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I went to Melbourne and Helsinki, maybe a spare shopping bag that folds down in case you want to cloak any new acquisitions or signed books? My main regret is usually hauling a full back pack around. I second comfy shoes and water.

Tolkien: now we'll know everything about gollum's adventures!
Tolkien: all questions will be answered!
Barker: hey jirt i got a question for you
Barker: why don't you tell us what the blue wizards were doing
Tolkien: NO FUCK YOU NEVER

Optimist: the cup is half full

Pessimist: the cup is half empty

Writer: the cu

the cup is

the

Cups had often

When he was a younger man, he'd believed in cups and emptiness, in the potential of filling, in everything. Then his father died.

The cup is plastic

The

*Gets a snack*

If genocide isn't your redline, then you have no redlines.

The Sydney Harbour Bridge was closed temporarily as tens of thousands of Australians made their voices heard against Israel's genocide in Gaza. #FreePalestine #3E

Do not pander. Do not dumb down. Do not make your voice less magical. Trust your audience to be smarter than you. Trust them to be as curious as fuck. Never blame anyone for the tepid, lazy choices you make in your work.

I spent seven years writing a book on this and she just… said it in three succinct paragraphs to politico.

The Mystery Keeps Unfolding in Robert Jackson Bennett's A Drop of Corruption - Reactor Both a compelling murder mystery and an engaging fantasy story, the new Ana & Din novel is a resounding success of a sequel.

Is Robert Jackson Bennett's A Drop of Corruption JUST AS GOOD as The Tainted Cup?? Of course it is. Of course it is. Read @mcflycahill90.bsky.social's review of book two in this dark, Lovecraftian world:

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A photo of Vivian holding the massive X of Swords omnibus while standing in front of a bookshelf full of X-Men collections. She is wearing a blue shirt that says "the eX-Men" in the style of the classic logo in gold letters.

WHAT YOUR FAVORITE X-MEN CHARACTER SAYS ABOUT YOU: A Comprehensive, Authoritative Guide by noted X-Pert Vivian Moira Valentine

Thank you for the update! I imagine it will be a bit of time as your body gets used to the new status quo.

We’re Light-Years Away from True Artificial Intelligence, Says Murderbot Author Martha Wells Today’s large language models are hardly related to the kinds of machine intelligence we see in science fiction, according to Martha Wells, author of the Murderbot Diaries series

Signalboosting this fantastic interview w Martha Wells.

Ted Lasso and David Corenswet (new Superman) with the text "Kindness is the new punk" posted linking them

Kindness is the new punk.

Welcome back! Bringing some friends along on Tuesday :)

Frame #70300 from S01 -E20 - Blue Crab-628400

Hugely important formal recognition and recommendations in Victoria. We need to extend this process to everywhere on the continent and act on the recommendations promptly.

The people in china trying to write and read gay romance being chased by cops now are admirable to me for the same reasons.

There is a School of Aviation at Swinburne, want me to make enquiries?

panel 1: a person is pointing on a bed where cats are lying in a way that leaves a vaguely human outline in the middle, saying "this is my hole!! it was made for me!! panel 2: a twisted shape of a person lies on the bed, screaling silently as the cats sleep peacefully in random positions

hey, i made a terrible comic instead of working #makeaterriblecomicday2025

Flyaway was a brilliant blending of Australian Gothic and fairytales, I can't wait to see what Kathleen Jennings has done this time.

amongussexgif ... Instead of being in settings its in the google app. Also, google, not chrome. Icon is a G, not the circle thing. Click on your pfp to open a menu From there, go Settings > Gemini > Digital Assistants > Switch to Google Assistant. This disables Gemini, google's Al assistant, and switches you back to the old one. We aren't done yet. Go back to Settings. From there, we go Settings > Google Assistant > scroll to find General > Google Assitant on/off > turn it off They really tried their best to make it a pain, but you can eventually disable it. Holding the power button on your phone still pulls up a menu and asks you to turn it back on, but this is the least intrusive you can make it. Applies to all non-apple phones afaik. For sure Samsungs and Pixels but idrk about others Edit: thank you my friend @/teeth-kid for confirming that this also works on Motorola

Here's how you remove Google AI from your mobile devices.

Remember these people - already starved and weak- are forced to walk up to 10km to pick up this food and carry it back to wherever they have managed to make a temporary home

Good morning friends. This kid is spot on 👏🏼💙

Not to be unkind, but I am so impatient about the “what’s the point of making my little zines/comics/crafts/art when the world is on fire” sentiments. I get it, but saving the world is not a responsibility shouldered by your art! That’s what being a neighbor, a friend, and hell, a citizen is for!!!

"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."

Feels like Snow White's Evil Queen being told "You are the Fairest" - yep this Mirror is very wise, knows all.

Much love to my nb pals out there! Here is an awesome dragon.

Today’s comic is drawn by Erika Moen in a traditional Oh Joy Sex Toy palette of background blues and character pinks. Throughout the pages, Erika is depicted in a red polka dot short dress covering some black leggings. She has a tattoo on her arms and a little bit of fluffy hair at the front of her head. In addition, her partner, Matthew, shows up wearing a pink T-shirt, brown pants, and bright red shoes. He has some stubble, glasses, and grey hair. The page starts with Erika and Matthew's arms raised in celebration! Erika 'Happy 12th birthday Oh Joy Sex Toy!'

Matthew 'Hot damn! You know what this means! Time again, to humbly ask you, our incredible readers, to help chip in and keep this comic site going with our yearly…' Title Pledge Drive!

Erika holds a big handful of fabric out. She's 'oo-la-la!'-ing at it, while in front, Matthew is holding his laptop, which has comic pages flying out from within it, hitting him in the face. Erika 'The traditional gift for 12 years is silk or linen…' Matthew 'But we’re giving supporters bonus comics on our Patreon to celebrate!'

A list of the bonus comics floats at the bottom of the panel. Ripley LaCross delves deep and explores what gardening means to them. Hien Pham talks from the heart about his time working at his local dog rescue shelter. And Erika Moen travels to San Francisco for an introspective magic wand journal comic.

Oh Joy Sex Toy has been publishing comics on sex, sexuality, gender, relationships, and so much more from diverse artists for 12 YEARS - and this may be our last without about 200 more Patreon sign-ups. (1/3) www.patreon.com/OhJoySexToy

Happy Pride. Take a few minutes to listen to some queer voices of the past.

Because queer, trans, LGBTQ+ people have always existed and will always exist. No matter what certain lawmakers in DC try to do.

It feels like stories are more about the visuals than having a coherent plot.

There are SO MANY exceptional webcomics online, for free, that you could blow an entire weekend reading right now. They're pure, and they're beautiful, and they're satisfying. And they're what we should be giving our attention.