MurrayByMoonlight
@murraybymoonlight.bsky.social
An avid (but slow) reader. I like things that go bump in the night. I’m fascinated by folklore. I linger over language. I am learning to live with #Lupus. I dabble with data. I rumble with the robots. I am humbled by #Humanism. He | him | his
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An occasionally curated list of favourite books (I’d love suggestions!):
Catch-22, Heller
A Confederacy of Dunces, Toole
East of Eden, Steinbeck
Lonesome Dove, McMurtry
The Wasp Factory, Banks
The Demon-Haunted World, Sagan
To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee
(1/3)
Catch-22, Heller
A Confederacy of Dunces, Toole
East of Eden, Steinbeck
Lonesome Dove, McMurtry
The Wasp Factory, Banks
The Demon-Haunted World, Sagan
To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee
(1/3)
The Green Hornet - I like the idea of a superhero who doesn’t drive himself to crime scenes.
September 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The Green Hornet - I like the idea of a superhero who doesn’t drive himself to crime scenes.
That thing where you meet a really nice person and you want to introduce them to all the other really nice people you know because maybe together they can defeat fascism.
September 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
That thing where you meet a really nice person and you want to introduce them to all the other really nice people you know because maybe together they can defeat fascism.
One of my favourite business names from fiction is 'Weyland-Yutani' from the Alien franchise.
Am I odd that I develop opinions about fictional businesses?
Am I odd that I develop opinions about fictional businesses?
September 14, 2025 at 2:04 AM
One of my favourite business names from fiction is 'Weyland-Yutani' from the Alien franchise.
Am I odd that I develop opinions about fictional businesses?
Am I odd that I develop opinions about fictional businesses?
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Introducing Bases, a new core plugin that lets you turn any set of notes into a powerful database.
Now available to everyone with Obsidian 1.9!
Now available to everyone with Obsidian 1.9!
August 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Introducing Bases, a new core plugin that lets you turn any set of notes into a powerful database.
Now available to everyone with Obsidian 1.9!
Now available to everyone with Obsidian 1.9!
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Just putting it out there. Calling someone an Abomination for having a different outlook is a bit OTT. Radical, I know. I await my inevitable cancellation.
#meaning #meaningfullives #humanism #secularminister #celebrant #deathnerd #educator #doula #reflection #Adelaide #neurodivergent #respect
#meaning #meaningfullives #humanism #secularminister #celebrant #deathnerd #educator #doula #reflection #Adelaide #neurodivergent #respect
July 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Just putting it out there. Calling someone an Abomination for having a different outlook is a bit OTT. Radical, I know. I await my inevitable cancellation.
#meaning #meaningfullives #humanism #secularminister #celebrant #deathnerd #educator #doula #reflection #Adelaide #neurodivergent #respect
#meaning #meaningfullives #humanism #secularminister #celebrant #deathnerd #educator #doula #reflection #Adelaide #neurodivergent #respect
Interesting how at a loss I feel while #thestorygraph is down for maintenance, which underscores how much #reading I do ABOUT reading
July 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Interesting how at a loss I feel while #thestorygraph is down for maintenance, which underscores how much #reading I do ABOUT reading
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I’m thinking of narrating all of my conversations in the third person, he typed.
July 5, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I’m thinking of narrating all of my conversations in the third person, he typed.
What are the ‘steelman’ arguments for religion in general, and Christianity in particular? It was suggested to me that I was strawmanning religion in a conversation recently, and in retrospect I agree - but I don’t know what the steelman arguments would be? #humanism
July 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
What are the ‘steelman’ arguments for religion in general, and Christianity in particular? It was suggested to me that I was strawmanning religion in a conversation recently, and in retrospect I agree - but I don’t know what the steelman arguments would be? #humanism
Here we go again - do I continue writing my journal in Obsidian, my favourite tool for just about everything, or do I buy that lovely Leuchtturm1917 notebook, which is beckoning to me, and which I will fill a quarter of, with my fountain pen, before I go through this cycle again? Argh! #journaling
July 5, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Here we go again - do I continue writing my journal in Obsidian, my favourite tool for just about everything, or do I buy that lovely Leuchtturm1917 notebook, which is beckoning to me, and which I will fill a quarter of, with my fountain pen, before I go through this cycle again? Argh! #journaling
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We are funding a senior KC to offer an independent legal opinion on the Scottish government's new religious observance bill, which does not offer opt out rights to children, and which we believe falls foul of UN regulations. Make a contribution to help us cover the legal fees at the link in replies
June 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
We are funding a senior KC to offer an independent legal opinion on the Scottish government's new religious observance bill, which does not offer opt out rights to children, and which we believe falls foul of UN regulations. Make a contribution to help us cover the legal fees at the link in replies
June 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
It will count for naught, but I’m boycotting ANY link with a title which reads like: “TV viewers ‘hooked’ after 5 minutes of ‘gripping’ new 8-part thriller”. If you won’t tell me the name of the show / product / technique / whatever in the title, I’m not wading through your content to find it.
June 21, 2025 at 3:44 AM
It will count for naught, but I’m boycotting ANY link with a title which reads like: “TV viewers ‘hooked’ after 5 minutes of ‘gripping’ new 8-part thriller”. If you won’t tell me the name of the show / product / technique / whatever in the title, I’m not wading through your content to find it.
How do vampires always wear nice clothes when they can’t see themselves in a mirror?
June 16, 2025 at 5:11 AM
How do vampires always wear nice clothes when they can’t see themselves in a mirror?
How do you make Unethical Soup? First, steal some pumpkins…
June 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
How do you make Unethical Soup? First, steal some pumpkins…
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How far away are we from an AI which can monitor tens of thousands of webcam streams and produce a 24/7 channel of places where it’s #raining?
Asking for a friend. #pluviophile
Asking for a friend. #pluviophile
June 4, 2025 at 10:18 AM
How far away are we from an AI which can monitor tens of thousands of webcam streams and produce a 24/7 channel of places where it’s #raining?
Asking for a friend. #pluviophile
Asking for a friend. #pluviophile
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"Thou know'st 'tis common; all that lives must die,
Passing through nature to eternity"
#ShakespeareDay
Passing through nature to eternity"
#ShakespeareDay
April 23, 2025 at 6:25 AM
"Thou know'st 'tis common; all that lives must die,
Passing through nature to eternity"
#ShakespeareDay
Passing through nature to eternity"
#ShakespeareDay
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Here's our patron Stephen Fry on the humanist approach to finding and creating happiness in the one life we know we have. ❤️Happy #InternationalDayofHappiness, everyone!
March 20, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Here's our patron Stephen Fry on the humanist approach to finding and creating happiness in the one life we know we have. ❤️Happy #InternationalDayofHappiness, everyone!
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Corporate Dominance
March 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Corporate Dominance
I finished “The God of the Woods” by Liz Moore today. I’d love to discuss it with others on Bluesky, but it appears you can’t hide spoiler text?
#booksky
#booksky
March 9, 2025 at 7:21 AM
I finished “The God of the Woods” by Liz Moore today. I’d love to discuss it with others on Bluesky, but it appears you can’t hide spoiler text?
#booksky
#booksky