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2024-10-10 00:21:12

Harvest time in the midwest
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/280/263/007/277/008/original/bc6cc7a340d868db.jpg

2024-10-08 17:03:44

I voted in the US election today, because early voting is a thing and also I will be in France on the actual election day. Also in general I recommend voting early when you can (obviously, study up on the candidates and issues before you do): It's easy to do, more on your own schedule, and means you're less susceptible to hijinks on the actual day. Happy voting, early or otherwise! #uspol
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/272/872/725/928/783/original/019d914b48e1d15b.jpg

2024-08-27 14:56:45

Hey, Mastodon! Here's the cover to my next novel!
And yes, you can totally start pre-ordering it now, if you like, from your favorite local bookseller, or online bookstore.
Credit: Mike Heath / Magnus Creative
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/034/563/779/585/490/original/14588fee25dd2a99.jpg
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/034/563/790/869/779/original/c2abf542f01b37d0.jpg

2024-08-19 16:52:23

This thing falls apart on California freeways, does anyone anywhere think it's going to last more than fifteen minutes in an actual warzone, even if it is not immediately targeted as the most obvious thing to shoot at
https://gizmodo.com/militarized-cybertrucks-are-here-2000488469

2024-08-16 17:26:51

My own observation of things is that generally speaking it doesn't matter how big your house is or how many rooms it has, at the end of the day you spend 80% of your time in the kitchen, living room and bedroom, 10% in the bathroom, and 10% in whatever rest of the house you have left over from there

2024-08-15 15:56:01

Apropos to recent events in the literary world, I have written a long essay on why a) you should not idolize creative people, b) come to think of it, you shouldn't idolize anyone, c) holy fuck you really should not idolize ME.
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2024/08/15/please-dont-idolize-me-or-anyone-really/

2024-07-29 13:37:51

Hello, Mastodon. I have news for you today.
https://reactormag.com/tor-publishing-group-and-tor-uk-announce-major-multi-book-deal-for-bestselling-and-award-winning-author-john-scalzi/

2024-07-22 15:21:03

I've written a longish take on the last couple of days, including about how what looked like (and initially was) Democratic panic over Biden morphed somewhere along the way into a rope-a-dope strategy against the GOP, and whether Harris can win (spoiler: yup):
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2024/07/22/biden-harris-trump-and-2024/
#uspol

2024-07-19 13:08:55

Breakfast cereal really is just grain candy

2024-07-15 16:19:27

Resolved: A grilled cheese sandwich with tomato soup is one of the few entirely perfect lunches (allergies and vegan life notwithstanding). Discuss.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/791/407/983/294/028/original/3b14c8f852437822.jpg

2024-07-13 01:06:12

Well, this doesn't suck
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/g39358054/best-sci-fi-books/

2024-06-21 18:15:06

So, hey, over on Whatever today I have something important to say about "AI" art and my book covers, and why moving forward it'll be an actual contract point that my book covers have to be human-created.
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2024/06/21/a-note-on-ai-art-and-my-book-covers/

2024-06-17 16:54:25

Puppy in a river
I know
I know
It's serious
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/633/000/920/891/161/original/98375b2679d4c133.jpg

2024-06-07 17:53:28

This happens incredibly frequently: a company posts (or updates) Terms of Use, the Internet freaks out about the teens suggesting the company is claiming an infinite license, the company clarifies the terms after days of bad press. The obvious solution is for the companies to fucking do the clarification AT THE TIME OF THE UPDATE so we can all skip the "freaking out" portion. Seriously, this is a known and predictable pattern, they have the power to nip it in the bud.
https://9to5mac.com/2024/06/07/adobe-terms-clarified/

2024-05-31 11:40:35

I like presidents who aren't felons
#uspol

2024-05-27 16:13:14

The Saga Museum in Reykjavik has an unusually large amount of murdering in it
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/513/925/210/391/945/original/8a269250f053dc55.jpg

2024-05-26 11:25:17

The tech equivalent of "I thought that celebrity was already dead"
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/25/24164579/icq-shut-down-june

