2026-06-03T18:23:10Z https://yabu.me DThoris https://yabu.me/npub18etfcc537tk6suwxpmfw9p9z54c9qptng5g8sl37q2tawpza3chsfpxxf2 https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/accounts/avatars/109/604/606/576/247/313/original/3e2c6a04a3203b80.png https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/accounts/avatars/109/604/606/576/247/313/original/3e2c6a04a3203b80.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvjxc6rasnkn5hqg7ap5z5kkqhmrhsznmkt4xkpr9a7kx9wasjxeqzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z722kg3y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz7sfdsyavg7r67vdle77qlwsjekzvlfua9rmkhk89negwmc7h5yqh2snkj'>nevent1q…snkj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I can&#39;t even delete my account because I set up MFA back when it worked. And then that fuck wit broke it and I can&#39;t get signed in at all. Good riddance, but I&#39;d like to delete it. 2026-03-11T17:33:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2vjmcdcze8c8p73zttnzx2ljxpz4vqtzmz609zyvlzjhu7lvafcqzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z73azaz5 Planted blueberries today! The dragon will guard them. Yes, I need to clean up some pots. Whatever. <br/><br/>When I was a teen, my parents had blueberry bushes in the back yard. I have fond memories of throwing the bird netting over my head and having blueberries straight off the bush for breakfast!<br/><br/>Now I need a shower. Peat moss is itchy.<br/><br/>#gardening<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/media_attachments/files/116/189/867/267/220/807/original/b495ad690ff27f48.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-07T20:54:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8wyd6ysdh7g7p6xfmg86d0e0a909582v7rff5dnv30lmxgtezkpczyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7pe30a7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0mgdpjl4y3dlhfxyxapkcgearjtx30784hsjps3l3kmmwfnmuhts9pdu9e'>nevent1q…du9e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>True. But unless he does more than I&#39;m hoping (hahaha!) about elections, this is it. So *this time* he&#39;s not looking to be reelected. Except in his delusions. 2026-03-05T21:03:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs28y252d88wdjgw9nrdawyt8uxuh4qkkz0awlnrysu7vfaljap2aqzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7tlgtyc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgcp3d6j83mdu5545ghc8muw9u3kywqv75dha6rm4kxhx0mwgcecq0zdhz7'>nevent1q…dhz7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I dint have to imagine. I&#39;m in the US. 2026-03-05T14:34:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqjewgzerxyr85c3q4atqcmqs7rl250t4tjz2exvhcehka8sjwfcczyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7x3wrpr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2dhmj5ksqx6kandm96dfaspedhu75xswhx3szf9af7u2vsufmdpq4curkh'>nevent1q…urkh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I feel like it comes down to wanting to align themselves with power because they feel they have none. In their minds, the path to power is to ride on someone&#39;s coattails, not band together to create their own. I feel this is very common in people who buy into hierarchies, like churches. 2026-02-09T17:21:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9d2z37t2cg7mt40p3jeasn7069gwthyl5t7ke6cw409g9w27lccqzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7mnlawg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz3xyd05htrwpypsuudjdz3kjlhfjz52lumecc5y67f8wkn0l5w0gvy26gx'>nevent1q…26gx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>these stories with the same enthusiasm, humor, and affection, it’s awe inspiring really.<br/><br/>Forty years means we&#39;ve gamed through not just different editions, but different systems, different genres.<br/><br/>Through life’s losses, its triumphs, and the chaos. So much chaos!<br/><br/>We’ve been together through the entire evolution of the hobby itself. Advanced Dungeons and Dragon 1E, 2E, 3E, 3.5E, (we kinda skipped 4E), 5E. Little black book Traveller, Mongoose Traveller. Cyberpunk 2013, 2020.<br/><br/>4/n 2026-02-09T14:17:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz3xyd05htrwpypsuudjdz3kjlhfjz52lumecc5y67f8wkn0l5w0gzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7v5unwv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrmek2h7lk99mm9j27ntgxd4ggmdyfztjjq56fxp0pkpfd6g25ukqnyt9ed'>nevent1q…t9ed</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We have running jokes older than some RPG systems. We have characters who still haunt each other’s nightmares (not really but close enough). We have war stories that get retold like legends. We have games where chaos is expected, welcomed, and weaponized.<br/><br/>Most people never get this.