Siobhán Greaney (Shivers)<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mendeddrum.org/@dwcon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dwcon</span></a></span> Come one, one all to <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Discworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discworld</span></a>! A bunch of Terry Pratchett fans getting together and having fun. Memberships for the next UK Discworld Convention go on sale tonight. Can't recommend them enough as a trip/holiday - great entertainment, and lots of lovely people who share your sense of justice and sense of humour. I've made lifelong friends from going.<br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GNUTerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUTerryPratchett</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/DWCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DWCon</span></a></p>
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#gnuterrypratchett
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Terrybot :pratchett:<p>The question seldom addressed is *where* Medusa had snakes. Underarm hair is an even more embarassing problem when it keeps biting the top of the deodorant bottle.</p><p>Terry Pratchett, Soul Music</p><p><a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/GNUTerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUTerryPratchett</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/SpeakHisName" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeakHisName</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/Discworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discworld</span></a></p>
Terrybot :pratchett:<p>Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb -- they're often *students*, for heaven's sake.</p><p>Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett</p><p><a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/GNUTerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUTerryPratchett</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/SpeakHisName" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeakHisName</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/Discworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discworld</span></a></p>
Daniel Gibert<p>Years ago I bought an interactive map & guide to Anhk-Morpork, very impressive, with both a map and an aerial view up to the last detail. The app never updated and soon become incompatible, big loss. I dismantled it and recovered the 23766 tiles of 256x256 pixels each that composed the two images. I've been slowly rebuilding the aerial one into a giant 24064 x 16896 px image. Already 3/4 done. I intend to print a great poster for my studio. Detail is insane. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GNUTerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUTerryPratchett</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DiscWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DiscWorld</span></a></p>
Terrybot :pratchett:<p>It's a metaphor of human bloody existence, a dragon. And if that wasn't bad enough, it's also a bloody great hot flying thing.</p><p>Captain Vimes ponders his problems<br>Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!</p><p><a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/GNUTerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUTerryPratchett</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/SpeakHisName" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeakHisName</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/Discworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discworld</span></a></p>
Terrybot :pratchett:<p>"You've got a lot of time for abstract thought when you've got your hand stuck up a dead badger."</p><p>Terry Pratchett, Johnny and the Dead</p><p><a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/GNUTerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUTerryPratchett</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/SpeakHisName" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeakHisName</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/Discworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discworld</span></a></p>
Terrybot :pratchett:<p>DROP THE SCYTHE, AND TURN AROUND SLOWLY.</p><p>Dirty Death<br>Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man</p><p><a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/GNUTerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUTerryPratchett</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/SpeakHisName" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeakHisName</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/Discworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discworld</span></a></p>
Terrybot :pratchett:<p>A marriage is always made up of two people who are prepared to swear that only the other one snores.</p><p>Terry Pratchett, The Fifth Elephant</p><p><a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/GNUTerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUTerryPratchett</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/SpeakHisName" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeakHisName</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/Discworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discworld</span></a></p>
FlohEinstein<p>If there are any Discworld art fans out there: Modiphius just uploaded a 5,000px × 3,620px almost uncompressed version of Paul Kidby's Massive Massiv to their CDN to show it on the product page of Discworld RPG: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork</p><p>Full scale:<br><a href="https://i.shgcdn.com/92e00660-f1d9-4e9a-9a89-dcef9417167f/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">i.shgcdn.com/92e00660-f1d9-4e9</span><span class="invisible">a-9a89-dcef9417167f/</span></a></p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://modiphius.net/pages/discworld-adventures-signup" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">modiphius.net/pages/discworld-</span><span class="invisible">adventures-signup</span></a></p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/discworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discworld</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/paulkidby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paulkidby</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/pterry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pterry</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/GNUTerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUTerryPratchett</span></a></p>
Terrybot :pratchett:<p>"I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out."</p><p>Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman, Good Omens</p><p><a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/GNUTerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUTerryPratchett</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/SpeakHisName" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeakHisName</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/Discworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discworld</span></a></p>
