I really wish corporations/society were more understanding that you cannot make someone into a "morning person". "We want you here first thing in the morning!" No, you don't. I'll be grumpy, mean, slow, and disinterested in the aesthetics you want me to reinforce. I'm a programmer, not a […]

Gute Nacht, Freunde. Working my way through the audiobook of A Wolf's Hacker, and I got really caught up in it. It's a good story, even if I say so myself. In other news, the Goblins are about to head to all the stores, will give you a Books2Read link when it's all done, probably on Friday […]

It's Wednesday. And that means a new chapter for the Twin Worlds, I just put it up. Here you go: https://archiveofourown.org/works/57662785/chapters/185587821 We're getting closer to the end, and the moment when I'll have to take it all down. So make sure you read it now! @paulk […]

Ich hab’s vorausgesagt! Jetzt versuchen sie es mit der gleichen Masche gegen #emmenegger. Der angebliche „Plagiatsjäger“ „findet“ wie bestellt plötzlich angeblich wieder Dinge bei der nächsten SPD-Richterkandidatin. Wie durchschaubar! 😂

It is this that I feel so strongly in rereading the words written in the past. And yet I know that, all in all, man changes but little, even though prevailing notions make him appear in a very different light at different times, and even though current trends like the present bring him […]

The pseudo-success of political adventurers has dazzled the rest of the world; it becomes apparent everywhere that this generation lacks the strength and force which enabled previous generations to win, in painful struggle and at great sacrifice, the political and individual freedom of man […]

those that still remain outwardly intact—which prevented any vigorous counterattack. Things grew even worse than a pessimist of the deepest dye would have dared prophesy. In Europe to the east of the Rhine free exercise of the intellect exists no longer, the population is terrorized by gangsters […]

"Then [came] the formation of Fascist states, attended by a series of broken pacts and undisguised acts of violence against humanity and against weaker nations. The system of collective security collapsed like a house of cards—a collapse the consequences of which cannot be measured even today […]

#grimmeonlineaward fürs #fediverse? Falls ihr's noch nicht mitbekommen habt: #mastodon ist für einen Grimme Award nominiert. Stellvertretend für das *gesamte* Fediverse. Und mit wunderbarer Begründung. ❤️ Wenn Mastodon bzw. *wir alle* diesen Preis gewinnen, gibt's mit Sicherheit mehr […]

#phantastikprompts 24.09.2025: Bringst du in deinen Geschichten/Büchern auch andere Kunstformen in irgendeiner Weise unter, z.B. Musik, Tanz, Kunst … ? Nicht oft, aber ich habe in den Twin Worlds eine wirklich schöne Szene wo Musik eine Rolle spielt - und wo sich Krighen zum allerersten Mal ein […]

#scribesandmakers 24/9: What has been your biggest frustration with your creative work this month? I cannot for the life of me get into Moon's head. She is just refusing to talk to me. It has happened before. It will happen again. For now, I can only wait her out. Moon Rises, Pillars of the […]

It is WILD that we now live in a time where my job as an astrophysics professor has gone from "learn cool things about space" to "try to get someone to hold billionaires accountable for dropping shit on us from orbit"

“This man is stark, raving mad. Do Americans not see how embarrassing this is?” — A senior foreign diplomat, texting a Washington Post columnist after President Trump’s speech at the United Nations.

I’m watching Kimmel’s monologue. It is important. Yes, it is commercial television, mainstream, and in some ways tepid. Yet at the same time it is important. Kimmel is speaking, from the center, about civil rights and liberty in a constitutional democracy. We all face the threat of Republican […]

Gute Nacht, Freunde! Spent most of the day proofing the audiobook of A Wolf's Christmas. Ditched a few lines of German and wrote a little summery instead, since I couldn't make the system say the words correctly. Anyway, it's up now, in the final version, in the Google Play Store. Also […]

Gute Nacht, Valheim. Didn't play much, but Hammer Twink ran around in the Ashlands some more. All decked out in Flametal armor now (not all of it lvl 3 yet, but getting there). Died once because I misjudged a Morgen. It happens. But yeah, the Ashlands are […] [Original post on writing.exchange]

i have to say, as a trans journalist who has covered the "trans debate" for about a decade now, there is no daylight between how the trump administration and conservatives lie about tylenol and autism and how they've lied about youth trans care.

