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Art from Rick Rowley of #SecondLife.

Podcaster off and on since 2007, DJ on Second Life since 2009.

Desideratan Universalist, for the moment.

“Evil always wins through the strength of its splendid dupes; and there has in all ages been a disastrous alliance between abnormal innocence and abnormal sin.”
― G.K. Chesterton, Eugenics and Other Evils

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RogerRemacle, to books
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Eugen Rochko recently posted a thought:
"I think it comes down to, AI has no place in the arts. Machine-generated art has the appearance of what it is emulating, but no substance. Like cake made entirely of fondant. Or cardboard."

'Aiono' replied: "Also even if it could, like why would you automate one of the most entertaining part of being a human?"

Replace 'art' with 'writing'.

Right!

Happy writing,
Roger

@bookstodon

Grizzlysgrowls,
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@paul_ipv6 @creative_xl8 @RogerRemacle @bookstodon I've heard the reason Jerry Lewis was a big celebrity in France was he has a really gifted fella playing him in the French voiceovers.

lonelyboy1977, to bookstodon

#WritingCommunity: Have you ever pondered the legality of using trademarked brand names in your fiction? Well, check out this helpful article via Sidebar Saturdays for the expert opinion of an intellectual property lawyer. @bookstodon

#AmWriting #Authors #AuthorsOfMastodon #WritersCommunity #WritersLife #WritersOfMastodon ✍️

https://www.sidebarsaturdays.com/2017/05/20/httpwp-mep7vddb-hr/

Grizzlysgrowls,
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@neenamaiya @lonelyboy1977 @bookstodon Of course, what you take when you want to calm down from a dating breakup: Ex-Lax.

KrisBock, to bookstodon
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Voice recognition mistake of the day: "Itchy tentacle back?"
(Is she tempted to go back?) Now I'm getting creepy crawlies up my spine. Is there a cream for this?
@bookstodon

Grizzlysgrowls,
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@KrisBock @bookstodon I would suggest Bailey's Irish Cream. Might need a lot.

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NeurodivergentBC, to academicchatter

need to do way better at supporting . @actuallyautistic @allautistics @neurodivergent @academicchatter @edutooters

Grizzlysgrowls,
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@NeurodivergentBC @actuallyautistic @allautistics @neurodivergent @academicchatter @edutooters I don't fault universities for being what they are. I could not convince myself to go to a college after years of abrasion from high school.

At the time college was the "normal" next step, and intellectually college would have been good for me, but I just couldn't stand being around all those noisy people. Went to vocational school, but it wasn't better, and I didn't finish that.

tomkindlon, to disabled
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On , please remember that not all disabilities are visible.

@chronicillness
@spoonies
@disability


@mecfs
@longcovid

Grizzlysgrowls,
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@tomkindlon @chronicillness @spoonies @disability @mecfs @longcovid

One of the reasons I walk with a cane I don't -always- need. It's like one a them parking thingies you hang on your rearview, if you don't have a car.

kitoconnell, to scifi
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My spouse watched and it made me realize how ridiculous the trope of projecting broadcasts on the side of tall buildings is. Imagine like you're trying to catch a nap before your shift in the button pressing factory and some politician is droning on while using your bedroom window as a loudspeaker. You/i would absolutely riot.

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@kitoconnell Actually goes back to Edward Bellamy and "Looking Backwards," where they'd display that stuff on the sky.

Been a minute since I read that.

kitoconnell, (edited ) to Fashion
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i find nice smells comforting so I let my parasocial relationship with a YouTuber convince me to sign up for . Of the ones I've received so far:

Michael Germain—Sexual Steel, wonderful warm old fashioned scent, cringe name that will make you come up with creative answers to "what scent are you wearing?" I'd buy it again and just say "Something by Michael Germain, I forget the name. Sex panther maybe,"

Mémoire—Cabin Retreat, the sandalwood notes make it a little more floral, less woody than expected. Still deciding if I like this one. At least I can say "Cabin retreat" with a straight face.

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@kitoconnell I suspect it was called "Sexual Steel" because repurposing "Blue Steel" would have been too obvious. And Ben Stiller declined to do the ads.

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@kitoconnell I had to go Google it, had a vague mental image but couldn't remember details. Anchorman had a reference, too? Never saw that...

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@kitoconnell And now you need one that smells of leatherbound books.

Helen50, to books

when do you abandon a book?
I'm not very good at it, but I might be about to do it again.
@bookstodon

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@ericsfraga @Rhube @bookstodon @Helen50 I read on one of my Kindles, for various reasons. One of the upsides, if I "abandon" a book I don't like, there isn't a half-read book sitting there giving me bad looks. Gone is gone.

