Inkican

Storytelling - a kind gesture in a cruel time. Like Michael Crichton, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, or Robert Heinlein stories? I'd love to get to know you.

My name is Jackson Allen. My dream is to be a self-sufficient science fiction author. Lots of self-published shorts - actively querying for a formal, mainstream publication house.

https://inkican.com/braintacos

#author #indieauthor #writer #scifi #futurology #technology #cyberpunk #spaceelevator #spythriller

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inkican_at_mastodon.social@mostr.pub

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2024-08-25 01:29:52

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@npub1k4q…3lsq We're with you. Keep going. Let us know what location you're in so we can recommend appropriate emergency support services.

2024-08-23 23:10:54

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@npub1su4…a0dw We have met the enemy, and it is US.

2024-08-23 23:09:49

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@npub1su4…a0dw What are they calling it, BLACKCON?

2024-08-20 14:33:02

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@npub1efv…4jx2 We all knew this was coming. Called it in 2022 that Musk's Twitter would be toxic for anyone who remains there.

2024-08-16 16:07:16

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@npub1su4…a0dw This is so ridiculous that I wrote a 'Modest Proposal' for my books to satirize it. See if you can get the joke: https://inkican.com/modest-proposal-update-to-inkican-terms-of-service/

2024-08-15 19:53:45

Jonathan (hatched c. 1832) is a Seychelles giant tortoise - he was born 29 years before the US Civil War and he's still alive today.
If he could talk, I bet he'd say - 'haven't you figured out this war stuff don't work? I have.'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_(tortoise)
#animals #nature #TodayILearned

2024-08-13 14:32:51

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@npub1su4…a0dw They should sue the news organizations who breathed life into this idiot's lethal delusions.

2024-08-08 22:39:47

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@npub1khx…geyg I wouldn't know this if I didn't know you - Thank you for being a friend.

2024-08-08 17:55:05

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@npub1su4…a0dw Humane AI Pins are the Segway of Pebbles.

2024-08-08 14:30:11

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@npub1jne…qvla It's not like kbin's implosion did us any favors.

2024-08-08 14:26:26

"Gee, why did you leave Reddit?"
#reddit #mastodon #fediverse #Fedia
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2024-08-08 01:56:47

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@npub18yv…xxyn you fool!

2024-08-07 19:03:59

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@npub1utv…87lr The Humane AI Pin is the Segway of Pebbles.

2024-08-07 14:39:57

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@npub1su4…a0dw Wonder how all of those Android Vs. Apple gearheads feel, knowing that Google and Apple were getting rich off of them, either way.

2024-08-07 13:26:07

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@npub1tvq…l6jk Elon seems hard-up for money. He should start an Onle fans ...

2024-08-05 22:51:00

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@npub1su4…a0dw "Ask your doctor if [DRUG WITH NO RESEARCH ON LONG-TERM OUTCOMES BUT MAKES YOU SKINNY IN THE SHORT TERM] is right for you."

2024-08-03 01:56:21

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@npub17vj…g088 yeah but you want better for your kids?

2024-08-01 20:30:34

New study simulates gravitational waves from failing warp drive
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-simulates-gravitational-warp.html #physics #science #chemistry #biology #astronomy #neet #space #quantumphysics #engineering #physicsfun
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2024-08-01 00:59:55

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@npub1200…aqy2 it's a plot by big mayo ...

2024-07-31 22:03:55

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@npub1su4…a0dw
"Microsoft strips ads from Skype in a move toward 'user-centric design'"
Uh, yeah ... does it? A cursory glance at Reddit.com/r/skype reveals that Skype is *anything* but 'user-centric.'

2024-07-18 19:19:09

Our New Scifi Community – Fedia.Io https://inkican.com/our-new-scifi-community-fedia-io/ - #Mastodon #Fediverse #Feddia #RedditMigration #Kbin #Twitter #community #scifi
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2024-07-16 14:21:52

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@npub1su4…a0dw And it only costs $70K - what a steal!!! /s

2024-07-15 16:39:06

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@npub1ept…jcl3 10 Make Grilled Cheese
20 Cut diagonally
30 If not cut diagonally GOTO 10

2024-07-14 17:57:16

I've never seen a more appropriate metaphor for explaining how it feels like to market your work as an author
#marketing #author #writing #writingcommunity #scifi #amwriting #amediting
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/786/129/152/938/566/original/a21e69a664508b22.mp4

2024-07-10 14:33:19

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@npub1u2h…z4d7 What do you think I've been saying for the past 2 years??
https://inkican.com/inkican-in-a-post-twitter-universe/

2024-07-09 02:15:33

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@npub16hv…sz5u I suppose Spock's answering the question "who farted?"

