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MagsLHalliday

November update to my . I’m a writer working in public sector comms in the UK. I have a cat called Buffy as well as a family and bookshelves of books I’m planning to read one day. I’m here for , social media accessibility. And cats.

MagsLHalliday<p>You can buy Ice Hot, featuring my story &#39;Not A Toy&#39; and many others, here: <a href="https://obversebooks.co.uk/product/ice-hot/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">obversebooks.co.uk/product/ice</span><span class="invisible">-hot/</span></a></p>
MagsLHalliday<p>I grew up in the Midlands at the tail end of the white heat of modernization, and the subsequent rapid decline. I&#39;ve written a story inspired by that lost paradise, and now I&#39;ve blogged about writing it.</p><p><a href="https://magslhalliday.co.uk/2024/06/28/ice-hot-creating-a-paradise-thats-lost/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">magslhalliday.co.uk/2024/06/28</span><span class="invisible">/ice-hot-creating-a-paradise-thats-lost/</span></a></p>
MagsLHalliday<p>I had so much fun running in the carrydoors of Paradise Towers.</p><p>Thrilled to say I have a story in Ice Hot, edited by Kara Dennison and published by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.community/@obversebooks" class="u-url mention">@<span>obversebooks</span></a></span> </p><p>Details and pre-order here: <a href="https://obversebooks.co.uk/product/ice-hot/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">obversebooks.co.uk/product/ice</span><span class="invisible">-hot/</span></a></p>
MagsLHalliday<p>I’ve donated to this. When a group with a bottomless pocket is trying to legally strip people of their human rights, a donation is the least I can do. </p><p>Trans rights are human rights. </p><p><a href="https://goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/help-protect-trans-peoples-right-to-safety/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder</span><span class="invisible">/help-protect-trans-peoples-right-to-safety/</span></a></p>
marnanel<p>here is a ful listing of wizz for coading, by n molesworth, the goriler of 3b. (so far.)</p><p>PART 1: coading for clots</p><p>the first programmer was a GURL called ada lovelace.</p><p>babbage: i hav invented this computer, my dere.<br>lovelace: hurrah. i shall now code the first device drivers.<br>babbage: i must explain it to you. this handle turns it on.<br>lovelace: be quiet, i am inventing quicksort.</p><p><a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/45787648/chapters/115225213" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archiveofourown.org/works/4578</span><span class="invisible">7648/chapters/115225213</span></a></p>
marnanel<p>PART 2: rekursion</p><p><a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/45787648/chapters/115225471#workskin" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archiveofourown.org/works/4578</span><span class="invisible">7648/chapters/115225471#workskin</span></a></p><p>rekurshon was invented by som monks in hanoi. they had three huge needels and a hundred disks. they spent hundreds of yeres moving them about it was worse than detenshun. they shud hav just spun them around like radio LUXEMBURG hem hem.</p>
La Visch<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FlashbackThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FlashbackThursday</span></a> You may have heard about life lines, but if you haven’t used them yet, you may want to check out this tutorial 😃<br><a href="https://www.lavisch.com/site/tutorial-using-life-lines/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lavisch.com/site/tutorial-usin</span><span class="invisible">g-life-lines/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LaVischDesigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaVischDesigns</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Knitting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Knitting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KnittingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KnittingLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KnittingLove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KnittingLove</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KnitterProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KnitterProblems</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tutorial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tutorial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KnittingTutorial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KnittingTutorial</span></a></p>
Ron Gilbert (100% AI free)<p>I miss having to defrag drives. There was something therapeutic about watching it.</p>
Duane Johnson :verified:<p>I accidentally read my Mastodon instance's front page without logging in, and oh my, it looked a lot like Twitter, sans ads. Here in the fediverse, your experience probably depends even more on who you follow, because there is no algorithm and no paid ads.</p><p>My personal advice: If you're optimizing for mental health and happiness, find people who are illuminators and builders. Boost their words and work. You are the best algorithm for sharing goodness in the world.</p><p><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Happiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Happiness</span></a></p>
