2026-03-16T08:29:07Z https://yabu.me Captain Button https://yabu.me/npub1y7cnew7nl0adw2vv6jjugz98lgh87dvrr5elj2wz30xxtt3ncn2q96e3vc https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/accounts/avatars/113/337/571/381/986/639/original/ffbd54603a842aca.jpg https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/accounts/avatars/113/337/571/381/986/639/original/ffbd54603a842aca.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst4nmxjaa24f902msls8wuchecrm2ta3xyjcvz4e2cdrfshgg82zczyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgdzt74z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy2ttu3u2na7ncz95hu2xvu3y5yxuktey08nfpyqp4y6m2hsrupwqjwx2dk'>nevent1q…x2dk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve been thinking more of &#34;Humiliation of Canossa&#34; myself:<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_to_Canossa">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_to_Canossa</a> 2026-04-16T15:39:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg5s6zl2fftt38cm4k7mm7qeq6epjemt08k3k03qu6rfc6ehxxdvczyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgfc7jxq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsva9s2nqhedhprwnv58l3rfllvvdtj0k356l4s4uem9vpa0ltaf4qapnzjl'>nevent1q…nzjl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The one quality I noticed back in my USENET days was the assumed level of knowledge.<br/><br/>Some groups are fine with clueless newbie questions (even ones that are in the FAQ), other groups are strictly for &#34;Great Experts pontificating solely for the benefit of other Great Experts&#34;* and clueless questions would at best be ignored.<br/><br/>* To steal a line from Anna Russell. 2026-04-10T02:12:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs22faj63a2ehy4q78gmmckpwzdpl25ufry73tsz9zj6n8f7n2mw7qzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgrmr7tn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsda7dncrzwppykye74uac22xjz7u9j6fl6y95fx92lem5xyurp78qy7d8n2'>nevent1q…d8n2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I once had Traveller PCs insist on scanning a planet. When they found a flooded impact crater, they insisted on going back to an advanced planet to buy the best submarine that would fit in their starship cargo hold. 2026-03-18T21:44:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs07q97usk86ag6kerssskk6hhdr9qu4gdnyt9ymjydlawtwsjt5xgzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgc20fse In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstlmg307zc00fkr474qk8750y9etrrjhsge9ezx2m432yj8duev0qg8cxs2'>nevent1q…cxs2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Friend <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1trlz5dgpwrkhhhreu2wsgjcqvvnylwwgte0hvmzwf6u9u0wqm3rqpxcgye" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Friend Computer</span> (<span class="italic">npub1trl…cgye</span>)</a></span> will tell you that knowledge of the game books above your security clearance is Treason and will require you to Report For Termination.<br/><br/>Have a nice day! 2026-03-06T15:20:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxq9djjstqqt8da0x3qr4kcxdeff9ushgnww8czgjttl0skst0w3czyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgzrj3eg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv0fug9k7u460332pu4t27sszqz7x5kuqpnwv7yvkuqge4nvu66hqw966t6'>nevent1q…66t6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My guess is the &#34;Lock&#34; one prevents the elevator from moving and the other one opens the panel for maintenance. Or maybe the other way around. 2026-02-17T16:13:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst3gqd4p4sf07x96k440m48x4egctnvvdjsf2tzwgles40nrdt6gszyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdglpawjr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8wt8l3v04ptknxj3wkumqynjjkdskemxn6vpsj40v69gfk833jqqmezq3c'>nevent1q…zq3c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m not sure if this fits what you are talking about here, but I found a problem with groups is the level of knowledge assumed and desired.<br/><br/>Some groups are made up of Great Experts pontificating solely for the benefit of other Great Experts.* Which is overwhelming if you are not a GE. And the participants may be impatient or unhelpful to the clueless new guy.<br/><br/>* Stealing a line from Anna Russell. 2026-02-16T08:46:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfkwc0dtm8zgm32x8rgg4azejphyps855ammrxvaygrwgnmpmpy4gzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdg9mapj0 Where to go to watch music videos on the Fediverse, or somewhere Fediverse-adjacent?