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Bookzombie

@bookzombie.bsky.social

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He/him. Lifelong reader, mainly SF & Fantasy, owner of a ridiculously large TBR pile! Part of the Nerd Therapy D&D playcast. Married since 1990 to my best friend, Penny. Owned by two cats (Lilo and Stitch).

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Bookzombie @bookzombie.bsky.social · 10h

I really loved it, in all its goofiness!

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 13h

and when a braindead Labour spokesperson says something along the lines of "We believe the right to stay here must not be automatic" literally NOT ONE OF YOU FUCKERS stand up and ask "Erm, have you *actually* looked at immigration rules on settlement?"

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Bookzombie @bookzombie.bsky.social · 1d

The first or second movie l saw at the cinema (it was either that or Black Beauty, whichever came out first)!

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Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 1d

The "weight lifting robot can replace the gym" analogy (may be Ted Chiang's, originally?) remains undefeated in explaining the category error the generative AI industry continues to make.

Imagine thinking this replaces the point of travel. For crying out loud.

TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 4d

A new iPhone app, Endless Summer, uses AI to create photorealistic vacation photos starring you — no travel required

Too burned out to travel? This new app fakes your summer vacation photos for you | TechCrunch

A new iPhone app, Endless Summer, uses AI to create photorealistic vacation photos starring you — no travel required

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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 3d

The main achievement of the tech industry has been increasing the flow of money from people who make or do things to people who already have more money than they could spend in a hundred lifetimes

Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 3d

“Average musician makes $12 a month on Spotify. The fact that they are not even able to sell a record and it’s taken from them by rich motherfuckers on streaming platforms who get paid royally by record labels,Ticketmaster, merch companies. They’re all fucking getting paid, except for the musician.”

Garbage’s Shirley Manson Speaks Out Against Music Industry Economics: “This Is An Alarm Call”

Just before they kicked off their current run of dates, the ’90s alt-rock greats Garbage announced that it would be their final North American headline tour. When the band played at Denver’s Mission B...

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 2d

At the Ren Faire today, we watched a blacksmith give a 30-minute demonstration about swords. And at the end he said, “My lecture is now over, here are some kittens to pet.”

*Proceeds to uncover 2 large pet carriers and pulls out 6 kittens.*

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Bookzombie @bookzombie.bsky.social · 2d

This whole thing seems like one of those 'What did you do over the summer, Parker?' montages from Leverage! (@johnrogers.bsky.social )

Bookzombie @bookzombie.bsky.social · 2d

However, 1.5 hours of this was just Hey Jude...
(Penny and I will never stop making jokes about how long this song got played for in the closing concert for the 2012 Olympics!)

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

I just watched Paul McCartney play 2.5 hours of time capsule-worthy classics. My verdict is that he’s the greatest songwriter in the history of rock n roll.

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Bookzombie @bookzombie.bsky.social · 2d

That's great news!

Bookzombie @bookzombie.bsky.social · 2d

To be fair, you can get surface-level mould off like that, but you need some chemical assistance to really get it clean.
(Guess who spent a long weekend cleaning all the mould from their bathroom a month or so ago...)

Bookzombie @bookzombie.bsky.social · 2d

My wife originally went to the doctor with what turned out to be cancer, not because she felt a lump but because the underside of the breast had a puckering of the skin.
My advice these days is that if you notice anything unusual, anything at all, get it checked.

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Bookzombie @bookzombie.bsky.social · 3d

Good afternoon! I'm halfway through Gene Wolfe's The Land Across. It's interesting enough to keep me going and I'm curious how it will resolve. It's not going to be one of my favourite Wolfes, though.

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Bookzombie @bookzombie.bsky.social · 4d

I've got this to play at some point (soonish, possibly...)

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Bookzombie @bookzombie.bsky.social · 4d

Glad to hear that you are back with us, and I hope the removal of said bits leads to an equivalent quality of life improvement!