Mark Carter

This is why you don't ask the interwebs for writing help. #amwriting #amediting #funny

Today's weird thought: Julian Gough's The End poem gives similar vibes as the 2 supernatural voices in Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Why has nobody else mentioned this? The long punishing journey which changes the hero, the sleeping hero, dream state, the possibility that the voices are angels, etc.

It's 100 a month actually. I can't even read that much. Once upon a time I wanted to put a "to do" on my phone to download the limit every month but I have yet to do it. With all the other reading on my TBR list I couldn't manage. Also don't forget about the old JSTOR torrent that's still out there.

Basic 4 is better. I will die on this hill of raisins and cranberries. 🤣

This mother fucker couldn't spell I.Q. if you asked him to sound it out.

Just to show you how politics is fucking up my productivity, this year I started tracking news articles I've read alongside books I've read. So far this year I've only read 37 nonfic books, 12 fiction books--but 214 news articles in my attempt to keep up with the shit show.

Look, I consider myself fairly intelligent but I also know I may tick some of the boxes for the typical oblivious American. Anyway, my VPN just routed me thru a server in a city I've never heard of, in a nation I've never heard of, and the satellite image was a coastline I didn't recognize.

Out of the inner circle : a hacker's guide to computer security : Landreth, Bill, 1964- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive 230 p. ; 24 cm

I'm re-reading Out Of The Inner Circle by Bill Landreth. I read it once in 1989 and again in 2001. Oddly, I took no notes on it either time. I'm gonna read it again just to see what memories it inspires. It's free on Internet Archive. #amreading
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They know perfectly well that they are doing that. They're just trying to exploit the short memories of most Americans. The fact that so many Americans can't clearly remember 4 or 8 years ago is a huge part of the problem.

How to Buy a Bike Helmet What is rotational impact? When do you have to replace your helmet? Here’s what to look for when shopping for a bike helmet.

So, in this politically hostile environment you've decided to take up biking and now you need a bike helmet.
www.wired.com/story/how-to...

This is still floating around out there. Read the article at 404 Media or go straight to the source and download the booklet from Internet Archive.

I mean the delay on the part of protestors. We need more pressure on fascism before they entrench themselves deeper. Every day they're in office they're gonna find new ways to limit resistance against them.

We need to be pushing them to their breaking point harder. So few Americans understand delay only works to their advantage. It lets them dig in more.

White middle class straight Christians are just now starting to get concerned. They think Trump turned people fascist and that they can turn them back by "raising awareness." If you've been an outsider all your life you know better. Fear kept fascists in check and they're not afraid anymore.

Each individual thinks that and that's why nobody else is coming forward.

If Andor taught me anything it's that we need to start looking for a mysterious antiquities dealer

Or we gotta become the antique dealer.

Mother fuck! I'm offline for 2 days and Robert Redford dies. I can't leave you people unattended for a minute.

It's not a bug. It's a feature.

I suppose I have to share this again since not everyone was listening. 198 methods of non-violent action.

Where is this quote from? I don't remember it.

Slightly diminish a book...

Intermittent Jest

IDK how scammers are getting AI to write books when I can't even get it to do basic research. For the last 3 days I've been trying to feed ChatGPT a set of 10 statements and asking it to find 3 relevant articles for each. It keeps giving me bogus links to nonexistent articles that just lead to 404s.

age verification?

I saw the Star Wars Holiday Special when it aired.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but staying abreast of the news and "raising awareness" isn't activism. You're going to have to actually **do** something.

I fight like hell. I just wish my elected officials would too.

It's another law he will break without consequences.

If you can tell me your favorite wrestler and spend 15 minutes explaining why, then you probably shouldn't tell me jack shit about vaccines.

Laws mean nothing when cowards won't enforce them. Russia bought more of our government than just Trump alone.

Dramatic personality changes and uncontrollable anger are his normal state. I'm reminded of Roman Emperor Valentinian I who died of a self induced stroke while screaming at envoys. We should be so lucky.