2024-05-24 23:01:29

Iceland is photogenic.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/498/549/508/288/120/original/bb7dbe8ede70f443.jpg

2024-05-21 11:53:42

There's already case law on these sorts of shenanigans: Midler v. Ford Motor Co., so Altman was either ignorant of this, in which case OpenAI needs new counsel, or he knew and did it anyway, because fuck you Scarlett Johannson. I'm pretty sure it's the latter.
https://gizmodo.com/openai-pausing-chatgpt-4o-scarlett-johansson-voice-1851488261

2024-05-18 20:58:20

So, hey, I just finished writing a novel. If you want to know what it's called and what it's about (and when it will be out), just follow this handy-dandy link right here:
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2024/05/18/new-novel-finished/

2024-05-10 16:10:29

Me, super enthused to be 55 today.
(Spoiler: I am actually having a pretty good day)
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/417/660/668/874/715/original/e191d050bbe7f0d3.jpg

2024-05-10 01:56:09

I'm happy to say that Starter Villain is a finalist for the Locus Award this year, in the category of science fiction novel. Here is the complete finalist list for my category, along with a link to the full award categories and finalist list. Congrats to everyone who is a finalist this year!
https://locusmag.com/2024/05/2024-locus-awards-top-ten-finalists/
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2024-05-08 00:00:25

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DISCLAIMER: The photo in previous post for entertainment purposes only. Sugar the cat is not in fact signaling, either overtly or secretly. Any action you undertake after seeing this photo is on your own recognizance and Sugar is neither legally nor morally responsible for your decisions. Make good choices. Be nice people. Pet a cat. Etc.

2024-05-07 23:58:37

Sugar has given you THE SECRET SIGN. You know what to do now.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/402/514/930/118/492/original/134e3cd7dd546588.jpg

2024-05-05 23:36:35

This is my "Okay, but, really?" face
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/391/103/429/467/661/original/a788bb490c01b8aa.jpg

2024-04-26 13:32:34

Charlie is a fan of Spring.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/337/768/696/765/684/original/1ef24a0cc23bfba0.jpg

2024-04-22 22:48:15

To be fair, it's easy to forget something that costs more than you were ever going to spend for it, to do things that your phone and/or laptop already do better
https://gizmodo.com/apple-vision-pro-already-forgotten-about-1851426564

2024-04-06 21:14:10

I really dig my still-new Mac Book Pro, but if I had to purchase it all over again, I think I would go for the 14-inch version rather than the 16-inch. The chonkiness of the 16-inch version is considerable.

2024-04-04 18:52:52

Thankfully, my "blue checked back when it verified identity" account there remains unblemished with the current "I pay money to advertise that I'm a fascist bigot" blue check. Mind you, I haven't posted there since November in any event (I keep the account to make sure no one scoops up the name).
https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-punishing-popular-x-users-blue-checkmarks-1851387024

2024-04-02 01:29:34

Perhaps the Most American Headline of All Time, from Reason Magazine
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/199/030/530/907/272/original/fab994bc6544299f.jpg

2024-04-01 19:13:40

This was a largely silly exercise in voting brackets, but on the other hand this is a legit result: Aside from social media apps, this is the app I use the most, and even including the social media apps, it's almost certainly the most useful one I use. I can't even remember the last time I used a paper map or printed directions.
https://gizmodo.com/google-maps-is-the-greatest-app-of-all-time-1851379205

2024-03-29 13:48:05

Make up your mind, strawberries
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/179/284/205/219/745/original/2cd0378b8d2c3cb8.jpg

2024-03-26 11:59:18

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(Also, I originally posted assuming I was on my Threads account, and have updated in the edit (smacks head))

2024-03-26 11:55:57

So, I have just turned fediverse sharing for this account, which means it's now accessible via Mastodon and other federated applications and programs. That said, if you are on Mastodon, my primary account there is https://mastodon.social/@scalzi and will remain so for the forseeable future. I use both in somewhat different ways. My Threads account, I will note, is where I gripe about US politics/social stuff more. In any event, hello, fediverse!

