Apropos of almost nothing I feel like we all deserve an anthology where @scifantasy.bsky.social assigns each author a pun

I just want y'all to know that this was originally "the sick combo you're setting up to take out the Lady of Pain" and I regret simplifying the joke because the original was funnier

Heads up. He is/was in a lot of starter packs, too, so check yours if you've made one so you're no longer recommending a rapist.

Special heads-up to any survivors out there who might still be following him by accident and who might not want his bullshit popping up on their feeds.

A thing I really wish mainstream media would understand about AGI is that it's a play by post for absolute dweebs. If someone is talking to you about what AGI will do to/for humanity: that is a dweeb telling you about their GURPS campaign. It isn't news because it isn't real.

I couldn't find an A5 pen sleeve that had the features I wanted, so I'm prototyping my own version. I made the pouch removable separately from the sleeve (via magnetic snaps) to make it easier to remove and reattach when I'm using the notebook.

I'll share both. Everyone loves to dunk on Wonder Bread, but it was one of the most successful public health initiatives in the 20th century. Really. www.chicagomag.com/city-life/ma...

still not quite over the fact that i watched 15 year olds get sued for millions of dollars for downloading twelve songs and now we all have to accept AI slop because every tech company in the known universe decided that IP laws don't exist now that they're inconvenient for them

SIL: you watched Lamb Chop as a kid? @longwing.sunkenlibrary.org: no, I never saw it. Me: I watched Lamb Chop. So he absorbed the gist. @longwing.sunkenlibrary.org: ...This is a crime of moral turpitude. SIL: What? Me: it's-- @longwing.sunkenlibrary.org: STUCK IN MY HEAD NOW YES THANK YOU.

double dog dare someone to send the krafton CEO a gift copy of subnautica II on steam

Hey pals, do any of you have books or articles you personally recommend about puzzle game design? I've already got a deep stack of articles in my TBR from googling, but few books, and if you've personally read something on this topic that you've found insightful I'd love to hear about it

another all-time tweet I am constantly thinking about

Yep. This is why when places end cash bail, the conviction rate goes down. Because a lot of those convictions were just innocent Black folk taking plea deals for crimes that they 100% did not do, to avoid a life destroying year in jail. Like this.

It exists! I interviewed backup dancers, producers, the costume designer, the song’s producers who granted the rights, and so many more who were involved: web.archive.org/web/20240227...

The correct director for an Odyssey adaptation is Taika Watiti. I will not be explaining any further.

I am looking for a calligraphy artist to do a small (3x5 card size) commission of the words "Say what you mean. Bear witness. Iterate." Strong preference for artists who immediately recognize that quote & its context, for reasons that will be obvious to the right artist. RTs welcome.

@scalzi.com I feel like you've written this short story already (re the section that starts at 1:45 in the clip) but if you haven't I double-dog dare you

I'm looking for a Senior Narrative Designer to join my team! Quest folks, mission folks, apply within! www.cdprojektred.com/en/jobs/2206...

"What do you usually paint?" the wizard asked. "I do a lot of pet portraits, but if it's for myself I like to paint fancy animals." "Like a winged tiger?" "Yes! You've seen that?" "Ah. The canvas you used-" "I got it cheaply, but it's good quality." "-was enchanted, to make the subject real."

sometimes I'll get a marketing email about transforming/inspiring/improving/etc my writing and honestly it's 50/50 whether they're selling a writing workshop or a fountain pen

There's a bit in Catherine, Called Birdie where her diary entry one day is just "Spinning. Tangled," and then the next day, "Untangled." and honestly I think about that whenever I'm debugging

*taps sign*

I don't really think of myself as a foodie-- I almost always prefer familiar foods to new ones--but I am an absolute mark for high-end or special versions of normal foods I have opinions about honey, olive oil, and cheese like a normal person might have about wine or chocolate

The way you know I'm not Lufthansa is because I would very definitely have not let my PR's do an announcement about our new uniforms being Hugo Boss designed in front of THAT plane in our corporate museum.

Thursday evening is co-working night so I still haven't played Tides of Tomorrow but I did get half my unreal assets tagged in my new bookmarking tool so that's kinda like playing a game and also kinda like co-working

This Chicago pope is great. ❤️

A narrative with rogue like elements that feels a bit like a visual novel crossed with an adventure telling a compelling, poignant, and timely narrative AND it's not annoyingly repetive? It shouldn't work but it does! Gonna check out the demo for the new game. Thanks for the rec!

