John Shirley

Author of numerous novels and 11 story collections. Won the Bram Stoker Award. Writes sf, horror, fantasy, westerns. Yes, westerns. Also some nonfiction. Created the Instantfuture.org site. Performs with the Screaming Geezers. Very progressive Democrat. Socialistc-ish. Environmentalist. Pro LGBTQ. Writes weird, rhyming poetry and lyrics. Tired of arguing. Watching world burn and trying to think of a way to put out the fire. Interested in spirituality. Supports NASA and SCIENCE.

Public Key

npub1cy6hh2aqkf7l60nn4eklvh5k9s3l38vtpp6up6y40kmjurkvuf6s8nwkd3

NIP-05 Address

johnshirley2024_at_wandering.shop@mostr.pub

Profile Code

nprofile1qqsvzdtm4wstyl0a8ee6um0kt6tzcglcnk9ssawqaz2hmdewpmxwyagl0nntu

Author Public Key

npub1cy6hh2aqkf7l60nn4eklvh5k9s3l38vtpp6up6y40kmjurkvuf6s8nwkd3

Show more details

Last Notes

2023-12-30 18:35:03

- reply

@npub1psd…9sr7 Where do I sign up?

2023-12-29 21:49:56

Things I SUPPORT:
All rights for women, including a woman's right to choose.
Reparations for Black Americans & Native Americans. An end to all Confederate memorials. An end to all racist policies. An end to environmental racism.
Trans rights in every respect. I support them all. LGBTQ+ rights.
Socialized medicine.
Separation of church and state.
*Free* higher education.
LGBTQ+ openly in the military.
Strict environmental regulations & an end to polluting industry.
Democratic socialism.

2023-12-26 01:19:50

I tried to post this last night but apparently this domain or whatever had crashed from Just too Much (I've had to crash from just too much, myself, in years past) - anyway it couldn't be gotten onto last night so here it is now:
2 Much X on Xmas Eve
by Marc Laidlaw #videogames fans will know him as co-creator/ writer of Half Life - also he's a novelist - by X he means the drug.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUBkuvPNKvc&t=3s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUBkuvPNKvc&t=3s

2023-12-25 22:41:41

I don't wish to say Merry Christmas to my atheist friends (which is the majority of my friends). Happy Holidays sounds so limp. Do they have something they say? Perhaps Merry Christ-less? Or --Secular Seasons Greetings?

2023-12-19 18:36:55

[the kind of thing that should lead to the cessation of animal testing]
Apes remember old friends and family decades later, study says
A new study, revealing some of the longest-lasting memories recorded in the animal kingdom, suggests humanity’s complex social networks have deep evolutionary roots
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/12/18/chimps-bonobos-study/

2023-12-16 17:40:41

Israel Found the Hamas Money Machine Years Ago. Nobody Turned It Off.
Hamas bought weapons and plotted an attack.
Mr. Levy recalled briefing Mr. Netanyahu personally in 2015 about the Hamas portfolio.
“I can tell you for sure that I talked to him about this,” Mr. Levy said. “But he didn’t care that much about it.”
Mr. Netanyahu’s Mossad chief shut down Mr. Levy’s team, Task Force Harpoon, that focused on disrupting the money flowing to groups including Hamas.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/16/world/europe/israel-hamas-money-finance-turkey-intelligence-attacks.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GU0.YLS_.ksC1-RLMTTgS&smid=url-share

2023-12-16 17:26:34

Claims that pizza listings on Etsy are selling child pornography are baseless
https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-etsy-pizza-children-pizzagate-293227075094
It's puzzling though that the photos sold on Etsy --of people eating pizza and so on-- were sold for thousands of dollars. My guess is that it was some sort of AI project to create art to sell to pizza shops and companies.

2023-12-08 18:04:19

- reply

@npub1ccn…czwu "There are some important things to keep in mind here, like the fact that 15 of the 17 studies were case-control studies. This kind of research cannot prove cause and effect, and it often does not look at things that might have affected both the exposure and the outcome. A number of the studies that were looked at were of low quality, which is something that the authors also highlight."

2023-11-28 01:50:15

- reply

@npub1psd…9sr7 that sounds like it could be a critical plot point in a Stross novel,.

2023-11-26 18:03:39

The phrase "anarcho-communist" seems to me an oxymoron. Makes no sense to me. Its use is a function of not understanding anarchism and communism. There is anarcho-syndicalism, which is what I think they really mean. But it's not as trendy. Oh god, letting myself in for it again.

