Stealing from Wizards Volume 4 is out November 4th. YA wizard school fantasy. Whimsy, friendship, magic, dragons, and crime. Preorder now from Kindle: www.amazon.com/Stealing-Wiz... or Kobo. www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

I love running into folks from the LoadingReadyRun community visiting Victoria because we make it look like a nice place to visit. Ran into folks at Waffles this morning, and at the bookstore a few days ago.

It turns out I needed another @scarlettohairdye.bsky.social burlesque show! It was so good, and inclusive and nerdy and sexy. As it should be. <3 But now my voice is dead. I need to remember to do vocal warmups before the December 6th show, or I'll finish the year mute.

Canadians, write your MP. Tell them you want the H-1B cap raised to 50k or 100k.

I'm probably a blip waaaay at the back of this picture. That or was passing by John as he was posting it, since his introduction was getting going when I arrived at the last second.

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I still can't believe I get to announce this, but @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social is joining NERDLESQUE RISES! for a live on-stage interview on Sep 20!!! Come on out for an evening of nerdy burlesque and policy questions about weird, sexy art! #Babes4Katie www.ticketleap.events/tickets/the-...

“A new experimental Go API for JSON” by Joe Tsai, Daniel Martí, Johan Brandhorst-Satzkorn, Roger Peppe, Chris Hines, and Damien Neil — https://go.dev/blog/jsonv2-exp #golang

FYI, fellow Washingtonians! The Department of Health has issued a standing order to let people get Covid vaccines without a doctor's prescription! The order itself functions as a prescription, and if a pharmacy denies you a booster, there's a complaint line to report it! doh.wa.gov/sites/defaul...

HEADS UP! The SR 99 tunnel in Seattle will close overnight Friday for maintenance. 10 pm Fri, Sept. 5-6 am Sat, Sept. 6 Lanes will begin closing at 8:30 pm Plan ahead and seek alternate routes! CC: @seattledot.bsky.social More details here: content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAD...

Relatable. Also, Arson is coming our Nov 4.... PLEASE ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ₚₗₑₐₛₑ...

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

Thank you for making #GopherCon 2025 truly unforgettable! Gophers, YOU are the heart of this amazing community. #GophersUnite #golang

It has been at least five and a half years since I last held a stack of burlesque posters in my hot little hands, and damn, does it feel good! #Seattle, come join our incredible cast on September 20th at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center for NERDLESQUE RISES! www.ticketleap.events/tickets/the-...

Heading home from #GopherCon 2025 in NYC. As usual, many people asked how to get one of the amazing Go gopher Hawaiian shirts by Renee French. I've posted the details at github.com/rsc/gophersh.... (I know one person who has made pajama pants with the pattern. Socks might be nice too.) Enjoy!

I decided that one my pre-flight activities would be hobnobbing with the famous people! What do you mean they're made of wax!?

I made good choices tonight. This cheesecake is thick and dense.

I took these yesterday, but it's important to submit to the will of the Gopherbots when at #GopherCon. Isn't that right @deadprogram.com ?

proposal: simd: architecture-specific SIMD intrinsics under a GOEXPERIMENT #golang github.com/golang/go/is...

First up for the conference is @cameronb.bsky.social ! Go's Next Frontier

After good day of GopherCon'ing im once again visiting Broadway, this time for Operation Mincemeat.

I don't visit NYC very often, but when I do, I see a show or two. Often last minute. Tonight's is SIX

Onwards to NYC! SEA => EWR #GopherConOrBust #GophersTakeManhattan

I finished the other two Stealing from Wizards books and they were also excellent! I pre-order'd the 4th one, too. It would make an excellent cartoon mini series i think.

Languidly spending the hot afternoon floating in a river, enjoying gin cocktails, and getting started with @scarlettgauthor.bsky.social's new book!

My Neighbor Demon-Tiger

Releasing a book feels great, yeah, but you know what feels even better? Getting to cross off the "Release a book" box on your to-do list!

Apparently this is how I'm moving through the world today.

Tailscale can do many things, but it can't quite reach down to the layer where Wake-on-LAN packets live. But Tailscale, UpSnap, and an always-on system, like a Raspberry Pi, can join forces to become a never-sleeping wake-up clerk. tailscale.com/blog/wake-on...

Just because i can work from home doesn't mean i want to work from home, especially when said home is currently home to a half dozen industrial fans and heaters and dehydrators to mitigate water damage. That shit is loud, and I'm expected to be home without advanced notice? Nope.

I watched KPop Demon hunters again over the weekend and now this morning, unbidden or triggered by anything obvious, my brain: "🎵you're my soda pop, my little soda pop!🎶"

Wearily pointing at the sign once again that says you gotta defend porn because these fuckheads see every queer person as inherently pornographic and they always have and they always will. You have to defend it even if you don't personally engage with it because otherwise this happens. ⬇️

Was having one of those evenings of self doubt and a lovely human posted this comment on my audiobook on Spotify. Thanks Kenjaka. I needed that. #booksky #writersky

I just finished Stealing from Wizards: Volume 1: Pickpocketing by @stealingfromwizards.com , and would recommend it over that other wizarding series. Beautiful wonder-filled world building; thrilling chases, a sensible approach to both magic and its interactions with the Blandlands. Charming!

I just finished Stealing from Wizards: Volume 1: Pickpocketing by @stealingfromwizards.com , and would recommend it over that other wizarding series. Beautiful wonder-filled world building; thrilling chases, a sensible approach to both magic and its interactions with the Blandlands. Charming!

STOP DOING AI YEARS OF MARKETING yet NO REAL-WORLD USE FOUND Want to chat with a PDF? We had a tool for that: It was called "EMAILING THE AUTHORS" "Let’s shove this feature at users. Let’s do this EVERYWHERE" - Statements dreamed up by the utterly Deranged They have played us for absolute fools

science fiction ᵇᵃᶜᵏᶜᵒᵛᵉʳ⬇️

I'm not a GenAI expert, but it seems to me that the Attention mechanism leads to the problem of thinking about Pink Elephants when told explicitly not to think about Pink Elephants.

Tonight I did my duty in spreading word of the North American House Hippo.

HEY SEATTLE! Scarlett O'Hairdye here, doing my Civic Booty to remind you to VOTE IN THE PRIMARY ELECTIONS BY AUG 5TH, and to join me in voting @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social for mayor! Do you like weird sexy art? Katie Wilson wants to make this city AFFORDABLE for weird sexy artists like me! 🧵 1/3

oh shit! I started rebasing and now I have 1000000 conflicts to fix! permalink: wizardzines.com/comics/oh-sh... from our zine "Oh shit, git!": wizardzines.com/zines/oh-shi...

With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.

Writer's Corner: give your tall romantic lead realistic weaknesses to show his humanity and vulnerability... Advice from a real tall guy... 🧵 #writersky

About to perceive a Quangle Quest!

Superman is unapologetically enthusiastic about comic books and I had a great time watching it! I hope they make more of them like this.

Is it normal to grow fox ears when you go to a Renn Faire? They also handed me this mead.

Locutus usability tip: There will be no more user interface problems after you become the machine.

*slams the preorder button SO FAST* 🎉🔪📖🔪📖🔪📖🔪📖🎉

Once again, i find myself camping, and will soon find myself in a river.