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raymccarthy

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Former Electronics, Software & Communications Engineer now a full time writer.
Living in the Mid-West of Ireland.

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_bydbach_ , to folklore
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While @academicchatter and @folklore are so horrendously overrun with spam, I'm going to unfollow them. I don't want to spend most of my time here only reporting and blocking, but engaging with genuine content. Are there any recommended hashtags I could be following instead?

raymccarthy ,
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@_bydbach_ @academicchatter @folklore
I've no space for any more tins.
Is @folklore automatically boosting posts referencing them?
It's crazy.

rpnlejbqef , to folklore Japanese

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@dyrickforest
@saschanaz
@New4nix

raymccarthy ,
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@rpnlejbqef @krr @folklore @dyrickforest @saschanaz @New4nix

I think we have enough now

paulcowdell , to folklore
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Delighted that this is now published (open access) in TFH: The Journal of Folklore and History. It started life as a 90th birthday present for the great Jacqueline Simpson, and hopefully hasn't lost too much of the spirit that motivated it in the first place.

https://journals.psu.edu/folklorehistorian/article/view/17/17

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@pdcawley @paulcowdell @folklore Wiccan I think about 1952. I wonder how much influenced by 1948 'The White Goddess', and earlier mostly fiction by Robert Graves?
Neo-Drudism was made up in Victorian era. European Celts had writing at about 700 BC or earlier, but Druids wrote nothing down and the Romans were out to destroy Celtic culture so an unreliable source.

raymccarthy ,
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@petes_bread_eqn_xls @pdcawley @paulcowdell @folklore Frazer himself admitted in 1922 that The Golden Bough was very speculative. Started to be discredited in 1927.
Campbell's Hero Journey was also once thought good and is entirely discredited.

Only things we really know about the Druids:
Secret Oral tradition, though they had writing.
Ireland was where it last survived.
Brehon laws were written down and have survived and overlap the Druids by maybe 400+ years. Probably influenced by Druids.

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@_bydbach_ @petes_bread_eqn_xls @pdcawley @paulcowdell @folklore
yes. :D

SimonRoyHughes , to writingcommunity
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Before buying an alleged translation ask yourself (and do the research): does the purpoted translator know the source language?

Before heeding the plaudits of a review of a translation (or of a "translation"), ask yourself (and do the the research): does the reviewer know the source language?

A "translation" by someone who doesn't know the source language is a (perfectly legitimate) retelling by an insecure writer (best case).

A review by someone who doesn't know the source language is only semi-competent as a review.

@translators @writingcommunity @writing @reading @bookstodon

raymccarthy ,
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@SimonRoyHughes @translators @writingcommunity @writing @reading @bookstodon
Even reviews of works generally are often dubious.

Surely 'A "translation" by someone who doesn't know the source language is a (perfectly legitimate) retelling by an insecure writer (best case).' is only of use personally. It ought to be only published as a retelling or re-imagining, not at all as a translation!

Computer 'translations' are mostly using scraped phrases. Google started with EU documents by humans.

juergen_hubert , to folklore
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Some sell their souls to the Devil for wealth. Others for power.

And then there is this guy.

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/devils-works-39490270

raymccarthy ,
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@juergen_hubert @germany @folklore
Wonderful.
The theme of the bargain broken by unfinished work also famously in the giant building a wall for Asgard. No doubt you know, but for others; Loki changes to mare to entice away the builder's horse just before completion. Odin later gets an 8 legged horse.
Moral? :D Don't have sex while shape-changed.

NikaShilobod , to random
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Sorry, had to redraft. My app is not having fun with the edits.

A thought I've been chewing on after a particularly vivid dream: I wonder if the minotaur in the maze was a symbol of the internal human struggle between our needs in both a wild and a built world and how those structures, like cities, are overwhelming and oppressive while simultaneously being isolating and entrapping. Or perhaps a symbol of domesticates being trapped between two worlds...

