#review
4 investigations followed — two into government #mishandling - one by #Vancouver lawyer Amanda Rogers & 2nd by Office of the #Yukon #Child & #Youth #Advocate . Also a #review by #Yukon #ombudsman & the #YukonRCMP investigation was reviewed by an RCMP division in #BritishColumbia .
King’s report, Responding to Sexualized Abuse in #YukonSchools : Review of Policies and Governmental Response, identified #failure to act following an incident in 2015 with the same aide.
https://www.yukon-news.com/local-business/policy-gaps-remain-in-the-department-of-education-former-student-says/
All American - Make Me Proud - Review
#AllAmerican #TV #Television #Review
https://www.spoilertv.com/2023/03/all-american-make-me-proud-review.html
First sip reminds me that I have definitely had some style of IPA from Wicked Weed before. There is a slight dankness to it that I didn't expect, but I probably should have.
https://www.bfbcping.com/2023/03/wicked-weed-freak-of-nature-double-ipa.html
#Beer #Review #Wicked #DIPA
Arcane Cache: Review to "Ben Was Assimilated", a 2D rpg/hack'n slay that is much more unorthodox than one might assume at the first look.
#indiegame #review #underground #indiedev #rpg #adventure #retro #opensource #linuxgaming #gaming #retrogaming #experimental
https://thunderperfectwitchcraft.org/arcane_cache/2023/03/21/ben-was-assimilated/
Well that's me done with the Scream movies. A change of location and a likeable cast can do nothing to save this from slasher mediocrity.
The scariest thing on show is Courtney Cox's face.
⭐⭐
#Horror #Movie #Movies #MovieMastodon #Film #Films #FilmMastodon #Review #Critic #HorrorMovie #Scream #ScreamVI
Sullivans Crossing - Coming Home - Review
#SullivansCrossing #TV #Television #Review
https://www.spoilertv.com/2023/03/sullivans-crossing-coming-home-review.html
Classic martial arts flick - Lady Whirlwind - movie review here - https://wp.me/p2mMDp-6Mz
#WorldCinema #film #films #FilmReviews #movie #movies #MovieReviews #review #cinema #cinemastadon #Classic #MartialArts #KungFu #HongKong
Review: J.D.S. – Nine Ways (Original Mix) (Breakbeat)
This review covers the breakbeat track J.D.S. - Nine Ways (Original Mix).
This track was released in 1997 as part of a single.
The track starts with a breakbeat drum kit along with an orchestral hit. An effect is added. A voice sample then comes in. The section ends with some
https://www.freezenet.ca/review-j-d-s-nine-ways-original-mix-breakbeat/
#Reviews(Music) #breakbeat #Drumnbass #House #J.D.S. #music #review
"I'm Glad My Mom Died" by Jennette McCurdy
This memoir hits different because I never watched McCurdy's show and I probably wouldn't recognize any of the cast. (I was just a few years too old for it.) So instead of the celebrity aspect, what hit me most was deep gravity that poverty and mental illness can have across generations. Fame and new wealth can't hide or heal those deep scars.
[A]
#Book #Review
For the third time since 2010, a review of the #CardiacSurgery division at the #QueenElizabethIIHealthSciencesCentre in #Halifax acknowledges that some people are not being held accountable for their behaviour at work.
The #review happened as #complaints about #harassment , #racism , #intimidation & other forms of #abuse by some #cardiac #surgeons directed at other members of the division, including #nurses , #perfusionists , #SupportStaff & #medical #learners emerged.
LEAVE #Review
A draggy Norwegian "horror" movie that should really change its title or else you get people taking easy shots at like "Leave this alone" or something like that.
Will scare you if you're terrified of scenes where people ask questions. Otherwise you'll just be bored.
Full Review #Link below-- This Leave (2022) Review Has Kenneth Branagh Talking To You About This New Podcast He Listens To! Not Interested Kenneth Branagh!
#horror #write #writers #writing #writingcommunity #article #reviews #horrorFam #HorrorCommunity #cinema #cinemastodon #writer #Read #life #mutantfam #shudder #Film #films #filmmastodon #Moviemastodon #horrorMovie #horrormastodon
🟡 I've written a NEW REVIEW!
🟢 Ray Tracers (1997, PlayStation)
"Ray Tracers is very Taito. The hallmarks are unmistakable, even in a genre so far removed from their familiar mid-nineties haunts. Whilst the popular and prolific Japanese developer made scrolling shoot ‘em ups and puzzlers their forte throughout the period, a combat racer isn’t as alien to their heritage as you might imagine." #gaming #retrogaming #playstation #sony #review
This week Tony and I talk with John Holmes about his newest Pathfinder Infinite release, Golarion Unseen: Relics of Wrath where ten new relic themes are revealed.
What are they?
