richard grant
@richardgrant.bsky.social
Novelist living on the coast of Maine. Garden boffin, semiretired druid, gay dad and granddaddy. he/him/his
Reposted by richard grant
"What's Not" feed that only contains apologies from the Bluesky team
(Spoiler, it's "no posts found")
(Spoiler, it's "no posts found")
July 15, 2023 at 3:11 PM
"What's Not" feed that only contains apologies from the Bluesky team
(Spoiler, it's "no posts found")
(Spoiler, it's "no posts found")
Reposted by richard grant
A bit of stream of consciousness again, now on the subject of bridges, high strangeness and consciousness.
Bridges as Liminal Spaces over Streams of Consciousness.
During very special circumstances, I once passed a strange man on a bridge. He was short, chubby; his pants were huge (it looked like they…
fred-andersson.medium.com
July 14, 2023 at 8:15 AM
A bit of stream of consciousness again, now on the subject of bridges, high strangeness and consciousness.
Reposted by richard grant
Welp, I’m @mcnees@mastodon.social over on mastodon if this place implodes.
https://mastodon.social/@mcnees
https://mastodon.social/@mcnees
Robert McNees (@mcnees@mastodon.social)
3.08K Posts, 357 Following, 6.71K Followers · Physicist and professor at a school on the north side of Chicago. Black holes, quantum gravity, cosmology. Rocky Top, Tar Heel. Science, dogs, lake photo...
mastodon.social
July 14, 2023 at 12:57 AM
Welp, I’m @mcnees@mastodon.social over on mastodon if this place implodes.
https://mastodon.social/@mcnees
https://mastodon.social/@mcnees
Reposted by richard grant
Jay should step down as CEO.
July 14, 2023 at 12:37 AM
Jay should step down as CEO.
Reposted by richard grant
You know if it happens once or twice or even thrice, maybe it’s a mistake or learning experience or glitch or whatever.
But Bluesky has an ongoing, unaddressed problem with the complete unwillingness of the leadership to address structural problems.
But Bluesky has an ongoing, unaddressed problem with the complete unwillingness of the leadership to address structural problems.
July 13, 2023 at 11:31 PM
You know if it happens once or twice or even thrice, maybe it’s a mistake or learning experience or glitch or whatever.
But Bluesky has an ongoing, unaddressed problem with the complete unwillingness of the leadership to address structural problems.
But Bluesky has an ongoing, unaddressed problem with the complete unwillingness of the leadership to address structural problems.
Reposted by richard grant
i am just catching up on this but it seems pretty bad (and outright deluded) to launch a social network without explicitly blocking people from using the most well-known racial slur in the english language as a username
July 13, 2023 at 6:10 PM
i am just catching up on this but it seems pretty bad (and outright deluded) to launch a social network without explicitly blocking people from using the most well-known racial slur in the english language as a username
Surprisingly, Mastodon has turned out to be an excellent place to follow breaking news from Russia. That Eurocentric user base includes a number of Russian-speakers who keep tabs on milbloggers and telegram channels and such
June 24, 2023 at 5:50 PM
Surprisingly, Mastodon has turned out to be an excellent place to follow breaking news from Russia. That Eurocentric user base includes a number of Russian-speakers who keep tabs on milbloggers and telegram channels and such
Proposed: a moratorium on the phrase “Let that sink in.”
It’s losing its power through overuse. Let it sink.
It’s losing its power through overuse. Let it sink.
June 13, 2023 at 3:06 PM
Proposed: a moratorium on the phrase “Let that sink in.”
It’s losing its power through overuse. Let it sink.
It’s losing its power through overuse. Let it sink.
I fell in behind the bagpiper at the Pride parade in Belfast. It was a jolly time, with a party on the waterfront at the end. How different the world is now
June 10, 2023 at 5:22 PM
I fell in behind the bagpiper at the Pride parade in Belfast. It was a jolly time, with a party on the waterfront at the end. How different the world is now
Reposted by richard grant
The "Discover" custom feed from @skyfeed.xyz is the best algorithmic feed I've found here yet. It does a decent job surfacing interesting posts that aren't just highlights from people already in my network. https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tenurhgjptubkk5zf5qhi3og/feed/discover
June 4, 2023 at 9:34 PM
The "Discover" custom feed from @skyfeed.xyz is the best algorithmic feed I've found here yet. It does a decent job surfacing interesting posts that aren't just highlights from people already in my network. https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tenurhgjptubkk5zf5qhi3og/feed/discover
Reposted by richard grant
You can't win if the talent level on your team is significantly less than your competition. Half of the available top talent for your company is non-dudes. About 15% of it is Black.
Go ahead and pretend that you don't notice that most of the companies taking financial Ls right now, are bad at DEI.
Go ahead and pretend that you don't notice that most of the companies taking financial Ls right now, are bad at DEI.
June 1, 2023 at 2:20 PM
You can't win if the talent level on your team is significantly less than your competition. Half of the available top talent for your company is non-dudes. About 15% of it is Black.
Go ahead and pretend that you don't notice that most of the companies taking financial Ls right now, are bad at DEI.
Go ahead and pretend that you don't notice that most of the companies taking financial Ls right now, are bad at DEI.
