2026-04-11T16:47:40+02:00 https://nostr.ae Bryan Wright https://nostr.ae/npub1r023632durmwq7rw7h8ts5n579k06vau9ja7tdctz9rtjjc3vrtqaff6ma https://cdn.fosstodon.org/accounts/avatars/108/352/298/741/346/483/original/c0020252cdea40a4.jpg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/accounts/avatars/108/352/298/741/346/483/original/c0020252cdea40a4.jpg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9a2qtatgq0jv9sl6hpgcw0mg3wpctvaq9qc5ezgd30jjqhw28zxgzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvdey03n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx8swzy8zxukcgymva8knpvs92ydukh88p4j4lwnrfknhtf3vm63cz2qjey'>nevent1q…qjey</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Shrewed choice 2026-04-21T13:06:11+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf8lnp5xma8rkjx3g55cputh6la2pmlrgf7cccfcc25vppelp2vkczyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvy2zq20 We went for a walk by the Rivanna on Sunday. There were many large patches of mayapples (Podophyllum peltatum) along the shady trail. Most of the plants have a single broad leaf on an upright stalk, like a serrated umbrella, but occasional plants have two diverging umbrellas with a blossom emerging between them.<br/><br/>#plants #photography<br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/116/442/284/443/673/815/original/925353593d0c29a6.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-21T12:55:49+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv09eu2t44mrtnmes84qx2d5mh35lernc4djejmpj3y5dtjxvv58gzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdv3xvslt A poor little stilt bug who&#39;s lost one stilt, sitting on a garlic mustard blossom.<br/><br/>#insects #hemiptera #arthropods #photography<br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/116/436/662/443/620/906/original/4a1994cfded3445a.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-20T13:10:17+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8ryyazn83r466tvythrzz55njzms5lqdhcwhd93wytkxfgxm0qjszyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvsgcenc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqt2nhrh33c65g4wnjerhcrmzdsdvf43vzc5mc6u980uha4q95kuc0w8vua'>nevent1q…8vua</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Tetrahedron &lt;-&gt; Tetrahedron 2026-04-20T12:29:40+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxp5tuy545vvunqta644akqe0msmpv4aqv9hktnky62h7duhgtrwqzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdv6mwq96 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdgt36uqzxyq4fhl7cc5klhpnjqlukqcv4x2m2wxtcgllhmrwzcvss6ag59'>nevent1q…ag59</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I thoroughly enjoyed reading her novel _Devil at Westease_ recently. I&#39;d somehow expected something dense and pretentious, but it wasn&#39;t that at all. It was a pleasant, straightforward murder mystery with a predictable, albeit implausible, resolution. 2026-04-19T16:09:37+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv7e9ptre70xadt78nfjxmv7m4gkqud5hsrzuv87qspjny4fjk6tqzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvcqpefj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd7fhgrjlk4tmq5vm6vkjds2tydunyaugrfcje0nhlkcxm22gzlqs46asc9'>nevent1q…asc9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Imagine if reporters used this techique when interviewing politicians! 2026-04-14T01:13:37+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdfz78t5h2hv3y3fylsdrv8xu2ymv3cnxgua7mch634y7jja75lkqzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdv06e5fe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgjd3ur7mtwqltl88jf7f23r8sqdu5s7pette5ga5wpe6c7yzd9mqp2r243'>nevent1q…r243</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m so sorry. I hope you and your family can find the space you need to grieve, and some comfort in each other. 2026-04-12T22:58:33+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstsvx66j3hkjx4jf7wqyf0n4dxgwcr4v4mwz5fe76lgtxgq0rwd7qzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvafnc2u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst9twaf82p4dqgtaz3ndz765fr6yce9jhvu3hn5acu4rs8uhewcrghag7f6'>nevent1q…g7f6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;This author has chosen to make their posts visible only to people who are signed in.&#34; 2026-04-12T22:48:24+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxy7853vse8427d2fd3gy6p0lnvxvv9unljm3qvrj6wx70x46c48szyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvwc0pcu I&#39;ve been re-reading _Love and Rockets_ and I&#39;m surprised at what a sympathetic character Vivian Solis is when she&#39;s first introduced. Vivian is a beautiful, loud, self-centered, annoying, impatient person. She has no idea why people do the things they do. Their reactions are a mystery to her, and this frustrates and bewilders her, but she&#39;s become numb to it much of the time. Sometimes it&#39;s too much, and she seems to want to grab people, shake them, and shout &#34;Explain it to me!&#34;<br/><br/>#comics 2026-04-12T01:56:45+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv32tuk49qysylu44q5gw4ax48ddz4k7w6xgs7lvrrvlcvrn82kmqzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvlj5ys2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg5c6d97xh2dqak90j7z30cq85pl88xprcv2n5xweredvak0c4h3c38vzvs'>nevent1q…vzvs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It was even more interesting than I expected. Tea connects very directly to culture, history, biology, literature, art, economics... not to omit &#34;beverages&#34;. 2026-04-11T16:47:39+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsptsxtpr2z4z3tftdudf4euwkrj2f3fllfghzgfal5xzc8fcqglzczyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvr9kv4u Our university hosted a Global Tea Conference this week. I was only able to attend a few of the talks on Friday afternoon, but I now tave a ton of new tea facts with which to regale my family. For example:<br/><br/>* Did you know that most tea sold in the US is imported from Argentina? They harvest it by machine, so it costs $0.68/ounce. Tea imported from Japan is $12.88/ounce.<br/><br/>* Have you heard of green tea planthoppers? They improve the flavor of tea by feeding on it.<br/><br/><a href="https://uva.theopenscholar.com/global-tea/">https://uva.theopenscholar.com/global-tea/</a><br/><br/>#tea 2026-04-11T13:18:58+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd7gtsltrgdjphummwukmnd48ner0jq097g658jx2fzmv06rf5cqqzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdv7ryjfj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszz6lu6wr2sqnyer83aj2jt30nmq8amf3lh3nx4ssm3qynpl84dwce8gyyt'>nevent1q…gyyt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Congratulations! 