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2024-08-20 17:14:26

Please enjoy these Really Photogenic Sunflowers.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/994/996/483/998/217/original/d7df0248b405f678.jpg

2024-08-16 19:26:51

My own observation of things is that generally speaking it doesn't matter how big your house is or how many rooms it has, at the end of the day you spend 80% of your time in the kitchen, living room and bedroom, 10% in the bathroom, and 10% in whatever rest of the house you have left over from there

2024-08-15 17:56:01

Apropos to recent events in the literary world, I have written a long essay on why a) you should not idolize creative people, b) come to think of it, you shouldn't idolize anyone, c) holy fuck you really should not idolize ME.
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2024/08/15/please-dont-idolize-me-or-anyone-really/

2024-07-29 16:03:27

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@npub13d8…9c5v New OMW is coming in 2025!

2024-07-29 15:38:17

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And here is my on my own site talking about that news:
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2024/07/29/about-that-new-deal/

2024-07-29 15:37:51

Hello, Mastodon. I have news for you today.
https://reactormag.com/tor-publishing-group-and-tor-uk-announce-major-multi-book-deal-for-bestselling-and-award-winning-author-john-scalzi/

2024-07-25 18:28:37

Hell yes. I bought a pair of Pixel Pro Buds and liked their capability but they just would not stay in my ears. The wing tips matter.
https://9to5google.com/2024/07/25/pixel-buds-pro-2-wing-tips/

2024-06-22 01:01:18

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@npub1k85…5r3x Nah, it's tagged as AI created across multiple stock art sites.

2024-06-21 20:15:06

So, hey, over on Whatever today I have something important to say about "AI" art and my book covers, and why moving forward it'll be an actual contract point that my book covers have to be human-created.
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2024/06/21/a-note-on-ai-art-and-my-book-covers/

2024-06-17 23:56:20

Today in "when an elf marries a hobbit"
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/634/188/783/632/295/original/b22e68ac6f156b86.jpg

2024-06-09 22:48:50

A quorum of Scalzi pets
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/588/624/468/566/900/original/0ad70882c69c4c54.jpg

2024-06-07 19:53:28

This happens incredibly frequently: a company posts (or updates) Terms of Use, the Internet freaks out about the teens suggesting the company is claiming an infinite license, the company clarifies the terms after days of bad press. The obvious solution is for the companies to fucking do the clarification AT THE TIME OF THE UPDATE so we can all skip the "freaking out" portion. Seriously, this is a known and predictable pattern, they have the power to nip it in the bud.
https://9to5mac.com/2024/06/07/adobe-terms-clarified/

2024-06-02 15:24:54

The most important thing I brought back from Iceland: A whole bunch of chocolate-covered black licorice. Strangely hard to find in the US! And yet there you can find it in every store!
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/547/243/859/430/838/original/3203307b53f12d88.jpg

2024-05-31 13:40:35

I like presidents who aren't felons
#uspol

2024-05-27 18:13:14

The Saga Museum in Reykjavik has an unusually large amount of murdering in it
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/513/925/210/391/945/original/8a269250f053dc55.jpg

2024-05-26 13:25:17

The tech equivalent of "I thought that celebrity was already dead"
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/25/24164579/icq-shut-down-june

2024-05-25 01:01:29

Iceland is photogenic.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/498/549/508/288/120/original/bb7dbe8ede70f443.jpg

2024-05-21 14:33:09

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Update: Just told me the Firefox browser I'm trying to download also has a virus.

