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Freelance Researcher and (Obsolete) Technical Writer Horrible Retail Sales Associate Even Worse Part 107 Drone Operator Anime/Science-Fiction Nerd

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It's Bigger On The Inside!

12.03.2026 11:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Stephen King did a parody of Reader's Digest Condensed Books as part of one of his short stories. That's what this reminds me of.
Granted, I read a lot of Condensed Books as a teenager...and still wish my Dad hadn't thrown out the ones I inherited from his sister.

12.03.2026 11:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Could someone tell me where Away is, so I could get there?

11.03.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sand and hills and rings. A fly with no buzz and a sky with no clouds.

06.03.2026 02:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder if anybody else realized that Putin can nuke the States into a huge radioactive crater NOW and the rest of the world would cheer him on?

05.03.2026 01:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How Krafty.

04.03.2026 02:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

FWIW, I got my Tax Return forms today, and frankly it is hard to get motivated this time around to crunch the numbers for Uncle Sam's grease.

03.03.2026 01:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

IMO the only benign thing about this situation is that drones that would have gone from Iran to Russia's strikes on Ukraine are being expended and destroyed en masse over the Gulf. Bear Monday is TODAY.

02.03.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
ANNOUNCEMENT: Kodama is officially adopting the Handmade label and committing to a clear Human-Made production standard.

We do not use generative AI in translation, lettering, editing, design, or creative content. Every Kodama book is translated, edited, and lettered by human professionals credited accordingly. 

We will be formalizing this with our partners in the coming weeks!

Kodama is made by people, for people.

Image attached of a hand making a peace sign with the text handmade underneath it.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Kodama is officially adopting the Handmade label and committing to a clear Human-Made production standard. We do not use generative AI in translation, lettering, editing, design, or creative content. Every Kodama book is translated, edited, and lettered by human professionals credited accordingly. We will be formalizing this with our partners in the coming weeks! Kodama is made by people, for people. Image attached of a hand making a peace sign with the text handmade underneath it.

Over on the other site, @kodamatales.bsky.social's co-founder announced they will be adding anti-ai used labels to their books.

www.handmadelabel.com/en

( h/t @okazu.yuricon.com )

02.03.2026 13:27 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Is there any better reason to Rock The Casbah than the simple fact that the Shareef Don't Like It?

01.03.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Already I'm seeing panic buying of gasoline and gas stations shutting down pumps Stateside. I work in a tourism job; I firmly suspect I'll be out of work very soon.

01.03.2026 02:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Need to ask again. My budget is $170K; needs to be a property that qualifies for FHA as I don't have enough savings for a conventional mortgage downpayment. Again, needs to be immediately habitable.

23.02.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Once Upon A Time (pre-Internet) I did "Amateur Hour" on an alternative AOR radio station. This song was on my playlist.

23.02.2026 02:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I wound up getting the Layzner itself and the Gazzette helicopter. Both were poor choices.

17.02.2026 13:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I wanted that Superman Corgi toy when I was twelve. But part of me was already thinking "I could do better than that".

17.02.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

*watching earthmovers take over the playing field and start digging trenches*

17.02.2026 13:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Deadline is now March 2...but I'm still open to more candiates for consideration.

15.02.2026 20:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Months later we both wound up backstage for a local TV talk show segment and I said "Hi Lee, nice to see you again!"

15.02.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I saw a very bored Lee Greenwood sitting alone at an autograph table for the grand opening of a Kohl's department store in Knoxville. I was on my lunch break from Borders Books so I couldn't exactly approach him or stuff, and I didn't want him to treat me like a fan.

15.02.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, the wheels are all the same size! It's one of those Formula E cars!

10.02.2026 01:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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For Some Reason, Someone Who Generates AI Slop Books Has Unmasked Herself Someone who calls herself "Coral Hart" is telling the world all her tricks.

gizmodo.com/for-some-rea... <- I wanted to read the Comments but the site wouldn't let me.

10.02.2026 01:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Now that Moltbook is going, are we going to see "Oh No They Moltn't"? "Am I The Crab Hole"?

09.02.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Japanese sailors in disguise as Christmas trees in Spielberg's 1941? Anybody?

09.02.2026 03:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm a party to the MidJourney class action suit because two of my late mother's novels were identified as scraped content. Just this week I find that others of hers were scraped by other AI operations. She only had a dozen published works in her lifetime and never broke out of midlist romance.

09.02.2026 01:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Shrouded King (Complete, text-only/no art) - Insane Nerd Ramblings's Ko-fi Shop The world of Men is on the brink of a prophesied devastating ice age called The Fimbul Winter. The kingdoms of Γ†ndor are failing, caught in internecin...

ko-fi.com/s/8d8ecc6082 <- In support of my friend David Farris. Any little bit helps.

06.02.2026 01:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He'll be first against the wall when the hammer falls.

30.01.2026 02:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Reblog by @flyboysaviationservices Β· 1 image πŸ’¬ 0Β Β πŸ” 21  ❀️ 44Β Β·Β "There is no time to wait to be told what to do. Each of us must find out what to do and do it. For with every minute, every precious minute, the decision grows closer. Win or lo…

www.tumblr.com/flyboysaviat...

27.01.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Boy after my own heart. I did that in '77 or '78. Right before school picture day.

25.01.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

*cues up the Diana Ross*

25.01.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
motorforms on Instagram: "The 1991 Isle of Man karting race saw superkarts hitting roughly 120 mph (190 km/h), powered by 250 cc two-stroke engines producing…" The 1991 Isle of Man karting race saw superkarts hitting roughly 120 mph (190 km/h), powered by 250 cc two-stroke engines producing around 90–100 hp in machines weighing under 210 kg including the driver. Using six-speed sequential gearboxes, full fairings, and functional aerodynamic bodywork generating downforce, these karts accelerated violently on long public-road straights before braking from triple-digit speeds into narrow, uneven sections bordered by walls and curbs. With no runoff, minimal suspension, and kart-scale wheelbases, stability at speed relied entirely on aero efficiency, chassis balance, and driver commitment, making it one of the fastest and most extreme kart races ever run.#Motorforms #isleofman #karting #motorsport #racing

www.instagram.com/p/DTLeE1qicZ... <- I wanted Amazi-Girl to own one of these go-karts.

25.01.2026 00:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0