Notices by Sean Bala (seanbala@mas.to), page 12

@FullyAutomatedRPG I actually used to give the article version of this one in my first year seminars as a way of getting my students to think about how the combination of two sets of ideas can lead to new consequences / scenarios. Worked pretty well! Should read the full book sometime...

@amici

Thanks for sharing your views. I did not mean to give a speech I was merely sharing my views. I'll genuinely think about what you've said. Hope all is well!

@amici @naomikritzer @UncannyMagazine @solarpunkpresents

By cultivating all of them, we can bring people into the genre and philosophy from various directions to the same place.

Thanks again for your comment. Do you have any stories or works that you really like?

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@amici @naomikritzer @UncannyMagazine @solarpunkpresents

The key is that each one balances out the excesses of the others.

I think that #Solarpunk is so multivoiced that we need all tendencies. People are going to resonate with different aspects. For me, community resonates most but the visuals might for someone else.

We can cultivate all gardens and bring everyone's strengths together and see them all as solarpunk!

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@amici @naomikritzer @UncannyMagazine @solarpunkpresents

I think the frustrating strength of solarpunk is its openness. I don't think it can be defined in one way because it is by its nature multi-cultural and global, and meant to be expressed locally.

My view is that #solarpunk is found in a balance of four things: politics, technology, aesthetics, and community. I think solarpunk works best when all four are in balance.

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@amici @naomikritzer @UncannyMagazine

I am glad you enjoyed it! I can understand your points. I respectfully disagree about the future aspect being critical. I think there might be a difference developing between the #solarpunk as genre and as philosophy. I think people like @solarpunkpresents are engaging with the idea of solarpunk as an emerging thing.

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@jendiagammon

Hope you can take some rest and feel better soon!

One novel that is Solarpunk-like is "The Lost Cause" by @pluralistic. I think it shows a #Solarpunk wording coming into being but the messiness of that process. The novel might seem simple but there is ALOT going on under the surface.

Two awesome podcasts I listen to are @solarpunkpresents by @arielkroon and @xtinadlr and Bright Green Futures by @susankayequinn.

I'm also a subscriber to "Solarpunk Magazine and I recommend it for some great stories.

Finally, that list by @lex is GREAT!

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A short story is now my go-to for introducing people to #Solarpunk is "The Year Without Sunshine" by @naomikritzer published in @UncannyMagazine. It recently won the Nebula Award for Best Novelette. I think it captures very well the ethos of Solarpunk without getting too wrapped up in one corner of the genre. If you have 10 solarpunks in a room, you'll get 15 different definitions of the genre. I think this one captures the importance of community to Solarpunk.

https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-year-without-sunshine/

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@ZoDoneRightNow Hello! Welcome to #Solarpunk - my main recommendation for getting started would probably be "Solarpunk Summers" and "Solarpunk Winters" edited by @sarenaulibarri. I also think her novella "Another Life" is great.

I have found that Solarpunk has flourished a bit more in shorter forms than novels so I think short stories are good place to start!

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I think this captures succinctly the fascinating tensions between urban and rural areas of the Pacific North West specifically, but could be applied to many places worldwide.

I'm a big travel literature fan and I'm enjoying the book so far!

(special thanks to @madjo for helping me learn how to share the quote from my Moon+ Reader App)

#Books @books @bookstodon #Travel #TravelLiterature #PNW #PacificNorthWest #TimothyEgan #Quotes #AmReading #ReadingNow #ecology #Environment #Rural #urban

@madjo @books Sorry I didn't respond sooner - yes, it did! THANK YOU for the help. I knew that I wasn't crazy....

Out of curiosity, what android e-reader do you have? How do you like it?

I have been thinking about getting one to replace my nearly six year old Kobo.

@CultureDesk I know, right?! Kristen Chenowith proposed that the third season be called "Schmicked"

I enjoyed the concept of "The Afterparty," which became more interesting the more I thought about it. In a mystery, you are getting the story of one person, it makes sense that they would tell it in a unique way. The genre homages / pastiches obscured clues that in an objective telling would have been clearer.

Who knows - maybe someone else will pick them up?

The film adaptation of "Cloud Atlas" is different than the novel (very different structure) but the author was on board. The limited series "Station Eleven" made some big changes to the novel that the author loved (and are some of the best parts of the show). The only adaptation without author buy in I like is probably "V for Vendetta" but Alan Moore is a bit strange.

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@griff @dadbod @CultureDesk I'm pretty forgiving when it comes to adaptations. Maybe it has to do with having a background in theater. Every time you do a play, it is going to be a bit different than the original. I like many of the changes they made. And the show has the support of the Asimov Estate. His daughter has said in interviews that her father could write ideas but characters didn't really appeal to him as much. Genuine support from the author or estate is key.

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@CultureDesk

Really enjoyed Foundation. I love it's scale and ambition. I am hoping that the budget issues for Apple + do not affect Season 3 too much. Lee Pace and Jared Hess are so good.

I also heard good things about 5 Days at Memorial. Started watching Servant and want to return back to it.

I liked The Afterparty (but can see why it was cancelled) and Schmigadoon (should have had a Season 3.

Liked season one of Ted Lasso but increasing disliked the show.

Hey #Chicago - Block Club Chicago has now federated through #Flipboard

@BlockClubCh

Block Club Chicago is one of the best local news sources in the city, with neighborhood-level reporters!

Thank you @Flipboard for all of your efforts on federation - you are doing the Lord's work here!

You can find more federated Flipboard accounts here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iUFTo6rPvhqzCReLaM1c6-xUKRuBVqlZVStZl9Al-EU/edit?gid=442605332#gid=442605332

#News #Newstodon #Illinois #BlockClubChicago

@jzb @secbox @Tutanota @Vivaldi

I love Vivaldi. They are mostly open source. What is not open source is their interface because so much work has gone into it. Not ideal but the Vivaldi team has been very transparent about it and I appreciate that. Their openness has given me trust in them. I also like Firefox but I have been gradually losing trust in their long term vision.

@camelliakyoto

Congratulations! I hope it goes well :))

@fskornia

The inside is from an old calendar from Paper Source but the outiside is simply book cloth. On the list of links on my thread, I made a new cover for my e reader that was made from some extra fabric from a dress my wife had made in India. When I am on my computer, I'll post a link!

I have a pile of fabric waiting to be made into some covers (rubs hands together)...