<br/>Most people never even get close.<br/>We’ve grown up together.<br/>We’ve survived life together.<br/>We’ve built mythologies together.<br/><br/>The fact that we can still tell<br/><br/>3/n 2026-02-09T14:16:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrmek2h7lk99mm9j27ntgxd4ggmdyfztjjq56fxp0pkpfd6g25ukqzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z703u9rs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstg0u3tryd8ygwqtacs9vmt623da9mts3sv66mf2fg2d4thsudgms6t2n0u'>nevent1q…2n0u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I bet most don’t survive the first scheduling conflict.<br/><br/>But forty years?<br/>That’s a tribe.<br/><br/>Today has been rough and I needed a lift so I’ve been reading through all our stories today. The cantina massacre, the Rope Trick implosion, the cleric beatdowns, the NPC trauma, the Delta Green spirals, It’s obvious why we’ve lasted this long.<br/><br/>Because we weren’t just playing games.<br/><br/>What we’ve got is rare, I think. We still remember each other’s critical failures from 1987.<br/><br/>2/n 2026-02-09T14:16:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstg0u3tryd8ygwqtacs9vmt623da9mts3sv66mf2fg2d4thsudgmszyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z77tlhr2 One of my GMs posted this on another platform. It&#39;s beautiful and true.<br/><br/>B &amp; His Tribe (02-07-2026)<br/>We’ve been gaming together for close to forty years now (and one or two not quite that long, but no less important).<br/><br/>Forty years with the same people isn’t just “gaming.” It’s shared lives. It’s a mythos we’ve all built together, one lucky critical die roll after ridiculous plan after catastrophic plan.<br/><br/>Most groups don’t last a year.<br/>Plenty don’t last a campaign.<br/><br/>1/n<br/>#ttrpg 2026-02-09T14:15:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0w5t6a8yfdeukhxpauem92fjh2wj7mkuuhhru0wyxn94q6nq284qzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7r68gw3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp7h5j7mpap8evmuga3899n7n0lk4pf9tcultaewk7ewqm4gnj8cg92g909'>nevent1q…g909</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There have been some studies that show (don&#39;t have links right now) that conservatives process new information with their amygdala activated, article while progressives don&#39;t. Their minds literally are reacting with fear and anger to new things. <br/><br/>I&#39;ll see if I can find info on that. 2026-01-30T16:35:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdjfut87f6lrncr6x7yn405jnm8fnzugg2aj75t6hhrt0r45hg50gzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7edte7s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszaa66punltc0q94amsfxrfpuw3j4wtfrkkj6x0pdzs3vyvh87vpscg30cg'>nevent1q…30cg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hugs to you. And good luck to him. 2026-01-27T23:41:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsysm76rfcugjuy38jwtqju9kty0ersxys6qrg45lgqp47pgzcqw9czyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z78usw2n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq89xg3p8cje4xjgvjckgf0xmk06zv5nm2nllgrlkr6w3q709hhqcp8h3r0'>nevent1q…h3r0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I feel like this is you.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/media_attachments/files/115/963/630/372/361/236/original/dc94e0d6f7403a90.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-26T22:01:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs20nx0qy7k0gdde44z8st3cryza8mhkxv3e6llj2fcl0dw93gtmcgzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z733ufhe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0lp0xd8tmjvvz5ygycug7h79an76v4xdgv0smf0579glm0rjd09q7x636r'>nevent1q…636r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/media_attachments/files/115/961/765/705/988/157/original/bca66b99332bdbf7.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-26T14:04:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxk95mj87dkx6xljtrznv4xtt6662hsr6zn4efgxhxpe4vl5v22qqzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7udx55a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg54whvfu7mytul6q3seuk74g07ecfc88lfua2esw882npuauzgeszdr27r'>nevent1q…r27r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It is a bullshit deal. As you say, we most often need protection from them. And especially the ones who want to offer us that deal of being their possession. 2026-01-19T16:57:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0zed6umm66tyt82nkj29p5kxlhnhwpykxxgeql3mdn02m25nd3zczyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z75mpdz9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsygqe37a3nr2p8a4v5umgly5cy4pdpf3slq5dgln8rss22j5ywjasfvhseg'>nevent1q…hseg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I love dice camp, both for the moderation and the content focus. 