When the molly hits

Closed for cleaning…?? probably nothing to worry about 👀

Fam are we sure about the name

& there's no better way than fiction to become acquainted with those patterns, or to get to know one's own convictions & values in response to them. In other words: fiction (& scifi in particular) is at the crux of the whole book, the textbook part as much as the anthology part.

but the basic patterns of our individual & shared lives -- the way we see & treat one another, the way we imagine our own powers & limitations in response to circumstances -- there are deep patterns there. Those patterns matter more for ethics -- even CS ethics! -- than any specific technology...

I am late, and many dollars short, and still not very good at bluesky! I am nonetheless here to make a #hugoawardsmitpress.mit.edu/978026204806...

You will not have this day

One week left for Nebula nominations! I’ve filled out my ballot, but there’s room for more if you want to enthuse in the replies

TMtheodoremccombs.bsky.socialDec 7, 2023 6:03pm

SF/F friends: as we turn to that joyful but stressful time (nominating season), I'd be grateful if you considered my work published this year, especially my swing-for-the-fences queer spaceship novella "Uranians."

Excuse me??

CLIMATE VICTORY: 2023 EU fossil fuel emissions fell 8% “back to levels apparent in my parents’ generation in the 1960s. Yet, over this period, the economy tripled – showing climate change can be combated w/o foregoing economic growth” #ShareGoodNewsToot.co/JKLLTWtRHr

EU fossil fuel CO2 emissions hit 60-year low

Fossil emissions ‘finally back to 1960s levels’, say analysts, but they warn levels are still falling too slowly