Kevin Lossner
@kslossner.bsky.social
Writer, technology teacher, translator, scientist, and martial artist. Retired to the Portuguese countryside in the borderlands with Spain.
This is a very useful thread for heavy readers on restricted budgets. Worth drilling down!
As an author, I don't make a whole lot of money, but at the same time I need to read a lot of books to stay aware of trends and support my fellow authors. Obviously if I spend all my profits on other people's books, I'm not coming out ahead!
So: ways to read lots of indie books for cheap.
So: ways to read lots of indie books for cheap.
November 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
This is a very useful thread for heavy readers on restricted budgets. Worth drilling down!
What day isn't?
November 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
What day isn't?
Young Quartus accompanied me on a tour of our hectares gathering goat snacks: blackberry, sarsaparilla, carob, hawthorne, wild asparagus and olive, cork, holm and kermes oaks. Mostly he pulled things out of the bag and bit holes in my best jeans to remind me that I should not have worn them.
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Young Quartus accompanied me on a tour of our hectares gathering goat snacks: blackberry, sarsaparilla, carob, hawthorne, wild asparagus and olive, cork, holm and kermes oaks. Mostly he pulled things out of the bag and bit holes in my best jeans to remind me that I should not have worn them.
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Dragon NaturallySpeaking has always had a socio-critical side that comes to the surface when you least expect it.
What I actually dictated was: "public holidays are not helping us".
What I actually dictated was: "public holidays are not helping us".
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Dragon NaturallySpeaking has always had a socio-critical side that comes to the surface when you least expect it.
What I actually dictated was: "public holidays are not helping us".
What I actually dictated was: "public holidays are not helping us".
Guilty as charged!
#nowwatching
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
After listening to the sound track all day, I had to rewatch it.
Brad and Janet run into trouble on their honeymoon - a flat tire, and the only place in sight is the castle of the lovely Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
Don't be shy-who else loves this movie?
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
After listening to the sound track all day, I had to rewatch it.
Brad and Janet run into trouble on their honeymoon - a flat tire, and the only place in sight is the castle of the lovely Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
Don't be shy-who else loves this movie?
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Guilty as charged!
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After they came up with the collective noun “a murder of crows“ they should’ve just stopped coming up with collective nouns, because no collective noun will ever be cooler.
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM
After they came up with the collective noun “a murder of crows“ they should’ve just stopped coming up with collective nouns, because no collective noun will ever be cooler.
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"Trump was actually sucking up to Mamdani."
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
"Trump was actually sucking up to Mamdani."
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Fucking awful, and also highlights why having independent local media that doesn't just reprint law enforcement press releases is essential for holding people accountable.
women in an SF jail were forced to strip while sheriff’s deputies watched and filmed on body cameras missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-s...
‘Nauseated’: S.F. supervisors demand action after alleged mass strip search of women in jail
Supervisors want action after Mission Local reported that women held in a San Francisco jail were allegedly strip searched en masse.
missionlocal.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Fucking awful, and also highlights why having independent local media that doesn't just reprint law enforcement press releases is essential for holding people accountable.
An excellent article about the history and bias of anatomical eponyms!
🩻 How old anatomical names can carry hidden histories of power and exclusion. But perhaps the future of anatomy is not about erasing them but understanding the stories they carry and deciding which ones are worth keeping.
theconversation.com/how-anatomic...
via @uk.theconversation.com
theconversation.com/how-anatomic...
via @uk.theconversation.com
How anatomical names can carry hidden histories of power and exclusion
Why is your ankle named after a Greek hero and your uterus after a Renaissance anatomist? The answer says as much about power and memory as it does about medicine.
theconversation.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
An excellent article about the history and bias of anatomical eponyms!
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Grammarian vs Errorist - a supervillain showdown
YouTube video by Elle Cordova
youtu.be
November 24, 2024 at 1:26 PM
My hunting companion, the Hungarian Wire-haired Vizsla Harmat, also does farm work, here sending guinea hens away from the roads and back to the field they should be in.
youtube.com/shorts/W682d...
youtube.com/shorts/W682d...