1/2

raymccarthy ,
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@Illuminatus @NikaShilobod @nathanlovestrees @folklore @folklorethursday @archaeodons @ancientneareast
Joseph Campbell's "the hero's journey" and his fit everything to his own preconceptions varies from simplistic to bonkers (aka beyong stupid).

curiousordinary , to folklore
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In it's believed that when using timber pillars to construct a building it's important to avoid sakabashira (reverse pillar). This occurs when pillars are placed upside down (opposite to way the tree was facing when living) and can cause all sorts of problems including fires and great misfortune for the building's residents. In some reports, leaf spirits appear from the pillar to take revenge by making noises and scaring inhabitants out of their wits.
@folklore

Illustration by Shigeru Mizuki depicting a man leaping back from a pillar with spirits jumping out of it.

raymccarthy ,
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@Judeet88 @pkw @curiousordinary @folklore
See coppicing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coppicing
Common with willow.
And indeed willow baskets are a thing.

raymccarthy ,
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@Judeet88 @pkw @curiousordinary @folklore
I was only considering the question of shoots from cut trees, and responding in the context of coppicing.
I'd be really surprised if wasn't just as much a practice in the past in Japan as it was in Europe for millennia.
However coppicing can only be inferred on ancient Celtic legends and later Irish folklore rather than specifically described.

SimonRoyHughes , to bookstodon
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"When I was twenty-six, my first novel, The Temple of Gold, was published by Alfred A. Knopf. (Which is now part of Random House which is now part of R.C.A. which is just part of what’s wrong with publishing in America today which is not part of this story.)'

William Goldman, Preface to The Princess Bride.
@bookstodon

raymccarthy ,
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@SimonRoyHughes @bookstodon
Better than the Godfather for quotes.
"Some day everyone will be wearing masks"

Wm Goldman was a versatile writer. Some of his books on the TBR pile. Though I'm not convinced he ever really meant to write a sequel to "The Princess Bride"

ajsadauskas , to fediverse
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With BlueSky moving towards finally opening up federation, I'm interested in how people feel about it?

Would you be open to the idea of Mastodon, Lemmy, Pixelfed, and other Fediverse platforms adopting the AT protocol in order to federate with it?

If those technical hurdles could be overcome, would you support your instance federating with BlueSky?

Does the same go for other commercially-owned platforms, such as Threads and Tumblr?

@fediverse

raymccarthy ,
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@aidasb @gytis @ajsadauskas @fediverse
https://ploum.net/2023-06-23-how-to-kill-decentralised-networks.html
Though smart phone is since 1998, not 2005. ARM based from about 2002.
See also SMS vs Google vs Apple iMessage.
Also Mail on Android isn't. It's using Google servers with your settings. You can install real email clients on Android. Also Google has "taken over" SMS & MMS on Android phones.
Don't adopt AT or negotiate with any platform. Let them adopt AP and don't give them a seat on development. Google is wrecking Web Browsers.

franciscawrites , to bookstodon
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As if children's books aren't already losing visibility due to censorship now this...

This year Goodreads has removed all children's books categories from their Goodreads Choice Awards, meaning no more or categories. Worse, Graphic Novel & Poetry, have also been eliminated.

Here you can vote to ask them to bring those categories back:

https://help.goodreads.com/s/suggestions/a0G8V00001thIKIUA2/choice-awards-middle-grade-picture-book-novelinverse-each-a-category

@bookstodon

raymccarthy ,
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@franciscawrites @bookstodon
Perhaps Amazon should be forced to resell it and IMDB. They've wrecked both and those just gather info for Amazon.
I've stopped using them because they are now useless.

raymccarthy ,
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@beecycling @franciscawrites @bookstodon
Also obsessed with DRM, which affects consumers, not pirates. Trying to out-Apple Apple on Walled Gardens (Kindle Scribe PDF Annotation).