<br/><br/>Watching music videos on a Well Known Video Site. Just let it run, showing videos it thinks I will like, is pretty good at it.<br/><br/>But of course I am feeding the Great Beast who will eventually render us all down in the bio-vats.<br/><br/>So where should I go instead? I really just want something I let run in the background. <br/><br/>Paying is OK, preferably most of it going to the artists.<br/><br/>#Feditips #FediHelp #MusicStreaming 2026-02-10T02:02:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsds7kfcxzkzwnpaf4h8emhadzt0qjfm2pdmvhnt78udfvh79d87vqzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgwf90y2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvlgp4ny63dcxph9lpaw6fq8tf5u7qxk4u4ftu96chp76ldactu4scjhqg0'>nevent1q…hqg0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Republicans are the party that says government doesn&#39;t work, and then they get elected and prove it.&#34; - P. J. O&#39;Rourke (1991) 2026-02-07T13:34:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8aad9w6wp2nt8vrrzknxwt9as5nyd092dchdlth4szq8yzelk7lgzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgyp054y RE: <a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/115848597772736138">https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/115848597772736138</a><br/><br/>Wow, this will work great when it gets ahold of all my posts in that #ttrpg cyberpunk play-by-post game I am in.<br/>nostr:note1x8pm3mwmjxq7ju3rc9ersuzzyxpx3l26uj8t0kvltsxacvpw0rqs5ycvs5<br/> 2026-01-06T17:05:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs83p0ejm99rp5ycsh4psz6d8frqmscla7w8h845rc2575sxumu34qzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdg8zs7pj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw5unlfewxpvmy4ad2ss6pm9dxhme7vl6ajjktefau2avtw8h2pvsnv25lr'>nevent1q…25lr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Myself I expect to die when the poor bastard who got stuck maintaining my code finally cracks and tracks me down. 2026-01-06T16:55:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfg0nwd3dc7y95784evyxgh84estcqfu4w5ruke68a97dexzpa8xqzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgh7kzm6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr5mkrpdcv5xacvnff4ry7cuak27lwumjscap5pg88eumgms2p2vqnlqn4u'>nevent1q…qn4u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The biologists will be extremely unhappy about that. 2026-01-03T16:59:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsykefcy0fe72c38lv4zjrg84sjln8avk623jfn0eqs8z4gkk58s5qzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgrukgyy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdqadkmekvr8nsl0ydw57d77x99thq23xmn9xcqy7zaktw54k4u4cr0fmgj'>nevent1q…fmgj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t see it has a rocket on his back, but as a more distant ship. 2025-12-28T02:03:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8tfnu9tn3ecdxfm6h7rlgdakm8c0pcaa5jqn5p8wrege7jut9upqzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdggspawp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsznjh636454mzjd5hj76ydwj42a0srsskds4stg5ynrhdft63x6pcdjwhut'>nevent1q…whut</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>But I bet they are hiding the tunnels into The Hollow Earth. <br/><br/>(I read too much #KenHite.) 2025-11-20T19:04:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfxhgcc63tegzk6phlyg984hff56gd2c6h5em2qsec6nfxdcu9puqzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdg9p096z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrm85glrz9zmq0vnfwl5ez52d2w94ndgwphntp5xs47ecplla8uwcs82mah'>nevent1q…2mah</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m not sure if it was the one or one of his other books, but I couldn&#39;t make it past page 2 of the convoluted language. 2025-11-18T14:32:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyjc3wm45qpkja35wr0egszhgc9vpf2s3emm2wpp0mfdexj0q3v5szyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgktnftj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgk5jemdr23had0mnzgh43q0ytg9w2527rpfpchqfswpj6jn4f52q290pgt'>nevent1q…0pgt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That is from &#34;Awlo of Ulm&#34; and in the text they are called arms but are really different kinds of ray guns mounted in arm-like mounts. The humans inside have the usual two arms which they use to operated the battlesuit.