Vincent Jorgensen

Effie Seiberg is a spooky Cyborg

17 Mar 2025

τάφος — /tá.pʰos/ — Attic Greek — funeral. noun singular singular nominative. That's the subject case. In English, it's the left side of the verb in statements. #AncientGreek

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25 Aug

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Effie Seiberg is a spooky Cyborg

11 Aug

Parker is correct. This isn't a joke. It's demeaning to all women.

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29 July

There's still a little over a week to read and vote! If you haven't already, I'd love it if you read my ragey satire, "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything", which has been nominated for Best Short Story! www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1... bsky.app/profile/lawo...

diabolicalplots.comDP FICTION #123B: “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything” by Effie Seiberg – Diabolical Plots

Los Angeles Worldcon@laworldcon.bsky.social

The Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards voting is still open until Sunday, August 8 at 8 pm Pacific! Don't forget to submit your ballots if you're an Attending, Virtual, or WSFS member. If you don't have a membership yet, you can sign up through the #LAconV site now: lacon.org/register

17 June

Just completed another loop around the sun—almost to the minute of this post! I'm celebrating my crawling through a cave this weekend. Party on.

17 June

Watched a little soccer. Drank a little Turkish tea. So far, a good day.

18 June

Ended the night watching Uzbekistan vs Colombia at the local pub. Good match! Colombia was the better team, but it was hard to root for the underdogs, especially after their first World Cup point.

8 June

In self-publishing news, I have concept covers from my cover artist—and I love them all 🥰. It'll be hard to choose. Gonna ruminate for a few nights and see what haunts dreams.

@birdsaredinosaurs.bsky.social

13 June

And I have sketches the map I commissioned as well. Lot of parts moving right now. I also decided I needed professional photos, so I gotta pony up for those, too.

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Birds Are Dinosaurs

23 May

My fellow cis folks, The FCC is asking Americans to submit comments about whether the TV Oversight Management Board (TVOMB) should create new TV ratings to alert viewers to trans/gender content. Time to be an ally and tell the FCC absolutely the fuck not. It takes five minutes to do.

glaad.orgTell the FCC that LGBTQ Stories Don’t Need a Warning Label | GLAADThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is targeting LGBTQ stories. They are trying to control what you see on television. This government overreach is dangerous...

18 May

I know as a native Californian it's inappropriate to complain about the weather, but what is up with the wind in the Bay Area (south) tonight?

1 May

I've done a good job not upgrading my Macbook to Tahoe. A question for anyone who has already migrated: Does it suck less yet?

30 Apr

Didn't think I'd care, but I like the app that came with my EVCS wall charger. I told it my electricity rates, and it calculates what it cost to charge.

26 Apr

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.

Cake or Death@johngcole.bsky.social

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.

19 Apr

Toe update! No surgery. The bone chip has reattached to bone. Podiatrist does not think it's complicated and should continue to heal. I was able to go on a walk and ride the Peloton. It hurt a little bit. It felt good to move as the glucocorticoids have been building up with no where to go.

19 Apr

EVCS charger installed! No more tripping on the cable in the garage. No more opening and closing the garage door to charge. I've had an EV for 11 years. This is welcome and long overdue.

15 Apr

Just discovered this author. I'm jealous of the book trailer. 🥰

Dorothy A. Winsor@dorothywinsor.bsky.social

Look what my fabulous publisher sent me! It's a book trailer for Deep as a Tomb. (coming 6/30, preorder now)

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9 Apr

"AI" is weird. And the shell games around its boosters are even weirder.

Ed Zitron@edzitron.com

Free newsletter: We need to talk about the inherent weirdness of the AI bubble, and how strange it is that an industry that loses billions of dollars to create few productivity benefits is described as a disruptive technology rather than an industry of WeWorks. www.wheresyoured.at/ai-is-really...

Did I break my toe today? Maybe. Maybe not. I'm not screaming in pain, but my big toe is swollen up like a balloon and I can't walk on it. So for now it's ice. Ice. Ice.

17 Mar

No pain last night! Whew! The UC gave me a ortho shoe that I love. It's making walking so much easier—not faster. Not going to drive today, or this week. T is doing all pick ups and drop offs.

20 Mar

No surgery! At least for now. The damage is worse than I thought. The bone that chipped off is used to hold a ligament in place. But it will likely heal with a slight bent to the toe.

Did I break my toe today? Maybe. Maybe not. I'm not screaming in pain, but my big toe is swollen up like a balloon and I can't walk on it. So for now it's ice. Ice. Ice.

Lots of pain last night in places that didn't hurt yesterday. This morning, in the light, I see the tell-tale bruising of breaks. So—broken!

17 Mar

Confirmed via x-ray. Broken! A chip of my big toe's bone (where the arrow is pointing to in the pic) is completely detached. Ice. Ibuprofen. See a podiatrist later this week and determine whether I'll need a pin.

καί συ τέκνον; Īdūs Mārtiae MMDCCLXXIX a.u.c. diēs Sōlis

Sometimes @elittlechild.bsky.social at @whoculture.bsky.social will rewatch on old Doctor ep and rate it. I realized that I've never seen the 1996 Paul McGann movie, so I caught myself up last night with that bit of older Who media. #DoctorWho #PaulMcGann

In conclusion: Not great, but… not bad! I've seen worse in the classic era and in the modern era. Just wish the screenplay was tighter and The Master hit stronger.

