As an author, I receive an endless slew of emails and DMs from scammy ‘book marketers’.
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As an author, I receive an endless slew of emails and DMs from scammy ‘book marketers’. My favourites are the ones that come from big name authors.
Every now and then, I like to have a little fun with them.
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As an author, I receive an endless slew of emails and DMs from scammy ‘book marketers’. My favourites are the ones that come from big name authors.
Every now and then, I like to have a little fun with them.
I went back and forth with (not the real) Caro De Robertis until they started talking about themself in the third person.
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I went back and forth with (not the real) Caro De Robertis until they started talking about themself in the third person.
I told a (fake) famous author I was so glad she contacted me because I really hated her latest book. And could she please recommend a book marketer who’s responsible for selling millions of copies of something so awful?
Weirdly, she didn’t respond.
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Gli ultimi otto messaggi ricevuti dalla Federazione
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Tempesta senza fine. Il flusso perturbato che da un mese schiaffeggia mezza Europa non solo non si placa, ma è intenzionato addirittura a rilanciare. Tra giovedì e domenica due profonde depressioni atlantiche transiteranno sul vecchio continente coinvolgendo in maniera diretta anche l'Italia. 1/8
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Here are some other #FOSDEM talks I recommend:
Wastrel: WebAssembly Without the Runtime by @wingo (Wastrel uses #Spritely Hoot!) https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/HT9HAG-wastrel-webassembly-without-the-runtime/
Willow - Protocols for an uncertain future (wins "Christine's award for most charming presentation") by @gwil https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/CVGZAV-willow/
Automerge + Keyhive Design Overview by @expede https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/BZ9CAE-automerge/
BLUE - A generic build-system crafted entirely in Guile by @shepherd https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/3A7VGM-blue/
raylib: a 12-year adventure as a solo-maintainer https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/883PBF-raylib-12-year-adventure/
Too many other good talks to list of course (and I haven't gotten through all of them) but all of the above talks totally rule
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https://www.alvolante.it/primo_contatto/dacia-sandero-stepway-12-tce-eco-g
nelle more dell'elettrico i gas sono accettabili
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Still more #spritely talks at #FOSDEM by @dthompson :
Functional reactive programming with propagators https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/9NQYKC-funcpropagators/
Beyond JavaScript: Wasm GC present and future https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/G3FRDA-beyond_javascript_wasm_gc_present_and_future/
Re-decentralizing the web platform with Wasm GC https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/GB387H-re-decentralizing_the_web_platform_with_wasm_gc/
Composing capability security and CRDTs https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/SXSAML-brassica-chat-with-goblins-ocapn/
What's that? STILL not enough? ...
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WiFi Could Become an Invisible Mass Surveillance System
Link: https://scitechdaily.com/researchers-warn-wifi-could-become-an-invisible-mass-surveillance-system/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46920315
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@relay occhio che meloni sgombera
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More #spritely talks at #FOSDEM by @tsyesika :
Guile Development Outside of Emacs https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/EKEFUU-guileoutsideofemacs/
OCapN: The secure, decentralized protocol of the future https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/QPUXCQ-ocapn_the_secure_decentralized_protocol_of_the_future/
And yet, that's not all...
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@BCMetisMan @chris Not for all instances; just mastodon.social.