2024-07-09 02:14:29

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@npub1sk4…d83s With a fried egg on top! *chefs kiss*

2024-07-07 20:30:52

That’s wild. After many years of sci-fi authors complaining that ‘Hollywood hates sci-fi’ and ‘sci-fi isn’t taken seriously as a genre,’ we now have scientific evidence to support their claims.
https://inkican.com/turns-out-theres-a-scientific-reason-people-dislike-sci-fi/ #scifi #sciencefiction #art #scifiart #fantasy #space #cyberpunk

2024-07-02 16:43:48

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@npub1su4…a0dw "We'll make a restaurant out of them!" - Michelin, probably

2024-07-01 17:36:49

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@npub1su4…a0dw "I’d like to point out that, that test pilot survived."
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/712/442/798/252/238/original/5a66e63d59174d47.mp4

2024-06-28 22:37:35

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@npub1su4…a0dw The international dance of the Chads has begun1

2024-06-22 17:01:36

Happy Onion Ring Day to all who celebrate! https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/fun/onion-ring-day #food #funny #holidays #summer

2024-06-19 14:26:27

Writing Community Advice Needed - is there a good paid-for editing service for feedback on your WIP novel? I've seen people submit their work to competitions and get feedback, or send their entire novel one chapter a time to a writing group but I've yet to really see a process that works. What's your experience been?
#writingcommunity #authorslife #writing #books #writerslift

2024-06-18 22:37:38

Greater Manchester: £300m energy storage plant to create 700 jobs, firm says https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crgg81j2xdpo #climatechange #environment #sustainability #nature #globalwarming #savetheplanet
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2024-06-18 15:30:44

Clean Energy Spending Will Surpass $2 Trillion This Year
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/clean-energy-spending-will-surpass-usd2-trillion-this-year/ #solarpunk #cyberpunk #solarpunkart #sciencefiction #future #community #ecopunk
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2024-06-12 12:44:47

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@npub1agu…j0sk Oh, so Oracle's pulling an Adobe. Or did Adobe pull an Oracle?

2024-06-12 01:37:19

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@npub1p9k…865w iCat

2024-06-12 01:36:51

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@npub1c9e…zhes You think that's bad, you should hear about what they got away with doing to kids.

2024-06-11 19:56:15

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@npub1su4…a0dw Following Adobe's lead, I too have updated my terms of service for new readers:
https://inkican.com/modest-proposal-update-to-inkican-terms-of-service/

2024-06-10 12:56:05

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@npub10xg…h39u It's okay - we recognize our own. 🤛

2024-06-10 01:39:48

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@npub10xg…h39u simple.
A. Your choice of video and format.
Kids would stream it. Their taste doesn't run to Indiana Jones and Westworld

2024-06-10 00:08:26

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@npub10xg…h39u and they bought you dial of destiny?? That's elder abuse

2024-06-09 15:07:44

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@npub1tel…4v4v I wanna be "Jeff Bezos pocket change" rich.

2024-06-05 02:53:45

Oh snap - this could be a game changer:
https://mastodon.social/@tek@freeradical.zone/112559614565031681
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/561/751/213/424/148/original/a3f799a5af9ff4c7.png

2024-06-04 19:11:56

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@npub1sqf…5skr BRB, trading my car in for a 1982 Ford K-car

2024-06-04 17:12:03

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@npub1sqf…5skr But is there coffee?

2024-05-31 22:32:10

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@npub1su4…a0dw 'Dead simple to use' - I dunno, is it? After you run out of juice, you're carrying a 8.8 lb / $599 paperweight home.

2024-05-31 22:30:07

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@npub16hv…sz5u 'Tis but a scratch!

2024-05-30 01:29:00

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@npub1khx…geyg "She's over forty and pretty?? So unrealistic!"
Oh honey, the unrealistic part is that she lives in LA and affords to live in a house while running an art gallery.

2024-05-22 14:55:50

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@npub1k4q…3lsq Shocking and saddening to see such talent go to waste - it's like Michelangelo becoming a meth head.

