dirstel.bsky.social
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If you missed it, there's a new Murderbot short story at: reactormag.com/rapport-mart...
Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy - Reactor
Perihelion and its crew embark on a dangerous new mission at a corporate-controlled station in the throes of a hostile takeover… Novelette | 7,540 words They were still three hours out when Perihelion...
reactormag.com
July 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
If you missed it, there's a new Murderbot short story at: reactormag.com/rapport-mart...
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Venus Williams just won her first match in two years and at the end when they were interviewing her about what a miracle it was, she said she had to come back and play a match; they told her she was on cobra and she’s always at the doctor so **she needs the health insurance**
Venus Williams literally a millionaire working for healthcare coverage
July 23, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Venus Williams just won her first match in two years and at the end when they were interviewing her about what a miracle it was, she said she had to come back and play a match; they told her she was on cobra and she’s always at the doctor so **she needs the health insurance**
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and by "searches", this includes browsing the specific tags FOR "erotic" and "adult", which previously is how I found almost all the porn games I've played. what the fuck.
so itchio has shadowbanned any games tagged with 'nsfw', 'adult', or 'erotic' so they don't show up in searches, and several devs have reported that their r18 games have been removed from the site with no warning
July 24, 2025 at 5:13 AM
and by "searches", this includes browsing the specific tags FOR "erotic" and "adult", which previously is how I found almost all the porn games I've played. what the fuck.
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“John, I want to pitch an episode. It’s about a pop star who’s also a predatory landlord and also went into space.”
“Come on, we do the research so we have grounded sto — oh fuck you weren’t kidding.”
“Come on, we do the research so we have grounded sto — oh fuck you weren’t kidding.”
TIL Katy Perry has financially manipulated so many old people out of their homes for her own benefit that she's got a law named after her www.forbes.com/sites/hughmc...
Katy Perry’s Real Estate Battles Have Inspired A New Law: The Katy PERRY Act
The Protecting Elder Realty for Retirement Years Act, or the Katy PERRY Act, seeks to introduce measures to protect older people from potential financial exploitation in real estate transactions.
www.forbes.com
April 24, 2025 at 12:53 AM
“John, I want to pitch an episode. It’s about a pop star who’s also a predatory landlord and also went into space.”
“Come on, we do the research so we have grounded sto — oh fuck you weren’t kidding.”
“Come on, we do the research so we have grounded sto — oh fuck you weren’t kidding.”
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ACAB does not include the AEC. If you see shit like this, snitch it to them. They have a fairly intense dislike of people fucking with the requirements for an authorised line. formupload.aec.gov.au/Form?FormId=...
April 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
ACAB does not include the AEC. If you see shit like this, snitch it to them. They have a fairly intense dislike of people fucking with the requirements for an authorised line. formupload.aec.gov.au/Form?FormId=...
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What if a eulogy, but 80% funny (I hope)? If you want to skip the potentially sad parts, just click through and scroll to the bottom - and rather than condolences, please consider a donation to the tiny no-kill shelter in Tennessee where we met Greyson as a pup.
www.cheriepriest.com/blog/the-wei...
www.cheriepriest.com/blog/the-wei...
The Weird Hilarity of Grief: A Celebration — The Haunt*
A few weeks ago I was lying on the floor of my office, petting my old man dog and telling him how handsome he was before I called it a night. He was lounging half asleep on his bed, end-to-end with an...
www.cheriepriest.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:32 AM
What if a eulogy, but 80% funny (I hope)? If you want to skip the potentially sad parts, just click through and scroll to the bottom - and rather than condolences, please consider a donation to the tiny no-kill shelter in Tennessee where we met Greyson as a pup.
www.cheriepriest.com/blog/the-wei...
www.cheriepriest.com/blog/the-wei...
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Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
January 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
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Dear fellow Australian voters
May I suggest that before our election, you all look up how politicians voted before making any decisions
Believe their actions, not their words
theyvoteforyou.org.au
May I suggest that before our election, you all look up how politicians voted before making any decisions
Believe their actions, not their words
theyvoteforyou.org.au
How does your MP vote on the issues that matter to you?