Tides of Tomorrow dropped today and I could not play it because I only had enough spoons for my day job; please send your thoughts and prayers at this difficult time

I would submit that a gerrymander by politicians saying fuck the voters and one by voters saying fuck the politicians are two wholly different animals

I've organized conferences and know how hard it is to get people to respond to follow-ups, so I get wanting to get all necessary info via the registration/speaker application form But conference organizers should strongly reconsider asking for accessibility info as part of registration.

Happy book birthday to Tea & Treachery at the Infinite Pantry! 🎉🎂🫖 A museum of rare and precious foods. Lovable found family. Loads of queer characters. A tasty mystery & a sweet F/NB romance. Get your copy: books2read.com/tea-treachery #BookBirthday #BookSky #QueerBooks 🌈 #CozyFantasy #SFF

IF THE ZOO BANS ME FOR HOLLERING AT THE ANIMALS I WILL FACE GOD AND WALK BACKWARDS INTO HELL

this is one of my favorite Deaf stories. humans are extraordinary creatures, each of us with gifts no one else possesses. we don't value our differences enough, celebrate our singular strengths enough. the Gaulledett Eleven could handle their shit better than the brawniest man's man astronaut.

For anyone mailing their #taxes today - take them to the post office, hand them to an employee, and ask for a manual postmark. Otherwise the USPS can't guarantee they'll be postmarked today. about.usps.com/newsroom/sta...

I've had a situation where a Real Big Name published something VERY similar to one of my stories. It's unpleasant. But EVEN IF someone actually plagiarizes you (and common tropes aren't plagiarism): not all plagiarism is copyright infringement. Usually the smart move is to let it go.

Okay so not trying to start any Writing Discourse but gosh I hate dream sequences There are exceptions and like any tool they have their place—but that place is not "hey check it out big dramatic moment! Psych it was just a dream and there are no stakes or consequences"

I inhaled most of this @snarkbat.bsky.social jawn in one day because as usual Elsa's writing is just soooo smart + wise + kind + fucking funny + yummy-snax readable and THIS IS A BOOK THAT EVERY HUMAN SHOULD READ because it's about how we love each other better? and it's INTERESTING AF so:

Rainbow over the library of congress!

"Writing with [insert stylistic quirk] is a giveaway that it's AI." "You can tell this drawing is AI because [insert stylistic quirk]." My sweet little children, WE DID THOSE THINGS FIRST. AI didn't invent the Oxford comma or the em dash - we used them correctly, and AI *stole our work*.

y'all. Spouse brought home Cherry Blossom custard to troll me and it was ROSE FLAVORED Don't fall for the grift, y'all. "cherry blossom" flavoring can mean any damn thing (PS some people like rose flavoring and we don't yuck people's yums. We just ask that said yums be accurately labelled)

Shane does digital color work so if you’re reposting about his recent issues with Target Share this too at least

Fucked up story, and also note how many people would lose jobs and get totally fucked if they can’t get $1600 together to get out of jail.

Well, the good news is, for dogs I work pro bone-o.

BREAKING: area Greyhound falsely accused of trying to eat bumblebees is placed under house arrest; demands a tribunal to dispute the charges

Seeing a lot of hostility towards indie journalists who'd long heard rumors of Salwell's abuses but didn't report on them, & I'm sorry, but that's not how journalism works. This isn't sitting on a story for a book. You can't report w/o sources. You can't out victims who aren't ready to go on record.

Welcome home, Artemis II crew! Good to see y'all safely out of Integrity (Wait that sounds wrong; I'm sure you still have plenty of integrity)

Games like darts, billiards, bowling and chess completely give away what's going on. The ONLY reason to segregate these sports by sex in the first place is because men cannot emotionally handle losing to women. The ONLY reason to lock out trans people is bigotry.

me: wtf there's no killer whale emoji me: they have two different whale emoji 🐋🐳 but no orca K: well just give the normal whale emoji a weapon me: 🔫🐋 K: see?

Thread. Reminds me of the time I was unintentionally but unapologetically obnoxious at a writing workshop where my feedback to one person was that his protag was way too over-the-top racist, and of course I get that this is just the first three chapters and he's setting up a redemption arc >

Happy Confederate Surrender Day from Minnesota where we still have your goddamn flag and we’re not giving it up. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_Vi...