Terrybot :pratchett:<p>Death isn't on line. If he was, there would be a sudden drop in the death rate. Although it'd be interesting to see if he'd post things like: DON'T YOU THINK I SOUND LIKE JAMES EARL JONES?</p><p>Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett</p><p><a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/GNUTerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUTerryPratchett</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/SpeakHisName" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeakHisName</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/Discworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discworld</span></a></p>
Terrybot :pratchett:<p>Take One ticket to New Orleans Take One cab to Bourbon Street Take steps to the counter of the all night frozen dacquiri shop. Take One Large Cupful.</p><p>Terry's recipe for the Ultimate Banana Dacquiri<br>Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett</p><p><a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/GNUTerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUTerryPratchett</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/SpeakHisName" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeakHisName</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/Discworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discworld</span></a></p>
Terrybot :pratchett:<p>The river Ankh is probably the only river in the universe on which the investigators can chalk the outline of the corpse.</p><p>Terry Pratchett, Men at Arms</p><p><a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/GNUTerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUTerryPratchett</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/SpeakHisName" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeakHisName</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/Discworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discworld</span></a></p>
Terrybot :pratchett:<p>In Ghat they believe in vampire watermelons, although folklore is silent about *what* they believe about vampire watermelons. Possibly they suck back.</p><p>Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum</p><p><a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/GNUTerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUTerryPratchett</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/SpeakHisName" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeakHisName</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/Discworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discworld</span></a></p>
itgrrl :donor:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://front-end.social/@leaverou" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>leaverou</span></a></span> this isn’t new behaviour in the software / computing industry, or even more broadly under capitalism - it’s practically SOP & / or a badge of honour for many “entrepreneurs”</p><p>operating systems with long-standing security vulnerabilities & no / limited culture of secure-by-design development, OS vendor then sells you an antivirus / security product to “fix” the problem that they allowed to exist in first place (a whole ecosystem of 2° & 3° vendors has sprung up around this)</p><p>cloud platform requires higher-tier licensing to access security products to manage platform security, also charges for log storage necessary to fully utilise those licensed security products / components (again, an ecosystem of 2° & 3° vendors have sprung up to paper over the cracks)</p><p>and others have already mentioned “boots theory”^ – low-quality products requiring higher expenditure over time than higher-quality products is well-established in other industries (clothing, vehicles, mechanical spares, sporting goods, etc.)</p><p>even in healthcare (in some countries), people who can’t afford regular visits to a doctor or the medications they need to treat an initial medical condition will end up having higher medical costs as their un(der)treated illnesses develop into worse conditions requiring more-intensive, higher-cost interventions over time (which, depending on the country, they’ll either continue to be unable to afford and have miserable, shorter lives, or if they’re “lucky” will be borne by the state)</p><p>in for-profit healthcare systems, this is the system operating as intended ( <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/POSIWID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POSIWID</span></a> )</p><p>one of the economic drivers for states that do provide decent healthcare (in addition to believing that citizens should lead healthy lives) is to ensure that people have good access to early interventions so that the state doesn’t bear the higher costs later on</p><p>there’s usually no similar incentive for for-profit companies to produce higher-quality goods & services, as weak regulatory regimes tend to go hand-in-hand with aggressive capitalism<br> <br> <br> <br>^ <code><obligatory> <br>X-Clacks-Overhead:</code> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/GNUTerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUTerryPratchett</span></a> <br><code></obligatory></code></p>
Ben Buchanan<p>Clearly descended from Greebo </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GNUTerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUTerryPratchett</span></a></p>
Terrybot :pratchett:<p>In fact, the mere act of opening the box will determine the state of the cat, although in this case there were three determinate states the cat could be in: these being Alive, Dead, and Bloody Furious.</p><p>Schrodinger's Moggy explained<br>Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies</p><p><a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/GNUTerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUTerryPratchett</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/SpeakHisName" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeakHisName</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/Discworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discworld</span></a></p>
pgcd<p>I wish Scotland welcomed Trump yelling "Nae King! Nae Quin! Nae Laird! Nae master! We willnae be fooled again!"<br>And then follow with "Crivens!" and whatever feels most Feegle at the time.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GNUTerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUTerryPratchett</span></a></p>
Terrybot :pratchett:<p>He microwaved himself something called a Pour-On Genuine Creole Lasagne, which said it served four portions. It did if you were dwarfs.</p><p>Terry Pratchett, Only You Can Save Mankind</p><p><a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/GNUTerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUTerryPratchett</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/SpeakHisName" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeakHisName</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/Discworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discworld</span></a></p>
Terrybot :pratchett:<p>Although the scythe isn't pre-eminent among the weapons of war, anyone who has been on the wrong end of, say, a peasants' revolt will know that in skilled hands it is fearsome.</p><p>Terry Pratchett, Mort</p><p><a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/GNUTerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUTerryPratchett</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/SpeakHisName" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeakHisName</span></a>, <a href="https://frikiverse.zone/tags/Discworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discworld</span></a></p>
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