2026-04-11T12:29:38+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2ja6fgjkcwxn5xa49fkzfsnwt24da8x855ku8z40a5s287gljuuczyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvx0gatr Yay! A new Subnormality comic!<br/><br/><a href="https://viruscomix.com/subnormality.html">https://viruscomix.com/subnormality.html</a> 2026-04-09T02:06:13+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgmummxxec6amf8k8dprj43atedsv5zxkzm9cvwerjhrmylp37usszyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvarqsh5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvypcnlvsls9samvrwmw3h3njnegux8lae5xss33wa0e5upmydjkc2p482h'>nevent1q…482h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I would guess bradford pear 2026-04-08T18:36:42+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9arl699pjkmpw4vv7z3ekquggk8e8atqy4uhk570gr5hcz3pxtuszyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvtlgzzx Some interesting earthbound historical context around manned missions to the moon.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.sciencenews.org/article/moon-landing-minneapolis-ice">https://www.sciencenews.org/article/moon-landing-minneapolis-ice</a> 2026-04-02T14:06:40+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszxxus8cn0fv0pja00gv430wngva5k7jqugnxtn4vx5gd4qkdj02czyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvh00ex2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8junfx7zc03wwh5qaf358hdz5dtfjh8n3tumhka2hyk0smm3h2dc9ltv7w'>nevent1q…tv7w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, but do you have a porridge drawer?<br/><br/><a href="https://beige.party/@a/111482677763655343">https://beige.party/@a/111482677763655343</a> 2026-03-31T13:11:33+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrd0pk0x6cqawvfnzqcatueclj6tf5q5f8uykfqu2whvh50sfwx7czyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvzq0ph9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswvjpuf3zrz3lc06lq20mal7z6pl3j0s09393ryu5apx2q065v5lgvfg7ul'>nevent1q…g7ul</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No &#34;enter&#34; key. Just boop to enter. 2026-03-31T12:53:18+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvnlm0wnd048ultqvsjt7qp5z4sd9u9h2hrqngxz3prfkvc7wprfqzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvw5wsls So. Daredevil: Born Again S2.<br/><br/>The first episode was OK. It&#39;s less rushed and they&#39;re giving the characters a little room to breathe. I like the attention they&#39;re giving to Heather Glenn, with consequences carried over from season 1.<br/><br/>OTOH, the writers seem to forget that Matt is a ninja. He can be silent when he wants to, and he applies only the appropriate amount of force.<br/><br/>A dash of humor would be nice, but I&#39;m hoping Jessica Jones will provide that later.<br/><br/>Grade: &#34;Pass&#34; on a pass/fail basis 2026-03-30T03:15:49+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszzeqtgajusy8e32kjn3j42nm2gmrzj5qa6lrwglznvyr2yp86w7czyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvcw0jyp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfvtq3ssakmun2tgzxqammchp7wyj97m7ag3gp7kwe7j6gp39xttcss6v7j'>nevent1q…6v7j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Decides that killing deer is wrong, dedicates life to making restitution 2026-03-30T02:53:42+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9azt0zuquje70qrgr5gpgyg8qu7fuw285kweh3xmw22yhlr8uwmqzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdv3drc3g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgaz29kprkwzpkcxrr5xlwtudc350wunpdlp894hkmjk7etpm5kmghfsvdv'>nevent1q…svdv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s a beautiful photo! 2026-03-29T19:11:09+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxh9v0ld2qzezjf8tcsnmf4p26332mlq67ayv7pqeukacktm5cuugzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdv3fc3xp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrg33a6fjz0fekzl4qh4prkqzy7kgm30wmgw0e20lp936kuyjad4gvsm7jd'>nevent1q…m7jd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>First of all, it helps to be a southerner. Some of the protesters are deeply religious people who would wholeheartedly agree with those words. But in their case, that&#39;s why they&#39;re there protesting! 2026-03-29T01:40:30+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq8t2g2ccsa92gveynm4frw5k7sj3j6s3xszuwzd3nemczynexn2czyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvha2mjw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst0wfrc9c99m57cp8pa3fqjjyp73zryw4qp9alrhc3maajlt7xfdq4kf6us'>nevent1q…f6us</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>One person drove by and shouted &#34;The only king is Jesus!&#34; I&#39;m not sure whether to count this driver as a supporter or not.<br/><br/>A few seemingly hostile folks drove by and shouted unintelligible things, prompting my son to opine that if you&#39;re going to be obnoxious you should at least enunciate clearly.<br/><br/>Most drivers waved or honked in a friendly way. 2026-03-29T00:23:05+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs97vtv8a42qw8ufxwzw7jtrjsqszpau6a39uyz7m6er4a64wzcjsczyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvuc2qxu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf0wlf4xheaqkwfc7uef6vga7u7zg9w60jdhjzkpvegffv3kn90pcaw3fd6'>nevent1q…3fd6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ha! I wasn&#39;t aware of that part of its reputation. My wife grew up near there. I&#39;ll have to ask her about this. 2026-03-29T00:13:08+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrv2g6hpqte4tjahpwz4wm2330v9guruzhgcv7c9pkklemwzq27cczyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvrrp73p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgwccy6xsxjjkk9lzracctprtdcyuxxlzqyt2pqu4m4eg902z6hvqdhtqru'>nevent1q…tqru</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m glad she&#39;s OK! 2026-03-28T23:47:47+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfrtp46vp3egatyvl8nnush22sukaud4wcgek37xtsz932xvagngszyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdv4gwuq3 We went to a #NoKings rally today in the small town of Orange, in rural Virginia. My guess is that there were a couple of hundred people there. This is a red town in a red county, but the vast majority of the cars passing by were supportive.<br/><br/>These public displays are important in places like that. They show the protesters and the sympathetic people driving by that we&#39;re not alone.<br/><br/>When a driver showed disapproval I thought &#34;There&#39;s only one of you. Look at all of us.