Forget what politicians say. What truly matters is what they do. And what they do is vote, to write our laws which affect us all.
theyvoteforyou.org.au
January 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Dear fellow Australian voters
May I suggest that before our election, you all look up how politicians voted before making any decisions
Believe their actions, not their words
theyvoteforyou.org.au
May I suggest that before our election, you all look up how politicians voted before making any decisions
Believe their actions, not their words
theyvoteforyou.org.au
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Jesus Christ the first four months of 2025 have just been brutal, haven’t they.
January 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Jesus Christ the first four months of 2025 have just been brutal, haven’t they.
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This is the number one question astronauts get asked.
January 17, 2025 at 2:20 AM
This is the number one question astronauts get asked.
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Brilliant. I’m going to have to socialize this. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-m...
A Marriage Proposal Spoken Entirely in Office Jargon
GARY: Hey Cindy, remember the other day when we were talking about optimizations?
CINDY: Yeah, I wanted to circle back on that.
GARY: Me too. You s...
www.mcsweeneys.net
January 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Brilliant. I’m going to have to socialize this. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-m...
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Let’s take a quick look at LOTR from Sauron’s perspective, where it resembles nothing so much as a counter-espionage spy thriller.
January 12, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Let’s take a quick look at LOTR from Sauron’s perspective, where it resembles nothing so much as a counter-espionage spy thriller.
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Cardiorespiratory fitness overrides BMI for association with reduced all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, results from a systematic review of 20 studies
bjsm.bmj.com/content/earl...
www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
bjsm.bmj.com/content/earl...
www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
January 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Cardiorespiratory fitness overrides BMI for association with reduced all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, results from a systematic review of 20 studies
bjsm.bmj.com/content/earl...
www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
bjsm.bmj.com/content/earl...
www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
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For all the new people, here’s the text of my speech at the Jack Williamson lectureship about how we think about ai and other stuff:
marthawells.dreamwidth.org/649804.html
marthawells.dreamwidth.org/649804.html
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marthawells.dreamwidth.org
January 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
For all the new people, here’s the text of my speech at the Jack Williamson lectureship about how we think about ai and other stuff:
marthawells.dreamwidth.org/649804.html
marthawells.dreamwidth.org/649804.html
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If you’re having vigorous discourse around burritos and food prep, please note that this is the guy whose screenshotted tweet is at the heart of it.
These are stressful times, but don’t treat a provocation from a literal fascist as if it’s a misguided but good-faith argument. He’s baiting you.
These are stressful times, but don’t treat a provocation from a literal fascist as if it’s a misguided but good-faith argument. He’s baiting you.
Background context on why Forney might be opposed to doing any food prep himself.
January 5, 2025 at 12:49 AM
If you’re having vigorous discourse around burritos and food prep, please note that this is the guy whose screenshotted tweet is at the heart of it.
These are stressful times, but don’t treat a provocation from a literal fascist as if it’s a misguided but good-faith argument. He’s baiting you.
These are stressful times, but don’t treat a provocation from a literal fascist as if it’s a misguided but good-faith argument. He’s baiting you.
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I just want to point out that fascisim is, among other things, weaponized nostalgia. Which means that if you have any hobby that has a nostalgic aspect, be aware that you probably have some fascists hanging about. Knitting, sewing, fountain pens, history buffs, gaming? Yep, all them.
January 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I just want to point out that fascisim is, among other things, weaponized nostalgia. Which means that if you have any hobby that has a nostalgic aspect, be aware that you probably have some fascists hanging about. Knitting, sewing, fountain pens, history buffs, gaming? Yep, all them.