No Mow May reaches its inevitable denouement
June 1, 2023 at 1:20 AM
No Mow May reaches its inevitable denouement
Happy Manhattanhenge to all who celebrate
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2023/may/31/manhattanhenge-lights-up-new-york-sky-2023-in-pictures
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2023/may/31/manhattanhenge-lights-up-new-york-sky-2023-in-pictures
Manhattanhenge sunset lights up New York sky – in pictures
This week New Yorkers celebrated the first Manhattanhenge of 2023. During the biannual celestial event the setting sun lines up between skyscrapers and bathes the city in a golden glow
www.theguardian.com
May 31, 2023 at 11:54 AM
Happy Manhattanhenge to all who celebrate
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2023/may/31/manhattanhenge-lights-up-new-york-sky-2023-in-pictures
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2023/may/31/manhattanhenge-lights-up-new-york-sky-2023-in-pictures
Okay if you’re on mastodon and this is your idea of fun … Project Gutenberg just joined — @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social — and was welcomed with such a torrent of unsolicited instructions, injunctions, corrections, dire warnings and general finger-wagging, it’s a wonder the account did not burn down
May 29, 2023 at 7:19 PM
Okay if you’re on mastodon and this is your idea of fun … Project Gutenberg just joined — @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social — and was welcomed with such a torrent of unsolicited instructions, injunctions, corrections, dire warnings and general finger-wagging, it’s a wonder the account did not burn down
Reposted by richard grant
Those last few factors might be significantly smaller if newly broadcasting civilizations get galactic reply guys.
You beam your existence to the stars, and years later get a blue check reply saying “Not true” or “actually…” or some undecipherable meme. Most civilizations would stop broadcasting.
You beam your existence to the stars, and years later get a blue check reply saying “Not true” or “actually…” or some undecipherable meme. Most civilizations would stop broadcasting.
May 28, 2023 at 4:02 PM
Those last few factors might be significantly smaller if newly broadcasting civilizations get galactic reply guys.
You beam your existence to the stars, and years later get a blue check reply saying “Not true” or “actually…” or some undecipherable meme. Most civilizations would stop broadcasting.
You beam your existence to the stars, and years later get a blue check reply saying “Not true” or “actually…” or some undecipherable meme. Most civilizations would stop broadcasting.
Reposted by richard grant
If you ever think your vote doesn’t matter, take a look at what happened in MN. 321 votes was the difference between nothing moving forward and a progressive triumph this session.
May 27, 2023 at 2:41 PM
If you ever think your vote doesn’t matter, take a look at what happened in MN. 321 votes was the difference between nothing moving forward and a progressive triumph this session.
Reposted by richard grant
we are just two guys, we’re having a good time, having a good time, having a good time
May 27, 2023 at 4:24 PM
we are just two guys, we’re having a good time, having a good time, having a good time
Reposted by richard grant
Happy to see @sulliview.bsky.social on here
I thought I already posted this but maybe not. Forgive my early stumbles, if so. … Anyway, my new column here https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/25/ron-desantis-florida-record-presidential-campaign
Now’s the time to think about just how bad a DeSantis presidency would be | Margaret Sullivan
Consider what the two-term governor has wrought in his home state and in his early forays into world affairs
www.theguardian.com
May 25, 2023 at 9:23 PM
Happy to see @sulliview.bsky.social on here
There really is something a little bit soul-destroying about Apple TV+
May 18, 2023 at 11:44 PM
There really is something a little bit soul-destroying about Apple TV+
Reposted by richard grant
A conference has just convened at the Archives of the Impossible at Rice University. You can “attend“ online. It’s hard to explain exactly and succinctly what is happening here but let Jeff Kripal have a go at it. https://impossiblearchives.rice.edu
Archives of the Impossible
impossiblearchives.rice.edu
May 12, 2023 at 11:13 AM
A conference has just convened at the Archives of the Impossible at Rice University. You can “attend“ online. It’s hard to explain exactly and succinctly what is happening here but let Jeff Kripal have a go at it. https://impossiblearchives.rice.edu
Morning-after musings from Mastodon
May 10, 2023 at 4:37 PM
Morning-after musings from Mastodon
One thing I do enjoy about Mastodon is its Eurocentric character. Nonetheless it was a bit startling to switch over from here (Tucker, dragon vore, courtroom dramedy) to Over There, where my feed was undergoing a rapid unscheduled disassembly owing to Eurovision
May 10, 2023 at 12:52 AM
One thing I do enjoy about Mastodon is its Eurocentric character. Nonetheless it was a bit startling to switch over from here (Tucker, dragon vore, courtroom dramedy) to Over There, where my feed was undergoing a rapid unscheduled disassembly owing to Eurovision
Reposted by richard grant
Reconstruction of a Mesolithic female shaman, 7000-6500 BCE, unearthed in an extraordinary archeologic site in Bad Durrenberg, in what today is Germany
May 7, 2023 at 9:23 AM
Reconstruction of a Mesolithic female shaman, 7000-6500 BCE, unearthed in an extraordinary archeologic site in Bad Durrenberg, in what today is Germany
Reposted by richard grant
Carolyn Hax's latest advice column is a wild ride. Read the rest of it with this free link: https://wapo.st/42LMUdJ
May 5, 2023 at 6:26 PM
Carolyn Hax's latest advice column is a wild ride. Read the rest of it with this free link: https://wapo.st/42LMUdJ