There Is No Antimemetics Division by Qntm
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How can one defeat an enemy when being aware of that enemy means you have already lost?
There Is No Antimemetics Division by Qntm
james_davis_nicollHow can one defeat an enemy when being aware of that enemy means you have already lost?
There Is No Antimemetics Division by Qntm
Star Trek Strange New Worlds s04 trailer
Jun. 18th, 2026 06:45 amJune Discussion Post
Jun. 18th, 2026 11:51 ammonkiainen posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
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It's time for our monthly discussion post! This post will remain open for you to contribute at any time, so no pressure. Even if you didn't get around to reading any of your selected books or opted out of participating for the month, you're still more than welcome to take part in the discussion.
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Whumpex and more
Jun. 17th, 2026 11:17 pmsholiowhumpex revealed this week and I loved my gift!Strategic Alliances (Babylon 5, Londo & G'Kar & Na'Toth, 2900 wds, post-canon)
One of my requests was for Londo and Na'Toth interacting, maybe teaming up if something happened to G'Kar, and this satisfied that craving very nicely.
I picked up a pinch hit for Whumpex as well as my assignment, so I have a couple of things in the collection.
I also wrote a pinch hit for Casefic (done, not revealed) and I have my Id Pro Quo assignment. There are a few different exchanges currently or soon to be in nominations, including Multifandom Tropefest and Just Married, but I really need to not sign up for anything new in the near future; I'm enjoying doing exchanges again, but I want July to be mostly recharge time.
I finished my Dungeon Crawler Carl reread, and now I'm going back and rereading particular chapters for clues and other lore. I don't know if I'd say I'm having fandom feelings about it (for one thing, the state of most of the fanfic is dire) but I'm really enjoying it. I'm into it enough that I ended up backing Matt Dinniman's Patreon because I don't want to wait until the next book comes out to read new chapters.
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How did a hamster wheel get into space? The Hamster Wheel Nebula (Longmore 8) was
Elif Shafak at the Hay Festival on the Epic of Gilgamesh
Jun. 17th, 2026 08:18 pmradiantfracturehttps://www.instagram.com/reels/DZrrI8eOLEe/
My somewhat clumsy transcription below.
Shafak begins with the kind of core ideas about the epic:
But this is the part that got to me:
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My somewhat clumsy transcription below.
Shafak begins with the kind of core ideas about the epic:
I always think about the epic of Gilgamesh when I feel a bit demoralized ... if we remember that before it was written down on clay tablets by scribes, it was transmitted via oral culture, again for centuries, grandmothers or grandfathers telling it to grandchildren. It is actually much much older than we know. And I mention this for two reasons. First of all, the epic is unlike anything we have read. I mean, if Trump were to read the epic he would call Gilgamesh a loser because he's not a typical hero. He doesn't achieve anything. It's a story about failure. Friendship. Going into other peoples' lands and taking their things. At the end of the epic, he comes back having achieved nothing, having failed in everything, and yet he's a kinder person. So it's about the possibility of change. It's about our fear of death. It's about questioning what are we doing in this world with such limited lives?
But this is the part that got to me:
But I like to think about the epic in a second way as well, because imagine: ever since this epic was told, and then written down, so many mighty empires have come and gone. So many strong men have come and gone. They have perished. And even the tallest architectural structures have crumbled into dust. But ... the poem, made of breath and made of words, has survived the tides of history, the genocides, the massacres, the warfare, the violence of history, and here we are ... thousands of years later, still remembering this poem and talking about it. To me, it shows that literature has a very gentle, very quiet, but amazing resilience to go beyond all the obstacles that are in front of it.
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End of an era.
Jun. 17th, 2026 10:54 pmhannahHe was on his way out of the building, so I only had time to ask Johnny Knoxville two questions.
First, to whether he's got any plans on releasing a collection of his writings: he's been talking to people he knows about it, so while it's not a definitive answer, the possibility remains open.
Second, to what Muppet adaptation of classic literature he'd like to star in: Wuthering Heights. He didn't say what role he'd take, but there's few that wouldn't be worth full ticket price.
