Notices by skribe 🇺🇦 :verified_mustard: (skribe@aus.social), page 2

@liztai my wife didn't used to cry much. She'd laugh all the way through suspense or horror films. Then we had kids and she bawls her eyes out at the least little thing and can no longer watch horror or suspense.

Is there anyway to customise a numbered list so that the numbers go 5,10, 15... or something similar?

#Libreoffice #NumberedLists

@libreoffice

@dansup android or Apple?

@dansup have the beta invites gone out?

@georgetakei hear hear. Unfortunately, they're expensive in Singapore.

Australia's right to disconnect comes into effect today. It means workers are no longer forced to respond to emails or calls after hours.

I'll never have to answer another email or call again. It's always after hours somewhere in the world.

2024-08-14: How pretty is your MC? Are they prettier than you?

They are all in the fullness of youth, so are absolutely gorgeous.

They are also much prettier than me, but that is an incredibly low bar, so it's not really telling you much.

#WordWeavers #Writing #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

@davidaugust The Pythons often had a high body count. There are few things funner than death - someone else's, that is. 🤣

@aral ask for their gpg fingerprint so you can encrypt the information before sending it 😂

@evan puts on lawyer's hat: it depends.

@dansup is the new version likely to work on my old phone? The current version works great. I can't find the version number.

@evan In your view, what makes it a good icon?

A wild 1200 words appeared. It must be Wednesday.

#Writing #Wednesday #WritingCommunity

@liztai something like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU6ImWY4IBc

@GreenSkyOverMe nice find. I forgot I had revealed that before. Thank you.

@liztai all successful film adaptations eventually become fanfiction. Look at what's happening to LOTRs.

@liztai it gets changed for the following reasons:

1. It's an adaptation, and they can't film the original scenes for some reason (usually budgetary)
2. Successful filmmakers believe they can create better than anyone else. They 'know' what this work needs. This includes notes from studios, some of which are chasing the dragon and make little sense. Like people are wearing hats. We should include more hats in our work.
3. If you make a change, and that change is successful, it will boost your career. So everyone with the power will tinker as much as they can, so they get known. 'Ah, so you're the one that had all the chipmunks wear filbys in Chipmunks Go Wild.'

It's a cutthroat business. Everyone's trying to gain an advantage so they can get larger fat wads of cash and prettier PYTs.

My 2c.

“You know,” Falduin said from beside Lera at the front of the barge, They were both meditating facing one another. “I can hear you.” He didn’t even open his eyes.

“We’re talking about you, not to you,” Ifonsa snapped.

“I suppose the only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about,” Falduin said, smirking.

His arrogance annoyed Ifonsa. Actually, everything about him annoyed her. From his flat nose, and dark eyes, to his grey robe with gold brocade, to the way he had just shown up at the dock this morning. Her gut told her he was trouble.

“They talk about you a lot in the High Tower, do they?” she asked him.

Falduin opened his eyes and shot her a glance. “I am ever on their mind,” he said, with a wicked smile, “and their tongue.”

Ifonsa couldn’t help feel that he was making a lewd accusation against her.

Perhaps Lera sensed it too, because before Ifonsa could snap a retort she said, “I believe I won that round.”

“Won what?” Falduin asked.

“Oh sorry,” Lera said. “I forgot you might be unfamiliar with the practise. It’s something we do in the convent. We see who can meditate the longest. I’ve never been particularly good at it, but Sister Wena managed to meditate for two full days, without once breaking. Unfortunately then she began snoring, so we had to disqualify her. Are you keen for a contest?”

“And all I have to do is meditate?”

Lera nodded, “Uh-huh?” she said pleasantly.

“Very well,” Falduin agreed.

“Good. Then let us begin,” Lera said,

Falduin closed his eyes.

Lera flashed Ifonsa a wink, before closing her own.

#MicroFic #MicroFiction #TootFic #TheCoilsOfTheSerpent

@bencurthoys @georgetakei ocean, based on the rest of them.

@kingrat shit, I do. Especially Jefferson whatever-it-is-this-week. The prime example of 60s counter-culture turned 80s sellout.

And btw, I didn't buy either of them. Did you?