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hybrid havoc
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Work in #HigherEd #IT as a Business Analyst working with #EllucianColleague. Fan of #Fantasy #SciFi. Admin of darkfriend.social.

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#WheelOfTime #wotshow
A photo of Rand al'Thor, Josha Stradowski, carrying Moiraine Damodred, Rosamund Pike, through a desert landscape. Text at the top reads “The Wheel of Time is blazing a new path for fantasy on television. – Vulture”. At the bottom there is The Wheel of Time and Prime logo.
December 5, 2024 at 3:54 PM
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I #amreading Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold by Terry Brooks as the #brownajahsbookclub pick this month.
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Landover was a genuine magic kingdom, complete with fairy folk and wizardry, just as the advertisement had promised. But after he purchased it for a […]

[Original post on darkfriend.social]
Book cover for Magic Kingdom For Sale / Sold! by Terry Brooks. The title of the book is shown on a banner across the cover, with the word "Sold!" slapped on like an addendum to a real-estate sign. The cover shows a wooden platform in a bit of grass with some trees behind it. Atop the platform kneels a man in a red robe holding out an amulet worn around his neck. Under the robe he is wearing jeans and a blue button up shirt. Behind him there is an ornate thrown and a dog wearing prescription glasses with a book and quill pen. Another man stands in front of the first in a brown high-collared robe holding out a chain necklace of some sort. At each corner of the platform there is a large candle on a candelabra, each lit. There are also some tall structures just behind the platform that appear to be made of wood and leather or perhaps fabric, almost like teepees but too narrow and the fabric too loose.
December 4, 2024 at 5:02 PM
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I #amreading Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase
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This genre-bending Africanfuturist horror novel blends The Handmaid’s Tale with Get Out in an adrenaline-packed, cyberpunk body-hopping ghost story exploring motherhood, memory, and a woman’s right to her own […]

[Original post on darkfriend.social]
Book cover for Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamase. The background is bright red with the title "WOMB CITY" repeated in large text. The cover depicts a woman of color whose upper head and shoulders are replace with machinery. The front-facing portion of the machinery of her head is a transparent globe inside of which there is a night sky and a developing fetus, as though the head is an artificial womb.
November 16, 2024 at 7:38 PM
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I can feel you
tugging on my heart
like the tide

#haiku #poetry
Full moon in a pitch black sky.
November 16, 2024 at 12:35 AM
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I #amreading Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer.
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With ailing family to support, Evie Sage's employment status isn't just important, it's vital. So when a mishap with Rennedawn's most infamous Villain results in a job offer—naturally […]

[Original post on darkfriend.social]
Book cover for Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer. The title is printed in bold stylized letters at a slight slant across the center of the book, with many pointy weapons placed neatly in lines to each side of the letters. At the top of the cover there are more swords and daggers and what appears to be ingredients for making poison apples. There is a frog prince with a red sign that reads "Halp!" At the bottom of the cover there are the following: a crow with a wand; a helmet with a bunch of arrows piercing it; a faerie in a jar; a stack of books with titles like "Evil Planning" and "Monologuing"; a scroll with the image of a knight in armor, with red Xes drawn over the head, the heart, and the groin.
November 12, 2024 at 1:41 PM
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#dropout just sent this out by email. Is that an Aguefort Academy sweater?
Promotional image for the Dropout store. It's happening! It's really happening. Tomorrow (November 8th) at 12 PM PT. Be there. There is a festive yellow image attached with a group photo of Dropout cast members. Included are: Ify Nwadiwe, Aabriya Iyengar, Jacob Wysocki, Sam Reich, Isabella Roland, Danielle Radford, and Erika Ishii. The cast are all wearing Dropout-themed holiday sweaters. See ya there! Jacob Wysocki is pointing both fingers at you while wearing an ugly holiday sweater that is black and yellow with the Dropout logo repeated around it.
November 8, 2024 at 2:42 AM
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I think I agree with this.