&#34; 2026-03-28T23:39:15+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspg2dq7kqcnsvl74lruswrcg4y2f5xzjw2q5q8y53807g8kqz5myczyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvt2q7xe I&#39;ve been rearranging our audio files, putting them all onto a Jellyfin server, and I came across a recording of this, captured from a scratchy LP. Back during the 80s I loved this album and played it constantly. Sometime in the 90s I heard them live here at UVa. Apparently, this album still gives me goosebumps.<br/><br/>Darol Anger, Barbara Higby, Mike Marshall, Todf Phillips, and Andy Narell<br/>Live at Montreux<br/><br/><a href="https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1XqDzrUg1kR9iDHY-ZDXBYmc968VhnIg">https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1XqDzrUg1kR9iDHY-ZDXBYmc968VhnIg</a><br/><br/>#music 2026-03-23T23:44:05+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszzt9y4v8qjflkt4wccx4m5pmnyvxjmv8sqs7u2cjdvmfc4mu9v9qzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvwh2vjr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw43m3wt9955gcu8qryuhfa8mctecj9qq5gehf3plgpzsvc8g9l8s9858r4'>nevent1q…58r4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I read it through Hoopla too! I hope you enjoy it. 2026-03-22T14:00:57+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx29jhaprccjc83wvw5s4evm8cs7pehxn6jg2gzduq02aptff0f5czyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvzsws6p Another comic:<br/><br/>_All the Living_ is a beautiful comic drawn and written by Roman Muradov. Each panel could be framed and hung on a gallery wall.<br/><br/>The story opens with the soul of a woman drifting down, like a fallen leaf, into the underworld. &#34;Is this Hell?&#34; she asks. &#34;It&#39;s nice.&#34; Her attempt at suicide fails, though, and she returns to life, but now she&#39;s haunted by her own ghost.<br/><br/>A witty, ambivalent book about life, death, and coping.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/9798875002427">https://www.publishersweekly.com/9798875002427</a><br/><br/>#comics #books 2026-03-22T13:09:33+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv8t3hmtevejl8stsgef5ymr7zfwtfvh0qd3jee7gkjklp8jf55sszyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvh558r3 Another recently-read comic:<br/><br/>_Prodigy_ by Mark Millar is about Edison Crane, the smartest man in the world. There&#39;s an obvious comparison to DC&#39;s Mr. Terrific, but these stories remind me more of Doc Savage (without the gang of sidekicks). They&#39;re pure Adventure with a capital A. I lost track of how many lost civilizations he encounters.<br/><br/>One variant cover shows him riding a flaming motorcycle over a chasm while typing on a laptop. That sums him up well.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mrmarkmillar.com/comics/prodigy">https://www.mrmarkmillar.com/comics/prodigy</a><br/><br/>#comics #books 2026-03-22T01:45:55+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvzwzwj98vmpcxwf9u5tfph8svdlnsgt5m9zf5fxk3hfm6jva7quqzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvjgwsx2 The 1st of a few posts about comics:<br/><br/>_The Tin Can Society_ by Peter Warren and Francesco Mobili is a &#34;Big Chill&#34; type of story. A group of childhood friends grow up and drift apart, then come together again when one of them dies. In this case, the dead man was a superhero, and he was murdered.<br/><br/>As the mystery unravels we see the past of each character. The plot is fun, fast-paced, and highly implausible, but this is a book for your heart, not your brain.<br/><br/><a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/tin-can-society-tp-vol-1">https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/tin-can-society-tp-vol-1</a><br/><br/>#comics #books 2026-03-22T01:23:54+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs98z4jqgg5r9knhznl99dhp3unj4q8qjgkg5w5d33jf0zd28u42cqzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdv5sha5v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2lnnujwfnk77wgq0fdxq2643xp2ww0vzsk24ysaqcsc55g4dzxxq5am7wh'>nevent1q…m7wh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The floor is clearly lava 2026-03-21T12:15:37+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxh924rpfcpr328vtyhc06m68gg0q09da9uh8axpygt3pqlt39n5gzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvwhk92x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf43vqtmwm752m5umuqhm3tf3f8qjevfdk7wtu59nwwpn94kzmtsgg4c3de'>nevent1q…c3de</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A gubernatorial election made Schwarzenegger the Gubernator 2026-03-21T11:29:41+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs943mk3vu8p3vkz2nmarl72ma9zwd4fj7652wy9s7ph7rmktepmmqzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdva9kzvz Arrgh. I use Canvas for teaching, and it&#39;s broken. My students upload the programs they write (.cpp files) to Canvas. Normally, they can then preview the file to confirm that it uploaded successfully. This week, instead of a preview they get the cryptic message &#34;JWT rejected: JTI has already been used&#34;. Instructure (the company that makes Canvas) agrees there&#39;s a problem but doesn&#39;t seem to be in a hurry to fix it. Any Instructure people out there? 2026-03-19T14:23:57+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx4kftz35m0u3q9j478k03vqqfxflj2cgrc47umqf4sznw935xz0szyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvphmhtl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst6eq3scvjzr49x57zudjtxk9hpk69ehpnfynuck5tr4f4hwgk5mc5v8w3h'>nevent1q…8w3h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Happy Birthday! 2026-03-17T00:31:00+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgtnymgucf9m7vkkkg3u9w5x2js7rqt05uqc4f5ts06ful4zkqzmgzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdv4c7u0q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8e336g6xqjjy8r9ew0ftw4xjf4at8mtdtx0tk72kk9sc0w0akdkgh4s8c8'>nevent1q…s8c8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Congratulations! I read it just last weekend and enjoyed it very much. Thanks for writing it. 2026-03-16T13:05:57+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9j5pgjpqgrnj0p52398dr75s09d0pg23f6p84g9sjhmezyhyz3xczyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdv3j4v8v I made a couple of apple pies yesterday in honor of Pi Day. The apples were ones we sliced, dehydrated, and sealed in a quart jar in 2011 -- fifteen years ago! They looked and tasted like they&#39;d been dried yesterday.<br/><br/>So much has happened during the last fifteen years that eating these pies feels like eating apples from a lost Golden Age.