2024-05-21 14:30:02

Chrome has suddenly started declaring that every picture I try to download is failing a virus scan, including pictures I took, so I'm not loving that at all

2024-05-18 22:58:20

So, hey, I just finished writing a novel. If you want to know what it's called and what it's about (and when it will be out), just follow this handy-dandy link right here:
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2024/05/18/new-novel-finished/

2024-05-11 05:40:24

Did I get to see the northern lights? I did! In Ohio!
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/420/368/897/969/370/original/e2b16209f0142b38.jpg

2024-05-10 18:10:29

Me, super enthused to be 55 today.
(Spoiler: I am actually having a pretty good day)
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/417/660/668/874/715/original/e191d050bbe7f0d3.jpg

2024-05-10 03:56:09

I'm happy to say that Starter Villain is a finalist for the Locus Award this year, in the category of science fiction novel. Here is the complete finalist list for my category, along with a link to the full award categories and finalist list. Congrats to everyone who is a finalist this year!
https://locusmag.com/2024/05/2024-locus-awards-top-ten-finalists/
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2024-05-08 22:05:22

ELON DEMANDS BLOOD TO KEEP HIM YOUNG
https://gizmodo.com/tesla-cybertruck-door-leaves-a-gash-in-owners-leg-1851463705

2024-05-08 01:58:37

Sugar has given you THE SECRET SIGN. You know what to do now.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/402/514/930/118/492/original/134e3cd7dd546588.jpg

2024-05-05 03:02:02

Charlie is almost certain she saw a leprechaun.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/385/778/318/531/565/original/897453981ea12949.jpg

2024-05-03 23:03:54

The flowers in the garden are beginning to pop! Also, note to self, buy more Claritin, like, tomorrow.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/379/177/654/238/796/original/dfc63551448d860d.jpg

2024-04-26 22:05:47

As we hurtle toward the end of another April, there’s still time to tuck in one more stack of new books and ARCs that have come to the Scalzi Compound. What here strikes you as a good read to take with you into the weekend?
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/339/314/922/712/610/original/0a671eb4e772d5f6.jpg

2024-04-26 15:32:34

Charlie is a fan of Spring.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/337/768/696/765/684/original/1ef24a0cc23bfba0.jpg

2024-04-23 00:48:15

To be fair, it's easy to forget something that costs more than you were ever going to spend for it, to do things that your phone and/or laptop already do better
https://gizmodo.com/apple-vision-pro-already-forgotten-about-1851426564

2024-04-04 20:52:52

Thankfully, my "blue checked back when it verified identity" account there remains unblemished with the current "I pay money to advertise that I'm a fascist bigot" blue check. Mind you, I haven't posted there since November in any event (I keep the account to make sure no one scoops up the name).
https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-punishing-popular-x-users-blue-checkmarks-1851387024

2024-04-02 23:51:43

My film column at @uncannymagazine.bsky.social is up and is called "The Godzilla Beeper." What does that mean? And how does it relate to the various versions of Godzilla over the years, including the Oscar-winning Godzilla Minus One? Click through to learn:
https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/scalzi-on-film-the-godzilla-beeper/

2024-04-02 03:29:34

Perhaps the Most American Headline of All Time, from Reason Magazine
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/199/030/530/907/272/original/fab994bc6544299f.jpg

2024-04-01 21:13:40

This was a largely silly exercise in voting brackets, but on the other hand this is a legit result: Aside from social media apps, this is the app I use the most, and even including the social media apps, it's almost certainly the most useful one I use. I can't even remember the last time I used a paper map or printed directions.
https://gizmodo.com/google-maps-is-the-greatest-app-of-all-time-1851379205

2024-04-01 17:27:22

Mastodon, I have no April Fool's Day prank for you, but I do have this photo of two cats about to get into it, which I think you'll agree is a better, more interesting use of all of our time.
(PS: The cats did not get into it, they were both soon distracted by cleverly deployed socks filled with catnip)
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/196/660/524/176/159/original/25f735b41bdce4d1.jpg

2024-03-31 18:18:11

A day for rebirth and renewal.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/191/195/635/044/874/original/3d6d719fb01831ca.jpg

2024-03-29 17:47:32

Starter Villain is a finalist for the Best Novel Hugo! Congratulations to the other finalists in my category (what tremendous writers! What tremendous work!) and to all the other finalists up and down the ballot. I have some more thoughts on being a Hugo Award finalist in this year above all others, on my site:
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2024/03/29/starter-villain-a-hugo-finalist-for-best-novel/