You'll have to tune in to find out ;)
Find us at our new dedicated channel http://twitch.tv/infiniteinsider Thursday at 9pm EDT
#pathfinder2e #thirdparty #review #ttrpg
📣 New post: Fairphone: The Fairphone 4 Review by Jess
The Fairphone 4, whilst not necessarily being the best phone out there, is well worth it, in my opinion. I decided to put that to the test:
https://bit.ly/3F0N0V0
#smartphone #review #sustainability
New #review today: "Hair of #ElPerro is a tribute to the enduring appeal of The Riff in rock music. As old-time rock ‘n’ roll developed into #PsychedelicRrock and the other flavors that appeared in the late 60s, many bands found that certain kinds of repeating patterns could really groove and hold interest for listeners. Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, and others built up what came to be called hard rock..." #ExposeOnline http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/el-perro-hair-of-el-perro-2.html
µReview: Pale Rider (1985) 40%
Eastwood phoned in this whole thing. Writing is totally derivative. The climactic action is Rambo-level nonsense. Clint's acting is, of course, mostly squinting, but he seems even less into it than usual.
#Linux #audio: #PreSonus Studio24C -vs- #Steinberg UR22C #review !
Studio24C has 5-state level indicators for both input and output channels. UR22C has only 2 state indicators (peak or not) for ins, and nothing for outs. You won't know if you get any audio until it's clipped. Without a software meter, gain is a mystery. That's crippling. Why didn't they use RGB LEDs?
UR22C's selling point is onboard DSP that can only be set on Windows or Mac. Also can run on a powerbank.
More details in pics!
Half way through #TheLastofUs. Good show, good performances. I have been hesitant to watch it, because I’m tired of zombies. So far the show it’s good enough to keep me watching, but it’s not really bringing anything new to the zombie genre. Can still surprise me. I have not played the game, so it doesn’t matter to me if it’s faithful to the game. #review #hbo #zombies #SpoilerFree #series #HBOMax
MOVIES: Close - Review
@Magpieboy Gracious of you to say. If interested, I’m happy to share with you an ecopy of my latest #book, a love letter to the #desert : https://www.theculturium.com/yahia-lababidi-desert-songs/ Perhaps, to consider for #review ?
Just in case you missed it, here's another one of our reviews for you to enjoy: #Ninja JaJaMaru: The Great Yokai Battle +Hell https://theeliteinstitute.net/2023/02/20/ninja-jajamaru-the-great-yokai-battle-hell/?utm_source=ReviveOldPost&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost #review #addictive #nintendoswitch #arcade
#TheWomanKing erzählt eine Geschichte, die durch die Figuren spürbar an Tiefe gewinnt. Toll gespielt, vor allem von @violadavis, sind die Verstrickungen komplexer, als erwartet. Klasse und gelungen! Zur #Review: http://treffpunkt-kritik.de/?id=2433 @lashana_lynch @JohnBoyega
SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE #Review
The least of Park Chan-Wook's Vengeance trilogy, and it's still not that bad even when the violence gets gruesomely numbing.
The first half of Sympathy is well set up, only to deflate your expectations with visually striking stomach churning.
Other movies planned but never filmed in the Vengeance sage were Rhinoplasty for Mr. Vengeance and Oldboy 2: Back For Seconds.
https://letterboxd.com/noeljpenaflor/film/sympathy-for-mr-vengeance/
#letterboxd #movies #film #films #cinema #cinemastodon #Movie
FiiO FW5 Review
We start the working week with Cheryl's review of FiiO's flagship TWS, the triple-driver, aptX Adaptive-capable FW5 TWS!
Now published on Headfonics!
https://headfonics.com/fiio-fw5-review/
#review #fiio #wireless #earphones #iem #bluetooth #audiophile
http://foritismansnumber.blogspot.com/2023/03/you-generally-know-what-youre-in-for.html
Chinese Roulette for Mubi Monday. A solid start to the week.
#mubi #MubiMonday #streaming #review #MovieReview #blog #blogger #ChineseRoulette #RainerWernerFassbinder #movies #film #cinema #mastomovies #filmastodon #cinemastodon
New UK Cinema release - OUT THIS FRIDAY - The Cow Who Sang A Song Into the Future - review here - https://wp.me/p2mMDp-6Mm
#WorldCinema #film #films #FilmReviews #movie #movies #MovieReviews #review #cinema #cinemastadon #UK
New #UK WWE DVD/Blu-ray release OUT TODAY - Royal Rumble 2023 - review here - https://wp.me/p2mMDp-6M7
My review for "Star Wars: Hunters - Battle for the Arena" by Mark Oshiro.
