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Art from Rick Rowley of #SecondLife.

Podcaster off and on since 2007, DJ on Second Life since 2009.

Desideratan Universalist, for the moment.

“Evil always wins through the strength of its splendid dupes; and there has in all ages been a disastrous alliance between abnormal innocence and abnormal sin.”
― G.K. Chesterton, Eugenics and Other Evils

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futurebird , (edited ) to random
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Is it "unjust" and "mean" to not let Pica lick (but not even eat) my mozzarella sicks?

Facts:

  1. She has done this before
  2. She won't even eat them, just mouth them.
  3. She has a strong opinion about doing this.
Grizzlysgrowls ,
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@futurebird Essay? Not a TED Talk? 🙂

raccoonformality , to bookstodon group
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fun fact:

There is a book store in New York that lets you trade in used books in exchange for pickles. They are called Sweet Pickle Books and going there to get pickles is on my bucket list. :raccoon_trash:

here's there website where you can get their pickles or merch:
https://www.sweetpicklebooks.com/

@bookstodon #books #reading #bookstodon

Grizzlysgrowls ,
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@steaphan @raccoonformality @bookstodon Try bacon. People like bacon. 🙂

lowqualityfacts , to random
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I'm surprised that so many people don't know this.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

Grizzlysgrowls ,
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@lowqualityfacts Immediately made me think of the founder of the JC Penney stores -- James Cash Penney.

Likewise , to bookstodon group
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We’ve talked about not finishing books, which I have no problem doing. There are some books, that I know I will give another shot at some point. This is one such book. I’m thinking I stopped b/c something else grabbed my attention or was more pressing (ie. library book, etc-which is actually a poor excuse b/c I always have library books in).

  1. Has anyone read this?
  2. Do you have a book you DNF, but came back to later on?
    @bookstodon
Grizzlysgrowls ,
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@bookstodon My DNF on the Ring Trilogy was my first try, when I started by reading The Two Towers. Naturally, I had no effing clue what it was all about.

mtechman , to bookstodon group
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So glad I checked this one out of the library! Picked it up when I saw blurb by @grammargirl @bookstodon

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/valerie-fridland/like-literally-dude/

Grizzlysgrowls ,
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@vitaminsludge @mtechman @niamhgarvey @grammargirl @bookstodon Was amused to find out that the belief Napoleon was short, comes from the fact that French inches are longer than English inches.

skaeth , to bookstodon group
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What are your thoughts on DNF (Did Not Finish)-ing books? Do you feel guilty about it? Do you worry you missed out on something? Or are you confident in dropping a book and reaching for the next one?

At what point are you most likely to DNF, if ever? What sorts of things cause you to DNF?

My friend, book blogger Kriti, was musing on these questions a while back, and it sparked this new post: https://armedwithabook.com/dealing-with-dnf-the-practice-of-did-not-finish/

@bookstodon

Grizzlysgrowls ,
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@shauna @skaeth @bookstodon I understand completely. I read almost all of Seth Harwood's books, mostly crime novels but not all. Then I hit one that was way too violent for me and I stopped and never went back. He's a good author and a good narrator, but hey, it's crime...

Loved Scott Sigler's Galactic Football League series (SF), and I think he's got a new one out now. Pretty violent, but made sense in the context. Tried to read other works of his -- SF horror. Couldn't.

Grizzlysgrowls ,
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@skaeth @shauna @bookstodon Yeah. Heck of it is, I like Seth and I like Scott, and sort-of know them from when we were all on Podiobooks. If you like Their Sort Of Thing, I'd recommend either.

So I feel kinda bad, like letting down a friend. But those particular things of theirs just weren't for me.

lowqualityfacts , to random
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Don't these fools understand that each time they criticize my Patreon it only grows stronger?
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

Grizzlysgrowls ,
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@lowqualityfacts I bet they can't even spell Nietzsche!

Grizzlysgrowls , to random
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If you're wondering why I'm up at such a silly hour for the US Midwest... Remember @pluralistic Cory Doctorow's book "Eastern Standard Tribe?" Turns out my bioclock is syched to the Olduvai Gorge, as I figured out the other day. So far as my body is concerned it's 3:22 pm.

Maybe I should move to Tanzania?

ChrisMayLA6 , to bookstodon group
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Here's a handy guide to check yourself against; which way do you display/store/shelve your ?

I have so many that I fit a number of different categories depending on which part of he house you're in.... I doubt I'm alone in my pluralist shelving habits

@bookstodon

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/jan/17/shelf-absorbed-nine-ways-to-arrange-your-bookshelves-and-what-they-say-about-you

Grizzlysgrowls ,
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@riggbeck @ChrisMayLA6 @bookstodon Can be a legitimate usage of the word, if your content is commentary on someone else's content rather than purely original.

Grizzlysgrowls ,
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@SteveClough @riggbeck @ChrisMayLA6 @bookstodon I feel your pain. On the other hand, I listen to several podcasts that discuss language and old words. Don't know for sure how many words used to mean something else, but if someone determined it was over half of 'em, I can't say I'd be surprised. Or amazed, per the old Noah Webster joke. 🙂

Grizzlysgrowls ,
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@raindrops_and_roses @bookstodon
Podcast recommendations, lemme look:

Words For Granted - specifically an etymology podcast

And... Looked through my 300 or so subscriptions, couldn't find others by title. I recall @grammargirl Mignon Fogarty's podcast was often good for that, but I can't recall the title. Others cover word usage piecemeal sometimes, so no help there.

Betting Ms Fogarty would have better suggestions for podcasts about changes in word usage, nu?

Grizzlysgrowls ,
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@grammargirl @bookstodon I read the LinkedIn article over, and I respect his views. But a million years ago someone pointed out dictionaries don't contain definitions (they're not definitive...), they contain usages. As with most things I "know," I got it from one source and don't recall what the source was. 🙂

Curate is fine with me. Reveal, well... Used to watch a lot of home remodeling shows, so, needs must when the Devil drives.

Grizzlysgrowls ,
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@grammargirl @bookstodon So, how do you feel about "adult" as a verb? 🙂

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