2024-03-26 00:12:55

Today was the first day that I have encountered this painting by Wayne Thiebaud, and I have to say that it makes me deeply uncomfortable
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/158/851/827/149/322/original/0aa6c6d78ae162fd.webp

2024-03-23 19:25:12

It's been colder since the spring equinox than it was before it and I would now like to register a complaint to the management

2024-03-22 19:12:00

A very excellent set of new books and ARCs have come to the Scalzi Compound in the last couple of weeks. What here looks like a sure bet to you?
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/140/687/482/795/855/original/cbd06cbfd96327a8.jpg

2024-03-18 23:29:54

Lossless audio sounds better than the MP3s I made in 2000, when I encoded them at the lowest viable resolution to get as many as possible on my Creative Nomad Jukebox. It does not sound notably better than the high-resolution encoded MP3s I make today. That said, when making music or uploading it to streaming, I do it with lossless files because in those situations, more information is better.
https://gizmodo.com/lossless-audio-does-not-sound-better-than-mp3-1851341155

2024-03-01 21:23:09

Somewhere on social media someone was just deeply offended at something I said, so I went ahead and blocked them so their social media existence can continue unsullied by my pernicious nonsense

2024-02-28 22:34:34

It's time for me to admit I will never fucking understand spreadsheets, they are like dark magic to me, or math

2024-02-28 15:14:51

Just don't then put it into plastic drinking bottle or you'll be right back where you started from
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419556-boiling-tap-water-can-remove-80-per-cent-of-the-microplastics-in-it/?fbclid=IwAR1_rsOPAy-lHFLeGU-Mfx13gqfqJnYzGREztfDj3elMLdfGdSma9XToMDQ

2024-02-25 20:37:26

Considering that LLMs started off devolving within hours into Nazi rhetoric so vile they had to be taken offline, I can't say that I see this sort of overcorrection as the most horrible thing that could have happened. Also, a reminder that LLM aren't in fact intelligent, artificially or otherwise. They output what they're programmed to.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/google-explains-what-went-wrong-with-geminis-image-generation

2024-02-20 15:35:35

Written by people who don't have the OCD-like need to declutter the chaos that lurks beneath the surface of their mobile devices
https://gizmodo.com/stop-closing-your-iphone-s-background-apps-1851264816

2024-02-17 01:42:55

Me answering a phone call on my smart watch:
Seconds 0 - 10: I can have a phone call on my watch! Which is on my wrist! This is amazing! I am living in the future for sure!
Seconds 10 - : Holding my arm in this position is super uncomfortable and I look like a huge dork! Who ever thought this was a good idea?

2024-02-15 17:25:20

Okay, now I've read the Barkley/Sanford report on the fracas involving the 2023 Hugo Awards and the decision to remove eligible finalists from the ballot. My opinion: the 2023 Hugo administrators perpetrated a fraud and the Hugo Award is in a very bad moment. What happens next determines its future. I have a piece over on my site going into my thoughts in some detail:
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2024/02/15/the-2023-hugo-fraud-and-where-we-go-from-here/
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/936/420/802/336/148/original/bc3d2554a11dc926.jpg

2024-02-12 19:00:34

They say never meet your heroes but boy were they wrong
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/919/810/900/189/567/original/db28ebc0d3b8da7d.jpg

2024-02-08 18:46:10

Here's some news for you:
"[Among] Paramount Pictures and Maximum Effort projects in the works [is] Starter Villain, based on the New York Times-bestselling book of the same name by John Scalzi, with Jesse Andrews attached to adapt"
https://deadline.com/2024/02/ryan-reynolds-paramount-pictures-1235819256/

2024-02-04 22:08:16

I recently did an upgrade to my basement music production studio, which prompted me to write a longish and deeply nerdy dive into the hardware and software I'm using to make music at the moment. If you're feeling deeply nerdy, you can read it over on my site:
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2024/02/04/my-music-production-setup-2024/
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/875/238/740/428/625/original/e6b493fa08707401.jpg