Umfragerekorde, absolute Mehrheit in Sachsen-Anhalt in Aussicht – die AfD scheint unaufhaltsam. Doch das ist ein medialer Mythos. Unser Deep Dive als Video: https://youtu.be/CicXQejYiPA

Die AfD verliert gerade eine Wahl nach der anderen, am Sonntag allein 5 in Brandenburg. Das geht medial aber etwas unter, auch in den Wochen zuvor: Niederlage nach Niederlage. Warum wir mehr darüber sprechen müssen […]

Alles Antifa, oder was? #usa #trump #antifa #cartoon #karikatur

#antifa forever! Weil Antifaschismus Bürger:innenpflicht ist. https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/trump-antifa-terrororganisation-102.html

#scribesandmakers 9/23: Shameless someone-else-promotion day. Let's boost away. @paulk : Wry humor, adventure fantasy and SF, dozens of books to choose from, several free, too. @QuokkaMocha : Three books, horror, fantasy, SF, all with wry humor, amazing language and more references that you'd […]

Der Herbst hat Begonnen, der Oktober steht vor der Tür und einige warten ja schon mit Spannung auf die #PhantastikpromptsOktober Hier sind sie zuerst einmal in Bildform, da nicht alles in den Alttext passt werde ich die Fragen als Antworten hier dranhängen […] [Original post on literatur.social]

#writerscoffeeclub 23/9: How ‘self-reliant’ are you as a writer? I do as much as possible myself. I buy covers (less so now that I get better with Canva), I pay for BookFunnel to build newsletters and send out ebooks, I pay ScribeCount for data compilation of my sales. I use Email Octopus for […]

I genuinely don't have a beef with rich people. You should be able, by your hard work, to provide for yourself and your children. But the number matters. When wealth provides for generations of idleness, when wealth corrupts our government, when children go to bed hungry while filth like, oh […]

#phantastikprompts 22.9. Es ist Herbstanfang. Zeige uns eine herbstliche Szene aus deinem Buch. Als Dietrun die geflochtene Weidenmatte vom Höhleneingang schob und hinauskroch, schlug sie fröstelnd die Arme um ihren mageren Körper. Die Nächte wurden merklich kühler, der Wald war mit zarten […]

#phantastikprompts 23.9. Wenn dich die Nachwelt nur für ein einziges Werk in Erinnerung behalten sollte, welches sollte es sein (wenn du darauf Einfluss hättest)? Meine Winds & Pillars. Das ist die Welt, die mir besonders am Herzen liegt, dieser Widerstand gegen ein übles Regime, erzählt in […]

#phantastikprompts 23.09. Wenn dich die Nachwelt nur für ein einziges Werk in Erinnerung behalten sollte, welches sollte das sein? (Wenn du Einfluß darauf hättest) Das ist schwer zu sagen, aber ich denke mal für dieses Bild

... what he said.

Gute Nacht, Valheim. Didn't have much time to play, but Hammer Twink worked on her back yard, making room for those ridiculously big stone portals. I kinda wish we had more decorative articles, but it is what it is. Maybe I'm just not creative enough. Oh […] [Original post on writing.exchange]

Gute Nacht, Freunde. No writing. Reading wolf shifters for research. I won't ever like the alpha designations, but I can admire how well the stories are woven into each other. It is something I aim to do with my Wolves, as well. I'm working on setting up another auto-narrated audiobook on […]

#MarkethingMonday You probably remember that I have a new book out, an adventure where my heroes romp through an RPG world to save a little goblin's home. Well, today you can meet her, as seen through Orren's eyes. For now, the book is up in my store […] [Original post on writing.exchange]