FairytalesFood , to folklore
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A last piece of Food Folklore for your tea break: November 1st is Calan Gaeaf, the first day of winter in Wales. The night before is Nos Galan Gaeaf, a night when spirits are abroad. Stwmp NawRhyw was often served on this night, mash made from potatoes, carrots, turnips, peas, parsnips, leeks, pepper, salt & milk. Legend has it that the 9 essential ingredients would ward off evil spirits, sometimes a lucky wedding ring would be hidden in the mash & the finder would marry within a year
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raymccarthy ,
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@Monsterklatsch @FairytalesFood @folklore
In Ireland, "charms" in a Barm Brack, bairín (=loaf) breac (=speckled, due to currants, raisins or sultanas). In Co. Antrim we usually had apple pie with "charms" (at least thrupnies and sixpences) rather than halloween barm brack. Some in shops (sold all year) at halloween might have toy ring.

juergen_hubert , to folklore
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It might be worth keeping in mind that certain herbs can assist with keeping ex-boyfriends away.

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/mysterious-lover-58326751

raymccarthy ,
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@Ellirahim @juergen_hubert @germany @folklore
I suspect not. True for Asia, and also Greek & Roman "nymphs" (Dryads) can be associated with particular trees, but I've never seen a similar association in Celtic, Norse and Germanic stories.
Celtic traditions seem to associate entities with in habiting particular mountains, ancient megalithic sites/tombs, rivers and wells. Not just Insular Celts, but mainland Europe too as far as Northern Turkey.

herhandsmyhands , to romancelandia
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@romancelandia

Can we help fund this event for Indigenous children in the Winnebago Reservation in Nebraska?

Monies go to buying pumpkins and other supplies for a fun day at a safe space.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/pumpkins-for-native-kids

raymccarthy ,
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@herhandsmyhands @romancelandia
weird as pumpkins is European settler corruption of Halloween and little to do with real Halloween (uses swedes/turnips) and nothing to do with native people. It's cultural imperialism, as is the ghastly plastic commercialised Halloween exported by USA to Ireland & UK (though objects made in China).

juergen_hubert , to folklore
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Heaps of money appearing on the road is a perfectly normal phenomenon - in German folklore, at least.

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/treasures-and-28412146

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@juergen_hubert @germany @folklore
Even today might be more likely than winning the lottery. Though many countries you have to hand it to police and you only get it if not claimed.
Ireland has a law: "Theft by finding".

"But the pot of gold was just sitting here!"

SimonRoyHughes , to folklore
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Norwegian, one German, and several English covers and/ or title pages for Norwegian Folktales, etc. Stops in 1969.

@folklore @folklorethursday

A video of numerous editions of Asbjørnsen & Moe' folktales and legends.

raymccarthy ,
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@oligneisti @SimonRoyHughes @folklore @folklorethursday
Neck longer, eyebrows more fake?

Disney is a parasite and serial wrecker of stories. I could hardly believe what they did to Sleeping Beauty. Missed cinema animation and recently watched DVD.

ajsadauskas , to technology
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Another day, another product joining the Google graveyard. On the upside, this time it's not a messaging app.

From The Verge:

"You might remember Google had a $5,000 Jamboard whiteboarding meeting room display — well, that’s also discontinued. The Jamboard hardware will no longer receive software updates on September 30th, 2024, and its license subscriptions will expire the same day.

"Then users will have until December 31st, 2024, to back up Jam their files, and on that date, Google will cut off access and begin permanently deleting files."

Pity the schools, universities, and businesses that paid Google $5000 for a "smart" whiteboard, only to now be told their files will be deleted.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/28/23894509/google-jamboard-whiteboarding-app-graveyard

@technology

raymccarthy ,
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@ajsadauskas @technology
Unsurprising.
Someone was unkind to cats and ADHD sufferers by suggesting Google was like a kitten with ADHD in attention span to projects & products.

Also Betas?

Moral: Don't depend on Google/Alphabet for ANYTHING. Only use Google docs to collaborate information stored outside of Google.

hgott , to academicchatter
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Look what was just published:

The Early Modern Dutch Press in an Age of Religious Persecution: The Making of Humanitarianism. by Dr David de Boer (Oxford University Press; Sept. 28, 2023)

The book is available as Open Access:

https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-early-modern-dutch-press-in-an-age-of-religious-persecution-9780198876809?cc=nl&lang=en&#

@academicchatter

raymccarthy ,
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@hgott @academicchatter
What does Open Access mean in this context?
£70 for HB, £50 for Kindle eBook and €88.40 for epub eBook!
I've never paid even 1/2 that for a niche text book or a sumptuous illustrated Art hardback.