The Museum of the Moving Image screened Jackass: Best and Last, and I signed up for a seat and got in. As is true with every Jackass movie, it's best seen in a packed theater where everyone's laughing hard enough to hurt and having the time of their lives. The Q&A after had Knoxville say gravity was his medium. Jeff Tremaine and Spike Jonze spoke also, about musical cues and levels of trust and pranks played when the cameras weren't rolling. Afterwards, there was wine and cheese and little sandwiches, and just enough time for me to ask Johnny Knoxville two questions before leaving for the night.
I also had a moment to ask Tremaine if he planned on producing more documentaries and found he's working on one right now and that he deeply enjoys doing those. I told him I was sure the world would open itself up to him, then excused myself when some other people came up for selfies. Me, I didn't bother with pictures. I have the ticket stub and my answers as mementos, and they're more than enough to make me happy.
First, to whether he's got any plans on releasing a collection of his writings: he's been talking to people he knows about it, so while it's not a definitive answer, the possibility remains open.
Second, to what Muppet adaptation of classic literature he'd like to star in: Wuthering Heights. He didn't say what role he'd take, but there's few that wouldn't be worth full ticket price.
The Museum of the Moving Image screened Jackass: Best and Last, and I signed up for a seat and got in. As is true with every Jackass movie, it's best seen in a packed theater where everyone's laughing hard enough to hurt and having the time of their lives. The Q&A after had Knoxville say gravity was his medium. Jeff Tremaine and Spike Jonze spoke also, about musical cues and levels of trust and pranks played when the cameras weren't rolling. Afterwards, there was wine and cheese and little sandwiches, and just enough time for me to ask Johnny Knoxville two questions before leaving for the night.
I also had a moment to ask Tremaine if he planned on producing more documentaries and found he's working on one right now and that he deeply enjoys doing those. I told him I was sure the world would open itself up to him, then excused myself when some other people came up for selfies. Me, I didn't bother with pictures. I have the ticket stub and my answers as mementos, and they're more than enough to make me happy.
Cirrusly
Jun. 17th, 2026 09:41 pmnineweavingI like The Matter of Cloud (with its allusion to Arthuriana) as a series title for my books; my editor, alas, does not. She suggests Cloudlore or Cloudspells or Cloudish Cycle. (That last, of course, has three wheels and an umbrella.) I think the right compound might play nicely with Moonwise and Lightwards. I'm not sure she's hit on one.
Cloudlaw does bring together the two realms of the goddesses.
Cloudbound or Cloud Unbound
Cloudscape
Cloudlaw does bring together the two realms of the goddesses.
Cloudbound or Cloud Unbound
Cloudscape
Cloudfast
Cloudborn(e)
Cloudwarp or Cloudweft
Cloudweaving
Unclouded
Any thoughts?
Nine
Daily Happiness
Jun. 17th, 2026 06:44 pmtorachan1. When I took a walk after lunch today I happened to walk past a Wendy's and saw they had Minions stuff up all over the windows, so I checked their menu online to see if they had a banana Frostie and they don't, but they do have a banana syrup you can get swirled into your Frostie, so on my way back I popped in and got a chocolate/banana swirl. It was pretty good! Not nearly as good as the banana chocolate shake at Fat Burger, but I might get it again while they have it.
2. A while back we saw a video on youtube about various local restaurants and one of them was a fried chicken place that's pretty close. It looked really good and we said we should go sometime but then totally forgot about it. Then tonight we were talking about dinner and decided to get something and Carla remembered it, so since Carla was feeling worn out and didn't want to go out to eat, I rode my bike down there to pick up food and bring it home. It was about an eight minute ride each way and honestly with as bad as traffic was right then I think I probably got home faster than I would have in a car, and certainly faster than a delivery driver would have as they'd probably stop at other places first. Also saved money by not paying all the delivery fees.
We got a crispy chicken sandwich and a Asian salad crispy chicken wrap and both were really good. Also got a side of lemon potatoes, which were also tasty.
3. We originally were putting this blanket as a tent on the sofa for Chloe but then Ollie discovered it and was using it all the time, but now Chloe has come back to it, too. (So far they haven't had any disagreements about who can use it when. Fingers crossed it stays that way!)
2. A while back we saw a video on youtube about various local restaurants and one of them was a fried chicken place that's pretty close. It looked really good and we said we should go sometime but then totally forgot about it. Then tonight we were talking about dinner and decided to get something and Carla remembered it, so since Carla was feeling worn out and didn't want to go out to eat, I rode my bike down there to pick up food and bring it home. It was about an eight minute ride each way and honestly with as bad as traffic was right then I think I probably got home faster than I would have in a car, and certainly faster than a delivery driver would have as they'd probably stop at other places first. Also saved money by not paying all the delivery fees.