<br/><br/>Are they Idunna&#39;s apples? Discordia&#39;s? The fruit of Eden&#39;s tree? 2026-03-15T14:07:19+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8mvdj4r5g9lgj8pm999ulmvamj9rhmlnyzkevp929d5a4z93u2gqzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvhynpk7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr7a97y79cgk6h4yljkrr0h0t6zhdej27jju8rlrrsr5j66je3e7c38u666'>nevent1q…u666</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;i have had my ups and downs<br/>but wotthehell wotthehell<br/>yesterday sceptres and crowns<br/>fried oysters and velvet gowns<br/>and today i herd with bums<br/>but wotthehell wotthehell<br/>i wake the world from sleep<br/>as i caper and sing and leap<br/>when i sing my wild free tune<br/>wotthehell wotthehell<br/>under the blear eyed moon<br/>i am pelted with cast off shoon<br/>but wotthehell wotthehell&#34; 2026-03-15T12:03:34+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrgu7jluu4xslag6zt89244gkc2w0w5u3sjm26r649na7dktezn5gzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvcynytd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspn55p4q4xwjn3jz3tenmlym7vt40j8sly0pqtrj96ut5hnphmhlgu2j2c2'>nevent1q…j2c2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s where Wildberger is coming from, too. One of the underlying themes in all of his videos is viewing mathematical structures as data structures. 2026-03-13T02:54:44+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrqcnwfpj8fqk9dyssjt2qlvm0uz84s7nt8gqyfnz0kjdkrtmglpczyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdv4dmd3c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvhrns73h9kawm4zssg8zqqfypnacjhq0h72aye3hmvqmp9npv22se0j0tv'>nevent1q…j0tv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Are you familiar with Norman Wildberger&#39;s &#34;box arithmetic&#34;? This would fit right in with his illustrations.<br/><br/><a href="https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIljB45xT85B0aMG-G9oqj-NPIuBMnq8z">https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIljB45xT85B0aMG-G9oqj-NPIuBMnq8z</a> 2026-03-13T01:55:33+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq8u7gn6kdpd4a4l226qh49kq476x5fhn6c7t5pmrzupz0ncx9xpczyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvuna5ws In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstu9clawzlx5xnhv95j498su6tzfp3q9ya6ttjw3xver88tdd2x9gr2c9kv'>nevent1q…c9kv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m glad to hear it. 2026-03-09T00:34:58+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs90hrjs4r4rs7gtqa5hd5uhgghamvra5c066jm5z0dyhq5r64f25qzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvvjf7d6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsya3zumqk0337v6arc8dsa6x8c5tm3lez3vkawk6n82tthfzzwrccp6gjzh'>nevent1q…gjzh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ouch! Does the knee still work? 2026-03-08T21:14:25+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqxav7n2mzeed0j2kxz3363h83vve6fj5nn2ug84aj5tu2hfz550szyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvgq0rhf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfy5mf8rgtalna9q8wkqfxu957qfsm0zlgx0zv368l73wvshxl6zscjshkc'>nevent1q…shkc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Gojira! 2026-03-08T21:06:47+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqagxgujl5g78mpwz3nt7fwe8sc2u89mnt3hv9nyh3va0wsj495qgzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdv4whjtw From _Run_ by Ann Patchett:<br/><br/>&#34;God could have been the masses in which he told people how best to prepare for the glorious life everlasting, the one they couldn&#39;t see as opposed to the one they were living at that exact moment in the pews of the church hall, washed over in the stained glass light. How wrongheaded it seemed now to think that the thrill of heartbeat and breath were just a stepping stone to something greater. What could be greater than the armchair, the window, the snow?&#34;<br/><br/>#books 2026-03-07T23:14:41+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxlqz6j5q4v097tddcnd0myaej8rdnf3k6gusa69zd245kkt3a69gzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvdha2c8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswcvhxqzd2gwzxk2qkaa87mf5xsd088zakc8555dtdqggvqny473c963pl0'>nevent1q…3pl0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We might just be saying the same thing in different ways, but maybe not. That&#39;s OK though. People are different and complicated, and understanding is hard. We all try to make sense of the world as well as we can. 2026-03-07T19:09:35+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv8k48dsl04gg8cynlnygw4xxq5d29n3ry005a4prw90kpq4zthwczyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvxsy2ue In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2dda49ezdrssh0sq6uzcgahw5mvs7h4cun9uw65407etvckr63rqsh5w8z'>nevent1q…5w8z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I guess I would draw the analogy a different way. Love is the taste. Our knowledge of the chemistry and physiology behind it might be incomplete, but nonetheless the strawberry tastes sweet. 2026-03-07T18:44:45+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsta8ptpnj3nmkqw9g3tsf5dv7zezcyqmfaw3hlf0nff8nfwdfm0xgzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvsa4e2p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8hsclz8x6aapshjyrqfyzja6sa5x2r8cxlxp98sqlz4q5zc0tves0xvrxu'>nevent1q…vrxu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I read this as though it were spoken by Worf, from Star Trek: The Next Generation. 2026-03-07T18:19:22+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszaaln8vystj90t96wu204q3z0zw4pklf93k99spvujethxp8jr0czyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdv57p40d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrzwy43f2gk5qs6vmdg2mr2t3h25r4lp9smaqflghcs3jhfsdgx8gc7w8ww'>nevent1q…w8ww</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was thinking more about not knowing all of the facts about someone&#39;s life, which comes up again and again in this book, but loving them anyway, even though that love might be hung on a complete misunderstanding. We make up reasons to justify love, but often the love comes first and the reasons come later, and aren&#39;t really necessary.<br/><br/>&#34;Understanding&#34; is a whole other level, and I don&#39;t know if many people achieve that. 2026-03-07T18:11:54+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrmswyhlv3uuvszm4x4s79928p24d88f9ytx2wkkr7jqz7sgvw0rqzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvegr6w0 I finished reading _Run_ by Ann Patchett. This is the kind of novel that&#39;s so good I had to step away from it a few times, letting what I&#39;d read so far soak in before going on.<br/><br/>It&#39;s about the nature and nurture of familes, and and about how little we know about the people we love and how little that matters.