2024-05-17 13:10:01

Never mess with Mastodon
https://cabel.com/2024/05/16/the-forged-apple-employee-badge/
#Apple #mastodon #fediverse #technology #ebay

2024-05-16 16:26:18

Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production
https://newatlas.com/energy/natron-sodium-ion-battery-production-startt/ #cleantech #cleanenergy #sustainability #renewableenergy #climatechange #greenenergy #innovation
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2024-05-10 21:01:08

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@npub1k4q…3lsq Depends - was the couple registered at Bloodbath & Beyond?

2024-05-10 15:39:57

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@npub1su4…a0dw When people show you who they are, believe them the first time.

2024-05-08 22:51:01

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@npub1ept…jcl3 "Simp for me, or limp for me - I don't really care which."

2024-05-08 22:44:05

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@npub1khx…geyg 'The heart of Mr. Rogers - rage of Oscar the Grouch.'

2024-05-08 22:42:59

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@npub1su4…a0dw OMG HaCKING the gIBson!

2024-05-08 22:30:08

Requiem for a craftsman - no matter who you are, where you are, this man touched your soul.
https://pitchfork.com/news/steve-albini-storied-producer-and-icon-of-the-rock-underground-dies-at-61/
#music #technology #musicproduction #SteveAlbini

2024-05-08 14:41:36

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@npub1agu…j0sk The foam roller is your friend.

2024-05-08 14:34:14

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@npub1k4q…3lsq Well, pick it up!

2024-05-07 01:27:36

Behold, the manta jet/sub from Incredibles is here! https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2024-05-01 #technology #tech #innovation #engineering #business #technews #gadgets
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2024-05-02 15:07:41

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@npub1su4…a0dw Sony is to cars what Tesla is to televisions.

2024-05-02 15:07:11

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@npub1gfd…7gg6 How does one 'execute' this removal? Asking for a friend.

2024-05-02 15:04:52

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@npub1hyk…3p33 It's not a joke if you have to explain it. I stared at this for a solid minute before utilizing the alt-text explanation.

2024-05-01 16:15:05

US, other G7 countries to phase out coal by early 2030s https://electrek.co/2024/04/29/us-g7-countries-to-phase-out-coal-by-early-2030s/ #climatechange #environment #sustainability #nature #globalwarming #savetheplanet
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2024-05-01 15:00:01

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@npub1gfd…7gg6 I like long walks on the BIND

2024-04-30 16:52:45

Bad news for raw milk drinkers
https://www.statnews.com/2024/04/29/bird-flu-raw-milk-h5n1-risk-us-cattle/
#H5N1 #outbreak #food

2024-04-29 22:36:17

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@npub18yv…xxyn Oh man, I hope that was the *hot* aisle!

2024-04-26 19:27:32

The Rise of the Carbon Farmer https://www.wired.com/story/carbon-farming-regenerative-agriculture/ #climatechange #environment #sustainability #nature #globalwarming #savetheplanet

2024-04-26 13:51:59

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@npub1ept…jcl3 Being an author's dog is ruff

2024-04-24 17:11:58

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@npub1k4q…3lsq "But will they make me feel more attractive to the opposite sex?"

2024-04-24 17:11:34

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@npub1su4…a0dw $20 Billion, or 1.75 California IOS (High speed rail) projects

2024-04-22 03:32:49

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@npub1sqf…5skr or you can just use Signal.

2024-04-20 00:58:49

Someone just gave me a calzone. I feel like George Steinbrenner.
#food #pizza #seinfeld

2024-04-18 15:48:42

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@npub16vj…cs4z When Brits Go Bad ...

2024-04-18 15:46:18

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@npub1k4q…3lsq That's usually code for 'if we like you, it doesn't matter if you don't have experience. If we don't like you, then it does.'

2024-04-17 22:47:29

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@npub1su4…a0dw I didn't plan on scratching off my 'rat pee infection' square on the ol' 2024 dystopia bingo card, but here we are!

2024-04-17 04:44:57

Anyone struggling with their writing journey - ask a question
Anyone succeeding with their writing journey - answer a question
#writing #writingcommunity #WritersCoffeeClub

2024-04-12 18:28:49

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@npub1xzm…eykm No schwarma???