2026-01-16T15:45:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2w084yq76l4j0dnkkwl33j5ggssaa4wmnql3sg027ykuat2fthuczyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7r8vthj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0jrydwu8tjn2y35lpnuqdeuyur027m7d7q0xwwwyvlu6sgwu966sl5y0l0'>nevent1q…y0l0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m sorry to hear how complicated your family is. That&#39;s never fun. Matrix-guy sounds like my brother, who is clinically paranoid.<br/><br/>I guess it&#39;s hard for me to realize there are people who don&#39;t think about what they&#39;re told. But of course I know it&#39;s real. I catch myself doing it, though I try to be aware of messaging. 2026-01-15T13:36:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfwg0df4qssf992e5mudl3dfwuc5xun2k740t29r2yydw6z35nrcczyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7ctzvz9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0v5tjnfhnmemf6xn9e4mzqrjdxz8pt0980xmkz0u5m2mssm4lsycy4mv5l'>nevent1q…mv5l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If they have empathy, they should be able to understand, even if they haven&#39;t experienced it. Do they not love where they live? Do they not care about their neighbors? It sounds to me like they&#39;re choosing not to understand. 2026-01-15T13:20:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs82qcqnv629s9dum58grn785ds2vggxdqjvarwfdzlh0vzy0lxj5szyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z70kynpu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgzwp0fymzvy3cfkm23cup95y6m7hpllmj6dx352m07e4xx768wmqhx8gvx'>nevent1q…8gvx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Do you think it&#39;s AuDHD or hyper-vigilance and being afraid of doing the &#34;wrong&#34; thing? 2026-01-14T00:09:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg26cpphd3rx0qekhh6kk4xme5sc80j0syrfljcj6pknhk87j62yczyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7mjzqca In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2gwqwcuvma7vplhsh55e4mctm9f28whaxmkj7kvfwzc6fr0t29fqrgau8l'>nevent1q…au8l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So, I see some nuance here. <br/><br/>People don&#39;t change, *unless they decide to.*<br/><br/>What can you change? Extrinsic things, like ideas, ways of thinking, even core beliefs.<br/><br/>What can&#39;t you change? Intrinsic things, like sexuality, gender, genetics.<br/><br/>This dichotomy between intrinsic and extrinsic is where I mostly see the lines for protections. All intrinsic things should be protected from discrimination. I also see use cases for some extrinsic things, like religion (or lack thereof). 2026-01-09T17:28:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2cr52shqvlr4uutn3fjnf6t5gt5natgc2aagj3vnt4qm5l3hw55gzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7hapgv7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdj3pnlc0lfuu9qrthrzlnxm6jskxf642dwkwmu0p2pl9fpjhl6vch59lc9'>nevent1q…9lc9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I honestly believe that the Prosperity Gospel is the basis of US Christianity at this point. I HATE it with a passion bordering on fiery obsession. My kid has pointed out that I actually make disgusted faces when it is mentioned. And while my poker face is such that people would like to play against me, it&#39;s not usually THAT obvious. 2026-01-05T19:13:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw8la04avqseen6kl8ry6pjyvukaepj8g7872vw769peecwraq53gzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7lguxzm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszntkcga3kae05u6lr2ksrsam86mmnj02lkc0zvkjhjy5jy78644gtklr9z'>nevent1q…lr9z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I am sorry to hear that your experience of your sister was that negative. I wish you the joy of moving past it and of all your creative endeavors. <br/><br/>as an aside, I was put in mind of the perfectionist nature of my family reading this. Perfectionism really is where joy goes to die. 2025-12-22T15:26:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9xl0dv5hqhnn8levfh032fjekl6llcpx22nql8wzpm948907zfpgzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7fa72tw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqakxwwpg0sa0x8w03007la8dve5plpd0agjpyvmt8txd8vcwmfgscpvdtx'>nevent1q…vdtx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The other half of the saying is, &#34;Objects at rest tend to stay in bed.&#34; 2025-12-15T22:48:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsta599zdwzvy4gftm04h0u2hy99upmapesdvee502l2cxzljrhfgqzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7mpz2rk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqmeexrwmd0kdh0m5tuu678ddhczrjmzg2qczg03cczf2m3l04mlqlrsxh6'>nevent1q…sxh6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>FIrst, I like the world better with you in it.