Yet Another Mike

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He/Him/His -- Librarian turned Tradesperson turned GIS analyst

I love turning data into maps to tell a story

This does nothing for me theologically, but it's interesting to see it graphed out. If we read Genesis 5 literally, Adam lived to see Noah's father born.

Apropos to recent events in the literary world, I have written a long essay on why a) you should not idolize creative people, b) come to think of it, you shouldn't idolize anyone, c) holy fuck you really should not idolize ME.

https://whatever.scalzi.com/2024/08/15/please-dont-idolize-me-or-anyone-really/

Please Don’t Idolize Me (or Anyone, Really)

In the wake of the various recent allegations involving Neil Gaiman, people have been both very sad that someone who they looked up to as an inspiration has, allegedly, turned out to be something l…

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@scalzi I am constantly annoyed at myself for falling into this trap of persona = person especially since I spent a frustratingly sizable amount of my life arguing that "total depravity" =/ "unreliable source of knowledge." (I've since just walked away being near people who get in that sort of argument much to my betterment.)
@FlintDibble Random internet fist bump of support because, yeah, it's been a year. πŸ‘Š

No idea how this one happened.

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@TWSheppard iirc YT seemingly changed things so that promotion on the wider algorithm was directly proportional to the first hour of viewing. There were many complaints among the smaller channels that it also affected promotion on personal feeds as well but it's mainly based on anecdotes.
I finally caught #Covid_19 and I'm so grateful for the #COVIDvaccines I genuinely fear I would have ended up in a very bad place without them. The coughing until you can no longer breath is scary. Thankfully only a couple of times.
A message from Hisham Awartani, the #BrownUniversity student who was shot in a hate crime in Vermont.
#freepalestine

Just a reminder that Google's deletion of everything that hasn't been touched for two years inordinately affects those (a) in prison on 2 plus a day who pled guilty because the USian justice system is weighted towards those who can afford the time and extra to wage a proper legal defense, and (b) cannot afford the jacked up connection fees in corporate prisons.

#google #justice #prisons #marijuanadescheduling