Alexandre Mandarino

(1) Write genre from outside of it in, not the inside of it out.
(2) Try not to model yourself on the best of genre writers, only on the best of writers. Obviously your choices there will be subjective, but the risk with genre is it's a rabbit hole.
(3) Don't try to undo genre using its own tools.

OTD 48 years ago Jane Suck and I wrote the post punk electronica manifesto New Musick in Sounds. I’m still very proud of this: we caught something in our fevered queer brains. Note the very early (the first?) use of the term post punk. Articles included Kraftwerk, Eno, Devo, TG, the Residents, Ubu

I know that X helped Elon Musk buy the 2024 Election. I know that X is a huge source of misinformation and conspiracy theories. I know that most activity on X is foreign trolls. I still use X.

Placing this here for all of the "but you got kicked off Twitter" people. Of course I did. Twitter has been a haven for nazis for a decade now. The question is, why didn't you?

The Way Billionaires Are Using AI May Cause Concern They Have Actual Brain Damage financial holdings company JPMorgan asked 111 billionaire clients how they use AI. Their answers range from down-to-earth to absurd.

We shouldn’t pathologize this. Billionaires using gen ai to design personal aircraft is a great idea.

Janeiro - Kenositc Pisimw, O mês mais longo Fevereiro - Akokatcic Pisimw, O mês em que todas as marmotas saem Março- Nikikw Pisimw, O mês da lontra Abril - Ka Wasikatotc Pisimw, O mês em que a lua se reflete no gelo Maio - Wapikon Pisimw, O mês da floração Junho - Otehimin Pisimw, O mês dos morangos Julho - Mikomin Pisimw, O mês das framboesas Agosto - Otatakon Pisimw, O mês em que os filhotes de pássaro aprendem a voar Setembro - Kakone Pisimw, O mês em que o porco-espinho se reproduz Outubro - Namekosi Pisimw, O mês em que a truta desova Novembro - Atikamekw Pisimw, O mês em que o coregono (peixe branco) desova Dezembro - Pitcipipon Pisimw, O mês dos tempos longos

Os Atikamekw são um povo autóctone do Canada. Eles adotaram o calendário gregoriano de 12 meses, mas traduziram seus nomes em atikamekw segundo os ciclos da natureza.

"o mês em que os pássaros aprendem a voar" é IMENSAMENTE superior a "agosto"

All the platforms, media, & OS using "AI" are just accelerating my slow (but apparently inevitable) descension into avoiding any & all tech

I remain committed & devoted to my pencil, paints, paper, handwriting, & physical media collections

I will only use my phone for texts, calls, & Bluesky 🤷

Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt.
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL

American Caper: New comic from former GTA and RDR writers is one of the best this year A lawyer with a huge gambling problem, a mormon hitman, a Wall Street billionaire who's now a cowboy. No, they don't all walk into a bar together (as far as we know at the moment), but they are just a...

Great to chat with Lazlow about @absurdventures.com's new comic American Caper with the first issue out now

#AmericanCaper #AbsurdVentures #Comics

Forte candidata ao título de manchete mais jeca do ano.

Screenshot of a tweet from Joyce Carol Oates posted on Sunday, November 9th that reads "so curious that such a wealthy man never posts anything that indicates that he enjoys or is even aware of what virtually everyone appreciates--scenes from nature, pet dog or cat, praise for a movie, music, a book (but doubt that he reads); pride in a friend's or relative's accomplishment; condolences for someone who has died; pleasure in sports, acclaim for a favorite team; references to history. in fact he seems totally uneducated, uncultured. the poorest persons on Twitter may have access to more beauty & meaning in life than the "most wealthy person in the world."

Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.

Art by Mead Schaffer

Art by great American illustrator Mead Schaffer

this is incredibly lucid and valuable research.

I remain wildly enthusiastic and optimistic about Sweet Shop finding a place in the digital comics marketplace, so I highly recommend signing up here.

Nothing represents better the total decline of our civilization as OpenAI.

50 years ago today

“The Sex Pistols made their live debut at St Martin’s School Of Art in central London on November 6, 1975, supporting a band called Bazooka Joe, which included Stuart Goddard / Adam Ant, John Ellis of The Vibrators, Danny Kleinman.

#punklegends #sexpistols #punkrockhistory 1/2

“It’s a major vote of no confidence in the AI industry, highlighting growing concerns that the sector is growing into an enormous bubble that could take the US economy with it if it were to lead to a crash.”

You’re welcome! Personally I prefer Global Comix, but both services have Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse, etc.

Take a look at Global Comix (they are a digital store but also feature a subscription service) or the recently-launched Neon Ichiban (this one is by the creators of the original ComiXology app).

Esse mafioso deveria estar preso há décadas.

"Police focus on ladder placed against the side of the Louvre"

I spend a year plotting a mystery novel and then this happens.

Re-reads, with a couple of decades between them, are as interesting as new reads.
We can measure ourselves, the way we have changed, or what we most value, through experiencing a book again.

Yes, I think I would choose the Epics, too. The Masterworks present a better durability, I guess, because of the hardcovers and the sewn binding (some of my Epics broke at the spine). But I don’t like dust jackets and their overall design is kind of dated.
Thanks for answering!

Just OOC, if you could have complete collections of the Masterworks or the Epics, which one would you go for? In terms of format, paper stock, design, etc?

Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.

Em 134 anos de história, 172 pessoas ocuparam uma cadeira do STF. Foram 169 homens e 3 mulheres. Nenhuma delas negra.

Não é normal que mulheres, 51% da população, sejam 1,8% da história do STF.

Não é normal que mulheres negras, 28% da população, sejam 0% da história do STF. +👇🏽

“I can still chase the rabbits, George? I didn't mean no harm, George.”

Soil in need of some love? Sow green manure in your garden and you’ll reap the benefits Plants like lupins, ryegrass and field beans can help fix nitrogen in the soil, suppress weeds and increase biodiversity

Soil in need of some love? Sow green manure in your garden and you’ll reap the benefits

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