Philosophical Questions: Money
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ysabetwordsmithPeople have expressed interest in deep topics, so this list focuses on philosophical questions.
What would happen if a maximum income of was implemented?
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Poetry Fishbowl Report for August 5, 2025
29/8/25 23:28ysabetwordsmithOur theme this month was "Books and Learning." I wrote from 1 PM to 4 AM, so about 13 hours, accounting for breaks. I wrote 2 poems on Tuesday and another 5 later in the week.
Participation was about the same, with 7 comments on LiveJournal and another 23 on Dreamwidth. A total of 9 people sent prompts.
Read Some Poetry!
The following poems from the August 5, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl have been posted:
"He Who Whispers"
"An Inkling of Things to Come"
"To Allow in More Light"
Buy some poetry!
If you plan to sponsor some poetry but haven't made up your mind yet, see the unsold poetry list from August 5. That includes the title, length, price, and the original thumbnail description for the poems still available.
This month's donors include:janetmiles and fuzzyred. All sponsored poems from this fishbowl have been posted. There are 0 tallies toward a bonus fishbowl.
The Poetry Fishbowl has a landing page.
Participation was about the same, with 7 comments on LiveJournal and another 23 on Dreamwidth. A total of 9 people sent prompts.
Read Some Poetry!
The following poems from the August 5, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl have been posted:
"He Who Whispers"
"An Inkling of Things to Come"
"To Allow in More Light"
Buy some poetry!
If you plan to sponsor some poetry but haven't made up your mind yet, see the unsold poetry list from August 5. That includes the title, length, price, and the original thumbnail description for the poems still available.
This month's donors include:
janetmiles and fuzzyred. All sponsored poems from this fishbowl have been posted. There are 0 tallies toward a bonus fishbowl.The Poetry Fishbowl has a landing page.
jadelennoxI can't really drink alcohol anymore so there's no point in saving a bottle of something expensive and wonderful for when the day finally comes.
I briefly wondered if I should acquire a vuvuzela so I have it when I need it, but I realized this will be basically a textbook example of a moment for which shofarot are made. I can usually get a good trumpet blast or nine. I'm prepared.
See you all in the streets. Maybe it will happen tomorrow.
Today's Cooking
29/8/25 22:53ysabetwordsmithTonight I am making Ginger Gold Apple Pie. :D I've added 1/2 teaspoon of tapioca starch in hopes of thickening the filling a bit, but otherwise it's the same as before. If you see any, grab them -- these apples only appear for 2-3 weeks, usually in August.
8/29/25 -- Done! it's delicious. The tapioca starch helped, but I should've used a whole teaspoon.
8/29/25 -- Done! it's delicious. The tapioca starch helped, but I should've used a whole teaspoon.
dewlineWould you believe that there is a star that humans have catalogued as "COCONUTS-3A" (among other catalogue numbers) and that for Star Trek purposes, it is just coreward of places like Morska and Rura Penthe?
You can look it up on SIMBAD.
I wonder what the Klingons' identification of it is.
You can look it up on SIMBAD.
I wonder what the Klingons' identification of it is.
Unsold Poems for the August 5, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl
29/8/25 20:45ysabetwordsmithThe following poems from the August 5, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl are currently available. Poems may be sponsored via PayPal -- there's a permanent donation button on my Dreamwidth profile page -- or you can write to me and discuss other methods. There are still verses left in the linkback poems "Delight in Another," "A Sense of Weather Changes," "Ouroboros Insects," "The Loving Embrace of Night," "Generations of Cooks Past," "Homefree and Clear, " "One Bite at a Time," "Stars and Diamonds," "Mishpocha," "Changing Your Nature," and "Besa."
"The Most Prestigious Heritage"
Story Date: Sunday, July 12, 2015
Summary: Syrian families create a language nest in Rutledge.
447 lines, Buy It Now = $224
Sabra Mamoud loved working
at 'Aswat Saghira, or in English,
the Little Voices Language Nest.
These poems form a triptych, to be posted in order:
"Where You Find Light"
Story Date: Early June, 2016
Summary: Josué and Aidan set up a house for earthquake refugees, complete with books.
