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The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
Also, and imo, more importantly, not everyone who disliked your book disliked it for a reason you should care about, or even consider doing anything about. I think a major part of growing as a writer is seeing somebody who disliked it and just saying "Ok it wasn't for them, moving on."
Reviews of your books aren't typically for you. They're for other readers.
If you must read them, do so with a detached mindset to avoid getting your feelings hurt.
Not everyone who disliked your book will be able to articulate what frustrated them in a way that helps you grow as a writer.
If you must read them, do so with a detached mindset to avoid getting your feelings hurt.
Not everyone who disliked your book will be able to articulate what frustrated them in a way that helps you grow as a writer.
December 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Also, and imo, more importantly, not everyone who disliked your book disliked it for a reason you should care about, or even consider doing anything about. I think a major part of growing as a writer is seeing somebody who disliked it and just saying "Ok it wasn't for them, moving on."
Movie you've watched more than six times.
Hard Mode: no movies with actors or scripts
Book you've read more than six times.
Hard Mode: nothing with pages, words, sounds, or images.
Hard Mode: no movies with actors or scripts
Book you've read more than six times.
Hard Mode: nothing with pages, words, sounds, or images.
December 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Movie you've watched more than six times.
Hard Mode: no movies with actors or scripts
Book you've read more than six times.
Hard Mode: nothing with pages, words, sounds, or images.
Hard Mode: no movies with actors or scripts
Book you've read more than six times.
Hard Mode: nothing with pages, words, sounds, or images.
We're only buying 100 copies every six days? Those are rookie numbers, we need to pump those numbers up!
If you’d told me a year ago that my trans magical girl novels would be selling 100 copies in six days I’d have thought you were pulling a prank
December 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
We're only buying 100 copies every six days? Those are rookie numbers, we need to pump those numbers up!
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Also to circle back here, the law doesn't make swastikas illegal. it makes it a crime to display one, in public, for the purpose of willfully promoting hatred. And it has a specific intent provision, so you'd have to prove that they specifically displayed it -to- promote hatred.
December 8, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Also to circle back here, the law doesn't make swastikas illegal. it makes it a crime to display one, in public, for the purpose of willfully promoting hatred. And it has a specific intent provision, so you'd have to prove that they specifically displayed it -to- promote hatred.
Could this finally spell the end of the existence of the town of Swastika Ontario?
December 8, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Could this finally spell the end of the existence of the town of Swastika Ontario?
Robocop, Terminator,
Captain Kirk, Darth Vader
Lo-pan, Superman,
every single Power Ranger
Bill S. Preston
Theodore Logan
Spock, The Rock,
Doc Ock, and Hulk Hogan
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning, since the world's been turning
Captain Kirk, Darth Vader
Lo-pan, Superman,
every single Power Ranger
Bill S. Preston
Theodore Logan
Spock, The Rock,
Doc Ock, and Hulk Hogan
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning, since the world's been turning
December 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Robocop, Terminator,
Captain Kirk, Darth Vader
Lo-pan, Superman,
every single Power Ranger
Bill S. Preston
Theodore Logan
Spock, The Rock,
Doc Ock, and Hulk Hogan
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning, since the world's been turning
Captain Kirk, Darth Vader
Lo-pan, Superman,
every single Power Ranger
Bill S. Preston
Theodore Logan
Spock, The Rock,
Doc Ock, and Hulk Hogan
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning, since the world's been turning
I do recall the point when Nana was asked about other relationships for Kira, and said "Not Marc" instead of "Not Dukat" and then there was like...a moment around the group.
The vibes off of Marc Alaimo in the DS9 documentary (plus what Nana Visitor said about him) makes it seem like it wasn’t a huge stretch for him to play an entitled jerk
December 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I do recall the point when Nana was asked about other relationships for Kira, and said "Not Marc" instead of "Not Dukat" and then there was like...a moment around the group.
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Swerve should look at Hangman dead in his eyes and say "Giddy up, jingle horse. Pick up your feet" at some point this season.
December 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Swerve should look at Hangman dead in his eyes and say "Giddy up, jingle horse. Pick up your feet" at some point this season.
Finally a replacement for wearing a housecoat backwards like a smock!
The perfect gift for the trans girlfailure in your life doesn't exi–
December 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Finally a replacement for wearing a housecoat backwards like a smock!
I went WG to WRG, but then to WBG, so not sure what the rest of the path is meant to look like from there. Also, while it doesn't make the overall bit better, not having picture three be WBG, the colour combo called "Junk" while staring at their own ass was a missed opportunity.
December 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I went WG to WRG, but then to WBG, so not sure what the rest of the path is meant to look like from there. Also, while it doesn't make the overall bit better, not having picture three be WBG, the colour combo called "Junk" while staring at their own ass was a missed opportunity.