<br/><br/>(Also, they are all &#34;Submicroscopic&#34; humans in the world our hero gets shrunk down into.) 2025-11-09T01:52:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg4w9l4hsfw8gfdql9nrrr5900k6587vjd3kwye7qtlw0nnshl9nszyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgnpmync In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgwg7p4qrrltyt3g4gfft9v9845jz6epdmug8mjjvwrt55gzdh2lqrjmduk'>nevent1q…mduk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was reading that headline as a traffic jam lasting six hours, which seemed excessive... 2025-10-10T09:40:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8xaej3x62xuw8dt643txwkvvdhnscjlnxq5a9xwdkyc90vhzg5eszyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgpxjc64 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszche6ptkg9sqlh56rjl6ymzrcjv89r4fpg5x2syfzzzwp8mnhc6shjmmpy'>nevent1q…mmpy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My impression is that all generations think they invented sex. 2025-10-08T07:20:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyqefxquds69a3yp0wurktdl57rqe2kcm0q25hsv84gvyfmztgdlqzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgd3hmyn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstztqwre6gt6kkphn8wznd4jxk9pmduqvatmlkag6ltdfplg5390gxrh63y'>nevent1q…h63y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Didn&#39;t Greg Bear cover this in &#34;Blood Music&#34;? 2025-10-04T23:29:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgdnpk7s83m304has6743t6yd8c0t4r37g3c7sa85p0vsg6zx6sxqzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgwmu77a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszamztxpcs0al8ss7rdknndkmp928nm209p9nlz8h70d4t6h2u5kqhwg27r'>nevent1q…g27r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve started shipping my fanware to a major dealer for what they pay, to spare my heirs doing it and get stuff I&#39;ll never look at again out where other fans can get it.<br/><br/>(Yes I know I could do better selling it on ebay or something, but 20 years experience show I&#39;d never get around to it.) 2025-09-27T17:52:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8536l0g397fsg8dqd5j2ncgcgv33smuuv02uyxzpzrj2ug4t7rwqzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdg70kalc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0dv0xz9tu0f8wqqtwesjydvfngtat8t49cal3ypqtru02dxg60gg8cpsls'>nevent1q…psls</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It turns out that the @a.gup.pe domain got stolen, so all the groups on there are dead, so that may be the reason. <br/><br/>More information here:<br/><br/><a href="https://dice.camp/<span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hlxgc2vklpvc4m5pn662tv32keu22ya7mjhkp0cpt0uu45lyemlsj2va6k" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Solarbird :flag_cascadia:</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hlx…va6k</span>)</a></span>/115170220834163612">https://dice.camp/<span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hlxgc2vklpvc4m5pn662tv32keu22ya7mjhkp0cpt0uu45lyemlsj2va6k" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Solarbird :flag_cascadia:</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hlx…va6k</span>)</a></span>/115170220834163612</a> 2025-09-19T01:34:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9z47xz98x8nu9nsypqtuz62e63y7cq5r722pe4l6cy4egvzgs2mszyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdglrpyac In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs85r0thhy0xfrp2g422ra543phhz6mhdy02xefnj5hpazwljxgprqzxcec3'>nevent1q…cec3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is actually pretty good, since Lazarus Long, the protagonist of &#34;Methuselah&#39;s Children&#34; does wear a kilt, since that is the fashion in that time and place. And he does carry a gun. Though in the story it is concealed under the kilt, not outside it. 2025-09-17T02:53:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0dv0xz9tu0f8wqqtwesjydvfngtat8t49cal3ypqtru02dxg60ggzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgc4nhfa How do you actually see the posts in a group?<br/><br/>Goingto:<br/><br/> littlefreelibrary group<br/>[@littlefreelibrary](<a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/littlefreelibrary">https://a.gup.pe/u/littlefreelibrary</a> )<br/><br/>gives me a page which claims there 246 posts, and also shows no posts at all. Do I have a &#34;no really old posts&#34; setting I don&#39;t know about?<br/><br/>What am I missing here?