2026-10-21T00:30:54Z https://nostr.now Kagan MacTane (he/him) https://nostr.now/npub1lv06hzyaxvguqstvjw559ft5luc0jnk2r7smr88224gqztnytgzs57ulrg https://stockroom.wandering.shop/accounts/avatars/108/199/464/141/707/385/original/f6ae94bfa6b94fe3.jpg https://stockroom.wandering.shop/accounts/avatars/108/199/464/141/707/385/original/f6ae94bfa6b94fe3.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr22ufzj5lpr2hekeeq697k2qh3hcqtsecdeyfpup42ygk8du7qxszyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2822v88 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszkjy3sxetpl7ktxk9q7htv5h5w2h776q6wqh89p8ldaq4llkhqkgfz70xq'>nevent1q…70xq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I feel like &#34;a PR should be narrowly focused on adding or fixing one thing&#34; is a standard rule, not just for etiquette&#39;s sake but for sound practical reasons (like making it easier for reviewers). So anything that &#34;makes dozens of changes&#34;, I would immediately bounce back with a request to break it up into dozens of smaller PRs.<br/><br/>That&#39;s regardless of whether I thought the source was human or not. 2026-10-26T16:49:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs89h4y987nu7w5swv5l6254p64705krhp25q387e57apnlc9ugc0gzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2ntucvg Hey, folks in #Brooklyn and #Queens, for Indigenous People&#39;s Day, youse might want to check out this map of original Native place names and stuff: <a href="https://nativelongisland.com/">https://nativelongisland.com/</a><br/><br/>Canarsie being the name of a Native tribe is common knowledge, right? But I had no idea Rockaway apparently also comes from a Native tribe name!<br/><br/>#IndigenousPeoplesDay #NewYorkCity #NYC 2026-10-12T13:25:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstsm7g9r4d5kcwq2pejenq0q5sey7rn9av4rl8qv9w0svzhucmcaqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq298emaq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszud0wtpmvvylxte6ljfdzntym5sgp9a0jzurynh89uk6nw5dgchs478hme'>nevent1q…8hme</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s wild that keeping labor in the dark about salaries works so well in the US, considering there&#39;s been *federal law* forbidding employers from dissuading employees from talking about their salaries.<br/><br/>It&#39;s been that way *since 1935*, and yet a disturbing number of US workers think it&#39;s illegal for them to talk about their pay rates, instead of it being illegal for employers to try to stop us. 2026-10-06T19:38:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr6jd5s8lmxqpfru7ez042x2wdac6r3tdz49sdsn5zlr8z8kmr8wczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq24jv9dy One of the similarities between #writing and #coding is that you can look at something you wrote, even just a few days ago, and go, &#34;What‽ No, seriously, WTF was I thinking‽&#34;<br/><br/>Public-facing professions frequently make you wonder if the person you&#39;re dealing with has some kind of brain damage, but writing and coding can both make you wonder if *you* have it.<br/><br/>#AmWriting 2026-09-22T18:58:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd8c0l674x2fmsj7kehy2qh90vuxu96ahz3dxmdrgwy9t307pxecczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq27l9t6u I don&#39;t normally write this early in the day, but I&#39;ve been banging at this for a little while now. It helped that after my drug use assessment appointment that was required to get welfare, I was vaguely in the neighborhood of this Jonathan Swift-themed bar that I like (and also I was hungry and the place has food).<br/><br/>So I&#39;ve been trying to figure out what this one MC&#39;s taste in dudes is (it hasn&#39;t mattered before now, but it just kinda suddenly came up) and also... 1/2<br/><br/>#writing #AmWriting 2026-09-22T18:29:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs285qzp4k8j25swvmqn0m04nvqapxt0d53yl7rpdq2ca80wutddhqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2dyq5et In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp0nfc26k4xhmngehan9kmdv3p068gdnqda2ar8mfqe3f0hvp2zdqtq4hcy'>nevent1q…4hcy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>See, once again, you&#39;re way pithier than I am! 😅 2026-09-22T16:46:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2fxccf3yv4dapsxqr3t2uh6u4kev7d5u38guwztcwg8y8efdy9qqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2jk828z Well, that sucks! My appointment is canceled because I haven&#39;t had my required drug test yet. That test is scheduled for *tomorrow morning* (and again, by them, not me).<br/><br/>So why TF couldn&#39;t they have either scheduled these things in the order that would&#39;ve made sense, or just *told me ahead of time* that my appointment was canceled and I shouldn&#39;t bother to show up? 2026-09-21T13:27:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswpkhc7xagjvnh54zdq66g2rjqkmzaq0sy2qnzck538nsv058lusgzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq290j8e0 Can&#39;t believe I was dressed, vaguely approximating coherent, and walking out the door from my apartment at 8:32 a.m. But I have an appointment to try to get welfare assistance, so I&#39;ve gotta be there when they tell me. (Writing and posting this in the subway station.) 2026-09-21T12:41:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp3ye2u49efypnpsdjeej7tfwwpqw8zrny7jzwkfqy5vgrsj3q35gzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2wr5jwx This is my favorite part of this article, though many others are excellent:<br/><br/><a href="https://dev.to/nazmul_himel/what-ive-learned-as-a-frontend-developer-after-3-years-16h1">https://dev.to/nazmul_himel/what-ive-learned-as-a-frontend-developer-after-3-years-16h1</a><br/><br/>#WebDev #accessibility #FrontEnd #WebDevelopment #a11y<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/117/287/878/544/382/286/original/2d2ecc135c083cd5.png"> <br/> 2026-09-17T18:52:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs84l9jzp00z8uvuv6fju95l3e7qn89s5klmux9yr0c7w7rj04qa8czyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq27p8gpa I dunno, &#34;We live in a world that hasn&#39;t got giant airships cruising scenically around&#34; sounds like a serious problem to me...<br/><br/><a href="https://xkcd.com/3298">https://xkcd.com/3298</a> 2026-09-16T13:05:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspdnu0rt8qswq4v3kuqg2tj95y4dv00vr8c8pnwa20f7573cdgcpczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2u4prlr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgfagnpc8tm374s8atdtl96gma8ffm3rt0cpkuj9dzqhwdfgkgfycp3n8g3'>nevent1q…n8g3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Okay, but I still can&#39;t tell if you overall regret that choice or not. 2026-09-16T12:50:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs08gvwcxv8pl5rvs4744hmg8779xzg4tdeql6506m4jdkmdwygcvczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2030yet In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvr5keusmsmnu98zkaasd8mqqvjw9juxgfzd7p8gsjqr8748xzrqq2fx036'>nevent1q…x036</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Okay, when I first saw your question, I vaguely thought maybe &#34;foodies&#34;? Like, short for &#34;food stations&#34; (or food makers, or food kiosks, or whatever else; basically, where you get food). I&#39;m not sure if that&#39;d be too Australian-sounding or what, but there you go.<br/><br/>&#34;Cooker&#34; was another one that I thought wasn&#39;t worth posting. 2026-09-15T22:05:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs86ms7mkcczfgn2vv8fxdr3eqm9k9mtfe7swmfzh74tf7xa75nuwszyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2nhv0xr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs05a0legvh6tpt4j4s48l42rmwh0339cztekh4x3psmjsyjuyah8gc933qw'>nevent1q…33qw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So, is your advice to go ahead and finish the draft, then revise, or to do something different?<br/><br/>Is this, &#34;That&#39;s what I did, and I don&#39;t regret it&#34; or &#34;learn from my mistake&#34;?<br/><br/>(I kind of want that final branch to be &#34;...or is it, &#39;Oh mothers, tell your children / not to dooo what Iiiii have doooone&#39;?