Be advised that I'm (once again) moving instances. If you want to pre-emptively follow me: @evoterra@podvibes.co

I doubt any of my prior posts from Firefish will make it, which is fine by me. I treat all of my Fediverse posts as ephemeral. And when I get back to Mastodon, they'll auto-delete after 3 months.

Stay tuned!

I was today years old when I learned of the speculative fiction sub-genre of "cli-fi" or climate fiction.

I hate the fact that we live here now.

Reject them respectfully #xkcd

If we don’t rapidly integrate AI into all academic curricula, students will not be able to compete in the marketplace for the very few jobs and potable water left as a result of rapidly integrating AI into all academic curricula

All school should be fucking free

-an educator

@thillsman@mastodon.social Cripes, do you live on Mars?

@kamikat@social.horrorhub.club I think the Eschscholzia californica should start this week. Those are always lovely. I’ll try to get some snaps this weekend.

#Today was the first full workout with the trainer after four days of my mini-workouts.

Pro-tip: Don’t tell your trainer you’ve added off-day workouts. For he will punish you under the auspices of “pushing you with a 5x version of your mini-workout. BEFORE the actual training starts.

😭

I just finished listening to Supreme: The Battle for Roe, and it's stunningly good.

https://www.theend.fyi/shows/supreme-the-battle-for-roe-complete-series

A whole lot of ground is covered in 9 short episodes, making for a gripping listen. Flawlessly executed!

#podcasting #li #audioDrama #AudioFiction #FictionPodcast

@james@bne.social Because tracking reach of broadcast platforms wasn’t hand-wavy enough?

I've been laid off at the @TexasObserver today. The publication no longer has a digital editor or social media manager (I was both), and has also fired its editor-in-chief and laid off another member of the editor team.

If you have leads please send them my way. And please consider joining my Patreon to support my continued writing. https://patreon.com/kitoconnell

Even though I got in way past my bedtime last night and woke up way too early #today—I still got my mini-workout in.

Take just enough time so that the kettle is ready when I’m done.

Home from watching Dune 2 in IMAX and…

Wow.

Just…

Wow.

Huge. Thundering. Stunning. Awe-inspiring with the actual meaning of the word.

🪱

@killyourfm@layer8.space Cake and POTUSA are but two of the greatest and weirdest bands of that era. So, so fab.

@jorowi@mastodon.social Congrats! I lost 7 pounds during my kidney stone fiasco, which I also do not recommend!

Less to brag and more to be accountable, but #today marks three days in a row of my fast off-days workout. And after celebrating Sheila’s BD until the wee hours with some friends.

10 push ups
10 sit ups
10 half jacks
… and then do it again.

I’m taking small 5–10 second breaks between each, which I want to shorten to zero, making one continuous motion. Thats really the only way to measure if I’m improving. And when that’s easy, I’ll increase reps and/sets.

My goal is to have my thrice-weekly trainer notice a difference, so he can punish me with more intensity.

But no my coffee is a drinkable temp. Enjoy your Sunday!

Happy birthday to my lovely wife, Sheila Dee!

I started my #today with the same short workout sequence. That’s 2 days in a row.

Granted, I only started it 2 days ago, but I’m taking the win and calling it a streak.

@LoneLocust@mastodon.social Explicit instructions to not put it in the fridge.

Kidney Stone Saga Update:

I just finished the 24-hour urine collection procedure and have sent the test sample off for analysis. But prior to that, I was genuinely worried about exceeding the maximum capacity of the collection container.

Thankfully, I did not. However, I did produce 3 liters, which seemed like a lot. And yeah, it is. Mount Sinai sais:

"The normal range for 24-hour urine volume is 800 to 2,000 milliliters per day (with a normal fluid intake of about 2 liters per day)."

Yeah, I blew by that. Which I take to mean that dehydration isn't a major factor in my stone formation. But I'll speak to the doc about that more.