This lion has seen some shit, y'all
Are we surprised he's a Russian tool? No. No we are not.
https://gizmodo.com/musk-starlink-ukrainian-attack-russian-forces-crimea-1850814150
You know what would actually make them look good? Settling the two(!) strikes currently going against them. Just a thought there.
Folks, a whole lot of people I like have gotten the most recent strain of COVID, so please be careful out there, catch up on your immunizations, and consider wearing a mask if you're going to be some place with a lot of folks in a close and closed space.
HELP I AM BEING MOISTENED
Over on Whatever (my personal site) I wrote a longish post-mortem of Ohio Issue 1, why I think it failed, and what it means for the upcoming November election and abortion access in Ohio:
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2023/08/09/post-mortem-on-ohio-issue-1/
#uspol
Hey nostr:npub1zjaj2et7red2m58fs675mjnt6p60jrcv8stwm37m7e0gnllrrsmswls5l8, you got a nice callout in Audiofile's review of the Far Reaches collection:
"Kay Eluvian's gentle narration in 'Slow Time Between the Stars' captures a serene AI spaceship that is on a timeless journey to introduce humanity to the next Earth-like planet."
Thanks again for doing such a terrific job!
nostr:npub15dztzj6u7nnkuncjj9598zhwzcvhah50jfsc8p2qdhrkpuweekaqjehthf We're in Ohio so this checks out
Hahahaha I just got a bsky invite from a friend, and upon creating an account & logging in, I went into a fairly typical "find some people to follow" UI. I didn't tell it anything about me (other than using the same username I use everywhere).
There was a weird "people in your network" section at the top which was of course nobody I know because I didn't give it any info about my network. Then there was a "suggested follows" section, which, fine, whatever.
But then the next section was "Followed by John Scalzi" ?
nostr:npub1ept9x2ry29d2jymxtp5wt94fnetfz5h0688c0tamx2cc3vggvfesdmjcl3 are you the nostr:npub1nal03e493hdc4yz7zurml4yscxgucq27kldkakus4nsxsnkgq8jqmjt24f of Bluesky??
WHERE ARE MY X BUCKS, MUSKIE
https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/4/23820859/x-twitter-ad-sharing-payment-unpaid-delay-elon-musk
note: I do not actually get paid by Elon Musk for anything
WHERE ARE MY X BUCKS, MUSKIE
https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/4/23820859/x-twitter-ad-sharing-payment-unpaid-delay-elon-musk
I'm giving away an ARC of my upcoming novel Starter Villain, and you -- yes, you! -- could win it. Follow the link below for details and leave your guess in the comment thread there (not here). Good luck!
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2023/08/04/win-an-arc-of-starter-villain-part-ii-the-winnening/
What I have on repeat today.
I popped into the former Twitter for a second, for reasons, and immediately felt unhappy being there. The vibe has gone wonky, or at least has for me.
Only four additional indictments, those are rookie numbers in this league, Donald, gotta get those numbers up #uspol
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/08/01/trump-indictment-jan-6-2020-election/