2024-03-25 23:12:55

Today was the first day that I have encountered this painting by Wayne Thiebaud, and I have to say that it makes me deeply uncomfortable
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/158/851/827/149/322/original/0aa6c6d78ae162fd.webp

2024-03-24 22:20:42

Spent the day finishing and uploading a new EP of electronic music. Meet "Totality": Five tracks on a theme of the upcoming eclipse, going from ambient to industrial and back again. It's being seeded to streaming as we speak, but you can listen to it now here:
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2024/03/24/yet-another-new-ep-from-me-totality/

2024-03-22 18:12:00

A very excellent set of new books and ARCs have come to the Scalzi Compound in the last couple of weeks. What here looks like a sure bet to you?
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/140/687/482/795/855/original/cbd06cbfd96327a8.jpg

2024-03-21 21:40:37

I'm quoted in this news article about Vernor Vinge's passing. He was a lovely person, and will be missed.
https://www.popsci.com/science/vernor-vinge-obit/

2024-03-18 22:29:54

Lossless audio sounds better than the MP3s I made in 2000, when I encoded them at the lowest viable resolution to get as many as possible on my Creative Nomad Jukebox. It does not sound notably better than the high-resolution encoded MP3s I make today. That said, when making music or uploading it to streaming, I do it with lossless files because in those situations, more information is better.
https://gizmodo.com/lossless-audio-does-not-sound-better-than-mp3-1851341155

2024-03-17 17:08:37

Spent the last week on the JoCo Cruise, which was delightful, especially because on the last day of the cruise we had a surprise performer, fresh from his Oscar win
(Edit of my photo by John Hudgens)
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/112/111/853/227/031/original/7b7392f705dd289d.jpg

2024-03-05 15:48:12

The Internet, it's a hell of a town, Mastodon is up and Meta is down
https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/5/24091207/meta-outage-facebook-instagram-threads-down-signed-out

2024-02-28 21:34:34

It's time for me to admit I will never fucking understand spreadsheets, they are like dark magic to me, or math

2024-02-28 14:14:51

Just don't then put it into plastic drinking bottle or you'll be right back where you started from
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419556-boiling-tap-water-can-remove-80-per-cent-of-the-microplastics-in-it/?fbclid=IwAR1_rsOPAy-lHFLeGU-Mfx13gqfqJnYzGREztfDj3elMLdfGdSma9XToMDQ

2024-02-25 19:37:26

Considering that LLMs started off devolving within hours into Nazi rhetoric so vile they had to be taken offline, I can't say that I see this sort of overcorrection as the most horrible thing that could have happened. Also, a reminder that LLM aren't in fact intelligent, artificially or otherwise. They output what they're programmed to.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/google-explains-what-went-wrong-with-geminis-image-generation

2024-02-17 00:42:55

Me answering a phone call on my smart watch:
Seconds 0 - 10: I can have a phone call on my watch! Which is on my wrist! This is amazing! I am living in the future for sure!
Seconds 10 - : Holding my arm in this position is super uncomfortable and I look like a huge dork! Who ever thought this was a good idea?

2024-02-16 18:36:11

Smack dab in the middle of the month, a set of new books and ARCs that have arrived at the Scalzi Compound. What here looks good to take with you into the weekend?
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/942/602/735/905/704/original/36c5ae31494feb55.jpg

2024-02-15 18:37:11

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@npub1q7l…eyct Sure, although lawyers work for their clients, and the clients can say "We need to do 'X' in a specific way, find us the version of that which allows us to do it in a manner that least exposes us to liability." And then the lawyers do that.

2024-02-15 16:25:20

Okay, now I've read the Barkley/Sanford report on the fracas involving the 2023 Hugo Awards and the decision to remove eligible finalists from the ballot. My opinion: the 2023 Hugo administrators perpetrated a fraud and the Hugo Award is in a very bad moment. What happens next determines its future. I have a piece over on my site going into my thoughts in some detail:
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2024/02/15/the-2023-hugo-fraud-and-where-we-go-from-here/
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/936/420/802/336/148/original/bc3d2554a11dc926.jpg

2024-02-14 13:29:27

Look, this is not an especially deep thought, but: Isn't it nice to have a moon?