<br/><br/>It covers 2 snowy days in the life of a former Boston mayor and his 3 sons, when their lives intersect with the mother and daughter of another family.<br/><br/>#books<br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/116/187/907/193/174/230/original/a9899b3b8b169c72.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-07T13:47:53+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2dcs6eaexwq6j8uk490ltg9wc592dhryej0cnvdw7s44ahu0zpvczyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvhpyz02 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswf3r2fcw9frvjd8a5k0m2gc3r7r0q55f4hzyhj8v2zaaaze04v8gp22gmt'>nevent1q…2gmt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I dreamed about this again last night. There was a person who could memorize stories. The stories were elongated tussocks of grass that glided along the brick walkways like caterpillars. As a story went by, the memorizer would commit each blade of grass to memory, until she knew the story perfectly. 2026-03-07T13:17:42+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswf3r2fcw9frvjd8a5k0m2gc3r7r0q55f4hzyhj8v2zaaaze04v8gzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvf3xdfz This is a little gothic chapel on UVa&#39;s otherwise neoclassical red brick / white columns grounds. A few nights ago I dreamed that the area around this building was covered with shoulder-high cattails. Brick-paved paths wound through them, for the benefit of people allergic to cattails (dream logic!)<br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/116/183/625/020/376/983/original/d3848c3f0f12f7a8.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-06T20:01:08+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfawpsmlgq9kp6yz3sfm7ecp3cspm4xctqdl4225caetxt475tupgzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvvkunuy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvcf3w2dycuwkmycmwma8z7a22s36yhdd7mmz2kmaj9md3qqqrt5cvntux2'>nevent1q…tux2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Doling out largesse to the peasants, er, pheasants 2026-03-06T16:12:22+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqsetqjjm9ldhf7uyjkjh63rl2qgurxd48jkwyrl4jgws0safje7qzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvrmejp6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg7eezfmqjvnqsz8utvhl2dcznqg683jgcyh7ywuh5qf3k0p9z85q5tqpvd'>nevent1q…qpvd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s the SUPER bass-o-matic. Accept no substitutes. 2026-03-06T15:56:51+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8zm0hlek07ajrhn06x2na0a39qt3qarf7wkxt4vqsh9x2ac8jn8czyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdv503u69 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8xclj3dwvx9gtcp7vxwstrlu64dpy3vmej9yz3yp6c3tg2rxl0wc6rh7h9'>nevent1q…h7h9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Moose in a bag 2026-03-06T15:54:52+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrk9rkt7es4kahnhn85yweqrhy45vjhvlqunzx2dq35wqhyzuwwwczyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdv92xpkq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw40008tvm2wtrm2p7pq7xmcw9a5t8e0mjnctm4trdusuja7guv8qfs8ttg'>nevent1q…8ttg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hesitant to test whether my cats are lickable, but how else can I know if they qualify for these treats?<br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/116/182/580/787/946/291/original/0b64a5ebeb467274.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-06T15:01:31+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstp46gufukxz3930ahhjswk5wrkkecxv0x3a59wkvkv2xuz988l8szyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvepwg53 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdau9g6vu9ep962e2y0qrxa5n7tgyp6jpzjdvjw8eqa7rzu998x5qppntpe'>nevent1q…ntpe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>(empty) Da boids ate da woims 2026-03-05T18:36:28+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0urq9xnmphy87d0us7ksz3cwwl3s5nxfdua9a3sl4ray074c6g5gzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvtpamzx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyzcf28e9wqxdkwlnxhn7ta5h7u6puzzg33uudxsa2sz6nk9gcvkgqlkwq0'>nevent1q…kwq0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/UhCoAltn12A">https://youtu.be/UhCoAltn12A</a> 2026-03-04T18:45:11+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy59xft42n48kluff3hadc5jg55l2dnvnmgk7cdkam5sppxudd65szyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvqfvrgt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs24zujkayzwpk9shesv7hj9rl00cfkc4rj4nw5kpsnv67ezkxwufclftfxu'>nevent1q…tfxu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And he wrote his works at the desk that had belonged to his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan. 2026-03-02T20:49:24+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr0p3unanxayc2ntw5ncyz34eve9f5js9e372ny4z3peujh8th3jszyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvan0jyn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr4frkk426vcmjmwf3t2nzgfx002879r55xe0fy3dxtc6zhaayfpcx8xvrl'>nevent1q…xvrl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You are a menace. 2026-03-01T14:51:59+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs88x7f2gm2fqals9uyc6qkdk8nwxf43x658df04lz9548xmygcyhszyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdv7rr6xq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqq4n3yl0pvrachlxrxyj9f9my4ex9fu0d3jv9v77refnsvexh3es7g62z9'>nevent1q…62z9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Looking in the opposite direction, you might be interested in _After Man: A Zoology of the Future_ by Dougal Dixon.<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Man">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Man</a> 2026-03-01T12:23:10+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs92p3ljcc4qpc9tc8t6w6w6j8g55wxr5svtxsxht9ahc5g79mvu2szyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvx2l78c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvcg9kapumg5rq3289u4a9mmtdsc244dsguq2sknpemaq6t4ecgmcpzynd5'>nevent1q…ynd5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Some guy walks out of his hut one morning and says &#34;What the heck is this?&#34;, and that becomes the name for it. 2026-03-01T03:28:46+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvszcckczrh8ml7ltuwg70yjeat9rsue8wkvhsshzm7zjqcc8y5fgzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvp7efaw As a kid, I read a lot of Gold Key comics, including Magnus, Robot Fighter. Lately I&#39;ve been enjoying Dynamite&#39;s 2017 re-imagining of Magnus as a woman who&#39;s a psychologist for troubled artificial intelligences.