Sending guinea hens off the road back to the field #guineafowl
YouTube video by A Quinta dos Animais
youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
My hunting companion, the Hungarian Wire-haired Vizsla Harmat, also does farm work, here sending guinea hens away from the roads and back to the field they should be in.
youtube.com/shorts/W682d...
youtube.com/shorts/W682d...
I'm becoming a major fan of Spanish libraries. I joined the Badajoz municipal system two weeks ago despite not being a resident, but no printer at that branch, so I went to another for a physical card. And 10 minutes later I was set for electronic lending too!
November 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I'm becoming a major fan of Spanish libraries. I joined the Badajoz municipal system two weeks ago despite not being a resident, but no printer at that branch, so I went to another for a physical card. And 10 minutes later I was set for electronic lending too!
Trump cleared his throat and asked staff to leave the room. He leaned across the desk toward the bearded hunk on the other side, licked his lips, and asked quietly "Zoran, you're a Muslim. Can I ask you a question? How can you guys keep up with four wives? MBS wouldn't let me in on the secret."
November 21, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Trump cleared his throat and asked staff to leave the room. He leaned across the desk toward the bearded hunk on the other side, licked his lips, and asked quietly "Zoran, you're a Muslim. Can I ask you a question? How can you guys keep up with four wives? MBS wouldn't let me in on the secret."
I have had special respect for Ron Wyden since he was my congressman 30 years ago and his staff helped sort out my wife's immigration issues. Or tried. Now pleased he serves as one of my Oregon senators.
EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I have had special respect for Ron Wyden since he was my congressman 30 years ago and his staff helped sort out my wife's immigration issues. Or tried. Now pleased he serves as one of my Oregon senators.
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Zum Wochenende möchte ich euch ein #Buch vorstellen, das ich in nur 2 Tagen "verschlungen" habe: den 3. Band der Großmutter-Trilogie von Trude Teige. Er spielt in den Jahren 1944-1953. Thema: Frauenfreundschaft, Zwangsarbeit, #ww2. Gut auch als Einzelband zu lesen.
cotelangues.com/de/trude-tei...
cotelangues.com/de/trude-tei...
Trude Teige: „Wir sehen uns wieder am Meer“ (Rezension)
Als Übersetzerin vom Französischen ins Deutsche bin ich deine zuverlässige Partnerin für mehr Sichtbarkeit und Content, der überzeugt.
cotelangues.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Zum Wochenende möchte ich euch ein #Buch vorstellen, das ich in nur 2 Tagen "verschlungen" habe: den 3. Band der Großmutter-Trilogie von Trude Teige. Er spielt in den Jahren 1944-1953. Thema: Frauenfreundschaft, Zwangsarbeit, #ww2. Gut auch als Einzelband zu lesen.
cotelangues.com/de/trude-tei...
cotelangues.com/de/trude-tei...
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"There are great powers, outside the government and in it, trying to legislate the return of darkness. We are not great powers. But we are the light. Nobody can put us out. May all of you shine very bright and steady, today and always."
(Ursula K. Le Guin, 1982)
(Ursula K. Le Guin, 1982)
October 27, 2025 at 8:03 AM
"There are great powers, outside the government and in it, trying to legislate the return of darkness. We are not great powers. But we are the light. Nobody can put us out. May all of you shine very bright and steady, today and always."
(Ursula K. Le Guin, 1982)
(Ursula K. Le Guin, 1982)
A very interesting and thoughtful report from a translation process specialist managing a complex array of human, MT and LLM translation output. Great insights, worth reading even if you despise all machine spew. Reducing resource waste and awareness of existing work is key. Sequencing too!
I'm resurfacing after a busy time at the wordface. My recent experiences have been insightful in understanding how colleagues view translation in the institutional setting. www.transl8r.eu/2025/11/19/7...
7 thoughts: learnings from an offline data room of raw MT - In-house translation - outside the box
What is the best way to find out what lay colleagues really think about translation?
www.transl8r.eu
November 21, 2025 at 6:28 AM
A very interesting and thoughtful report from a translation process specialist managing a complex array of human, MT and LLM translation output. Great insights, worth reading even if you despise all machine spew. Reducing resource waste and awareness of existing work is key. Sequencing too!