<br/><br/>#FediTips 2025-09-03T17:58:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2uru594f4xsehfa8hxrp80ynvuja2dpx2eglwk55ljyadql7e89szyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgt5zv5j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxl9xapehdp3c7yf277sl20hn7ffms7y92r75shxa9pnv7h093hschaj6zn'>nevent1q…j6zn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They decide that you are only authorized to discuss one of these two people with them, and require you to jump through bureaucratic hoops to prove you are authorized to speak for the other also. 2025-08-07T21:22:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8jv2fejdqm7v9x07mwsdxshcx4zc4uezgpgqr28utr7cpcqgrsrczyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgfzpwrr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd7n4fd4wllu07hgl3vmj2wqed2dkdp83he4h9szk6mw2psccwz3crcqqaa'>nevent1q…qqaa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Once when I was out on my bike, I once had one doing diversion behavior to get me away from their cute little chicks.<br/><br/>Edit: I think the proper term for this is &#34;Distraction display&#34;, sorry. 2025-08-07T00:04:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgl2eh8yctlen6ejc2lkeruafrnhtrkrhq2a5dpryy3fx3rfewqjgzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgf8j2e4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdl7qkympgaf6u2jj7llpjwmplz5cutvszm4j25cs84y85a9vq09q48j5k2'>nevent1q…j5k2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Clueless guy that I was back then, I assumed the Korolevs were sisters. 2025-08-01T16:57:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsymdwzy2v83xf5tuj2p8fmaxh864g4s3y29529lnq9zpswz8wd3fszyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgvjdlze In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz03qe4m2p96tuhtmnqxza2htsl9ph5yrdlgqn3dgw4jsq68yjg6cs4qlky'>nevent1q…qlky</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Great, now I have an earworm of &#34;At The Cowwash.&#34; stuck in my head. 2025-07-25T23:24:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9amuaewkgj95xx8q02n6x32rkrkvhcueajm4jazffhrm2qymlqvczyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdguf2vt3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg66wm3y7mma6md0qveg4yfyylx9yka0tu7er88clgdmndsp2ksxc3gc722'>nevent1q…c722</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Did you remember to pay your parking fee?<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/media_attachments/files/114/859/622/216/922/328/original/0dac83d8982a4cdf.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-15T22:34:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw580wgzetx8lex7585fslfk85zfuvad3guvrmxtt4q2p2tjqranszyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgjj998x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspm5e05fpz000wspuy5kj5c3hzfv8qegueundntl2yywwyvpjwwlsgda0tn'>nevent1q…a0tn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When I moved the other year, I was required to get a new driver&#39;s license within 30 days. One of the valid forms of proof of address was a utility bill.<br/><br/>How I was supposed to move, set up a new utility account, and get a bill within 30 days was not explained. 2025-07-15T21:19:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs85sz9l64rqm09n7n433mce9ws4glewgt75uf0l7k7wqvuknkghfczyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdg2ar65q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszyg40m3rzj3hqsag3kpywwq8frh0jsnucapefw0cjwz3l8nt6g5c49ff56'>nevent1q…ff56</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Robert Anton Wilson said &#34;I&#39;d be a libertarian except I don&#39;t hate poor people.&#34; 2025-06-18T14:51:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsthv7du59a0ucssqz5zeanw4s8ltq8zk3dr74spk8hnafhlkpqmaczyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdglkx8fn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfa7t463w4snsqzfj6xcekzte87kazvu9mnrvp5wrhz44lx9ya9lst9d4kn'>nevent1q…d4kn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Probably &#34;Mother Of Demons&#34; by Eric Flint in 1997. 2025-06-16T23:39:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrr69eenejaexdj0lxtekegykpvmk2d6h0t7wr4ug9s3dun5dcyjqzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgmq7yrf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszp7ehc0jd8myyx7mlpgxpglmw4rhkgc0xxwuke64l84k9gr8wgmqeff4jm'>nevent1q…f4jm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Three years after leaving a state, I am still getting text messages and calls for &#34;Issac&#34; about how important it is for [people like us] to vote. They started 5-6 years before I moved.