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Rhube

@Rhube@wandering.shop

She's just this guy, you know?

I'm a science fiction and fantasy writer. I like robots and dragons, silliness and literature.

Used to be an academic; may get too deep into analytic philosophy unexpectedly.

I'm agender and disabled #MECFS

Buy me a coffee on Ko-fi: http://ko-fi.com/drrhube
Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/rhube

No unsolicited advice.

Not keen on DMs.

Note: CFS drastically reduces my spoons. If I miss an alt description please don't chastise or quiz me about it.

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Rhube, to random
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Does anyone remember rents ever coming down? I don't, but I've only been renting for about 20 years, and I know other countries have things like rent control.

Rhube,
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@jgkoomey @Nerdfest That's reassuring! Although you're the first person who's ever heard of it happening ๐Ÿ˜‚ we have a real big housing crisis in the UK - absolutely not enough homes being built.

Rhube, to aitools
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Help me identify this thing I own.

I do not know where it came from.

My best guess is that it could be for flattening large eyelets??

Incidentally, if any local bod accidentally left this at mine, you can have it back.

I would give it to charity, but I doubt they'd know what to do with it. It's pretty solid and would be a waste to throw out.

[Edit:] question answered - apparently it is for eyelets.

#crafts #crafting #tools

The two cylinders separated. You can see the bigger cylinder has a cone shape protruding from the top, while the smaller cylinder is hollow and has a slight lip around the edge.

Rhube, to disabled
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Throwing this out into the ether on the off-chance:

I have a Green Power Electric Boot Scooter BH220. I need to remove the battery. Green Power won't tell me how as they want to charge for an engineer to come out.

It has a handle and I'm meant to be able to take it inside to charge it. I was shown how to remove it when I first got it, but I can't remember. I can lift w/handle, but it feels stuck at the front end. How do I release it?

Full image of a Green Power Electric Boot Scooter against a white background.

Uair, to bookstodon
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@bookstodon

Idea:

Bookstores should group fantasy with horror instead of scifi. Both fantasy and horror are purely creations of the author's mind; scifi is tethered to factual information.

If you need to group scifi, I'd put it with mysteries and thrillers.

Rhube,
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@Uair @bookstodon hogwash.

SF and F are grouped together because they are speculative - they answer the question 'what if?' - which horror can also do, and that's why it is already frequently grouped with them. But SF is not fundamentally more rooted in facts than fantasy. That's a mistake along the same lines as supposing fantasy can't be realistic simply because it contains the fantastic. SF's questions are rooted in science, but it's every bit as capable of becoming divorced from facts.>

Rhube,
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@Uair @bookstodon >and the idea it's close to mystery is just damn strange.

This is just the weird, gatekeeping idea that SF is somehow 'superior' and shouldn't be sullied by fantasy. It's not just nonsense, it's harmful nonsense.

mekkaokereke, to random
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Meghan Markle looking radiant as she visits Nigeria.๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌโ™ฅ๏ธ

Sometimes I get sad thinking about what could have been, and how many deep wounds could have been healed. I can see a world where we can all say "imperialism was bad, slavery was bad, colonialism was bad, and exploiting smaller countries for their natural resources is bad. Let's choose to do better."

When I think about which royals could bridge our current world with that better world, I think of Harry and Meghan.

Rhube,
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@mekkaokereke They're better off out, and (speaking as a citizen of the kingdom) we're better off having royals who choose to leave. I do understand that power of the image, but you can't heal imperialism from within a monarchy. They made the right choice to leave - an important choice. The sad thing is who remains. But it is a chink in the armour. A sign that even those born to royalty can see that it's wrong.

dickrubin716, to bookstodon
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I would love to get your thoughts and feedback on my #BookCover from my latest book, The Challenges of Being Me. Do you like it? Does it capture your attention? Without knowing anything about the book, what genre would you say this cover best fits? #writingcommunity #bookstodon #authors @bookstodon

Rhube,
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@dickrubin716 @noodlemaz @willaful @benetnasch @bookstodon I wouldn't go with a hand-writing font as they can be difficult to read. The font is a little plain, but not bad. It does come too close to the edges of cover, though - try to give it more space.

You could also use some blending options on the text layer to give it a little distance from the image, such as an outer glow or a drop shadow.

The image could also use a little more contrast to reduce the washed-out effect.

Rhube,
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@dickrubin716 @noodlemaz @willaful @benetnasch @bookstodon I think people are getting memoir because of the naturalistic photo and the person standing alone. This says that it's very much about one person's journey, rather than a YA romance. If you want to suggest romance, having more than one person on the cover would help. I can see coming of age, but the person looks a little old for that (hard to tell from the back of course, but the B&W also gives this a more mature feel).

Rhube,
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@dickrubin716 @noodlemaz @willaful @benetnasch @bookstodon your name also looks a little squashed over to the side. I get that you don't want it to interfere with the image, but there's just not enough space for it to sit comfortably beside the figure. I would have it on one line centred (with an outer glow or stroke effect to make it legible).