<br/><br/>Second, I think many people confuse the fact that we are desperate for leisure time in our profit-driven environment with an unwillingness to work. If our ability to survive wasn&#39;t tied to someone&#39;s profit, then perhaps we&#39;d actually be able to do other things that are useful to society and ourselves AT THE SAME TIME. <br/><br/>Look at what people do in their leisure time that doesn&#39;t pay the bills but does create value. We&#39;d see more of that. 2025-12-11T19:09:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvtqklyn8la30070gqm3mwv96dc3xvpxy0qujexquaxewvn8nqahczyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7f6jupz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdp7werh5057yg8fexu2zeruggp5ufgqpktzhw2azu3jawhsntq0cnknqg7'>nevent1q…nqg7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Technically, it falls under body modification. But that would probably piss them off because the phrase is largely associated with an intentional change to something outside the norm of human appearance. 2025-12-03T17:36:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0x2rzamps8pfm8738pvczlyenzvs48ney9zf8vn7cnxnarcma4pszyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z767hsh9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8we672x5fqna5uvaa6pry2s0ha4vea5a4dkcn95fku2322umdfjq57dnw7'>nevent1q…dnw7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I did the same thing this year! 2025-12-01T17:54:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsydc00ryg799tycmym0h8pg3afr5xeejltf727dgzjyhxjwmv0x6czyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z783wdf4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst70ny5dyz6enjsecw0lrlhq8gjxk703y5tkyhx7qn6w2uzxgv8tsuercur'>nevent1q…rcur</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>rebellion and struggle against injustice.<br/><br/>The magic, being based in linguistic drift and nuances of meaning, was just fascinating, as a language nerd. I appreciated the footnotes. I felt it added to the scholarly feel of the book. You could ignore them if you&#39;d rather; but if you like history and language, do read them. <br/><br/>Yes, there is racism in this book, as told from the eyes of those suffering it. That&#39;s part of the point of the book. <br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #fantasy #books #bookstodon #SFF 2025-08-15T23:08:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst70ny5dyz6enjsecw0lrlhq8gjxk703y5tkyhx7qn6w2uzxgv8tszyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7w473xm #JustFinished Babel by R.F. Kuang<br/><br/>An intense and difficult read (for a white person). But well worth the time. A diverse group of 4 translators in the same year at Oxford bond over their classes. But life isn&#39;t simple and as they each grow, at varying rates, there is friction. Set in a fantastical, but eminently realistic, Colonial Era Britain, there is a lot for Kuang to build on, and I feel she did an excellent job of bringing us a tale of<br/><br/>1/<br/><br/>#fantasy #books #bookstodon #SFF <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> 2025-08-15T23:07:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsymm89z6mpvt2ycgrzzfwhklu6w6rldd6awjq2rxvecrze4rulyhgzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7uucnda In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8pl2ttzxfvualdazmzj2f85456qjsh232f0u787z77a0wf5av8vcc023xf'>nevent1q…23xf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>so we never get the larger picture of how this happened. Or what infrastructure still exists. But some clearly does, though from our eye-level of the poorest, it hardly seems possible. In the end, there&#39;s an escape to something better for those who can live with it. <br/><br/>I&#39;m not sure that I actually liked the book, but it was an interesting read. <br/><br/>3/3<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #SciFi #books #bookstodon #SFF 2025-08-08T01:59:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8pl2ttzxfvualdazmzj2f85456qjsh232f0u787z77a0wf5av8vczyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7s27xz4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2d6aax8dgx38yvyz8850w034a33x3de3j9wqvpk7jkt8mnx6yvfcdntn35'>nevent1q…tn35</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>to the outlawing of books and eradication of education, this paints a deeply disturbing world of nearly feral people turning on one another for the smallest of reasons. And yet there&#39;s still love and support of neighbors to a certain extent. Small acts of social support in defiance of the hierarchical, capitalistic society they&#39;re