https://korpil.com.mx/2023/03/19/review-hunters-battle-for-the-arena-by-mark-oshiro/
A LAND STEEPED IN MAGIC and religion is devastated by a schism among its powerful leaders. Strong epic fantasy with compelling worldbuilding and a deeply nuanced understanding of struggles with no villains or heroes. B PLUS
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BFN3FXJK?storeType=ebooks
#novel #novels #Books #book #review #reviews #fiction #fantasy #SelfPublishedSunday
Faith, Hope & Carnage by Nick Cave
& Sean O’Hagan
— a lament, a celebration, a howl —
The #musician & #journalist discuss #love , death, drugs & #religion in these heart-rending conversations :
@bookstodon #bookstodon #faith #hope #music #review #Sunday #nickcave #SilentSunday #death #loss #drugs
Looking for a small portable projector? My Nebula Capsule 3 Laser review looks at a small, portable, laser projector with Android TV, a built-in battery, and speakers for movie watching in non-traditional places.
#Anker #Nebula #Capsule3Laser #Projector #PortableProjector #Review
Japanese drama - Seven Weeks - movie review here - https://wp.me/p2mMDp-6Mr
#WorldCinema #film #films #FilmReviews #movie #movies #MovieReviews #review #cinema #cinemastadon #Japan #JapaneseCinema
⏰Last #discount before next price increase⏰
💰20% OFF 💰
Moons of Ardan is a #citybuilder in #space.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1694260/view/3713820137778699928
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, by Charlie Mackesy
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse by Charlie MackesyMy rating: 1 of 5 stars“My author owned lo
https://turing.mailstation.de/the-boy-the-mole-the-fox-and-the-horse-by-charlie-mackesy/
#BookReview #Book #GraphicNovel #Likely-to-cause-brain-damage #Meh #Review #ShortStory #bücherliebe #booklove #buchblog #bookblog #lesen #reading #literatur #literature #BooksOfMastodon #Bookstadon @bookstodon #bookstodon #BookReview
Star Trek: Picard - Review - Imposters: Appearances Are Deceiving
#StarTrekPicard #TV #Television #Review
https://www.spoilertv.com/2023/03/star-trek-picard-review-imposters.html
Wendell & Wild was a good movie, but not as good as it could have been.
This #review looks at A Beginner's Guide to Sublime Frequencies. "It’s essentially a massive Various Artist compilation spanning two CDs focusing on some of the releases on the Seattle-based #SublimeFrequencies label, owned and operated by Alan Bishop (of Sun City Girls) and Hisham Mayet. The label’s focus is essentially traditional, folk, and popular recordings from around the planet." #ExposeOnline #WorldMusic #WorldOfMusic http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/various-artists-beginners-guide-to-sublime-frequencies-1-2-3.html
New on the Dinosaur Toy Blog, the Jurassic World Dryptosaurus by Mattel: https://dinotoyblog.com/dryptosaurus-jurassic-world-dino-trackers-wild-roar-by-mattel/
I think Mattel might just be picking dinosaur names out of a hat now.
#DinoToyBlog #dinosaurs #Mattel #JurassicWorld #toys #review #Jurassic
This #review #essay of a new very detailed #biography of Malcom MacLaren really helped me to see why a lot of self styled left &/or punk rock musicians or activists turn out to be so easily absorbed into right wing rhetorics (and politics). This reads in great part as if Reynolds was writing about Boris Johnson & his communications strategies. Highly recommended.
#punk #popmusic #Eighties #SexPistols #VivienneWestwood #popculture https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v44/n05/simon-reynolds/serious-mayhem
Wired: Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 Review: An Adorable Instant Camera for Anyone https://www.wired.com/review/fujifilm-instax-mini-12/ #Tech #wired #TechNews #IT #Technology via @morganeogerbc #Gear/Products/Cameras #ProductReview #Gear/Reviews #Photography #Shopping #cameras #review #Gear
The Population Bomb by Paul R. Ehrlich
"Babies, Mr. Rico! Zillions of them!"
https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/make-room-make-room
#booktodon #review
#review : to revise, as a manuscript before printing it, or a book for a new edition
- French: réviser
- Italian: review
- Portuguese: resenha
- Spanish: reseña
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http://foritismansnumber.blogspot.com/2023/03/netflix-and-chill-zombieland-double-tap.html
Zombieland 2 is the review on the blog today. 😃 😃
#netflix #NetflixAndChill #review #MovieReview #blog #blogger #ZombielandDoubleTap #WoodyHarrelson #JesseEisenberg #EmmaStone #AbigailBreslin #comedy #zombie #RubenFleischer #RhettReese #PaulWernick #DaveCallaham #RosarioDawson #LukeWilson #ZoeyDeutch
#PsychicDrool | The Mechanics of the Rocky Ending
New blog post. This one's about the ending of the #movie Rocky. I just wanted to write something about it because it's one of the best endings ever
https://psychicdrool.wordpress.com/2023/03/19/the-mechanics-of-the-rocky-ending/
Just watched THE WOMAN KING. What a gorgeous film. I can't believe it received ZERO nominations from the Academy. Angela Bassett was 100% corect to be displeased. She and Thuso Mbedo both deserved consideration, as did costumes, cinemetography and music. #Lovely #Powerful #OscarsSoWhite
@bookstodon My #review of #TheBetrayaloftheBloodLily (#PinkCarnation 6) by #LaurenWillig just went live, and I have some rather complicated feelings about it even though I enjoyed it every much!