&#34;) 2026-09-15T21:59:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0677686quqeqr8k2kju2nw2663kf0qmwqafwkmwt3dmklyd09cfczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2wp3vs6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvv9lvyqevjf4lmwzwnm4t0q8tm3c6xr42aegfla6avg9taa4ef0syhcfgm'>nevent1q…cfgm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, I just understood what you meant by &#34;plans for cutting&#34;. No, I&#39;m not even bothering to plan that yet. My &#34;plans for cutting&#34; are: I&#39;m going to keep writing the first draft the way I&#39;ve been, putting in every damn thing I feel like. And then I plan to cut lots of stuff in my first revision round. 2026-09-15T21:14:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9ylha3ece7vusvhw86ue59yxcpnaecs5nmk23hm32mac066ru4hczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2q24smy TBPH, I&#39;m starting to think I may be trying to cram too much plot into this book.<br/><br/>Like, I need to admit that I can&#39;t have roughly as many plot beats as _The Lord of the Rings_ did in only 100,000 words.<br/><br/>Today, when my brain is really working at sub-par capacity, it becomes really obvious, as I can&#39;t figure out how to arrange things and fit them together.<br/><br/>I&#39;m going to have to chop *immense* amounts of stuff when I revise from 1st to 2nd draft.<br/><br/>#writing #AmWriting 2026-09-15T20:14:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyzvhahqzty023ng9slnmh0u4rrt7gkjvzy550x27euzaksku05lczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2tzxfsu When Patty sees her first ghost and goes, &#34;Forget this, man! Forget this!&#34;, you just *know* that no New Yorker was actually saying &#34;forget&#34;. It was a much shorter word that starts with F, but the movie-makers didn&#39;t want to blow their PG‑13 rating. 😆<br/><br/>#Ghostbusters2016 2026-09-13T01:16:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz9t5u265jdlsmwj99ghhykdrng8q9ant6ne9lp7h5fj3ucapwmngzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2r6pwtc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqujstnuerqzzk9lchlfjy2vjs3pr2ay9v06qamcslupfwm79f4pg22kqlu'>nevent1q…kqlu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Screw it, instead of the news article text, I&#39;m just putting a big note that says, &#34;blah, blah, insert article text later&#34;, and going on with the rest of the characters&#39; on-the-spot, in-scene reactions. I know the information the news piece delivers; I can have them react to that without having to know exactly how some journalist would phrase it. I&#39;ll circle back to that later.<br/><br/>#writing #AmWriting 2026-09-12T22:59:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqujstnuerqzzk9lchlfjy2vjs3pr2ay9v06qamcslupfwm79f4pgzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2y78lru In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqk3hecm37unneh08y66qqmu3txaf75plm4xul5j6rxmftk48fx0g7604t3'>nevent1q…04t3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>...says here, read this, and all of a sudden I need to flip into the mindset of the reporter writing the piece! It&#39;s completely different (and a waste of guac and Margarita!). 3/3<br/><br/>#writing #AmWriting 2026-09-12T22:36:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqk3hecm37unneh08y66qqmu3txaf75plm4xul5j6rxmftk48fx0gzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq273xvcf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfffjkf5em7fv3ldj4ff9xeftm4py23a92pw2q5e5r4hr3rsmpuxs6zs4a5'>nevent1q…s4a5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The other annoying part is, I just went to a bunch of effort to set myself up in the mindset of the characters who are reading this news piece. They&#39;re at a Mexican restaurant, having guac and chips and Margaritas and so on, and I&#39;ve set myself up with similar items. Because it helps.<br/><br/>And then one of them whips out a laptop and... 2/3<br/><br/>#writing #AmWriting 2026-09-12T22:36:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfffjkf5em7fv3ldj4ff9xeftm4py23a92pw2q5e5r4hr3rsmpuxszyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2z5jel9 Whoops, another case where I have to write a mock newspaper article.<br/><br/>These are kind of weird for me, because I do have some journalistic training. So when I do one of these, I want to use inverted pyramid structure, neutral (&#34;objective&#34;) language, and all that — but when I&#39;m doing it in the middle of a novel, it cuts against the natural impulse to heighten tension, include piquant description, and so on. It&#39;s an annoying bit of writerly whiplash. 1/3<br/><br/>#writing #AmWriting 2026-09-12T22:33:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf40sw9gceaysp4kfxpvh9t6ywdnwtgtjv8zntwgmyadyktnc80nczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2edv9tc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdw0nmgkspve2vzssyzxn0n4hfz546ffh9ezxsxkh9ydcl4gt2gecdvrch3'>nevent1q…rch3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>(In this case, the character used to advocate for walkability. But they just espoused the value of Uber, Waymo, and similar things, &#34;So that people don&#39;t have to stand around waiting for Muni all the time.&#34; My answer is, &#34;Why not make Muni come more often?&#34; But, again... that&#39;s why they&#39;re a villain. They&#39;ve lost the plot.) 2/2<br/><br/>#writing #AmWriting 2026-09-12T00:08:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdw0nmgkspve2vzssyzxn0n4hfz546ffh9ezxsxkh9ydcl4gt2geczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2scmyuv One of my villains just spontaneously betrayed some of their previously-held principles, and I am so here for it! (That&#39;s part of what makes them villains. They do things that are *objectively* bad.) 1/2<br/><br/>#Writing #AmWriting 2026-09-12T00:08:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyegqyfl5c3h9kyfrgc3yr6r9xcdzn7dp5ge7dt7tk2gzxvq7llngzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2rcsyhq WTF is wrong with me, why is it so fucking hard to go to bed?<br/><br/>Anyway, good night, Fedi. 2026-09-09T07:33:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2ume2vl79eg6ynqz0ceytm9700mnu95g9jxpy3dhtkkd9m4w023qzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2njq4as In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst3vuuu78qmkdlmhz8pwrfk7v99p8hn33k6v737y00lepq57frclsdx0lqx'>nevent1q…0lqx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wow, I&#39;m usually so ensemble-focused, I don&#39;t know how I didn&#39;t think of it for this prompt. Kudos, your idea sounds fun! 2026-09-07T16:45:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqtg492tvs7fuyvsj33pu8pmgylu5d0kukewh4z764a6kush4v8hgzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq288p4dh Rereading _Artificial Condition_, #Murderbot book 2, and I&#39;m really annoyed that now Murderbot sounds like Alexander Skarsgård in my head. If I try really hard, I can get it to sound mostly like it used to when I first read the books, but it&#39;s hard.<br/><br/>No shade to Skarsgård; he did an excellent job, and I look forward to season 2. But when I read, I want to get *my* Murderbot&#39;s voice back.<br/><br/>The visuals in my head are shifting back to a brown-skinned person, so maybe the voice will follow soon. 2026-09-05T21:08:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs998k6uqjjgug7a3u9qnafawjg3gdpxkxe2dyn92mwq3l96hekd9czyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2ry43r3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqgy5dah2w93hzklharfw60yqywuynx2q9x43al737xxa6nrlgfsq32htxx'>nevent1q…htxx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Okay, this place is just playing a whole lot of good stuff from the early-to-mid &#39;80s. The Psychedelic Furs, &#34;Voices Carry&#34; (somehow that song never seems overplayed, no matter how many times I hear it; it&#39;s a certified, classic banger), not Huey Lewis and the News&#39; &#34;Heart and Soul&#34;. There were a few other nice tracks before, too. 2026-09-04T20:27:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqgy5dah2w93hzklharfw60yqywuynx2q9x43al737xxa6nrlgfsqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2has0sd It&#39;s always so nice to hear a Simple Minds song that *isn&#39;t* that overplayed one from _The Breakfast Club_. The place I&#39;m in right now has &#34;Alive and Kicking&#34; playing, which is just as anthemic and far more positive in mood. 