✨️ Chaucer Of Wonders ✨️
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humans, space. ENTP, Trickster, professional windmill tilter, rubber duck, hikikomori #LongCovid Anthropology, Journalism. To know some things about many things. Not here to be a trick pony. ₳ Ɐ
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I had a supportive spouse, a solid career and a workplace that gave me a foundation to swing from.
I also got very lucky and my books ended up in front of a lot of eyeballs looking for something like them.
The luck quotient to a creative career is huge.
I also got very lucky and my books ended up in front of a lot of eyeballs looking for something like them.
The luck quotient to a creative career is huge.
Yes, and also recognize that with creative fields, survivorship bias is real: You hear about full-time creatives with envious career arcs precisely because they've survived in the field where others (for whatever reason and independent of quality of work) have not. This is an important fact.
Would-be/struggling writers can feel like losers or wannabes when they read about other writers writing "full time" or promo'ing their book in various exotic cities. And it's good to recognize that, yeah, sometimes there's another income (or a spouse is helping to pay the bills).
November 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I had a supportive spouse, a solid career and a workplace that gave me a foundation to swing from.
I also got very lucky and my books ended up in front of a lot of eyeballs looking for something like them.
The luck quotient to a creative career is huge.
I also got very lucky and my books ended up in front of a lot of eyeballs looking for something like them.
The luck quotient to a creative career is huge.
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We keep framing AI like a person, but that changes how we trust it, fear it, and hand power over to it.
Watch now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=47CI...
Watch now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=47CI...
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 AM
We keep framing AI like a person, but that changes how we trust it, fear it, and hand power over to it.
Watch now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=47CI...
Watch now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=47CI...
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Teen Vogue covered fashion and celebrity, but also took in-depth looks at politics and social justice issues. The union representing workers at Condé Nast said six staffers are losing their jobs. n.pr/47yP8Ct
'Teen Vogue' is moving under Vogue.com — and staffers are being laid off
Teen Vogue covered fashion and celebrity, but also took in-depth looks at politics and social justice issues. The union representing workers at Condé Nast said six staffers are losing their jobs.
n.pr
November 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Teen Vogue covered fashion and celebrity, but also took in-depth looks at politics and social justice issues. The union representing workers at Condé Nast said six staffers are losing their jobs. n.pr/47yP8Ct
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Paradise in Palm Springs. 590nm infrared.
#irphotography #infraredphotography #infrared #kolarivision #590nm #palmsprings #midcentury #pink #pooltime #colorswap
#irphotography #infraredphotography #infrared #kolarivision #590nm #palmsprings #midcentury #pink #pooltime #colorswap
October 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Paradise in Palm Springs. 590nm infrared.
#irphotography #infraredphotography #infrared #kolarivision #590nm #palmsprings #midcentury #pink #pooltime #colorswap
#irphotography #infraredphotography #infrared #kolarivision #590nm #palmsprings #midcentury #pink #pooltime #colorswap
TIL John Lennon isn't *so* well-remembered because he was a major figure in modern rock music, but b/c he was /murdered/. Murdered?? In all my years no one ever bothered to mention he was killed by a crazy fan. I had to learn it from a throw-away joke from the movie, Timestalker.
November 5, 2025 at 5:56 AM
TIL John Lennon isn't *so* well-remembered because he was a major figure in modern rock music, but b/c he was /murdered/. Murdered?? In all my years no one ever bothered to mention he was killed by a crazy fan. I had to learn it from a throw-away joke from the movie, Timestalker.
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Our job as Team Human is not to succumb to the zero-sum mentality of the wealthy.
They’re the ones who have given up on prosperity.
They are living the nightmare.
rushkoff.substack.com/p/the-intent...
They’re the ones who have given up on prosperity.
They are living the nightmare.
rushkoff.substack.com/p/the-intent...
The Intentional Collapse
The elite are committed to the end of the world, but we don't have to be.
rushkoff.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Our job as Team Human is not to succumb to the zero-sum mentality of the wealthy.
They’re the ones who have given up on prosperity.
They are living the nightmare.
rushkoff.substack.com/p/the-intent...
They’re the ones who have given up on prosperity.
They are living the nightmare.
rushkoff.substack.com/p/the-intent...
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The Guy Fleming Trail winds around the hills as it overlooks the Pacific Ocean at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. Infrared IR Chrome.
#irphotography #infraredphotography #infrared #kolarivision #irchrome #sandiego #torreypines #seascape #landscapelovers
#irphotography #infraredphotography #infrared #kolarivision #irchrome #sandiego #torreypines #seascape #landscapelovers
November 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The Guy Fleming Trail winds around the hills as it overlooks the Pacific Ocean at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. Infrared IR Chrome.
#irphotography #infraredphotography #infrared #kolarivision #irchrome #sandiego #torreypines #seascape #landscapelovers
#irphotography #infraredphotography #infrared #kolarivision #irchrome #sandiego #torreypines #seascape #landscapelovers
How are we gonna force Amazon Prime to un-cancel The Wheel Of Time?
srsly there should be a law against starting Epics with no guarantee of follow-through
srsly there should be a law against starting Epics with no guarantee of follow-through
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 AM
How are we gonna force Amazon Prime to un-cancel The Wheel Of Time?
srsly there should be a law against starting Epics with no guarantee of follow-through
srsly there should be a law against starting Epics with no guarantee of follow-through
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Somebody somewhere
Needs flowers tonight ;-)
Needs flowers tonight ;-)
November 5, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Somebody somewhere
Needs flowers tonight ;-)
Needs flowers tonight ;-)
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Raise a glass to freedom! 🍻
November 5, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Raise a glass to freedom! 🍻
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Democrats have secured a 5-2 majority on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, a key swing state.
November 5, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Democrats have secured a 5-2 majority on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, a key swing state.
