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It's #IndependentBookstoreDay! I *love* bookstores, especially indies. I'm a recovering bookseller (love you, @BakkaPhoenix!) and an inveterate, absurdly optimistic book buyer - this weekend, I bought 3 books at the @latimes #BookFest, from @PagesMB and Octavia's Bookshelf!
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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
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Supporting indie bookstores doesn't mean foregoing the convenience of buying online. @librofm pioneered a model where you nominate your favorite local bookstore, which receives part of the proceeds from every audiobook you buy at Libro (where all the audiobooks are DRM-free).
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#WelcomeBack After 1 year, both @NASAPersevere & #MarsHelicopter are both back where it all started - #OctaviaButler landing site, or very close
In honor of these two, I have put together several versions of what I am calling #WelcomeBack #VR180 and #3D videos w. #AmbiX audio...
In honor of these two, I have put together several versions of what I am calling #WelcomeBack #VR180 and #3D videos w. #AmbiX audio...
... Using the @UnrealEngine ver #UE5 ( #github main build 2/15) I came up with a new workflow to capt. #VR360 and #VR180, as well as st. #3D images using #RenderQueue at < 1 sec per rendered frame. Still a few glitches, like motion blur, but overall good
#screenshotsaturday
#screenshotsaturday
You can find more #WelcomeBack videos on
@Youtube :
#VR180 - (still processing > 2K)
#3D -
@MetaQuestVR (might not be ready due to the super long approval delay)
#VR180 - oculus.com/experiences/me…
IngenuityinVR.space
@Youtube :
#VR180 - (still processing > 2K)
#3D -
@MetaQuestVR (might not be ready due to the super long approval delay)
#VR180 - oculus.com/experiences/me…
IngenuityinVR.space
Thanks to all who attended my presentation via the University of Washington's Museology Speaker Series - & huge thanks to everyone in the Museology Graduate Program!
Here are some highlights from my talk, "1000 Ways to Reshape the Future of Museums" (thread)
#MuseumsAreNotNeutral
Here are some highlights from my talk, "1000 Ways to Reshape the Future of Museums" (thread)
#MuseumsAreNotNeutral
The title is inspired by the words of #OctaviaButler & her call for collective action. I began reflecting on this:
"there’s no single answer that will solve all of our future problems... Instead there are thousands of answers—at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.
"there’s no single answer that will solve all of our future problems... Instead there are thousands of answers—at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.
then I playfully asked, "Do we even really need to change and reshape museums?" (yes, I've been asked this a lot). Here is a clip from my presentation slides. For me, the answer is "HELL YES!!!" But you decide...
[#Parution] 2019 > Vie™ bit.ly/2Hxtz8O par #JeanBaret via @lebelial ; couverture d’@AurelienPolice #LaMethSci
[#Podcast] 2019 > De la #SF plein le cartable bit.ly/34vHx4L un #LaMethSci avec #JeanBaret à (ré)écouter via @franceculture !
J Baret > Mort TM, le dernier volet de la trilogie, sortira finalement au 1er trimestre 2021, probablement mars ! #LaMethSci
#BookRecommendation for my (admittedly few) followers!
"Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture" by @ytashawomack
"Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture" by @ytashawomack
"Bodyminds Reimagined: (Dis)ability, Race, and Gender in Black Womens Speculative Fiction" by @DrSamiSchalk
"Searching for Sycorax: Black Women's Hauntings of Contemporary Horror" by @k8dee16
Hey, so I wanna talk a bit about dealing with existing in a time where we can see the planet getting, frankly, irreparably fucked befote our very eyes? Cause I know this is a thing that is pretty much constantly on my mind and it is HARD to manage to keep keeping on.
I feel terrified. Depressed. Overwhelming grief. I wonder what's the point in planning for a future, if we don't know that we'll even have one? And paralysed by the immense scale of it all. It's the entire planet. It's everywhere we know life is.
And at the same time, everyday life goes on as normal. And I go about my day wanting to shake everyone- like, how are we just having coffee in the break room right now?! How are we mucking about with spreadsheets?!