422 lines, Buy It Now = $211
As soon as Aidan recovered
from the Big One flattening him
with the weight of so many deaths
and disruptions all at once, he
began looking for ways to help.
"When You Learn to Read"
Story Date: Monday, June 13, 2016
Summary: Josué reads aloud to refugee children.
286 lines, Buy It Now = $143
Josué parked his bike and
then bounded up the steps
of the big, bright pink house,
already looking forward to
the afternoon's activities.
"No Faster or Firmer Friendships"
Story Date: Monday, June 13, 2016
Summary: Josué and Maria-Vera read together.
515 lines, Buy It Now = $258
Once they finished putting away
all the groceries, the children
and a few adults drifted back
into the living room area.
"The Most Prestigious Heritage"
Story Date: Sunday, July 12, 2015
Summary: Syrian families create a language nest in Rutledge.
447 lines, Buy It Now = $224
Sabra Mamoud loved working
at 'Aswat Saghira, or in English,
the Little Voices Language Nest.
These poems form a triptych, to be posted in order:
"Where You Find Light"
Story Date: Early June, 2016
Summary: Josué and Aidan set up a house for earthquake refugees, complete with books.
422 lines, Buy It Now = $211
As soon as Aidan recovered
from the Big One flattening him
with the weight of so many deaths
and disruptions all at once, he
began looking for ways to help.
"When You Learn to Read"
Story Date: Monday, June 13, 2016
Summary: Josué reads aloud to refugee children.
286 lines, Buy It Now = $143
Josué parked his bike and
then bounded up the steps
of the big, bright pink house,
already looking forward to
the afternoon's activities.
"No Faster or Firmer Friendships"
Story Date: Monday, June 13, 2016
Summary: Josué and Maria-Vera read together.
515 lines, Buy It Now = $258
Once they finished putting away
all the groceries, the children
and a few adults drifted back
into the living room area.
Indigenous People
29/8/25 20:14ysabetwordsmithCherokee, Osage, and the Indigenous North American Type Collection
After five years of community-partnered research with First Nations and Inuit communities in Canada and the United States, Typotheque is proud to announce the release of new Cherokee and Osage script fonts. Accompanying these is the Indigenous North American Type Collection, a large set of fonts that support the Indigenous communities in North America and their unique writing systems, in terms of digital access, use, and local typographic needs.
Speak it. Write it. Read it. Live it. Remember it.
After five years of community-partnered research with First Nations and Inuit communities in Canada and the United States, Typotheque is proud to announce the release of new Cherokee and Osage script fonts. Accompanying these is the Indigenous North American Type Collection, a large set of fonts that support the Indigenous communities in North America and their unique writing systems, in terms of digital access, use, and local typographic needs.
Speak it. Write it. Read it. Live it. Remember it.
"Helium Miner's Song" by Catamariner
29/8/25 20:02Lake Lewisia #1297
29/8/25 16:34scrubjayspeaks“I’m telling you, this is how it works,” the little creature yowled at its companion, slapping their paws away from the mound of leaves beside it. The two had already been in a brawl over the subject, and it had bruises and bite marks on its own paws as it laid out another row of bright green leaves on a flat stretch of stone. “The humans love the green stuff, but they love the gold stuff even better, so come autumn, we can buy all the bottle caps and coffee grounds we want.”
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LL#1297
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The Meeting (part 1 of 1, complete)
29/8/25 19:32dialecticdreamerThe Meeting
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1 of 1, complete
Word count (story only): 1797
[End of March 179-]
:: The detour ends with an unexpected obstacle, but Lazlo faces an even bigger surprise. Part of the “Lost Son” story arc in the Frankenstein’s Family universe. ::
:: Pay Special Attention: Laszlo expresses some internalized ableism. It’s clearly things that he’s heard from strangers or remote acquaintances, not part of his family upbringing. I hope to show decisions that supported his needs to balance that out. ::
Back to part twenty-four
To the Lost Son Index
On to part twenty-six
The road carried them high in the hills, on a wide ridge still blurred with tall trees and undergrowth. They traveled southeast, until Trokhym patted Laszlo’s arm. “That crossroads goes back to Cluj-Napoca, but makes its way through the poorest edge of the city, near the rag- and bone-pickers and the handful of tanneries. Most people avoid the road for that reason, and take the better-tended, better-traveled route that you were on.
