Cover Reveal for The Creator's Grace (造物的恩宠)
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baihe_mediaI just saw that Rosmei posted cover art for The Creator's Grace on Twitter and Bluesky
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The Judas Contract by Marv Wolfman & George Pérez
May. 22nd, 2025 08:56 amjames_davis_nicoll
Who is the secret traitor? The former boy wonder, the wonder girl, the alien princess, the cyborg, the shape-shifter, the spooky witch, the speedster, or the geokinetic who frequently brags about being evil and betraying the team?
The Judas Contract by Marv Wolfman & George Pérez
What I saw on the web on 2025.5.21
May. 22nd, 2025 07:01 amreblogarythm- I was going to be brave
by Anand Giridharadas
https://the.ink/p/i-was-going-to-be-brave
step 1: be brave. step 2: ???
via rss - Strikes aren’t selfish: they’re a last resort.
by Kim Siever
https://albertaworker.ca/politics/strikes-arent-selfish-theyre-a-last-resort/
solidarity!
via rss - Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight | Official Trailer
by Chabat, Oullion, Bloch, et al
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPNrWvatXiU
apparently this is a thing! looks fun?
via going looking after hearing about it - Lachrimae Caravaggio (Hespèrion XXI)
by Jordi Savall et al
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoK8eTqHzak
in case you're wanting a bit of early music
via wanting a bit of early music - Math and the Museum
by James Propp
https://mathenchant.wordpress.com/2025/05/21/math-and-the-museum/
an excellent discussion involving museums of uncertain area, beavers, and ceramic tiles
via rss
POLL: confusing ass group part 2 - results!
May. 22nd, 2025 10:47 pmparadisedinermod posting in paradisedinerWe remain thoroughly confused:
Zerobaseone
Good Night: 5 votes
Insomnia: 6 votes
TXT
New Rules: 6 votes
No Rules: 6 votes
Red Velvet
In My Dreams: 6 votes
Nightmare: 5 votes
Sweet Dreams: 1 vote
This was beautifully inconclusive, congratulations to us all!
Zerobaseone
Good Night: 5 votes
Insomnia: 6 votes
TXT
New Rules: 6 votes
No Rules: 6 votes
Red Velvet
In My Dreams: 6 votes
Nightmare: 5 votes
Sweet Dreams: 1 vote
This was beautifully inconclusive, congratulations to us all!
Volunteers for June
May. 22nd, 2025 12:57 pmlilly_c posting in writethisfanficI'm on holiday during weeks four and five so won't be available for taking check ins.
Week 1: 1st to 7th
Week 2: 8th to 14th
Week 3: 15th to 21st
Week 4: 22nd to 28th
Week 5: 29th to 5th
Week 1: 1st to 7th
Week 2: 8th to 14th
Week 3: 15th to 21st
Week 4: 22nd to 28th
Week 5: 29th to 5th
June sign up
May. 22nd, 2025 12:57 pmlilly_c posting in writethisfanficIt's time to sign up for the June WIP challenge! Some people join the challenge mid month, or comment on check-in posts without signing up, which is fine -- I'm glad there's a way for the challenge to be useful in a variety of ways. For those of you who find the commitment of signing up useful, please leave a comment with the below information.
Sign-ups will be open until the end of June.
Copypaste below:
The post for hosting the daily check-in is here and thanks to everyone who helps out with this. If you're interested in helping out and there are still slots available the post remains open until the last week of the month and we generally run our week Sunday to Saturday, I'm happy to chat via PM on DW for anyone who might need it.
If you have ever completed a fic through this challenge we have a collection on AO3 and on SquidgeWorld both collections are open and unmoderated. Should there be an issue with adding a work, let me know and I'll see if there's a fix for it.
Sign-ups will be open until the end of June.
Level of challenge: 1 chapter, 1000 words, 1 fic finished, whatever you like
Fandom(s) involved: if you know at this point
What you're looking for from the challenge: this could be as vague or specific as you like: someone to be accountable to, someone to remind you to write, someone to bounce ideas off, etc.
What you could offer other participants yourself: ditto!
How people should contact you: DW message, e-mail, IM etc.