2023-11-20 23:58:06

Remember The Saint? I mean the Leslie Charteris novels though the Brit show with Rogerr Moore was good. Now the Saint will be portrayed by a Black actor.
Doug Liman Boards Paramount’s New Reimagining Of ‘The Saint’ Starring Regé-Jean Page
https://deadline.com/2023/11/doug-liman-the-saint-movie-rege-jean-page-1235630104/

2023-11-16 18:57:10

The steaks are high: Florida Republican wants to ban lab-grown meat
A lawmaker wants to make it a second-degree misdemeanor to sell or distribute it.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/15/florida-republican-lab-grown-meat-ban-00127447

2023-11-12 17:49:39

- reply

@npub1ccn…czwu I've had people claim to me that "science is a cult", too, or it is "worse than a religion"...Some of those making that claim were religious types, some were anti-vax. I am entirely supportive of this meme, or cartoon--and yet I'm not an atheist. I'm not "religious" either. I don't believe in "God" as people understand it. I think aspects of the universe itself contain active intelligence--but there's no creator God. Still, there's something. But I'll always support atheists anyway.

2023-11-10 16:34:58

A transgender student got a lead role. Then the district took it away.
Max Hightower on stage during a Sherman High School production last year. Max, who is transgender, lost his role in “Oklahoma!” after an administrator announced a new policy about students playing characters that aligned with their sex assigned at birth, the Hightower family said. (Amy Hightower)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/11/10/texas-transgender-student-musical-role-policy/
#trans #transgender

2023-11-04 17:33:31

[this is really not going to work, Bezos. Complications with flight paths, powerlines, phone lines, irritation with the noisy buzzing presence of delivery drones, risks from them crashing into roofs, windows, cars, people, poor ability to carry significant weight, maintenance issues]
Look, Up in the Sky! It’s a Can of Soup!
Amazon’s much-hyped drone project is dropping small objects on driveways. Some customers are not sure what it delivers beyond minestrone.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/04/technology/amazon-drone-delivery.html?unlocked_article_code=1.70w.mFdQ.Bft-HLK2V9Lk&smid=url-share

2023-10-31 18:53:14

Mike Johnson — who has run unopposed 3 times — once said democracy is 'not always a good thing'
https://www.alternet.org/mike-johnson-democracy/

2023-10-25 19:12:49

Is Taylor Swift a talented and charismatic woman, and a good performer, despite her kitschy outfits? Sure. Am I sick of hearing about her? YOU BET I AM. Soon it'll be, "Internet and Media alight with debate over whether Taylor Smith has toenail fungus and what kind it is." And, "Exclusive Interview with Taylor Swift's Hairdresser" and "Taylor Swift--does she even charge enough for tickets? Is a gabillion bucks Enough? Fans sell houses for advance ticket costs for next tour"

2023-10-19 20:16:03

Elon Musk’s X removes New York Times’ verification badge
The unexplained decision removes the only symbol distinguishing the news organization from impostors and comes amid a flood of false information related to the Israel-Gaza war, some of which Musk has personally endorsed.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/10/19/x-twitter-nyt-dispute-musk/

2023-10-13 06:49:47

There are alternatives to animal testing. It is estimated that *more than 115 million animals worldwide are used in laboratory experiments every year.* 90% of drugs in human trials phase--so why did the animals go through their phase? Their horrors?
https://www.hsi.org/news-resources/about/
https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/111/226/373/943/826/168/original/0b581d44916a4245.png

2023-09-29 17:41:12

- reply

@npub1urq…eh67 @npub1psd…9sr7 yes-- but it almost all organisms it still maintains the "planned obsolescence". Longer life for some, yes. But still quite finite. Still set up to to break down. Aging is not an accident of nature, it's a tool of nature. It has variances sure.

2023-09-29 17:23:03

We, like all organisms, are designed for planned obsolescence. Aging seems built in, no accident of nature, and I suspect it's not just for population control, but serves the general interests of the perpetual experiment that is evolution. The churn must keep churning. This means more births, and removing earlier variants, in a perennial, persistent way, to produce newer experiments in evolution. DNA seems to be varying itself, yet carrying a message into the future.

2023-09-13 17:57:40

The food industry pays ‘influencer’ dietitians to shape your eating habits
Registered dietitians are being paid to post videos that promote diet soda, sugar and supplements on Instagram and TikTok
free link https://wapo.st/3sTupax

2023-09-11 01:05:46

- reply

@npub16kg…hh7t I don't know those people. Perhaps I don't know enough silly people. Of course it's not all Trump. It's a complex figure. It's sort of like the "arc of justice" metaphor. Or an even older metaphor, a sailing ship, sailing against the wind but still able to get where it's going indirectly. It's fucking complex is what it is. But there are trends one way or the other that define it.

2023-09-11 00:35:13

Pennsylvania school district requires social studies classes to incorporate right-wing propaganda
https://popular.info/p/pennsylvania-school-district-requires

2023-09-06 20:05:27

This solar-powered bus stop cools off pedestrians in extreme heat
https://electrek.co/2023/08/11/solar-powered-bus-stop/#:~:text=Here%E2%80%99s%20how%20the%20solar-powered%20bus%20stop%20works%3A%20When,75F%29%20by%20releasing%20cool%20air%20through%20small%20holes.

