2026-03-26T02:34:25Z https://yabu.me Scalzi https://yabu.me/npub1x5sw7yd7q89he5pmaa6632xzey8egm925sv4chyyjmxdhzcqpw4qedfya8 https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/226/196/original/93630beedf643ebb.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/226/196/original/93630beedf643ebb.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9sd68lv4wa34gps398k9djwuq9zrmn9ncpanp6sf7sfegktx5arqzyq6jpmc3hcquklxs80hht29gctysl9rv42jpjhzusjtvekutqq965ecqgjj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs89wzlvp7lagzp9qght0zmqn456xalyrammlkfcdln68m7n7j6vlqjde7xg'>nevent1q…e7xg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>DO IT 2025-09-14T00:16:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv7a9mcrlccnt8eau25ge2kzgd5ys6tnd94mmhkg6trhqeceq4cmgzyq6jpmc3hcquklxs80hht29gctysl9rv42jpjhzusjtvekutqq965sc4yfd I understand quote posting is coming to Mastodon, and when the functionality arrives I will probably use it BUT I want to be clear to everyone that when I am quoting someone else&#39;s post I am not doing to dunk but simply because I want to make my comment more generally available. If I see people use my quote as an invitation to be shitty to the person I&#39;m quoting, I&#39;ll likely block them for it. Please never be an asshole on my behalf. Thank you in advance for honoring my wishes. 2025-09-13T23:52:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs927tmqql8fzppusw9aslft3kyc0kd3akxudwetxnjp3ums3hr49czyq6jpmc3hcquklxs80hht29gctysl9rv42jpjhzusjtvekutqq965lyz2c6 Literally bucolic.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/993/602/359/070/271/original/be95f11e5a2744ec.jpg"> <br/> 2025-08-08T14:26:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst44awh49t4fuuv0jrphekme6jqukmn982p8k2uhuft5qvud0rvrqzyq6jpmc3hcquklxs80hht29gctysl9rv42jpjhzusjtvekutqq965guc5c0 Love Death + Robots Vol. 4 is now out on Netflix, and I wrote two of its episodes: &#34;The Other Large Thing&#34; and &#34;Smart Appliances, Stupid Owners,&#34; both directed by Oscar-winning animator Patrick Osborne. I hope you enjoy both, and the entire terrific new season.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/511/782/567/101/135/original/ce1d3bb3a57823ec.jpg"> <br/> 2025-05-15T12:12:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8nzgu3k3h3sx7x8qk40cg3eahfrs5t05vvhfnh7yyejeezhjd9uczyq6jpmc3hcquklxs80hht29gctysl9rv42jpjhzusjtvekutqq965d7wmz5 Wealthy anti-social weirdos on the high seas (gift article)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/magazine/seasteading-libertarian-ocean-living.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AU8.Xjd5.ADP3aBCohfTv&amp;smid=url-share">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/magazine/seasteading-libertarian-ocean-living.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AU8.Xjd5.ADP3aBCohfTv&amp;smid=url-share</a> 2025-04-17T11:54:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs89tz2zjq75p6f2zp5kt8d9dkuk69mdg4edwkdx08plyk4pjnndzczyq6jpmc3hcquklxs80hht29gctysl9rv42jpjhzusjtvekutqq96553yhkn It’s deepest February, with cold in the air and snow on the ground, but here is a stack of new books and ARCs to keep you warm. What here is catching your eye?<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/043/473/522/567/392/original/361d5365cbb25365.jpg"> <br/> 2025-02-21T19:16:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8eapespp5dz5rq0ym0wr8vev54w40dx5wvq2099xue7prkxu5ulczyq6jpmc3hcquklxs80hht29gctysl9rv42jpjhzusjtvekutqq965uh5f9n Over on Whatever today, I talk about how the translation of fiction from one language to another isn&#39;t just a matter of exact words, and why I now have it as a contract point that the translations of my novels have to be done by humans, not by machine or &#34;AI&#34;:<br/><br/><a href="https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/02/03/how-translation-works-book-title-edition/">https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/02/03/how-translation-works-book-title-edition/</a> 2025-02-03T15:49:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdsysgvnczly6u0azwlsz06mv9s9xqhz4vr2cj585kqfu6kc6spnszyq6jpmc3hcquklxs80hht29gctysl9rv42jpjhzusjtvekutqq965yc56pt Oh no, the Chinese