Siân 🌱🍄

(I've also been trialling Drops, so let me know if you use that one instead! I think my username on there is sil.)

I've started trying to do some basic Duolingo to wake up my brain. (I make no promises of how long this will last.) Does anyone here use Duolingo? My username is BjornGlas.

4 black cookies on a white plate. Two are the silhouette of a crow, one smaller than the other. Two are of a crow head wearing a bowtie, one of them outlined in white icing.

I'm in a Seattle Crow group on FB and the group founder used her 3D printer to make crow cookie cutters so I made crow cookies 🙂

examples of irony: a paywalled NYT article warning people not to give their email addresses to companies, whilst simultaneously asking for an email address in order to subscribe, and a snip from Nature, titled 'the growing inaccessibility of science' with a popup showing 'access options' are a subscription to the journal costing $199.

the internet, where irony goes to die

Some thoughts:
-Weirdly high number of books about schools, almost like I miss my 2022 job in a school (and dream about it constantly). -Technically they're mostly magic schools, but my reading does skew to SF/fantasy.
-Some pretty dark things in there, including some 'misery memoirs'.

select all images with the ship of theseus

man what am i even supposed to do here

Page 8 of book cover images. -Born Into the Children of God by Natacha Tormey. -Not Without My Sister by Kristina Jones, Juliana Buhring, Celeste Jones. -In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children #4) by Seanan McGuire. -Juice Like Wounds (Wayward Children #4.5) by Seanan McGuire. -The Face on the Milk Carton (Janie Johnson #1) by Caroline B. Cooney. -Spice and Wolf, Vol. 1 (Spice & Wolf: Manga #1) by Isuna Hasekura, Keito Koume. -Spice and Wolf, Vol. 2 (Spice & Wolf: Manga #2) by Isuna Hasekura, Keito Koume. -Spice and Wolf, Vol. 3 (Spice & Wolf: Manga #3) by Isuna Hasekura, Keito Koume. -Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children #5) by Seanan McGuire. -Across the Green Grass Fields (Wayward Children #6) by Seanan McGuire. -Where the Drowned Girls Go (Wayward Children #7) by Seanan McGuire.

Page 9 of book cover images. -The Life of Helen Betty Osborne: A Graphic Novel by David A. Robertson, Madison Blackstone. -Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story by David A. Robertson. -Call Me Evil, Let Me Go by Sarah Jones. -Skeleton Song (Wayward Children #7.7) by Seanan McGuire. -The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers #4) by Becky Chambers. -Victory of Eagles (Temeraire #5) by Naomi Novik. -Tongues of Serpents (Temeraire #6) by Naomi Novik. -Dragonborn (Dragonborn #1) by Toby Forward. -The Braid Girls by Sherri Winston. -The Hidden Kingdom (Wings of Fire #3) by Tui T. Sutherland. -The Dark Secret (Wings of Fire #4) by Tui T. Sutherland. -The Brightest Night (Wings of Fire #5) by Tui T. Sutherland. -Crucible of Gold (Temeraire #7) by Naomi Novik. -Moon Rising (Wings of Fire #6) by Tui T. Sutherland. -Winter Turning (Wings of Fire #7) by Tui T. Sutherland.

Page 10 of book cover images. -The School for Good and Evil (The School for Good and Evil #1)by Soman Chainani. -Avatar: The Last Airbender--The Lost Adventures and Team Avatar Tales (Avatar comics) by Gene Luen Yang, Faith Erin Hicks. -Empire of Ivory (Temeraire #4) by Naomi Novik. -Blood of Tyrants (Temeraire #8) by Naomi Novik. -A Meandering Line by Minna Sundberg. -A Deadly Education (The Scholomance #1) by Naomi Novik. -Escaping Peril (Wings of Fire #8) by Tui T. Sutherland. -League of Dragons (Temeraire #9) by Naomi Novik. Okay that's not quite what's on this page, which shows some duplicates, but these are all the others from the list which I missed at some point.

Books read in 2023: 117.
3/3
-I read some wishlist series
-I embraced lying& listening to audiobooks, not doing it while busying
-I read some godawful things& some fantastic things.
-I tried Kindle Unlimited's free trial; unimpressed
-I moved to libbyapp.com - highly recommend
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Page 5 of book cover images. -Attack on Titan, Volume 19 (Attack on Titan #19) by Hajime Isayama. -Attack on Titan, Volume 20 (Attack on Titan #20) by Hajime Isayama. -Attack on Titan, Volume 21 (Attack on Titan #21) by Hajime Isayama. -Attack on Titan, Volume 22 (Attack on Titan #22) by Hajime Isayama. -Attack on Titan, Volume 23 (Attack on Titan #23) by Hajime Isayama. -Attack on Titan, Volume 24 (Attack on Titan #24) by Hajime Isayama. -His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire #1) by Naomi Novik. -Aquicorn Cove by K. O'Neill. -Attack on Titan, Volume 25 (Attack on Titan #25) by Hajime Isayama. -Attack on Titan, Volume 26 (Attack on Titan #26) by Hajime Isayama. -Attack on Titan, Volume 27 (Attack on Titan #27) by Hajime Isayama. -Attack on Titan, Volume 28 (Attack on Titan #28) by Hajime Isayama.