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@jd @ericsfraga @Helen50 @bookstodon @Rhube I am likewise impacted by book length, but I am more likely to take a longer series. At the library I'd grab that big SF book before the small one.

Getting my money's worth? Maybe once I immerse myself, I want a longer swim. But if it's a -bad- long book, I can dump it as easily, especially from my Kindle.

Grizzlysgrowls, to random
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Saw something on about the rise of the "Experience Economy." And immediately I thought of @pluralistic and those workers being paid in Woofy.

Grizzlysgrowls,
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@izzyamar @pluralistic (chuckle) I am of an age where that can't be ruled out. Another Old Guy aspect: "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom" is getting to be a rather old book.

KissAnne, to Finland
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We don't celebrate in . I would love to know how you celebrate it. Did you have a turkey? How did you stuff it? I hope you had a wonderful ! What are you thankful for? ♥️🫶🌹

Grizzlysgrowls,
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@mack505 @KissAnne From the videos I've seen, the one group I would trust to deep fry a turkey is a firehouse full of firefighters. 🙂

ronsboy67, to linguistics
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A question prompted by "Crime Wave at Blandings", the first story in "Lord Emsworth and Others, which I currently . PGW has Lord Emsworth saying "dooce" a lot. In my quasi-literate ignorance, that seems like an Americanism, the sort of thing PGW might have picked from living there. Would a very English Earl of the era have said "deuce" as "dooce" , or would he have been more like to say /djuːs/ ? @bookstodon

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@ronsboy67 @ancientsounds @bookstodon Was fascinated hearing about first close looks at Sanskrit, and finding in it the roots of many of the European languages. Do love me some history!

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@ancientsounds @ronsboy67 @bookstodon I'll buy that -- the examination that led to the discovery were a very long time after that "proto-" stage.

appassionato, to books
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The Collapse of Complex Societies

Political disintegration is a persistent feature of world history. The Collapse of Complex Societies, though written by an archaeologist, will therefore strike a chord throughout the social sciences. Any explanation of societal collapse carries lessons not just for the study of ancient societies, but for the members of all such societies in both the present and future.

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@curmudgeonaf @appassionato @bookstodon So who would be the tragic version?

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@curmudgeonaf @appassionato @bookstodon That's an interesting perspective. So the conquering and enslaving was by accident?

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@SusanHR @curmudgeonaf @appassionato @bookstodon Well I'm out. Don't like olives. 🙂

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@SusanHR @curmudgeonaf @appassionato @bookstodon I don't mind olives on pizza. But then we're back to the Romans. Actually the Neapolitans came up with what we call pizza in the US.

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@mutinyc @curmudgeonaf @appassionato @bookstodon For my part, it is not an apologetic for anybody's slaving. As I've said elsewhen, it's a shame how European society kept repeating the Roman's mistakes. Europe learned "civilization" from Rome, and Rome (a) conquered and (b) enslaved, so That's How Civilization Is Done.

Grizzlysgrowls,
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@mutinyc @curmudgeonaf @appassionato @bookstodon One evil of Rome was proliferation of money lenders. Most who ended up hating Rome hated the debt.

Julius Ceasar was appointed governor of a small patch of Gaul, and only that. But he was in debt, so he started invading the rest of Gaul, destroying the armies and sending the rest back to Rome to sell as slaves. To pay his debts.

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@mutinyc @curmudgeonaf @appassionato @bookstodon Speaking of the charming and loving Romans, I'm listening to a podast episode about Boudica at the moment:

https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/boudicas-rebellion-part-one

ottsatwork, to books
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Book 2: “Cat Burglar Black” by #RichardSala.

I saw some of his art online and thought it looked like “Invisible Hands” from Liquid Television, which I LOVED. Same artist! This didn’t have quite the same level of twisted, creepiness as that animated series, but I was so happy to find his work in comic form. There’s more too.

Someone stitched together all the “#InvisibleHands”. The voice acting is 🤌🏽 https://youtu.be/n5sP4yRb8Mw

#Bookstodon #Books #Animation #LiquidTelevision @bookstodon

Panel 1, someone in bed, their head covered in bandages, eyes staring and teeth bared. A weak whisper: "Come closer, Katherine. Let me see you..." Panel 2 a severe looking older woman with her hands around the shoulders of a tentative, white-haired teen: "Don't be shy. Say hello to your aunt."

Grizzlysgrowls,
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@ottsatwork @bookstodon I just grabbed the first 4 of those Becky Chambers books. So if I hate 'em, I'll come blame you. 🙂

Grizzlysgrowls,
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@patl @bookstodon @ottsatwork I just got the first 4 of the Spiral series. My KU is now full, and I'd have to drop books I haven't read yet to get more. I'll consider it later.

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