2024-02-02 22:12:43

I'm quoted in this article. Things were a real mess last year. I am very happy the 2024 Worldcon in Glasgow has already committed to transparency and openness regarding the Hugo Awards this year. It's nice to see things on the path to being corrected.
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a46612912/science-fiction-hugo-awards-2024/

2024-02-01 20:47:01

"Probably"
https://gizmodo.com/openai-chatgpt-probably-won-t-make-bioweapon-1851214338

2024-01-29 21:08:02

I went ahead and paid extra because I have the extra scratch not be accosted by ads, but I'm extremely pissed I have to pay extra now for something I didn't have to pay extra for before.
https://gizmodo.com/amazon-prime-video-ads-start-today-1851202232

2024-01-25 23:52:53

What a weird fuckin' White House that was, man
#uspol
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/25/trump-white-house-medical-unit-drugs-improper/

2024-01-24 01:45:44

Last week I bought a top-of-the-line MacBook Pro M3 Max, and today on Whatever I am giving my initial impressions on the thing, and whether it is worth the frankly ridiculous amount of money it cost (spoiler: probably not BUT):
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2024/01/23/macbook-pro-m3-max-initial-thoughts-and-impressions/

2024-01-23 04:38:45

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@npub1rz6…cnsp I never say never but have nothing planned at the moment.

2024-01-22 15:00:52

Here's a nice bit of news for my Monday morning.
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2024/01/22/starter-villain-an-alex-award-winner/

2024-01-17 23:04:22

To be fair, not yet as bad as searching on Amazon
https://gizmodo.com/google-search-results-are-getting-worse-study-finds-1851172943

2024-01-15 04:03:56

Smudge, unfairly denied the right to go outside in 2 degree (Fahrenheit, -16 Celsius) weather, looks reprovingly at those who would deny him his freedom
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/757/726/287/510/821/original/5bb523fb89a6aa29.jpg

2024-01-11 20:52:39

In theory I want my rental car service to offer electric cars. In reality, the US charging infrastructure is not nearly reliable enough yet, especially away from the coasts. Hybrids would be what I would buy now if I were a rental car company.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/11/24034462/hertz-ev-sell-one-third-fleet-ice-tesla-polestar-used

2024-01-09 01:08:16

This review meanders a smidge, but it's absolutely correct that this album is both foundational for an entire genre of music and also, in itself, an exceptionally rewarding listen.
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/brian-eno-ambient-1-music-for-airports/

2024-01-05 20:00:20

Definitely NOT thinking of attacking my ankles as I walk past, NOPE, not at all
(Update: ankles were, in fact, viciously attacked)
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/704/879/000/064/342/original/4968a0437d643b5e.jpg

2024-01-01 19:33:28

The rumor is that it is now 2024, but I am awaiting official confirmation.

2023-12-25 20:36:36

Has this dog been fed:
A) yes, at lunch
B) probably at some point
C) NEVER ONCE IN HER ENTIRE STARVING LIFE
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/642/735/656/647/322/original/007b4299c1774fae.jpg

2023-12-21 22:03:04

Happy Winter Solstice, you nerds, unless you are on the other side of the equator from me, in which case, happy Summer Solstice, you nerds

2023-12-20 21:30:47

Cool, now everyone else in the automotive industry do the same
https://www.engadget.com/volkswagen-drivers-want-more-physical-buttons-instead-of-touch-controls-044931087.html

2023-12-14 21:38:16

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@npub1mch…gych For tax and organizational purposes primarily. That said, it's not an either/or situation; this year we did both family foundation giving and direct giving, depending on circumstance.

