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Sounds like you've cracked the secret to an enjoyable weight loss diet 😄

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NASA's Artemis II Fueling Test (Official Static Feed) YouTube video by NASA

Right: here we go. Artemis II fueling wet dress rehearsal...www.youtube.com/live/5zDlM8d...

Oh this picture is so heartwarmingly lovely 🥹

Man HDM TV show really did nail the ending so well. I have qualms about other minor things along the way, but overall it was quite a good adaptation, and importantly absolutely stuck the landing at the end in a completely faithful way in relation to the books.

I know a ton of the fan base disagrees with me but honestly I looooove the ending of Chuck. It was just the most perfect balance of bittersweet 😭

This concept reminds me of the novel Dragons in the Earth by Judith Tarr!
(Apologies for this month-late reply, I am catching up on BlueSky after being absent lol)

*nods gravely* Goncharov

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This is incredible I love this, please let us buy them!!

Donate to Help Tasneem and her Kids, organized by Louise Mooney Hi, My name is Louise, I am based in Ireland and I have been helping my friend Tasneem, wh… Louise Mooney needs your support for Help Tasneem and her Kids

Tasneem and her family are just trying to survive every day in Gaza. If you can help: gofund.me/8d78132bf #freepalestine

There is no route out of fascism that involves sacrificing the vulnerable. All that does is tell the fascists that we're willing to turn on each other for the illusion of safety.

Ah, well that's truly a shame, but makes sense as the best course of action for now. Meanwhile, I can be patient and hope that someday in the future the shop will "reopen" so I can order more :)

I've been meaning to buy a few more signed books so I'll be looking for the update when you've finished inventorying :)

Israel intentionally targeted and murdered Palestinian journalist, son, father and husband Anas al-Sharif. We know this because Israel bragged about it. He is one of at least 237 journalists who have been assassinated over the last two years. If we are silent now, we are saying that that’s okay.

My inbox hasn't been anywhere near that low in like over a decade, that's impressive!

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Ok, I thought there was a really vague post you made a few years ago regarding adaptations of your work that sounded like you might have a potential as-yet-undisclosed deal in the works...maybe I was actually reading correctly into that then 😃 sad that it hasn't happened yet though

My partner and I very much enjoyed it. She hasn't read the book though and I haven't read it in ages, so neither of us could really comment on faithfulness to the source material

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As the situation in Gaza only gets worse, there are still ways you can help real people on the ground from thousands of miles away. Here is one. gofund.me/de06121e

I forget what you've said on that debate before, which adaptation do you prefer? I've seen 1995 but not 2005 (yet)

We love Squeak 😍

Ah happy birthday, a day late!!

Mindy Klasky Today's publishing frustration: Readers are giving books 1-star reviews if those books were created using Vellum, alleging that Vellum is Al. (It isn't -- read on for more information about what Vellum is.) Vellum is a text-formatting program that takes word processing files and turns them into pretty books, creating files for both ebooks and print books, which authors then upload at vendors like Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Google, and Kobo. Vellum is an invaluable tool, and I would not have my publishing career without it. But it does not write my books in any way, shape, or form. It does not use Al in any capacity. Please do not one-star books that rely on Vellum for formatting. You're only hurting legitimate authors who rely on a legitimate tool to create books for you.

(Edited to add, because people seem to think I'm unfamiliar with Vellum's options -- it *is* possible to delete the attribution to Vellum in an author's manuscripts. I prefer this deletion in my own books. But other authors are being targeted because they left the attribution in -- either because they didn't know they could delete it or because they're grateful to Vellum for developing a strong tool, and they want Vellum's user base to grow.) Edited one more time to add that Vellum has responded with incredible speed, and they're changing their wording, in a way that will hopefully calm the troubled waters. (Yeah, I don't believe it will, either. But I'm very impressed by Vellum's rapid response.)

Vellum Coming later this week: we'll be revising "Created with Vellum" to read "Formatted with Vellum." While we've used "Created with Vellum" for over twelve years, we understand that it can be read differently today, especially in light of fears about Al. We hope that, with this change, readers better understand how you've used Vellum. Note: This will be a change in wording only! So if you've already turned this option off, you won't have to turn it off again.

Most of our authors use Vellum to format their books and the majority of them leave the "Created with Vellum" line on their copyright page because they believe in attribution. This post by @mindyklasky.bsky.social explains what this means.

We do not permit our members to use AI in any capacity.

Yay a whole month off work, but long covid really sucks 😞

Friends, there;s no good way to give you this news (and I still so much watt to believe it's a terrible nightmare: but it's not.) Briefly: gone now, untimely, unexpectedly, and already so very much missed: @peter.petermorwood.com www.tumblr.com/dduane/78306...

Oh no, this is devastating to hear 😞 I'm so so sorry 🫂

eight years ago today we all watched the glory of zendaya falling madly in love with tom holland and the internet was never the same

Amber rear turn signals!! 😍