Time zone: useful for seeing who might be up for a writing session at a time convenient to you
Copypaste below:
The post for hosting the daily check-in is here and thanks to everyone who helps out with this. If you're interested in helping out and there are still slots available the post remains open until the last week of the month and we generally run our week Sunday to Saturday, I'm happy to chat via PM on DW for anyone who might need it.
If you have ever completed a fic through this challenge we have a collection on AO3 and on SquidgeWorld both collections are open and unmoderated. Should there be an issue with adding a work, let me know and I'll see if there's a fix for it.
Interesting Links for 22-05-2025
May. 22nd, 2025 12:00 pmandrewducker- 1. I am so sick and tired of "AI"
- (tags:ai )
- 2. How do we know mRNA vaccines are safe and effective? An explainer
- (tags:vaccines safety research viaKenny )
- 3. Reminder that you cannot trust anything that you see or hear.
- (tags:ai video )
- 4. Why elephants have low cancer rates and what it means for humans
- (tags:elephants cancer )
Today's annoyance
May. 22nd, 2025 11:30 amandrewduckerCompanies that email you "Your parcel is on the way!", but it turns out that actually they've just reserved a tracking number and aren't physically sending anything for another day or two.
I'm Feeling A Little Less Than Totes Chill Today.
May. 22nd, 2025 10:44 amrionaleonhartMore of The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy! There is so much plot happening right now. I've finished the Eva route, and I'm currently on the route in which Shouma calls us all to the classroom we originally woke up in in order to talk about his memories.
( Notes on The Hundred Line. )
The experience of playing The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy feels a lot like playing a game, going 'well, I enjoyed that, but I feel there was more to be explored,' and then heading to AO3 and reading every fic that's been written for it. It's absolutely bizarre. I'm really enjoying it.
( Notes on The Hundred Line. )
The experience of playing The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy feels a lot like playing a game, going 'well, I enjoyed that, but I feel there was more to be explored,' and then heading to AO3 and reading every fic that's been written for it. It's absolutely bizarre. I'm really enjoying it.
We've been trying to go back and watch the sad episode with the future drone
May. 26th, 2025 12:53 amconulybut Paramount Plus won't cooperate at all. So I finally convinced E to watch some Prodigy with me!
Man, I really love that theme song. Also, I'm gonna just say, maybe it's because it's aimed at a younger audience but this show does the best technobabble - just enough to explain, not enough to confuse or bore.
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( Read more... )
Man, I really love that theme song. Also, I'm gonna just say, maybe it's because it's aimed at a younger audience but this show does the best technobabble - just enough to explain, not enough to confuse or bore.
( Read more... )
Looking for housemates in Minnesota
May. 22nd, 2025 02:32 amsasha_featherI've been living at my childhood home, a hobby farm in Minnesota, taking care of my dad. Soon my dad will be moving to assisted living, along with my mom who is moving there from the nursing home.
I'll be staying at the farm and looking after the animals. I'd rather live here with other people, as it's safer and more fun. I have multiple disabilities which make managing a whole farm rather difficult on my own. I've had a couple of seizures which make it safer for me to have people around me. Minnesota is one of the better places to live right now in the US and this could be a good opportunity for someone to live here.
So, if you know of anyone that would like a nice place to live, please direct them my way, especially queer and trans people looking for a relatively safe place. There is a lot of space in the house (3 full bathrooms, 4 bedrooms), and plenty of outdoor space.
I have one cat and one dog in the house, and outside there are a few sheep, one aging horse that is strictly a pasture pet, and some guinea fowl. Amenities include a dishwasher, laundry, wifi, some streaming services, 2 gas fireplaces. This is a wonderful place for hobbies such as gardening, woodworking, fiber arts, baking, etc. In addition to the house there are some outbuildings and a nice garden shed. Opportunities for fishing, golf, biking abound in the region.
Couples (+) are welcome as are kids. There is a good elementary school just a few miles away.
The house needs a bit of work, but overall it's very nice and peaceful. One thing I do contend with here is bugs. There is no central AC but we can do window AC units when needed. Sometimes the dog barks in an annoying manner (we are working on it). I could use help with mowing, weeding, cutting brush.
You could live here for cheap as I mostly am looking for company and help. I can't live with smokers due to my disabilities. I have lived with roommates for most of my life and can provide references.
