Bea Caicoya

@beacaicoya
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Trilingual Ranter
bylines at CBR and What the Force

Current projects:
- Nursing a giant #moneytree back to lushleaf

Authoryhttps://authory.com/BeaCaicoya
As I walked down the street
I found myself worrying
that everyone
and that everything
is just getting worse,
but as I walked
I saw a family in masks
and an impromptu protest,
and I reminded myself
not everyone
and not everything.

If you need some copium to get through the morning:

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A key finding is that 52% of all autocratization episodes become U-Turns, which increases to 73% when focusing on the last 30 years. The vast majority of U-Turns (90%) lead to restored or even improved levels of democracy. The data on U-Turn episodes opens up new avenues for research on autocratization and democratization that were previously treated as isolated processes, particularly it could help us understand why some processes of autocratization trigger a successful pro-democratic backlash
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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13510347.2024.2448742#abstract

Today is the day. Welcome to THE charger!

USB-C is officially the common standard for charging electronic devices in the EU.

This means:

šŸ”ŒThe same charger for all new phones, tablets and cameras
⚔ Harmonised fast-charging technology
šŸ”„ Reduced e-waste
šŸ›‘ No more ā€œSorry, I don’t have the right cableā€

One charger to rule them all.

#SingleMarket #DigitalEU 

Una información que creo que interesarÔ a los que van a recibir ayudas por las inundaciones.

Hoy en el A Vivir de la SER entrevistaron a la presidenta de la Asociación de Afectados por las Devoluciones de las Ayudas por el Terremoto de Lorca.
Comentó los problemas que han tenido porque se entiende que las ayudas son a fondo perdido sin ninguna exigencia, los decretos usan un lenguaje indescifrable, la gente no se entera, no cumple las exigencias y se le puede pedir devolver las ayudas 1/

"What kind of man would put a known criminal in charge of a major branch of government? Apart from, say, the average voter."

Terry Pratchett

#phohp

When I worked at a bookstore, I learned that when an author like Dean Koontz signs his books, their resale value goes up.
I also learned that when an author like Stephen King signs Dean Koontz's books, the price goes even higher and that Dean Koontz is not amused by this.
Yesterday I went to Holly Black's signing in Toronto and she confirmed that the Court of Teeth is in Canada (north of Hopedale, Labrador & Newfoundland), in case anyone was wondering.
#hollyblack #thestolenheir #TheCruelPrince
@pluralistic I absolutely live Naomi Novik’s books. I also discovered them last year - I started with the first Scholomance book based on a positive review and moved on from there. Spinning Silver and Uprooted are two of the best standalone fantasy novels I’ve ever read. I haven’t read all the Temeraire series yet (I last read book 5) but I’ve really enjoyed each one. It’s truly amazing how well the fusion of different genres works - historical fiction and fantasy.

Yo al profe: para hacer diferentes armonizaciones de un mismo fragmento si usas la herramienta esa de ahĆ­ puedes seleccionar todo el pentagrama y copiarlo para no tener que escribirlo todo otra vez

Su cara:

Should I buy the vampire earth to save this zombie poinsettia? (Another curbside orphan project) #plantsofmastodon #plant