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Discworld Calendar - August 2008
The Summer of Snakes by Edward Miller
Very summer and very snakes. Not sure which Discworld book (or thing) this relates to tbh, please let us know if you do. Witches Abroad has snakes, but is swampier. The desert suggests Small Gods or Pyramids maybe?
The Summer of Snakes by Edward Miller
Very summer and very snakes. Not sure which Discworld book (or thing) this relates to tbh, please let us know if you do. Witches Abroad has snakes, but is swampier. The desert suggests Small Gods or Pyramids maybe?
August 31, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Discworld Calendar - August 2008
The Summer of Snakes by Edward Miller
Very summer and very snakes. Not sure which Discworld book (or thing) this relates to tbh, please let us know if you do. Witches Abroad has snakes, but is swampier. The desert suggests Small Gods or Pyramids maybe?
The Summer of Snakes by Edward Miller
Very summer and very snakes. Not sure which Discworld book (or thing) this relates to tbh, please let us know if you do. Witches Abroad has snakes, but is swampier. The desert suggests Small Gods or Pyramids maybe?
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the entitlement fans feel to the work of authors they purport to love rises to the level of sickness, in my opinion. sanderson is beloved because he vomits out words like a busted standpipe, hardly ever holding up Consumption
Counterpoint. George R. R. Martin should purposely not finish these books and have a stipulation in his will that no one else can do so after he dies.
Fans Have a Point — George R.R. Martin Should Let This Acclaimed Fantasy Author Finish 'Winds of Winter' Instead
George R.R. Martin is taking forever to finish Winds of Winter, so why not hand it to fellow fantasy author Brandon Sanderson?
collider.com
August 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
the entitlement fans feel to the work of authors they purport to love rises to the level of sickness, in my opinion. sanderson is beloved because he vomits out words like a busted standpipe, hardly ever holding up Consumption
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the fact that the supreme court is allowing the dismantling of the US government on the shadow docket should tell you something about their commitment to the rule of law
July 15, 2025 at 5:20 AM
the fact that the supreme court is allowing the dismantling of the US government on the shadow docket should tell you something about their commitment to the rule of law
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All the coverage on this is "the Gumroad guy found out there isn't any waste fraud or abuse", and not: the Gumroad guy literally wrote and posted ChatGPT prompts to implement Trump's transphobic executive orders against trans people, gender identity, and "gender ideology" github.com/slavingia/va...
June 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
All the coverage on this is "the Gumroad guy found out there isn't any waste fraud or abuse", and not: the Gumroad guy literally wrote and posted ChatGPT prompts to implement Trump's transphobic executive orders against trans people, gender identity, and "gender ideology" github.com/slavingia/va...
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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The latest oysters of concern were harvested from Hammersley Inlet between Dec. 2 and Dec. 17 and distributed across Washington and Oregon by Shelton-based company Ruco's Shellfish.
Oysters recalled in Washington and Oregon over potential norovirus contamination
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is recalling oysters harvested from Puget Sound in December, citing possible norovirus contamination. It’s one of several recalls to impact the Pacific Northwest’...
www.kuow.org
January 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The latest oysters of concern were harvested from Hammersley Inlet between Dec. 2 and Dec. 17 and distributed across Washington and Oregon by Shelton-based company Ruco's Shellfish.
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When we warn the real threat of AI is how it’s used against people in the present, not the fantasies that some day computers might think for themselves, this is exactly the kind of thing we’re talking about: health insurers using AI to deny care.
arstechnica.com/health/2023/...
arstechnica.com/health/2023/...
November 18, 2023 at 11:00 PM
When we warn the real threat of AI is how it’s used against people in the present, not the fantasies that some day computers might think for themselves, this is exactly the kind of thing we’re talking about: health insurers using AI to deny care.
arstechnica.com/health/2023/...
arstechnica.com/health/2023/...
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Twelve Things Your College Freshman Son Will Never Say During His Weekly Call Home. The first one on the list is so quietly devastating: “How are you?” [mcsweeneys.net]
November 14, 2023 at 5:16 PM
Twelve Things Your College Freshman Son Will Never Say During His Weekly Call Home. The first one on the list is so quietly devastating: “How are you?” [mcsweeneys.net]