🎵😄 2026-09-04T19:48:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfx32tpn2209zqve9dq9lrj9vw5jaejwe75ugmsn23y8sp2qlp0gszyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2n3gstg There are so *fucking many* potential employers who &#34;are building the AI-native...&#34; whatever stupid thing (usually an &#34;operating system for [some industry or business function]&#34;, so I&#39;m not sure they know what &#34;operating system&#34; actually means in computer terminology). I&#39;m fucking sick of it.<br/><br/>I&#39;m willing to compromise and use LLMs on the job if I have to, but I draw the line at working for a place that is primarily an &#34;AI&#34; company. (Partly on principle, but also, that bubble&#39;s gonna pop soon.) 2026-09-04T15:54:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv42gz020avqrwmx4f47kd93rd40kxnk02d72jmv9yd7l2wtvxn8szyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2wwxlav I really hate when someone deadnames me in my own dreams. 😖<br/><br/>It&#39;s one of the worst ways to wake up, and I generally don&#39;t wake up all that well. Gotta see if I can make today suck a little less (i.e., not be a complete and total loss). 2026-09-04T14:20:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq6nk4s04w5xa4k2vmd03qedlvwtuw6nlrm7zax8unz8gj9xupxngzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2svxrpf 2:15 spent writing tonight, and only 595 words.<br/><br/>Still, it&#39;s better than nothing. (Also, a bunch of outlining, and some stuff that&#39;ll set me up for a few other scenes. That doesn&#39;t show up in my word count, but it&#39;s still progress.)<br/><br/>#writing #AmWriting 2026-09-02T02:35:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8cpw5umrx3z2pq7p4pf9auz7tua73xg8fruw36vdjgfhsqsx9ydgzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2ek9cz0 Getting to bed at a decent hour for once. (As long as I can get to sleep reasonably soon, and not make the whole &#34;being physically in bed&#34; thing completely pointless. )<br/><br/>So... good night, Fedi. 2026-08-31T03:59:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdnylrmmmhj6r9zy2yz6mkfqsc8z730cjrxmnp6je75v54vedrtcgzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2z2peke In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr3rqhjgzazrvxyp2gxx0appkhxhggnmzvyqgw5k3edcl3qcpa6ecvlw7wt'>nevent1q…w7wt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I mean, not like I&#39;m going to do that *tonight*. But soon.<br/><br/>Hopefully soon.<br/><br/>Or... when youse least expect it! 2026-08-29T06:46:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr3rqhjgzazrvxyp2gxx0appkhxhggnmzvyqgw5k3edcl3qcpa6eczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq248mcfn I haven&#39;t shitposted enough lately.<br/><br/>I need to change that. 2026-08-29T06:00:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq8zhrnp0dsek6yupypue40scsx4y6qh57yamvrkn08qa5lgh23tczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2mcuylv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsthegn9he7uw3fd3auvsq04tuz4f8h376v9quza92fwg2xeuy2z8cdvvl79'>nevent1q…vl79</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, there are other human actors in this? Okay! I did not know that.<br/><br/>Nice, rousing theme music!<br/><br/>#MuppetTreasureIsland 2026-08-27T01:09:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsthegn9he7uw3fd3auvsq04tuz4f8h376v9quza92fwg2xeuy2z8czyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2ht40w4 Okay, got myself a nice, big Captain&#39;s Blood cocktail (albeit made with rum from Trinidad &amp; Tobago, because I don&#39;t have any Jamaican, and no lime wheel) and I&#39;m ready to start the movie. Yarr! 🏴‍☠️<br/><br/><a href="https://www.grouchy-bartender.com/cocktails/captains-blood">https://www.grouchy-bartender.com/cocktails/captains-blood</a><br/><br/>#MuppetTreasureIsland #RIPTimCurry #TimCurryRIP 2026-08-27T01:07:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstcz22dtf0vytqz35jqvt08thh7c8y5s4wxn53zvcma4c9mm2rqvqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2jdxcvd As a could-have-been actor, I&#39;ve always been intrigued by the thing about how Michael Caine treated his Muppet co-stars as fellow actors, while Tim Curry treated himself as a fellow Muppet. I&#39;d been meaning to watch _The Muppet Christmas Carol_ first, then _Muppet Treasure Island_, to compare and contrast, and planned to go from what I expect will be more sedate to what I expect will be more unhinged.<br/><br/>But nope, the universe had other plans. Tonight, it&#39;s time for commemorative Curry lunacy. 🏴‍☠️ 2026-08-27T00:19:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxtzdahszp47vn6pmum6ymdku7upn6zwazvsllzye3zlphw9vkr8czyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2auywam If I live-toot _Muppet Treasure Island_, should I:<br/><br/>1) CW every toot in the thread<br/>2) only CW spoilers (of which there might be none)<br/>3) put on a hashtag so people can filter 2026-08-27T00:15:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0a822adn07zemgprdhyhujd24wh7j323rqqpmajsmp4dpvmwj55szyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq20qrf49 A few months ago, I read _Treasure Island_. I&#39;d started it sometime, as a kid, but lost interest a few chapters in. I figured it&#39;d be nice to finish it.<br/><br/>Since then, I&#39;ve watched the 1950 &#34;classic&#34; movie, in which Robert Newton&#39;s Long John Silver gave rise to what we now think of as &#34;the pirate accent&#34;, and the very faithful 1990 adaptation with Charlton Heston and a young Christian Bale.<br/><br/>But I have not yet seen _Muppet Treasure Island_.<br/><br/>Tonight, I fix that!<br/><br/>Might live-toot it, not sure. 2026-08-27T00:11:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz2kagqz796fpd5ntlet42d39t6scchhcvrntgfp9sf8ekpwta22qzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2wfdp3e Found two job-search rejections in my email this morning. One was from a place I applied at roughly a month ago.<br/><br/>The other was from a place I applied to *back at the end of April*, and had already marked down in my records as &#34;assuming this is dead&#34; in mid-June. 🙄<br/><br/>Anyway, job hunting sucks. 2026-08-26T15:44:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszqhq2fyqxq9n5fqx7gxj9hwurneka8h8rtzga2zur262dckcw6yszyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq23ygnpc Researchers say a fundamental flaw in LLMs makes it easy to trick them into doing things they shouldn’t — like telling you how to sabotage an aircraft’s navigation system.<br/><br/>&#34;There’s a real probability that this is going to be a problem that’s fundamentally unsolvable,&#34; says one of the paper&#39;s coauthors.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/07/30/1140927/a-fundamental-flaw-leaves-llms-vulnerable-to-attack/">https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/07/30/1140927/a-fundamental-flaw-leaves-llms-vulnerable-to-attack/</a><br/><br/>#AI #LLMs #AIResearch #GenerativeAI #security 2026-08-02T18:59:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz5efgeqfnfpwnlygxm9w7v0h5hv3jt8mjzke84svtp58r9cqmefqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2deqwlj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyx4newdzwxmrf9n6p36wt27e8p56kqsthezygk9wp0vep4j00x0cep5szp'>nevent1q…5szp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>“A physical book is a delivery mechanism for information.... the knowledge enters the intellectual [cycle].”<br/><br/>Okay, so I could ask the AI model, &#34;Give me the entire, unaltered text of $TITLE_OF_BOOK,&#34; and it would do it? It wouldn&#39;t make up some random crap that wasn&#39;t actually the original text?<br/><br/>Yeah, I don&#39;t buy that for a moment.<br/><br/>The *actual content* of the book has been destroyed. It&#39;s a tragedy. 2026-07-30T14:50:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfdk0yscf29zk4409y2qhqqryfssx3q9jc3gvfgxka99q74w3gn6qzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq29fxztx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8xuqlla87gdl8yd698dy6d02lj3ld2cjevf72hw8amxrsek2ny3gtgxqwj'>nevent1q…xqwj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&gt; Increasingly controversial public figure.