<br/><br/>It&#39;s a fun twist to turn the Crash! Pow! of the original Magnus into the examination of robots&#39; troubled minds by a sympathetic human.<br/><br/>#comics 2026-03-01T03:26:39+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8ngeyx52rk5zpgxy0kh4snyrfn9pderpcfeqgru2ddf28z898wdszyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvphlk3x Earlier, my son unexpectedly tossed me a snack bar, prompting a whole discussion about &#34;manna from heaven&#34; and leading to this fascinating Wikipedia article.<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manna">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manna</a><br/><br/>Among other tidbits, people have interpreted the word &#34;manna&#34; as meaning &#34;What is it?&#34;, and suggested it was hemp seeds, or honeydew from aphids!<br/><br/>My vote for most poetic passage says that manna was &#34;ensured to be clean, before it arrives, by the sweeping of the ground by a northern wind and subsequent rains&#34; 2026-03-01T03:15:11+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsffn3gsfrw94e3g47gfd9aflqz070pnfw7wsqlkq3waaprlk03a0czyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdv49ann7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgw680tvs9kcscx95eh6hc9p2kvfteqt4llxzn25azzj7updwadvqzc3rs4'>nevent1q…3rs4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The picture is missing the yellowed piece of paper with boot instructions, taped to the rack. 2026-02-25T18:27:13+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxeckjucgjwlkcsytn36jyyqyspuvaqc5fhaf50hkxe3l0kyhzasqzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdv5pr5qm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs299wmf309msanzd83hp78munuvknrgk6r6gycyjr9ed8s2wjgh7qlhkfpl'>nevent1q…kfpl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I should get one of those! 2026-02-23T18:27:35+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdue94xtsreek4m3wrn6uzucqsfgdtg9nm2sq3qyacmj3pcr2ey5szyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvdnkxdw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv82csfaj4je5z5ys53xhfa36aa2qnux7vkuthd2dmyplt06z55uswcguk5'>nevent1q…guk5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Ask your Lord of Chaos if Stormbringer is right for you.<br/><br/>Side effects may include ennui and loss of loved ones.&#34; 2026-02-22T13:09:43+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxkewrr7yj42vvk2agn0ykaq5v5q4gj3a7kqslpervdd06c84znlszyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdv74w6fm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9zrjsgsv9yzevmhq4tz7kt0ane3j38f5e65wgehrs9uuyxckxf6q245w5v'>nevent1q…5w5v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I love hydrangeas. Sadly, after many beautiful years, ours died a mysterious death. 2026-02-21T13:33:25+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqfy46cwtn3cqgz9m3eec643j5pk4zx7pv8harlwykk6gxrh58yyqzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvf4xvvh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrw46wnpwvcrl8jmr2pzqfsa65u2hcfuuhhduc485dl2m4ta6ft8g7kzh7y'>nevent1q…zh7y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I read this as &#34;pickled apples and pelicans&#34;! 2026-02-21T13:31:09+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy7qxrhlur30655vvcehd99yn4kjgjsfwdwemtyl3enj8657m6t7szyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvdy7ac5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvkxj4z9nqw90hsvs4v9d9hxrj627e89rh8q8vvkyjevrkdnmgwqqr5tdje'>nevent1q…tdje</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable,<br/>I sound my barbaric AWP over the roofs of the world.&#34; 2026-02-20T00:12:14+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvlcydhcxgav44pl8dnqz4mwd30p22rutpxpmdg7qu24hkh835g9qzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvx3rmls Birthday books!<br/><br/>_Automatic Noodle_ by Annalee Newitz (I asked for this one and I&#39;m looking forward to reading it!)<br/><br/>_The Black Angels_ by Maria Smilios, a history of the black nurses who worked in tuberculosis hospitals<br/><br/>Three books by Abraham Verghese, two novels and a history. I hadn&#39;t heard of this author before, but my wife thinks I&#39;ll like him. He&#39;s one of those inconceivably accomplished people: a physician, an academic, and a best-selling author of fiction.<br/><br/>#books<br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/116/095/006/536/072/769/original/058dfd9edfc49c87.jpg"> <br/> 2026-02-19T04:06:30+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxx0k8ae4mtzqharysz40992evak8g8gahqvje2xahxjz9t2f8rfszyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvqj6awq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq6mdcf5r8rcwukd54uysuq6emau3jfeuhes3ygcn8cwt7vg97glgn7g4u0'>nevent1q…g4u0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>R.I.P.<br/>(Recently Insulted Possum) 2026-02-19T03:09:37+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs00s6r4zgnlrtuprxh83weyznhj5z5x6cwtc68yhdh5czcl4f4g9szyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdv027l3f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp0hd3nrhcunjsvnm005v5w8xnue8qlht7639hkyrws8nsxmqtn8sz6jvky'>nevent1q…jvky</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Poor possum! 2026-02-19T02:38:34+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswelqfc8ymy2z94j4p6cwz78qvlr706qmttsm2tp3x6xzc2rcudvszyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvcxf6mu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsff3heag689mmr2ya74vz0vxkklf5zz2sc8usqpaqy6vgsefsqawqyt56ln'>nevent1q…56ln</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Always scribble, scribble, scribble, eh Mr. Gibbon? 2026-02-19T02:14:41+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvfaehkxdas29gdylv28zzh24usn5fdm94eq4y24jx3c7vhnv0gcszyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvj5muns In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxztdc3taf6gchn3f6jn3agpedscft47q6j50yv5wuy00e7wu5svcasqsjl'>nevent1q…qsjl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Just pidgin&#39; 2026-02-19T02:08:59+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy58kklsmkpnvlcxtdcedu2xfz3dj0wep60gu3npjcr78a6kmhlhczyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvffs596 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0j2twty2v8cpumg7yjfvdea2rzvmzyh3vdky8me4xpcfh0fy4kzsgffm57'>nevent1q…fm57</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s what I was afraid of. 2026-02-19T01:09:54+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsygzvavwqqt5v6x7umvzaqdrvlk2s58vpz9tuz0qgyqzw2qwcacsszyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdv0en32d Humble Bundle is offering a bundle of 35 Terry Pratchett books, which sounds great, but they require a kobo.com account. Does anybody know if these particular books can be downloaded DRM-free from kobo?