"See, Ernie! There's nothing to be afraid of! It's just a triangle mapped onto a sphere! Now stop screaming about going mad with terror and good night!"

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Nov 19, 2019, 16:31

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Nov 19, 2019, 16:31

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racism

Lovecraft even fucked up liking cats, by naming his cat the n-word

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Nov 19, 2019, 16:24

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Nov 19, 2019, 16:24

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@melissasage That's the sound of worms (Tony Burrello, 1953)

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Nov 19, 2019, 16:20

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Nov 19, 2019, 16:20

Nov 19, 2019, 16:20

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@caymanwent@snouts.online Boomers drink coffee and make sure you know how they feel about pumpkin spice lattes

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Nov 19, 2019, 16:17

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Nov 19, 2019, 16:17

Nov 19, 2019, 16:17

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"Sleep When I'm Dead" inspired the dream bubbles.

"The Perfect Boy"? Jake English.

"This. Here and now. With you" is just a full pesterlog that was originally a song title.

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**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Nov 19, 2019, 15:58

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Nov 19, 2019, 15:58

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@jackdaw_ruiz@myasstodon.xyz They should just require that all Lovecraft movies star Nicholas Cage. I cannot imagine more perfect casting.

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Nov 19, 2019, 15:48

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Nov 19, 2019, 15:48

Nov 19, 2019, 15:48

orthogonal to alive @avi@computerfairi.es

racism

Things renowned horror master Lovecraft thought were scary:

1. Black people
2. Colors
3. Math
4. Penguins
5. Jews
6. Asians
7. Brooklyn
8. Tentacles
9. Muslims
10. Books

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Nov 19, 2019, 15:42

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Nov 19, 2019, 15:42

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Expecting a lot of boosts and likes from people who identify as Rose Lalonde

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Nov 19, 2019, 15:37

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Nov 19, 2019, 15:37

Nov 19, 2019, 15:37

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Sorry nerds, hate to tell you, but The Cure released an album called 4:13 Dream one year before Homestuck.

Homestuck was an elaborate Cure tribute project all along.

**orthogonal to alive** · Nov 19, 2019, 14:57

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**Darius Kazemi** @darius@friend.camp · Nov 19, 2019, 14:57

Nov 19, 2019, 14:57

Darius Kazemi @darius@friend.camp

The FidoNet chapter from BBS: The Documentary (2004) is I think required viewing for fediverse admins.

Bulletin board services (BBSes) were pre-web online communities with forums, mail, games, etc. FidoNet was/is basically a volunteer-run federation layer that let BBSes communicate with each other.

The video talks about FidoNet's growing pains, especially around governance & a mismatch between what users wanted and what the sysops felt was required to maintain the net.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cm6EFYktRQ

**orthogonal to alive** · Nov 19, 2019, 14:00

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**Detective Fin** @icetsvu@botsin.space · Nov 19, 2019, 14:00

Nov 19, 2019, 14:00

Detective Fin @icetsvu@botsin.space

Vanilla Donut

Medical examiner found traces of gasoline and crystallized fruit sugar. They're callin' it Vanilla Donut. It's an artisanal drug Donut from Seattle.

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**orthogonal to alive** · Nov 19, 2019, 00:41

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**a fresh pup of coffee** @david@tech.lgbt · Nov 19, 2019, 00:41

Nov 19, 2019, 00:41

a fresh pup of coffee @david@tech.lgbt

My bank just sent me an email asking for donations for a food bank.

I have an idea of who has plenty of money to donate.

**orthogonal to alive** · Nov 19, 2019, 04:29

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**Jaycie** @jaycie@vulpine.club · Nov 19, 2019, 04:29

Nov 19, 2019, 04:29

Jaycie @jaycie@vulpine.club

One of the best things I ever did for my creative productivity was to realize how much easier it is to edit a rough draft that has been completed than to edit it as I draft it. This goes for most all creative endeavors, not just authoring.