@erinkyan.bsky.social what if... Two cats
(we are looking after Piglet for a while after he got back from Vanuatu with his person. Integrating the two cats has Taken Some Time but it's gone pretty well overall, I think)
(we are looking after Piglet for a while after he got back from Vanuatu with his person. Integrating the two cats has Taken Some Time but it's gone pretty well overall, I think)
January 3, 2025 at 5:56 AM
@erinkyan.bsky.social what if... Two cats
(we are looking after Piglet for a while after he got back from Vanuatu with his person. Integrating the two cats has Taken Some Time but it's gone pretty well overall, I think)
(we are looking after Piglet for a while after he got back from Vanuatu with his person. Integrating the two cats has Taken Some Time but it's gone pretty well overall, I think)
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Only 13 states have outlawed child marriage while 26 states have banned healthcare for trans kids and we're supposed to be civil and dignified about all of it
www.newsweek.com/child-marria...
www.newsweek.com/child-marria...
January 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Only 13 states have outlawed child marriage while 26 states have banned healthcare for trans kids and we're supposed to be civil and dignified about all of it
www.newsweek.com/child-marria...
www.newsweek.com/child-marria...
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Once any space becomes less than 40% male, (straight) men tend to cede it entirely while shouting about how it “went woke”. Fascinating read:
Why aren't we talking about the real reason male college enrollment is dropping?
We would rather talk about literally everything else.
celestemdavis.substack.com
January 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Once any space becomes less than 40% male, (straight) men tend to cede it entirely while shouting about how it “went woke”. Fascinating read:
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please keep doing these things
Also ... spare a thought for Mira Bellwether today, gone a year now. Please wear a (good) mask, get your vaccinations, protect yourself and those who are more vulnerable than you.
December 26, 2024 at 2:30 AM
please keep doing these things
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A fine is a price.
OSHA has just reached a hazardous working conditions settlement with Amazon.
Amazon warehouses have 2x serious injury rate of other facilities.
Amazon has to pay $145,000 and adopt new safety measures and procedures at all facilities nationwide.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/osh...
Amazon warehouses have 2x serious injury rate of other facilities.
Amazon has to pay $145,000 and adopt new safety measures and procedures at all facilities nationwide.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/osh...
OSHA reaches largest-of-its-kind settlement with Amazon over hazardous working conditions
The settlement requires that Amazon adopt "corporate-wide ergonomic measures" to reduce the risk of injuries to workers.
abcnews.go.com
December 20, 2024 at 4:37 PM
A fine is a price.
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Oh my god this has clarified my hatred for That One Husband and adoration of Many Other Husbands including the one married to my brother, who despite being gay genuinely adores women. This is exactly it.
December 17, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Oh my god this has clarified my hatred for That One Husband and adoration of Many Other Husbands including the one married to my brother, who despite being gay genuinely adores women. This is exactly it.
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In Australia, @toughguybookclub.com meets at over 100 pubs every month to talk about novels. Tell your friends! www.toughguybookclub.com/books
December 9, 2024 at 9:53 PM
In Australia, @toughguybookclub.com meets at over 100 pubs every month to talk about novels. Tell your friends! www.toughguybookclub.com/books
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As it has been requested and seems pertinent, the 5 Rules of Crime:
Rule 1: Where there is value, there is crime.
Rule 2: A fine is a price.
Rule 3: Nothing ever stops until a Rich White Guy goes to jail.
Rule 4: There are no Moriartys
Rule 5: Everyone can be conned.
Rule 1: Where there is value, there is crime.
Rule 2: A fine is a price.
Rule 3: Nothing ever stops until a Rich White Guy goes to jail.
Rule 4: There are no Moriartys
Rule 5: Everyone can be conned.
December 9, 2024 at 8:47 PM
As it has been requested and seems pertinent, the 5 Rules of Crime:
Rule 1: Where there is value, there is crime.
Rule 2: A fine is a price.
Rule 3: Nothing ever stops until a Rich White Guy goes to jail.
Rule 4: There are no Moriartys
Rule 5: Everyone can be conned.
Rule 1: Where there is value, there is crime.
Rule 2: A fine is a price.
Rule 3: Nothing ever stops until a Rich White Guy goes to jail.
Rule 4: There are no Moriartys
Rule 5: Everyone can be conned.
My angel babygirl princess. She was resting on my partner the other day when I woke up
December 7, 2024 at 9:56 PM
My angel babygirl princess. She was resting on my partner the other day when I woke up