2024-02-14 13:13:03

"Oh, good, you're here. Now the council will decide your fate."
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/930/004/376/485/448/original/9c9e04fe459aad19.jpg

2024-02-12 18:00:34

They say never meet your heroes but boy were they wrong
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/919/810/900/189/567/original/db28ebc0d3b8da7d.jpg

2024-02-08 17:46:10

Here's some news for you:
"[Among] Paramount Pictures and Maximum Effort projects in the works [is] Starter Villain, based on the New York Times-bestselling book of the same name by John Scalzi, with Jesse Andrews attached to adapt"
https://deadline.com/2024/02/ryan-reynolds-paramount-pictures-1235819256/

2024-02-06 22:54:37

On the occasion of Bluesky opening up, I post some thoughts about the current social media landscape, and how I move around in it, over on my site:
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2024/02/06/bluesky-out-of-beta-various-social-media-thoughts-february-2024/

2024-02-04 03:15:18

The look of someone who is confused as to why you have just taken away the snack she brought in from outside, i.e., an impressive chunk of deer poop.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/871/027/771/976/049/original/c6a740baf13f1f53.jpg

2024-02-01 19:47:01

"Probably"
https://gizmodo.com/openai-chatgpt-probably-won-t-make-bioweapon-1851214338

2024-01-30 23:32:16

Fortunately he has all that money he's making off of the former Twitter to fall back on
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/judge-throws-elon-musks-56-billion-tesla-pay-package-rcna136468

2024-01-29 20:08:02

I went ahead and paid extra because I have the extra scratch not be accosted by ads, but I'm extremely pissed I have to pay extra now for something I didn't have to pay extra for before.
https://gizmodo.com/amazon-prime-video-ads-start-today-1851202232

2024-01-26 22:03:25

Over on the the former Twitter, every week or so I would spotlight the new books and ARCs (Advance Reader Copies) that had shown up to the Scalzi Compound. I'm starting that up again here, so: See anything in this stack that is calling to your eyeballs?
(And yes, I know one ARC is in there twice!)
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/824/505/549/484/985/original/fe8a809c2edaaa92.jpg

2024-01-25 22:52:53

What a weird fuckin' White House that was, man
#uspol
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/25/trump-white-house-medical-unit-drugs-improper/

2024-01-25 16:05:26

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@npub1psd…9sr7 Yup. This is the new desktop.

2024-01-24 00:45:44

Last week I bought a top-of-the-line MacBook Pro M3 Max, and today on Whatever I am giving my initial impressions on the thing, and whether it is worth the frankly ridiculous amount of money it cost (spoiler: probably not BUT):
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2024/01/23/macbook-pro-m3-max-initial-thoughts-and-impressions/

2024-01-22 14:00:52

Here's a nice bit of news for my Monday morning.
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2024/01/22/starter-villain-an-alex-award-winner/

2024-01-22 00:46:08

The name of my next band
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/796/837/110/839/401/original/852aa4b684ce6c15.jpg

2024-01-17 22:04:22

To be fair, not yet as bad as searching on Amazon
https://gizmodo.com/google-search-results-are-getting-worse-study-finds-1851172943

2024-01-16 22:27:20

New computer, who this
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/767/978/630/988/325/original/2e5b8277a26395cd.jpg

2024-01-15 03:03:56

Smudge, unfairly denied the right to go outside in 2 degree (Fahrenheit, -16 Celsius) weather, looks reprovingly at those who would deny him his freedom
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/757/726/287/510/821/original/5bb523fb89a6aa29.jpg

2024-01-09 22:51:49

One, the judges in the case very clearly were not buying it, and it doesn't seem likely that the US Supreme Court would either.
Two, let's be clear that if this argument did pass judicial review and Trump did become president, he would absolutely 100% start murdering people. He wouldn't even blink. #uspol
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4398223-trump-team-argues-assassination-of-rivals-is-covered-by-presidential-immunity/