CarveHerName<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a>, 2 Jan 1969, Lorraine Hansberry&#39;s posthumous autobiographical play &#39;To Be Young, Gifted and Black&#39; opens off-Broadway in New York City. </p><p>It inspires her friend Nina Simone to write the song of the same name.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WomenInHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WomenInHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LiteraryWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LiteraryWomen</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmericanHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AmericanHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>histodons</span></a></p><p>Listen to Simone: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hdVFiANBTk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=_hdVFiANBTk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
MagsLHalliday<p>I did not finish any other books in 2023. That means I didn’t finish my AtoZ either. The 2024 AtoZ involves “finishing books I’ve started”. Bring it on!</p>
Yoko's Asterisk 🏳️‍⚧<p>"The story of car bloat—the continually expanding size of the typical American automobile—is one of carmaker profit, shifting consumer preferences, and loophole-riddled auto regulations. It is also a story of hidden costs: to the planet, to taxpayers, and to the American families whose lives have been shattered by a crash that could have been avoided, or at least mitigated, with a smaller vehicle."</p><p><a href="https://slate.com/business/2023/12/cars-trucks-suv-sales-electric-safety-risk.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">slate.com/business/2023/12/car</span><span class="invisible">s-trucks-suv-sales-electric-safety-risk.html</span></a></p>
MagsLHalliday<p>41/n The Last Temptation of Dr Valentine by John Llewelyn Probert. </p><p>A serial killer obsessed with British horror movies goes on a spree in Bristol. </p><p>Bought at a BristolCon pre-pandemic.</p>
MagsLHalliday<p>40/n An Unsafe Haven by Nada Awar Jarrar. A challenging read switching between viewpoints of different displaced people. </p><p>Library loan.</p>
JA Westenberg<p>Blocking someone isn’t about denying them their right to speak. </p><p>It’s about asserting your right not to listen. </p><p><a href="https://joanwestenberg.com/blog/the-block-button-is-the-ultimate-source-of-dopamine-use-it" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">joanwestenberg.com/blog/the-bl</span><span class="invisible">ock-button-is-the-ultimate-source-of-dopamine-use-it</span></a></p>
All Of Time And Space Podcast<p>Great memories of the 50th anniversary when my dear friend <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://know.me.uk/@SimonBrett" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>SimonBrett</span></a></span> put together a convention at The Phoenix in Exeter.</p><p>In attendance were Gary Russell, Anneke Wills, Barnaby Edwards, Nicholas Pegg and Dan Barratt (the cult of Skaro) and many more.</p><p>And the event was finished in style with a great performance by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@timopeach" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>timopeach</span></a></span> AKA Momo:tempo and his band.</p><p>As the ninth Doctor would say “fantastic!”.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DoctorWho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DoctorWho</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DoctorWhoDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DoctorWhoDay</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/KbvEd4j2Tmc?si=D2Lq7Z4hW3aXImtP" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/KbvEd4j2Tmc?si=D2Lq7Z</span><span class="invisible">4hW3aXImtP</span></a></p>
Steve Chambers :mastodon:<p>Seatfrog (the excellent app you use to bid for discounted first class rail upgrades) have added a 'platform fee' and it took me waaaaaay too long to realise they were not charging for access to the station platform.</p>
wet forest moon folklorist<p>i've been on fedi for 19 months &amp; posting nonstop for the last 12. despite heavy use of the site and a conscious effort to follow Black people and people of color, it's taken me a bit to see events form patterns, and patterns define culture and norms. that's not ok. so i am going to ask you to trust me when i tell you that in order to eliminate a culture of white supremacy on the fediverse, you need to believe &amp; vocally support Black &amp; Indigenous people here, even when it causes you discomfort</p>
wet forest moon folklorist<p>Reply guys before we went to the moon: "that's really far actually, its unrealistic"</p><p>Reply guys before we passed the New Deal "that's a lot of money actually there is no evidence it will help people"</p><p>Reply guys before slavery was abolished "i support you but wealthy people are powerful actually and want their slaves"</p><p>Reply guys before women got the right to vote "i think women should vote but here's why i think it will never come to pass"</p>
MagsLHalliday<p>39/n Spider-Punk: Battle of the Banned by Jed MacKay and Cody Ziglar. Art by Sheldon Vella Ana Justin Mason. </p><p>I didn’t love it. I can’t pin down why. Rare GN entry in this year’s reading thread.</p>
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