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lilithsaintcrow, 18 minutes ago to random

"Though Ballard thought in terms of film and television—and though we ourselves play the role of the selecting computer in his scenario—this description almost perfectly captures the behavior of the average user of Facebook, Instagram, etc." https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/sci-fi-author-j-g-ballard-predicts-the-rise-of-social-media.html

lilithsaintcrow, 2 hours ago to random

"During a section on eponyms of circumstance, Bardsley meets one Preserved Fish, a child rescued from the wreck of a ship off the New Jersey coast." https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/curiosities-of-puritan-nomenclature/

lilithsaintcrow, 4 hours ago to random

"I ask one young Japanese restaurant patron whether the possibility of eating irradiated fish has altered his habits. He tells me that he has been eating fish only once a week for other reasons." https://theamericanscholar.org/downstream-of-fukushima-2/

lilithsaintcrow, 5 hours ago to random

"The fact remains that the technology does not inherently provide factual accuracy but reflects the inaccuracy of websites found in Google's page ranking with an authority that can mislead people." https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/05/googles-ai-overview-is-flawed-by-design-and-a-new-company-blog-post-hints-at-why/

lilithsaintcrow, 6 hours ago to random

For the lunchtime crowd: A Single Pink https://www.lilithsaintcrow.com/2024/05/a-single-pink/

lilithsaintcrow, 7 hours ago to random

"There, amongst the Neanderthal genome, they found snippets of DNA that resembled three modern viruses..." https://www.sciencealert.com/oldest-known-human-viruses-found-in-50000-year-old-neanderthal-bones

lilithsaintcrow, 7 hours ago to random

Just heard back from a beta reader and am crying with relief.

As one does.

lilithsaintcrow, 8 hours ago to random

"About eleven thousand years ago, a star in the constellation of Vela could be seen to explode..." https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240416.html

lilithsaintcrow, 8 hours ago to random

Every once in a while, I just have to spend a day with the Johnny Cash Unearthed box set.

Apparently, the next day...is today.

lilithsaintcrow, 8 hours ago to random

Me: "Can't wait to work on paying projects today!"

Muse: "haha reincarnation romance goes brrr"

Me: "No. Not until proper wordcount."

Muse: "...perhaps you do not understand who is in charge here."

Me: "Can't buy you bonbons if I'm living under a bridge."

Muse: "...FINE, but I won't LIKE it."

lilithsaintcrow, 9 hours ago to random

"As Fritz looked back, he saw Taliesin in flames and Carlton wielding his hatchet..." https://www.history.com/news/the-massacre-at-frank-lloyd-wrights-love-cottage

lilithsaintcrow, 10 hours ago to random

Shuffle starting me out with New Order and the Cure today; I’m gonna dance no matter what.

lilithsaintcrow, 11 hours ago to random

I was worried for the dog this morning, but have since realized he’s just moping because he saw a rabbit in the yard yesterday and was restrained from chasing it.

lilithsaintcrow, 12 hours ago to random

A Single Pink https://www.lilithsaintcrow.com/2024/05/a-single-pink/

lilithsaintcrow, 1 day ago to random

"The impulse is born out of twin desires: to understand my experience, and to source permission to take up artistic space."

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/some-other-i-before-me-on-seeking-guidance-from-aapi-memoirs/