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Area: Ara Damansara Anyone missing their cat? Very affectionate and has a collar. Probably have been walking quite a distance from their home based on how hungry and skinny they are. Please repost and boost.

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NO WARRIOR CAN FIGHT ALONE. ASK FOR HELP IF YOU NEED IT.

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Bird and parrot nerds, I need your recommendations…not for a pet. For writing inspo. What’s a parrot/macaw/cousin that will readily mimic both human speech and other birds/environmental noises?

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Picked up an audiobook of classic Japanese poetry and discovered the translator/s were trying their damndest to _make it rhyme._ Anyway now here I am folding laundry to the dulcet tones of WedCamp. How’s your evening going, bright and beautiful Bskits?

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The werewolf gazed at her for several seconds. Finally, he shrugged & returned to his…his… “Excuse me. Are you— knitting?” “Have a problem with that?” “No! Just…” Polly looked from the knitting werewolf to the diminutive vampire in his bright green sweater. “Just not what I expected.” ICYMI:

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Here is my personal philosophy, based on several decades of watching publishers go under: the moment a publisher is late on money because they don't have it, they are the enemy and your goal is to get your rights back.

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Hey pals, today (June 1st) the UK ebook of THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR is only £0.99! Happy Pride! www.amazon.co.uk/This-How-You...

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Someone else said something very similar to this the other day, but. It really burns me that our (millennials') generation was legally terrorized for like, downloading Radiohead discographies But we're supposed to be ok with billionaires stealing human intellectual output in its entirety bc AI

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I’m in the chickitte camp

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So, I think it's time I begin, in detailed specifics, talking about the mess that is Unbound / Boundless as a book publisher, in essence stealing most of a years royalties from me and many other authors, as a result of poor financial decisions, and legal BS. Please read and share this thread.

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THIS IS OUR LAST PUSH! We have 1 day to reach our fundraising goal & we have a ways to go!! Be the reason that the Locus lights stay on! Help us out at igg.me/at/locusmag2025. We are so grateful for your support! Fundraiser link in bio #sff #scifi #fantasy #booksky

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Bird and parrot nerds, I need your recommendations…not for a pet. For writing inspo. What’s a parrot/macaw/cousin that will readily mimic both human speech and other birds/environmental noises?

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"We were so startled by what we learned reporting this story that we also put together a brief on everything you need to know about estimating AI’s energy and emissions burden."

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This happened because of you. You protested at TeslaTakedowns and made his name and his company’s product reviled. You protested outside federal agencies slated for DOGE cuts. You barred doors, protected data. You sued and won. You WORE HIM OUT. Don’t let them spin it any other way.

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R.I.P. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o ICYMI here's Ngũgĩ's appearance on the show where we explored the many ways he has fought against the "normalized abnormality" of the colonial world, in language & writing, and in the world at large tinhouse.com/podcast/ngug...

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This is why no, I won't be watching the new HP series when it comes out, and why I don't visit the Universal theme parks, and I won't go to see that Cursed play. Even though I used to appear regularly in public in Hogwarts robes. And I know I'm not the only one in full boycott mode.

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interviewer: Why did you make Heracles bi? me: Oh, I didn't. He did it himself.

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the mRNA vaccines are an absolute miracle of science that saved millions of lives and we're going to throw the entire technology out because they could not vaccinate society against putting the worst and most ignorant people alive in charge of our medical system

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Reposting for no reason, Absolutely No Reason At All.

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ETA: make that five………

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ANYWAY hello I usually just shill my books on Fridays because why not (?) so -- is today a good day to pick up Hugo, Nebula, Aurora, and Locus finalist THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST? GIRAFFIC DESIGN IS NOT MY PASSION OK us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

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Upcoming classes in June/July: an advanced class on theme, some basics workshops, a book publicity planning class, a class on writing 2nd person, and a class on how to use Canva. Please share! www.catrambo.com/2025/05/27/j...

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Gods preserve, I saw FOUR charlie ants in the kitchen today. BRB washing my hands down to the bone.

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Hi all; I'm going to undergo a significant procedure later this year (sorry, would rather not disclose) and my husband's health insurance doesn't cover it. We're going to need funds for the care during and after. Any help would be much appreciated: gogetfunding.com/medical-and-...

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Don’t look at me! 66 🪶 こっち見んなその66 #Dontlookatme #こっち見んな #nature #photography #animals #wildlife #GreatSpottedWoodpecker #アカゲラ #birds #野鳥

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Ruffling feathers

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Baron Tasty lived in Tasty Manor at the top of Tasty Street. -from "Baron Tasty’s Big Adventure" by Kate M Tyte, in Feb's #Penumbric at www.penumbric.com/archives/Feb... and pdf www.penumbric.com/archives/Feb... #shortstories #fantasy

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にわとりは付き合いがいい #絵日記

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so if you're looking to move away from Pinterest to an offline library, another alternative i tried and will probably stick with is Eagle, which i used to organize my giant collection of tutorials/stock photos/etc. en.eagle.cool

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I'm late getting to this, but @graceseybold.bsky.social's story in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social this month is good. Very good. I'm struggling not to fall into hyperbole here. Just go read it. www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/unbe...

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Could we—for fun, for science, darlings take your pick—but could we talk about what we’re doing in a geeky joyful nerdout way even if it’s small or is that too much like bragging or some inscrutable social code i don’t understand things that please you inordinately. I got to try olive oil soap! 🤩

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Did you know that WORK-LIFE BALANCE also has an online text-based game that you can play for free, featuring a story that runs parallel to the book? You can play it here: wlbgame.differenceengine.sg (but only on a desktop browser)

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Some interesting stats on # of subs vs acceptances for mags I’ve sent the most short fic to 👀‼️ Clarkesworld: 30-0 The Dark: 29-12 The Dread Machine: 29-4 Apex Magazine: 27-1 Strange Horizons: 22-0 F&SF: 19-1

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People keep asking why The Onion is doing well right now, and it's simply because we just refuse to kowtow. I cannot stress enough how good it is for your business and your soul be strong and even fun in the face of the ongoing horror and bullshit. www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

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I’m glad it’s “saved”, but I can’t help feeling this is a sign of things to come. Something good and public is defunded, we freak out, a huge corporation swoops in and buys it cheap, we praise them. And slowly everything is handed to private enterprise with our blessing.

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Extremely smart of Netflix. Whatever Sesame Street costs, it's almost certainly a fraction of their usual production costs for series, there's probably some sort of tax break in there, and the goodwill Netflix just earned is a publicity multiplier. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/s...

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My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com Books

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