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servingworlds

@servingworlds@vyrse.social

Storyteller: writer, narrator, podcaster, human being in process. Posting about creativity, making things, snippets, easter eggs & links to written and audio stories.
Fiction: https://servingworlds.com
Contact: john@servingworlds.com

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servingworlds, to random
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I'm better known for science fiction, but my first published stories were fantasy (& slipstream).

This summer I'm releasing my first full-length fantasy novel & podcast (urban fantasy grounded in science, too).

To get folks ready-for a bit of a change-I'm re-launching some of my fantasy stories for patrons and in my newsletter (free & for members with perks, like on patreon).

You can subscribe & read Part 1 of 'Mountain Challenge' here. Audio episode coming soon!

https://members.servingworlds.com

servingworlds, to random
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Here's a treat for you, one of the first audiodrama scripts I ever wrote and produced.

Set in Farlost, this short is a bit of a trip! Give it a listen & let me know what you think.

Carlin & Hobbes on the Rock!

Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/103555925

ServingWorlds.com:
https://servingworlds.com/podcast/farlost-signals-carlin-hobbes-on-the-rock/

servingworlds, to random
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Well...after a week and a half, I still haven't gotten anyone at Patreon.com to answer my emails, and I still can't post new podcasts there.

i may lose all the time and community and financial backers I've built on a third party platform...again.

Don't hand over control of your relationships to a third party, EVER. No matter how lucrative it seems.

servingworlds, to scifi
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Now podcast!

Hara explains the process to the recruits, in episode 10 of Farlost: Fog of War.

Listen free here: https://servingworlds.com

Love the stories? Become a supporter here:

https://patreon.com/servingworlds

#scifi #podcast #audiobook #Podcastficiton #narration

servingworlds, to random
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New update to the Serving Worlds website: Now, you cal listen to popular episodes from the front page: listen, free!

https://servingworlds.com/

servingworlds, to sciencefiction
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Writer/narrator monkey updates from the studio: thank you for listening to Farlost: Fog of War.

If you'd like to help me share more stories faster, please add your support!

https://servingworlds.com/join

servingworlds, to random
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Cory Doctorow and his
Pluralistic.net could put many SF authors out of business by drawing people from fiction back into contextual understanding of the real world, with good writing to tickle the same itches of many a reader while informing them bigly:

"Before neoliberalism can destroy our lives, it must first convince us that we are all disconnected...dismantling the democratically accountable structures that can stand against industrial tyrants."

https://pluralistic.net/2023/11/24/coalescence/#solidarnosc

servingworlds, to Podcast
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A DOUBLE shot today, to kick off 'Farlost: 'Fog of War'!

How have refugees, miners and regular folk in the Winter asteroid belt kept the System Guard, a military goliath constantly waging cold or hot war, from invading?

Check out episode 1 here: https://servingworlds.com/

PS: If you're a regular listener, help support the stories here: https://servingworlds.com/join-us

#podcast #sciencefiction #militarysf #farlost #audiobook

servingworlds, to random
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Hey @novelwriter do you have any worries about using syncthing?

Asking for a friend :)

servingworlds,
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@veronica Thanks, Veronica! Appreciate the feedback.

servingworlds,
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@veronica Veronica, can you tell me if is there a way to change the font size on novelwriter for linux in the editor (as opposed to the entire gui)?

servingworlds,
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@veronica nv sigh nvm...found it! Took both hands and coffee to see it right in front of me...right after I asked :)

ryanc, (edited ) to random

USB ports in wall sockets at home?

(boost for reach)

servingworlds,
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@ryanc If you own your home, and can do the wiring yourself, go for it!

Tutanota, to random
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📢 Meta Thinks Your Privacy Is for Sale.