<br/><br/>You misspelled &#34;increasingly brazen and outspoken racist.&#34; 2026-07-27T20:21:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstk78ks8ctg8p54647z4a8h2hdfw4l3gssh9fsnfa2f75mhpg4j6szyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2n5v5cp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy0a0hekkj0rtz68uugu0k7g20hl7k7dy5mjqngg6wdy04k9s7dgc66susm'>nevent1q…susm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ummm... OT1H, yay for making sure their employees get tips (if that is, in fact the case, as others have pointed out), but OTOH by not disclosing that head of time, I think they&#39;re opening themselves up prosecution and/or civil lawsuits for fraudulent business practices. Yikes.<br/><br/>I wonder if that&#39;s chain-wide or just SF. 2026-07-20T21:16:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyxslj4rq328radyn5tk8zrndwhvp67zkzqdp5pr7xfwhjj0euzgczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2q5h94g Waverly Place, NoHo, Manhattan, off Washington Square.<br/><br/>#NoAI #FuckAI #NYC #NewYorkCity #Manhattan #StreetArt #graffiti<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/116/823/954/557/331/579/original/cf701c52cfec0f7c.jpg"> <br/> 2026-06-27T20:30:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs853x6h62snw20xym8h9uw32cmq9t9r2g9k7xhvpn0cerryejtmfczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2rxrpyp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvgrj9qgfkq625uhsggq9gklplrf4amdx6gvnykdwjkqn89fkesyg9rzt2e'>nevent1q…zt2e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You should totally go to the Centraal Station and take a picture of a pigeon and post it. Heck, it&#39;s even a Tuesday in summer!<br/><br/>(In case this is confusing, I&#39;m referencing the beginning of Charlie Stross&#39; _Accelerando_: <a href="http://www.accelerando.org/fiction/accelerando/accelerando.html#PART1">http://www.accelerando.org/fiction/accelerando/accelerando.html#PART1</a> People saying they&#39;ve arrived in Amsterdam usually reminds me of that scene.) 2026-06-09T17:05:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs953u3pz4xm65kyx3eh9rc9pqfkxg9ct7d75grrdfp90y4f0uearczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2wln3fq If you can, please help me find a job and escape the US. I&#39;m a front-end web dev with over 20 years of experience. I know React, of course, but I consider my core skills to be:<br/><br/>* HTML, CSS, and JS/TypeScript<br/>* accessibility<br/>* listening to users and caring about them<br/>* hence, UI and UX<br/><br/>Looking for Ireland, other EU, Canada, Aus or NZ. I&#39;ll need visa sponsorship; I have US citizenship only.<br/><br/>CV: <a href="https://mactane.org/Kagan%20MacTane%20CV.pdf">https://mactane.org/Kagan%20MacTane%20CV.pdf</a><br/><br/>DM for more info. Boosts welcome. 2026-06-03T16:40:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0x5kz7eejasj9l44an49y9fmepvxpv6qfgj0kadyynl55tpudv4szyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq280kaqv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfg096avk5fs7ztflgdtq4gqhqs3fwmpqc360c4yhtlu3eeptnx8qhrmk27'>nevent1q…mk27</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I recognize that as a valid age marker.<br/><br/>Personally, I&#39;m almost certain I&#39;m older than you, and... I&#39;m totally fine with them in GUIs, but the moment you get me into a command-line situation, it&#39;s suddenly &#34;all lower-case letters, hyphens instead of spaces, and you can use periods and numbers, but that&#39;s all. Diacriticals? What are you, mad?&#34;<br/><br/>Of course, I&#39;m also &#34;uses a CLI on a daily basis&#34; years old... 2026-05-21T23:35:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsznxvrdftlvweepr8qz42v07znxmmwftgwuhvpcdvwkdwqwklrarszyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2acs6vz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxpaw8hprka5d0u28hu87rxq9ld93qshyyd4m6uq5ufmjr5h49n7sl4pk6v'>nevent1q…pk6v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t know anything about the guy who developed it, but I recall a few years back when the project was trying to attract developers, and saying some kind of crap about how they want people who&#39;d work 19 hours a day or some shit like that, and when anyone pointed out how unsustainable that is, they&#39;d just blow them off with some toxic tech-bro bullshit about how anyone who wants to work less is lazy, and I just decided &#34;fuck Bun&#34; at that point.<br/><br/>Glad to have that decision confirmed! 2026-05-11T21:45:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0w0fjnt79s7cqv4956k2l8u9zwssu4pa8r2g646gj0delxdlw46czyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2n3fr8n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfdaxw59pcxnvepujjjjvdyjqgj558nteg4ag2kzzfat2g7lkcmegzu8cku'>nevent1q…8cku</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Excellent, thank you very much! 2026-05-09T16:50:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz9gtsetx8upmumsk6vcq6f2ccc74y9fe7hn7tuqr7w7rg5rhq3hgzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2cx27ae In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqm5sxlmjr9pkfdrpd7qu403n83ytqc07qngcky7m23hxwxts09cgw0dnyj'>nevent1q…dnyj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m interested in stickers, too. 2026-05-09T15:08:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsga2qv7rna7c8p5pqaljmurj8wc9jx5r8prptxn667nnrzw7vv09czyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2f7jqtm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgazn9tajp0590wakq8j99qhv6gmnftcrhc8xc8u22hxmqpefqnwq4l4r39'>nevent1q…4r39</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m sorry for misunderstanding. 2026-04-29T20:23:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr2y4wxc6mcvq56ymh6gt6eywhr7ufsz5nj5evv6gluxm9jhv5xrqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2f3tq5l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspe93zcjspap6dk3erk3ar9tktcvghe2s43k2y2xkc9syu025qqhs7x3f87'>nevent1q…3f87</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You can have that default back! It&#39;s in settings (<a href="https://wandering.shop/settings/profile">https://wandering.shop/settings/profile</a>) &gt; Preferences, scroll down to &#34;Boosting Preferences&#34; and turn on &#34;Enable quick boosting&#34;.<br/><br/>Super-useful for those of us who boost *far* more than we quote. (You can still quote if you want to by hitting the little three-dot context menu on any post.) 2026-04-29T19:22:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspazl36tzqgaltvum8ygazgsae9x88rwm54ck4wat3w3yzaf5xvggzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2zm2nqh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsflnwzj9wyytqf2qayhmqexm58xftmumkzkdh0fcz5yd7tvg4ylns7eafrd'>nevent1q…afrd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Woohoo, congratulations!! 🥳 2026-04-21T18:20:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr7agd2xnzy2masdvfrg4lk7n9e22qrj7dltax6vqnf3pe2q528qqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2j8hzt4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszcgparmq05twmq8zfq72jml8294j6flkwhk7xzl7jkayjvkx5d4qlc5j8w'>nevent1q…5j8w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 31: Are you satisfied with how your creativity went this month?<br/><br/>I think I kind of have to be. It&#39;s not like I can go back and re-do it.<br/><br/>To elaborate: at the beginning of the month, I got a new laptop, and took 4 days off writing to get it set up and customized and stuff. Then in the middle of the month, I made the decision to go to San Francisco and wrap up a few loose ends (and also update my mental maps and memories), and... 1/2 2026-03-31T16:09:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszcgparmq05twmq8zfq72jml8294j6flkwhk7xzl7jkayjvkx5d4qzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2ru4upd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8k5ey80r9srmwc0ktrfujq209xhcewjtvqx7lwzmegn5qd3gedqc674nr4'>nevent1q…4nr4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 30: Do birds ever feature in your work? Give an example.