plagiarism machine might have plagiarized the American plagiarism machine <br/><br/><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-29/microsoft-probing-if-deepseek-linked-group-improperly-obtained-openai-data">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-29/microsoft-probing-if-deepseek-linked-group-improperly-obtained-openai-data</a> 2025-01-29T13:55:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst0dljdswy2g9veytsd4ydvltpn8mfrw8ezuwc9vmp2tmla0t6fcgzyq6jpmc3hcquklxs80hht29gctysl9rv42jpjhzusjtvekutqq965cn4sra Oh no the Chinese are doing the useless thing that gives wrong answers cheaper<br/><br/><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/tech/deepseek-stocks-ai-china/index.html">https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/tech/deepseek-stocks-ai-china/index.html</a> 2025-01-27T15:37:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgxj99q82hd8j52js2yywnputkjmxp52yvtgxuvdgh4juccg6fvggzyq6jpmc3hcquklxs80hht29gctysl9rv42jpjhzusjtvekutqq96549rdjk Every year on my site I do a week-long event where authors/other creators can promote the work they have to sell to my site&#39;s readers for the holidays. That starts Monday; today I have a post on which things to promote on which days, so all y&#39;all can prepare: <br/><br/><a href="https://whatever.scalzi.com/2024/11/29/the-2024-whatever-holiday-gift-guide-starts-monday/">https://whatever.scalzi.com/2024/11/29/the-2024-whatever-holiday-gift-guide-starts-monday/</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/567/137/987/490/528/original/2888fad8d2c3a644.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-29T16:18:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyla83vwy7v7j8adg94ury83enauka62xwgt30j7arkycw6wu20rszyq6jpmc3hcquklxs80hht29gctysl9rv42jpjhzusjtvekutqq965h4aazt I haven&#39;t put a sunset here in a while. Here you go!<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/500/572/083/037/245/original/052412cbef73977a.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-17T22:08:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfaeugcrcyh07l4cmrsmk7tqgv4e3wznsdpqad6znpk6jp4uccq6qzyq6jpmc3hcquklxs80hht29gctysl9rv42jpjhzusjtvekutqq965yr44tx One thing I did enjoy about my time in France that I don&#39;t get much here in the US, and certainly not in Bradford, Ohio, is turning a random street corner and then suddenly, CATHEDRAL.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/459/852/899/069/335/original/445154ac955afc98.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-10T17:34:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv45sx92atvkzetrfmt95vje9mjyz37s98muedmg0jlkrmvlk787czyq6jpmc3hcquklxs80hht29gctysl9rv42jpjhzusjtvekutqq965wpv6yg Just passed 1,000 posts here on Mastodon. Hey, thank you all for being here and putting up with me occasionally. I have fun here, and appreciate that this service exists in the world. 2024-10-08T14:29:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9hpsl20c8q4ypgypf539hkvte9u03aescnf90gkrfvgsgqju4v3czyq6jpmc3hcquklxs80hht29gctysl9rv42jpjhzusjtvekutqq965d64fwy The ceiling of the Kansas City airport is a whole vibe<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/243/691/640/633/746/original/5fca66ec276c1d7b.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-03T13:20:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszhxjd6uxam3tdl0f0m8enu52nj8aphm2w3j5qkt28frxsy34etdgzyq6jpmc3hcquklxs80hht29gctysl9rv42jpjhzusjtvekutqq9657h9jjr My own observation of things is that generally speaking it doesn&#39;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 2024-08-16T17:26:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv8sjnr7xnearrh6472nqcvlhp7nkk0p2f6ythq6aj9jtsldlnsdszyq6jpmc3hcquklxs80hht29gctysl9rv42jpjhzusjtvekutqq965j87e3l I just reached 40K followers here on Mastodon. Thank you all for following me! I hope to be interesting to and amusing for you for years to come. <br/><br/>To celebrate this very cool milestone I have today donated to Oxfam, which offers emergency help in areas of crisis and works generally to alleviate poverty. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.oxfamamerica.org/">https://www.oxfamamerica.org/</a> 2024-06-08T17:58:55Z