After, I re-watched School Reunion with Tenant, Piper, and Sladen. The CG was only barely better despite a decade between. But, the teleplay was extremely tight; all the WTFs happen too fast to linger on. Romance and Comedy were firing on all cylinders. Seems like the BBC learned a lot.

UP UP UP: Opening theme was killer. Hits perfectly. All future opening themes should aspire to the perfection this one attained. Not overly dramatic, sufficiently nostalgic, but still constantly moving forward. Chef's kiss.

Of Interest: Though it didn't successfully relaunch the franchise, it set up a lot things we'd see in later Who. Romantic relationships; Comedy beats; Grand Tardis interior architecture; bigger budgets; crazy regeneration sequences.

Up: Special effects were pretty good! Don't know if I liked the Viper, but it wasn't bad as far as CG goes. The interior of the Tardis was cozy and lived in. Down: The motorcycle that ran through the Tardis. I'd give this a WTF but it was a dumb gag.

Big Down: It took the movie 23 jucking minutes to get going! I mean, come on man! Is the screenplay trying to be a medical drama, a Doctor Who episode, a CSI series, or a Disney ride?! Pick one, let's get moving.

WTF: No way did Dr. Holloway have a house overlooking Golden Gate Park, not even in 96! Chang calls an ambulance for the Doctor but not for his gunned down friends? I'd blame the screenplay, but again, Space Babies, so gotta let this slide.

Down: Eric Roberts as The Master didn't work for me. I mean, his scheme was very Whovian, so that was fine. I just don't think Roberts ever convinced me he was The Master.

Down: Chang Lee: no way to causal about his friends getting gunned down. And no way he waited for the ambulance. Weird plot choices. Chinese gangs on the mean streets of SF is really racist, and no excuses for it being 96. Very disappointing.

Down: The weather for SF in late December was really off. Lightning is rare in the Bay Area. Speaking of, why did the hospital have an entire wing exposed to rain with lots of stored equipment exposed to the elements? Forgot to mention the absolute waste of Sylvester McCoy. Poor lad.

Ups: Paul McGann and Daphne Ashbrook had good onscreen chemistry. I loved the 1996 SF skyline. Very nostalgic. I was going to school at Berkeley in 96, and frequently went to SF, so the outdoor shots were spot on.

Neutral to WTF: The Eye of Harmony looks like a set piece from the Indiana Jones ride in Disneyland (a ride that was only a few years old when this movie came out). I'd like to knock to the screenplay, but somebody green lit Space Babies in the Gatwa era, so this is neutral only in retrospect.

sciencenews.orgAn asteroid could hit the moon in 2032, scattering debris toward EarthResearchers are keeping an eye on the building-sized asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 4 percent chance of hitting the moon seven years from now.

21 Dec 2025

Going to keep an eye on this, assuming we still have NASA in 2032. If the Moon strike does happen, it'll be really impressive from Earth. The downside is that GPS satellites that our modern infrastructure relies upon is going to be fυcked. www.sciencenews.org/article/aste...

thefarside.comThe Far Side | TheFarSide.comVisit the official online home of The Far Side comic strip by Gary Larson for your daily dose of Gary’s classic cartoons.

17 Oct 2025

Gary Larson has always been a fan and booster of Jane Goodall. There's a funny story told better elsewhere about a misunderstanding between her and her foundation over a comic. In the wake of her passing, Larson pays tribute to Goodall with a rare new comic. www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/36...

12 July 2025

Never ever Newsom.

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20 June 2025

Feeling blessed to have Father's day, my birthday, and midsummer all happen in the span of one week. And it happens every year! Happy Solstice everyone!

20 June 2025

We're in Montréal and Google is so cowardly. Here's how they "solve" their geography-by-dictatorial-degree problem above the 49th parallel.

@tillybridges.bsky.social

20 June 2025

The fascists at Apple leave it labeled as "Gulf of America" because either they haven't figured out that I've changed locales (unlikely), or are more afraid of offending Trump and his tariff mongering than other countries and cartographers.

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@nytpitchbot.bsky.social

8 June 2025

Inside Trump’s savvy plan to create an authoritarian spectacle to distract from the unpopularity of his budget bill.

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🎃 Killy Witches 👻

2 June 2025

hi! if you missed this, i made a small anonymous survey for trans and nonbinary folks about your thoughts around being touched... good, bad, or indifferent, regardless of if you're out or have transitioned or not! i'm closing it at the end of this week and would love more responses! please reskeet!

docs.google.comTilly's Trans Tuesdays surveyHi! I'm Tilly Bridges, a trans woman author, screenwriter, television writer, animation writer, game writer, podcast writer... you get the drift. I've been writing weekly essays on trans life for five...

donmoynihan.substack.comHere is a specific thing you can do to fight Trump's politicization of public servicesPlus: what I wrote in Science about the revised Schedule F

29 May 2025

Been saying this for years, too, Doug. Sigh.

Doug Smith@genejockey57.bsky.social

See, this is how AI will kill us all. Not by taking over NORAD and the missiles, but by fooling us into doing stupid things, after preventing the next couple generations from learning critical thinking because it's easier to ask ChatGPT.

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Don Moynihan

@donmoyn.bsky.social

9 May 2025

New from me: Everything feels overwhelming. But here is a tangible thing you can do: write a comment to oppose Trump's plan to convert 50,000 career civil servants into political appointees. Deadline is May 23. Please share! donmoynihan.substack.com/p/here-is-a-...