September 4, 2020
A Brief History of Plural People, From 1811 to 1980 and 1980 to Today
After giving a talk at a Plural Positivity World Conference on the history of plural community, LB Lee (Previously) wrote up the entire thing in a series of Dreamwidth posts along with references:
Part 1: 1811 - 1980ish
Part 2: The Memory Wars
Part 3: Usenet and Its Spin-Offs and Soulbonders
Part 4: LJ, The Genic Slapfight, and THE END!
They also gave a 90-minute talk on the 1989 - Present period in July at PPWC.
Part 1: 1811 - 1980ish
Part 2: The Memory Wars
Part 3: Usenet and Its Spin-Offs and Soulbonders
Part 4: LJ, The Genic Slapfight, and THE END!
They also gave a 90-minute talk on the 1989 - Present period in July at PPWC.
How to Subvert a Democracy in Six Steps
In 1954 in Guatemala, the CIA hired a cocky American actor and two radio DJs to launch a revolution and oust a president. Their playbook is being used against the U.S. right now. Intro: The Original Fake News Network (Narratively Deep Dive) [more inside]
"What do we do with this girl? She's better than the rules."
While MeFites of a certain age may remember playing the recorder or the piano to Nadia's Theme, gymnast Nadia Comăneci never performed to that piece of music, though it was used in montages of her accomplishments in ABC's Wide World of Sports. She discusses her career in Eternal Princess a documentary short by Katie Holmes. [more inside]
If this works, I’ll be so mad
Julia Minamata is drawing each pixel of The Crimson Diamond, an EGA graphic adventure, by hand. Little did she know that one Photoshop setting could have saved her quite some time… (Twitter video)
"I knew I was in over my head when Punzie's mother called"
"And you know if we both have to spend our time with dragons, at least yours is a cute one." "The Thing In the Walls Wants Your Small Change" by Virginia M. Mohlere (published 2018) is a short fantasy story about recovery from abuse, a tiny cute dragon, and how we protect each other. On a similar theme: "Four Things that Weren't Adequately Covered in Mulan's R.A. Training" by NaomiK, a short fan fiction piece published in 2013. "Mulan is a Resident Assistant on a dormitory floor at a college. Gosh, some of the students on her floor come from really screwed-up families."
Update: Turns out it was in fact not every day
"OMG my brother in law, the gift that never stops giving, was tired of being sent to get rice every day so he decided buy in bulk, talked to the shop about it, wires got crossed, now there is a literal TRUCK FILLED WITH RICE outside the house and my sister is losing her shit lmfao"
Hugo-nominated author Shiv Ramdas livetweets the process of getting a large truck to go away. (Threadreader)
Hugo-nominated author Shiv Ramdas livetweets the process of getting a large truck to go away. (Threadreader)
The Genius of Ringo
'the best most average songs in British music history'
'Somewhere between the “indie rock revival” of the early-2000s and the emergence of “poptimism” in the early-2010s, the UK charts were dominated by a procession of homogenous bands making a type of music that has come to be referred to as: “Landfill Indie”.' The people at vice.com have compiled a listicle on The Top 50 Greatest Landfill Indie Songs of All Time.
What if Medieval Europe, but less bigoted?
"Epic grand strategy role-playing game Crusader Kings 3 is one of the best PC games in a generation. In our review, we described it as an elastic storytelling engine — one that rewards improvisation, while also heaving in a hefty amount of randomness. But, at its core, the game is a simulation custom-made to allow players to explore alternate histories. That includes letting them tinker with the sexual and religious norms common to the feudal world.
“We are huge believers in allowing players as much freedom as possible to shape the game world in their image,” Paradox said in that April blog post. “When trying to model history reasonably accurately as we do in CK3, your starting environment might be a far cry from the just and equal Realm you wish to rule, but determined players should be able to change the mores of their society over time — if that is their fantasy.”" [more inside]
it really whips the llama's ass
Happy Friday! Here's a fully interactive and functional museum of classic WinAmp skins.
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