The house is rural but only a few miles from the nearest shopping area, and close to a small city. You would probably need to have a car, though we can get grocery delivery here.
My interests include watching TV shows and movies, gardening, science fiction, jigsaw puzzles, thrifting. I'm a queer woman in my 40s. I'm a rather extreme night owl.
If interested you can comment here or email me, sandphin at gmail dot com. Share this link with people you think might be interested!
I'll be staying at the farm and looking after the animals. I'd rather live here with other people, as it's safer and more fun. I have multiple disabilities which make managing a whole farm rather difficult on my own. I've had a couple of seizures which make it safer for me to have people around me. Minnesota is one of the better places to live right now in the US and this could be a good opportunity for someone to live here.
So, if you know of anyone that would like a nice place to live, please direct them my way, especially queer and trans people looking for a relatively safe place. There is a lot of space in the house (3 full bathrooms, 4 bedrooms), and plenty of outdoor space.
I have one cat and one dog in the house, and outside there are a few sheep, one aging horse that is strictly a pasture pet, and some guinea fowl. Amenities include a dishwasher, laundry, wifi, some streaming services, 2 gas fireplaces. This is a wonderful place for hobbies such as gardening, woodworking, fiber arts, baking, etc. In addition to the house there are some outbuildings and a nice garden shed. Opportunities for fishing, golf, biking abound in the region.
Couples (+) are welcome as are kids. There is a good elementary school just a few miles away.
The house needs a bit of work, but overall it's very nice and peaceful. One thing I do contend with here is bugs. There is no central AC but we can do window AC units when needed. Sometimes the dog barks in an annoying manner (we are working on it). I could use help with mowing, weeding, cutting brush.
You could live here for cheap as I mostly am looking for company and help. I can't live with smokers due to my disabilities. I have lived with roommates for most of my life and can provide references.
The house is rural but only a few miles from the nearest shopping area, and close to a small city. You would probably need to have a car, though we can get grocery delivery here.
My interests include watching TV shows and movies, gardening, science fiction, jigsaw puzzles, thrifting. I'm a queer woman in my 40s. I'm a rather extreme night owl.
If interested you can comment here or email me, sandphin at gmail dot com. Share this link with people you think might be interested!
LIZZIE PRINCE > TRINITY
May. 22nd, 2025 02:15 pmquixotic posting in dwrp_iconsCANON: Trinity
CHARACTERS: Elizabeth Marston Prince
ADDITIONAL INFO: 54 icons from the Trinity: All In
CREDIT TO:malagraphic
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CHARACTERS: Elizabeth Marston Prince
ADDITIONAL INFO: 54 icons from the Trinity: All In
CREDIT TO:
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May. 21st, 2025 10:39 pmcofax7Y'all, things are shitty and going to get worse. I'm so sorry for, well, everyone.
But I heard a story today that was just fucking amazing, and I cannot repeat it, but! ( Read more... )
And that's all I can say about that.
Anyway I watched the finale of Andor and the first two eps of Murderbot, and lo! they are enjoyable. I have my issues with how Gilroy handled one specific character, but in general, he landed the show really well.
Murderbot is fun and it's nice to see they are hinting at the backstory already. And the casting is excellent.
But I heard a story today that was just fucking amazing, and I cannot repeat it, but! ( Read more... )
And that's all I can say about that.
Anyway I watched the finale of Andor and the first two eps of Murderbot, and lo! they are enjoyable. I have my issues with how Gilroy handled one specific character, but in general, he landed the show really well.
Murderbot is fun and it's nice to see they are hinting at the backstory already. And the casting is excellent.
What I'm Reading: Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams (2025)
May. 21st, 2025 01:58 pmdelphi✓ kingstoken's 2025 Book Bingo: Over 300 Pages
Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams is a 2025 tell-all about the author's time as Facebook's Director of Global Public Policy in the 2010s. The book focuses on the ill-preparedness of Facebook executives to navigate the geopolitical situations they inserted themselves into in their obsession with perpetual expansion, including their role in the Rohingya genocide, as well as the general bizarre work environment and the sexual harassment that the author experienced.