<br/><br/>They definitely do/will. I don&#39;t want to say more until the book is published, because there will be some plot points that come as surprises. 2026-03-30T13:12:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8k5ey80r9srmwc0ktrfujq209xhcewjtvqx7lwzmegn5qd3gedqczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2pxqq2c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrvm53qv69g5evns20hctvmlnx7kl3rln2xgj0e6u5hjqtayruyjs3fc0xl'>nevent1q…c0xl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 29: Griddle?<br/><br/>There&#39;s definitely a griddle at J&amp;J&#39;s Bar and Grill, the bar/café/restaurant that San Francisco&#39;s urban magicians frequent. Otherwise, they couldn&#39;t make French toast just the way Bradley Chung, one of the more respected members of the community, likes it. (Not just for him, of course! The griddle also allows them to make pancakes, burgers, bacon, you name it. But I figured I&#39;d give him a special mention.) 2026-03-29T13:47:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyldn2qfujqqn7cxy2g49aqtd0upzdan3tywp8qqym64gph9r08sszyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2dz3g5l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ntvxrqstvh99trkgg9zutccwmknt6l5lwckg6kvsgad86fslzuqetdhw0'>nevent1q…dhw0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You mean the Iain Banks series? I&#39;ve been meaning to try those out sometime.<br/><br/>Also shout-out to James S.A. Corey&#39;s _The Expanse_ for being non-right-wing. 2026-03-28T16:04:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrvm53qv69g5evns20hctvmlnx7kl3rln2xgj0e6u5hjqtayruyjszyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2upvvc5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy7n9wurke9ugjx2sdhckxfkywpr933txanvt80uum77e4lxt99ncclatgp'>nevent1q…atgp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 28: Does your day job (past or present) influence your creativity?<br/><br/>Yeah, since software development involves a lot of dealing with raw text, we programmers have a lot of really good tools for doing that. Naturally, I use them in my writing. 2026-03-28T15:21:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0d4y8dd3uzgallud4sz4spwwwmchlq8drvn72hdcuxztqq3fszfgzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2gx4kp8 RE: <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/116305793811427182">https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/116305793811427182</a><br/><br/>I&#39;d been thinking about making some time to read _Project Hail Mary_ so I could go see the movie and join the convo about it. And then I read this 👇🏻.<br/><br/>Nice to not have to crowbar that into my schedule, but overall? I&#39;d rather Andy Weir had just not been a shitwaffle. Seriously, I am _so sick and tired_ of white-guy SF authors turning out to be right-wing assholes.<br/><br/>(Also, the thing about &#34;there&#39;s no symbolism or themes in my work&#34;... dafuq? Why would any writer say something like that? 🤯🤡) 2026-03-28T14:55:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy7n9wurke9ugjx2sdhckxfkywpr933txanvt80uum77e4lxt99nczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq20jka8a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs88ewz4xezevm70r4gqeanrgkpsjnywuq999f39qsy7va0hr9rqrqh86q3w'>nevent1q…6q3w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 27: What&#39;s a book that made you see the world differently? How?<br/><br/>William Poundstone&#39;s _The Recursive Universe_ taught me far more about recursion, complexity and how it can arise from simplicity, information and how it differs from data, entropy, and the universe itself, than I can possibly do justice to in 500 characters — or even a multi-post thread. It&#39;s up there with things like Sagan&#39;s _Cosmos_ and Hofstadter&#39;s _Gödel, Escher Bach_ and _Metamagical Themas_. 2026-03-27T14:47:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs88ewz4xezevm70r4gqeanrgkpsjnywuq999f39qsy7va0hr9rqrqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2apsxp2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxmwtrykc8nzypsrg5jaw2ct82fa9tzj668nmet6qtxhwdzd9pq9cyzmqz9'>nevent1q…mqz9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 26: Do you dance or move along to music when you listen?<br/><br/>Absolutely.<br/><br/>If I&#39;m sitting in a big, comfy armchair, I can&#39;t move my body all that much, but if I should happen to need to move my arms (say, to pick up whatever I&#39;m drinking), that motion will generally be synced with the music, a tiny bit of dance in an otherwise-static situation. 2026-03-26T14:17:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxmwtrykc8nzypsrg5jaw2ct82fa9tzj668nmet6qtxhwdzd9pq9czyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2mhwunr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszx38vstu5st9chkedvr4g5d4cyvxjk6279zkkrh2dgal0xfqmpmqxj5gkl'>nevent1q…5gkl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 25: Do you use music as a storytelling tool? Give an example.<br/><br/>I have a fair number of references to music in my work. I&#39;m trying to keep them from getting out of control, and also mindful of copyright issues. But my MCs are modern people, in their 20s and 30s. They listen to music! They&#39;re going to reference it! 2026-03-25T14:48:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszx38vstu5st9chkedvr4g5d4cyvxjk6279zkkrh2dgal0xfqmpmqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq22s22zk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0jxjgeztuvmugrkw8kud4zryv6crprnjejnsjqw90curug90zfush5kuut'>nevent1q…kuut</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 24: Do you have a sewing kit in your home?<br/><br/>No. If I did, I&#39;m not sure what I&#39;d do with it. Seriously, if some of my clothing breaks, I&#39;m much better off to take it to the Garment District and pay someone who knows what they&#39;re doing to fix it. 2026-03-24T14:42:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0jxjgeztuvmugrkw8kud4zryv6crprnjejnsjqw90curug90zfuszyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2usma88 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs069w5w58tksvy5k7e3el2grt5a0jmunnrre2elwfnkjmk0zq8ljs6hdmx7'>nevent1q…dmx7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 23: Do you consider yourself a frood who knows where their towel is?<br/><br/>I used to be a lot more of a frood. I&#39;m not sure I&#39;ve ever known where my towel is (in the slang, metaphorical sense), but I&#39;ve been able to fake it for decades.<br/><br/>(Literally, yes, I do know exactly where all my towels are. But I don&#39;t feel like that really fits the spirit of the galactic hitchhikers&#39; expression.) 2026-03-23T15:26:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs069w5w58tksvy5k7e3el2grt5a0jmunnrre2elwfnkjmk0zq8ljszyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2hhgpay In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9p7c5krzkl8uhd3nqdhakjyh0y4rzrztz7qedymm3xd9unmevseclwjxfj'>nevent1q…jxfj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 22: Create a micro-story in six words.<br/><br/>No. No, no. No, uh-uh. Nope.<br/><br/>(I am not a microfiction writer. There may come a day when I try my hand at it, but as Aragorn said at the Black Gate of Mordor, &#34;it is not this day.&#34;) 2026-03-22T16:03:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9p7c5krzkl8uhd3nqdhakjyh0y4rzrztz7qedymm3xd9unmevseczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2sgtjfy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspe6xmtuu92xjlj2e5a8nsjawywnquxe77capegq9qed5f0q8quxqmpjx8e'>nevent1q…jx8e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 21: What everyday object would you photograph as if it were art?<br/><br/>Human hands. 2026-03-21T15:42:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspe6xmtuu92xjlj2e5a8nsjawywnquxe77capegq9qed5f0q8quxqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2at9shm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvt3m503prsny288rc9jyzhuqjc63a5w9hzlggnup3v4n7akmy59q6fumvg'>nevent1q…umvg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 19: How did you feel when you finished your most recent project?<br/><br/>I can&#39;t think of a project recently that I&#39;d say I&#39;d &#34;finished&#34;. 