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Saw an article about someone "redefining what it means to be a pop-star." And just all the comments from people being like "who?" "never heard of her?" and it's just folks, we're in our 40s, just accept we won't know a lot of these people and that doesn't mean "music is dead." We're just old...
November 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Saw an article about someone "redefining what it means to be a pop-star." And just all the comments from people being like "who?" "never heard of her?" and it's just folks, we're in our 40s, just accept we won't know a lot of these people and that doesn't mean "music is dead." We're just old...
Interesting paper on how aging (specifically of the brain) is like a cancer - degradation of the Xerox process, and unchecked replication of that error
www.sciencenewstoday.org/scientists-d...
www.sciencenewstoday.org/scientists-d...
Scientists Discover Why Our Brains Age and the Answer Is Hidden in a Tiny Fish
As the human brain ages, memories grow foggy, thoughts slow, and once-sharp minds begin to drift into silence. For decades,…
www.sciencenewstoday.org
November 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Interesting paper on how aging (specifically of the brain) is like a cancer - degradation of the Xerox process, and unchecked replication of that error
www.sciencenewstoday.org/scientists-d...
www.sciencenewstoday.org/scientists-d...
Fortune 5,000 business idea: LifeAlert but for bean bag chairs
October 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Fortune 5,000 business idea: LifeAlert but for bean bag chairs
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Been sick this week so went into resting-but-compulsive mode rewatching all the Alien movies before trying Alien: Earth.
I’m struck by the contrasts in these movies - some genuinely amazing design and visual imagination combined with a bunch of the dumbfuckiest characters ever.
Big exception:
I’m struck by the contrasts in these movies - some genuinely amazing design and visual imagination combined with a bunch of the dumbfuckiest characters ever.
Big exception:
September 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Been sick this week so went into resting-but-compulsive mode rewatching all the Alien movies before trying Alien: Earth.
I’m struck by the contrasts in these movies - some genuinely amazing design and visual imagination combined with a bunch of the dumbfuckiest characters ever.
Big exception:
I’m struck by the contrasts in these movies - some genuinely amazing design and visual imagination combined with a bunch of the dumbfuckiest characters ever.
Big exception:
To the victor goes the [pen]
He’s writing the history after all.
September 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
To the victor goes the [pen]
Adherence to the repeated meme, tropes, and idioms reveals more our similarity across space from one culture to another, and across time as much as it means to be /Homo sapiens/
September 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Adherence to the repeated meme, tropes, and idioms reveals more our similarity across space from one culture to another, and across time as much as it means to be /Homo sapiens/
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… to display your support in lifting the unlawful blockade of aid on Gaza, by
- making origami boats, or
Bring,
- keffiyehs banners & kites
- Kayaks, Kite boards, Surfboards, Stand up paddle boars etc
Organised & Supported by 👇… 2/2
- making origami boats, or
Bring,
- keffiyehs banners & kites
- Kayaks, Kite boards, Surfboards, Stand up paddle boars etc
Organised & Supported by 👇… 2/2
September 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
… to display your support in lifting the unlawful blockade of aid on Gaza, by
- making origami boats, or
Bring,
- keffiyehs banners & kites
- Kayaks, Kite boards, Surfboards, Stand up paddle boars etc
Organised & Supported by 👇… 2/2
- making origami boats, or
Bring,
- keffiyehs banners & kites
- Kayaks, Kite boards, Surfboards, Stand up paddle boars etc
Organised & Supported by 👇… 2/2
The tug-of-war of altruistic cooperation, letting your guard down, atrophy of defense,
and the inbred need to fight for survival, suckling on the teet that birthed us - struggle, rejecting domestication.
and the inbred need to fight for survival, suckling on the teet that birthed us - struggle, rejecting domestication.
September 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The tug-of-war of altruistic cooperation, letting your guard down, atrophy of defense,
and the inbred need to fight for survival, suckling on the teet that birthed us - struggle, rejecting domestication.
and the inbred need to fight for survival, suckling on the teet that birthed us - struggle, rejecting domestication.
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More than 1,100 of you wrote to tell us about the books that broadened your horizons, that you kept through every move, that inspired you to become English majors, librarians, writers and teachers.
What books shaped you in high school? Here's what you said
More than 1,100 of you wrote to tell us about the books that broadened your horizons, that you kept through every move, that inspired you to become English majors, librarians, writers and teachers.
n.pr
September 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
More than 1,100 of you wrote to tell us about the books that broadened your horizons, that you kept through every move, that inspired you to become English majors, librarians, writers and teachers.
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Happy 61st Birthday to Keanu Reeves 🎂
September 2, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Happy 61st Birthday to Keanu Reeves 🎂
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A calm good morning from this aquatic plant producing oxygen: #AGoodPlace
Source: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis...
Source: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis...
September 2, 2025 at 12:13 PM
A calm good morning from this aquatic plant producing oxygen: #AGoodPlace
Source: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis...
Source: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis...
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#Seaweed farms are a dual solution for climate change & sustainable energy.
- don't require freshwater, fertilizer, or arable land to grow, making it one of the most eco-friendly resources
- naturally absorbs massive amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through photosynthesis helping
1/...
- don't require freshwater, fertilizer, or arable land to grow, making it one of the most eco-friendly resources
- naturally absorbs massive amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through photosynthesis helping
1/...
September 2, 2025 at 9:34 AM
#Seaweed farms are a dual solution for climate change & sustainable energy.
- don't require freshwater, fertilizer, or arable land to grow, making it one of the most eco-friendly resources
- naturally absorbs massive amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through photosynthesis helping
1/...
- don't require freshwater, fertilizer, or arable land to grow, making it one of the most eco-friendly resources
- naturally absorbs massive amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through photosynthesis helping
1/...