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.humblebundle.com/books/terry-pratchetts-discworld-harpercollins-encore-2026-books">https://www.humblebundle.com/books/terry-pratchetts-discworld-harpercollins-encore-2026-books</a> 2026-02-19T01:00:43+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2kf8qy2vrzvlq224j8a049swl9far4puhyhfq9sahwup5ejxqnxczyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvkv5xts In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyc78r0jt8r0wf3uc2v4ncrd3vjzwl7307e7nrsdwfqvc9xp4xvegq7jp7t'>nevent1q…jp7t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I cast a write-in vote for Krazy Kat. 2026-02-19T00:45:52+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2fq84ljg7t7rdejsr985zdqaam4p8jehd6jhcskmxck2xfvjxk4gzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvpv233j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrh0x825qgcw0rzpepyzwf63ushjs5a0cmr3606xa2zc2pnswja0q4w3s2t'>nevent1q…3s2t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hence the term &#34;bird dog&#34; 2026-02-17T18:28:32+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr2s7lm8rkch4t2rlumt6kdwf3tlt26dqynclr026zj2np8w3dpaqzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvjc5trx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstg5sl5xp08sy3ln92s4pa5jw4t2qqu3rq3f00rqk9tpnnznc3nuscyapgt'>nevent1q…apgt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m glad you&#39;re enjoying them! 2026-02-17T01:15:03+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs07ha3z6kw4esyz4xfauw8t76gx5tw6txxd368h7eyfvy0phkjy8szyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvl92qxj You might not be aware, but The Internet Archive has a huge collection of &#34;pulp&#34;* magazines. I&#39;ve been reading some old issues of Fantasy &amp; Science Fiction.<br/><br/><a href="https://archive.org/details/pulpmagazinearchive">https://archive.org/details/pulpmagazinearchive</a><br/><br/>* I&#39;m not sure all of these fit everybody&#39;s definition of a &#34;pulp&#34;, but it&#39;s a fun collection no matter what you call them.<br/><br/>#books 2026-02-16T02:47:05+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspc6awy73sgqhfgexyd5q7g7hwx9yz0y3g66y0ex87gfpzhav0paczyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvzfxplq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2w7z2y9uq9wvztqumq7y6c7su7vvg8q5u0xte53dytfj8wgkfv0qh3503y'>nevent1q…503y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s a great name for it! 2026-02-15T00:42:28+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqnyqshya0drgk6he67gcvr7cl0jjt0rqrynwqlmp2l7k8frl7nwgzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdv9krtll In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrggg4vzpwe3yru36avg2ke5zvptjrk238nrfd3g4nua507rqavws99jvxj'>nevent1q…jvxj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Looks like a little springtail:<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springtail">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springtail</a> 2026-02-15T00:39:34+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxv882npjryrn0t773k7ndl2zj49peavsq8qmuaag65dxk8ymj5vszyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvfug2sg I&#39;ve been re-reading _Something is Killing the Children_. The story is full of tragedy and the protagonist, Erica, just tries to keep things from getting worse.<br/><br/>In volume 2 a well-meaning deputy, to protect a child, interferes with Erica&#39;s plans. Erica tells him &#34;You&#39;re being an idiot, but you&#39;re being an idiot for a good reason&#34;, leaving the child in his care.<br/><br/>I&#39;m not a hero. I&#39;m an idiot. But maybe I can try to be an idiot for a good reason?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.boom-studios.com/series/something-is-killing-the-children/">https://www.boom-studios.com/series/something-is-killing-the-children/</a><br/><br/>#comics 2026-02-13T16:50:46+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstsdnk8enzdtsa5f6xtvkr9r568yl3eus6eyh6gjnyzhk2hjgn9mszyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvetdp3g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstk8ghmmqx04gs4vkc6ld93fupj2ujxccxvr6rqurrqxypuknccygndav0t'>nevent1q…av0t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How many of the replies are &#34;reply-all&#34;? 2026-02-12T00:38:06+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2au7znfad0ezga72nwle9lyu269c5vd8ud5ulasmfw0jhmkfj3kgzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvlg9wqh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9rqlsy27t5lslasy2p2ckjqkwflxusluyd9fr3eshxm3rxn4wr0qprcmke'>nevent1q…cmke</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A list can tell a story. 2026-02-10T12:19:13+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8jgrgcvnzyq5guzf7ustyxx2rsysy29je8wrqmqa3cdxg28dz9dszyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvnmxzaf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswaxa885yls6rp8hs9ur5vp0vja3qy2v262qdyw3ur2d38r3kydgqgur4fc'>nevent1q…r4fc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A department at Unseen University? Or maybe Miskatonic U? 2026-02-10T00:51:45+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswfsl308eu832t480axs4fd2evxrp7qvl3s3jn78qvxm4llxz2kagzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdv60mgl5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyxxjzrg6s4yl8t9euww3jkl3j4wg4szzewp8t8wg63c559nfhcjq0xj96z'>nevent1q…j96z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Me too! I see that Image is publishing a compendium of volumes 1-8 called &#34;book 1&#34;, which implies to me that the series might end up with as many as 16 volumes, assuming there&#39;s someday a &#34;book 2&#34;! 2026-02-09T15:21:54+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs847ucd7l7mr96v9gtau7qqplxejvga9qdyvxqyamqcewf9aahcqqzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvzg73l0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8uhdynaze00m7869hsd23qsv9567hlgx47v8mqsklshgpk8vk9kq6zt8ns'>nevent1q…t8ns</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I feel like the books that I most treasure are the ones that slotted perfectly into voids within me. They didn&#39;t change my shape so much as they gave me substance. 2026-02-09T15:20:09+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq6nx9vgr2xf6uyf5qjetjlw6grvyde37wyplwnsl5z22uus8axkszyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvm355xm The problem with the word &#34;phenomena&#34; is that my mind immediately follows it with &#34;bot-beee bee-bee-bee&#34;, which makes it difficult to take the rest of the research paper seriously. 