We got a crispy chicken sandwich and a Asian salad crispy chicken wrap and both were really good. Also got a side of lemon potatoes, which were also tasty.
3. We originally were putting this blanket as a tent on the sofa for Chloe but then Ollie discovered it and was using it all the time, but now Chloe has come back to it, too. (So far they haven't had any disagreements about who can use it when. Fingers crossed it stays that way!)
Neat thing
Jun. 17th, 2026 09:11 pmindependence1776dawn_felagund participated in an audio thing (podcast? online radio episode? not exactly my ballpark here) about Silmarillion fanfiction with the BBC! It's just under half an hour long, has another fan-scholar focusing on Boys Love ("the biggest genre of fanfiction in Japan and South-East Asia," to quote the blurb), and was definitely a fascinating, birds-eye-view about two specific parts of fanfic fandom. Highly recommend!The part that had me nodding in commiseration? Dawn mentioned that when she first began posting her first fic, she thought with every chapter she was afraid she'd be revealed as a fraud. I got over that pretty quickly into my time in the Silm fandom... but that was when it was tiny, mostly contained on LJ and the SWG, and it was possible to know or know of almost everyone active in the fandom. Now? That fear of being revealed as a fraud is back and has been back for years, not helped by the fact that I don't know what current Silm fandom is doing, is interested in, or hates. I generally don't care to follow fanon (witness not including Maedhros in with the Maglor raising Elrond and Elros years (also me hating the name "kidnap fam")), but not knowing if I'm going to get yelled at is... bad. And that I haven't read the Silmarillion cover-to-cover in years. So yeah. Fraud.
Happy Birthday
Jun. 17th, 2026 09:18 pmcornerofmadnessTo my birthday twin thoughtsbykat. Hope it's a good one. Mine was a bit...tense for personal reasons I don't want to get into.
Flippy sent me the image so I'm passing it along.
I did get to go to the mall for awhile so that was nice. I still haven't gotten everything out of the car yet but I'm getting there.
evil_little_dog got me cool stuff last month since we were getting together and Betty sent me super cool Cryptid related scones and jam. Looking forward to some stuff coming from Flippy. I bought myself a while back a blind book chucked full of little stickers, magnets book mark etc. It was a mystery When We Fell Apart, looks good.
What I Just Finished Reading:
nothing
What I am Currently Reading:
The Death Card - currently struggling to get into it
Cloak and Dagger Club - a post WWI mystery that I'm enjoying so far
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy
What I Plan to Read Next: some of my looming arcs and things for popsugar
thoughtsbykat. Hope it's a good one. Mine was a bit...tense for personal reasons I don't want to get into.Flippy sent me the image so I'm passing it along.
I did get to go to the mall for awhile so that was nice. I still haven't gotten everything out of the car yet but I'm getting there.
evil_little_dog got me cool stuff last month since we were getting together and Betty sent me super cool Cryptid related scones and jam. Looking forward to some stuff coming from Flippy. I bought myself a while back a blind book chucked full of little stickers, magnets book mark etc. It was a mystery When We Fell Apart, looks good.What I Just Finished Reading:
nothing
What I am Currently Reading:
The Death Card - currently struggling to get into it
Cloak and Dagger Club - a post WWI mystery that I'm enjoying so far
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy
What I Plan to Read Next: some of my looming arcs and things for popsugar
123 ☆ the cutest girl in the entire (digital) world
Jun. 17th, 2026 09:20 pmtinkatonMy new Miku figurine came in!! I pre-ordered this one at the end of last year, I'm so happy she's here because she's soooo cute. I took some photos but when I looked at them later I realized the lighting was terrible lmao so here are some pics I snagged from the website instead just so y'all can see her. 👀
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That's it, that's all I had to say. Look at the visualizer video for "Lemonade" by aespa ft. Becky G, they made a fake video game in old school PS1 era style graphics and it's super cute.
OH speaking of video games, I hear The Wolf Among Us 2 is actually finally happening?? Holy shit.
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That's it, that's all I had to say. Look at the visualizer video for "Lemonade" by aespa ft. Becky G, they made a fake video game in old school PS1 era style graphics and it's super cute.
