We know fictional characters aren't real, so why do we cry when they die or cheer when they win?
Dr. Jennifer Lynn Barnes studied the psychology of fiction and put all that knowledge into "The Inheritance Games," which became a huge bestseller.
I've been working on getting her on the podcast for more than a year, and it was worth it!
Check out the whole interview to be as fascinated as I was.
Listen: https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/barnes/transcript
Read: https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/barnes/transcript
Watch: https://youtu.be/sZv5a9p-wKM
I read posts in my Mastodon flow that a new powerful Apple Mac mini is coming. I have a macMini from 2014, now too old for macOS updates and stored for any back-up need for a while (potential new use case tbd). It has been a good machine. I'm sure the new macMinis are very good both hw and sw. But I've for time being lost interest in new Apple products and is satisfied with Linux as my daily driver. #linux #apple #opensource #macmini
4.8 km trail running done. I am grateful I can run. Joy!
Har Trump en plan för Ukraina, och hur ser den ut i så fall? Med anledning av presidentvalet i USA har vi kört ut veckans Ukrainapodd redan nu, lyssna och sprid.
https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2024-11-06/har-trump-en-plan-for-ukraina/
A brief discussion about two methods of digitizing analog photos.
Knowledge sharing. Tune in the Hacker Public Radio podcast where I today have the honor to talk about my experience of digitizing photos.
https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr4244/index.html
#KnowledgeSharing #photography #HPR #HackerPublicRadio #archive #digitizing #scanner #repro
Not Dark Yet. Bob Dylan song and lyrics from 1997: https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/not-dark-yet/ #BobDylan #music
Please consider making a donation to @internetarchive, even a small one like $25.
Now more than ever, we need public, independent archival of essential information. They've been under attack lately, and really need your support.
We have so much work to do and the only thing that gets me through it is that I’m side by side with people who have done it before.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/11/2024-us-election-over-eff-ready-whats-next
In his second term, Trump will make good on these anti-press threats to try to destroy any news outlet, journalist, or whistleblower who criticizes or opposes him.
We won’t let him.
https://freedom.press/issues/trump-will-try-to-destroy-press-freedom-we-wont-let-him/
På den glada (okej, även egotrippade) sidan så kommer det ett poddavsnitt imorgon där jag bubblar på. Jag kommer förmodligen tjata om det imorgon igen.
Likt alla poddavsnitt på denna podd, så ges den ut under licensen CC BY-SA 4.0 (Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International), vilket kort betyder att andra får återanvända och återutge, bara man talar om varifrån man fick innehållet och själv delar med samma licens.
Svenska börsen (OMX30) gick ner 0,82% idag. #ekonomi
Tidningen Sändaren läggs ner vid årsskiftet när när mediestödet dras in. https://www.sandaren.se/nyhet/indraget-mediestod-tvingar-sandaren-avveckla #sändaren #mediestöd #media
HPR Community News for October 2024 https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr4241/index.html
My first time on the Community News; that was a fun episode to record and great to yarn with @ken_fallon and @perloid following #OggCamp2024
En till påminnelse om detta, sedan får det räcka. Jag skrev ett extrakapitel till min bok om Aleksej Navalnyj efter hans död, men texten har tidigare bara publicerats på finska, i den nya pocketupplagen. Här är en svensk version.
https://www.glasnost.se/2024/aleksej-navalnyjs-krig-och-dod/
Och en annan sak: jag tyckte förra veckans avsnitt av min och @alexvoronov s Ukrainapodd blev bra, vi pratade bland annat om musikens betydelse i krig och hur den ukrainska och ryska patriotiska musiken skiljer sig åt.
https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2024-10-31/ukrainare-sjunger-om-fred-ryssar-om-seger/
Engineer with University Diploma in Human Rights & Democracy. Job competence: Component Engineer; fiber optics and more components, Component Handling Process and IT System owner. Linux, open source, photography and religion to mention a few interest areas. Joomla for web sites. English and Swedish. Located in Sweden. DM inactivated.
#HumanRights #Democracy #ComponentEngineer #FiberOptics #FibreOptics #Linux #LinuxMint #Joomla #OpenSource #Photography #Religion #Engineer