#bookreview #romance #regencyromance #historical #thriller
Full review here: https://www.tumblr.com/kamreadsandrecs/712187120183345152/title-the-betrayal-of-the-blood-lily-pink
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III #Review
Generically entertaining 3rd entry of the Mama's Boy of #horror gets more laughs than previous entries because it was shot for 3D (the credits...COME AT YOU!!!)
Has an interminable start filled with characters you don't care about. They have names but you don't bother remembering them because they're going to die soon.
You finally get what you paid for after the midpoint...more or less. You want teens getting killed, you get teens getting killed in the most by-the-numbers way but at least you're diverted.
None of the characters hold a candle to Amy Steele's Ginny from the previous #episode and it's the movie's biggest weakness. The #ending provides a couple of surprises, but that might have been because you were bored for most of the running time.
The D in 3D(ull) stands for Does it get any Better? Eventually. Kind of.
https://letterboxd.com/noeljpenaflor/film/friday-the-13th-part-iii/
#letterboxd #movies #horrorMovie #film #films #reviews #Filmmastodon #horrorFam #horrorFamily #HorrorCommunity #mutantfam #Cinema #Cinemastodon #Horrormastodon #link
Sunday Gold, Review on Linux (Proton Experimental): https://boilingsteam.com/sunday-gold-review-on-linux-proton-experimental/ #linux #linuxgaming #update #release #proton #steamplay #sundaygold #review #adventure #rpg
I'm always in two minds about seeing a movie starring Bill Nighy, because a) he's a great actor, but b) he chooses such awful films to appear in.
However, took a punt on 'Living' today and it was good. Simple drama about a man gone grey shuffling papers around in the public service, who decides to get something useful done for a change after he's diagnosed with a terminal disease.
Based on an Kurosawa movie from the 1950s, and given a very '50s British look right down to the 3:2 aspect ratio and vaguely technicolor tone.
Not perhaps as deep as it could be, partly because Nighy's character starts off as such a grey caricature. But it's a gently moving story, worth watching.
Review of "Gender Born, Gender Made: Raising Healthy Gender-Nonconforming Children" by Diane Ehrensaft
I definitely learned a lot from this book. It is heartfelt and empathic, written by a psychologist dedicated to the well-being of children and to defending gender creative, non-conforming, questioning, genderfluid and trans children and youth.
It covers a lot of ground in its eight chapters, but the main takeaway is that the children know best, that we (adults) must listen, hear, trust, believe, and support them as they create their own selves and identities that fit them best, regardless of what society/parents/experts think.
Written from a psychoanalytical lens, Ehrensaft examines what gender is, how gender emerges and manifests in young children, how the family can best support gender non-conforming children, how parents can best support the transition of their child, the different options available for gender-affirming treatment, how to deal with other family members and society at large, and finally, how therapists can best provide care and support to gender creative children. Parts of the text, such as how to handle siblings or how to be a good therapist, weren't so relevant to me, but surely would meet the needs of some readers.
Throughout, Ehrensaft really brings her points home by providing numerous compelling case studies of both the right and wrong ways to do things, of how to handle different life situations as they arise, and in general of how to be the best possible parent to a gender creative child, regardless of how that child's gender manifests on the gender "web" or "spectrum." She also importantly pushes back strongly against therapists and treatments that only believe in the gender binary and seek to label non-conforming children as having a "disorder" who must be "corrected."
Overall, an important, insightful, professional, compassionate text all too necessary in our current moment. Highly recommended.
TWENTY-ONE YEARS IN PRISON aren’t enough to dim the spirit of Carlotta Mercedes as she returns to a 2015 Brooklyn very different from the one she left in 1993. Funny, heartbreaking urban picaresque with a unique voice. B PLUS
My latest Film Inquiry #review https://www.filminquiry.com/the-offering-2022-review/
🇸🇳 #senegal #review
41days ~1200km
- country is flat
- inland it gets very hot 40-50°C
- easy wildcamping
- accomodation ridicilous expensive
- people are friendly and keep reminding you all the time that you are white (toubab) and that they want money, gifts and your bicycle
- many kids will surround you as soon as you stop, you will never feel lonely
- everyone is lethargic easy going
A MEMOIR IN COLLAGE tells the complex, kaleidoscopic story of a marriage and its ending. Layered, nuanced prose adds up to a distinctive yet relatable tale. B PLUS
"Molly is such a steady force online, I just knew her writing would have words of wisdom. …What I didn’t expect was how relevant Molly’s advice would be to my new reality of being a long covid patient.” — Wendy T.
