@origamislayer.bsky.social
Reposted
thinking about the carpathia again late at night on the 113th anniversary of the titanic going down
www.tumblr.com/wonn-sann/78...
www.tumblr.com/wonn-sann/78...
Reblog by @wonn-sann · 8 images
💬 323 🔁 149486 ❤️ 127323 · Please make a post about the story of the RMS Carpathia, because it's something that's almost beyond belief and more people should know about it.
Carpathia received Ti…
www.tumblr.com
April 15, 2025 at 5:26 AM
thinking about the carpathia again late at night on the 113th anniversary of the titanic going down
www.tumblr.com/wonn-sann/78...
www.tumblr.com/wonn-sann/78...
Reposted
In 18 years, the best day (by far) we've had for new subscriptions was triggered by a reader who posted two sentences and a link on Reddit. Never underestimate word-of-mouth. Thank you to everyone that has done that for us over the years. It all adds up and continues to make a difference.
March 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
In 18 years, the best day (by far) we've had for new subscriptions was triggered by a reader who posted two sentences and a link on Reddit. Never underestimate word-of-mouth. Thank you to everyone that has done that for us over the years. It all adds up and continues to make a difference.
Reposted
Interesting study suggests that retinal changes might be a sign of Alzheimer's, which could lead to earlier diagnoses.
medicine.iu.edu/news/2025/02...
medicine.iu.edu/news/2025/02...
Researchers identify potential link between retinal changes, Alzheimer’s disease
A team of scientists at the Indiana University School of Medicine has identified that an eye condition affecting the retina, the light-sensing tissue in the back of the eye, may serve as an early indi...
medicine.iu.edu
February 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Interesting study suggests that retinal changes might be a sign of Alzheimer's, which could lead to earlier diagnoses.
medicine.iu.edu/news/2025/02...
medicine.iu.edu/news/2025/02...
Reposted
Trump’s Airplane Crash
“Trump’s Airplane Crash”
so easy, so true
so easy, so true
January 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Trump’s Airplane Crash
Reposted
Fun fact: if you're buying from a creator on etsy, you can reduce their etsy selling fees from 6.5% to 2.5% by ordering via 'shopname.etsy.com' instead of 'etsy.com/shopname' or searching from the main site. It costs you the same but the creator makes more
January 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Fun fact: if you're buying from a creator on etsy, you can reduce their etsy selling fees from 6.5% to 2.5% by ordering via 'shopname.etsy.com' instead of 'etsy.com/shopname' or searching from the main site. It costs you the same but the creator makes more
Reposted
They're also one of the reasons our tax code continues to be a mess and hard for regular people to navigate! They want you to be unable to do it easily yourself.
Now that it is tax season I remind everyone:
DO NOT USE TURBOTAX.
THEY WERE REMOVED FROM THE IRS FREE FILE SYSTEM AND ARE NOT BOUND TO THOSE RULES.
Instead, if you make $84k or less a year, use any of the IRS Free File options found here: www.irs.gov/filing/irs-f...
DO NOT USE TURBOTAX.
THEY WERE REMOVED FROM THE IRS FREE FILE SYSTEM AND ARE NOT BOUND TO THOSE RULES.
Instead, if you make $84k or less a year, use any of the IRS Free File options found here: www.irs.gov/filing/irs-f...
IRS Free File: Do your taxes for free | Internal Revenue Service
Prepare and file your federal income tax return online for free. File at an IRS partner site with the IRS Free File Program or use Free File Fillable Forms. It's safe, easy and no cost to you.
www.irs.gov
January 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
They're also one of the reasons our tax code continues to be a mess and hard for regular people to navigate! They want you to be unable to do it easily yourself.
Reposted
Reposted
Excellent obituary of Karen Wynn Fonstad, the superlative cartographer of Middle-earth, Pern, D&D, Narnia, etc. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/o...
Overlooked No More: Karen Wynn Fonstad, Who Mapped Tolkien’s Middle-earth (Gift Article)
She was a novice cartographer who landed a dream assignment: to create an atlas of the setting of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.”
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Excellent obituary of Karen Wynn Fonstad, the superlative cartographer of Middle-earth, Pern, D&D, Narnia, etc. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/o...
Reposted
"[Neil Gaiman] has felt entitled to take what he wants from a woman, without her permission, and without any acknowledgment of her contributions."
On the influence of Tanith Lee's TALES FROM THE FLAT EARTH on THE SANDMAN:
On the influence of Tanith Lee's TALES FROM THE FLAT EARTH on THE SANDMAN:
This, by Matthew Boroson, is pretty convincing. I knew exactly none of it before reading the original post on Facebook.
January 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"[Neil Gaiman] has felt entitled to take what he wants from a woman, without her permission, and without any acknowledgment of her contributions."
On the influence of Tanith Lee's TALES FROM THE FLAT EARTH on THE SANDMAN:
On the influence of Tanith Lee's TALES FROM THE FLAT EARTH on THE SANDMAN:
Reposted
Said so much better by @amywestervelt.bsky.social who knows far more about climate than I (or most people) do [full piece: www.bbc.com/future/artic...
