@quiddity

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Show threadquiddityFeb 22
@theresnotime Anything by Hannu Rajaniemi (especially The Quantum Thief trilogy; great post-singularity scifi). Anything by Iain M Banks (especially "Excession" and the rest of The Culture series, ditto post-singularity). If you enjoy RPG video-/tabletop-games, the Dungeon Crawler Carl series (by Matt Dinniman) is great, and has a widely acclaimed audiobook rendition if you like those. I'm currently enjoying book#2 of the "Children of Time" series by Adrian Tchaikovsky (h/t @ckoerner)
Show threadquiddityDec 15
@hankgreen 1. Rooftop solar, so that it benefits residents and not server farms. 2. Plumbing infrastructure, so everyone has clean water. 3. Micro-housing for the unhoused, so everyone has a roof and safety. 4. Libraries and community centers, so everyone has safe and helpful places to learn, collaborate, and be healthy. 5. Medical clinics, so everyone can find healthcare.
Show threadquidditySep 30, 2025
@rstevens I'm permanently miffed that "synonym toast" is not a perfect pun (that's a homonym). It was so close!
quidditySep 16, 2025
Jon WorthSep 10, 2025

Bit of a rant from me, in light of von der Leyen talking of "tech sovereignty" today

"If you’re a “thought leader” about anything in European politics, it’s imperative you practice what you preach in terms of the tech you use" 👇
https://euroblog.jonworth.eu/if-youre-a-thought-leader-about-anything-in-european-politics-its-imperative-you-practice-what-you-preach-in-terms-of-the-tech-you-use/

Show threadquiddityAug 1, 2025
@vrandecic Bidi error? If Firefox, ctrl-shift-x might fix it. That's the key combo for LTR<->RTL
Show threadquiddityJun 16, 2025

@LucasWerkmeister It's a fairly widespread and standard practice there. E.g. from Special:WhatLinksHere we can see the [[Eagle (disambiguation)]] page has incoming #section-target redirects from [[The Eagle (movie)]] and [[Eagle (film)]] and [[Eagle (song)]].

I cannot quickly identify if/where it's documented in the *many* related Guideline/ManualOfStyle pages.

I believe it's done to both match normal article-titles, plus also help with search autocomplete

Show threadquiddityJun 16, 2025
@nemobis Try sending a pigeon! https://xkcd.com/1254/
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quiddityJun 16, 2025
Micro SF/F by O. WestinJun 16, 2025

"May I have your name?" the faerie said.

"William," she said with a smile.

"Ah ah!" The faerie gave a wicked laugh. "I have your name! Now no-one will call you by it!"

"Thank you," she said.

"To win it back, you must- what?"

"I will find me a new one," she said, "one that suits me better."

#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

Show threadquiddityMay 14, 2025
@theresnotime the same process is often best for writing content, too! If in doubt, I often look at how a Featured/Good quality article does something. (Or for writing documentation, checking a handful of known-good pages)
Show threadquiddityMay 6, 2025
@aharoni For more formal mentions, I like and agree with your ideas here. -- On the more informal side... I've heard/seen (and used!) the term "neurospicy" a lot in recent years. Enwiki has a redirect for it to "neurodiversity" but it's sadly not mentioned directly in the article yet. But it's a fun label for self identification!