@mrkvm

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Some things I like: music, books, gaming, coffee, craft beer, photography, running, empathy, compassion, and kindness.

"The disappearing horizon
It brings cold comfort to my soul
An ever-present reminder
The constant face of the unknown, unknown"
- Low, "Disappearing"

PronounsHe/Him
Currently ReadingJoe Abercrombie - The Trouble with Peace
Last.fmhttps://www.last.fm/user/mrkvm
How to pronounce my username“mark vee em”
mrkvmFeb 15, 2023
Show threadAnnalee Newitz 🍜Feb 15, 2023
Though some coverage claims this is a letter from exclusively trans contributors, I want to point out that plenty of cis folks signed on. Calling it a letter "from trans people" is yet another example of trying to frame this as some kind of special interest group issue rather than a matter of human rights.
mrkvmFeb 15, 2023
Yoko's Asterisk 🏳️‍⚧Feb 15, 2023

I only contributed to the New York Times once, but I was proud to sign this letter about the Times' anti-trans bias. And I'm so happy to see all the names there alongside mine.

https://nytletter.com/

NYT Contributors’ Letter

mrkvmFeb 15, 2023
Annalee Newitz 🍜Feb 15, 2023
I'm proud to be one of the many
New York Times contributors who signed this letter calling for the paper to stop its biased and often downright hateful coverage of trans issues. http://nytletter.com #transrights
NYT Contributors’ Letter

mrkvmFeb 11, 2023
Yoko's Asterisk 🏳️‍⚧Feb 11, 2023

For my latest newsletter, I wrote a thing about JK Rowling and "separating the art from the artist." I have thoughts!

https://buttondown.email/charliejane/archive/jk-rowling-and-separating-the-art-from-the-artist/

J.K. Rowling and "Separating the Art from the Artist"

In case you've been living under some kind of magical rock, there's a new Harry Potter tie-in video game out now, called Hogwarts Legacy. I honestly wasn't...

mrkvmFeb 1, 2023
#StoutMonth is back at #Boulder based #MountainSun brew pubs. First stout month since 2020, and it’s great to see the return of this now decades-old tradition. #CraftBeer #Stout
mrkvmJan 25, 2023
Martha WellsJan 24, 2023
Tordotcom has released the cover art for System Collapse, the next Murderbot book coming out in November. The cover art is by Jaime Jones: https://www.tor.com/2023/01/24/cover-reveal-murderbot-system-collapse-by-martha-wells/ #book #books #booktodon
Revealing System Collapse, a New Murderbot Novel From Martha Wells

The million-copy, New York Times bestselling Murderbot series is back in another full-length novel adventure! We’re thrilled to share the cover of System Collapse, a new Murderbot Diaries nov…

Tor.com
mrkvmJan 24, 2023

I’m late to the party on this supremely great #NikkiNair mix for #ResidentAdvisor but boy is it one big jam. #music #electronicmusic

RA.848 Nikki Nair - 2022.09.05 by Resident Advisor on #SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.com/resident-advisor/ra848-nikki-nair-20220905

RA.848 Nikki Nair - 2022.09.05

If you haven't heard of Nikki Nair at this point, we'd invite you to come out from under that rock you're living in. But jokes aside, the last 12 months have been the Atlanta producer's year. He's tou

SoundCloud
mrkvmJan 24, 2023
Ivory by Tapbots Jan 24, 2023

Say Hello to Ivory. We are now available to all on Apple’s App Store! We have launched as “Early Access” because we still have a lot of exciting plans ahead of that will make Ivory even better. Go download it, try it free for 7 days, and experience it for yourself!

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ivory-for-mastodon-by-tapbots/id6444602274

Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots App - App Store

Download Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots by Tapbots on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Ivory for Mastodon by…

App Store
mrkvmJan 24, 2023
Federico Viticci Jan 24, 2023

Ivory by Tapbots is launching today.

This app marks the beginning of a new era for Mastodon clients on Apple platforms. It raises the bar in this category, but there’s still work to be done.

I reviewed Tweetbot 1.0 on MacStories in 2011; 12 years later, here is my review of Ivory 1.0:

Ivory for Mastodon Review: Tapbots Reborn https://www.macstories.net/reviews/ivory-for-mastodon-review-tapbots-reborn/

Ivory for Mastodon Review: Tapbots Reborn

There’s an intangible, permeating quality about Tapbots apps that transcends features and specs: craftsmanship. With Ivory, launching today on the App Store for iPhone and iPad, you can instantly appreciate that level of care and refinement that the Texas-based duo is well known for after more than a decade on the App Store. But there’s

mrkvmJan 19, 2023
If they ever make a show or film from @LordGrimdark’s novels, I hope all the battle scenes are soundtracked by #RussianCircles (and the rest by #TrentReznor and #AtticusRoss of course). #JoeAbercrombie #books #fantasy #fantasybooks