It sounds very interesting.

ajsadauskas , to technology
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Elon lied about the monkeys — and he shouldn't be trusted to put his Neuralink chips in human brains.

"They are claiming they are going to put a safe device on the market, and that's why you should invest," Ryan Merkley at the Physicians Committee, told Wired. "And we see his lie as a way to whitewash what happened in these exploratory studies."

Really heartbreaking reading what happened to the monkeys.

People quite rightly think of Elizabeth Holmes as a fraud for making false medical claims about what the Theranos machines could do. So why aren't Elon's claims at Neuralink being held to the same level of scrutiny?

https://futurism.com/neoscope/terrible-things-monkeys-neuralink-implants

@technology

raymccarthy ,
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@ajsadauskas @technology
I was astounded to read Neuralink is to be permitted to experiment on humans. Instead they should have any animal experiment licences revoked.

raymccarthy ,
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@Lmaydev @ajsadauskas
Peter Thiel sacked him as a PayPal boss?
He didn't "invent" Paypal.

raymccarthy ,
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@trelord75 @ajsadauskas @technology
Thai caves sub proposal was crazy.

raymccarthy ,
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@freemo @ajsadauskas @technology
If there are already such implants why licence a company that seems less than, um, straight.

juergen_hubert , to folklore
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Kobolds are often very eager to please their masters.

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/concerning-part-30538497

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@juergen_hubert @foolishowl @germany @folklore
Well, I can't read enough German to read foklore in it. But obviously I've not read Conway's "Demonology and Devil-Lore" as I didn't think kobolds were particularly miners.

TarkabarkaHolgy , (edited ) to folklore Hungarian
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I am still mulling over the idea of doing a folktale bracket for October... Have people nominate their favorite tale types and find some fun stories for each type, maybe. What say you all?

@folklore @SoniaSulaiman @juergen_hubert @SimonRoyHughes @neilphilip

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@SimonRoyHughes @TarkabarkaHolgy @folklore @SoniaSulaiman @juergen_hubert @neilphilip
I quite enjoyed Naomi Novak's modern take on the Glass mountain (I've read a version involving an eagle, maybe a George Macdonald retelling) in her novel "Spinning Silver". Didn't like "Uprooted", but thought dragons in the Napoleonic Wars was "fun", though not as good as "Spinning Silver".

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@SimonRoyHughes @TarkabarkaHolgy @folklore @SoniaSulaiman @juergen_hubert @neilphilip
THE GLASS MOUNTAIN
By Hermann R. Kletke

The eagle dug its sharp claws into the tender flesh of the youth …
the boy saw that he was close to the apple tree, and drawing a small knife from his belt he cut off both the eagle’s feet. … he drew out the claws of the eagle’s feet that had remained in his flesh and put the peel of one of the golden apples on the wound, and in one moment it was healed and well again.

raymccarthy ,
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@SimonRoyHughes @TarkabarkaHolgy @folklore @SoniaSulaiman @juergen_hubert @neilphilip The Junior Classics, Volume 1: Fairy and wonder tales
THE GLASS MOUNTAIN by Hermann R. Kletke.
Also
Grey & Yellow Lang's Fairy
Marion Florence Lansing, Fairy Tales Vol 2
The Swedish Fairy Book
Two Grimms volumes
Myths and Folk-tales of the Russians, Western Slavs, and Magyars, Jerimah Curtin
About 30+ other PD hits in my Calibre Library
Most likely are in Gutenberg
I'm not sure which version I read recently.

raymccarthy ,
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@SimonRoyHughes @TarkabarkaHolgy @folklore @SoniaSulaiman @juergen_hubert @neilphilip
Calibre added Full Text Indexing and search a few versions ago. Doesn't help with paper.
The recent one had kid(s) rescuing kids from a giant and then going up a mountain with eagle's help. But maybe it wasn't Macdonald or was on paper.