Laszlo nodded absently. “People warned me, especially when there was a storm building overhead. “Why pause here, though?”
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By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1 of 1, complete
Word count (story only): 1797
[End of March 179-]
:: The detour ends with an unexpected obstacle, but Lazlo faces an even bigger surprise. Part of the “Lost Son” story arc in the Frankenstein’s Family universe. ::
:: Pay Special Attention: Laszlo expresses some internalized ableism. It’s clearly things that he’s heard from strangers or remote acquaintances, not part of his family upbringing. I hope to show decisions that supported his needs to balance that out. ::
Back to part twenty-four
To the Lost Son Index
On to part twenty-six
The road carried them high in the hills, on a wide ridge still blurred with tall trees and undergrowth. They traveled southeast, until Trokhym patted Laszlo’s arm. “That crossroads goes back to Cluj-Napoca, but makes its way through the poorest edge of the city, near the rag- and bone-pickers and the handful of tanneries. Most people avoid the road for that reason, and take the better-tended, better-traveled route that you were on.
Laszlo nodded absently. “People warned me, especially when there was a storm building overhead. “Why pause here, though?”
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Indigenous Type
29/8/25 18:56dewlineI got wind of this via the League of Movable Type newsletter this morning, so it seems a good idea to share this with all of you reading this account. Because Indigenous type resources are part of the Comeback process as outlined by - among others - John Ralston Saul...
https://www.typotheque.com/blog/cherokee-osage-and-the-indigenous-north-american-type-collection
https://www.typotheque.com/blog/cherokee-osage-and-the-indigenous-north-american-type-collection
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Climate Change
29/8/25 17:06ysabetwordsmithNew tech makes it easier to cool communities sweltering in urban heat islands
Take two streets in Boston at 4:30 p.m. on a recent day, as an example. Standing in the sun on Lewis Place, the temperature was 94 degrees Fahrenheit (34.6 degrees Celsius). On Dudley Common, it was 103 F (39.2 C).
Both streets were hot, but the temperature on one was much more dangerous for people’s health and well-being.
The kicker is that those two streets are only a few blocks apart. The difference epitomizes the urban heat island effect, created as pavement and buildings absorb and trap heat, making some parts of the city hotter.
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Take two streets in Boston at 4:30 p.m. on a recent day, as an example. Standing in the sun on Lewis Place, the temperature was 94 degrees Fahrenheit (34.6 degrees Celsius). On Dudley Common, it was 103 F (39.2 C).
Both streets were hot, but the temperature on one was much more dangerous for people’s health and well-being.
The kicker is that those two streets are only a few blocks apart. The difference epitomizes the urban heat island effect, created as pavement and buildings absorb and trap heat, making some parts of the city hotter.
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1,452 ppm
29/8/25 16:02mellowtiggerI'm a member of an organization in Minnesota called MN350. It takes its name from the carbon dioxide parts-per-million that we wish we had. We passed 350 ppm long ago. We should aspire to having numbers that low again in our future. This year, I can't remember if I've seen any measurement in my house (even with windows open) below 500. The longer that humans burn fossil fuels, the higher that number will go.
I mention it now, because a few minutes ago I took additional measurements on 2 floors of my house. I was so tired again today, and I spent about 2 hours trying and failing to get some needed sleep just now. I thought maybe the sleep apnea was a lot worse (which might also be true), but I used the app on my smartphone to check the readings on the AirThings device (mentioned last year too), and the CO2 level was not great. I grabbed the even more portable Aranet and placed it next to the bed. It immediately switched over to the "red zone" alert level. That's not good.
- ground floor: 1,250ppm CO2
- upstairs bedroom: 1,452ppm CO2
Okay. So... I need to stop talking about how tired I always am and actually do something about the air quality indoors. I need to finally schedule that sleep test, so I can also get a new sleep apnea solution, since I didn't use the old machine when it gave my face a rash everywhere that it touched my face.
