TIL: Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 on a coin-operated typewriter he found in the basement of UCLA's Powell Library:

“So, exhilarated, I got a bag of dimes and settled into the room, and in nine days I spent $9.80 and wrote my story; in other words, it was a dime novel,” Bradbury said.

Source: http://magazine.ucla.edu/exclusives/from-dimes-to-fareinheit-451/ (via Neatorama: https://www.neatorama.com/2024/06/09/Ray-Bradbury-Wrote-Fahrenheit-451-on-a-Coin-Operated-Typewriter/)

#ScienceFiction #RayBradbury #SFF #scifi #humor #humour #typewriter #typewriters

The #Scifi Book Stores in #Stockholm, #Gothenburg and #Malmö are one of Sweden's most profitable businesses in book retail. They sell tabletop games as well. So at their recent equity issuance I did something unprecedented and bought some stock.

https://www.sfbok.se/

#books #ttrpg #boardgames

The Stockholm #Scifi Book Store is bang in the middle of the Old Town's main tourist street, where almost every other shop space offers either tacky souvenirs, meals or snacks. Big shop, hundreds of square metres on two floors. It's amazing that they can make that work!

#books #ttrpg #boardgames

#Security nightmare:

#Microsoft’s new #Windows11 feature, #Recall, makes the #SciFi movie #TotalRecall almost look like a fairy tale by comparison.

Everything you ever saw or wrote on your device, even if deleted, will remain in definitely remain available and searchable for users of the device, including #hackers.
Opting out requires work.

Also, in my view, I doubt that it is #GDPDR compliant in its current form.
Beware.

Excellent analysis:

https://swiss.social/@dominiksteiger/112551118126679215

Dominik Steiger

2024-06-03 05:49:30

#MicrosoftRecall

Microsoft Recall, the perfect panopticon.

https://doublepulsar.com/recall-stealing-everything-youve-ever-typed-or-viewed-on-your-own-windows-pc-is-now-possible-da3e12e9465e

Stealing everything you’ve ever typed or viewed on your own Windows PC is now possible with two lines of code — inside the Copilot+ Recall disaster.

I wrote a piece recently about Copilot+ Recall, a new Microsoft Windows 11 feature which — in the words of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella- takes “screenshots” of your PC constantly, and makes it into an…

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A casual reminder that #ScavengersReign is now on #Netflix. Yes the #animation is amazing. But I also want to point out the #music is great too. Exceptional moods, and all well constructed. Thank you Nicolas Snyder.

And can we get some flowers for the #VoiceActing? -Each- actor put in such good work and brings every moment alive.

Please try this show out. This has some of the hardest working art in animation recently.
#SciFi #TV @animation @scifi

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Enter for your #ChanceToWin a Kindle Fire, a one-month gift subscription to Owlcrate, and a $10 Starbucks gift card!

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Happy Pride!

Searching for new favorite #QueerCharacters #fantasy or #scifi story?

We're #BookFunnel #IndieAuthor banding together to present quite a selection!

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Check out this #Bookshelf of nearly 100 #Books

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@lgbtqbookstodon @bookstodon @bookstadon @sffbookclub @sffbipoc @fantasy @scifi @horror @ttrpg

How alien are your aliens?

#SciFi #writing #WritingCommunity

Watched it for the umpteenth time last night. 42 years old and as long as you're not watching the original theatrical release, it's a near perfect film. A pure masterclass.

#scifi #ScienceFiction #film #bladeruner

Today, May 16, 2179, Ellen Ripley and Jonesy the cat are found in hypersleep after drifting in space for 57 years (Aliens, 1986)

#Film #Movies #Cinemastodon #Aliens #Ripley #Jonesy #SciFi