Seminar „Mobilität von Kindern und Jugendlichen: Schulisches Mobilitätsmanagement“ Vertiefungs-Seminar zum Kommunalen Mobilitätsmanagement Derzeit sind noch 5 Pltze frei. Ich kenne nicht alle Referent*innen, aber das Line Up scheint mir doch sehr kompetent. Datum: 25.11.2025 ( 09:00 – 17:30 […]

y'all were like "aaa german hsr bad" yet their trains are now supersonic

Mit Otter-Avatar, Schwarzer Sonne und AfD-Parteibuch: Hinter dem Hetzaccount „(Real)Wuppi“ steckt AfD-Mitglied Patrick Kolek, der rechtsextreme Kampagnen orchestriert. https://www.volksverpetzer.de/aktuelles/wuppi-afd-funktionaer/?utm_source=mstdn

#phantastikprompts 22.09. Herbstanfang Zeige uns eine herbstliche Szene aus deinem Buch, Falls es keine gibt, - was verbindest du mit dem Herbst? Ich glaub ich habe keine Explizite Herbstszene bis jetzt. Öfter mal graues stürmisches Wetter, aber ich lasse die Zeitliche einordnung in der Regel […]

#scribesandmakers 9/22. Do you feel you have a good eye for composing photos? I believe I do, even though I mostly exercise that eye for taking screenshots in Valheim these days. (And possibly making covers.) Have a glimpse of Valheim, with one of my favorite screenshots.

The #fediverse has a problem with global #representation. This is not news. But as a further anecdotal data point, I recently came across the "African Studies" #starterpack - and I cannot help but notice that all the people on it with profile pictures have a rather low melanin count. Mind you […]

Biometrische Tests mit Polizei-Echtdaten: IT-Sicherheitsexperte verklagt das BKA Ein vom CCC unterstützter Hacker hat Klage gegen das BKA erhoben. Er moniert, die Behörde habe Gesichtsbilder von ihm für biometrische Tests verarbeitet […]

South Korea president makes it clear that American trade extortion could trigger a financial meltdown in his country. Occam's Razor suggests Trump and his billionaire backers want a global collapse. Wipe out 90% of people's assets, go bargain hunting -- and own it all […]

Gute Nacht, Freunde. Read a comfort book today, will continue with the research reading tomorrow. No words, but that's okay. It's Sunday. (Also, no characters are talking to me, so there.) Tomorrow is a new day. #writingcommunity

Gute Nacht, Freunde. Hammer Twink is making shocking progress in the Ashlands. Amazing what you can do if you don't have to fight your way through dozens of mobs every step. And yes, she has killed Morgens and Voltures and some Charred Ones. Still has to […] [Original post on writing.exchange]

#writerscoffeeclub 9/21 Write a bit in praise of yourself, as if anonymously. She is kind, and it shows in her stories. #writingcommunity

Took a walk round Brandon Marshes in Warwickshire UK Loads of geese and ducks, but not a lot else. Of course there were Egrets and Herons. Here is a Grey Heron making itself look mighty whilst it was chasing a Little Egret round a small island in the middle of […] [Original post on ohai.social]

The old web was decentralized: - Newsgroups - Personal Websites - Bulletin board - Email as a service, not a platform - Internet relay chat (IRC) - Early blogs Then corporations arrived with money and lock-in, turning the internet into centralized ad farms (Meta, X, TikTok). Users became […]

#pennedpossibilities 790 — Do you think about your audience or write primarily for yourself? It's a mix of both. Yes, I write the stories mostly for myself, but I started the Wolves with an audience in mind. Haven't quite hit the target (they are lacking the spice common to shifter romance) […]

Die Juristin und Autorin Sandra Navidi erläutert im Gespräch mit Anja Reinhardt, warum und wie im Detail es schlecht um die Demokratie in den USA bestellt ist. Hörenswert! https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/juristin-sandra-navidi-ueber-die-zerstoerung-der-us-demokratie-durch-donald-trump-100.html