living in. The story is super focused in on a handful of people in this small town in Texas, <br/><br/>2/<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #SciFi #books #bookstodon #SFF 2025-08-08T01:59:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2d6aax8dgx38yvyz8850w034a33x3de3j9wqvpk7jkt8mnx6yvfczyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7y529wz #JustFinished Brother Bronte by Fernando A. Flores<br/><br/>Sort of three stories that are tied together. <br/><br/>This is set in, what, a post-governmental-collapse Texas, part of the former United States, in a small corporate town that outlived its usefulness? There&#39;s a lot to unpack in this world. <br/><br/>From the deep misogyny of making mothers rights-free, and women in general to a lesser extent, forcing them into corporate slavery simply because they&#39;re mothers<br/><br/>1/<br/><br/>#SciFi #books #bookstodon #SFF <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> 2025-08-08T01:58:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspjra6scchqv6tpsyrcxuqxzx5mz7ad8nattuljsx2nx4sekgde7qzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7nkd9zf #JustFinished A Beginning at the End by Mike Chen<br/><br/>Chen is excellent with emotions and interpersonal dynamics.<br/><br/>The book was written during the 2019 pandemic. And it shows. It&#39;s a very grim prediction of what would happen after a truly devastating outbreak, worse even than the Black Death in Europe. I enjoyed most of the story, though it wasn&#39;t anything overly special. Chen gave it an upbeat ending. One brighter than I expected. That kinda disappointed me. <br/><br/>#SciFi #books #bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> 2025-07-27T00:55:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxh3s3ptyx2vcy04w0f43na9nfqefg2jmfd5fh5rsz8s8y60k20aczyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z74j5l7g One totally zonked out Barbara for #Caturday.<br/><br/>#cats #catsofmastodon<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/media_attachments/files/114/325/603/363/862/527/original/55d4ad0ffedb2147.jpg"> <br/> 2025-04-12T15:07:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8ylfadh93mmvkwjqganmt2xg0e2ukmfk9n0g2sn5pnsyxq46rgnqzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7utew4z #JustFinished The Future of Another Timelibe by Annalee Newitz<br/><br/>I loved the writing mechanic used to share changes to the timeline! It made the changes clear without hitting you over the head with them. <br/><br/>This was a very intersectional feminist book with a lot of pondering about how we can all affect our lives and the lives of those around us in a positive manner by pushing back and sharing our views. It was a well-rounded out world with <br/><br/>1/2<br/><br/>#SciFi #SFF #books #bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> 2025-03-31T23:04:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsffcskx7ymvc2cxr5x2twvn3sln94zp5wq04ftcy24jm0p52qsrzqzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7utj2qq #JustFinished The Dark Fantastic: Race and Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games by Ebony Elizabeth Thomas<br/><br/>This was an interesting, scholarly book about blackness in fantasy. It almost sounded like she took her thesis, made it a little more accessible, and got if published. Her conversation about Rue in The Hunger Games probably struck me the most. I was one of those people who had missed her being coded as black in the book. Thinking about it, <br/><br/>🧵<br/><br/>#NonFiction #books #bookstodon 2025-03-23T01:09:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdt46dfd23suvzukk6jzc9u44k6c9v9ns5pfyp6rmsgv3wrtkastczyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7g8wm8v #JustFinished River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar<br/><br/>What happens when you need to choose between love and duty? in a world where grammar is magic, maybe the answer lies in riddles. This gorgeous, lyric fairy-tale gives us the answer in song. The audiobook is just under 3 hours long and so worth listening to.