djfiander

djfiander, 1 year ago to books

Aliette de Bodard. The Red Scholar's wake.

Space opera and factional politics swirl around the growing romance between a pirate ship mind and one of her captives.

I've been reading a lot of f/f fiction recently for some reason. #reading #bookstodon #sff

djfiander, 3 months ago to random

"Le menu" is the same as "la carte"? Seriously, French, you're drunk

djfiander, 15 days ago to random

Microsoft copilot says that if I like Meat Beat Manifesto, then I might like Skinny Puppy.

djfiander, 5 months ago to random

"Print this document, single sided, on normal office paper. The document is A4 size and so should print fine for most people. If you are in the US [or Canada] and using letter size paper, make sure you select 'scale to page' on your print settings."

djfiander, 1 month ago to random

Thanks to Stanley Kubrick, I can now recognize Ligeti when I hear it in other films.

djfiander, 1 month ago to random

@mwichary A friend recently shared "Typerwriter Mysteries" on Facebook, from your IA collection of typewriter related materials.

It mentions The Journal of Artistic Typing. Did you ever find any copies of the journal in a library?

djfiander, 1 year ago to random

Sometimes you just have to wonder why, "Are you fucking kidding me?" isn't on the list of Frequently Asked Questions.

djfiander, 4 months ago to random

Why don't we have little desktop bookstands like the one in my #LB anymore?

(Nobody tell me, "Because computers", I know)

djfiander, 8 months ago to random

If magic were real, imagine the possibilities: Every time the building or electrical code changed, just cast a spell and your house conforms to the current code!

djfiander, 3 months ago to random

The province has just announced that it will not appeal it's loss regarding Bill 124.

djfiander, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to random

Christ, what an asshole.

"Sask. premier ready to use notwithstanding clause to protect new school pronoun and name rule"

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-premier-ready-to-use-nonwithstanding-clause-to-protect-newschool-pronoun-and-name-rules-1.6966385

djfiander, 7 months ago to random

Well, shit. #vagueposting

djfiander, 7 months ago to random

So, it turns out that the second most common search in our discovery layer is for... the discovery layer. Well done.

djfiander, 6 months ago to random

Dear German Language, not everything needs to be expressed as a single word.

vis. Vergangenheitsbewältigung: the struggle to come to terms with the past

djfiander, 11 months ago to random

My furnace says that it's time to replace the air filter (right in the middle of a wildfire special air quality statement), but I'm out of air filters?!? How annoying.

djfiander, 6 months ago to random

Feeling very reactionary. From now on all my documents will be formatted with 10pt Courier New.

It was good enough for Grade 9 typing class, it's good enough for you.

djfiander, 7 months ago to random

Are the little plastic floaty things that you buy from the aquarium store Pet Shop Buoys?

djfiander, 7 months ago to random

According to duolingo, a check in French is chèque! Is that right?!?

djfiander, 9 months ago to random

If one goes on vacation to "decompress", how long does it take to "recompress" after returning to the office?

djfiander, 4 months ago to random

"Relax, recharge and refocus with weekly mindfulness practices live on Zoom for approximately 15-20 minutes every Monday beginning at noon."

djfiander, 4 months ago to random

My computer just made a noise that I don't recognize, and there's absolutely no indication of where it came from.

djfiander, 11 months ago to Weather

I feel like that's just being really really optimistic, Iceland.

"In Iceland, the first day of summer, a national holiday, falls on the first Thursday after April 18." https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/aboutseasons.html

#weather #solstice #summer #seasons #Iceland

djfiander, 17 days ago to random

Petition to start referring to Pierre Pollievre as "the wrong Pierre".

djfiander, 10 days ago to random

@mwl Will you revoke the certificate for the signed ebook before or after you distribute it?

djfiander, 21 days ago to random

There are a lot of librarians right now who are telling themselves that Ex Libris is owned by ProQuest, so it's an American company.

Me, I am lots of librarians.