#uspol
I find myself reflexively uninterested in dissecting Kamala Harris’s campaign decisions. There will be time for the pundit-class to fit these results to their priors. (If only she had adopted my issue stance, the nation would have seen and the results would have been different. If only Biden had dropped out sooner. If only the Democratic Party had held an open sprint-primary in July and August. If only, if only, if only.) There’s something unserious about that instinct. We can’t run history twice. Donald J Trump just ran the worst campaign I have seen in my lifetime. Harris, from my standpoint, assembled and executed quite an impressive campaign. Given that Trump emerged with a victory in the actual contest we just witnessed, I'm not certain any alternate candidate or granular campaign choice would have arrived at a different outcome.
November 6, 2024 at 4:02 PM
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#dropout posts a response to recent complaints of platforming Zionists. Posted to the Dropout YouTube account on the community tab.

https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxQt47u2rpaOznfUovy-alB4F9Vx81RrmP
We’ve seen people saying that Dropout is platforming Zionists recently, and we feel it is important to respond. Where Dropout stands is here: Israel is committing genocide against Palestine, and the people of Palestine deserve to be free and safe. To our knowledge, no individual who has appeared on Dropout has openly identified as a Zionist. Several of those accused have expressed to us their support for a free Palestine. We believe in granting grace for people to become informed and grow, and that views espoused by someone in the past do not always reflect the ones they hold today. If there are individuals who perpetuate speech and actions that go against Dropout’s values, they will not be invited back. There are representatives in government who hold the power to stop funding and arming Israel’s genocide against Palestinians. There are advocacy groups and charities working towards a ceasefire and saving Palestinian lives. We ask that everyone focus their energy where it can make the most meaningful difference towards ending the genocide. On top of bombardment, the death toll and atrocities in Gaza compound every minute as supplies, aid, and food are denied by the Israeli government. Every minute of delay means more lives lost and countless futures shattered. We are donating $25,000 to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund immediately, bringing our total donations to over $200,000, and are planning another Dimension 20 minis fundraiser early next year to benefit a Palestine-focused charity. We encourage everyone to look into what you can give and to reach out to your representatives in government to demand a ceasefire immediately. It is easy to feel hopeless, but every day more people are educating themselves and joining the coalition dedicated to ending the genocide and the occupation. The people of Palestine have not given up hope despite everything, so neither can we. Hopefully there is a ceasefire soon and the process of healing and rebuilding can begin. Let's do everything we can to bring about the day when the people of Palestine will be free and safe and prosperous. Additional resources to support the people of Palestine: Demand a Ceasefire in Gaza at cease fire today dot com. Palestine Children’s Relief Fund at PCRF dot net. UNICEF at UNICEF dot org. Gaza eSims at connecting dash humanity dot org.
November 4, 2024 at 4:40 PM
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#halloween themed #programminghumor
The image features a series of Venn diagrams with Halloween-themed graphics. The top row includes "Trick OR Treat" with overlapping pumpkins and "Trick AND Treat" showing a pumpkin in the intersection. The middle row has "Trick XOR Treat" with separate pumpkins and "Trick NOR Treat" with no pumpkins. The bottom row displays "Trick NAND Treat" with overlapping pumpkins and "Trick XNOR Treat" showing a pumpkin in the intersection. The diagrams use black and orange backgrounds, enhancing the Halloween theme.
November 2, 2024 at 1:14 AM
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After the last Adventuring Party with Anjali Bhimani I decided I had to try this dark espresso flavour from E. Wedel.

Honestly just the smell alone is amazing.

#dropouttv
Dark espresso flavour from E. Wedel, still wrapped in its blue wrapper. Dark espresso flavour from E. Wedel. Two squares have been broken off and set a top the wrapper. A thin layer of the espresso flavored cream filling is visible at the center of the chocolate.
October 29, 2024 at 10:58 PM
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I #amreading Dragon Wing by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman as the November #brownajahsbookclub pick.
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Ages ago, sorcerers of unmatched power sundered a world into four realms -sky, stone, fire, and water- then vanished. Over time, magicians learned […]

[Original post on darkfriend.social]
Book cover for Dragon Wing, volume 1 of The Death Gate Cycle by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. It features a dragon with two figures on its back, flying up and away from a castle surrounded by woods and fields. In the distant background there are large cliffsides.
October 29, 2024 at 12:42 PM
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Shamelessly stealing from elsewhere.

#fandom #TV #movies #books #Comics #anime
Write one sentence only your fandom knows the context
October 26, 2024 at 3:15 PM
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One cool feature I noticed in the #moshidon app for Mastodon: a sweeping ability to hide posts that are lacking #alttext.

Frankly all the apps should have this as an option, including the standard web app.
Screenshot of a setting toggle for whether media posts with missing alt text will be displayed. If disabled, posts will be hidden in all timelines but can be revealed in threads and notifications.
October 14, 2024 at 8:01 PM
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Taken with the Samsung S23 Ultra in night mode. Once again not sure if this is catching the southern edge of the huge aurora borealis or if this is just a side effect of light bleed and the night mode. All the way down in South Carolina.
The night sky with a faint purplish haze in the sky over some tree tops.
October 11, 2024 at 12:48 AM
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I #amreading Machine Vendetta by Alastair Reynolds
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Ingvar Tench was one of Panoply's most experienced operatives. So why did she walk alone and virtually unarmed into a habitat with a vicious grudge against her organization?

