Ioanna Arka 🩰 📖
@ioannaarka.bsky.social
I consist almost entirely of contradictions.
History and fiction bookworm 📚
Sometimes a writer, always a reader, compulsive editor.
she/her, neurospicy🌶️
https://erographa.com/our-books/
History and fiction bookworm 📚
Sometimes a writer, always a reader, compulsive editor.
she/her, neurospicy🌶️
https://erographa.com/our-books/
Spoken like a truly neurotypical person who’s a not a primary caretaker of children and has the luxury of not being overwhelmed and needing quiet and privacy.
Bring on the red flags 🚩🚩🚩🚩
Bring on the red flags 🚩🚩🚩🚩
Thinking about this more and man I really think disagreeing with Nancy is an incredible red flag for anti-social behavior. De-atomizing society requires people be both willing to talk to strangers and receptive to strangers talking to them. And it’s so easy to practice this in your daily life.
Unpopular opinion: I know it's cool to wear your earbuds and carry a book while pasting a disinterested, don't-talk-to-me expression on your face, but I like to talk to the person sitting beside me on airplanes. I liked it when we were willing to be inconvenienced by strangers.
April 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Spoken like a truly neurotypical person who’s a not a primary caretaker of children and has the luxury of not being overwhelmed and needing quiet and privacy.
Bring on the red flags 🚩🚩🚩🚩
Bring on the red flags 🚩🚩🚩🚩
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The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.
April 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.
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Kia ain’t playing
March 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Kia ain’t playing
Wonderful way to start a Sunday. I love the Temeraire series! Naomi Novik is such an excellent writer.
March 9, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Wonderful way to start a Sunday. I love the Temeraire series! Naomi Novik is such an excellent writer.
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If only there were a book, I hear you say, about the reality of the special relationship and the folly of relying on the Americans as allies.
March 1, 2025 at 7:48 AM
If only there were a book, I hear you say, about the reality of the special relationship and the folly of relying on the Americans as allies.
I’m very cautious when it comes to books with only 5* ratings, no matter how many. Too often they are badly edited/unedited self-pub books. You’re not doing anyone any favors by withholding 3* reviews. You’re just changing the threshold and as a consequence destroying the credibility of ratings.
Felt like this needed to be shared.
Arc readers who withhold reviews aren't doing the reading community any favors. You may think it helps the author but there's something weird about books with only 5 star ratings on release date.
Arc readers who withhold reviews aren't doing the reading community any favors. You may think it helps the author but there's something weird about books with only 5 star ratings on release date.
If the author asks for negative reviews to be withheld I refuse to work with the author or even read them in general. If I find out anyone withholds negative reviews I don't trust their reviews going forward. Yes positive reviews for arcs help authors but readers rely on arc readers to be truthful
March 4, 2025 at 6:33 AM
I’m very cautious when it comes to books with only 5* ratings, no matter how many. Too often they are badly edited/unedited self-pub books. You’re not doing anyone any favors by withholding 3* reviews. You’re just changing the threshold and as a consequence destroying the credibility of ratings.
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#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlur
Advertisement at a London bus stop. Ya gotta love the British…
Advertisement at a London bus stop. Ya gotta love the British…
February 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlur
Advertisement at a London bus stop. Ya gotta love the British…
Advertisement at a London bus stop. Ya gotta love the British…
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The German Interior Ministry has identified a Russia-linked disinformation campaign spreading fake claims of election fraud in Germany just days before Sunday’s vote.
Russia-linked fake videos spread German election fraud claims, authorities warn
Disinfo claiming AfD ballots are missing or being shredded is spreading online just days before Germany’s election.
ow.ly
February 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The German Interior Ministry has identified a Russia-linked disinformation campaign spreading fake claims of election fraud in Germany just days before Sunday’s vote.
