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Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce. Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.

submitted 34 days ago • 505 comments

Dear fellow Australian voters May I suggest that before our election, you all look up how politicians voted before making any decisions Believe their actions, not their words theyvoteforyou.org.au

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

Jesus Christ the first four months of 2025 have just been brutal, haven’t they.

submitted 38 days ago • 26 comments

This is the number one question astronauts get asked.

submitted 38 days ago • 3 comments

Brilliant. I’m going to have to socialize this. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-m...

submitted 40 days ago • 1 comment

Cardiorespiratory fitness overrides BMI for association with reduced all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, results from a systematic review of 20 studies bjsm.bmj.com/content/earl... www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...

submitted 46 days ago • 9 comments

For all the new people, here’s the text of my speech at the Jack Williamson lectureship about how we think about ai and other stuff: marthawells.dreamwidth.org/649804.html

submitted 47 days ago • 13 comments

If you’re having vigorous discourse around burritos and food prep, please note that this is the guy whose screenshotted tweet is at the heart of it. These are stressful times, but don’t treat a provocation from a literal fascist as if it’s a misguided but good-faith argument. He’s baiting you.

submitted 50 days ago • 3 comments

I just want to point out that fascisim is, among other things, weaponized nostalgia. Which means that if you have any hobby that has a nostalgic aspect, be aware that you probably have some fascists hanging about. Knitting, sewing, fountain pens, history buffs, gaming? Yep, all them.

submitted 50 days ago • 105 comments

@erinkyan.bsky.social what if... Two cats (we are looking after Piglet for a while after he got back from Vanuatu with his person. Integrating the two cats has Taken Some Time but it's gone pretty well overall, I think)

submitted 52 days ago • 1 comment

Only 13 states have outlawed child marriage while 26 states have banned healthcare for trans kids and we're supposed to be civil and dignified about all of it www.newsweek.com/child-marria...

submitted 54 days ago • 8 comments

Once any space becomes less than 40% male, (straight) men tend to cede it entirely while shouting about how it “went woke”. Fascinating read:

submitted 54 days ago • 179 comments

please keep doing these things

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

A fine is a price.

submitted 66 days ago • 12 comments

Oh my god this has clarified my hatred for That One Husband and adoration of Many Other Husbands including the one married to my brother, who despite being gay genuinely adores women. This is exactly it.

submitted 69 days ago • 1 comment

In Australia, @toughguybookclub.com meets at over 100 pubs every month to talk about novels. Tell your friends! www.toughguybookclub.com/books

submitted 76 days ago • 0 comments

As it has been requested and seems pertinent, the 5 Rules of Crime: Rule 1: Where there is value, there is crime. Rule 2: A fine is a price. Rule 3: Nothing ever stops until a Rich White Guy goes to jail. Rule 4: There are no Moriartys Rule 5: Everyone can be conned.

submitted 76 days ago • 21 comments

My angel babygirl princess. She was resting on my partner the other day when I woke up

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments

With alt-text: (Taps sign)

submitted 84 days ago • 18 comments

I want to make a personal appeal for the beautiful new game of Palestinian gamedev @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social. As nobody will fund a game about the 1948 Nakba, Rasheed is crowdfunding via launchgood.com/1948. I've been doing production advice on the game pro bono, and it deserves to exist.

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Perfectly executed www.thebeaverton.com/2024/11/opin...

submitted 93 days ago • 43 comments

I'm ready for that cool change Melbourne

submitted 93 days ago • 2 comments

Is there a book series about a Leverage style team who steals money from billionaires and gives it to various nonprofits? If so please deliver the title. If not, someone please write this? I desperately want to read it. Fun, action, dangerous, a little romantic.

submitted 107 days ago • 10 comments

I ned a new book. all my authors are writing too slowly. it needs to be swash & buckle, either fantasy or sci-fi, with humor a bit of romance and a twinkle. assume I've read nearly everything. faves for this: McGuire, Brust, Andrews, Saintcrow, Kowal, Harrison, Briggs. GO! #Books #Genre

submitted 116 days ago • 50 comments