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Pierce Nichols, Yak Barber
@nocleverhandle
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Engineer of ever-expanding portfolio, occasional rocket scientist, general troublemaker. These days, I build #robot #sailboats to haul cargo. May contain bad jokes, willful obscurantism, cries for help, and political rants. Raised by squirrels.
The worst part about staying up all night on the solstice is that my jokes get increasingly inappropriate as the night wears on.
TIL Chicken Tikka Masala was created recently, in Glasgow, by an identifiable person... who just died. https://www.theguardian.com/food/2022/dec/21/ali-ahmed-aslam-inventor-chicken-tikka-masala-dies-77
varelse"Sergei Lukyanenko appears on Russian TV and fantasizes about beating Ukrainian children until they learn to love mother Russia. He smiles when his conversation partner speaks fondly of genocide."
"We’re calling on the organisers of Worldcon 2023 to rescind the status of guest of honour from Sergei Lukyanenko, "
#fantastyka #fantasy #sciencefiction #books #ksiazki #ukraina #ukraine #SlavaUkraini #worldcon
Open letter to the Board of Worldcon 2023 / List otwarty do Organizatorów Worldconu 2023
(English version followed by Chinese Simplified, Polish and Russian)Fantasy and science-fiction – whether it be an optimistic vision straight from Star Trek, or Gibson’s dystopian cities – often constitute a reflection of our own world. It tells us about the future we want to see and how to achieve it. Not all opinions on that matter can be left outside when entering a convention space.Sergei Lukyanenko appears on Russian TV and fantasizes about beating Ukrainian children until they learn to love mother Russia. He smiles when his conversation partner speaks fondly of genocid...
The Chucky TV series is one of the best arguments I have seen for short copyright terms.
Hank GreenI am 100% not shitting you when I say scientists named mastodons after their teeth which they thought looked like nipples. “Mastos” as in breast. “odont” as in tooth.
We’re on a website that, in Greek, literally means “Booby Tooth.”
We’re on a website that, in Greek, literally means “Booby Tooth.”
Chris Thompson
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