-- C. S. Lewis, "On Three Ways of Writing for Children" (1952) โ in "Of Other Worlds: Essays and Stories" (1967), p. 24
Notices by Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐ (clacke@libranet.de), page 4
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Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐ (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Sep-2024 09:00:16 UTC 
Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐
I am almost inclined to set it up as a canon that a children's story which is enjoyed only by children is a bad children's story. The good ones last. A waltz which you can like only when you are waltzing is a bad waltz. -
Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐ (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Sep-2024 08:54:57 UTC
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Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐ (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Sep-2024 08:54:12 UTC
Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐
stop shaming people for reading kidsโ books. adult books are about sad people having affairs while kidsโ books have a magic tree house or a worm driving an apple. you tell me whoโs winning -
Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐ (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Monday, 02-Sep-2024 09:03:03 UTC
Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐
@pathfinder @littlescraps Having low-effort, reasonably-nutritious food around is key. -
Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐ (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Monday, 02-Sep-2024 09:03:01 UTC
Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐
@pathfinder @littlescraps Yeah, I have various longevities of food around, from fruit that needs to be eaten within days, to the crispbread sandwiches that can be good in the fridge for months. -
Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐ (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Monday, 02-Sep-2024 09:02:56 UTC
Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐
@mansr We 're on the last season, and I don't feel that the zombie aspect ever became irrelevant.
Most zombie stories are about how humans react to the zombie threat and its consequences, but zombies are the backdrop. This one is different because the zombies are also people and have agency, but it's the same thing: The focus is on how people act now that there are zombies.
Each season has different drivers and challenges, but zombies aren't just a gimmick and it's not just about Liv eating a new brain and McIver playing a new character each episode (although that would take me very far already, she's awesome doing it). None of the seasons would make sense if there weren't any zombies, the challenges and situations are unique. Maybe season 2 is the most "just a crime-solving drama with a brain-eating oracle", but not entirely.
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Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐ (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Monday, 02-Sep-2024 07:58:27 UTC
Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐
Finished iZombie S3 and it was a great season.
Wikipedia says S4 will be great too, S5 will be pretty good, and the final season finale will be "one of the worst TV viewing experiences I've ever had".
Maybe you can just do like with Star Trek Enterprise and pretend that the final episode doesn't exist?
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Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐ (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Monday, 02-Sep-2024 07:58:26 UTC
Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐
S4 was great!
I love how every season ends with some major thing changing and the next season has a world where everyone is still in the same place and with the same relations (except when they're not), but the rules and context of the world have all changed and now we'll see how they deal with that.
Season 4 was an especially big leap, with a jump of several months ahead, and it made for a really fresh story, but with all the familiar faces.
Season 5 was less of a drastic leap, but is really interesting so far and very much not an abstract hypothetical fantasy story, but directly related to policing and how we run our societies.
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Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐ (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Monday, 02-Sep-2024 07:37:58 UTC
Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐
Celebrating 5 years as a full-time employee in my current company. 5.5 years total, including my initial stint as a contractor.
I'm not doing the same things I was when I joined, I don't have the same title or rank, I'm still being challenged and growing in my professional role, and I have great colleagues supporting me and being supported by me. ๐ฅฐ
As long as these things stay true, I don't mind another 5 years here. We're not running out of things to do any time soon.
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Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐ (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Sunday, 01-Sep-2024 11:16:59 UTC
Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐
Kid likes playing the Roblox horror game "Doors". The other day it received a long-awaited update that introduced lots of new levels ("rooms"), monsters and puzzles. Now 120k+ people are playing the game at any given moment. Over 1M people have played the new extended version.
I was out for a walk and when I came back his face was glowing. He's one of the first 5k people who managed to pass room 150! Now a few hours later, 10k more people have passed the room after he did.
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Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐ (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Sunday, 01-Sep-2024 10:45:31 UTC
Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐
@PaulaToThePeople When you get the opportunity:
"Renegade Master" (Fatboy Slim Old Skool Mix) - Wildchild
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Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐ (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Sunday, 01-Sep-2024 10:45:26 UTC
Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐
@PaulaToThePeople Your handle makes Wildchild's "Renegade Master" (Fatboy Slim remix) play in my head every time. ๐
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Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐ (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Sunday, 01-Sep-2024 10:45:06 UTC
Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐
It should've been obvious since the 90s that @wilw Wheaton was a good trans ally, and would probably be an excellent father to a trans kid. Here he is in season 4 of TNG demonstrating just how skilled he is at being transparent
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Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐ (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Saturday, 31-Aug-2024 17:39:21 UTC
Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐
I think talking about the fediverse as a social component of the open web, with all the joys and horrors that entails, is useful in helping non-fedi people understand that a.) itโs not a platform at all, and b.) that this genuinely does confer benefits for people who want to build communities that interconnectโcarefullyโwith other communities. I donโt think the fediverse is fully equipped for that use, yet, but itโs my hope that the experiences, insights, and recommendations weโve collected will help the network move in the right direction(s).a social component of the open web Yes! Yes! Yes!
/cc @evan
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Bernie the Wordsmith (berniethewordsmith@masto.es)'s status on Saturday, 31-Aug-2024 17:39:16 UTC 
Bernie the Wordsmith
@kissane Will read. Any insights regarding the harassment that black folks are suffering from hate groups here? Been reading more about it recently
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Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐ (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Saturday, 31-Aug-2024 17:19:55 UTC
Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐
@thoralf @kuketzblog Ladung zwischen 20% und 80% zu halten ist Hinweis fรผr LiPO-Akkus. Wenn es um AA und AAA geht, sind es NiMH-Akkus. Dann will man zu 0% und 100% gehen. -
Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐ (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Saturday, 31-Aug-2024 17:19:48 UTC
Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐
@thoralf @kuketzblog Technisch ist das vielleicht so, aber in den letzten 25 Jahren hatte ich nie ein problem mit NiMH und harten Entladung. Es scheint, dass die meisten Gerรคte das nicht zulassen. -
Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐ (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Aug-2024 12:30:42 UTC
Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐
@zdl @musicman Ah, I expected it to be Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue. ๐
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Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐ (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Monday, 26-Aug-2024 15:33:21 UTC
Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐
The synopsis sounds like a pretty cool film. Sadly apparently the execution was hopelessly bad and jumbled.
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Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐ (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Sunday, 25-Aug-2024 22:09:42 UTC
Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐
"A Brief History of Men Today Are Too Feminine and Women Too Masculine"
It's brief because it only explores headlines and ledes going back to 1886 and doesn't include Herodotus and Hippocrates commenting on Scythian warrior women over two millennia ago.
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