😳 More like, &#34;simply stopped doing it or put it aside.&#34; 2026-03-19T14:30:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvt3m503prsny288rc9jyzhuqjc63a5w9hzlggnup3v4n7akmy59qzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq27ukt7s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8zml24gqrwwuw3stv2trr26v2dca3ndfd2we6dmx5wu47jcqv2msxuqjv9'>nevent1q…qjv9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 18: If your creative work could speak, what would it say about you?<br/><br/>If my creative work doesn&#39;t speak, I&#39;m Doin&#39; It Rong™.<br/><br/>But it&#39;s supposed to speak *for itself*, not &#34;about me&#34;. 2026-03-18T14:39:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8zml24gqrwwuw3stv2trr26v2dca3ndfd2we6dmx5wu47jcqv2mszyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2p73s68 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspxwwhkhguv2zxk0l27dgarv8ap3skx6jnqf6xu3el6p76pcwjw6gn8v078'>nevent1q…v078</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 17: What’s a creative habit you’ve wanted to adopt but haven’t yet?<br/><br/>Finishing a draft. 2026-03-17T16:23:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspxwwhkhguv2zxk0l27dgarv8ap3skx6jnqf6xu3el6p76pcwjw6gzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2e6sxas In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyxnmjxkhhfneknqqd3s8rr2cd0h3m24wpuethda6x3k9a4hgy76qc8w4vc'>nevent1q…w4vc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 16: Convince us to read a book you don&#39;t care for yourself.<br/><br/>I can&#39;t understand why in the world I&#39;d do that. If I don&#39;t like it, I&#39;m not going to try to sell it to others. 2026-03-16T14:18:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyxnmjxkhhfneknqqd3s8rr2cd0h3m24wpuethda6x3k9a4hgy76qzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq27ajuqy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs944sp9hnsq8yh8rux8c23886lsdgcf2uuvacsvl6yfpuac4twekqjv77ex'>nevent1q…77ex</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 15: Is the time you&#39;ve had for creativity this month what you expected?<br/><br/>There have been more issues with setting up my new laptop than I expected. That absolutely cut into my writing for the first few days of the month — I had a 4-day complete hiatus, during which I was so busy with tech that I wrote nothing! A few other days have been fairly low in terms of time available for writing, but at least greater than zero. 2026-03-15T15:12:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs944sp9hnsq8yh8rux8c23886lsdgcf2uuvacsvl6yfpuac4twekqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2z3tk6r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdd3v4w0wsv4cd42kutdekjd4nhwmz67e36tz6cnnnj2rmdeq9kac2t9jjk'>nevent1q…9jjk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 13: Our featured creator writes both novels and short stories. How do you feel about short fiction? Do you read short stories as often as novels?<br/><br/>I like reading short stories, but am awful at writing them. Not so much a fan of microfiction, but the range of roughly 2,000­–8,000 words is pretty nice. Maybe even up to 10 or 12. 2026-03-13T16:42:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdd3v4w0wsv4cd42kutdekjd4nhwmz67e36tz6cnnnj2rmdeq9kaczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2ggmulw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxrukqksf6e6lyld424h5k5dgkz5td4vyrpau4clplzk97s92d04caw2ypz'>nevent1q…2ypz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Possibly my favorite of those is one that shows me:<br/><br/>1) The last 4 things I did (my last 4 Git commit comments)<br/>2) Status of all open, non-complete scene files<br/>3) And a &#34;todo&#34; file that I keep stocked with notes on what I can tackle next.<br/><br/>It&#39;s a really good thing to look at when I start a writing session every night (or afternoon on weekends); it gives me excellent answers to the question &#34;What the heck was I working on?&#34; and its buddy, &#34;Where can I pick up now?&#34; 2/2<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers 2026-03-12T15:40:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxrukqksf6e6lyld424h5k5dgkz5td4vyrpau4clplzk97s92d04czyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2jx70p3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqw6c3kx6w37z2jcr02djrtegqlcch7fquwml0ph9686masukx7yqk5sfsp'>nevent1q…sfsp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 12: Our featured creator has an em dash key on his keyboard. Do you do any customizations for your creativity?<br/><br/>I haven&#39;t physically customized my keyboard, but I&#39;ve had a software shortcut for my nonbreaking-space-and-em-dash combo for more years than I can remember. I&#39;ve also got a bunch of custom scripts and things to support my writing. 1/2 2026-03-12T15:40:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqw6c3kx6w37z2jcr02djrtegqlcch7fquwml0ph9686masukx7yqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2mzxyx6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswtrxgu6hyxl6ddk6em4dduft5skzn2vpautz63t2sfpglefcjjuckma4s6'>nevent1q…a4s6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 11: Our featured creator does 3D printing. Have you ever? (Share a pic)<br/><br/>Never have I ever. 2026-03-11T15:34:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswtrxgu6hyxl6ddk6em4dduft5skzn2vpautz63t2sfpglefcjjuczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2wfllmt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz5cm3xs8e65qyje5t9048qe68utywnvwvw93aqkvfks9mcfn4t0cldl7tj'>nevent1q…l7tj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Incidentally, &#34;Radio Silence&#34; is also the source of the name of my new laptop, Caroline4Five2 (so spelled as a good way of making it clear that it&#39;s not pronounced &#34;four fifty-two&#34; or &#34;four hundred fifty-two&#34;).<br/><br/>Here&#39;s the video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj_yFpL6uoE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj_yFpL6uoE</a>. Give it a try, it&#39;s a bop! 2/2<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers 2026-03-10T15:38:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz5cm3xs8e65qyje5t9048qe68utywnvwvw93aqkvfks9mcfn4t0czyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2v5w4j7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx0nkauc7kjsmuea3sdfv99nsqgq2clxl039u3gxuwwra3kc6psrgmzjz5x'>nevent1q…jz5x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 10: Reveal the answer to yesterday&#39;s poll<br/><br/>The clue is the opening line from &#34;Radio Silence&#34;, by Thomas Dolby, off his 1982 debut album _The Golden Age of Wireless_ (also the source of the much better-known &#34;She Blinded Me With Science&#34;). The song continues:<br/><br/>She&#39;s nervous and tense, she&#39;s thinking it over.<br/>With logic and sense she&#39;ll overcome her phobia.<br/><br/>(Dolby&#39;s non-rhotic dialect helps &#34;over&#34; and &#34;phobia&#34; rhyme much more than they would in mine.) 1/2 2026-03-10T15:38:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx0nkauc7kjsmuea3sdfv99nsqgq2clxl039u3gxuwwra3kc6psrgzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2mzpjea In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd7rsxkulkmdakdec604skhv3zhper9n7qesdjstm6h0m064pzmegv68xg2'>nevent1q…8xg2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 9: Share a line from a song, then make a poll with the actual next line and two that are made up or are from another song. Ask people to pick the actual line.<br/><br/>The line:<br/><br/>🎼 Caroline makes the final adjustments in the rear-view mirror 🎶<br/><br/>Which one follows it?<br/><br/>1) She likes how she looks, she&#39;s seeing everything clearer<br/><br/>2) She&#39;s nervous and tense, she&#39;s thinking it over<br/><br/>3) So when he arrives, at quarter to five, he&#39;ll find her much dearer 2026-03-09T15:23:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd7rsxkulkmdakdec604skhv3zhper9n7qesdjstm6h0m064pzmegzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq28q7rka In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9fgwz5yazr7mw4rqs6peavaecy829f3nvt20sv8ngxmdnwll5fugf6gu2v'>nevent1q…gu2v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 8: Is there a country other than your own that influences your creativity?