2024-01-05 19:00:20

Definitely NOT thinking of attacking my ankles as I walk past, NOPE, not at all
(Update: ankles were, in fact, viciously attacked)
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/704/879/000/064/342/original/4968a0437d643b5e.jpg

2024-01-04 22:25:32

The sun was hidden behind clouds for the first three days of 2024. Today the clouds broke enough for a sunset. And a pretty decent one at that.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/700/020/522/183/013/original/a3019fef91df3a03.jpg

2023-12-29 16:01:48

I am not here either to trash or praise Rebel Moon, but I am here to say that one day someone is going to lock Zack Snyder out of the color-grading machine, and that's going to be a bad, crazy day for him
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/664/540/613/122/960/original/daceca0238233a4f.jpg

2023-12-27 19:47:52

Krissy just called from work to ask me how my day was and I had to tell her that it's the post Christmas part of the year where everything is a blur and honestly I can't even remember what I was doing five minutes ago

2023-12-25 19:36:36

Has this dog been fed:
A) yes, at lunch
B) probably at some point
C) NEVER ONCE IN HER ENTIRE STARVING LIFE
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/642/735/656/647/322/original/007b4299c1774fae.jpg

2023-12-25 01:34:06

BE FESTIVE
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/638/479/857/243/536/original/f32094e24e5e890e.mp4

2023-12-21 21:03:04

Happy Winter Solstice, you nerds, unless you are on the other side of the equator from me, in which case, happy Summer Solstice, you nerds

2023-12-20 20:30:47

Cool, now everyone else in the automotive industry do the same
https://www.engadget.com/volkswagen-drivers-want-more-physical-buttons-instead-of-touch-controls-044931087.html

2023-12-19 17:45:18

Today's assignment: Eat everything in that one package of perishable food I was sent as a gift, because all the stickers say it has to be eaten before tomorrow. I set myself to this task with a will.

2023-12-14 19:10:03

Thank you to everyone who bought a Scalzi Humble Book Bundle! You all collectively donated more than $30,000 to literacy charity First Book, and half my eventual take from this will go into the Scalzi Family Foundation to fund various charitable and community-focused endeavors. You're all awesome.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/580/344/987/837/988/original/874be25e4fe23162.png
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/580/345/410/778/741/original/65836e455bdfa6ec.jpg

2023-12-13 19:44:47

LAST DAY (well, last 23 hours and some odd minutes) for the Scalzi Humble Book Bundle. If you were planning to get it and haven't, now is the time! Get books by me! Cheap! And benefit literacy charity First Book while you do it!
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/john-scalzis-interdependency-old-mans-war-and-more-tor-books

2023-12-13 01:38:49

My new hobby is downloading updates to my musical production software. I was not aware that it was going to be a hobby; I don't actually want it as a hobby. I wanted making music as my hobby. But if I want to get to the latter hobby, I have to go through the former hobby first.

2023-12-12 01:33:34

There's the saying "You can be a good example, or you can be a cautionary tale," and this is not the story of a good example
https://www.themarysue.com/cait-corrain-goodreads-controversy-explained/

2023-12-07 02:25:49

Today in "Can I make a picture I took from the stairs this morning look like a glamor shot from early 60s Hollywood"
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/536/745/119/156/803/original/4cad64b09ddcf41d.jpg

2023-12-06 21:23:02

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@npub1a60…6zga Not related!

2023-12-05 01:56:46

Even Charlie is terrified to discover what's in the burrito.
(Spoiler: This one was not too bad. Macaroni and cheese, American cheese, smoked paprika, smoked meat, cilantro sauce. Not all of them are absolute disasters, some of them are just a little off.)
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/525/317/037/844/029/original/980325505ca53836.jpg

2023-12-03 20:10:01

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@npub1psd…9sr7 @npub1l4f…pgmw Yes, this is it exactly.

