I wish writers would stop writing what they know. The author’s alter ego as protagonist, a main character who’s a writer – it’s so oh-no-here-we-go-again unimaginative. This book was almost good. Inside it, a great short story is waiting to get out.
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My third observation from DNC is something many apparently missed. I learned that some networks did not cover this brief appearance. Life-long Republican and TV host Ana Navarro delivered a blistering skewering of Trump in her very brief remarks, a mini-speech
If you missed it, I'll post link to it
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A ghostly cabin attempts to reverse the erasure of enslaved people through poetry.ugc (Atlas Obscura)
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Are folks leaving Twitter again? Neat! Not sure what’s happening, but if you’re new here, welcome!
My name is Veronica, I explain retro and Linux things on YouTube and a Fediverse-joined video service called PeerTube. You can follow and comment on my videos right from Mastodon/etc by following @veronicaexplains.
I joined the fediverse after Musk said he’d buy Twitter, so like 20 years now? Anyway, there’s life after Twitter, I’ve experienced it, so welcome!
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I'm glad I joined the fediverse and discovered interesting people like you.
I still miss some friends who stayed on X, but I cannot go back. In fact, I'm thinking of deleting my account.
The fediverse is the future.
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I joined fediverse when reddit announced API changes, and honestly I like it more because it doesn't have algorithm like other social media so you can actually engage with other actual people. I even made my own news and peertube feed using lists.
Just to note I first joined Lemmy, don't use it anymore I'm now on mastodon, I'm much more engaged here than in Lemmy
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What does Musk have to do to get people to leave, barbeque and eat a human baby on a live webstream?
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@dysfun [ pushing my glasses up my nose ] You see, ablative armor was an additional defensive measure for ships that did not have force shields or whose force shields had been disabled
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Ablative armor was a type of protective hull armor used on starships, which possessed a capability for rapidly dissipating the energy impacts from directed energy weapon fire. Starfleet began use of ablative armor technology by 2371.Contributors to Memory Alpha (Fandom, Inc.)
@dysfun There is a sort of standard sci-fi writer's dilemma here:
* Writers invent a cool new sci-fi gizmo
* Cool new sci-fi gizmo closes off a bunch of story possibilities, because it removes some significant type of jeopardy
* Writers have to start creating situations where the cool new sci-fi gizmo is actually not cool, so they can reintroduce that jeopardy
* Fans start asking why the characters don't have some way to deal with the scenarios where the cool new sci-fi gizmo is actually not cool
* Writers introduce a cool new sci-fi gizmo to cover the scenarios where the previous one is not cool
* GOTO 1
Today's abstruse observation inspired by @glyph
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Deciphering Glyph :: On The Defense Of Heroes
Deciphering Glyph, the blog of Glyph Lefkowitz.blog.glyph.im
@glyph Love this post! I wrote one that was inspired by it. It's about my personal experiences growing up with all this "identity" related stuff, and a rant about conservative world domination. Also, I proposed some policies for reigning in Corporate America. Anyway, here's the link:
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Identity Politics in 2024
Right now, our world is teetering on the brink of completely falling apart, not only ecologically, but humanly. Honestly? All these wars are a mere distraction, and by the way, they’re making…JustRosy's Blog
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What’s an institution that you would be in line with vs one that’s an outright “no” for you?
I feel like Library of Congress would be a logical choice. Maybe something quasi-governmental like a national lab with a stable but not permanent university affiliation.
The list of outright nos would be … long. Starting with military or Homeland Security, I guess.
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Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.www.youtube.com
What does this mean?
Does this cartoonist not know the difference between eggs and embryos? Or am I missing something?
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Jests for bumper stickers and road signs need to be short to be read properly or will go partially read in speeding traffic.
@OldAndCranky @Methylcobalamin It's a reference to a song and also kind of makes fun of Trump.
The Presidents of the United States of America were a popular band at one time, for "Lump" and "Peaches."
i had to look it up too, i always thought the lyric was "love" not "lump"
Oh, and i miskeyed "lump" as "limp" and i dread the ads I'm going to be served for the next week. Thank you very much.
Oh this is so good.
I’m also patting myself on the back for getting this reference, watching MTV as a kid paid off! 🤣
OH MY GOODNESS THAT IS UTTERLY AMAZING.
How dare you hit me unwarned and unguarded, right in my Gen-X feels!! XD
It totally confused all the passing piranhas!
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Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.www.youtube.com
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Food company profit increases since inflation peaked:
Cheesecake Factory +471%
Cal-Maine +268%
Jack In The Box +213%
Chipotle +110%
Starbucks +47%
Sysco +43%
How much did they collectively spend on stock buybacks? Over $10 billion.
They used inflation as cover to get rich.
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It's a class war incursion on populist territory.
You keep pounding on company profits implying there should be a limit imposed by the mighty state on how much a company can make in profits.
Then what is the limit on investor losses that you are willing to underwrite ?
You cannot have your cake and eat it too, take away from entrepreneurship when it succeeds and let investors eat the whole of losses when things turn south.
To all of those who say “just don’t go there” It is these type of businesses that.
1. Will not hire full time employees so they don’t have to provide insurance.
2. Constantly cry that there is no way to afford paying their part time employees a livable wage.
3. Lobby the government to keep these shitty rules in place so they can keep feeding their greed.
Wake up people. They have declared war on you.
eat the CEOs damned irritating things that they are.
Show me one good ceo with a searing outcome that's beneficial to all.
I will eat them.
I'm no capitalist (or economist), but regarding the stock buybacks...
I've a bit more faith in private companies with a clear sense of their market, than public companies whose random investors care more about the share price than the product. This faith may be misguided; private companies aren't necessarily more ethical, scrupulous, or efficient, yet they are often more focused on quality.
Dell computers and Theakstons brewery are some private buybacks that interested me this way.
Nick Hanauer wrote a good article on the greed of price gouging corporations.
newrepublic.com/article/184937…
Greedy CEOs have milked the average American household for $12,000 since the pandemic. As a businessman, I can explain how they’re doing it.
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That's one way to couch it.
I'm disappointed, Mr. Takei. You had a golden opportunity there.
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I mentioned this elsewhere, but I'll say it again because I'm not sure people know the story.
You know Redbox, right? The DVD kiosks? Redbox was founded in 2002. By McDonald's.
The original idea was that it would be an automated convenience store sitting outside McD's restaurants. You'd see it as you walked up or went through the drive-through, and maybe decide to buy milk or paper towels or shaving cream. Oh, and they rented DVDs, too.
It was a giant flop. McD's pulled the plug in 2003. But executives noticed that while people bought nothing else, they did like the DVD rentals. So out came the groceries.
nytimes.com/2003/11/13/us/vend…
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It appears ants & ant-societies actually own that role, with books like 'Of Ants and Dinosaurs', 'Rustle in the Grass', and 'Empire of the Ants'.
Anyway. Back to misogynistic old language professors.
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