<br/><br/>#books #bookstodon #SFF #fantasy #fairytale <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> 2025-03-15T00:38:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswn4c9uw5kee47ysar9mqn66zqenrq7k76l7rv52lxj5qutfx484czyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z76flnwd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgux6r2dszw3lsg8gsyyumqvm45nm03nvaxuqer8zc873uu6qj9fq3h4lld'>nevent1q…4lld</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What a gentle way to talk about how society would change under the circumstances of the world Ishiguro built. The central change was a slow reveal, so I don&#39;t want to mention it. But having a kind, forgiving person be the narrator for a story with such a horrific central idea was a gorgeous juxtaposition. I loved this one! <br/><br/>2/2<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #SFF #books #bookstodon #SciFi 2025-03-02T23:50:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgux6r2dszw3lsg8gsyyumqvm45nm03nvaxuqer8zc873uu6qj9fqzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7pxusx4 #JustFinished Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro<br/><br/>I loved the writing. The story was engaging, and the style was extremely easy to connect with. I had zero sympathy for Ruth. OK, that&#39;s not entirely true. Her being a self-important, controlling, mean-girl of a friend wasn&#39;t exactly completely on her. I found Kath&#39;s interactions with her to be kinder than I wished her to be. <br/><br/>But the SciFi part? <br/><br/>1/2<br/><br/>#SFF #books #bookstodon #SciFi <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> 2025-03-02T23:49:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd23re9m7suqywy90kp8urqdgfgck2m4hgfz2yknwjhmz5ny5sahqzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7a7yt8x #JustFinished The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz<br/><br/>Fascinating world building. Cool characters. Timely, in-your-face, antifascist, anti-corporate, eco-scifi. Yes, just a little preachy, but not awful about it. <br/><br/>Interestingly, I&#39;ve read a couple of eco-scifi books recently. They both also had very strong themes of individual consent and collective direct decision-making. <br/><br/>#SFF #books #bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #SciFi 2025-02-22T02:13:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr99cegx2m54uk5mhvwuptrqqvnwj287h7zzt8ah3whx4cz9llrqqzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7ra3y46 #JustFinished The Ornithologist&#39;s Field Guide to Love by India Holton<br/><br/>Lighthearted palate cleanser. Just what I needed. <br/><br/>Take ornithology, cut-throat competition, a PR push, and mix liberally. Add in a romance where the characters actually like each other for something beyond the chemistry, et voilà! Madcap fun!<br/><br/>#RomCom #books #bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #Romance #HistoricalFiction #fantasy 2025-02-16T02:25:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxt0uu6qwrgh75tavenm5lskxl40k8e8klq5ctzvqfprwvwcfnajqzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7073e6r #JustFinished Scattered All Over the Earth by Yōko Tawada<br/><br/>The writing was lovely. The threads pulling everyone together were kinda cool. I clearly lost track of the point. I listened to the end twice, thinking of spaced out and missed something. Either I didn&#39;t, or I missed it a lot further back! It felt kind of like a highly coincidental slice of life story. Kinda weird. Kinda fun.<br/><br/>#SFF #books #bookstodon #SciFi <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> 2025-02-12T22:49:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0kl73ealj9fdtdme3vwdp23t54w2s56jmuk8qssgh9pdd5s2ptkgzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7gj3vs4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqststp3fptjj8qfyrhux47n4p8pje2dhxa6et4asm2cennk6mdqvqsajdha8'>nevent1q…dha8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Bring back? You say that as if they&#39;re not doing it now. 2025-02-09T03:11:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9j3z3ndrjvztsz5ywmct7zs8he3ftk8gm7ec5uljamas0hl73rfszyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7vn6pmw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs27ux0d7ykqfkzdfte0c2gftrydv2mjggllluphw7hxvugtru7necst5x9j'>nevent1q…5x9j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>pillage level again. Rinse, repeat. Stakeholder Capitalism would be lovely, but someone would come along and kick down our sandcastles again. <br/><br/>Anyway, a good read, even though we diverged at the end. <br/><br/>3/3<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #books #bookstodon #NonFiction 2025-02-09T02:20:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs27ux0d7ykqfkzdfte0c2gftrydv2mjggllluphw7hxvugtru7neczyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7kekrwn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv93xg7u0xu8zsczlh7u9zds2ys0hra2y0m9vrpgvle694u94ckdg0x63me'>nevent1q…63me</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>take on it. It&#39;s a lovely thought, but naive, in my opinion. <br/><br/>We go through cycles where the &#34;leaders of industry&#34; pillage the companies they run, the environments in which they exist, and the very people they rely on to survive. That&#39;s the employees and consumers, if you&#39;re wondering. And the the governments step in to rein the worst of it in