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Meta, X approved ads containing violent anti-Muslim, antisemitic hate speech ahead of German election, study finds
Meta, X approved ads containing violent anti-Muslim, antisemitic hate speech ahead of German election, study finds
Social media giants Meta and X (formerly Twitter) approved ads targeting users in Germany with violent anti-Muslim and anti-Jew hate speech in the run-up to the country’s federal elections, according to new research from Eko, a corporate responsibility…
tcrn.ch
February 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Meta, X approved ads containing violent anti-Muslim, antisemitic hate speech ahead of German election, study finds
This is a an exemplary history book. The narrator of the audiobook (Peter Noble) is also fantastic.
“A Line in the Sand” is not about a specific event, but about the geopolitics of a region during a defining (and well-chosen) period. Some events read like a thriller…and yet they happened!
“A Line in the Sand” is not about a specific event, but about the geopolitics of a region during a defining (and well-chosen) period. Some events read like a thriller…and yet they happened!
Sorry to say you can’t get 25 per cent off but I see @waterstones.bsky.social has declared A Line In The Sand one of their “bucket-list books”, so if you’ve been meaning to read it, now’s the moment
A Line in the Sand by James Barr | Waterstones
Buy A Line in the Sand by James Barr from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
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February 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This is a an exemplary history book. The narrator of the audiobook (Peter Noble) is also fantastic.
“A Line in the Sand” is not about a specific event, but about the geopolitics of a region during a defining (and well-chosen) period. Some events read like a thriller…and yet they happened!
“A Line in the Sand” is not about a specific event, but about the geopolitics of a region during a defining (and well-chosen) period. Some events read like a thriller…and yet they happened!
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The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
February 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
Such a shame most of Frank Schätzing’s books haven’t been translated to English. Such an excellent writer.
February 16, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Such a shame most of Frank Schätzing’s books haven’t been translated to English. Such an excellent writer.
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“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.
From the fednews community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the fednews community
www.reddit.com
February 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
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It is time we stopped fetishising American politics and culture and business.
February 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
It is time we stopped fetishising American politics and culture and business.
Things looking up, then? 😬
The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect
Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
www.kcur.org
January 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Things looking up, then? 😬
Link to all books in bio!
July 31, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Link to all books in bio!
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If anyone is interested, here is a list of my works of fiction, published through the Booklisti website.
Check em out!
booklisti.com/booklist/boo...
#indieauthors #indiebooks #writing #reading
Check em out!
booklisti.com/booklist/boo...
#indieauthors #indiebooks #writing #reading
Books by Author R. Tim Morris
booklisti.com
May 31, 2024 at 4:47 PM
If anyone is interested, here is a list of my works of fiction, published through the Booklisti website.
Check em out!
booklisti.com/booklist/boo...
#indieauthors #indiebooks #writing #reading
Check em out!
booklisti.com/booklist/boo...
#indieauthors #indiebooks #writing #reading
I haven't been on here for so long. But as another writing project reaches its end and a new one begins, lemme just leave this here. Just so that I have the excuse to do my thing, which is continue writing. I mean, nobody cares, but still. At least it's a decent cover, no?😅
July 25, 2024 at 9:26 AM
I haven't been on here for so long. But as another writing project reaches its end and a new one begins, lemme just leave this here. Just so that I have the excuse to do my thing, which is continue writing. I mean, nobody cares, but still. At least it's a decent cover, no?😅
Are there no other fantasy romance plot tropes than poor/disabled girl+prince cursed by scorned sorceress? I can think of SO MANY different plotlines. Prince cursed by secretly sorcerous brother. Prince not cursed but transformed in magical accident. Oligarchy of evil mages vs wise women. WHATEVER
April 15, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Are there no other fantasy romance plot tropes than poor/disabled girl+prince cursed by scorned sorceress? I can think of SO MANY different plotlines. Prince cursed by secretly sorcerous brother. Prince not cursed but transformed in magical accident. Oligarchy of evil mages vs wise women. WHATEVER
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"Climate scientist wins defamation case against right-wing bloggers: 'I hope it sends a message'" | My interview earlier today with Scott Tong on @npr.org /WBUR's #hereandnow
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
Climate scientist wins defamation case against right-wing bloggers: 'I hope it sends a message'
Two right-wing bloggers criticized Michael Mann's scientific work and attacked him personally, comparing him to a convicted child abuser.
