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Licensed fanfic - I discovered recently that the Roald Dahl Story Company has officially started commissioning new books (https://www.roalddahlfans.com/brand-new-stories-featuring-roald-dahls-iconic-characters-coming-in-2024/) “inspired by” Dahl’s c... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/55256

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Quick book reviews - Two more library books done and dusted this week! - First was Miranda July’s All Fours (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Fours_(novel)), which I’d been waiting for months to read. I expected this to be sexxxxy; instead I just ... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/55194

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Bike Lane - Looks like the new cycleway on Mary Ann Street in Ultimo is finally open! https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/55193

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Sydney Easter Show volunteering - Guess who just passed her RAS volunteering interview? I will officially be volunteering for half a dozen shifts at this year’s Sydney Royal Easter Show (https://www.eastershow.com.au/). I told my friend Jody that I was ... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/55189

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State Library of NSW - After Hadestown we popped into the State Library to check out the Peter Kingston exhibition (https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/peter-kingston). It’s well worth a visit! Afterwards we wandered the other galleries and peeked in ... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/55105

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Hadestown - Catching the matinee at the Theatre Royal! https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/55102

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Some “moderate” Republicans flipped & ended up supporting this evil budget resolution. They voted to cut Medicaid & services their constituents depend on. The budget fight isn’t over. But if you are represented by any of these people that voted yes.. make sure they hear from you.

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A disservice to veterans - Called my Representatives and Senators again, this time to ask them to oppose HR 740, the “Veterans Access Act,” which will contribute to dismantling the Veterans Health Administration. I told them that my grandfather James ... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/55061

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“The Story of a New Name” - I finished the second of Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels today. This passage at the end brought unexpected tears to my eyes. I’m going to need some time to sit with this. https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/55060

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It's inspiring how Neil Gaiman fans let out a collective ugh and then stopped being Neil Gaiman fans.

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Bara bada bastu - As big fans of Finns, Swedes, (/archive/22608) and sauna (/archive/31748) in general, how could we not love this? They even wear the sauna hats (https://thesaunaguide.com/sauna-hat/)! (Now Rodd is sad and second-guessing our decision not... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/54994

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Time to start binging Shoresy. Looks like it’s on SBS! 🙌

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Mysterious Pudding – CWA 1965 Cookbook - It’s time for another recipe from 1965! Continuing our vintage cooking experiment (https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/tag/cwa1965), this time Rodd chose the recipe from February 14 – Mysterious Pudding. Ver... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/54927

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It's time to call it. AI is built on a house of cards of intellectual property violations starting with Facebook which is starting to look a lot like a crime scene as held back discovery documents begin to be compelled and unsealed in court. /1

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Oscar Contest 2025 - It’s obviously not happening! I’m just not feeling it, folks, despite having (IMHO) a fantastic idea for the sock monkeys. I even sourced props! I’ll just have to hope another sexy sexy tennis movie gets nominated in the future… https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/54900

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Events that I wish I was attending - - Needle drop! The world’s first sewing machine orchestra takes Munich (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/feb/22/germany-sewing-machine-ensemble-dressed-in-sound-sharper-than-a-needle) – Happening today! If I ... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/54894

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Kicking off the project to remove my content from Facebook. Feels good, man.

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Worst. Episode. EVER.

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Sweet Potato Tacos - Rodd made the potatoes; I did the fixin’s. Recipe is from Smitten Kitchen (https://smittenkitchen.com/2018/03/sweet-potato-tacos/). https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/54822

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Chris Kluwe is a mensch. 🏳️‍⚧️ - Over on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/chriswarcraft.bsky.social/post/3liqa4tvf422r), Chris Kluwe responded to someone that was inspired by his recent actions and wanted to buy an NFL jersey with his name/num... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/54815

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Done. 🩷

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Of Blog Rolls and RSS - Today I added a Blog Roll to the site, down there in the right-hand column. It’s been a long time since I had one of those! I’ve started with just a baker’s dozen of links for the sites whose posts I always read first when th... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/54812

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A challenge of blog questions - Blogging is back, baby! We’re even doing the thing where we write a post and then tag other people to answer the same questions. I haven’t done one of these in decades. (Link courtesy of Ethan Marcotte (https://ethanmar... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/54805

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Do you know a Year 7-12 girl, trans student, or non-binary student in Sydney who’d like to learn programming? Registration is open for the next GPN event on March 8 at UTS! It’s free, it’s fun, and you get lunch and snacks too. 👩‍💻❤️ (And yes, I’ll be helping out on the day!)

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Machine quilting prototypes - Experimenting with some of the stitch patterns on my sewing machine. I think the larger stipple is the way to go. https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/54747

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Beautiful Canberra - 4 Canberra buildings that prove new developments can be beautiful (https://the-riotact.com/four-canberra-buildings-that-prove-new-developments-can-be-beautiful/847131). We actually stayed (https://ovolohotels.com/ovolo/nishi/) in the... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/54744

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Disenfranchisement - The Republicans are trying to stop me from voting. The proposed anti-voter SAVE Act would hinder millions of eligible Americans from registering to vote by requiring citizens to present a birth certificate or passport in person to reg... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/54741

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Read Books Punch Nazis - If they offered it in a curvy cut, I’d be ordering right now. (https://www.bonfire.com/read-books-punch-nazis-1/) (Link courtesy of Kottke (https://kottke.org/25/02/0046246-in-case-you-need-a).) https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/54117

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Gulf of Snook - Okay, this is hilarious (https://gulfof.mapquest.com/?name=Snook), and honestly the best possible advertisement for MapQuest. Maybe I should be using MapQuest for directions on my phone?! (Link courtesy of Daring Fireball (https://daringfi... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/54112

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A better mute button - Remember how I used an Automator Quick Action to set a custom “mute” shortcut on my keyboard (/archive/25176)? My new friend Ville Walveranta got in touch recently with an even better way to do it. Ville’s way preserves the pr... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/54104

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Download & Transfer your books - As of Feb. 26, Amazon is removing the ability to download and transfer (https://www.techradar.com/tablets/ereaders/amazon-just-killed-a-useful-kindle-usb-feature-leaving-me-stuck-with-less-flexibility-for-ebook-downloads-a... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/54101

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Want to go visit the national parks this year? Sorry. The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

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Nope. - Guardian Media Group today announced a strategic partnership with Open AI (https://www.theguardian.com/gnm-press-office/2025/feb/14/guardian-media-group-announces-strategic-partnership-with-openai), a leader in artificial intelligence and deployme... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/54058

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Guardian Media Group announces strategic partnership with OpenAI www.theguardian.com/gnm-press-of...

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Questacon! - We got our science on, at Questacon (https://youtu.be/88rpfObPunM). Rodd built a Martian landing strip at the Lego Curiosity exhibit. We also contributed sections to the mosaic. There was only one school group visiting, so once they passed... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/54054

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