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Ich finde, dieser bestens recherchierte Artikel über die Russlandbeziehungen der AFD kann gar nicht genug Beachtung finden.
Mir fiel er leider erst heute auf. Könntet ihr ihn bitte verbreiten?
www.t-online.de/nachrichten/...
Mir fiel er leider erst heute auf. Könntet ihr ihn bitte verbreiten?
www.t-online.de/nachrichten/...
Kreml-Kontakte auf allen Ebenen: So oft reisen AfD-Politiker nach Russland
Eine Russlandreise von Abgeordneten bringt die AfD einmal mehr in die Schlagzeilen. Die Partei pflegt auf allen Ebenen hochproblematische Kontakte.
www.t-online.de
November 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Ich finde, dieser bestens recherchierte Artikel über die Russlandbeziehungen der AFD kann gar nicht genug Beachtung finden.
Mir fiel er leider erst heute auf. Könntet ihr ihn bitte verbreiten?
www.t-online.de/nachrichten/...
Mir fiel er leider erst heute auf. Könntet ihr ihn bitte verbreiten?
www.t-online.de/nachrichten/...
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🏈 One key to the NFL’s global growth? #Translating its lingo. As the Commanders meet the Dolphins in Madrid, context is as important as #language for #Spanish fans to understand an American game
washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
by @tomschad.bsky.social
via @washingtonpost.com
washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
by @tomschad.bsky.social
via @washingtonpost.com
One key to the NFL’s global growth? Translating its lingo.
How do you say “no-huddle offense” in Spanish? As the Commanders meet the Dolphins in Madrid, the context matters as much as the language of the game.
washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
🏈 One key to the NFL’s global growth? #Translating its lingo. As the Commanders meet the Dolphins in Madrid, context is as important as #language for #Spanish fans to understand an American game
washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
by @tomschad.bsky.social
via @washingtonpost.com
washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
by @tomschad.bsky.social
via @washingtonpost.com
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An even better super duper fun fact? A certain alternative supports indie bookshops.
November 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
An even better super duper fun fact? A certain alternative supports indie bookshops.
Next up on my contrarian listening list....
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Next up on my contrarian listening list....
Adapted my old chocolate chip cookie recipe as carob chocolate chunk with Greek yogurt, because what else is there on a rainy day? Books, of course, but books read better with a good cookie.
November 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Adapted my old chocolate chip cookie recipe as carob chocolate chunk with Greek yogurt, because what else is there on a rainy day? Books, of course, but books read better with a good cookie.
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Joined The David Frum Show to discuss the end of the government shutdown and MAGA's repulsed young women problem.
Thanks for having me, @davidfrum.bsky.social! www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Thanks for having me, @davidfrum.bsky.social! www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
MAGA Has Repulsed Young Women
Sarah Longwell on the growing voting divide between the sexes, the 2025 elections, and how Donald Trump remade electoral politics. Plus: David Frum discusses the deal to end the government shutdown an...
www.theatlantic.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Joined The David Frum Show to discuss the end of the government shutdown and MAGA's repulsed young women problem.
Thanks for having me, @davidfrum.bsky.social! www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Thanks for having me, @davidfrum.bsky.social! www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
I love Spain, and its occasional surprising simplicity. Libraries in Badajoz are open hours later than in Elvas (Portugal), so I decided to see if it were possible to get privileges.
"Why not?" said the librarian. "It's free, and everyone is welcome." Ten minutes later I left with a book.
"Why not?" said the librarian. "It's free, and everyone is welcome." Ten minutes later I left with a book.
November 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I love Spain, and its occasional surprising simplicity. Libraries in Badajoz are open hours later than in Elvas (Portugal), so I decided to see if it were possible to get privileges.
"Why not?" said the librarian. "It's free, and everyone is welcome." Ten minutes later I left with a book.
"Why not?" said the librarian. "It's free, and everyone is welcome." Ten minutes later I left with a book.