2023-12-03 19:52:48

. @npub1l4f…pgmw asks:
"Do you find it more difficult to manage replies here than on the former Twitter? They have a reply quality filter that hides a lot of the egregious stuff, which is not present here.
"Do you feel the lack? If so, how do you handle it?"
I never had the quality filter turned on there, so that wasn't an issue. Here, there are far fewer trolls, but what there *are* more of here are people who seem determined to miss one's point. The worst I block, but most I just ignore.

2023-12-01 20:16:45

Back in the before times, I used to write about film professionally. True story! And this month, over on Whatever, my personal site, I'm writing a series on my December Comfort Watches, the movies I put on during the holiday season while I lie like an extremely comfortable lump on my couch. To start us off, I'm writing about Nancy Meyer's "The Holiday," with Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet:
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2023/12/01/the-december-comfort-watches-day-one-the-holiday/

2023-11-30 17:32:11

I am engaged in a race against time. It is a week after Thanksgiving and there are still yet leftovers. Today is the last possible day before the botulism takes hold. I must consume what remains. Pray for me. I'm going in.

2023-11-29 14:23:02

I bought a 4TB external SSD drive. Here it is with my cat for scale. The fact that its location in this picture is not obvious is why I immediately put it on its own lanyard.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/494/275/090/535/412/original/bfd8f274d3f0e984.jpg

2023-11-28 01:03:42

I’m giving serious consideration to spending the entirety of next month in a bathrobe.

2023-11-23 18:08:00

Krissy bought this pig chef statuette for the church kitchen and I have to say I think about the expression on its face probably more than I should
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/461/191/402/038/182/original/21ad11e97f0524b0.jpg

2023-11-21 18:23:19

This is the "So few people find a festering rat's anus in their can of SpaghettiOs that finding one shouldn't be considered an actual problem" argument, eliding the fact that the number of rat anuses in ANY SpaghettiOs can should be "zero"
https://deadline.com/2023/11/x-twitter-ceo-linda-yaccarino-truth-antisemitic-ads-platform-media-fallout-1235630515/

2023-11-21 18:09:29

Over on my personal site I'm updating folks on my publishing schedule for the next two years. The short version: No novel in 2024, but two in 2025. Why is '24 being skipped and what else am I doing that year? The answers are at the link.
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2023/11/21/why-theres-no-new-scalzi-novel-next-year-why-youll-get-two-new-scalzi-novels-in-2025-and-what-ill-be-up-to-in-2024/

2023-11-19 23:01:38

I've seen discussions about when it is that the Christmas season officially starts and ends, and for the Scalzi household, it starts after dessert on Thanksgiving, and ends on Epiphany (which is Jan 6), although as a practical matter it ends whenever Krissy decides it's time to put away decorations, so, usually that means Jan 2nd or so.

2023-11-17 16:56:23

"One ball tells only the truth. One ball tells only lies. The third ball is just, like, a ball. What question do you ask?"
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/426/936/091/973/151/original/62b5ef71722d224e.jpg

2023-11-16 17:15:14

I had gotten to the point where I was posting only career news and updates on the former Twitter, but there's a point where not even that is tenable, and that point is today.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/421/347/921/577/453/original/e24dfc0d94757c07.png

2023-11-15 22:11:04

My major objection to security keys is simple: I am a forgetful motherfucker and I will lose a tiny physical key within hours, and the backup immediately after that
https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/15/23962443/google-titan-security-key-passwordless-login

2023-11-09 00:34:20

Lol, no
https://www.macrumors.com/2023/11/08/8gb-ram-m3-macbook-pro-like-16-gb-pc/

2023-11-08 16:43:42

I've written up a longish piece with my observations about last night's voting results in Ohio (where I live) and in general. Just in case you wonder what I think on the matter unrestricted by character counts:
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2023/11/08/lets-talk-about-last-night-in-ohio/

2023-11-05 01:49:38

A rose after first frost.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/355/425/117/113/227/original/a32c183cd3424375.jpg

2023-11-02 23:07:47

A dog with her ball in the golden hour.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/343/462/425/394/949/original/bf27516abcdc8b5c.jpg