In October 1796.
Jane Austen begins writing First Impressions, the first version of Pride and Prejudice (published 1813).
She completed the initial draft in August 1797, aged 21; as with all of her novels, Austen read the work aloud to her family as she was working on it and it became an "established favourite". At this time, her father made the first attempt to publish one of her novels.
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Pride and Prejudice at PG:
gutenberg.org/ebooks/42671
Hurricane Helene by the numbers: Catastrophic destruction covers 400 miles.
From @abc: Nearly 160 people died with many still missing. Only Hurricane Katrina caused more deaths in the U.S. in recent decades.
And @nbcnews has a smart piece: The science behind how a Florida hurricane ravaged North Carolina. flip.it/yfsEsv
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Pixelfed for Android (v1.0.0.70) is now available via our F-Droid repo!
Our Google Play build is pending approval, and is expected to be available within the next 24 hours.
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@greencactus @lash Sorry, you need to join the beta first using this link
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Then the other link will work!
Could Republicans Gain a Senate Seat After the Menendez Scandal? nytimes.com/2024/10/01/nyregio…
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Because I felt like it: small* adorable Star Wars Lego sets.
*"Small" in this context means the characters represented are small and adorable in their context. The sets themselves are nearly life-sized in some cases.
Also, actual small Lego versions of the same characters, consisting of 1-6 pieces each.
A beautiful and rather rare find on today's morning walk: Greater Sulphur-cup Lichen (Cladonia sulphurina)
#lichen #LichenSubscribe #Mosstodon #macrophotography
He Called 311 on the Police. They Called Back Making Dolphin Sounds. nytimes.com/2024/10/01/nyregio…
Just sewed the buttons on this bad boy yesterday. Love steeking so this was great fun.
#knitting #TinCanKnits #Clayoquot
Interesting decade-old 3-part blog post about Igalia, a remarkable Spanish workers' coop doing cool stuff in FOSS.
"no master"
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"but that would be anarchy!"
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"time for money"
wingolog.org/archives/2013/06/…
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Copilot is killing beloved celebrities.
Unless Microsoft’s chatbot knows something we don’t, David Attenborough, Ian McKellen, Michael Caine, and Julie Andrews are definitely not dead.
And neither is Star Trek actor William Shatner, for that matter. Perhaps the Copilot overhaul announced yesterday will be better informed.
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