<br/><br/>I am not named Isaac. I never have been, nor do I recall ever meeting an Isaac personally. 2025-06-14T03:16:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswz3e43yj7l04frrwc9du2y65dwk9t6uetw59j2ehnt3xuqgsj89gzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdg5vx0l4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf5q3eyvjjdrajyqenglj6reqc6mg0v68j6qka9svf7p52t4332ncw2g5yh'>nevent1q…g5yh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The word &#34;intergalactic&#34; doesn&#39;t seem to be in the page you linked. And is utterly nonsensical in scale terms unless the story is really really contrived.<br/><br/>Is &#34;intergalactic&#34; in the book, or just something you tossed in? 2025-05-26T04:11:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxqf55aw6yl92yn2prmx8rvnm6khy5p076t2el3p2n98g9tgqrm9gzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgga6yqv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr82mnaq9ml7tqyj63vw205fvxj2mtkuwwpjtxuqjxtxf8zts6zxs0u28wf'>nevent1q…28wf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I used to see killdeer running around on the road when I was biking in Georgia. One time they started doing diversion behavior to keep me away from their cute chicks. 2025-05-06T22:39:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfadupqvjrfpun4jvs5cz7trqzfd4942wtkqysjvh24sk5u8w6ktqzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdg0ad3c3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszhp9vv9znunthk3mn95n3xrm6f8fr6rudgamncgrkskj6lvuju2gx2nvaf'>nevent1q…nvaf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Two much lower quality photos of downy woodpeckers (I think) in my yard this month.<br/><br/>#birds <br/>#DownyWoodpecker<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/media_attachments/files/114/184/402/370/896/714/original/86a2b9b99137057d.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/media_attachments/files/114/184/401/654/259/438/original/4c401393d1980fc9.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-18T16:39:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs00fq4tduvlzefcyye00su965gg9xapseuhwz3nnh7h0yjmx6f8fczyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgszeugr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9endn69n4cchxuw9fxgdnfrp2t6ts262jf7wwwy7d0tas4qrydhcjgny86'>nevent1q…ny86</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The ground under my bird feeder is gradually turning white from all the sunflower seed husks. 2025-03-09T20:06:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsphu6sqd4ftfyqlz76frgf0zg8fqpzyud8ac9h3u64p6nvtyvmw8qzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdg6exh0q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9sgw99xhvrvdnun5zmngkk3r7xgjmgc4er58sr4p6t9n49xgma2ssj7nu5'>nevent1q…7nu5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We get a lot of those around here in the summer. They always seem to be fluttering around aimlessly, but obviously their system works for them. 2025-03-05T21:22:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr4g04x7au74slrzur575lk9l9tnmfev96smp8sz93wd9fqrmtvuqzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdg886q8c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrnsj8hdamxlxe2hn5xcl4ennvkg07zmcufkqammaj79gky69rqncympmjr'>nevent1q…pmjr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That happened with &#34;incel&#34; also. 2025-03-02T01:08:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrj2mq9ay5eqhaksuxs3y8yq76q6kqtg9g2wj6d3rqy4knn4r0vuszyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgqgxpyt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqhxh9dg5c37metpf6ge3mq5u47ye2yurzpah4smzarlhpr9suzvca6fe7g'>nevent1q…fe7g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Lucifer&#39;s Hammer&#34; is good if you can ignore the race and &#34;virtuous country folk vs. inner city lowlifes&#34; stuff. A big if, I&#39;ll grant you...<br/><br/>Best filk based on it:<br/><br/>&#34;Let&#39;s go surfing now<br/>Comet hits the ocean, POW!<br/>Come and tsunami with me!&#34; 2025-02-23T01:49:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv24xudmq5ev4vnvkyfkfuqm6c7gfxle54c4p703722kfyu2fjc7gzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgtt0jg6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvvc8eyqu0nuwz02knp73ar3xlg9ckrlepxvgm3fnv0ek0hwknphsm9ndea'>nevent1q…ndea</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;The Pleasant Profession of Robert A. Heinlein&#34; by Farah Mendlesohn is a deep dive into Heinlein and addresses a lot of problematic things from his work. 2025-02-22T16:23:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0uzvtc6qg2jdmp7d8uv9uaaye6xvejw9vy8skyh7w3439y3l6jkczyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgc3hk3k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszy4tlslr700hwmgsnrlqqqetm4ld9mvp797tcvwk63r4f9p4x97qnpdlg4'>nevent1q…dlg4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Alas, Babylon&#34; by Pat Frank is a Cold War novel about surviving in central Florida after WWIII.