raymccarthy ,
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@SimonRoyHughes @TarkabarkaHolgy @folklore @SoniaSulaiman @juergen_hubert @neilphilip Yes, I was confusing my mountains.
"THE GIANT’S HEART" from "The Light Princess and other Stories" has an eagle and a mountain. But not glass.
That's got 3 stories, 3rd is The Golden Key. But my paper "The Light Princess" has 5 stories and missing the Golden Key.
Various Macdonald collections with similar names over the decades have different content.
I've the Grey Wolf & other on paper which seems rare.

raymccarthy ,
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@SimonRoyHughes @TarkabarkaHolgy @folklore @SoniaSulaiman @juergen_hubert @neilphilip The link.
Nearly 1/2 way for THE GLASS MOUNTAIN by Hermann R. Kletke

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3152

juergen_hubert , to folklore
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Long after the Wendish people were defeated by the invading Germans, there were legends of a secret king living among them.

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/last-kings-of-36206183

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@juergen_hubert @germany @folklore
In one of Joan Aiken's books she suggests the Wends settled in Wensleydale to make cheese.
OTOH, she has James III of England and the Hanoverians as the bad guys as well as a 19thC Channel Tunnel.

SimonRoyHughes , to histodons
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There are, apparently, 338 Sagas of the Norwegian Kings, a number greatly in excess of the number of Norwegian kings. Thought you’d like to know.

@histodons @histodon

raymccarthy ,
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@SimonRoyHughes @histodons @histodon
So like Marvel Comic alternate universes and character reboots?

curiousordinary , to folklore
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In Urashima Taro is a about a fisherman who saves a turtle and journeys beneath the sea to visit the palace of the Dragon King. He spends a few days there but returns to shore to find that 300 years have passed. A poor choice to open a mysterious box turns him into an old man. The full tale is on my website ( https://www.curiousordinary.com/2021/07/urashima-taro.html ) but in this thread I want to share some Japanese prints depicting scenes from this famous tale.
@folklore
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@eugeneparnell @curiousordinary @folklore
Seaweed suggests a sea turtle?
The sometimes wrong Wikipedia:
"The minogame (蓑亀), which is so old it has a train of seaweed growing on its back, is a symbol of longevity and felicity. A minogame has an important role in the well-known legend of Urashima Tarō."

SimonRoyHughes , to folklore
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“I owe a debt of thanks to my unnamed friend, for lending a faithful hand on many occasions, both in this and in previous ventures.”

Peter Christen Asbjørnsen acknowledges his long-term cohabiter and lover, though he cannot name her in print.

Foreword to the second volume of Norwegian Folktales, 1871.

@folklore @folklorethursday

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@SimonRoyHughes @folklore @folklorethursday
In 1879 he sold his large collection of zoological specimens to the Natural History Museum (Ireland) for £300. This collection includes specimens of Brisinga endecacnemos, possibly collected during his biological survey of the Hardangerfjord in the 1850s.
—Wikipedia.
I wonder why Ireland?

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or Part 1 & Part 2
Amazon POD is the worst. Really deranged margin limits compared to https://print.24bookprint.com or lulu.
There is a good company in Germany who won't deal with anyone outside Germany, otherwise they seem best.
US is a problem for Ireland and last time I looked, Amazon will only ship proofs from USA. Other problems too since they rebranded CreateSpace.

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Hello, myth lovers! Join us for Monday's theme: Time Travel. Which myths feature time traveling? Write out a story and use the hashtag . See you soon! ⏱️⏱️⏱️

📷anncapictures

@mythology @folklore

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@juergen_hubert @mythologymonday @mythology @folklore
Thermodynamics.
Travelling forward is easy:
Sleep, Enchanted sleep, time slip (never goes backwards).
Magic only seems to break other physical laws.

SimonRoyHughes , to bookstodon
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Dear paperback writers,

Please don't do this; you'll make me hate you FOREVER.

(And then I'll have to buy your bloody ebook edition.)