Page 6 of book cover images. -Attack on Titan, Volume 29 (Attack on Titan #29) by Hajime Isayama. -Attack on Titan, Volume 30 (Attack on Titan #30) by Hajime Isayama. -Attack on Titan, Volume 31 (Attack on Titan #31) by Hajime Isayama. -Attack on Titan, Volume 32 (Attack on Titan #32) by Hajime Isayama. -Attack on Titan, Volume 33 (Attack on Titan #33) by Hajime Isayama. -Attack on Titan, Volume 34 (Attack on Titan #34) by Hajime Isayama. -Jamie by L.D. Lapinski. -Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law by Haben Girma. -Throne of Jade (Temeraire #2) by Naomi Novik. -Older Not Wiser (Bad Nana #1) by Sophy Henn. -Every Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children #1) by Seanan McGuire.

Page 7 of book cover images. -Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Wayward Children #2) by Seanan McGuire. -In Mercy, Rain (Wayward Children #7.5) by Seanan McGuire. -A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot #1) by Becky Chambers. -Username: Evie (Username #1) by Joe Sugg. -Username: Regenerated (Username #2) by Joe Sugg. -Beneath the Sugar Sky (Wayward Children #3) by Seanan McGuire. -Black Powder War (Temeraire #3) by Naomi Novik. -Feast or Famine (Temeraire #1.5) by Naomi Novik. -A Child Called 'It' (Dave Pelzer #1) by Dave Pelzer. -The Lost Boy (Dave Pelzer #2) by Dave Pelzer. -The Privilege of Youth (Dave Pelzer #2.5) by Dave Pelzer. -A Man Named Dave (Dave Pelzer #3) by Dave Pelzer.

Books read in 2023: 117.
2/3
-I read some wishlist series
-I embraced lying& listening to audiobooks, not doing it while busying
-I read some godawful things& some fantastic things.
-I tried Kindle Unlimited's free trial; unimpressed
-I moved to libbyapp.com - highly recommend
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Page of book cover images. -Awakenings: A Cute Mutants Anthology (Cute Mutants) by S.J. Whitby. -The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride #1) by James Patterson. -My Dad's the Queen of All VTubers?! Vol. 1 (My Dad's the Queen of All VTubers?! #1) by Wataru Akashingo. -Black Magic Academy (Wicked Witches of Restva #1) by Emily Martha Sorensen. -Avatar: The Lost Adventures and Team Avatar Tales (Avatar comics) by Gene Luen Yang, Faith Erin Hicks. -Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports (Maximum Ride #3) by James Patterson. -White Magic Academy (Wicked Witches of Restva #2) by Emily Martha Sorensen. -Love and War #1 (Love and War Comics #1) by Andrew Wheeler, Aditya Bidikar, Killian Ng. -Love and War #2 (Love and War Comics #2) by Andrew Wheeler, Killian Ng. -Love and War #3 (Love and War Comics #3) by Andrew Wheeler, Killian Ng. -Love and War #4 (Love and War Comics #4) by Andrew Wheeler. -Love and War #5 (Love and War Comics #5) by Andrew Wheeler, Guillermo Saaverda.

Page of book cover images. -School's Out - Forever (Maximum Ride #2) by James Patterson. -The Final Warning (Maximum Ride #4) by James Patterson. -This Is Not a Drill by K.A. Holt. -Max (Maximum Ride #5) by James Patterson. -Lovely People: A short graphic novel about bunnies living in a social credit system by Minna Sundberg. -Snow-Walker (The Snow-Walker #1-3) by Catherine Fisher. -The Silver Secret (Snow Sisters #1) by Astrid Foss. -Fang (Maximum Ride #6) by James Patterson. -The Crystal Rose (Snow Sisters #2) by Astrid Foss. -Attack on Titan, Volume 1 (Attack on Titan #1) by Hajime Isayama. -Angel (Maximum Ride #7) by James Patterson. -Nevermore (Maximum Ride #8) by James Patterson.

Page of book cover images. -PARK Harajuka: Crisis Team Volume 1 (PARK Harajuku: Crisis Team #1) by Mugi Tanaka, Patrick Macias, PARK. -Maximum Ride Forever (Maximum Ride #9) by James Patterson. -The Frozen Rainbow (Snow Sisters #3) by Astrid Foss. -Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell. -Hawk (Maximum Ride #10) by James Patterson. -City of the Dead (Maximum Ride #11) by James Patterson. -Attack on Titan, Volume 2 (Attack on Titan #2) by Hajime Isayama. -Attack on Titan, Volume 3 (Attack on Titan #3) by Hajime Isayama. -Sophia and Rainbow (Unicorn Academy: Where Magic Happens #1) by Julie Sykes, Lucy Truman. -Attack on Titan, Volume 4 (Attack on Titan #4) by Hajime Isayama. -Attack on Titan, Volume 5 (Attack on Titan #5) by Hajime Isayama. -Attack on Titan, Volume 6 (Attack on Titan #6) by Hajime Isayama.