2024-04-10 15:26:16

‘Simply mind-boggling’: world record temperature jump in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/06/simply-mind-boggling-world-record-temperature-jump-in-antarctic-raises-fears-of-catastrophe #climatechange #environment #sustainability #nature #globalwarming #savetheplanet
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2024-04-08 18:28:42

We've glimpsed something that behaves like a particle of gravity
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2424426-weve-glimpsed-something-that-behaves-like-a-particle-of-gravity/ #physics #science #chemistry #biology #astronomy #neet #space #quantumphysics #engineering #physicsfun
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2024-04-04 21:10:06

Scientists build the world's largest digital camera, quickly meltdown when they realize they left the memory card locked and none of the pictures were saved.
https://ground.news/article/worlds-largest-digital-camera-to-research-elusive-dark-matter-dark-energy
#tech #space #astronomy #photography

2024-03-29 14:01:00

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@npub1ept…jcl3 Evidently this is a new thing: https://www.andnowuknow.com/buyside-news/california-giant-berry-farms-debuts-fresh-florida-label-alan-ediger/peggy-packer/88820

2024-03-28 01:24:57

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@npub1p9k…865w TIL virtual reality is Italian

2024-03-28 01:21:40

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@npub1su4…a0dw "Yo mamma so fat, she couldn't get to orbit on a Delta IV Heavy!" - nerds doing Dirty Dozens

2024-03-27 22:28:38

Welcome to the Creative People Survival Guide - here are some tools for navigating the stresses of being a creative professional
https://inkican.com/creative-people-survival-guide-scifi-authors-and-artists/ #PositiveSciFi #SciFiCommunity #UpliftingStories #SciFiOptimism #InspirationalSciFi #BrightFuture #SciFiFansUnite #SciFiIdeas #DreamingBig

2024-03-27 01:29:46

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@npub1yk6…4zz4 Nothing gives me more Weltschmerz than seeing broken, abandoned toys.

2024-03-26 21:28:49

People Hate the Idea of Car-Free Cities—Until They Live in One
https://www.wired.com/story/car-free-cities-opposition/ #cleantech #solarpunk #cyberpunk #solarpunkart #sciencefiction #future #community #ecopunk
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2024-03-25 22:27:57

Heinlein’s Fan Mail Solution
https://kk.org/ct2/heinleins-fan-mail-solution/ #scifi #sciencefiction #art #scifiart #fantasy #space #cyberpunk
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2024-03-22 14:48:11

Sci-Friday #204 – Titanic SciFi I'm sharing something I learned this week for Sci-Friday - a scifi connection to the Titanic. You may not know about it, either - let's discuss! https://inkican.com/sci-friday-204-titanic-scifi/ #scifi #Titanic #SciFriday #scificommunity #history #books
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2024-03-19 22:40:13

Star Trek parodies vary in their approach and sincerity, but these seven are the absolute best. From The Orville to Black Mirror, see which ones made our list. https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/best-star-trek-parodies-ranked/ #startrek #trekkie #scifi #startrekdiscovery #spock #startrektng #startrektos
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2024-03-18 13:48:30

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@npub1p9k…865w We knew they were trouble.

2024-03-18 13:39:57

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@npub1gfd…7gg6 Those are 8" disks, right? Either that, or Barbie is handling 5 1/4" disks.

2024-03-15 14:50:56

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@npub1k4q…3lsq Skip a bit, brother.

2024-03-13 22:28:48

DARPA-Funded Wireless Communication Breakthrough Takes Data Transmission to Another Dimension… Literally. https://thedebrief.org/darpa-funded-wireless-communication-breakthrough-takes-data-transmission-to-another-dimension-literally/
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/090/738/046/360/320/original/908e0b4fcecd019b.png

2024-03-12 18:41:44

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@npub1su4…a0dw So the fact that cicadas pee in jets is weird, but the fact that you feel we need to know this is

2024-03-11 16:39:14

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@npub1dm5…5sqe It's sad but true - most people don't know of their silent sacrifice.

2024-03-11 15:20:19

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@npub1dm5…5sqe Two operatives of the OSS rest after a daring mission into occupied France. The radar installation was bombed, the Germans suspected a bad generator - never suspecting the dynamic C.A.T.S. organization. If it needs to happen, if it needs to be done quickly, and if it needs to look like an accident - you need C.A.T.S.

2024-03-09 19:45:52

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@npub1dyt…q8lq Well, not with that attitude!

2024-03-09 03:51:18

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@npub1dyt…q8lq "I can see my house from here!"