<br/><br/>&#34;The Stand&#34; by Steven King, who was influenced by &#34;Earth Abides.&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;Marooned In Realtime&#34; by Vernor Vinge is good, though note it is set in the distant future, where a few hundred people from the 21st and 22nd century get trapped in time stasis bubbles and come out to find that humanity vanished about 2200 CE. 2025-02-21T20:18:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswsu80yp0hqww8zm9zhkfmaktg5auuu2crrt90qteya27reyut6gqzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgtldmf7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqxu08g2yexjm6jj3gc6hnkn64za4da6uyvgwufvledmcyd0rjs2qaa8at7'>nevent1q…8at7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Cash in junk mail: Not a new trick, just a revived one. I used to get these 30-40 years ago. 2025-02-06T13:54:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsza0mq7cvsadnh9tx4f3d0j874gctgyg5xlmg2lqs9qqpys4khcdczyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdg6xsegp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqm9r7mq4cswn73y9lj5xy2vu5eah0c7ucg0x9afe9xwnutw5fc6c33w4xh'>nevent1q…w4xh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;FIRE LANCE&#34; by David Mace<br/><br/>WWIII was a few months ago. Most of humanity is already dead. The rest will be in a year or two.<br/><br/>The plot is bleak, full of intelligent capable people doing things they know are hopelessly futile and insane. <br/><br/>One USN ship full of nuclear missiles survived untouched. But the psychological realities of the command structure back home won&#39;t allow them to admit what they&#39;ve done to the world.<br/><br/>1/2 2025-02-04T20:34:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszuvv3l48s4np47q8mgcqcgwwn8qhyanaph56drj89fwehv8nmz9szyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgr82sj9 Whitebeard is not ready for his closeup.<br/><br/>#cats #catsofmastodon<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/media_attachments/files/113/907/152/898/180/568/original/7a89143bc52edfac.jpg"> <br/> 2025-01-28T17:29:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs86aezdsdx4clta2mwrgfywc5vgg8e2npyxnyewpftsth6le9k2xgzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgy3axyc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqnmc8ewrawekfzupsxyges4g8cmvfmmnlq6j5n68zm3eukeemynq6ldtyv'>nevent1q…dtyv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The movie &#34;World Gone Wild&#34; had a post credits scene where the evil cult leader says &#39;Let Us Prey.&#39; 2025-01-25T00:43:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsddgu2v086yyn2hlp59ll8pnsc4a05g8qhp4k6ny298ys5m8t7qtqzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdg9j2cdh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspng5pekystpl0yk7hmdkeex5y9u2c6hge7n3l54asl3zmy94e8js20sg5h'>nevent1q…sg5h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Maybe a prayer service, since they have a Cardinal there? 2025-01-21T18:39:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswzftevr64xk9xkvsfyd0rtpghpkcryr57w0zn37c79pv6mv65uwczyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdganzj87 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszw2dlhw8v0q4x9evt0zevjmu622jxqu84fp57zj2wnvkhdvtskycl7l08c'>nevent1q…l08c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Creatures of Light And Darkness&#34; by Roger Zelazny.<br/><br/>Rather dated, though. 2025-01-15T16:38:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfemjlhraz5fecakuk7exd38yega4h8lvlrdynxaw853d9uunux9czyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgz0kpym In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszf4fzecgppkvhl39ftqxq4jf9wsww3k303986w80e9d0xtey6k5c908d5r'>nevent1q…8d5r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;... alleged that all the sex-mad stuff was the result of a brain hemmorage.&#34;<br/><br/>From what I&#39;ve read in his authorized biography and &#34;The Pleasant Profession of Robert A. Heinlein&#34;* by Farah Mendlesohn, no. Heinlein was a dirty young man long before he was a dirty old man. He didn&#39;t write much about sex in his early career because he couldn&#39;t and keep selling his work.