R. Burh Vitae
@wtdore.bsky.social
synthesist.
recovering poster.
recovering poster.
set my my bike trainer for the (off)season, I'm only a little behind the zeitgeist with THE LOWDOWN
#trainertime
#trainertime
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
set my my bike trainer for the (off)season, I'm only a little behind the zeitgeist with THE LOWDOWN
#trainertime
#trainertime
The Dark Ages (535-546)
Redefining the dark age as the entire period between when humans first started doing agriculture and the invention of the steam engine
November 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The Dark Ages (535-546)
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you have no idea how much the conflation of capitalism with feudalism drives me insane (embrace ellen meiksins wood thought)
November 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
you have no idea how much the conflation of capitalism with feudalism drives me insane (embrace ellen meiksins wood thought)
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This is the way. There are a couple of “recovery sandals” out there— Hoka’s got good ones, Oofos are another— and for like $50-70 you can have a ~sublime~ foot experience.
I bought a pair of not actually that expensive Hoka Ora recovery slides as house slippers because merely trying them on put a smile on my face.
November 12, 2025 at 5:54 AM
This is the way. There are a couple of “recovery sandals” out there— Hoka’s got good ones, Oofos are another— and for like $50-70 you can have a ~sublime~ foot experience.
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Not a book but a series. I used to devour these mini illustrated classics in elementary school. They turned me into a lifelong reader.
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Not a book but a series. I used to devour these mini illustrated classics in elementary school. They turned me into a lifelong reader.
THE NAME OF THE ROSE.
Loved the philosophy, the wordplay, the mystery, the historical adjacent setting, the allusions and illusions.
Loved the philosophy, the wordplay, the mystery, the historical adjacent setting, the allusions and illusions.
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 4:41 AM
THE NAME OF THE ROSE.
Loved the philosophy, the wordplay, the mystery, the historical adjacent setting, the allusions and illusions.
Loved the philosophy, the wordplay, the mystery, the historical adjacent setting, the allusions and illusions.
today is Armistice Day.
"the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month"
Peace is always possible.
"the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month"
Peace is always possible.
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
today is Armistice Day.
"the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month"
Peace is always possible.
"the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month"
Peace is always possible.
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I'm performatively liminal, which means I'm standing on a cliff going "OOOOH MAYBE I'LL JUMP, MAYBE I'M A REPRESENTATION OF CROSSING A THRESHOLD THAT CANNOT BE UNCROSSED, OOOOOOH"
Has “performative” become the new “liminal” in that it’s a term that is very useful but its misuse on social media is rendering it difficult to use
November 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I'm performatively liminal, which means I'm standing on a cliff going "OOOOH MAYBE I'LL JUMP, MAYBE I'M A REPRESENTATION OF CROSSING A THRESHOLD THAT CANNOT BE UNCROSSED, OOOOOOH"
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wow there really are a lot of gambling ads during the game
November 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
wow there really are a lot of gambling ads during the game
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It's true, I'll do anything to avoid pickleball
November 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM
It's true, I'll do anything to avoid pickleball
I'm getting my list jars of mayonnaise for not-Christmas
A Soviet New Year, With Mayonnaise | Anastasia Edel | The New York Review of Books www.nybooks.com/online/2017/...
A Soviet New Year, With Mayonnaise | Anastasia Edel | The New York Review of Books www.nybooks.com/online/2017/...
November 8, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I'm getting my list jars of mayonnaise for not-Christmas
A Soviet New Year, With Mayonnaise | Anastasia Edel | The New York Review of Books www.nybooks.com/online/2017/...
A Soviet New Year, With Mayonnaise | Anastasia Edel | The New York Review of Books www.nybooks.com/online/2017/...
my refurbished kitchenaid tilt-heqd stand mixer just dove off the counter.
picked it up, plugged it in, works fine.
picked it up, plugged it in, works fine.
November 8, 2025 at 1:49 AM
my refurbished kitchenaid tilt-heqd stand mixer just dove off the counter.
picked it up, plugged it in, works fine.
picked it up, plugged it in, works fine.
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Year of the Ring, babyyyyy
time to talk about these books that have deeply shaped all of fantasy fiction, and which a bunch of reactionary techboys actively and eagerly misunderstand
time to talk about these books that have deeply shaped all of fantasy fiction, and which a bunch of reactionary techboys actively and eagerly misunderstand
Let's make it official:
SHELVED BY GENRE's next unit, spanning ALL of 2026, will be a delve into the depths of modern genre with J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION.
If you don't have those, you can grab them through our Bookshop:
bookshop.org/lists/shelve...
SHELVED BY GENRE's next unit, spanning ALL of 2026, will be a delve into the depths of modern genre with J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION.
If you don't have those, you can grab them through our Bookshop:
bookshop.org/lists/shelve...
Shelved By Genre
These are books discussed on the podcast Shelved by Genre!
bookshop.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Year of the Ring, babyyyyy
time to talk about these books that have deeply shaped all of fantasy fiction, and which a bunch of reactionary techboys actively and eagerly misunderstand
time to talk about these books that have deeply shaped all of fantasy fiction, and which a bunch of reactionary techboys actively and eagerly misunderstand
American English Dialects aschmann.net/AmEng/#Small...
November 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
American English Dialects aschmann.net/AmEng/#Small...
guy who fully differentiates the pin/pen, cot/caught, aunt/ant and marry/merry/Mary mergers.
November 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
guy who fully differentiates the pin/pen, cot/caught, aunt/ant and marry/merry/Mary mergers.
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I saw a similar pattern with forum moderation 'oh, in private messages with this user, they seemed really contrite, so we're not banning them for [long list of public actions]'
And it reminds me of a quote from Daniel Ellsberg, on the limits and dangers of nonpublic or closely held information.
And it reminds me of a quote from Daniel Ellsberg, on the limits and dangers of nonpublic or closely held information.
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I saw a similar pattern with forum moderation 'oh, in private messages with this user, they seemed really contrite, so we're not banning them for [long list of public actions]'
And it reminds me of a quote from Daniel Ellsberg, on the limits and dangers of nonpublic or closely held information.
And it reminds me of a quote from Daniel Ellsberg, on the limits and dangers of nonpublic or closely held information.
DVcore! (Is it 'near' man-rated?)
Arc Orbital Supply Capsule Aims To Put Military Supplies Anywhere On Earth Within An Hour www.twz.com/space/arc-or...
Arc Orbital Supply Capsule Aims To Put Military Supplies Anywhere On Earth Within An Hour
Deorbiting small cargo-laden spacecraft on demand to troops in need is the vision of Inversion Space and its Arc spacecraft. The U.S. military has a longstanding interest in concepts for transporting ...
www.twz.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
DVcore! (Is it 'near' man-rated?)
I am become Chef, the Boyardee of worlds.
November 6, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I am become Chef, the Boyardee of worlds.
back-constructing means and methods from my InfoSec training to exfiltrate this stupid document out of the stupid database so I can do my job.
November 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
back-constructing means and methods from my InfoSec training to exfiltrate this stupid document out of the stupid database so I can do my job.
November 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Eunoia
Metanoia
Ataraxia
Kairos
Terpsis
Eudaimonia
Metanoia
Ataraxia
Kairos
Terpsis
Eudaimonia
I have to stop thinking of names for a boat I don't own and won't buy.
November 4, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Eunoia
Metanoia
Ataraxia
Kairos
Terpsis
Eudaimonia
Metanoia
Ataraxia
Kairos
Terpsis
Eudaimonia