Wynn-Williams comes off as a deeply careless person herself, albeit one buoyed along on a slightly different type of inflated self-importance than her former colleagues. There's a lot of what feels like completely unreflected-upon self-incrimination in the book that lends credibility to her stories. The seams show clearly enough where she's edited her interactions with others (usually to give herself the winning last word in conversations that clearly would have continued) that I'm inclined to believe the bulk of what's there, even if I don't buy the characterization of her responses or her assessment of her own moral fibre.
When this book first came out, I wondered if reading it was going to feel redundant alongside all the media coverage it was surely going to get. But the gag order Facebook imposed on the author banning her from promoting the book—combined with the avalanche of other news in early 2025 about tech billionaires dismantling democracy—seemed to result in fewer articles about the content crossing my path than I would have expected. For that reason, I'm glad I took the time to read it.
Also, it's worth noting that in my searching, I found many results on other search engines that didn't turn up on Google, even when they involved sources that Google usually indexes.
( An Excerpt )
kingstoken's 2025 Book Bingo: Over 300 PagesCareless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams is a 2025 tell-all about the author's time as Facebook's Director of Global Public Policy in the 2010s. The book focuses on the ill-preparedness of Facebook executives to navigate the geopolitical situations they inserted themselves into in their obsession with perpetual expansion, including their role in the Rohingya genocide, as well as the general bizarre work environment and the sexual harassment that the author experienced.
Wynn-Williams comes off as a deeply careless person herself, albeit one buoyed along on a slightly different type of inflated self-importance than her former colleagues. There's a lot of what feels like completely unreflected-upon self-incrimination in the book that lends credibility to her stories. The seams show clearly enough where she's edited her interactions with others (usually to give herself the winning last word in conversations that clearly would have continued) that I'm inclined to believe the bulk of what's there, even if I don't buy the characterization of her responses or her assessment of her own moral fibre.
When this book first came out, I wondered if reading it was going to feel redundant alongside all the media coverage it was surely going to get. But the gag order Facebook imposed on the author banning her from promoting the book—combined with the avalanche of other news in early 2025 about tech billionaires dismantling democracy—seemed to result in fewer articles about the content crossing my path than I would have expected. For that reason, I'm glad I took the time to read it.
Also, it's worth noting that in my searching, I found many results on other search engines that didn't turn up on Google, even when they involved sources that Google usually indexes.
( An Excerpt )
Just One Thing (22 May 2025)
May. 22nd, 2025 06:53 amnanila posting in awesomeersIt's challenge time!
Comment with Just One Thing you've accomplished in the last 24 hours or so. It doesn't have to be a hard thing, or even a thing that you think is particularly awesome. Just a thing that you did.
Feel free to share more than one thing if you're feeling particularly accomplished! Extra credit: find someone in the comments and give them props for what they achieved!
Nothing is too big, too small, too strange or too cryptic. And in case you'd rather do this in private, anonymous comments are screened. I will only unscreen if you ask me to.
Go!
Comment with Just One Thing you've accomplished in the last 24 hours or so. It doesn't have to be a hard thing, or even a thing that you think is particularly awesome. Just a thing that you did.
Feel free to share more than one thing if you're feeling particularly accomplished! Extra credit: find someone in the comments and give them props for what they achieved!
Nothing is too big, too small, too strange or too cryptic. And in case you'd rather do this in private, anonymous comments are screened. I will only unscreen if you ask me to.
Go!
I was wrestling with a coat hanger, can you guess who won?
May. 21st, 2025 11:11 pmsovayDespite spending rather more of the afternoon at the doctor's than planned, I do not consider the day a total loss because it contained an unexpectedly successful nebulizer treatment, the acquisition of bagels and chopped liver, a cinnamon cake donut, and ashlyme introducing me to Idris the Dragon. I have now seen what a gas station looks like when the fire suppression system has been deployed. Fell over in the evening and went down a rabbit hole of Boston vintage radio. Read some film criticism by Graham Greene. Am still not really watching movies myself. My brain could come back online any time.
ashlyme introducing me to Idris the Dragon. I have now seen what a gas station looks like when the fire suppression system has been deployed. Fell over in the evening and went down a rabbit hole of Boston vintage radio. Read some film criticism by Graham Greene. Am still not really watching movies myself. My brain could come back online any time.