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Sci-fi & horror author, UXD, software dev, composer/engraver, gamer, seamstress/tailor, nerd, etc; she/her. Aroace.

  • Not spherical like a cow yet.

  • It is, though.

    How could anyone have been alive in 2016-2020 and not know exactly what trump is?

    I don’t buy these excuses. Do you hate the fascism you voted for? Fine. But we’re not having a real conversation unless you own that. You’re an adult, ffs.

  • The Lost City with Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, and Daniel Radcliffe. It seems like a tropey romance-action flick, but is more a parody of genre clichés. The writing, acting, and humour are pretty good.

  • Punching Nazis is always self defence, since being a Nazi in public is an act of violence.

  • Tbf, some other countries are schizophrenic about it, too. The UK uses miles for some distances and km for others, metres for anything more than about a body-length, when it might switch to feet depending on context or location. That doesn’t even broach other (sometimes overlapping) units. Humans are* remarkably inconsistent considering how universally we talk about things relying on measurement.

  • That’s done intentionally to obfuscate the quantity, since most Americans can more easily estimate a half-gallon. It’s to encourage consumption.

  • If nothing else, he has a talent for sucking the oxygen from the room.

  • ‘Here’s an idea: let all those around you know your status.’

    ‘Revolutionary!’

    It’s weird we haven’t already done this, but good.

  • choas

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  • There’s already a codebase for bursting from the ground in an explosion of lava. Everyone wants that.

    You’re the first person asking for a scarf, and our system doesn’t even know what a neck is.

  • She’s been made stateless, which is by definition illegal. There’s international law against doing exactly this (not that the US cares right now).

  • She’s brown, though, so why are we supposed to care? She’ll likely grow up to be a criminal or something, so it’s fine. Expedient, even.

    If we take care of them at 2 years old, that’s less crime later. This is a good thing, if you really think about it.

    And now I need to go take a shower just for typing that out loud.

  • Thanks, that’s very kind.

    I’ve been doing corsetry for decades, so no, I just liked history and sewing, and that’s how they came together.

    It’s interesting you’d say that, though – after some time in a physiotherapy group, my therapist asked me if I’d be willing to design some back braces. Apparently the construction is similar.

    But I’m a designer, not an engineer (and certainly not a healthcare person) so I declined.

  • Heartbreaking.

    I can’t stop crying about this redcap’s 23% loss in profits. Never mind that I’m not sure whether my Social Security disability will continue at all (it’s been delayed the last couple of months, to the point I can’t afford ramen right now) or that they’re building interment camps. Or that my doctors say Medicare won’t allow my prescriptions anymore unless I can travel the hour and a half to physically show up at their office, which I cannot do since I’m 100% homebound and Medicare has suddenly decided they’re not allowing remote visits anymore, so I’ll have to stop taking lifesaving meds I’ve been on for 20 years.

    But yes, this guy’s 23% profit loss will keep me up tonight.

  • FTs

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  • Oh wow, that’s still a thing?

  • Nice! It’s great to bump into other authors in random places. I’ll keep my eye out for your other 2 books!

  • Wow thanks!

    I’ve just picked up yours on kindle (I’ll get the hardback soon, I just can’t afford to atm). Also followed.

    I’m sleepless due to a thunderstorm with tornadoes, so your book can calm my nerves tonight, thanks!

  • Thank you, I’ll look into that, that’s quite helpful. I just found about the cuts, so I’ve not had time to do much but reel. I’ll start making some calls.Thanks for the suggestions!