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I am a software engineer ๐Ÿ’ป who likes sports ๐Ÿ‰โšฝ๐Ÿ€๐Ÿˆโšพ๐Ÿ, video games ๐ŸŽฎ๐Ÿ•น, and sitcoms ๐Ÿ“บ. I post a little bit of everything I'm interested in. Especially memes.

#tech #biking #ebike #longboarding #videogames #gaming #FOSS #privacy #urbanism #tacticalurbanism #publictransit #fuckcars #fucklawns #mentalhealth #adhd #memes

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For graphics novels:

I canโ€™t avoid bringing up Alan Mooreโ€™s Watchmen. Probably the most influential graphic novel ever written, it is a masterpiece on every level. Even if youโ€™re not into superhero comics (which this is kind of a deconstruction of) the story stands on its own.

The Sandman series by Neil Gaiman. Feel free to pirate these considering Gaiman has turned out to be a piece of human garbage. But you canโ€™t deny the mastery of this series. Gothic, romantic fantasy with incredible depth, beauty and power.

Saga by Brian K. Vaughan is a popular space opera series by one of the best writers in comics. Just really charismatic and engaging, great art, great characters and a narrative that effortlessly carries you along for the ride.

Sweet Tooth by Jeff Lemire is a strange, unique post apocalypse story. Great writing and characters but very dark and the overarching plot is kind of weird (but not really the point of the story).

I highly recommend the Red Rising series BTW ๐Ÿ˜†

#booksuggestions I've been meaning to get into manga, comic books, or visual novels. If I were to say I am a huge Sci-fi/Fantasy fan, especially of The Red Rising series by Pierce Brown, what suggestions would y'all have?

I tried looking up suggestions myself, but it's a little daunting with so many series to choose from. ๐Ÿ˜… Especially with many series spanning 10+ issues!

@[email protected] @[email protected] @bookstodon #Books

It's that time of year again, when I like to remind people that the Salvation Army is a conservative Christian organization.

They firmly believe that marriage should only be between het couples and have a history of treating LGBTQ ppl (in their care and employ) poorly.

Please donate elsewhere!

Sphere has chosen. Do not taunt Sphere.

#VoteBlue

Wanting to live in the end times is kind of cowardly since it absolves of you of the burden of building a better future. Some great compelling force will come down from on high and sort it all out.

Since you don't really know what times you face it's more responsible and brave to live as if these are the "Beginning Times" instead. And with great effort you may do a tiny bit of good that lasts a few decades beyond your grave.

Perseid Meteors over Stonehenge.
NASA APOD Aug 12, 2024.

This stunning image is composed of pics of Stonehenge, the Milky Way and multiple meteor streaks, taken during the night of Aug 9 by astrophotographer Josh Dury, who describes it as "the cosmic light-show โ€˜rainingโ€™ down on the prehistoric ruins of Stonehenge."

The meteor paths appear slightly curved due to the camera's wide-angle lens.

Image Credit & Copyright: Josh Dury
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240812.html
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APOD: 2024 August 12 โ€“ Perseid Meteors over Stonehenge

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

The MAGA crowd loves to say anybody to the left of them is a snowflake and hates the #USA

Meanwhile there is only one group of people I'm seeing that are boasting they won't watch the #olympics and actively hoping that #TeamUSA does not do well.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Jorge Luis Borges: I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library ๐ŸŽจ CallaAndAI ๐Ÿ”– #AI #AIart #books #libraries #reading https://readerupdated.com/2023/01/19/amazing-middle-earth-libraries-created-with-artificial-intelligence/
Amazing Middle-earth libraries created with artificial intelligence

These outstanding Tolkien-style images come from an artist who is calling herself CallaAndAI, and offers โ€œHuman/AI hybrid art.โ€

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The CrowdStrike IT outage is a good reminder that if you don't have a disaster recovery (DR) plan in place, there will be consequences. There will be many meetings and discussions about the need for DR, but by the end of the year, it will likely be forgotten amidst the usual job cuts, new priorities, and questions about IT budgets. This cycle will continue until another IT outage strikes. I speak the truth and nothing else. If I'm wrong, correct me below. #sysadmin #IT