<br/><br/>* Highly recommended if you want a deep dive into analyzing Heinlein. 2025-01-12T00:21:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8qkuhh3vh8uy4z9escv3e7r46qq4zhwect87jvwgkev9yg2s5x7qzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgxtvhrh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0jekj526lfpyj52zp0ar6mdua5nccq36hj7f5ht3dzhzw90nt0gsj3j723'>nevent1q…j723</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>tl;dr: Lots of free love and polyamorous relationships.<br/><br/>In his later career, Heinlein wrote positively about a lot non-traditional views of sexuality and family life. And his takes were somewhat different than the non-traditional views of sexuality and family life that have become more common nowadays. Not opposed or completely different, but not real close either. And often kinda clueless in a well-meaning liberal white guy manner. 2025-01-11T23:31:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspa43p2p764t8yfxd0sc4pwthmfgqvvx03pg7we6dhv9he2aesvkgzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgsyvlt4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspc3vmc2pwh0qcrnqrqapfqfafekxpc3dfgktufqyn9l6ttaf5j2c3v3fl4'>nevent1q…3fl4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks. But how are hashtags with zero posts created?<br/><br/>#yasid didn&#39;t exist before my post.<br/><br/>#storyidentification existed but had no posts before mine.<br/><br/>bluecover exists but has no posts.<br/><br/>bookwithabluecover does not exist.<br/><br/>(Bookstore people get a lot of requests for &#34;a book with a blue cover I read when I was a kid. Or so I am told.) 2025-01-09T21:22:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq5yc2dg78v5ml4crvr5qgghy9mr6jm8lfgsqltyjqs0nkgll3u3czyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdg3ewhap In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrvhucqs3j09rgsg4u8daypunxs0n2asyl06dt8x80xky3ug5cxwse5c55c'>nevent1q…c55c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That is, someone describes what they remember of some story that they don&#39;t know the title or author of, and ask if anyone recognizes it and knows the title.<br/><br/>It can be amazing how little it can take to get result. Things like:<br/><br/>&#34;It was in a place and there were these people and they did stuff. Oh, and there was a talking space wombat.&#34; <br/><br/>And a bunch of people quickly cite &#34;Doorways In The Sand&#34; by Roger Zelazny, and a number of other talking space wombat stories. 2025-01-09T20:51:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrvhucqs3j09rgsg4u8daypunxs0n2asyl06dt8x80xky3ug5cxwszyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgfylp77 [Let me know if I&#39;m not doing this right, please]<br/><br/>Is there a group or hashtag for story ID requests? (Explanation in reply below.)<br/><br/>I&#39;ve seen them a lot on other social media sites.<br/><br/>Back on USENET we called them YASID for &#34;Yet Another Story Identification Request.&#34;<br/><br/>#yasid isn&#39;t a hashtag as far as I can tell, unless I just created it.<br/><br/>#storyidentification seems to exist but has no posts. Or does that just mean &#34;No post visible to your server&#34;?<br/><br/>#scifi<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> 2025-01-09T20:50:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp90exajwsjvdfz5574j0c8ks9rqzjlkteg9eq2vq79wqemmu7mrgzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgdyjnfc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2srt9q8g9pcd0flrzv6yvf78wh2jx5l3lkyt3gxtddc4pz9uvv4qn7e6gm'>nevent1q…e6gm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is this some distant precursor to that weird manga/anime thing of re-imagining warships as cute anime girls? 2025-01-07T18:31:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszvzteuvxun478tcxkvq9yvk4hee8dtk3f06h2yxe3pvmtlxudsrgzyqnmz09m60al44ef3n22t3qg5lazule4svwn87ffc29ucedwx0zdgd2sk5e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz9ua2wla70vfemyxrtwcgy59jns4dmadtf46w8euevrryx9qtaucd2c9e5'>nevent1q…c9e5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Fear of this sort of thing is why I never get around to selling off a lot of my obscure games and books. I don&#39;t need the money, but I worry that they&#39;ll just get thrown out when I die rather than go to weirdos like me who will appreciate them. 2024-12-22T16:46:07Z