2026-02-09T15:15:59+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyd0rge0nsmkkda9yq68j2segz3aewn4qk9ejx7y2u8fkk34chfvczyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvcwvff9 Today I&#39;ve been re-reading _The Jargoon Pard_ by Andre Norton, a book I loved when I first read it many years ago. That was in the Ancient Times, decades before Wikipedia, and until now I had thought that &#34;jargoon&#34; was a made-up, fantasy gemstone.<br/><br/>It turns out that a jargoons are real, and they&#39;re a color variety of zircons!<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jargoon">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jargoon</a><br/><br/>#books 2026-02-09T03:33:37+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxdugps40x6ch9g0dv7gsh5ud8wnsqdyhhrhq46g93nlqlnmeuy2qzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvumw2aq I recently finished reading volume 10 of _Monstress_ by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda. I&#39;ve been saving it as a treat, and it was.<br/><br/>Monstress mixes influences from epic fantasy, manga, and the Chthulhu mythos, and has beautiful artwork. It&#39;s set in a world where mortals once fought a war with the elder gods and won. The gods aren&#39;t dead, though, and one of them lives uneasily inside a young woman.<br/><br/>If that sounds appealing, you should read it.<br/><br/><a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/monstress">https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/monstress</a><br/><br/>#comics 2026-02-09T02:10:32+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvp6x6ux3d999kncqlja907zrjrm6a36fchl0gjzhsrg8wdcfra8szyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvufkx89 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsruzdtxvv5fznl0xw4mkmk772p2vrc6psywle7urakdvaegqn5cjs2h8u7j'>nevent1q…8u7j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I love this! 2026-02-06T22:53:58+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstw22hyg9lz4rgs0cw6j8nwywk4affl38ytc4w4ztvj89ldj2dhdqzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvkflfsk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9u43gne4j7vrky4xamdjzcn4ew9y769qmzpj707nzc0eeez49a4ggpryz4'>nevent1q…ryz4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Cryovolcano 2026-02-05T18:26:09+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfgl9c9jxkl09nhgc6rksjl9vnqqn06n7437altysc58p9p0t894czyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvff5d5h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0vkxp2c8gmjwf97rrjmjr667seqghy488nwa5xyeh5j64l0tr6lg3x5w45'>nevent1q…5w45</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I accept the description, in light of the overwhelming evidence. 2026-02-04T04:13:02+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvdym2z8z77ff5zrqavm77z4x6kgvng9ar6rqwljetgtlnhfdz3eqzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvf2wqu5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw3zwwtnr68ysnmxl2qqhurnna6hc5jmhu8zqqkrr6xrhzt6fgspceajqke'>nevent1q…jqke</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I just think it&#39;s fun that somebody looked at these obviously edible things (some them we NEED in our food) that are the building blocks of life, and thought &#34;Hmm. I wonder what they taste like?&#34; 2026-02-04T03:15:01+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz59xkj8c5jy9926n6jzayxp54p8ans4vh7mh5dauh3c7jvp6vlfgzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdv29esfu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrxpuy7ehh3hdfghh90pyvm6jcyklu46k9pm2vhtyv6x23qcmyj9ss2e7cx'>nevent1q…e7cx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s Alex Dainis. She does videos about chemistry and other science stuff on the Reactions youtube channel and her own channel. She&#39;s great. I&#39;ve been following her videos for a long time. I think she&#39;s a geneticist by training. 2026-02-04T03:12:25+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd2685zznvuapqymdh89eqer4rfvy4mrp8jnyff43p4xwx6726jtgzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdv6n6vmz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq85zlc5urmwksdm3zfkmt0u8ff0w8n8mang5hcw3zez9xagypt6qfce75d'>nevent1q…e75d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A cross between two 70s-era fads: mood rings and pet rocks. You&#39;re a marketing genius! 2026-02-02T19:09:27+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspycculvv3fgm52qhdswk62z0y704razvwy2k7fj6vszzcn6cr3vczyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvudamhu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrydmcpv6qsgntk2jraaevw5hv9ujjk6dntk5x7un9wc8pgn6vxpcdxsx5f'>nevent1q…sx5f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>At the Mountains of Madness<br/><br/><a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/h-p-lovecraft/at-the-mountains-of-madness/text/chapter-1">https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/h-p-lovecraft/at-the-mountains-of-madness/text/chapter-1</a> 2026-02-01T16:07:22+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsga72t85525v8ewwpltx0g6ru52d5uscm5c902r73dvwn5a9al7rczyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvg0k2p0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdhpss5g0ml24uafdekr34zysjedhfqc72jkkcumwt9jkwgyalx4ql5jf2s'>nevent1q…jf2s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ink runs out, but printers have an unlimited supply of spite. 2026-02-01T12:21:54+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf3tf3j5ghplcph2q5uecewt0z642drexsee78efwn2l55yc7tkkgzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvmacvmw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxdldjwwphn2vuyrpal5hlmknzkjllk2ajwzy8n2ld28qseqp6w3sctud4j'>nevent1q…ud4j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Or something the Log Lady would do.<br/><br/> <img src="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/139107707/photo/twin-peaks-log-lady-gallery-shoot-date-july-26-1990-catherine-e-coulson.jpg?s=612x612&amp;w=gi&amp;k=20&amp;c=5KHTW7u0bPquCK1n9FclN0PNvPn2SrAMgM4xKJt-NWo="> 2026-01-31T17:05:51+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0zqv7w48tkj2pd8fc4kzmle92gj864cdf6c82tzm7lk947ssnm2qzyqda2829fhs0dcrcdm6uawzjwnckelfnhskthedhpvg5dw2tz9sdvnnk5hf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxnmyc9luncecr5hw40xfk3pklph7ygpzwx3esvcxt7ufgp7ny89svx89uq'>nevent1q…89uq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Eh. I pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. 2026-01-28T14:47:14+01:00