OH speaking of video games, I hear The Wolf Among Us 2 is actually finally happening?? Holy shit.
June Manga TBR 12
Jun. 17th, 2026 07:39 pmbluapapilioUsed my manga TBR boardgame.
I read 15/18 on my last board.
Avatar:
Tanjirou
Skill: Move 2 extra tiles once
Roll #1:
A 2, prompt: comedy historical - Golden Kamuy.
Roll #2:
Another 2 and Double Prompts. Based on a webnovel xcooking crossdressing - Lady Crystal is a Man .
Roll #3:
A 1, prompt: mystery fantasy - Silver Diamond.
Roll #4:
A 3 and the TBR tile. 37x32 - Kiken na Otonarisan.
Roll #5:
A 1, cafe/etc - Wind Breaker.
Roll #6:
A 2, prompt: rivals to lovers - Mitsuiro Elevator.
Roll #7:
A 1, prompt: adventure romance - Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei.
Roll #8:
A 5 and the trap tile, of course I get a higher rap only to land on that. XD Prompt: mutual unrequited love - Love on Hold.
Roll #9:
Went back, rolled another 5, prompt: supernatural mystery - Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun.
Roll #10:
A 6, prompt: slice of life romance - Shugo Chara!.
Roll #11:
A 5 and Double Prompts, character growth x best friends - The Gamer.
Roll #12:
A 2 and the CR tile. 2x46 - Mahou Kishi Rayearth.
Roll #13:
A 6, prompt: angels - EniDewi.
Roll #14:
A 1, Double Prompts. Delinquents + popular manga - Slam Dunk.
Roll #15:
A 4, prompt: slow romance - Akuyaku Reijou no Naka no Hito.
Roll #16:
A 2, prompt: featuring a group of friends - 19 Days.
Roll #17:
A 3 and the end, reward is Witch Hat Atelier.
~Manga TBR List~
[Action/Historical] Golden Kamuy
[Gender Gender/Fantasy] Lady Crystal is a Man ✔️
[Fantasy] Silver Diamond
[BL/Romance] Kiken na Otonarisan
[Action/Slice of Life] Wind Breaker
[BL/Romance] Mitsuiro Elevator
[GL/Fantasy] Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei
[BL/Romance] Love on Hold ✔️
[Supernatural/School Life] Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun
[Magical Girl] Shugo Chara!
[Action/Game] The Gamer
[Isekai/Fantasy] Mahou Kishi Rayearth
[Fantasy] EniDewi
[Sports] Slam Dunk
[Fantasy] Akuyaku Reijou no Naka no Hito
[BL/School Life] 19 Days
[Fantasy] Witch Hat Atelier
x4 shoujo/josei, x7 shounen/seinen, x4 BL, x1 GL
I read 15/18 on my last board.
Avatar:
Tanjirou
Skill: Move 2 extra tiles once
Roll #1:
A 2, prompt: comedy historical - Golden Kamuy.
Roll #2:
Another 2 and Double Prompts. Based on a webnovel x
Roll #3:
A 1, prompt: mystery fantasy - Silver Diamond.
Roll #4:
A 3 and the TBR tile. 37x32 - Kiken na Otonarisan.
Roll #5:
A 1, cafe/etc - Wind Breaker.
Roll #6:
A 2, prompt: rivals to lovers - Mitsuiro Elevator.
Roll #7:
A 1, prompt: adventure romance - Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei.
Roll #8:
A 5 and the trap tile, of course I get a higher rap only to land on that. XD Prompt: mutual unrequited love - Love on Hold.
Roll #9:
Went back, rolled another 5, prompt: supernatural mystery - Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun.
Roll #10:
A 6, prompt: slice of life romance - Shugo Chara!.
Roll #11:
A 5 and Double Prompts, character growth x best friends - The Gamer.
Roll #12:
A 2 and the CR tile. 2x46 - Mahou Kishi Rayearth.
Roll #13:
A 6, prompt: angels - EniDewi.
Roll #14:
A 1, Double Prompts. Delinquents + popular manga - Slam Dunk.
Roll #15:
A 4, prompt: slow romance - Akuyaku Reijou no Naka no Hito.
Roll #16:
A 2, prompt: featuring a group of friends - 19 Days.
Roll #17:
A 3 and the end, reward is Witch Hat Atelier.