2023-12-14 20:10:03

Thank you to everyone who bought a Scalzi Humble Book Bundle! You all collectively donated more than $30,000 to literacy charity First Book, and half my eventual take from this will go into the Scalzi Family Foundation to fund various charitable and community-focused endeavors. You're all awesome.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/580/344/987/837/988/original/874be25e4fe23162.png
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2023-12-14 00:33:13

Oh. No.
(Sips tea)
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/stop-comparing-xs-dismal-ad-sales-to-twitters-past-success-x-exec-says/

2023-12-13 20:44:47

LAST DAY (well, last 23 hours and some odd minutes) for the Scalzi Humble Book Bundle. If you were planning to get it and haven't, now is the time! Get books by me! Cheap! And benefit literacy charity First Book while you do it!
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/john-scalzis-interdependency-old-mans-war-and-more-tor-books

2023-12-13 02:38:49

My new hobby is downloading updates to my musical production software. I was not aware that it was going to be a hobby; I don't actually want it as a hobby. I wanted making music as my hobby. But if I want to get to the latter hobby, I have to go through the former hobby first.

2023-12-12 02:33:34

There's the saying "You can be a good example, or you can be a cautionary tale," and this is not the story of a good example
https://www.themarysue.com/cait-corrain-goodreads-controversy-explained/

2023-12-05 02:56:46

Even Charlie is terrified to discover what's in the burrito.
(Spoiler: This one was not too bad. Macaroni and cheese, American cheese, smoked paprika, smoked meat, cilantro sauce. Not all of them are absolute disasters, some of them are just a little off.)
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/525/317/037/844/029/original/980325505ca53836.jpg

2023-12-04 00:31:46

We held an open house at our church yesterday, so the local folks here could see the renovations we did and what's changed in the building since the time any of them had been in or worshipped here. The renovation was met with general approval, with specific attention paid to the hardwood floor, which had for decades been hidden under green industrial carpet. It's nice when your neighbors like what you've done with a local landmark.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/519/076/623/242/046/original/4e37c7c8d6fef155.jpg

2023-12-03 20:57:19

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@npub1r2s…aygz SORRY

2023-11-30 18:32:11

I am engaged in a race against time. It is a week after Thanksgiving and there are still yet leftovers. Today is the last possible day before the botulism takes hold. I must consume what remains. Pray for me. I'm going in.

2023-11-29 15:23:02

I bought a 4TB external SSD drive. Here it is with my cat for scale. The fact that its location in this picture is not obvious is why I immediately put it on its own lanyard.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/494/275/090/535/412/original/bfd8f274d3f0e984.jpg

2023-11-28 02:03:42

I’m giving serious consideration to spending the entirety of next month in a bathrobe.

2023-11-23 20:19:39

This just went live: The John Scalzi Humble Bundle! Get a whole bunch of my books really cheap - and support the literacy charity First Book, which provides books and literary resources to kids in need. A perfect way to stock up on my eBooks. Please feel free to share around!
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/john-scalzis-interdependency-old-mans-war-and-more-tor-books

2023-11-23 19:08:00

Krissy bought this pig chef statuette for the church kitchen and I have to say I think about the expression on its face probably more than I should
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/461/191/402/038/182/original/21ad11e97f0524b0.jpg

2023-11-21 19:23:19

This is the "So few people find a festering rat's anus in their can of SpaghettiOs that finding one shouldn't be considered an actual problem" argument, eliding the fact that the number of rat anuses in ANY SpaghettiOs can should be "zero"
https://deadline.com/2023/11/x-twitter-ceo-linda-yaccarino-truth-antisemitic-ads-platform-media-fallout-1235630515/

2023-11-21 19:09:29

Over on my personal site I'm updating folks on my publishing schedule for the next two years. The short version: No novel in 2024, but two in 2025. Why is '24 being skipped and what else am I doing that year? The answers are at the link.
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2023/11/21/why-theres-no-new-scalzi-novel-next-year-why-youll-get-two-new-scalzi-novels-in-2025-and-what-ill-be-up-to-in-2024/

2023-11-18 02:16:38

Watched the first episode of a highly regarded television show that people I know and like thought was great and I was absolutely fucking bored with it, which goes to show that either individual tastes are ultimately idiosyncratic, or that all my friends and at least some television critic have shit taste in TV, honestly it's a coin flip which it is

