youtu.be/Et9Nf-rsALk

"I see my own publishers, in a silly panic of ignorance and greed, charging public libraries for an e-book 6 or 7 times more than they charge customers."

Proclaimed in a room full of those very publishing executives.

Those under 26 you can get a Seattle library card through the Books Unbanned program. Intended to provide access to ebooks other libraries will not license because of right-wing campaigns. It was founded by the Brooklyn library system they will provide if under 21.

www.spl.org/programs-and...

My favorite fact about the Burgess shale is in it is one of our earliest fossil evidence for blood. The most common fossil in the formation Marrella is often fossilized with a big black splotch of their blood.
youtu.be/DdjN4ddnl2E

youtu.be/LZiHLKAymdM Here is a video another Tyrannosaur that sparks intense debate

With PBS's defunding I have been proselytizing about their YouTube channels. This one is from @pbseons.bsky.social which is my favorite because I am still a dinosaur kid. But its sister channels are also great

at Worldcon this year there was a panel on fanfic zines with panelist who had edited, collected and written these. They brought dozens of them to share.

If they lose the World Series would there be a part 7?

Just don't do one if they win because that would not be as great a story.

Stair Wars

Are you still bereft of a PO box? I can spare one. If not a PO box a trusted friend more willing to be doxxed to a random viewer?

youtu.be/qidIple_nLE this video got be back into the hobby.

.....and some new queer friends made with discord. But mostly this video had me digging through decade old boxes.

Gaddamn that SKY though.

The automaticly embeded one or the blue link?

youtu.be/Deuas-AuzbU?...

"I JUST WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE MEN HERE TO CONSIDER IDLY IN SOME SMALL MOMENT. IF BY ANY CHANCE THEY'VE BEEN BUILDING WALLS TO KEEP THE WOMEN OUT. OR TO KEEP THEM "IN THEIR PLACE".

Ursula K Le Guin 1975

That being said I would like them to talk about star Trek. But only that one James Bond holosuite episode from deep space nine.