@antonyjohnston @caseyliss @atpfm Excellent example! Even given the premise, that book could have been a pastiche of SF tropes instead of the wildly original/beautiful thing it is.
(No idea how they’ll make it a TV show!)
@bendaubney We don’t need no stinking badgers!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gx6TBrfCW54
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https://genius.com/Dire-straits-the-bug-lyrics
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Surely.
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Kidding, of course. For everyone in the path of this storm: Good luck and stay safe!
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","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/users/glucas/statuses/116095237411014832","date_published":"2026-02-19T03:45:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Greg Lucas","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/@glucas","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.mastodon.cloud%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F996%2Foriginal%2Ffb0167f33c5d0f68.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"glucas@mastodon.cloud"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-19 03:45","date_timestamp":1771472738,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"79872421","content_html":"@danielpunkass Genius!
","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/users/glucas/statuses/115706751533601403","date_published":"2025-12-12T13:08:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Greg Lucas","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/@glucas","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.mastodon.cloud%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F996%2Foriginal%2Ffb0167f33c5d0f68.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"glucas@mastodon.cloud"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-12 13:08","date_timestamp":1765544914,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"78998562","content_html":"@mattblaze I once met the comedian/pianist Victor Borge. I saw him step into an elevator and said “Are you Victor Borge?!”
He said “Yes. Going up?” But I wasn’t, and the doors closed.
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","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/users/glucas/statuses/115595581103753165","date_published":"2025-11-22T21:56:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Greg Lucas","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/@glucas","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.mastodon.cloud%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F996%2Foriginal%2Ffb0167f33c5d0f68.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"glucas@mastodon.cloud"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-22 21:56","date_timestamp":1763848588,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"75125164","content_html":"@oldladyplays @mike Ha — perfectly executed! 👏
","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/users/glucas/statuses/115327000644140411","date_published":"2025-10-06T11:32:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Greg Lucas","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/@glucas","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.mastodon.cloud%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F996%2Foriginal%2Ffb0167f33c5d0f68.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"glucas@mastodon.cloud"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-06 11:32","date_timestamp":1759750376,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"75125062","content_html":"@mike I recently took multiple such boxes to electronics recycling. I decided at this point if I’m missing a cable I’d rather buy one than dig through boxes of ancient-possibly-important-but-probably-not junk.
","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/users/glucas/statuses/115326993746385568","date_published":"2025-10-06T11:31:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Greg Lucas","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/@glucas","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.mastodon.cloud%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F996%2Foriginal%2Ffb0167f33c5d0f68.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"glucas@mastodon.cloud"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-06 11:31","date_timestamp":1759750270,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"74165935","content_html":"@ttscoff Is this one of those things where we should drive to a field to watch? Or get special glasses?
","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/users/glucas/statuses/115253575503689814","date_published":"2025-09-23T12:19:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Greg Lucas","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/@glucas","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.mastodon.cloud%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F996%2Foriginal%2Ffb0167f33c5d0f68.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"glucas@mastodon.cloud"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-23 12:19","date_timestamp":1758629997,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"74051074","content_html":"@lexfri You’re the real NFL hero, Lex.
(No, seriously… I have like 4000 steps today.)
","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/users/glucas/statuses/115244422750031024","date_published":"2025-09-21T21:32:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Greg Lucas","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/@glucas","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.mastodon.cloud%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F996%2Foriginal%2Ffb0167f33c5d0f68.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"glucas@mastodon.cloud"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-21 21:32","date_timestamp":1758490337,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"73395548","content_html":"@dmnelson I go caseless and am excited for orange, but I think you’re right that the blue will be a better look with cases.
","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/users/glucas/statuses/115191410464104221","date_published":"2025-09-12T12:50:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Greg Lucas","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/@glucas","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.mastodon.cloud%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F996%2Foriginal%2Ffb0167f33c5d0f68.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"glucas@mastodon.cloud"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-12 12:50","date_timestamp":1757681434,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"73394531","content_html":"@simonbs First post I’ve seen that didn’t get Sept 25th. You won the lottery! 😀
","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/users/glucas/statuses/115191321151916938","date_published":"2025-09-12T12:27:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Greg Lucas","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/@glucas","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.mastodon.cloud%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F996%2Foriginal%2Ffb0167f33c5d0f68.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"glucas@mastodon.cloud"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-12 12:27","date_timestamp":1757680071,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"73393882","content_html":"@jamesthomson You get a phone! And you get a phone! Everybody gets a phone!
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","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/users/glucas/statuses/114842825045079877","date_published":"2025-07-12T23:20:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Greg Lucas","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/@glucas","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.mastodon.cloud%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F996%2Foriginal%2Ffb0167f33c5d0f68.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"glucas@mastodon.cloud"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-07-12 23:20","date_timestamp":1752362442,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"68795413","content_html":"@lexfri Yes.
","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/users/glucas/statuses/114840388777272407","date_published":"2025-07-12T13:01:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Greg Lucas","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/@glucas","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.mastodon.cloud%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F996%2Foriginal%2Ffb0167f33c5d0f68.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"glucas@mastodon.cloud"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-07-12 13:01","date_timestamp":1752325268,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"68203084","content_html":"@dgar @Cilla I started playing this recently too, on the Switch. I’m not much of a gamer but Dredge has totally drawn me in!
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","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/users/glucas/statuses/114792643595239550","date_published":"2025-07-04T02:38:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Greg Lucas","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/@glucas","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.mastodon.cloud%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F996%2Foriginal%2Ffb0167f33c5d0f68.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"glucas@mastodon.cloud"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-07-04 02:38","date_timestamp":1751596734,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"67324782","content_html":"@HollyGoDarkly Apologies to future-Erika, who will be sad to find somebody finished them.
","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/users/glucas/statuses/114726924213292872","date_published":"2025-06-22T12:05:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Greg Lucas","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/@glucas","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.mastodon.cloud%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F996%2Foriginal%2Ffb0167f33c5d0f68.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"glucas@mastodon.cloud"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-06-22 12:05","date_timestamp":1750593936,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"62688051","content_html":"@lexfri Lex.
","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/users/glucas/statuses/114378248095840282","date_published":"2025-04-21T22:12:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Greg Lucas","url":"https://mastodon.cloud/@glucas","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.mastodon.cloud%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F996%2Foriginal%2Ffb0167f33c5d0f68.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"glucas@mastodon.cloud"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-21 22:12","date_timestamp":1745273561,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"60987613","content_html":"@lexfri Late to the party but got 566 in four.
567, on the other hand… What a train wreck.
Conlextions #567
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