2023-11-17 17:56:23

"One ball tells only the truth. One ball tells only lies. The third ball is just, like, a ball. What question do you ask?"
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/426/936/091/973/151/original/62b5ef71722d224e.jpg

2023-11-16 18:15:14

I had gotten to the point where I was posting only career news and updates on the former Twitter, but there's a point where not even that is tenable, and that point is today.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/421/347/921/577/453/original/e24dfc0d94757c07.png

2023-11-15 23:11:04

My major objection to security keys is simple: I am a forgetful motherfucker and I will lose a tiny physical key within hours, and the backup immediately after that
https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/15/23962443/google-titan-security-key-passwordless-login

2023-11-09 20:16:01

Every year I work with my local bookstore to sign and personalize books for holiday giving, and now we've begun for 2023. So if you want a signed/personalized book from me for a gift of for yourself, follow the link!
(US only, sorry. It's a shipping thing.)
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2023/11/09/how-to-get-signed-personalized-books-from-me-for-the-holidays-2023-edition/
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/382/189/295/708/490/original/4c404825f552f063.webp

2023-11-08 17:43:42

I've written up a longish piece with my observations about last night's voting results in Ohio (where I live) and in general. Just in case you wonder what I think on the matter unrestricted by character counts:
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2023/11/08/lets-talk-about-last-night-in-ohio/

2023-11-08 03:43:49

Ohio, thankfully on the right side of history tonight.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/372/622/836/491/599/original/d45d98c34919812c.png
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2023-11-06 00:20:54

Fun fact: Black and white can sometimes salvage an ever-so-slightly-out-of-focus photo.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/360/496/741/285/389/original/d7dba4f1122704d9.jpg

2023-11-01 19:38:08

This feels a little like "On the Beach" being credited with making lots of people aware there was no winning a nuclear war
https://gizmodo.com/president-biden-ai-alarm-mission-impossible-tom-cruise-1850980716

2023-10-31 23:25:48

So here's why I think the former Twitter is dead, or at least, dead to me: Even if Musk sold it tomorrow to someone who essentially rolled everything back to how it was before he took it over, I don't think I would go back. I've already switched over to other places and largely configured my online presence to have the former Twitter be a minimal part of it now. I would have to do actual work to put it back where it was. I'm probably not going to do that.

2023-10-30 01:45:25

Which means it’s actually worth even less than that.
https://www.axios.com/2023/10/29/fidelity-twitter-x-value-elon-musk

2023-10-28 16:27:48

Today I discovered a new category of sleep: Sleeping so long that you need ibuprofen when you wake up. For everyone about to declare that they have also experienced this, sympathy and solidarity.

2023-10-26 23:39:05

This is because (and I say this all love) dogs are whiny co-dependent hypochondriacs who want you to know THEY ARE DYING RIGHT NOW, while a cat will swan dive off a skyscraper and will be all, like, "I'm fine, leave me alone, I'll walk it off"
https://gizmodo.com/pet-owners-care-more-about-dogs-than-cats-study-1850958313

2023-10-26 14:10:02

Good morning, Mastodonians. Hope it's a fabulous day for you.
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2023-10-24 20:36:17

Met this little guy (total length, about 9 inches/22 cm) on my driveway pad when I almost ran him over pulling into my garage. After getting a picture, I gently coaxed him into a dustpan and deposited him into the grass. Off you go, little snake!
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2023-10-23 04:11:19

To celebrate the final day of my month-long book tour, I've made a nice little track of ambient electronic music. It's at the link. Enjoy.
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2023/10/22/a-sunday-composition-lake-monona/

2023-10-19 13:14:04

Generally loving the Pixel 8 Pro, especially the photos, but not impressed with the battery life so far. Hoping the adaptive battery setting will start kicking in soon.
(Will be posting a piece on my general thoughts on the phone next week, when I get back from this leg of the book tour)