and we&#39;re ok for a little while. Then there&#39;s another Welch (hmmm, maybe Uber?) to takeit up to the<br/><br/>2/<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #bookstodon #NonFiction #books 2025-02-09T02:19:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv93xg7u0xu8zsczlh7u9zds2ys0hra2y0m9vrpgvle694u94ckdgzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7eqscud #JustFinished The Man Who Broke Capitalism by David Geddes<br/><br/>I feel like we could be living in a better world had someone told Jack Welch that no amount of power or money would fill the hole in his heart and sent him to therapy. <br/><br/>This was an incisive history of Jack Welch at GE and the downstream effect he and his proteges had on the U.S. economy. Gelles doesn&#39;t trash capitalism bat believes we can have ethical capitalism instead of the Welchian<br/><br/>1/ <br/><br/>#NonFiction #books <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #bookstodon 2025-02-09T02:18:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv6mqytacnyq5f3cqman749kvg5ga8s5jys9nfjcp9mskfwrzgjwqzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7y55rfd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs073s8hkhle9nuxau0g0pnmx6effs53dq0gwl3up7dnjms99uvnjcqqtrtk'>nevent1q…trtk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>his standard, non-inflected voice used for the MC and narration was right in the pitch I can ignore easily. Also, it was the flattest of his voices. I do feel it detracted from the story for me.<br/><br/>2/2<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #fantasy #SFF #books #bookstodon 2025-02-08T00:28:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs073s8hkhle9nuxau0g0pnmx6effs53dq0gwl3up7dnjms99uvnjczyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z75wyztd #JustFinished Witch King by Martha Wells<br/><br/>The world building was quite good and the magic system was interesting. And who&#39;d&#39;a thunk the demons would be the good guys? <br/><br/>On the other hand? The story was too much about the war and the politics for my taste, and not enough about the psyche and the sociology. I&#39;m sure other people would enjoy it more.<br/><br/>But read the book rather than listen to the audiobook. The narrator was competent, but...<br/><br/>1/2<br/><br/>#fantasy #SFF #books #bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> 2025-02-08T00:27:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvt0stx4qsq4epzr0reptkqh6ppm290hh47lm2e0a5fuztlld2lqczyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7paqhk2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2yju4fkv3yw26tzxnaqa9gzpmg9h0y8a76ej5lz29u7h62rtqyps2fzvuy'>nevent1q…zvuy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You can fuck right off. 2025-01-24T13:37:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2u90usqj54ca9mes6xvgcs36g6veppsh98a685mc36e7w64kldyszyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z749kqa0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy6n2yu732ulw8v58gv6n5xtcfpwkdzdlkgg34aagw8n6thryd6cccrddec'>nevent1q…ddec</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I guess that upon further reflection, the author did present the treatment of the character as a bad thing. So, the message around that part is that persecution is bad. <br/><br/>I just feel like the central points of the story would have been equally as effective without Luzia having been a Crypto-Jew. This says to me there was no need to include the racist trope.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #books #bookstodon #HistoricalFiction #fantasy 2025-01-24T13:04:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgvxfqd6002lzzn59s8urgnp947g6240axcf7pu0z670ghhu3rzrczyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7vtqa4t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy88zy8swljdnnfs3mrg9tlq7mmv0aph70uwrmx8jgqgjawpl2z0cw9rf2a'>nevent1q…rf2a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Clearly, you are sometime who hasn&#39;t been on the receiving end of systemic oppression. 2025-01-24T12:55:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy6n2yu732ulw8v58gv6n5xtcfpwkdzdlkgg34aagw8n6thryd6cczyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7q76769 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8msjevmdly808kt9edhxgtsdn7vq9clzxqdqr0l7hgy7e232dqec3rtgzc'>nevent1q…tgzc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Should good fiction leave one with unease? Yes, but I would argue it should do it for reasons other than pulling racist tropes into the 21st century. <br/><br/>3/3<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #books #bookstodon #HistoricalFiction #fantasy 