Rhube, to MountainBiking
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Struggling to find an answer to this question on search:

My bicycle's back wheel won't roll backwards.

It isn't that it won't spin freely exactly - it spins fine forwards. It's just that when I try to roll the bike backwards it will not turn.

It's not to do with the pedals. I am talking about just rolling it along the ground. It used to work fine.

It's not an electric bike.

What can cause this??

franciscawrites, to movies
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Can you name a film that was adapted not from a novel, but from a short story?
Here's one:

The Illusionist (2006)

@bookstodon

Rhube,
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@franciscawrites @bookstodon The Shawshank Redemption, and I think it benefits from it. King's longer works rarely adapt in a faithful way that's also good, but being shorter enables the story to be told in full, at a good pace, with all the detail.

Jennifer, to scifi
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I need some new science fiction to read, who has some suggestions? I don't like military sci-fi. For reference, my favorite series is the Expanse, I also enjoyed Scalzi's Collapsing Empire, I love Robert Charles Wilson's books. I mostly enjoy space operas and unique stories about technology, for example I really liked the recent book Mountain in the Sea about AI and intelligent octopus. Suggestions from the awesome Bookstodon community? @bookstodon

Rhube,
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@Sablebadger @RHW @Jennifer @bookstodon yesssss, very recommended for this.

weirdwriter, to Pubtips

Is it just me, or is self/indie publishing having it's midlife crisis tech bro moment? https://robertkingett.com/posts/6564/ @bookstodon

Rhube,
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@weirdwriter @bookstodon that's not how I would put it. I would say that indie publishing is being buried by grifters churning out millions of stolen words, so that it's harder to find genuine indie books.

So-called 'generative-AI' isn't indie publishing - it's scam artists stealing from indie publishers, writers, and artists.

tomkindlon, to mecfs
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New Leicester (UK) & study that is recruiting

Investigating the impact of ME/CFS & on visual perception & sustained attention using Pupil Frequency Tagging & EEG

https://dougiebarrett.github.io/Lab/pages/ME_CFS.html
ME Research UK-funded

Not a biopsychosocial study

@mecfs

Rhube,
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@tomkindlon @mecfs @longcovid shame you have to go to the university for it - that's very limiting.

Rhube, to history
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Amazing news! They found a scroll describing Plato's last moment and his burial place: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/29/herculaneum-scroll-plato-final-hours-burial-site

The most on-bran thing ever is that he spent his last moments critiquing a musician.

compost, to gardening
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Is there a exchange community or group on Mastodon?

I have some chives and green onions that are going to seeds and I will have more seeds than I need.

Of course, there is our local free seeds and plants library but I would prefer to use mastodon as my main seeds resource.

Rhube,
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@Laplantgenetics @melanie @compost while they can last that long, they usually don't. The seed packets aren't lying. I know because I have tried to use out of date seeds I stored well.

mathowie, to random
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Lawyer: my client should be able to Fuck Around, forever.

Lefty SC justice: What about the Finding Out step that always follows?

Lawyer: We eliminate it. It never happens ever again, but just for the office of President. Everyone else continues to Find Out.

[6 out of 9 SCOTUS justices nod in agreement]

Rhube,
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@mathowie went to see what this guy said, assuming I couldn't see because you blocked him, but no - I already had. Can't remember why, but his response to you confirms it was the right choice.

Rhube, to random
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Reminder that I am never asking for advice - especially on medical matters - if I do not ask for advice.

Rhube, to random
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Can anyone recommend a good therapist for online treatment? I'm trying to research it on my own and it's exhausting. A testimonial from someone saying 'this one knows their stuff and isn't a dick/is easy to talk to' would really help. The ones I've found don't seem to offer sample sessions like other therapists. The last therapist i approached did have a sample session and was awful, so I'm wary.

Woman or non-binary person preferred. Experience with preferred if you know.

Rhube, to random
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I had nightmares about failing to do this active standing test correctly, so here I am, first thing after waking, with this th8ng wrapped round my arm, patiently waiting 10mims after scrabbling around to find the stuff before i start.

Rhube,
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Fibally got a result consistent with POTS - woohoo?

Rhube,
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@grrrr_shark tbh, it's 100% validation. I was getting bummed with the thought of having to explain to the clinic person that i would have had very different results if i'd done this two months ago.

Rhube, to random
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So, the admin people at my doctors are high on power and utterly clueless.

In response to my email asking them to provide a medical certificate for my ESA application they pissed about for a few days and then sent an email that just says: 'Usually for this sort of thing, we get sent a form for completion by the patient. What sort of certificate have you had in the past?' instead of forwarding it to my doctor.

I know this is COMPLETE BOLLOCKS. I know because the job centre told me>

Rhube,
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So I have responded with scanned copies of the letters.

The doctors always say 'Just label it FAO me and the admin staff will forward it on.' They DON'T, they just reply with ABSOLUTE, STRESSFUL, BULLSHIT.

Rhube,
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Uh, I know I didn't lock this post, but it's a pretty weird thing to RT, especially in isolation - please don't.

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