But can Meta actually charge you for respecting your human right to privacy? 😎

Let's find out! 👇
https://tutanota.com/blog/meta-pay-for-privacy-illegal

servingworlds,
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@Tutanota

"Fundamental rights cannot be for sale. Are we going to pay for the right to vote or the right to free speech next? This would mean that only the rich can enjoy these rights, at a time when many people are struggling to make ends meet. Introducing this idea in the area of your right to data protection is a major shift. We would fight this up and down the courts."

pluralistic, to random
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Just learned that my new book #TheInternetCon from #VersoBooks is a #USAToday bestseller!

https://www.versobooks.com/products/3035-the-internet-con

servingworlds,
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@pluralistic congratulations, Cory. Great book

futurebird, to random
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Google is killing jam board in 2024. Never used it myself but I suspect about a million schools are gonna be pissed about this. But would they be google at all if they didn’t randomly release half baked web apps, never update them then kill them for no reason after 3 years?

(just add jam board to classrooms ya idiots)

servingworlds,
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@futurebird this is why open source needs government regs INCLUDING THEM as options in every public service.

Sure, FOSS pisses us off for being half baked but its never gonna disappear...and some of them eventually get fully baked :)

cloudguy, (edited ) to random

This pretty much explains the Fediverse

Share this post and if you can, post a comment because, genuinely I woke up this morning to a staggering number of shares and favourites.

The comments PROVE Mastodon is the place where common decency is being restored. I feel hopeful for the future.

What lovely people you all are.

Comment to be part of this new town square, or as I like to think of it, our tearoom. And add me, I'm going to be brewing lots of tea.

servingworlds,
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@cloudguy but it really doesn't come close to explaining the corporate world (and their reporters and fanciers) demand that everything be monetized to be a good public square.

Opposite much?

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“We rebuilt the Mastodon backend from scratch and made it able to handle Twitter-scale (500M users, 20M writes/second, unbalanced social graph, etc.)”

Congratulations, you reinvented Big Tech.

Did you stop to consider that fediverse (emphasis “diverse”) servers should not be trying to reach “Twitter scale?” That they should be kept small on purpose? That the goal isn’t to recreate Twitter but with some other asshole in charge?

(Of course, it’s a VC-backed startup.)

https://redplanetlabs.com/mastodon-clone

servingworlds,
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The internet was built to be distributed.

Fediverse was built to be distributed.

Sadly, biz and egos don't want to be distributed.

@ncrav @aral

gabek, to random

Idea: A "Switch from Gmail day". An annual day that is dedicated to moving your email from being Google-owned to another, better, email provider.

It could have branding, and documentation on how to switch, and during that day people would go out of their way to really be helpful in guiding people to switch.

Switching away from Gmail seems like a tough thing for people, so I'd really love to normalize it. This is an important part of taking the internet back from big tech. Since moving email providers falls under "someday/maybe" list for many people, I think seeing other people might make the plunge would encourage others to do so, too.

What do you think?

servingworlds,
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I love the idea of a 'Leave Gmail Day'! Or should it be 'Leave Google Day'?

@gabek

servingworlds, to random
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Enemy Lines 42 is live!

On Earth and in the asteroid belt, our heroes decide how far they're willing to go.

Listen free at https://servingworlds.com

If you like the show, thank you for listening! Reach out and say hi!

You can help make new ones at https://patreon.com/servingworlds.

Love the stories, but can't support? Please leave a review on your favorite podcast network!

(links under each episode at https://servingworlds.com)

servingworlds, to random
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Enemy Lines 40 is OUT!

All sides pick up speed, racing towards collision (and paying the price along the way).

You can liisten free on https://servingworlds.com/

Links to your favorite podcatchers
https://servingworlds.com/join-us/

If you like the stories, you can
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servingworlds, to random
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ENEMY LINES #39 is live!

The end is drawing near. Surprising allies measure up. Others share comfort in a storm. A holder of power is challenged.

Listen free here: https://servingworlds.com

Your donations and patronage keep this indie podcast going: learn more at https://servingworlds.com/join-us/

servingworlds, to random
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@ncrav thank you for helping spread the work about my podcast and fiction, Sir!

servingworlds,
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@ncrav my pleasure :) Half the fun of writing is knowing someone's reading (or listening).

servingworlds, to random
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