2025-01-24T05:02:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8msjevmdly808kt9edhxgtsdn7vq9clzxqdqr0l7hgy7e232dqeczyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7vufs5x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2t545u3eg4srw6tp02t4mr8m24e8vslxfwucp2ejfsssd3xphxfq2l7q8j'>nevent1q…7q8j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Here&#39;s the however. I was disturbed by the main character being a being of magic and a Crypto-Jew. This was a common belief about Jews in this time period, and a reason for their persecution. Of course, as they do now, Christians then believed all sorcery came from their Devil. So, how can I read this historical fiction as something other than anti-Semetic? I can&#39;t really rate this well because of the unease it leaves me with. <br/><br/>2/<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #books #bookstodon #HistoricalFiction #fantasy 2025-01-24T05:02:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2t545u3eg4srw6tp02t4mr8m24e8vslxfwucp2ejfsssd3xphxfqzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7h86eaz #JustFinished The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo<br/><br/>another book with religious themes. Why do I do this to myself? Well, this one was for a book club. <br/><br/>What did we have here? A young woman, living a life of neglect, trauma, drudgery, and fear. And we&#39;re supposed to wonder why She craved more, as her aunt wondered? The book was well enough done, with an interesting story line.<br/><br/>1/<br/><br/>#books #bookstodon #HistoricalFiction #fantasy <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> 2025-01-24T05:01:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs222a344r8l9qyfyhl5hs8tc2m294gg0cjjx2zu7rnqmy8z08u4mgzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z74qy7jj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2g4j7ajv40e3w63xe53pxqyk47gz22gpddrhnh7683fy5yxmj36q0alyv8'>nevent1q…lyv8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>She made the point that&#39;s there&#39;s a lot more at play than just the &#34;restrictive rights&#39; driven policies&#34; most people point to. For instance, failing at a business venture and having to declare bankruptcy in the U.S. is much less punative than it is in the E.U. I also really appreciated her phrase &#34;techo libertarian&#34; as I felt it was spot on as a description of the corporate driven &#34;free market ideal&#34; in the. U.S.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #books #bookstodon #NonFiction #tech 2025-01-22T00:52:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2g4j7ajv40e3w63xe53pxqyk47gz22gpddrhnh7683fy5yxmj36qzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7vtpe7x #JustFinished Digital Empires by Anu Bradford <br/><br/>I finally finished this slog of a book. Don&#39;t get me wrong, it was well done, but it was DENSE! Which is mostly what l expected. For a scholarly book, it was pretty accessible.<br/><br/>I&#39;m glad I read it, as it was quite informative and interesting and answered quite a few questions I had. I particularly liked Bradford&#39;s discussion of the reasons behind the increased innovation in the U.S. vs the E.U. <br/><br/>#books #bookstodon #NonFiction #tech <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> 2025-01-22T00:51:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw9ffrnrwu6t427vucrj9sr9csx7g2yk3rdaszmfnjtxr8taajljszyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7mpu0mw ?<br/>#JustFinished Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky<br/><br/>Wry, witty, and fun! <br/><br/>#book #bookstodon #SciFi #SFF <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> 2025-01-18T22:40:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8f20ya5fzhfmtv9eky0xwmwgrfgs6282t3fjj9dd8ayf3gvmkxdgzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7cfeytz OK, so we didn&#39;t have quorum for game tonight. Instead, we debated the ethics of necromancy.<br/><br/>So, in a culture where raising the dead is a thing that happens, would there be a system to know who would be willing to be raised and as what? If so, how would you know who you could raise? Would having consent before death make raising the dead non-evil? Would it be opt-in or opt-out? These are the important questions.<br/><br/>#necromancy #ttrpg #ethics 2025-01-02T00:27:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9tj72jepd7fd8lssfrz9aze5d8d7z00t9u7ph0d9nr4r5hr67fzgzyql9d8rzj8ewm2r3cc8d9c5y52jhq5q9wdz3q7r78cpf04cytk8z7r5mhf9 Babs jamming herself between me and the pillow this morning. This is where I often find her when I wake in the middle of the night. She&#39;s become a real cuddle-bug. 🥰🥰🥰<br/><br/>#catsofmastodon #cats<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/media_attachments/files/113/164/021/062/370/199/original/7d13996c063ab3fd.jpg"> <br/> 2024-09-19T11:42:08Z