🎵Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🎵Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time
Also, communism is still perfectly happy to have people own stuff. Personal property is not the same thing as private property. And a lack of private property doesn't mean you can't own all kinds of personal property that is yours.
Frank Zappa once said "Communism doesn't work because people want to OWN stuff" and I think that's a big part of why the current version of capitalism isn't working either, even for people who seem materially comfortable.
December 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Also, communism is still perfectly happy to have people own stuff. Personal property is not the same thing as private property. And a lack of private property doesn't mean you can't own all kinds of personal property that is yours.
DNF'd a book for the first time in a long time. Almost certainly GenAI slop. And if it isn't, if a person actually wrote this and thought they did well, oh boy that's alarming. Somebody should let them know that editors exist. Actually, maybe somebody should let them know that ghostwriters exist.
December 6, 2025 at 12:11 AM
DNF'd a book for the first time in a long time. Almost certainly GenAI slop. And if it isn't, if a person actually wrote this and thought they did well, oh boy that's alarming. Somebody should let them know that editors exist. Actually, maybe somebody should let them know that ghostwriters exist.
Rogue isn't a Roguelike in the same way that water isn't wet, water makes things wet.
"Is Rogue a Roguelike?" - the greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate,
really funny to see someone refer to a metroid game as "a metroidvania." oh word?
December 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Rogue isn't a Roguelike in the same way that water isn't wet, water makes things wet.
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the horse foreman of the apocalypse
December 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
the horse foreman of the apocalypse
The best (worst) part of reading people's self-published books submitted to this award is playing the game of "Are the inconsistencies, and repetition because you used AI, or because you're just an incredibly bad writer?"
December 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The best (worst) part of reading people's self-published books submitted to this award is playing the game of "Are the inconsistencies, and repetition because you used AI, or because you're just an incredibly bad writer?"
I've got 10 mutuals following this zero content, clout farming, ai using, bot account.
It's great that you're diving into self-published SFF! 🌟 While some may miss the mark, there are hidden gems waiting to be discovered! Keep the faith! 📚✨ #SFFCommunity #BookLovers
Can confirm on the basis of the fact that I read a lot of self-published stuff and it's uniformly great because I know how to gauge that pretty quickly, but I'm also judging a self-published SFF contest where I don't get to apply that filter and hoo boy some of these are bad.
December 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I've got 10 mutuals following this zero content, clout farming, ai using, bot account.
Thanks Cornell bluesky use labeler for confirming that this is a bot since it didn't go even 1 hour in the last 24 hours without posting something.
It's great that you're diving into self-published SFF! 🌟 While some may miss the mark, there are hidden gems waiting to be discovered! Keep the faith! 📚✨ #SFFCommunity #BookLovers
Can confirm on the basis of the fact that I read a lot of self-published stuff and it's uniformly great because I know how to gauge that pretty quickly, but I'm also judging a self-published SFF contest where I don't get to apply that filter and hoo boy some of these are bad.
December 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Thanks Cornell bluesky use labeler for confirming that this is a bot since it didn't go even 1 hour in the last 24 hours without posting something.
New "gender affirming parrot" just dropped.
If you're male, your cat will meow at you more because it thinks you need more prompting than women do.
Greeting Vocalizations in Domestic Cats Are More Frequent With Male Caregivers
We observed domestic cats during 100-second home recordings to investigate how they greet their human caregivers. In 31 households, we analyzed the effects of caregiver and cat characteristics (sex, ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
New "gender affirming parrot" just dropped.
Nobody talks like Eddie talks. Who even needs a match when you can watch Eddie Kingston demolish somebody with just an eyebrow and a microphone.
Eddie Kingston couldn't have put a finer point on it as he addressed Samoa Joe ahead of #AEWDynamite Winter Is Coming in seven nights time
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#AEWDynamite continues LIVE on TBS and HBO Max
December 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Nobody talks like Eddie talks. Who even needs a match when you can watch Eddie Kingston demolish somebody with just an eyebrow and a microphone.
Mine will always be "Jurisprudence fetishist gets off on technicality."
What is the quintessential Onion headline? The strong contender that just randomly popped in my mind is "Hank Williams Jr. Honored by Institute For Football Preparedness"
December 4, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Mine will always be "Jurisprudence fetishist gets off on technicality."
My only fond memory of Harry Potter was that I got a copy of the last book before it was out, and made some money betting people on which characters would die. All the rest of it is just gross, sub-par garbage.
it's kind of a moral obligation to bully harry potter fans into making them feel insecure with themselves. you don't even have to mention rowling being a snivelling fascist. you can just point out every harry potter fan is a 12 year old who never grew up with poorly developed taste
December 3, 2025 at 10:53 PM
My only fond memory of Harry Potter was that I got a copy of the last book before it was out, and made some money betting people on which characters would die. All the rest of it is just gross, sub-par garbage.