📚 If a second hand bookshop has sci-fi and fantasy recommendations like this, as well as a Terry Pratchett timeline and categorisation, I’m going to be an instant fan. Just spent a lot of time browsing the very reasonably priced books in Arty Bees Books, Wellington, NZ.
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This week's Terry Pratchett quote:
“Satire is meant to ridicule power. If you are laughing at people who are hurting, it's not satire, it's bullying.”
― Terry Pratchett
#pratchett #quotes #weeklypratchettquote
EDIT: Apparently not a genuine PTerry quote. My apologies. I'll leave it here, though.
Edited 69d ago
On this day, 10 years ago, Rob Wilkins posted this series of heartbreaking tweets, shortly after Terry Pratchett died (way too early):
AT LAST, SIR TERRY, WE MUST WALK TOGETHER.
Terry took Death’s arm and followed him through the doors and on to the black desert under the endless night.
The End.
#GNUTerryPratchett #Pratchett #Discworld #SayHisName #TerryPrachett #RobWilkins
"Wir sollten ihn hinrichten"
"Nein" widersprach Bane
Der Zwergenkönig schnaufte "Du weißt doch, wer oder was er ist! Warum sollten wir darauf verzichten ihn zu tö..."
Er kam nicht dazu den Satz zu beenden.
"Es spielt keine Rolle, wer er ist. Es kommt nur drauf an, wer wir sind."
- Terry #Pratchett "Die Teppichvölker"
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"There’s no greys, only white that’s got grubby. I’m surprised you don’t know that. And sin, young man, is when you treat people as things. Including yourself. That’s what sin is."
"It’s a lot more complicated than that -"
"No. It ain’t. When people say things are a lot more complicated than that, they means they’re getting worried that they won’t like the truth. People as things, that’s where it starts."
Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum
#presentacion
Soy dragonas, tal vez me recuerden de twitter o de mastodon social,para quien no: soy un chaval majo, bibliotecario de carrera y programador porque hay que comer
En general cuento mi vida y uso las redes de vertedero mental para que no me rumien chorradas el cerebro. Y para ser un rojo.
hablo de #literatura #fantasia #pratchett #videojuegos #chistesMalos #laSonrisaDeLaChicaLeyendoEsto #programacion #angular
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Do you feel frustrated that your Wordle does not let you guess OMNIA, VIMES or ATUIN? Would you like some more #Discworld in your daily life? Check out my new Discwordle at https://discwordle.marcschulder.de/
It is not the first of its kind, but at over a hundred different Disc-themed five letter words my Discwordle is the biggest I'm aware of. So give it a go and let other #TerryPratchett fans know. And don't forget: #TheTurtleMoves
So, a 7 month late #Intro post is on form for me I guess.
Late-diagnosed #Autistic with #ADHD sprinkles.
40-something #NonBinary meatsack living in south England.
Incorrigible leftie. Often grumpy & terrified about the state of the world.
Bones don’t work as they should.
Servant to two cats #MollyAndMilo
Sometimes watches people take tests for money.
#SciFi #Pratchett #Gaming #ActuallyAutistic #MentalHealth #ChronicPain #FediCats #Music #Fat
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#introduction Supermouse The Rodent or SMTRodent. British amateur writer. I first met my people playing ttrpg, then as a Terry Pratchett discworld fan. Fond of meme posts. Not at all fond of the alt-right.
I like to know where my food is coming from and love to read about farming, regeneration and rewilding.
Love reading about weather too, and most science.
#Brit #ttrpg #Pratchett #discworld #meme #farming #rewilding #agriculture #weather #science
#Introduction
In the 'real world' people call me Howard
I live in Cardiff in sunny Wales
#Art #Baking #Calligraphy #Cardiff #Christianity #ClassicCars #Clocks #Cooking #DnD #Energy #Etymology #Fantasy #FolkMusic #FountainPens #Houseplants #History #Letterpress #LiveMusic #NavalHistory #Pratchett #Printing #Science #SciFi #StarTrek #Tolkien #TTRPG
Politics: Mostly a Lefty
Religion: I follow a Carpenter from Nazareth
Job: DBA
The world is full of very serious things. I am not one of them.
Bio was too big, and I didn't yet make an #Introduction:
Hi, I'm Leonard/Janis (like Cohen/Joplin respectively), I use they/them pronouns, he/him (Leo) and she/her (Janis).
I'm a #genderqueer #hacker from #Berlin. I'm a professional procrastinator, don't expect me to stick to one project :'-)
Outside of computing I love #running, #handball and #rollerblades, adore cats, have a passion for #teaching and spend too much time following politics. I listen to #Blues but my musical taste has since widened to also embrace R'n'B, Rock, Funk, and a lot of modern stuff. I read classic #fiction and my favorite authors are Terry #Pratchett, Douglas Adams, J.R.R. #Tolkien, Robert Harris, and Sjöwall & Wahlöö (rather male dominated, send recommendations!).
I'm politically left #AssignedCatAtBirth but not settled on the specific question of government.
I'm a #privacy and #security fetishist (these aren't the same, sometimes even oblique). Some see a gray space here, I consider the right to data self-determination a fundamental right. Also, free #housing, #publicTransport and a livable environment are fundamental. #Learning and #teaching are crucial for individuals and society. Tech won't solve our core problems, merely highlight them and perhaps provide tools for change we can use.
Moved here (from another instance) for the fights, staying for the conversation.
I'm an #Everton supporting father of 2 from #Merseyside, in to #ScienceFiction, #Pratchett (#Discworld), #Fantasy, #Books, #UKPolitics, and more.
(Most) posts expire after a week.
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I suppose I should do one of those #introduction posts.
I'm Piers, I'm a #FolkSinger and #carer. I'm also a recovering #sysAdmin and #programmer (recovery wasn't exactly voluntary, but RSI screwed up those career paths).
You'll find me singing most Friday nights at https://youtube.com/pierscawley/live, or at my infrequently updated blog https://bofh.org.uk/
I'm into #FolkSongs, #DwarfFortress, #Pratchett, #Cookery, #UnaccompaniedSinging, #photography , #looping and #ttrpgs in no particular order.