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inkican

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Hard SF Author. Readers call my stories 'Cory Doctorow meets James S A Corey.' I like making scifi concepts easy to understand. If you like Linda Nagata, Kim Stanley Robinson, and John Scalzi - I'd love to get to know you.

My dream is to take care of myself and be nice to people - I'm doing that by practicing to be a self-sufficient science fiction author.

#author #indieauthor #writer #scifi #futurology #technology #cyberpunk #spaceelevator #spythriller

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arstechnica, to random
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The Delta IV Heavy, a rocket whose time has come and gone, will fly once more

The final Delta IV Heavy rocket is scheduled to launch Thursday, weather permitting.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/03/the-delta-iv-heavy-a-rocket-whose-time-has-come-and-gone-will-fly-once-more/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

inkican,
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@arstechnica "Yo mamma so fat, she couldn't get to orbit on a Delta IV Heavy!" - nerds doing Dirty Dozens

christianselig, to random
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Dang there's no SF Symbol for pinch/select in visionOS, considering just using 🤌

inkican,
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@christianselig TIL virtual reality is Italian

AbandonedAmerica, to random
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One of many toys left behind in the abandoned wards of the infamous Pennhurst State School and Hospital

More at https://www.abandonedamerica.us/pennhurst-state-school-and-hospital

inkican,
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@AbandonedAmerica Nothing gives me more Weltschmerz than seeing broken, abandoned toys.

inkican, to solarpunk
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People Hate the Idea of Car-Free Cities—Until They Live in One
https://www.wired.com/story/car-free-cities-opposition/ #cleantech #solarpunk #cyberpunk #solarpunkart #sciencefiction #future #community #ecopunk

Mrfunkedude, to random
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I've been seeing this trend of people writing "CW: eye contact" or "CW: food" with a pic in the post without actually using a CW and I'm wondering if they actually understand the point of a content warning?

inkican,
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@Mrfunkedude trigger warning

inkican, to scifi
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Heinlein’s Fan Mail Solution
https://kk.org/ct2/heinleins-fan-mail-solution/ #scifi #sciencefiction #art #scifiart #fantasy #space #cyberpunk

inkican, to technology
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Germany adds Berlin’s techno scene to Unesco cultural heritage list
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/15/berlins-techno-scene-added-to-unesco-intangible-cultural-heritage-list

inkican, to robotics
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Humanoid robots could fight as early as 2030, US colonel predicts
https://www.the-express.com/news/us-news/130988/humanoid-robots-2020-us-colonel #robotics #robot #technology #engineering #robots #arduino #electronics #automation #tech #innovation

badastro, to random
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QUICK TRICK QUESTION

How many moons does Earth have?

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/earth-has-more-than-one-moon/

Also, ignore the headline.

inkican,
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@badastro drops pants Now it has one more!

Mrfunkedude, to random
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Why are the leaf blowers going at 8:30am and who do I need to kill to make sure that this never happens again?

inkican,
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@Mrfunkedude We took over your neighborhood years ago - we hide among you - we control you - we own you - the sound of our motors is how we communicate between each other about your actions - your pitiful complaints make us laugh in our own hideous way.

Signed,

the aliens masquerading as leaf blowers

inkican,
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@Mrfunkedude We do not negotiate with the conquered. Your servile existence depends upon your compliance. The leaves will be blown - you will listen when your chieftain speaks. Tears of impotent rage will course down your cheeks as you contemplate the minutiae of your occupation. The humans who collaborate with us, holding us as we blow the leaves, will be the last to die. Submission is your only option. To capitulate is to survive. To genuflect is to be shown mercy. To rebel is to be punished.

inkican,
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@Mrfunkedude Bzzzzzzggghhhhhh

inkican, to random
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Want a but can't afford it? No problem! Piss off a celebrity so they rip on you during their podcast - it's free attention!

lzg, to random
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    inkican,
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    @lzg Good news is, their corpo-swag is almost interchangable.

    inkican, to StarTrek
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    Star Trek parodies vary in their approach and sincerity, but these seven are the absolute best. From The Orville to Black Mirror, see which ones made our list. https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/best-star-trek-parodies-ranked/ #startrek #trekkie #scifi #startrekdiscovery #spock #startrektng #startrektos

    dgar, to random
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    3,026 years from now, AI will have either solved all of humanity’s problems, or it’ll have killed all humans.

    It's 5050.

    inkican,
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    @dgar I wrote a short story about robocalling AIs destroying the world. Does that help?

    inkican,
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    @dgar Oh, oh sure. Here - you can buy it

    https://inkican.com/now-available-world-war-four-scifi-short-story/

    but you can also get it for free when you join the Crew:

    https://inkican.com/join-inkican-crew-scifi-community/

    christianselig, to random
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    i'm dead 💀

    inkican,
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    @christianselig We knew they were trouble.

    nixCraft, to random
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    Forget sleek USBs! This clunky device was once the pinnacle of tech. Why does that look like a toaster?? 🤔

    Animated gif of an 8-inch floppy drive loading/reading the disk

    inkican,
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    @nixCraft Those are 8" disks, right? Either that, or Barbie is handling 5 1/4" disks.

    Mrfunkedude, to random
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    Should I feel offended that Klingon isn't a selectable language when posting to Mastodon?

    toH, choq nuq?

    inkican,
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    @Mrfunkedude Neither is Bocce - C3PO is offended!

    inkican, to random
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    There's a 3.14% chance I might post a Pi Day joke.

    #piday #PiDay2024

    inkican, to TikTok
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    No sympathy for TikTok or people complaining about it going away. You knew – or at least you should have known – how toxic and dangerous that site is. Plenty of people on Reddit explained it all to you. When the chickens come home to roost, you might find yourself at the bottom of the pecking order. Let this be a lesson to all of you – your platform matters.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/extremelyinfuriating/comments/gi4zuw/teens_doing_a_tiktok_dance_in_a_ww2_memorial/fqd3isl/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/fxgi06/not_new_news_but_tbh_if_you_have_tiktiok_just_get/fmuko1m/

    #TikTok #Socialmedia #fediverse #mastodon

    inkican, to climate
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    No that's cool - I'm sure this has nothing to do with climate change. https://www.wcvb.com/article/salisbury-beach-protective-sand-dune-washes-away-in-days/60151555

    inkican, to science
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    Russia and China set to build nuclear power plant on the Moon
    https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/130060/Russia-china-nuclear-power-plant-moon #science #biology #physics #chemistry #technology #education #space #engineering

    arstechnica, to random
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    Study: Cicadas pee in jets, not droplets. Here’s why that’s kinda weird.

    Come for the cicada video, stay for the scaling graphic of urination across animal kingdom.

    https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/03/study-cicadas-pee-in-jets-not-droplets-heres-why-thats-kinda-weird/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

    inkican,
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    @arstechnica So the fact that cicadas pee in jets is weird, but the fact that you feel we need to know this is

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