Just finished the latest October Daye novel from @seananmcguire.bsky.social , entitled “Silver & Lead.” As expected a wonderful outing, even if there were some events in the back half that made me wondering I was going to have to riot. Here’s hoping I get to see Toby and crew again soon…

I have finally finished reading @charliejane.bsky.social ‘s most recent novel, “Lessons in Magic & Disaster,” and I have to say: I think this is her best book yet. It is grounded, completely personal, and wonderfully whimsical. Worth your time.

Whatever you do, please don’t stop reading. Read for joy. Read for education. Read for resistance. Read banned books. Read books by marginalized authors. Read about experiences that differ from your own. Just. Keep. Reading.

@repkimschrier.bsky.social Never misses an opportunity to disappoint. For someone who was voted into office in 2018 on the back of Indivisible as an anti-Trump candidate, she sure seems dedicated to giving the republicans and their dear leader *whatever they want.*

@eileengunn.bsky.social I hate to break it to you, but @scalzi.com is at it again!

Today, I got to work and had the "joy" of a coworker asking me to check his figures on something. The query he used to get his raw data came from ChatGPT and he didn't know how it worked, so he needed someone who actually knows SQL to figure it out. So I had to rework the entire problem.

"this silksong boss is so hard" and a pic is posted and this is the boss i see

Bucket was caught licking his chops today, and the picture came out better than I could imagine.

There is no ethical, legal, or moral difference between a missile strike on a civilian boat in international waters and a missile strike on a civilian vehicle on I-95.

I am watching the Thunderbolts movie. I am reminded that the original shooting title for The Avengers was “Group Hug.”

I've been binging Star Trek: Voyager in the evenings, and last night just finished episode 2.16: "Meld." I'm entirely amused by the solution to the episode. Vulcan Tech Support: "have you tried turning them off, and then on again?" Remember kids, reboot your Vulcan after a bad mind-meld!

There’s a clip going around of a 10-year old, talking about his experiences and his injured friend, taken after the shooting this morning. The majority reaction on that post is to chastise MSNBC for interviewing a child. It’s true, a kid can’t give good consent for filming. It’s also true that..

@charliejane.bsky.social and @asterolsen.bsky.social at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park tonight, reading from and talking “Lessons in Magic & Disaster.”

That moment where you notice Tony Shaloub in Addams Family Values.

@andypeloquinauthor.bsky.social I bought a book directly from you at WorldCon. Imagine my surprise when I received an unsolicited email. I respect that you've gotta hustle and sell books to people who buy them, but you should re-think pulling an email out of the buy order and sending a newsletter.

Okay, done with worldcon and home. I will now collapse into a puddle for the next two hours, then it’s on to the next thing. Gotta work tomorrow and life resumes.

Just @scalzi.com pretending to be @eileengunn.bsky.social ….

Chartruce Day

Lego enthusiast: we don’t WANT to think outside the blocks!

In video games, I have been able to afford multiple houses. In video games, health care can be found by breaking boxes. In video games, I can save money without inflation being an issue. In video games, people with ! over the head just hand our jobs after a brief interview process.

Where's my Breakfast? - Daniel Arthur Oil on Panel

We are discussing age verification to access the internet. If you don't want your child to access specific content on the internet, the solution is to parent your child, not to have the state forcibly remove the security, civil liberties, anonymity, and privacy of every adult using the internet.

I draw hands twice as fucked up as AI, and using only half the water

You know what emergent tech of the last decade actually works well, and was adopted by millions? 3D printing. It’s great! So many applications. But also nobody is sneering at you for not having or utilizing 3D printing. Nobody is trying to sneak a 3D printer into your garage without your consent

I am very tired of all the bullshit around AI. Watching people dunk on ChatGPT and all its misbegotten brethren is just so meaningless. It’s shit. Even when it’s factually correct, it’s shit, because it just means someone wrote it down somewhere. So tired.

Oh, we're doing it as 10 authors now? OK! 1. Diane Duane 2. Seanan McGuire 3. M. R. Carey 4. Carl Hiaasen 5. Naomi Novik 6. Sir Terry Pratchett 7. Jim Butcher 8. Elizabeth Moon 9. Lois Mcmaster Bujold 10. Jack McDevitt

If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who, or Transformers.

My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books

Rep Schrier's "fighting" looks an awful lot like she's lying about her record at this point. Right now, she's just expressing Collins-style "concern" about the problems. If I wanted a republican in this office, I would have voted for one.

I cannot emphasize this enough that for YEARS: -trans women played various women’s sports. -trans kids got medical assistance as they and their parents needed. -trans folk could get accurate documents. -trans folk used the bathrooms that felt appropriate. AND NOTHING BAD HAPPENED.

This is, in fact, hilarious.

Team building exercise

This weekend I was lucky enough to get to do not one, but TWO #MTGxFinalFantasy prerelease events! I chose my Sea Serpent playmat for the events, as it's a reasonable stand-in for the Leviathan summon / Eikon. So.. I'm gonna post both of my play decks! they weren't **Fabulous** but.... #MTG

Magic: The Gathering - Pride Legends Thread Some notes before I get started: I'm including characters that are both confirmed and heavily implied, but I will note the difference. This is not an exhaustive list, and your headcanon for your fav is not countered by this thread.

Holy shit. This is a thread and a half of a story, but it is worth your time.

They used to make commercials about this

With the name @djangowexler.bsky.social ‘s latest novel possesses, I can think of no more amusing a dedication. Well played

Well.. well.... well.... Is anyone shocked... ANYONE at all.... shocked... that the lying plagiarism machine again made things up? Lie down with the dogs, get fleas, etc. etc. www.404media.co/chicago-sun-...

While I'm on the general subject of "AI," let me just say that it's a real dickheaded maneuver to tell an actual artist that their work "looks like AI." Their work doesn't look like "AI" because they're aping what "AI" does; it looks like "AI" because the "AI" company fucking stole from them.

While dealing with a long wait, nothing could be better than getting to start the new @carlhiaasen.com book. Just a few chapters in and I can already tell that Fever Beach is going to deliver the Floridian insanity in the way that only Carl Hiaasen can…

Discworld 34 - Thud! That's not my cow! @rhi.bsky.social @discworldofficial.bsky.social #Discworld

"books and movies are always like 'ohh, boo hoo, there's a hole inside me that nothing can fill' and it's like, wow, is there no minecraft in your world??" --my 8yo

Today's bookstore acquisitions: New Releases from @emilytesh.net and @theauthorguy.bsky.social! I'm quite looking forward to both of these. Tesh's is a magical school.. from a grownup perspective, and I need that right now. And Moore never fails to make me giggle in delight, so... yay!

Being wrong about most things isn’t the end of the world; admit when you’re wrong, learn a lesson from it and you’ll be happier.