www.wbur.org
February 21, 2024 at 12:42 AM
"Climate scientist wins defamation case against right-wing bloggers: 'I hope it sends a message'" | My interview earlier today with Scott Tong on @npr.org /WBUR's #hereandnow
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
Watching the Harry and Megan documentary, and my only observation is this: Harry went to Eton but he can't type with 10 fingers. Do they not teach them because it's assume posh folks will always have menial folk typing for them? Just as they have people for cooking, babysitting, dressing them etc
January 31, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Watching the Harry and Megan documentary, and my only observation is this: Harry went to Eton but he can't type with 10 fingers. Do they not teach them because it's assume posh folks will always have menial folk typing for them? Just as they have people for cooking, babysitting, dressing them etc
ADHD-friendly 2024 resolution #3: improve finances
My only way to beat ADHD impulse buys is tell myself I'll think about it and buy it tomorrow. This year, I'll use a new trick: make a list of things I didn't buy and sum up the saved money. This should give me enough dopamine to keep going!
My only way to beat ADHD impulse buys is tell myself I'll think about it and buy it tomorrow. This year, I'll use a new trick: make a list of things I didn't buy and sum up the saved money. This should give me enough dopamine to keep going!
January 1, 2024 at 10:36 AM
ADHD-friendly 2024 resolution #3: improve finances
My only way to beat ADHD impulse buys is tell myself I'll think about it and buy it tomorrow. This year, I'll use a new trick: make a list of things I didn't buy and sum up the saved money. This should give me enough dopamine to keep going!
My only way to beat ADHD impulse buys is tell myself I'll think about it and buy it tomorrow. This year, I'll use a new trick: make a list of things I didn't buy and sum up the saved money. This should give me enough dopamine to keep going!
ADHD-friendly 2024 resolution #2: mindful eating
ADHD comes with addiction behaviours and eating disorders, and I'm no exception. Going about things slowly and mindfullly is the only way I know to deal with those. Which also means enough sleep, down time, and no rush.
ADHD comes with addiction behaviours and eating disorders, and I'm no exception. Going about things slowly and mindfullly is the only way I know to deal with those. Which also means enough sleep, down time, and no rush.
December 31, 2023 at 4:48 PM
ADHD-friendly 2024 resolution #2: mindful eating
ADHD comes with addiction behaviours and eating disorders, and I'm no exception. Going about things slowly and mindfullly is the only way I know to deal with those. Which also means enough sleep, down time, and no rush.
ADHD comes with addiction behaviours and eating disorders, and I'm no exception. Going about things slowly and mindfullly is the only way I know to deal with those. Which also means enough sleep, down time, and no rush.
ADHD-friendly 2024 resolution #1: Take control of the household by doing small tasks.
Making lists and setting goals leads to overwhelm burnout. This year, I'm going to be doing small tasks, one after the other, slow and steady. Lots of breaks, no guilt! Dusting one shelf is a win. This might work!
Making lists and setting goals leads to overwhelm burnout. This year, I'm going to be doing small tasks, one after the other, slow and steady. Lots of breaks, no guilt! Dusting one shelf is a win. This might work!
December 31, 2023 at 10:24 AM
ADHD-friendly 2024 resolution #1: Take control of the household by doing small tasks.
Making lists and setting goals leads to overwhelm burnout. This year, I'm going to be doing small tasks, one after the other, slow and steady. Lots of breaks, no guilt! Dusting one shelf is a win. This might work!
Making lists and setting goals leads to overwhelm burnout. This year, I'm going to be doing small tasks, one after the other, slow and steady. Lots of breaks, no guilt! Dusting one shelf is a win. This might work!
I'll personally send you German chocolate if you review ANY of my books!
December 31, 2023 at 10:13 AM
I'll personally send you German chocolate if you review ANY of my books!