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Geek. SF/F copyeditor (500+ works edited, rehomes feral commas, hot-glues dangling participles, etc.). Quantum comma mechanic. He/him. NO "AI." (Avatar by Howard Tayler.) sffcopyediting.com

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That is a CHAMPION business plan, as long as there isn't a Krispy Kreme next door.

07.03.2026 03:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't give a fuck what that assgasket said; that placemat is goddamn ADORABLE. Feels like *home*.

07.03.2026 03:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The really HUGE ones, I call Overcompensators.

07.03.2026 03:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ummm... Excuse me, can I help you find something?

06.03.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 416 πŸ” 100 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 15

Now, we always believed in *cleaning* our trucks, but any truck that's actually hauled dirt, hay, logs, etc. always has *signs* it's been in real work, no matter how clean.

07.03.2026 03:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Upon seeing a Ford Blingomatic in oncoming traffic earlier this week, I told my wife that the countryfolk opinion on such trucks was that if it didn't look like it narrowly missed a war zone, you don't need a pickup truck.

07.03.2026 03:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I think this is a great argument, beautifully constructed

06.03.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 2906 πŸ” 599 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 0

Autobots, sashay out!

07.03.2026 03:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Feet Smegsbreath always looks like he sneaks into used-car dealerships and tries to act like he's the salesman.

07.03.2026 03:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Cait Sidhe have stopped hiding.

06.03.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good lord. You hang on to established, reliable line even more than you do with known-quantity "skill" positions. That's sposta be GOSPEL.

06.03.2026 18:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is the kind of β€œleader” that historically views β€œglory and honor” as the amount of casualties racked up.

Absolutely unfit to lead a drunken conga line, let alone this nation.

06.03.2026 04:41 πŸ‘ 1970 πŸ” 307 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 11

Hawkeye (and the writers room) knew.

06.03.2026 14:50 πŸ‘ 509 πŸ” 182 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

\m/

06.03.2026 13:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The only one who could ever reach me /

Was the son of a…

06.03.2026 02:23 πŸ‘ 2404 πŸ” 449 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 0

...my primary email is *still* Hotmail.

06.03.2026 13:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œYou can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can’t pick your friend’s nose.” ← another rule that turns out not to apply to Republicans.

06.03.2026 06:35 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Relationship advice? MARRY HER NOW FFS.

06.03.2026 12:36 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

I do the updated version of the seven-pocket check whenever I go to walk out the door (actually saying in order "keys, wallet, phone, headset...").

06.03.2026 12:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is not a sincere complaint. This is a humble brag.

06.03.2026 08:44 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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March 6, 1969 - Apollo 9
Without doubt some of the finest photography of the Apollo program and one of my favourite chapters in the book.
The mission was conducted entirely in Earth orbit. Dave Scott is seen poking his head out of the hatch.
2 years later, he walked on the Moon.

06.03.2026 10:14 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Glad you're an author saying that, because an editor saying that would be a bit on the nose. XD

06.03.2026 12:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A brown penguin chick of some kind. It looks very much like a man in a suit. It is bedraggled and miserable

A brown penguin chick of some kind. It looks very much like a man in a suit. It is bedraggled and miserable

Made it to Friday but at what cost

06.03.2026 03:24 πŸ‘ 6425 πŸ” 1270 πŸ’¬ 55 πŸ“Œ 91

Colloquial phrase updated for modern usage

06.03.2026 08:16 πŸ‘ 106 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Trump Writes Netanyahu Strongly Worded Check

Trump Writes Netanyahu Strongly Worded Check

Trump Writes Netanyahu Strongly Worded Check

05.03.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 5069 πŸ” 901 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 21

Working on a q&a lecture for a class today: The story of robots is always a story about slavery. The story of LLMs labeled as AI is a story about class, and which humans pay the cost, including the physical toll on their bodies/minds, and the lack of water and electricity, so data centers can exist.

05.03.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 597 πŸ” 168 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
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Is it okay to bully 40 and 50 year olds who are on social media just for being on it, cuz like why are you here
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My ICQ UIN is 7231680. That number is burned into my consciousness. I inadvertently learned that you could see private conversations in public chat rooms when using Telnet instead of a browser on GeoCities. I can tell you the difference in audible dial-up handshakes between 1200, 2400, 14.4 kbps modems. I needed a edu email address to join Facebook after my university was admitted. We were here at the beginning. We made social media. You wouldn't be in my Top 8. I have usernames older than you.
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Threads thread: thriller_instinct 3d Is it okay to bully 40 and 50 year olds who are on social media just for being on it, cuz like why are you here - 254 Q 3.1K G 28 746 corporateash 18h β€’β€’β€’ My ICQ UIN is 7231680. That number is burned into my consciousness. I inadvertently learned that you could see private conversations in public chat rooms when using Telnet instead of a browser on GeoCities. I can tell you the difference in audible dial-up handshakes between 1200, 2400, 14.4 kbps modems. I needed a edu email address to join Facebook after my university was admitted. We were here at the beginning. We made social media. You wouldn't be in my Top 8. I have usernames older than you. 852 Q62 G6 72

β€œI have usernames older than you.”.
Holy shit

06.03.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 19867 πŸ” 4198 πŸ’¬ 743 πŸ“Œ 1110

Once they've reached the level of "cesspit," the only real variable is the size of said cesspit... and you may have a point about MarKwayne Mullet on that.

05.03.2026 21:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

DHS keeps the fuck plane. Lewandowski stays on it and he has to fuck. Markwayne's problem now.

05.03.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 3832 πŸ” 477 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 33

Anyone else remember this from about a decade ago? "All the best people. Really terrific. Believe me."

05.03.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0