https://www.amazon.com/Circuit-Train-Your-Brain-Resilience/dp/1982223669
#LongCovidAwarenessDay #LongCovid #SelfHelp #BookReview #Books #SelfCare #Bookstodon #Mindset #review #breathe
Stranger Things Happen
Review - Stranger Things Happen - Kelly Link
Quirky short stories - 82,000 words
Available at Feedbooks
Author's website
Stranger Things Happen by Kelly Link is a collection of eleven short stories. It's available in various formats, including
https://greencomet.org/2015/06/04/stranger-things-happen/
#CreativeCommons #KellyLink #review #shortstories
I've never really written reviews. I've tried a few times but they've always just ended up being way too detailed explanations of everything and very little review.
Now I wanted to practice writing something different and wrote three short reviews for two #boardgames and a #videogame
Book Review!! @bookstodon #books #review #fantasy Did you read this book? Let me know what you thought about it! 📚 https://tinyurl.com/yckpsz99
Wrote a review for the Benro GX35 Ball-Head. Good value.
»Menschen mit ADHS hören immer wieder, dass sie „zu sensibel“ sind oder dass sie aufhören sollten, so „empfindlich“ zu sein. Ebenso könnte man auch ein Kind mit Heuschnupfen dazu auffordern, nicht mehr „so allergisch“ zu sein.«
Aus »Unruhe Im Kopf« von Gabor Maté
via https://pixelgraphix.de/notes/review-menschen-mit-adhs-horen-immer-wieder-dass-sie-zu-sensibel-sind #ADHS #Gelesen #Review
Kicking off our coverage of #SXSW, @gusbova reviews Deadland, a story of the #border that's far more than it first appears. What begins as an action film about racist patrolmen quickly deepens into something more disturbing:
Danger International by Douglas L. Garrett, George MacDonald & Steve Peterson
Hero Games' table-top roleplaying game of global adventure, spanning the post-war era from the recent past of 1945 to the distant future of TWO THOUSAND AD.
»ADHD is: being told your experience is wrong so often as a child that you can't trust anything you feel as an adult.«
von @GeraintWorks auf Twitter
https://pixelgraphix.de/notes/review-adhd-is-being-told-your-experience-is-wrong-so-often
#Gelesen #Review #ADHS #ADHD
TWO STRANGERS IN CRISIS build an unlikely alliance in this tiny gem of a book by Maylis de Kerangal, thoughtfully translated by Jessica Moore. Atmospheric, poetic, insightful. A MINUS
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781953861504
@bookstodon
#Books #review #reviews #fiction #novels #novel #SmallPressSunday
@bookstodon My #review of #TheTemptationoftheNightJasmine (#PinkCarnation 5) by #LaurenWillig has just gone live, and I think I actually like it better NOW than when I first read it! Definitely a first for my reread of this series.
#bookreview #adventure #historical #romance #regencyromance
Full review here: https://kamreadsandrecs.tumblr.com/post/711726728490450944/title-the-temptation-of-the-night-jasmine-pink
German comedy drama - Love Steaks - movie review here - https://wp.me/p2mMDp-6LM
#WorldCinema #film #films #FilmReviews #movie #movies #MovieReviews #review #cinema #cinemastadon #GermanCinema
'It is a great privilege to make one’s living from #writing sentences.
The sentence is the greatest invention of civilization.
To sit all day long assembling these extraordinary strings of words is a marvelous thing...
It’s as near to godliness as I can get.'
— John Banville
https://www.raintaxi.com/that-particular-intense-gaze-an-appreciation-of-john-banville/
#literature #books #review #quote #language #WritingCommunity @bookstodon #bookstodon #reading #SilentSunday #Sunday #monday #art #writer
🙋♀️»Mach die Sache einfach nicht noch schlimmer.«
Aus »Der Tägliche Stoiker« von Ryan Holiday und Stephen Hanselman
https://pixelgraphix.de/notes/review-mach-die-sache-einfach-nicht-noch-schlimmer #Review #Quote #Zitat #Gelesen
Review of "The Terraformers" by Annalee Newitz - @annaleen
A most exciting, unique, quirky, and creative read. Newitz magnificently builds a world tens of thousands of years in the future that both transgresses ours and resembles it in many ways. I didn’t expect a novel oriented around terraforming a planet for a private corporation to contain the multitudes that this book does. It raises compelling questions of personhood, interspecies relations, love, sex, property, capitalism, colonialism, labor, autonomy, posthumanism and more, all while being hilarious and endearing. There are poop jokes and moose romances; rebellions and mutual aid. It’s hard to say more without including any spoilers. As my partner told me, “The more you explain this book, the more I feel like I’m on drugs.” I’d strongly suggest you read it yourself.
