Thomas Mayfield
@thegreatape.bsky.social
Software mechanic, fitness nerd, SFF reader. Shaving yaks at @Bookbub
Just rub some AI on it
December 12, 2024 at 10:31 AM
Just rub some AI on it
Great paired with URL Grey Tea
December 6, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Great paired with URL Grey Tea
Literally the first thing that popped into my head
December 4, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Literally the first thing that popped into my head
WALTER <3 <3 <3
November 24, 2024 at 10:52 AM
WALTER <3 <3 <3
Blindsight by Peter Watts: big idea SFF, just the way I like it. first contact story, truly _alien_ aliens. existential horror. space vampires, too? anyway, this one is maybe the bleakest book I've read. have a unicorn chaser ready.
Blindsight by Peter Watts
It's been two months since a myriad of alien objects clenched about the Earth, screaming as they ...
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November 16, 2024 at 10:42 AM
Blindsight by Peter Watts: big idea SFF, just the way I like it. first contact story, truly _alien_ aliens. existential horror. space vampires, too? anyway, this one is maybe the bleakest book I've read. have a unicorn chaser ready.
Thinking In Bets by Annie Duke: about thinking probabilistically, by a former professional poker player. this one has influenced how I think and communicate ever since I read it. in world that values loud certainty, I deeply wish more people would read it too.
Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts by Annie Duke
Wall Street Journal bestseller Poker champion turned business consultant Annie Duke teaches you ...
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November 16, 2024 at 10:39 AM
Thinking In Bets by Annie Duke: about thinking probabilistically, by a former professional poker player. this one has influenced how I think and communicate ever since I read it. in world that values loud certainty, I deeply wish more people would read it too.
The Dagger and the Coin series by Daniel Abraham: slow burn fantasy that deconstructs a number of fantasy tropes and plays with the pieces. best villian arc I've ever read. and I'm a sucker for SFF with economics as a driving force.
The Dragon's Path by Daniel Abraham
Marcus' hero days are behind him. He knows too well that even the smallest war still means somebo...
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November 16, 2024 at 12:31 AM
The Dagger and the Coin series by Daniel Abraham: slow burn fantasy that deconstructs a number of fantasy tropes and plays with the pieces. best villian arc I've ever read. and I'm a sucker for SFF with economics as a driving force.
Max Gladstone's Craft Sequence: takes a fun concept (what if wizards were... lawyers? and fought gods?) and builds an intricate world around it, with some biting jabs at end stage capitalism along the way
Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone
A god has died, and it’s up to Tara, first-year associate in the international necromantic firm o...
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November 15, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Max Gladstone's Craft Sequence: takes a fun concept (what if wizards were... lawyers? and fought gods?) and builds an intricate world around it, with some biting jabs at end stage capitalism along the way
The discord servers I'm in have channels like "heavy-topics" or "politics" that I can mute or unmute at will, and choose when to engage. Active moderation means those are actually kept separate.
I don't think bsky's model can be used that way.
I don't think bsky's model can be used that way.
November 8, 2024 at 3:38 PM
The discord servers I'm in have channels like "heavy-topics" or "politics" that I can mute or unmute at will, and choose when to engage. Active moderation means those are actually kept separate.
I don't think bsky's model can be used that way.
I don't think bsky's model can be used that way.
2. Curation is reactive, not proactive. You can mute and carefully follow all you want, but you're going to be playing some degree of whackamole.
I want to know in advance what I'm about to see: what my friends are up on a weekend or today's freshest horror.
I want to know in advance what I'm about to see: what my friends are up on a weekend or today's freshest horror.
November 8, 2024 at 3:36 PM
2. Curation is reactive, not proactive. You can mute and carefully follow all you want, but you're going to be playing some degree of whackamole.
I want to know in advance what I'm about to see: what my friends are up on a weekend or today's freshest horror.
I want to know in advance what I'm about to see: what my friends are up on a weekend or today's freshest horror.
1. It's public. The healthiest online communities I've been a part of in the last five years have been semi-private Discords. Small communities and active moderation matter.
November 8, 2024 at 3:34 PM
1. It's public. The healthiest online communities I've been a part of in the last five years have been semi-private Discords. Small communities and active moderation matter.
Self-scrolling doom, we're gonna be rich
November 8, 2024 at 12:03 AM
Self-scrolling doom, we're gonna be rich
My idiots. They get along ok.
November 5, 2024 at 7:57 PM
My idiots. They get along ok.
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October 26, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Another non-Amazon option is Chirp: www.chirpbooks.com
Disclaimer: I work here! We're focused on deals and discounts.
Disclaimer: I work here! We're focused on deals and discounts.
how rude to put me on blast like that, here in a public forum
August 24, 2024 at 10:53 PM
how rude to put me on blast like that, here in a public forum
"Two" does indeed count as "any at all", so: technically correct!
August 8, 2024 at 4:07 PM
"Two" does indeed count as "any at all", so: technically correct!
Your tomatoes are doing waaaaaay better than ours this year!
August 8, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Your tomatoes are doing waaaaaay better than ours this year!