Page of book cover images. -Attack on Titan, Volume 7 (Attack on Titan #7) by Hajime Isayama. -Attack on Titan, Volume 8 (Attack on Titan #8) by Hajime Isayama. -Attack on Titan, Volume 9 (Attack on Titan #9) by Hajime Isayama. -Attack on Titan, Volume 10 (Attack on Titan #10) by Hajime Isayama. -Attack on Titan, Volume 11 (Attack on Titan #11) by Hajime Isayama. -Attack on Titan, Volume 12 (Attack on Titan #12) by Hajime Isayama. -Attack on Titan, Volume 13 (Attack on Titan #13) by Hajime Isayama. -Attack on Titan, Volume 14 (Attack on Titan #14) by Hajime Isayama. -Attack on Titan, Volume 15 (Attack on Titan #15) by Hajime Isayama. -Attack on Titan, Volume 16 (Attack on Titan #16) by Hajime Isayama. -Attack on Titan, Volume 17 (Attack on Titan #17) by Hajime Isayama. -Attack on Titan, Volume 18 (Attack on Titan #18) by Hajime Isayama.

Books read in 2023: 117.
1/3
-I read some wishlist series
-I embraced lying& listening to audiobooks, not doing it while busying
-I read some godawful things& some fantastic things.
-I tried Kindle Unlimited's free trial; unimpressed
-I moved to libbyapp.com - highly recommend

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Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel approves 4-day pause in fighting in exchange for at least 50 hostag... At least 50 women and children hostages will be released over four days, the Israeli government said, during which there will be a pause in fighting.

Breaking news: The Israeli government voted to approve a hostage exchange with Hamas, the government said in a statement early Wednesday local time.

At least 50 women and children hostages will be released over four days, the statement said, during which there will be a pause in fighting.

Cautiously optimistic. We need to still press our countries to demand a complete ceasefire and bring aid for the people of Gaza.

Google is turning off uBlock Origin support in Chrome next year.

For this reason (any a thousand others), may I recommend that you use Safari or Firefox as browser, both have great adblocking support and other privacy features.

(Do not use Brave, it's made by homophobes and Nazis).

The arts and humanities are being systematically dismantled at a time when society is entering multiple dire crises and radical shifts. We need the arts and entertainment more than ever to process and bring meaning through unstable times.

a picture showing that most hostile architecture, especially benches, can be disassembled with hex screwdrivers

fun fact:

Andreessen Horowitz Invests in Civitai, Which Profits From Nonconsensual AI Porn A16z has invested in Civitai, which a 404 Media investigation has shown profits from the creation of nonconsensual AI-generated porn of real people.

Scoop: a16z is the money behind CivitAI, an AI platform that we've repeatedly shown is the engine for nonconsensual AI porn. We also revealed the site is offering "bounties" for AI models of specific people, including ordinary citizens. VC money into direct abuse

www.404media.co/andreessen-h...

My daughter shared the jersey designs for the inaugural season of the PWHL (Professional Women's Hockey League), to which I offered a composed and thoughtful response. #PHWL #NHL

Happy A Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands By The Perimeter Fence And Screams For Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing day for those that celebrate

Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands By The Perimeter Fence And Screams For Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing day for those that celebrate

A photo of a home-printed 'incident report'. There's a picture of a kitten sat in front of a fallen house plant The test on the report reads: Location: Upstairs landing window sill Incident Description: Plant pot knocked down from window sill. Culpability Assessment: High -aural evidence. Dr Chakwas (kitten) was present. Damage: Mud spilled, broken leaves Remedial action taken: Plant picked up, broken leaves binned, floor hoovered, plant access restricted, Dr Chakwas reprimanded. Conclusion: Incident closed. No further actions required at this time.

Got home from uni to this.

Wait, I'm half-asleep - is this real?

Me looking at my edits...

Ever since we did the class project on Egypt, there's been one grave in the churchyard the children call the 'Moss Mummy'. The Rector has complained to the school that the children keep leaving offerings to it. Personally, I don't see the problem with that. – Joanne Vickers, 1982

Presented without context

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Rare footage of my previous landlord uncovered.

(Just kidding; he never set foot in the place, used it as a front for money laundering, and continued to collect rent after selling it to another landlord who then went bankrupt. 🥰)

Image of scout smiling a fake smile for the camera, with a triple-width sash to hold all of their many badges. Text reads "Me with all my Top Fan Badges I've earned by liking one post on Facebook".

Clearly the only explanation.

Either that or I got really out of it and posted a status begging everyone for their password details.

Pretty difficult to appeal this Facebook post removal, when I have literally no idea what was removed. No indication of even a time frame of when posted. Cybersecurity...? 😅

Well okay then. Thanks Facebook, for looking out.

Neat! All I can do is smell some I common cold viruses after the sneeze (smells a bit like cats).

The number of people that look at me like I've said 'hmmm, I taste sunshine on the horizon', though. Like I've said something either incomprehensible or too whimsical to mean it seriously.

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