Before watching #ChrisRock special on #Netflix I was led to believe it was bitter & unfunny…
Having just seen it & had a good laugh, I actually think he did a good job of analyzing the culture-at-large, while taking the high road (he admitted to being a #WillSmith fan) & showed restraint then & now 👏🏼
#movies #films #comedy #funny #BlackMastadon #BlackFedi #Monday #woke #culture #media #review #recommendation
Review of "Becoming an Ally to the Gender-Expansive Child: A Guide for Parents and Carers" by Anna Bianchi
As a new father, I picked up this book looking for information on how gender assignation impacts a child’s development and well-being. It quickly became clear this book wasn’t going to answer that question, but being stubborn, I read it anyway.
Basically, it’s a liberal self-help book written by a white, cisgender, middle-class British woman whose grandchild is transgender. It’s got all the clichés of a self-help book: “The Four Keys” of listening, imagination, empathy, and courage, alongside “The Four Ss” of self-knowledge, self-awareness, self-forgiveness, and self-esteem. These help us navigate the treacherous waters of the “Gender Matrix” – to understand its construction, see how it functions, grasp its purpose, and, in the longest chapter, “dismantle” it. But all in a manner that will leave oppressive structures and hierarchies intact.
Now, I don’t want to entirely disregard the book. It is meant as a mild, gentle guide for those who have or care for trans or genderfluid kids and are confused (um, er, bigoted) and don’t understand a thing about gender. This may be helpful to some folks and as a result may improve the lives of some trans kids. That’s not nothing. At the same time, in my view, we’re past the point of mild and gentle in the struggle against anti-trans hate and transphobia. We’re also past liberal ally politics, of which this book is definitely a part and advocates for (https://www.indigenousaction.org/accomplices-not-allies-abolishing-the-ally-industrial-complex/). We’re past the point that one’s individual behavior is the key to making a difference in the world, which is the crux of the argument here. The only manner in which I’d endorse this book is as a stepping stone to further radicalization, but if it stops here, then it won’t be enough.
@bookstodon #bookstodon #books #review #reading #gender #trans
Some thoughts and a review after finishing Jeanne D'arc, a tactics #JRPG I started like 4 years ago on my trusty #psp.
This is day 43 of #100DaysToOffload
Index for Retro Scifi’s of the Week
Dec 2021
Beyond the Time Barrier (1960)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/107527393161974146
Jan 2022
Cat-Women of the Moon (1953)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/107624226065291032
Forbidden Planet (1956)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/107656150546432103
Silent Running (1972)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/107695894623523075
Feb 2022
Andromeda Strain (1971)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/107737862992193517
Soylent Green (1973)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/107777958394258824
A Trip to the Moon (1902)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/107818125819728032
A Taste of Armageddon (1967)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/107855750373679821
Mar 2022
The Absent Minded Professor (1961)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/107894835335309803
The Bicentennial Man (1999)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/107939790784550928
War of the Satellites (1958)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/107974002144965624
I, Robot (2004)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/108013783636401931
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe: Doom of the Dictator (1940)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/108050729498776837
Apr 2022
Tron (1982)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/108090259248559132
Starship Troopers (1997)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/108132369679840337
Godzilla (1954)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/108168058157136540
12 to the Moon (1960)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/108212388515882807
May 2022
The Time Machine (1960)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/108253679383748077
Contact (1997)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/108290892381227398
The Atomic Submarine (1954)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/108329860070267011
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/108371081544479244
June 2022
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/108409161230451557
Metropolis (1927)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/108449455047215610
Supercar (1965)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/108487084095988990
Cloud Atlas (2012)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/108523447091394423
AI: Artificial Intelligence (2000)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/108568565132092631
July 2022
Virtuosity (1995)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/108607896453965815
Battlefield Earth (2000)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/108657360049148077
Brainstorm (1983)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/108679986113892658
Timebomb (1991)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/108738744840860804
August 2022
Radar Men from the Moon (1952)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/108807288501700092
Electric Dreams (1984)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/108840627830212512
September 2022
American Warships (2012)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/108936516186891652
Epoch (2001)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/108977056379680829
Splash (1984)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/109019935079886176
Loss of Sensation (1935)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/109055511056037312
Waterworld (1995)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/109083201415536126
October 2022
The Island (2005)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/109140537202041190
In Time (2011)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/109180339307694879
Justin Time (2010)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/109244500224393606
November 2022
WarGames (1983)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/109282008723785446
Mission to Mars (2000)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/109328876260212210
Stepford Wives (1975)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/109372265575378030
Avatar (2009)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/109394985896387628
December 2022
The China Syndrome (1979)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/109440221438532840
Inception (2010)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/109480996655558303
Altered States (1980)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/109520897324803568
Things To Come (1936)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/109560273768603784
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/109599895255539473
January 2023
Dancing on the Moon (1935)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/109643514025295664
Woman in the Moon (1929)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/109683962620406167
Abre Los Ojos (1997)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/109718273121512038
Short Circuit (1986)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/109763532809991749
February 2023
Snowpiercer (2013)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/109803929421134867
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/109854385736556539
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/109887584909971090
The Village (2004)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/109928020922747941
March 2023
After Earth (2013)
https://qoto.org/@Pat/109956286851306327
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#FTW #sfftw #science #fiction #ScienceFiction #SciFi #space #technology #future #film #movie #review #retro
“Publish or perish” in 2023
Where the deployment of one’s static website is concerned, there’s a lot more to consider than in 2019.