~Manga TBR List~
[Action/Historical] Golden Kamuy
[Gender Gender/Fantasy] Lady Crystal is a Man ✔️
[Fantasy] Silver Diamond
[BL/Romance] Kiken na Otonarisan
[Action/Slice of Life] Wind Breaker
[BL/Romance] Mitsuiro Elevator
[GL/Fantasy] Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei
[BL/Romance] Love on Hold ✔️
[Supernatural/School Life] Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun
[Magical Girl] Shugo Chara!
[Action/Game] The Gamer
[Isekai/Fantasy] Mahou Kishi Rayearth
[Fantasy] EniDewi
[Sports] Slam Dunk
[Fantasy] Akuyaku Reijou no Naka no Hito
[BL/School Life] 19 Days
[Fantasy] Witch Hat Atelier
x4 shoujo/josei, x7 shounen/seinen, x4 BL, x1 GL
June Manga Wrap-Up 11
Jun. 17th, 2026 07:36 pmbluapapilio
Read Golden Sparkle and rated it 8.5/10! 
Read ch. 15 of One Punch Man. Read ch. 21 of Witch Hat Atelier! Read ch. 1061-1066 of Detective Conan. Finished volume 2 of Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei. Read ch. 8 of Lady Crystal is a Man! Read ch. 8 of Silver Diamond! Read ch. 27 of The Gamer. Read. ch. 4 of Love on Hold. Read v2 ch. 5 of Akuyaku Reijou desu ga, Shiawase ni Nattemesemasu wa!. Read ch. 16 of Sankaku Mado no Sotogawa wa Yoru! Read Ookami-sama no Koiwazurai, rated it 9/10!! Finished volume 23 of Wind Breaker! Read ch. 188 of Kimetsu no Yaiba. Finished volume 2 of Dengeki Daisy! Manga Check-in: "Dengeki Daisy" volume 2 (ch. 5-9)
Jun. 17th, 2026 07:25 pmbluapapilio
Summary: When Teru's home gets burglarized, she ends up staying at Kurosaki's apartment. The close quarters lead to tension, but things get even more complicated when a woman named Onizuka Riko shows up, bringing up a past that involves Kurosaki...
My comments: Since Teru doesn't realize Kurosaki's feelings for her plus that he's Daisy, she doesn't realize how hard a time he's having with her there and she thinks he doesn't like her staying there at all. His master gives him a kick in the butt to get over it.
I didn't mention it last time but Teru has hilarious friends and they're so supportive. :')
A woman named Riko who knows Kurosaki appeared and is the school counselor now, she tries to get Kurosaki to leave but an email from Teru confessing her love for him stops him. I love how she worded things in it. X'D "I'm going to twist him around my little finger." Girl you already have him.
Riko was Teru's brother's girlfriend and she asks Teru to move in with her.
I love the tender moments we get every volume, always look forward to them.
My rating: 9/10
Action Alert: Funding for Palestinian Healthcare
Jun. 17th, 2026 03:05 pmbeatrice_otterIt has long been difficult to get healthcare in Gaza and the West Bank, and that has only gotten worse in the last few years. And the more complicated or specialized your need, the harder it is to get in Gaza. Cancer treatments and so many other treatments are often difficult if not impossible to get in Gaza.
So when Palestinians need advanced healthcare, they turn to the East Jerusalem Hospital Network. This has been the case for many decades, with the Palestinian Authority working to ensure access and funding for treatment in the EJHN. This hospital network always runs at a major financial deficit because most Palestinians can't pay, or can only pay a fraction of the cost of their care. The US government has given this hospital system money to make up the difference for the last 15 years--and this has had bipartisan support in congress.
As they're putting together the 2027 budget and voting on it, it would be really helpful if people in congress knew their constituents cared about Palestinian Healthcare.
The ELCA has a handy widget to email your congresspeople. Yes, the ELCA is a Christian group, but you can delete the word "Christian" from the letter you send. Please modify the letter so it looks like you put time into it; this makes it more likely to be counted by your congress people.
Smart people saying smart things (6.17.26)
Jun. 17th, 2026 08:16 pmslacktivist_feedPlease take a moment to listen to Wyatt Reynolds, Jamelle Bouie, Scot Nakagawa, Pema Levy, Nesrine Malik, George Orwell, and Richard Beck.