<br/><br/>Not really.<br/><br/>If there were, it&#39;d probably be Ireland and/or Japan, but no, I don&#39;t think either of those is influencing me all that much at the moment. (Yes, one of my MCs is Japanese-American, but that influence is coming from me having lived in Japantown, San Francisco for a while. That&#39;s *this* country.) 2026-03-08T17:13:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9fgwz5yazr7mw4rqs6peavaecy829f3nvt20sv8ngxmdnwll5fugzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq227pl9q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstg7hunrqyqw6mh5y97qql73lhegfkkvt5m3qes62qar0pu0e09dgj472wl'>nevent1q…72wl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 7: Are you able to communicate in sign language?<br/><br/>No. I can&#39;t even remember or recognize all of the single-letter alphabet signs. (Maybe about 15–20 of them?)<br/><br/>I used to be able to do the entire alphabet, and a few things like &#34;thank you&#34; and maybe 1 or 2 others, but I haven&#39;t had any use for it in decades, and have forgotten even the tiny bits I once had. 2026-03-07T16:52:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstg7hunrqyqw6mh5y97qql73lhegfkkvt5m3qes62qar0pu0e09dgzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2gs7sh0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgg898h34phzexvy72gkupq3369dwxhfu98kclj7x2ezctfsx32rqlzssr3'>nevent1q…ssr3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 6: How do you choose a title for your book?<br/><br/>That&#39;s a thing I still haven&#39;t figured out. I&#39;m not really looking forward to doing that. (Although I am very much looking forward to _having it done_.) 2026-03-06T15:50:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgg898h34phzexvy72gkupq3369dwxhfu98kclj7x2ezctfsx32rqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2naekd4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0qz379j3jn9k55726a77dme8as243unstpe0dzsc0hk3kx55hk3g4lnv35'>nevent1q…nv35</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The original, from the beginning of chapter 2 of my WIP:<br/><br/>The San Francisco night was cool, but there was no fog Downtown. That was good, Kevin Wingard thought as he parked his motor scooter beside the Federal Reserve Bank. It meant they’d have a clear view from the rooftop for their final scouting pass before they started their incursion. 4/4<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers 2026-03-05T17:01:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0qz379j3jn9k55726a77dme8as243unstpe0dzsc0hk3kx55hk3gzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2u03jzc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg8wp6e6em0ehas03fg8p4xzu0qha2e05q6jlaanreej4wrz2zldc0g5all'>nevent1q…5all</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>With words from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1mc3m4fz0kw4ufzzexvew96nteskvcvq2ug26ykp6kqrgt8kphw0sv9lwu2" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Will Elm</span> (<span class="italic">npub1mc3…lwu2</span>)</a></span>:<br/><br/>The San Francisco night was salty, but there was no monsoon Downtown. That was good, Kevin Wingard thought as he knifed his banana beside the shed. It meant they’d have a clear view from the Atlantic Ocean for their final dancing before they started their eating. 3/4<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers 2026-03-05T17:00:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg8wp6e6em0ehas03fg8p4xzu0qha2e05q6jlaanreej4wrz2zldczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq24txp3d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg7zc5qvpfpr29x2xg5q532yk897akcxnl03nv2r0jv9l3pugxetgngaacv'>nevent1q…aacv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>With words from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub16e6fhcr4qj003wu8xujygkz5j33mcdgz067a24dceywct2s0nm4ss64ds5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Ruby Jones</span> (<span class="italic">npub16e6…4ds5</span>)</a></span>:<br/><br/>The San Francisco night was bold, but there was no tornado Downtown. That was good, Kevin Wingard thought as he folded his him beside the folly. It meant they’d have a clear view from the Elysium for their final farting before they started their flying. 2/4<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers 2026-03-05T17:00:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg7zc5qvpfpr29x2xg5q532yk897akcxnl03nv2r0jv9l3pugxetgzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2v8dwdz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9dr4gncru2kzekfyya86aqme693ss7n9gscd494ylg08nyvvvyac69u0gm'>nevent1q…u0gm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 5: Post one or more Mad Libs, whatever you have enough words for.<br/><br/>With words from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1jfujtv072aq7h6p5ucy7qa7t3aahmpguaetahw8grt8ccpfjdjlshv2sf8" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Walter Thinman</span> (<span class="italic">npub1jfu…2sf8</span>)</a></span>:<br/><br/>The San Francisco night was pretty, but there was no tornado Downtown. That was good, Kevin Wingard thought as he went his bottle beside the shed. It meant they’d have a clear view from the grocery store for their final bowling before they started their karaoke. 1/4 2026-03-05T16:59:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9dr4gncru2kzekfyya86aqme693ss7n9gscd494ylg08nyvvvyaczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2g353v2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8wlap9kap6833l2ac8x0l6y37d5lvpagx7u9n6rzd8dqluz93rpgx7h3qf'>nevent1q…h3qf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 4: Make your own Mad Lib from your WIP. (Remove words, ask for suggested adj, n, v, etc to replace)<br/><br/>Okay, for this I&#39;m going to need to solicit the following:<br/><br/>1: an adjective<br/>2: a mass noun or weather phenomenon<br/>3: a past-tense verb<br/>4: an object for said verb<br/>5: a building or outdoor object<br/>6: a place<br/>7: an activity<br/>8: another activity<br/><br/>I hope I&#39;m doing this right. 🤞🏻<br/><br/>[Edit: Oops, I wasn&#39;t; I initially posted at <a href="https://wandering.shop/@kagan/116171788737745094">https://wandering.shop/@kagan/116171788737745094</a> and screwed up my threading. 🤦🏻] 2026-03-04T22:46:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8wlap9kap6833l2ac8x0l6y37d5lvpagx7u9n6rzd8dqluz93rpgzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq274s3z5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyc5rxdnyz6j3qny8ymz9cc8vzpw2hepaxl5vppr8zxe6cuzw85ac36tra7'>nevent1q…tra7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 3: Ripple?<br/><br/>Everything makes ripples. The way Character A greets Character B in Chapter 2, Scene 1, sets a tone that carries through the rest of the scene, and is still affecting their relationship in Chapter 8. 2026-03-03T15:14:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyc5rxdnyz6j3qny8ymz9cc8vzpw2hepaxl5vppr8zxe6cuzw85aczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2g8wvcu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswumnfly63crd289s02lquc6jsgg26adjajqnaun48zdvsne8p0wc5pcr4t'>nevent1q…cr4t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 1: How much time do you expect to have for creative work this month?<br/><br/>About the same as previous months: anywhere from a half-hour to two hours after work on workdays, depending on my levels of energy and mental focus, and however many hours I choose to devote on weekend days. 2026-03-01T16:17:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswumnfly63crd289s02lquc6jsgg26adjajqnaun48zdvsne8p0wczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2dztawd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstz8j7g3w4rzn377g52vmcdvnzy46ygtmjtv3wwtltaz5uk7c6ddsruqsg8'>nevent1q…qsg8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 28: How did your month go?<br/><br/>Not too bad. I spent an average of 1:22 writing on work days and 1:30 on weekend days, and produced 16,254 words (plus however many I&#39;ll manage today), which is a nice climb from the past few months. Completed 6 scenes (which roughly equals two-thirds of a chapter, I guess). And you never know, I might finish a 7th today! 