January 9, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Said so much better by @amywestervelt.bsky.social who knows far more about climate than I (or most people) do [full piece: www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Reposted
Terry Pratchett's "Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socio-economic unfairness". The best quote I've ever read about why being poor can be so expensive.
January 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Terry Pratchett's "Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socio-economic unfairness". The best quote I've ever read about why being poor can be so expensive.
Reposted
New Year's Resolution: Block any "AI" accounts anywhere, you don't even have to feel bad about it, it's not like there is someone on the other end
January 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
New Year's Resolution: Block any "AI" accounts anywhere, you don't even have to feel bad about it, it's not like there is someone on the other end
Reposted
Seen a few folks astonished by my lack of support for ChatGPT and similar. Because AI, right?
Yeah, no. What we have right now is glorified autocorrect. Glorified autocorrect that takes the energy of an entire city to do what it does, plus half of Lake Erie to cool down while it's doing it.
Yeah, no. What we have right now is glorified autocorrect. Glorified autocorrect that takes the energy of an entire city to do what it does, plus half of Lake Erie to cool down while it's doing it.
December 27, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Seen a few folks astonished by my lack of support for ChatGPT and similar. Because AI, right?
Yeah, no. What we have right now is glorified autocorrect. Glorified autocorrect that takes the energy of an entire city to do what it does, plus half of Lake Erie to cool down while it's doing it.
Yeah, no. What we have right now is glorified autocorrect. Glorified autocorrect that takes the energy of an entire city to do what it does, plus half of Lake Erie to cool down while it's doing it.
At the Kennedy Center to see John Oliver
December 27, 2024 at 11:56 PM
At the Kennedy Center to see John Oliver
Reposted
Anytime I do some subscription marketing, I feel like I should apologize. Thing is, if we don't market, we don't survive. I'd like to keep doing this job, even with all the "AI" nonsense we deal with. So...
Give the gift of short fiction this holiday season.
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
Give the gift of short fiction this holiday season.
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
December 18, 2024 at 12:21 AM
Anytime I do some subscription marketing, I feel like I should apologize. Thing is, if we don't market, we don't survive. I'd like to keep doing this job, even with all the "AI" nonsense we deal with. So...
Give the gift of short fiction this holiday season.
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
Give the gift of short fiction this holiday season.
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
Reposted
Oh, I have this book in my personal library, and also was fortunate to know Ford, all too briefly. He was a treasure.
I have a fondness for the author John M. Ford who, in addition to a lot of of eccentric sci-fi and poetry in the 70s, wrote two 1980s Star Trek novels...one of which was an honest-to-God musical comedy called "How Much for Just the Planet?"
December 15, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Oh, I have this book in my personal library, and also was fortunate to know Ford, all too briefly. He was a treasure.
Reposted
Worth noting, as far as I can tell, this only applies to personal accounts located in the US. If you're in any country that has to comply with GDPR, you shouldn't have anything to worry about.
turns out regulations are a good thing actually
turns out regulations are a good thing actually
In 2025 (less than 30 days away), PayPal will start selling your transaction history for targeted advertising.
I very highly recommend logging into your account and going to Settings > Data & Privacy > Personalized Shopping.
If you're reading this, turn that off RIGHT NOW before you forget.
I very highly recommend logging into your account and going to Settings > Data & Privacy > Personalized Shopping.
If you're reading this, turn that off RIGHT NOW before you forget.
December 6, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Worth noting, as far as I can tell, this only applies to personal accounts located in the US. If you're in any country that has to comply with GDPR, you shouldn't have anything to worry about.
turns out regulations are a good thing actually
turns out regulations are a good thing actually
Reposted
Let's make this clear: My mom's test results for nearly two years indicated possible cancer, but neither she nor her doctors knew this because of a private agreement between her insurer and pathologists to occasionally lie about abnormal or ambiguous test results and falsely report them as normal.
December 8, 2024 at 1:45 AM
Let's make this clear: My mom's test results for nearly two years indicated possible cancer, but neither she nor her doctors knew this because of a private agreement between her insurer and pathologists to occasionally lie about abnormal or ambiguous test results and falsely report them as normal.
Reposted
My Spotify Wrap-up: Nothing. Because I won't use Spotify until they start paying the artists they profit off of.
December 4, 2024 at 3:50 PM
My Spotify Wrap-up: Nothing. Because I won't use Spotify until they start paying the artists they profit off of.
Reposted
Terry Pratchett was a wise and gifted writer!
December 3, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Terry Pratchett was a wise and gifted writer!
Reposted
Seems like people wanna talk about all the locked-up stuff at chain pharmacies and big box stores today. Here’s a gift link to a feature I published a few months ago about why retailers started putting so much stuff behind plexiglass and how badly it’s backfired. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Retailers Locked Up Their Products—and Broke Shopping in America
CVS, Target and other chains have barricaded everything from toiletries to cleaning supplies. It’s backfired in almost every way.
www.bloomberg.com
December 1, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Seems like people wanna talk about all the locked-up stuff at chain pharmacies and big box stores today. Here’s a gift link to a feature I published a few months ago about why retailers started putting so much stuff behind plexiglass and how badly it’s backfired. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...