@bookstodon @writingcommunity

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@SimonRoyHughes @bookstodon @writingcommunity
one occasion when stupid QR codes make more sense. Point phone/tablet.
We put a text link (without the underline on paper) and a QR code in ebooks and paper.
Not all ereaders support links at all and most are rubbish for web pages.
My Barscan App ALWAYS previews!

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Cuckoo: A changling from a rogue Fay.
Edit: I've realised that a character in my "Tom Óg and the Firebirds" that reappears some books later (Elaine and Luke) is that definition of a Cuckoo.
Though claims to be an adopted foundling, she's not at all human.

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@SimonRoyHughes @writingcommunity @writers
The Duracell bunny:
Chucky is portrayed as a vicious serial killer who, as he bleeds out from a gunshot wound, transfers his soul into a "Good Guy" doll.
(Never seen it)

I never trusted the Duracell Bunny. Or the Energizer one.

juergen_hubert , to folklore
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The Devil loves to play cards, and will sometimes join mortals for a high-stakes game.

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/card-player-76962907

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@juergen_hubert @germany @folklore
Forget challenging the Devil or Death to cards, Fidchell or chess when you go
A decent rpg / DnD:
https://xkcd.com/393/
"He's getting out another rulebook."
Image text: RIP, Gary.
(Gygax). I have a quite old book of his here somewhere
Cartoon 2008-03-07
See also https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RulesLawyer
Being a Rules Lawyer might also be good.

SimonRoyHughes , to folklore
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At last I have been able to verbalise (textualise) my thoughts concerning the publication of my work. My attitude may be summed up by reference to the attached .gif.

https://wiki.norwegianfolktales.net/index.php/User_blog:Simon/Publishing

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A flickering computer screen from the movie War Games, 1980. The text reads: "A STRANGE GAME. THE ONLY WINNING MOVE IS NOT TO PLAY. HOW ABOUT A NICE GAME OF CHESS?"

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Why on earth did Roger Pearson get employment as a University anthropologist? He wasn't a closet Nazi. The organisations since 1958 that employed him have questions to answer.

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@rorystarr @SimonRoyHughes @juergen_hubert @KonchogTenzenSangpo @folklore @folklorethursday
And the inventor of the IQ test system wrote:

  1. It's only valid for people of the same ethnic & educational background.
  2. It doesn't measure intelligence.
  3. It's only a comparison tool for people of the same ethnic & educational background and age.
    It's been mostly misused.
    The Bell Curve:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bell_Curve#Reception

The Bell Curve is racist junk.

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I'd use Smashwords. But actually I have no interest in them.

raymccarthy ,
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An amazing result because overall Amazon has about 90% of the English Language ebook market worldwide.
Smashwords was setup to sell Erotic books that Amazon wouldn't publish but they (now with D2D) do all kinds and redistribute to Apple, Kobo, Barnes&Noble.
Google sells ebooks on the Playstore yet is one of the lowest sales.

BBCRD , (edited ) to random
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Modern TVs have dimming features that can adjust backlight power in specific parts of the screen, sometimes even at the individual pixel level.

We wanted to see whether adapting BBC content could make use of these features and reduce energy consumption.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2023-08-sustainability-energy-saving-radio-tv-led-graphics

raymccarthy ,
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@BBCRD
I turn it off.
It makes little difference to power consumption and distorts the image balance.
Surely BBC R&D can tell you that. They had smart people when I worked in the BBC.
Also I use a 6W sat box, FM TX (sold for phone/mp3 to car radio) and FM Radio for non-local stations. Lower power than many DAB (turned off May 2021 in Ireland).
No-one I know uses TV to listen to Radio, though a £10 USB DVB-T stick can work on laptop or Android.

juergen_hubert , to folklore
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Many lost souls appear as "fiery men" - humanoid apparitions of living flames.

@austria @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/blessings-upon-47613599

raymccarthy ,
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@TruthSandwich @juergen_hubert @austria @folklore
Oh, I don't think so. Maybe some are. I've met superstitious Christians that would make Cromwell's Witchfinder seem sensible.

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