2026-02-28T16:02:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstz8j7g3w4rzn377g52vmcdvnzy46ygtmjtv3wwtltaz5uk7c6ddszyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq224wp7y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxrsqqmxgetueqt430awzmqryhphzxrd79jwna2h2msz2q35gf7jc54wv3r'>nevent1q…wv3r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 27: Splat?<br/><br/>Ugh. I just got up, it&#39;s too early for me to go splat again yet. Much as I might want to. (Last night&#39;s sleep was not restful, and I don&#39;t even know why. I don&#39;t recall any bad dreams. I just woke up tired and achy. Ugh.) 2026-02-27T15:41:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxrsqqmxgetueqt430awzmqryhphzxrd79jwna2h2msz2q35gf7jczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2u2fm3j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw98y94y379c74gd7pvvplscccpg07jfcmry452acc2nwc0402y2s0v0al8'>nevent1q…0al8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 26: Do you abandon creative projects? If so, how do you determine when to abandon them?<br/><br/>It&#39;s more accurate to say that some (many? most?) projects simply get rotated to the back burner, because let&#39;s face it, there are only so many hours in a day. Some even get put into storage for a shorter or longer time, but could always be returned to the main burner.<br/><br/>The only way I think I&#39;d *abandon* a creative project would be if I felt I could no longer do anything with it. 2026-02-26T16:45:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw98y94y379c74gd7pvvplscccpg07jfcmry452acc2nwc0402y2szyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2ewf0km In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9hgthhg3k5nwhr98a929vhlaycpkw7rdg3ppwa0jlzzv293ghzqsk50nuh'>nevent1q…0nuh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 25: Would you stream your creative process/the creation of your work? Why or why not?<br/><br/>I assume it&#39;d be boring as hell to anyone who wasn&#39;t inside my head. There&#39;s a reason &#34;hacking&#34; scenes in TV and movies don&#39;t show real hacking: because it&#39;s boring AF to watch someone just sit there at a keyboard for hours on end, only typing occasionally. The same goes for writing, or at least for *me* writing. 2026-02-25T14:43:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9hgthhg3k5nwhr98a929vhlaycpkw7rdg3ppwa0jlzzv293ghzqszyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2mvyhpg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy4gq6n4ul28s37gxl0eyxgg0pr5re23s4dlk5tm567929jzf8k8g4vetdf'>nevent1q…etdf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 24: What&#39;s something you learned about one of our community member&#39;s creativity from the hashtag games?<br/><br/>Holy crud, I&#39;ve learned *so much* about *so many people&#39;s* creativity! There are a ton of people out there doing all kinds of creative things; I couldn&#39;t possibly pick just one! 2026-02-24T15:20:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy4gq6n4ul28s37gxl0eyxgg0pr5re23s4dlk5tm567929jzf8k8gzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2qpx02s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0s00gl8h2c6scvez8k0mg8x2czkdv5vmt5f6e60prs30g7am7fgg9kedqt'>nevent1q…edqt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 23: Answer to yesterday&#39;s poll.<br/><br/>Oooh, a tie! Looks like I got the difficulty right. 😄<br/><br/>All three lines are from urban fantasies. The 1st one is the 1st line of Fritz Leiber&#39;s _Our Lady of Darkness_, a mix of horror and early UF that&#39;s set in San Francisco.<br/><br/>The 2nd comes from early in _The Last Hot Time_, by John M. Ford. It&#39;s straight-up UF, and set in a changed (and incredibly cool) Chicago.<br/><br/>Mine is the 3rd, from very early in chapter 2, introducing Kevin Wingard. 2026-02-23T18:05:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0s00gl8h2c6scvez8k0mg8x2czkdv5vmt5f6e60prs30g7am7fggzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq29y2pjd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst9plt69294a4dcmz84q4af8z0lxs48uplxn4jhwzw4xpma94vx4cymwxkr'>nevent1q…wxkr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 22: 2 lines from other books and 1 from mine<br/><br/>1) The solitary, steep hill called Corona Heights was black as pitch and very silent, like the heart of the unknown.<br/><br/>2) A dial selected music channels: jazz, jazz, classical, swing, opera, jazz — wasn&#39;t this the city? Where was the rock?<br/><br/>3) Tonight was a night for secrecy and going unseen. Unfortunately, those were things he’d always sucked at.<br/><br/>Which one is mine? 2026-02-22T17:36:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst9plt69294a4dcmz84q4af8z0lxs48uplxn4jhwzw4xpma94vx4czyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq24hk4tp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrntzt957mhvazwredd5mdm0h2havqhpdhkyz28pv6vf5suwvd6lqxk7c03'>nevent1q…7c03</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 20: The alpha male is a misconception perpetuated in popular media that our featured creator works against in her wolf books. What&#39;s a misconception that bothers you in popular media?<br/><br/>The &#34;we only use 10% of our brains&#34; thing is the first one that comes to mind. Oooooh, do I hate that one!<br/><br/>[Edited to Add: And I love the variety of really good answers other people are giving! *So many* excellent ones!] 2026-02-20T16:10:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrntzt957mhvazwredd5mdm0h2havqhpdhkyz28pv6vf5suwvd6lqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2jyjszz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdydz359jr3ev0pf7xq8lldn65z4e9dwvu7tr8s6aqlk70vw38zrcmkwtnq'>nevent1q…wtnq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 19: Our featured creator is an avid gamer. Does gaming affect your creativity?<br/><br/>There are parts of my current WIP that sprang from pondering long and hard about some of the implications of a few concepts from the TTRPG _Shadowrun_. 2026-02-19T16:33:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdydz359jr3ev0pf7xq8lldn65z4e9dwvu7tr8s6aqlk70vw38zrczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2hmc9dl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsql0qdzxxf3jjjf5sjvsdfw5w2y5903t3vs6u35xarcyxjgpqarfs9pjlv7'>nevent1q…jlv7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 18: Our next featured creator has done her own book covers. Have you ever or would you ever do your own cover?<br/><br/>I would absolutely not; graphic design is not one of my skills. If for some reason I had to, I&#39;d go with some kind of design based on text and abstract shapes, because art is even less one of my skills. But in reality, I plan to either let my publisher handle cover art (assuming I find a publisher), or contract an artist/designer (assuming I don&#39;t). 2026-02-18T16:16:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsql0qdzxxf3jjjf5sjvsdfw5w2y5903t3vs6u35xarcyxjgpqarfszyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2668hhk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdp67e0vzkd0eq2xhy5gqq77z2v49lk0jhrntqdmjmtsdmkxpnrcq5ht4mn'>nevent1q…t4mn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 17: Share a fun memory from a past SAM prompt.<br/><br/>Interacting with people around the answers to <a href="https://wandering.shop/@kagan/114478930786331470">https://wandering.shop/@kagan/114478930786331470</a> was a lot of fun. 2026-02-17T16:09:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdp67e0vzkd0eq2xhy5gqq77z2v49lk0jhrntqdmjmtsdmkxpnrcqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq26nkzde In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd6v49rfj3gazqlzunga497ja0r20au55kskkjxfw77fey3xcghxqq8ja6s'>nevent1q…ja6s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 16: Do you have a favorite decade of music? Which one(s)?<br/><br/>Nah, I try to keep it fresh and keep up with what&#39;s going on. There are cool things to be found about every decade of music that I&#39;m familiar with. 2026-02-16T16:04:03Z