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
The sad truth is that vaccines and vaccination are a feedback loop. We take them for granted because they work well for the most part. Then we take them away because of concerns or downright quackery. Then the diseases come roaring back, making vaccines cool again. In the interim, people die.
Feathers fly in dispute over Ambani zoo's pursuit of rare parrot
today writing has been me sitting at my computer going, "come on just write, just write a word in this manuscript, just fix the things you need to fix in this scrivener document" and then navigating over to my browser
No, that's AI
why was there a woman with a python wrapped around her forearm outside my local wetherspoons…? oh right it’s Friday night in london
Take your pick... The sane weekday version or the whacky weekend version... Either way, its going to be a jumping spider ;-) #macro #wildlife #urbanwildlife #photography #macroPhotography
taking a break from making GAME 2 to let you know that venba is 60% off. for a mere $5*, you can: 🥘 cook yummy south indian food 🎶 jam out to tamil music 💔 be emotionally destroyed *therapy not included store.steampowered.com/app/1491670/...
Lolsob. Accurate picture of a vile, vile man.
From June: 'How fascism works in India' "The concern that many of us have about what is happening in India today is that the basis is being laid for anything from ethnic cleansing to genocide," writes Jason Stanley
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All my sites are down. Is there someone who knows Wordpress who'd be willing to look at them? I will pay you in artwork. Message me. Thanks!
I think one good thing about an experiment based journal article meant I had to share all of my work images 😁 and not worry about any image right. Bu always nice to hear when people get articles accepted without a lot of hassle
wheee :D thank you :)
congratulations on acceptance :D and yeah, the first academic pub was a whole different experience, the amount of work that went into ours for the acceptance, and so many changes and rewriting and sending to different journals. (the book chapter was lot easier for us)
#NewBlogPostAlert Wrote something personal... (it has also helped me think of a story I want to develop with a lot more subtext, inspired by my personal experiences) #WritingCommunity #IAmWriting
Getting ready for the Friday with Flamboyance! #FlamingoFriday #Birds #Photography #FeatheredFriday #Nature #Wildlife
5-6 weeks of wait Y__Y there will be so many more rejections and then a week of joy when it's out XD
Little shit is so accurate. When I was a kid we had a Quaker called Binky. He would bite you and then mimic a human laugh. Made me crack up every time, which just perpetuated the cycle.
We absolutely have respect for 22 year old neighbors named Jenny #Birds
As. They. Should. 😤
thank you so much Gwen :)
thankoo :D
And got an acceptance letter for one of my submissions sent out this month 🎉🎉🎉 #IAmWriting #WritingCommunity
In the early days, a lot of people pronounced "Linux" as "lie-nucks" rather than "linn-ucks". Linus had to circulate a small sound file of himself saying "I pronounce Linux as linn-ucks". See also: bsky.app/profile/hugh...
If you pronounce Likert correctly (lick-urt) people will often think you don't know what you are talking about because the incorrect pronunciation (lie-kurt) is so common. Are there other good examples of this kind of thing?
Somehow this entire chain of replies does not (yet) contain Everest (as in the chap and the eponymous mountain)
If you are in Bengaluru for the India FOSS conference, HMU. I'm in town and looking forward to eatings and greetings.
Just read a reddit thread of people passionately sharing about how they have still saved the links of now obsolete and defunct torrenting sites that were once almost like thriving ports...the nostalgia!!
He got down, but now 2 new teams joined: one blasting Bigg Boss like they’re streaming it for the whole train & another couple so in love they’re clicking pda selfies every 2 mins. I’m the unwilling cameo in bg. Both parties sleepless. I’m just an awkward audience stuck in the middle. #TrainDiaries
"Research by the MIT’s Jameel Clinic in June found that AI models, such as OpenAI’s GPT-4, Meta’s Llama 3 and Palmyra-Med..recommended a much lower level of care for female patients, and suggested some patients self-treat at home instead of seeking help." www.ft.com/content/128e...
What's for lunch? #Birds #Photography #Nature #Wildlife
🥲 ohnoes
A list of films produced by the #Bollywood film industry based in #Mumbai in 1974:
Today's Classic Cover is The Bones by Sheri S. Tepper, with a cover illustrated by Paul Stinson.
Any of my chronic illness siblings I follow here would like to have handknitted socks? I know your pain of existing in this world and I want you to have something that makes you smile and comfort you.This is a gift!If you are able to pay for the delivery I would be happy, but not necessary.DM pls!
congratulations!
excited to share that we are following through on our earlier commitments and putting together an independent+neutral organization to house the DID PLC system, includes the directory service
Worried about having your Bluesky account or content accidentally flagged as spam? With the help of the Bluesky community, I've created a new resource page on my Unofficial Guide To Bluesky. #BlueSkyTips publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/sp... To add your own tips, see link in the thread below 🧵👇🏽
wheee :D thanks :D