ceoln @ceoln@social.cleverlibre.org

hellow AGDQ, my name is jackdaw and today i am speedrunning Microsoft Encarta 95.

now i've just drank an entire bottle of Robitussin to forget nearly everything i already know, so I can learn about the world by going through this entire digital encyclopedia for 100% completion. there aren't a lot of glitches in this run but i'll call some attention to how i entirely bypass learning about The Acropolis.

Molly White writes about Unsellable here on her blog Web3 Is Going Great ( the title is sarcastic 😉): https://web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=tax-loss-harvesting-service-emerges-to-help-collectors-unload-their-worthless-nfts

My son has given me a subscription to #MasterClass for Christmas. Looks like a lot of interesting offerings on there - anyone have a favorite on writing, literature, or creativity to recommend? @bookstodon

Creativity at the end – Leonard Cohen on preparing for death https://www.themarginalian.org/2022/09/21/leonard-cohen-death-creativity/

TIL about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium_hydride_ion

On this fifth day of Christmas, I hope Santa is taking time for himself. Maybe relaxing, maybe getting some sun.

I asked Midjourney what that might look like.

#AIart #midjourney #Santa #Christmas

Rest in Peace Pele

https://apnews.com/article/pele-soccer-star-dead-f2c5f7d2771b96dbd854cb025ab2563a?user_email=d059c8c406b6c6712fbc5841893f17a00ad6c72333aa4b0f4f52e4d0370631fb&utm_medium=Afternoon_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_campaign=Afternoon%20Wire%20Dec.%2029&utm_term=Afternoon%20Wire

I see there is a "Show replies" in the settings but it doesn't seem to work.
I see only toots that are boosted. Anyone?

Possible Plot Twists https://paper.wf/ceoln/possible-plot-twists

Sitting with the itch https://paper.wf/ceoln/sitting-with-the-itch

In many ways #RightToRepair doesn't go far enough, you want #RightToSalvage and have some #AntiRepair and #AntiSalvage measures made illegal

I got #S. by #DougDorst and #JJAbrams for Christmas, and have been attempting to read it ever since. I'm only on pg 39, and have had to reread already as I try to figure out my "plan of attack" so I actually get what's going on. The main text is a story called #ShipOfTheseus by fictitious author #VMStraka and tells the story of a man with amnesia who gets shanghaied (is that still an acceptable term for it? Probably not. I'm gonna have to look into that later, but if someone else corrects me in the comments before I make an edit, here's a pre-emptive THANK YOU!) and finds himself part of a mysterious crew where he is apparently known as "S".

In the #margins is a conversation between two fictitious college students named Jen and Eric. They've so far never met, but converse via the margins of this book as well as random bits of paper they tuck between the pages. Most of their conversation revolves around solving the mystery of who VM Straka really is, but also some flirting and some comments on their own lives.

I'm having a bit of a hard time keeping both stories straight in my mind, so I think my plan is to read each chapter with the corresponding comments and bits of paper, then going back and rereading the chapter with JUST the text of Ship of Theseus. My brain is currently doing a GRAND job of keeping Eric and Jen's part of the story straight, so it's just the main text I need to revisit

Has anyone in the #bookstodon #fediverse read this book yet? Any tips on how best to proceed? This #book is definitely an amazing experience, it's just a lot to take in at once!

#AmReading @bookstodon #marginalia

Floppy Disc Assembly Line.
It's got a good beat and it's easy to dance to\!
https://jwz.org/b/yj8B

As usual, a walk is not a walk with out an obligatory Robin photo

#nature #NaturePhotography #birds #Wildlife #naturecommunity #photography

One of the nice things about Inform 7 is that you can do a lot of things without knowing a lot. You can have a room (code is preceded by an asterisk *):

*The kitchen is a room.

You can put an oven there:

*The oven is in the kitchen.

Describe it:

*The description of the oven is "This electric oven was likely built in the late 70s. It is covered in chipped, white paint."

You can stop the player from carrying it off:

*The oven is fixed in place.

(continued)

#inform7 #InteractiveFiction

I cannot keep this to myself. There is a website (radio.garden) where you can listen to radio stations all over the world for free. No log in. No email address. Nothing.

When the site loads, you are looking at the globe. Slide the little white circle over the green dots (each green dot is a radio station) until you find one you like.

I have been listening to this station in the Netherlands and it absolutely slaps. I have no idea what they're saying but the music is fantastic.

I've waited to do my #Introduction but doing it now on #FollowbackFriday.

I'm an #introvert that enjoys #Gardening #Reading #Books #TV #Films #Cats #Dogs #TrueCrime #Podcasts #Learning and #Travel but haven't gone anywhere lately.

I'm a lifelong #Democrat #Liberal who lives in #Florida near the #Beach

My dream is to one day join the #VanLife and go #Hiking and #Camping all over the US.

I'm very happy to be here and love the vibe as opposed to the one on the birdsite.

In the spirit of the holidays, we have a gift for the best fans in the world: more Death & Dream.

This deleted scene from The Sandman episode "The Sound of Her Wings" gives us a little more insight into why Death is the way she is. We hope you enjoy it.

- Neil, Allan & David