Back to work on Monday. bleh. But bills must be paid. We are about to begin watching the new Jumangi movie, though, so I'm looking forward to that. :)
Dave de Burgh
@DaveDeBurgh
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Writer, Bookseller, Pekingese-dad, guitar player.
Been a while. Busy writing the third chapter of my third novel, REDEMPTION'S PRICE, to Kurzel's Assassin's Creed soundtrack - what're you all up to?
Watching Nocturnal Animals - damned riveting so far.
@Alisca Never, I'm like a Stark - I do it myself (in the strict DIY woodworking sense)... ;)
Let's talk about A.I. and the fact that, barring a massive increase/boost in computing power, we are still very, very far away from enjoying/witnessing what 'it' can/will do.
What should A.I. be used for? How could its use be regulated?
David de Groot 𓆉My good friend, and fellow photographer, Mel Sinclair, has lost her house, and her dogs in a house fire this week. She is devastated (mostly at the loss of her dog, which is understandable).
A donation page has been set up here: https://www.gofundme.com/sinclair-house-fire-in-kenmore
If you have some spare dollars, she and her parents would greatly appreciate it.
Click here to support Sinclair House Fire in Kenmore organized by Louie Christine Naumovski
We are raising money for John, Cheryl and Melanie Sinclair who today lost all they own in a house fire. As well as their 2 pet dogs Cowgirl and Bailey. It was their family home, unfortunately the insurance had lapsed, they have now been left destitute. Please every dollar counts, 100% of the fund...
@Alisca Exactly that, broadly speaking! ;) We came over to England after William the Conqueror returned from France, became Anglicised as Burkes or De Burkes, and eventually became de Burgh's. Had a couple of run-ins with dodgy monarchs along the way... I'm one of two de Burgh's in South Africa. :)
@Einahpets Same, this place is much better than Twitter, and I left FB a while ago, too; really glad I came across Mastodon. :)
@Alisca Somewhere along the line, yes - even though Chris' stage surname is 'de Burgh', it's from his mother's side; our family shares the same coat of arms, and among many other things, the same old castle in Ireland, where we were landowners. :)
My #introduction post:
I'm a bookseller and writer, in-between publishers and busy writing my third novel - also busy with what might become an important non-fiction project.
I'm a DC and Marvel fan, sometimes play guitar, and used to draw, before I began writing. Anything else about me, in short, is at http://davedeburgh.com