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 nostr:npub1j0fhny2ay990zr37q4lex9z506jc0hpg8ja4lqpsvqjt6y9j72pspkwj55 Oh no, how awful. I have ye... 
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 @7ccb675f my youngest hadn't either until Wednesday. My eldest has had it three times, but he works in a high risk industry (not medical). 
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 Packing up and getting excited for the CT Authors Book Festival in West Hartford today! 😊📘ð... 
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 @b7ab5d68 I hope you have an absolutely awesome time. 
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 An addendum to this...

I know there's a bunch of encrypted messaging services.

But it seems the... 
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 @03d37794 you could use it, I used to do it over email in the 90s and early 2000s, but it doesn't solve the problem of banks etc not employing it. Why would they bother? They have no incentive and more likely to invent their own solution.

There's also the issue with key verification and the high processing requirements (might not be an issue now), and that it's not the best solution for the job. It's as much a social engineering issue as a technical one.

There are other problems too, but I can't remember what they are. It's been ten years since I did much cryptography. 
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 #WordWeavers 
2023-10-05: How often do you discuss your writing with your real-life friends and family?

You guys have real-life friends?

My family will say I talk about my writing ALL THE FUCKING TIME, but that's simply not true.  I never do it when I'm actually writing.  I'm far too busy.

#Writing #WritingCommunity 
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 nostr:npub1j0fhny2ay990zr37q4lex9z506jc0hpg8ja4lqpsvqjt6y9j72pspkwj55 Yes, it's important not to ... 
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 @7ccb675f didactic is my narrator's middle name. That too is a story long in the telling. 
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 Do any underlying issues drive your writing?

For me, it's climate change. Yet no matter how impo... 
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 @7ccb675f yes, but I need to include it as subtext because it's unpalatable to many readers. 
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 My wife told my kids to be more positive. Well, now they both are.  

My wife when I gave her the good news: Fuck! 

#COVID 
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 Writing a novel is like putting together a puzzle. You've got the pieces + a picture of how it sh... 
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 @7ccb675f if you're lucky, you have a picture of how it looks. Sometimes it's just....the vibe. 
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 Well, no thanks whatsoever to NHS Scotland's NHSInform website for obfuscating the fact that ever... 
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 @0c1a9324 what's the NHS advisory for Covid shots now? In Singapore we're still at four shots (2 full + 2 boosters) with a further booster for those 60+. 
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 Do you ever write from your antagonist's POV?

I don't - but I'm experimenting with the POV of a ... 
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 @7ccb675f Yes. That novel has been shelved for the time being. Much too dark. 
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 What makes a writer? We all learn how to write when we're kids - so what is it that turns us into... 
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 @7ccb675f It's the fat wads of cash and the adoring masses that drive me.👀 
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 Today I'm going on vacation ... to a strange new world of my own making, populated by intriguing ... 
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 @7ccb675f I returned a few hours ago. Gotta wait 12 hours before I can go back. 
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 nostr:npub1j0fhny2ay990zr37q4lex9z506jc0hpg8ja4lqpsvqjt6y9j72pspkwj55 nobody ever does that - fol... 
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 @30ce86c6 there's plenty of dick pics in the Federated feed anyway. 
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 @30ce86c6 you want people to post you dick pics, now? =) 
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 @288bef86 it's one of my favourite places in Singapore. Just walking through and around it brings me joy. 
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 @7ccb675f Yup. COVID paid us a visit and I'm the last one standing. 
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 @b30368b8 VPN time. 
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 @1d7ca1eb Last time I checked, many of the WordPress plugins and themes are not 8.x compatible despite 7.4 being deprecated more than a year ago.