2023-09-06 17:10:08

- reply

@npub1psd…9sr7 It's a metaphor.

2023-09-02 16:55:49

I'm in this huge CYBERPUNK book, along with William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Pat Cadigan, Cory Doctorow @npub1hyk…3p33 and lots more.
The Big Book of Cyberpunk arrives September 26. Editor Jared Shurin tells File 770, “As with any attempt at a definitive collection, I suspect (and hope) it will provoke conversation!”
At over a thousand pages it is the largest anthology of the genre, with authors from over two dozen countries. #bookstodon #sff #scifi #books
https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/110/996/586/227/149/648/original/c0a7a892fa3b8467.jpg

2023-09-01 22:49:06

I always thought of influencers as a horror story.
Apparently now there's a horror movie about it. INFLUENCER.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=max4YbL3idk #horror

2023-09-01 22:38:28

someone's actual lawn sign
https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/110/992/287/179/718/103/original/dba462e3d59a6500.webp

2023-09-01 20:13:55

The Stranglers
No More Heroes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B4bsqYxwo0&list=RDeGp47YwDZ48&index=10
#punk #punkrock #rock

2023-08-30 02:55:16

AI tells tiny kid about available porn selections
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5p0gqCIEa8

2023-08-27 16:54:43

[I hear this like ten days before I fly to San Francisco. (also will be masking up in airport and on flight due to new variant) ]
5,000 pilots suspected of hiding major health issues. Most are still flying.
Federal authorities have been investigating about 5,000 pilots suspected of falsifying their medical records to conceal conditions that could make them unfit to fly.
- WaPo

2023-08-26 19:00:28

- reply

@npub1psd…9sr7 "They promised that part of the gene would not transfer over but here I am, looking like a mole rat--but you know, there's a lot to be said for the mole rat lifestyle. It's a party, man, I tell you."

2023-08-26 18:53:29

[you won't mind looking like a naked mole rat as long as you can live longer]
Longevity gene from naked mole rats extends lifespan of mice
The successful transfer of a gene that produces HMW-HA paves the way for improving the health and lifespan of humans, too.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/08/230823165402.htm
https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/110/957/428/863/487/792/original/71f6e25cb5982cf9.png

2023-08-25 16:41:56

Mug shots of Trump and other defendants including Mark Meadows and Giuliani. Trump really does look like a scared, trapped raccoon trying to bluff you into running away. Giuliani looks like a silent movies villain.
https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/110/951/243/584/537/707/original/d4738c01ffb3dab6.png

2023-08-19 23:57:57

The AI crookedness goes on.
Revealed: The Authors Whose Pirated Books Are Powering Generative AI
Stephen King, Zadie Smith, and Michael Pollan are among thousands of writers whose copyrighted works are being used to train large language models.
[the article is mostly behind a paywall but maybe someone knows a work around. This is an important subject to me and all other professional and aspiring writers.]
By Alex Reisner
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/08/books3-ai-meta-llama-pirated-books/675063/
#Stephenking #writers #writing

2023-08-18 17:16:24

NICK CAVE when asked by a fan "How do you feel about your transgender fans or trans people in general?"
Nick: "I love my trans fans fully and wish them the best, as I love all my fans and wish them the best. I feel toward them that same duty of care that I feel toward all those who exist within my sphere. I also wish for them to receive every right inherent to them and for them to lead lives of dignity and freedom, devoid of violence and prejudice."
https://www.theredhandfiles.com/how-do-you-feel/ #trans

2023-08-17 20:01:26

- reply

If he wants to preserve his penis we should send him an empty pickle jar with some vinegar in it.

2023-08-17 17:33:33

[Big Tech Big Shots Can't Shoot Big Without Big Biotech Help? ]
Tech Mogul Bryan Johnson Is Deep Into ‘Penis Rejuvenation’
He’s chronicling painful injections—part of his anti-aging crusade—on social media.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/venmo-founder-bryan-johnson-discusses-his-penis-rejuvenation-experiments

2023-08-16 23:27:18

I didn't know this about Jack Kirby. I always loved his comics though... (article from 2017)...The Captain America movies are antifascist
Captain America’s Creator Spent a Lifetime Punching Nazis
The Second World War turned Jack Kirby, comics’ greatest talent, into its first social justice warrior.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/captain-americas-creator-spent-a-lifetime-punching-nazis
#mcu #marvel
https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/110/901/882/706/249/892/original/42d5c64ca2eca578.jpeg

2023-08-16 19:50:03

why do I have to review follow requests manually? Why can't I just let anyone follow? I don't see a setting for it.

2023-08-16 01:30:49

wandering.shop/@johnshirley2024 or @npub17aq…3dh0 appears to be my new alternate mastodon address...which I'm going to migrate to, as soon as I can get all my shit packed in the covered wagon. I bought a couple of mules to pull it but one of them died on me, in a few hours, and the other one run off. I'm hoping to have better luck with oxen.