I'm tired of being tired. The potential causes are measurable. I just need to overcome inertia and rationally do something about these issues.
Birdfeeding
29/8/25 14:10ysabetwordsmithToday is mostly sunny and mild.
I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.
EDIT 8/29/25 -- I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 8/29/25 -- I cut brush under the maple tree.
EDIT 8/29/25 -- I planted 2 Red Masterpiece irises under the maple tree and 2 Twist of Sheree purple-and-white irises in the purple-and-white garden.
EDIT 8/29/25 -- I watered the irises.
EDIT 8/29/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
I watered the old picnic table, patio plants, and house yard plants.
I picked 6 groundcherries and 1 yellow pear tomato.
EDIT 8/29/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
I watered the new picnic table, septic garden, telephone pole garden, and a few savanna seedlings.
Cicadas and crickets are singing.
As it is now dark, I am done for the night.
I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.
EDIT 8/29/25 -- I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 8/29/25 -- I cut brush under the maple tree.
EDIT 8/29/25 -- I planted 2 Red Masterpiece irises under the maple tree and 2 Twist of Sheree purple-and-white irises in the purple-and-white garden.
EDIT 8/29/25 -- I watered the irises.
EDIT 8/29/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
I watered the old picnic table, patio plants, and house yard plants.
I picked 6 groundcherries and 1 yellow pear tomato.
EDIT 8/29/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
I watered the new picnic table, septic garden, telephone pole garden, and a few savanna seedlings.
Cicadas and crickets are singing.
As it is now dark, I am done for the night.
Some Encouraging Signs
29/8/25 13:50yourlibrarian1) Too long ago now, I shared some DS9 related meta posts at ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
meta_warehouse and found that I was interested in the suggestions about older Trek being more character oriented than newer Trek shows. Although the post involved DS9 and Discovery, if we look at Star Trek Enterprise versus Discovery, "bad writing" doesn't cover it all. ( Read more... )
2) In Germany, news readers asked to identify AI created news often couldn't, and were more likely to stay subscribed. (You can test yourself on some of the samples at the link)
3) Watched another season of Silent Witness and came to a realization about why I took to Clarissa so quickly. ( Read more... )
4) I have yet to get back to Boston Legal, interrupted as I was by new subscriptions, shows returning, etc. But I had left myself some notes about something I still think is worth mentioning even if I don't develop this out into a longer essay.
I was struck by the way political issues were engaged with in shows taking place in the 1990s vs 2000s. ( Read more... )
5) Encouraging news about the Briet startup which aims to make digital books ownable by libraries instead of the hamstringing rental agreements they now have to contend with. I hope it succeeds and grows.
meta_warehouse and found that I was interested in the suggestions about older Trek being more character oriented than newer Trek shows. Although the post involved DS9 and Discovery, if we look at Star Trek Enterprise versus Discovery, "bad writing" doesn't cover it all. ( Read more... )2) In Germany, news readers asked to identify AI created news often couldn't, and were more likely to stay subscribed. (You can test yourself on some of the samples at the link)
3) Watched another season of Silent Witness and came to a realization about why I took to Clarissa so quickly. ( Read more... )
4) I have yet to get back to Boston Legal, interrupted as I was by new subscriptions, shows returning, etc. But I had left myself some notes about something I still think is worth mentioning even if I don't develop this out into a longer essay.
I was struck by the way political issues were engaged with in shows taking place in the 1990s vs 2000s. ( Read more... )
5) Encouraging news about the Briet startup which aims to make digital books ownable by libraries instead of the hamstringing rental agreements they now have to contend with. I hope it succeeds and grows.
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Ink to Film Podcast Recording at WorldCon
29/8/25 13:29marthawellsIf you missed the live recording of the Murderbot interview episode at WorldCon, you can watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-JRHSABM24
This includes the special message to me that the show's cast sent, which was awesome.
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I'm still sick, but getting better bit by bit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-JRHSABM24
This includes the special message to me that the show's cast sent, which was awesome.
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I'm still sick, but getting better bit by bit.
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