Steven Donaldson had his first Thomas Covenant novel rejected by 27 publishers before it was finally bought.
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gramie@lemmy.cato Programming@programming.dev•JetBrains working on higher-abstraction programming language5·8 days agoThis makes me think of Inform, which compiles English sentences into interactive fiction.
gramie@lemmy.cato No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•I'm setting up a Windows 11 laptop for my uncle. Is there a sneaky way to make it block right-wing bullshit websites?2·14 days agoOP was not very specific about what behavior they actually wanted. Changing the host file would prevent the uncle from visiting those sites, but as you say, it would not be subtle.
gramie@lemmy.cato No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•I'm setting up a Windows 11 laptop for my uncle. Is there a sneaky way to make it block right-wing bullshit websites?331·14 days agoI suppose you could add entries for those right-wing websites into the “hosts” file, redirecting them to Google or some other relatively innocuous place.
Big Joe Mufferaw, by Canada’s own Stompin’ Tom Connors (because I’m planning to play it at the open mic this Friday).
gramie@lemmy.cato Canada@lemmy.ca•B.C. fast-tracks recruitment of international doctors as U.S. campaign delivers results: "almost 780 job applications from qualified health professionals across the United States"2·14 days agoMy brother’s clinic in Canada had one billing person for a team of five doctors, with a couple of additional people (nurse practitioner, physiotherapist, etc).
In contrast, when he worked in the States, they had two or three billing people for each doctor in the clinic.
You can also buy travel bidets. Basically squeeze bottles that you can direct to the right places. Not as good as an actual bidet, but better than nothing.
gramie@lemmy.cato Marvel Studios@lemmy.world•The first "X-Men" film was released 25 years ago today13·19 days agoBatman was a very good movie, but done in an extremely cartoony way. Nicholson’s Joker was fantastic, but goofy. The X-Men took great pains to ground Magneto in the Holocaust.
gramie@lemmy.cato Boycott US@lemmy.ca•Tesla Makes a Desperate Move in Canada as Sales CollapseEnglish6·19 days agoThat’s the way that abusers talk to their victims.
gramie@lemmy.cato Marvel Studios@lemmy.world•The first "X-Men" film was released 25 years ago today161·19 days agoWhen I saw it, I felt it was the first time that a superhero movie took itself seriously enough to have a good actors, a good script, and good effects. It put what had been in my head up on the screen, and in a way surpassed it.
gramie@lemmy.cato Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL there's a ferris wheel sauna in FinlandEnglish8·19 days agoThe blurb for the VIP section says:
The windows are slightly tinted to enhance your privacy and create a more intimate atmosphere for you and your party.
If I didn’t know better, I’d say that they were inviting people to have sex as they go around.
gramie@lemmy.cato Global News@lemmy.zip•‘Not welcome here’: Malaysia lashes out at ‘Zionist’ US envoy pick Nick Adams6·19 days agoI was in Malaysia a couple of months ago. The country is a mixture of malay, indian, and Chinese ethnic groups. The Malays are the largest group, and most of them are Muslim, so there is respect for Muslim traditions but they are not enforced on everyone.
For example, in stores they sold beer (very expensive) but there were signs saying that Muslims were not to buy it. I don’t know if that is enforced in any way.
My Chinese sister-in-law, who is very biased towards China, will admit that Malaysia has the best food in Asia, because of the above-mentioned fusion of cultures. And I can confirm that the food is spectacular!
I took my wife (who has not traveled very much) to Malaysia because it is different enough from Canada to be exotic, but still has enough comforts and is developed enough not to be intimidating. She found it far too hot and humid, but other than that enjoyed it.
Two economists are walking in a forest, when they come across a large pile of shit.
The first economist says to the other “I’ll pay you $100 to eat that pile of shit.” The second economist takes the $100 and eats the pile of shit.
They continue walking until they come across a second pile of shit. The second economist turns to the first and says “I’ll pay you $100 to eat that pile of shit.” The first economist takes the $100 and eats a pile of shit.
Walking a little more, the first economist looks at the second and says, “You know, I gave you $100 to eat shit, then you gave me back the same $100 to eat shit. I can’t help but feel like we both just ate shit for nothing.”
“That’s not true”, responded the second economist. “We increased the forest’s GDP by $200!”
gramie@lemmy.catoShitty Ask Lemmy@lemmy.ml•What's the fastest way to fail a driving test?121·22 days agoNot put your seatbelt on before putting the car in gear. You don’t even have to have moved the car to fail.
gramie@lemmy.cato Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Have you ever had a thought that was *so dumb* that it actually made you sick to your stomach when you realized just how dumb it was?2·22 days agoMy crystal radio would beg to differ, sir/madam!
gramie@lemmy.cato Linux@programming.dev•Installing Yggdrasil Linux - a 1995 Vintage Retro Linux installation VHS (Lost Media)2·22 days agoIn 1996 I got a copy of Yggdrasil Linux as a CD in the back of a large book, about 1,000 pages. I believe that it was simply a printout of all the man pages, although it might have had instructions on installing and basic Linux usage.
gramie@lemmy.cato Not The Onion@lemmy.world•Trump Congratulates Leader of English-Speaking Country for His Good EnglishEnglish3·24 days agoWell, Belize is actually in North America (Central America and the Caribbean are considered to be part of the North American continent). There is an English-speaking country in South America as well: Guyana, which used to be known as British Guyana.
gramie@lemmy.cato Not The Onion@lemmy.world•Trump Congratulates Leader of English-Speaking Country for His Good EnglishEnglish8·24 days agoUntil 1973, Belize was called British Honduras, that makes it less surprising.
gramie@lemmy.cato Fediverse vs Disinformation@lemmy.dbzer0.com•Why is The New York Times so afraid of Zohran Mamdani?13·24 days agoThat reminds me of the woman who declared that she couldn’t vote for Barack Obama because he was a Muslim and an atheist.
Other people are way ahead of you:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romana_Didulo