https://www.brycewray.com/posts/2023/03/publish-or-perish-2023/
#WebDev #StaticSiteGenerators #StaticWebsites #Review #Netlify #Vercel #Render #DigitalOcean #AppPlatform #Cloudflare #CloudflarePages
New review! 220 - Cave Story
This week we dive into one of the all-time classics, the great ur-example of the indie scene, and one of the most undeniably influential games of the last 20 years with Cave Story
#blog #blogging #review #RetroGaming #RetroGames #Indie #IndieGame
Review of "The Idea of the World: A Multi-Disciplinary Argument for the Mental Nature of Reality" by Bernardo Kastrup - @BernardoKastrup
tl;dr: Kastrup argues for idealism as the ontology of reality.
In ten academic essays written with their publication as this book in mind, plus additional materials, Kastrup puts forth a systematic defense/advocacy for his case that the ontological primitive of reality is universal phenomenal consciousness. In five parts, he levels his critiques against physicalism – the currently predominant ontology of reality, builds out his idealist ontology, supports his ontology against common rebuttals, lays out the neuroscientific evidence in support of idealism, and finally takes a parting shot at physicalism while contemplating the potential significance of idealism to our lives.
While to grasp the full range of his argument, one should read the book, in short, Kastrup claims that “that which experiences” is universal conscious. Humans and all other forms of metabolic life are dissociations of that universal conscious who exist in our own worlds which are impinged upon by one another and universal consciousness. Most controversially, the result of this argument is that objective matter does not exist, phenomenal sense perception founded in consciousness is all that is, and what appears to be objective matter – including our own bodies and the device you are reading this on, are the extrinsic manifestational boundaries of the mind/consciousness.
Now, I am not widely read on the ontology of reality, I find the ontology of being to be a more fruitful endeavor, but my sympathies do tend to reside more with idealism than with physicalism. This is both as a result of personal experiences and scientific developments in cosmology and quantum mechanics. If I were forced at this moment to state what I thought the ontology of reality is, I would say cosmopsychism, which is closely related to idealism. Indeed, in reading Kastrup, I found echoes of thinkers whose work resonates with me, such as Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Thomas Berry, and Brian Thomas Swimme, in addition to folks that Kastrup himself quotes, such as Carl Jung and Richard Tarnas.
As such, I enjoyed Kastrup’s text. Overall, I found his arguments compelling. The format of relying on academic essays was also helpful in that it led to the repetition of his arguments, making his line of thought easier to trace. My main reservation is the jump from universal consciousness to personal consciousness via dissociation. That seems like quite a leap to make. As well, I do wish there was more space dedicated to the significance of this ontology to us meaning-making beings. He does argue that idealism provides for a hermeneutics of the world, which is true, but expanding on that would have been beneficial, or at least of interest to me, when it comes to the question of, "OK, so now what?"
Ultimately, debates over the ontology of reality seem moot from a certain perspective. Regardless of if we’re in a computer simulation or a part of universal consciousness, I still have to get up every day, take care of the kid, figure out a way to make money, deal with life in general, etc. Knowing the nature of reality isn’t going to change one’s material circumstances. (I do concede that it may, however, enrich one’s inner life, which could lead to societal change as we reflect on ourselves as the consciousness of the universe folded onto itself and reflecting on itself. However, I am also skeptical of teleological claims.) Additionally, it strikes me as a combination of quaint hubris and curiosity to even attempt, as beings with the limited intellect which we have, to claim to know what the nature of reality is, especially as we are a simple product of that reality.
Having said all that, if discussion of the ontology of reality is of interest to you, especially if you have a sense that we’re more than just objective matter, this is a book – though challenging at times – that I’d recommend picking up.
@bookstodon #bookstodon #books #review #reading #ontology #physics #idealism
Cue up the rap classic, WHITE LINES and read my Boston Globe review of the absolutely insane (and hilarious) COCAINE BEAR. The grungy ol' Universal logo gets some love, even if it didn't appear on this movie. Make sure you read my explanation as to why it's rated R in the box with the stars.
