john borland

Berlin-based writer, journalist, translator.

[john borland @klaxonator]

@thebradking The struggle is eternal. Gendered nouns are a catastrophe (at least for lazy language learners like, um, me). I do think Schmetterling is a pretty word though! 🦋

[Andrew Curry (spoke32.bsky.social) @spoke32]

Based on a single stolen document, Russian authorities including #Putin spun basic science on #bat parasites into a fable about bioweapons labs in #Ukraine. Experts call it a classic #disinformation campaign. For the researchers involved, it's a nightmare: https://t.co/5lyCVJ9Gx0

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@benno Oh fk!

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@RpwWilliams @seanmdav Yup. Super absurd and anti-nature to call people people. What planet do you come from, again?

[john borland @klaxonator]

@chrisadamo_ @MarieALanger @JasonGarcia911 @FrancisSuarez @MariaDerchi @brianbreslin @m_franceschetti @mitalisaxena @NZZenglish Hi, Chris. Here's the translator weighing in. An inexact science, to say the least. Apologies extended, sounds like you all are doing excellent work there. Having left SF's tech world myself, I'd love to come see what you're building.

[Rachel Denton ✨ @Tallinier]

A very badass Tiefling character for a patreon commissioner - so many fun parts to this design!
#art #dnd #dnd5e #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpg

[john borland @klaxonator]

@jacobinoire @ianbonaparte @nick_ciani Wow! Congrats, Edna, that's fantastic news. Can't wait to read it!

[john borland @klaxonator]

@stshank @mwichary Seriously the best costume. And a powerful dance-move enhancer, I remember. That @figmadesign foto is wild, belongs on the cover of a 1978 Analog Science Fiction mag.

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@thebradking Well, the camera doesn't lie...

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@umarket Insane! But reboot is on its way, 26C on Sunday. Because the planet is drunk.

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@umarket They've apparently issued a correction on that specific metric -- that was a prediction that is no longer true. But doesn't invalidate the larger point in any way, it's a total disaster.

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@doberah Still, that snow/sleet/sun headfake was so good, it's hard to be really mad...

[john borland @klaxonator]

@benno I don't want to trigger you or anything, but how do you feel about it as an adjective? Like: "I invest in impact startups". That's my current bugbear.

[john borland @klaxonator]

@saraheverts @PublishersWkly Amazing! Can't wait. Congrats, Sarah!

[john borland @klaxonator]

@thebradking @theemmachristie @TheWritersJam @TheD20Authors Yay! Estonia is fun. Also Berlin is on the way. :) Except we won't be vaccinated until 2026, so lots of time to plan. Hi @theemmachristie!

[john borland @klaxonator]

@EmilyLLines @DemsAbroadDE Congrats, Emily, you (and the rest of the team) are going to rock it!

[john borland @klaxonator]

@doberah Feel you. And if we want to avoid the supermarket lines on the day before? Terrible time for that winter-balcony freezer to be going away...

[john borland @klaxonator]

@mollytempleton Yes, but thicker, like a real pen. V. comfortable and natural to hold, you tap to click, etc. Check Wacom or Huion (cheaper). I had such RSI issues with mouse finger that even ergo mouses didn't work. Very mileage-may-vary, but might be worth including in your search. Good luck!

[john borland @klaxonator]

@mollytempleton Pen-style mice/input things have helped me quite a bit, much more than regular ergo mice. Definitely a hurdle getting used to them, but once you're there, can swap back and forth, reduce stress that way.