As his colleagues pick […]

[Original post on darkfriend.social]
Book cover for Machine Vendetta by Alastair Reynolds. It features a purple ring of lights encircling the title text against a background of star-lit space. There is a blurb by George R. R. Martin about Reynolds previous work Aurora Rising. The blurb reads: "An adroit and fast-paced blend of space opera and police procedural, original and exciting."
October 2, 2024 at 8:14 PM
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I #amreading The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen as the October #brownajahsbookclub pick.
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Emily Benedict has come to Mullaby, North Carolina, hoping to solve at least some of the riddles surrounding her mother’s life. But Emily soon […]

[Original post on darkfriend.social]
Book cover for The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen. It portrays a young light-skinned woman with dark hair in a calf-length red dress, walking up a set of stone stairs through a break in some trees or shrubbery. It is night out, and the stars and moon are shown bright in the sky. The girl is carrying a lantern held aloft, and appears to be looking up at the moon. The cover notes that Sarah Addison Allen is the New York Times bestselling author of Garden Spells.
September 26, 2024 at 2:54 PM
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#dimension20 #timequangle episode 2 here we go.
Graphic promoting the international tour videos for Dimension 20: Time Quangle, available on Dropout.tv. The graphic shows the Dimension 20 cast up on stage.
September 19, 2024 at 11:03 PM
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#clouds #moon #photo
A bright full moon shining through the clouds in a night sky over a pitch black treeline.
September 18, 2024 at 1:50 AM
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Sad to see any instance shutting down. RIP Mozilla.social. I hope any users there are able to find new homes on the fedi.

RE: https://mozilla.social/@mozilla/113153943609185249

#mozilla #mozillasocial #MastoAdmin
A screenshot of post by Mozilla (@mozilla@mozilla.social). We’ve made the hard decision to end our experiment with Mozilla.social and will shut down the Mastodon instance on December 17, 2024. Thank you for being part of the Mozilla.social community and providing feedback during our closed beta. You can continue to use Mozilla.social until December 17. Before that date, you can download your data here (link to export settings), and migrate your account to another instance following these instructions (link to Mozilla support). 
September 17, 2024 at 7:16 PM
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If you have been listening to the Wheel of Time audiobooks as narrated by Rosamund Pike, you should know that her narration of #theshadowrising has released!

https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781250390332-the-shadow-rising

#TheWheelOfTime #wot #audiobooks
Cover image for the audiobook of The Shadow Rising, book four of The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan, read by Rosamund Pike. The cover features a black background with blue light at the top and bottom and sparse blue sparks. There is also the logo for the Wheel of Time, featuring an ouroboros, a serpent in a circle eating its own tail.
September 17, 2024 at 3:23 PM
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I've been watching Psych recently, and got to an episode where a plane with a familiar name was mentioned. I slapped this together last night.

Deleted & re-drafted so it goes to Bluesky too.

#psych #theexpanse
September 15, 2024 at 2:05 AM
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Doing a software update on my car.

#ev #kia
Car infotainment screen that reads: Updating the System... 1/4. Even if the vehicle is started, the update will continue until it is complete. Ejecting the device containing the update files during the update may result in data loss. Please wait until the update is complete.
September 14, 2024 at 2:21 PM
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Watching #dimension20 #timequangle now.

https://www.dropout.tv/videos/quangle-in-queal-quife
Graphic promoting the international tour videos for Dimension 20: Time Quangle, available on Dropout.tv. The graphic shows the Dimension 20 cast up on stage.
September 12, 2024 at 11:07 PM
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Memo is now selling journals with Wheel of Time art on the covers. From the store:

"These beautiful leatherette notebooks come in two sizes and 5 different designs picturing some of the most beloved characters in the series The Wheel of Time. Inspired by […]

[Original post on darkfriend.social]
A selection of five notebooks laid out on a table. Each has a different bit of art on the cover, including art of the Wheel of Time characters: Elayne, Moiraine, Min, Nynaeve, and Egwene.
September 11, 2024 at 3:12 PM
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Y'all gotta stop believing this man is writing this book. It's over, let it go.

#georgerrmartin #aSoIaF #windsofwinter
News article headline: Game of Thrones Author George R.R. Martin Says He's Not Made Much Winds of Winter Progress Lately as TV Shows 'Ate Up' Time.
September 11, 2024 at 12:45 AM