And yes, the headline (which I wrote) is indeed a play on both the old Coca-Cola slogan AND the line from Super Fly that uses it.
Tempo Core #review – a great home fitness entry point for iPhone owners https://connectthewatts.com/2023/02/22/tempo-core-review/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
My first post in years… Trying to make a habit of it this year, moving forward.
A sort-of review of Larry Niven's Ringworld.
https://chrislagasse.com/posts/thoughts-about-ringworld/
#review #books #sciencefiction
I'll get an RSS feed up in the coming weeks, I think.
#Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra First Impressions (vs S22 Ultra):
* Backup / Restore nightmares
* Doesn't feel much different
* Doesn't run much differently
* Expected lag still there
* Feels a hair faster at times
* #Camera output mostly better
* Battery's been a superhero
* Richer audio / speakers
* Edges still way too curved
* This screen definitely cool(er)
🆕 blog! “Review Mello MP3 Player”
This review was orginally written for a now-defunct website. Terence Eden - 2016 The Spec Mello Branded Cyprus CompactFlash MP3 player (v11) + 128MB Compact Flash card (a 128MB CF card gives you 124MB (130658304bytes) which is just about enough for 2 hours of 128Kb music. If you go down to FM quality (64kb) you'll […]
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2002/04/review-mello-mp3-player/
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#hardware #mp3 #necropost #review
this review of #HogwartsLegacy reads like a personal rant against JKR & only peripherally, does it function as a #review of the game itself
what do all of you think? should i buy it myself? beg someone for a review copy?
via @WIRED
#HogwartsLegacyGame https://www.wired.com/review/hogwarts-legacy-review/
If you want a copy of my #NewAlbum #PsychedelicGhostStories but can't pay (or just don't want to LOL), I am offering free DL codes to anyone who will listen to it and make a post here about your opinion with a link to the album (gotta tag me in too, so I see it).
https://etherdiver.bandcamp.com/album/psychedelic-ghost-stories
Are you 30 or younger and want to review old science fiction and fantasy? Do you know someone who is under 30 who wants to review old SFF? Aurora-finalist Young People Read Old SFF is looking for more reviewers! If you'd like to become one of my (strike) victims (/strike) volunteers, please contact me here or at jdnicoll at panix dot com!
🆕 blog! “Gadget Review - X-Sense Wireless Interlinked Heat Alarm XH02-W”
★★★★☆
Last year, I reviewed the X-Sense wireless interlinked smoke alarms. They were a multipack of smoke alarms - set one off in the kitchen and the one in your bedroom will start chirping. As I noted at the time, they were only smoke alarms. Without an interlinked heat alarm, the…
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/02/gadget-review-x-sense-wireless-interlinked-heat-alarm-xh02-w/
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#gadget #home #review
As posted yesterday,
A Review of the 14-inch M2 Max MacBook Pro
After using a 2015 MacBook Pro as my laptop for well over 7 1/2 years, it was time for an upgrade. I ordered a 14-inch M2 Max MacBook in Space Gray. After having it for about 10 days, here are my thoughts about the laptop.
#MacBookPro #Review #M2Max #14inchMacBookPro
https://www.waynedixon.com/2023/02/03/review-of-the-14-inch-m2-max-macbook-pro
🆕 blog! “Gadget Review: Topdon TC004 Infrared Camera”
★★★★⯪
A few years ago, I tried out that Seek Thermal Compact Infrared Camera which is a USB addon for phones. It was a good gadget, but had a number of compromises to get it into such a small form-factor. I've just been sent the TopDon TC004 handheld thermal camera to review. It's a chunky beast […]
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/02/gadget-review-topdon-tc004-infrared-camera/
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#gadget #infrared #review #thermal
New video! I'm taking an in-depth look at the new #EVO64 #Commodore64 replica board and test its capabilities. https://youtu.be/_cBSV4bIWnU #C64 #Commodore #Replica #SID #NuTube #Review #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #DemoScene
TONI MORRISON AS FRIEND and mentor, marvelously depicted in this elegant, passionate, elegiac book that entwines a younger writer’s memoir with a biography of her extraordinary connection with one of the most celebrated authors in history. A MINUS
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780063031661
@bookstodon
#review #reviews #memoir #biography #BlackHistory #blackhistorymonth #tonimorrison
My first #review on CasioGuy. It's a new watch in the #Casio line-up - the MWD-110H.
The quest for the perfect bag
Day 2/90
https://paolo.blog/blog/the-quest-for-the-perfect-bag/
#blog #review #sabbatical-2023
Four months later – I was wrong about the Apple Watch Ultra
https://connectthewatts.com/2023/01/30/apple-watch-ultra-wrong/
Four months later – I was wrong about the Apple Watch Ultra https://connectthewatts.com/2023/01/30/apple-watch-ultra-wrong/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Review