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*ring ring*

"This is Toadstool's, 'sup?"

"Hello, yes, is this the big fairy ring in the Illahee Preserve?"

"Yeah, it--hey, human? How'd you get this number?"

"House tomte. Will you be open tonight for dancing?"

"Sure. Dancin', drinkin'... everythin'."

"Um, if I visited tonight and had some of your food, how much time would pass in the human world?"

"Cripes. Lemme get a calculator. You humans need to get on the stick and switch over from imperial time. Uh... 'bout seven years, give or take?"

"YES THAT IS PERFECT, I'll be right there!" *click*

#EscapingTrump #microfiction #ModernFaeries

#MicroFiction #escapingtrump #modernfaeries

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gotta say, douglas adams prepared me better for our absurd future than isaac asimov. like, spending hours explaining to a replicator AI how to make an excellent cup of tea, only to have the AI then lock up 100% of the ships computers resources mid-battle as it tries to comply with the request, that does seem like an increasingly more plausible scenario than a scientist planning a techno cult centuries in advance to prevent a great calamity

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Upravuju tady jeden technický dokument, a vyskytl se tam přívlastek "on-premis". Radši jsem si šla ověřit, která varianta je správně, a když už se v tom vrtám, tady je máte souhrnně a systematicky:

- on-premises je gramaticky správný tvar (slovo "premises" nemá jednotné číslo, a "premise" je něco jiného),
- on-premise je gramaticky nesprávně, ale používá se často,
- on-premis nic není,
- on-premi snad ani nikdo nikdy nenapsal, ale uvádím, ať to máme kompletní,
- on-prem je běžná zkrácená verze.

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Nechcete někdo max 4 lístky na zítra (úterý) 16:30 na Dlouhého, Širokého a Bystrozrakého?

minor.cz/repertoar/dlouhy-siro…

Už jsme jednou viděli a chtěli ještě jednou, ale děti skolila rýmička. Loutkové, hraje (ano, ta) Antoine Formanová. Je to oficiálně psáno od 4 let, ale naše malá to viděla ani ne ve třech a neměla problém.

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Dlouhý, Široký a Bystrozraký - Divadlo Minor

Trailer k inscenaci Dlouhý, Široký a Bystrozraký divadla Minor.Na inscenaci se podíleli:Scénář: Robert Smolík, Antonie FormanováRežie, scéna, loutky: Robert ...
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Spotted in a bustling cafe in small city Aotearoa #newzealand

A Kiwi man (80s) with a Gandalf-like walking staff shepherding his normally vivacious American wife in. Today she's silent: "Just sit there doll and I'll get you a coffee. And a biscuit. I'll be right back. I'm here. Don't worry.

A man (20s) in line for coffee, muffling a yawn. If you look down you'll see that he's wearing mismatched stripey and Simpsons socks. His suit pants have accidentally been tucked into one.

A barista (20s) from the US in a yellow T-shirt. A woman (60s) walks in and asks: How're you doin?
He shakes his head.
Later, She returns with a peanut butter and jam sandwich as a cheer up gift. His eyes tear up.

A teenager showing the owner a copy of a recent exam paper. She proudly says: It wasn't that hard really but the one in two weeks time is gonna be!
He asks what she'd like to eat and then stops: Hey, why don't I make you something special?

A small human (4?) carefully watching their gran pour a cup of tea from a pot. He's speaking in an earnest, helpful litany: "When Mum pours her tea, she holds the lid so it doesn't fall. I think you should hold the lid. Would you like me to hold the lid for you?" Grandma holds the lid.

Any typos spotted in this thread are escapees from the inexorable tyranny of reality. If spotted please give them a cup of tea. And maybe a biscuit. And maybe a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on a china plate to be sure. And hold the lid when you pour the tea.

#newzealand
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Love reading your “spotted in Aotearoa” messages. My take from our visit was the cafes. So different in ambience and atmosphere than anywhere else we’ve encountered.

And your comment on typos reminds me of a man named Keith who used to produce a monthly 12 page newsletter. With a note at the end saying something to the effect: We have tried to put something for everyone to enjoy in our newsletter including the odd typo for those who like to find fault in everything.

Go well.

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Spotted on a cold 2016 day in New York a few days before the election:

2 women (20s) wondering how to send a book to Manilla. A passing man (80s) hears their conversation and tells them there the nearest post office is. They grin. Thankyou!

Three men (20s) around a table in a Brooklyn bar and hotdog joint. One says to the other. "Man, I've just been listening to this guy. Nick Cave. He's so DEEP. The lyrics are EVERYTHING." A table of Brits (50s?) nearby, overhear and chuckle to themselves.

A woman in a no-nonsense coat walking into a Greenwich Village used bookstore. She strides to the counter and asks if they have "Anything in yellow". The owner snort laughs, then trains their face serious. "We do. Why don't you take a look. I'd get a couple of shades to be sure."

A panicked young woman (20s?) running into a Village cafe. The barista comes around the counter with a scarf. "Here you are." The woman slumps with relief. "Thank you so much! It was my mom's and I'd be so sad if I lost it." She orders a coffee and they chat for a while.

A fabulous individual in a pink crochet cape randomly stopping to tap dance on the spot before ducking into a deli. A person inside calls out a greeting to them and laughs.

Any typos in this post have been caused by the sheer oddness of this author reading an almost 10-year-old diary to see what they were doing the last time the world was this on its head. If spotted please give a pastrami on rye and a seat by the window to people watch.

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UPS mi veze balíček. Protože ho samozřejmě plánují přivézt v ten jeden den, kdy nikdo nebude doma, ráda bych si posunula datum dodání nebo ho nechala někde uložit. Na to ovšem vyžadují založit si u nich účet.

1. K tomu se váže nekolik desítek stran podmínek, které musím odsouhlasit. Nakoukla jsem, jestli tam taky mají, že se s nimi nesmím soudit, kdyby mi zabili manželku, ale zatím nevím. Z profesionálního hledisla mě ale zaujalo tohle:

If You are a resident of or Your registered office is located in any country within the European Union and/or the European Economic Area, including the United Kingdom regardless of whether it remains in the European Union

Rozumím. Taky v dokumentaci furt nacházím neaktuální údaje. Čím víc toho je, tím hůř se to uhlídá.

2. Do kolonky Jméno nemůžu vyplnit svoje jméno, protože "á" je speciální znak, a ty jsou ve jméně zakázané.

3. Naopak v heslu být musí, plus spousta dalších podmínek.

Je vidět, že UPS nestojí o to, aby se jim tam lidi registrovali a nedejbože měnili dodání balíčku.

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Dítě se v noci na dnešek přičurnulo. Stane se. Převlíkli jsme, co bylo mokré, a spalo se dál.

Před chvílí jsem to šla dát do pračky a napadlo mě, že i ty části povlečení, které zůstaly suché, by zasloužily vyměnit. Tak jsem ho sundala všechno, dala prát a šla povléknout čisté.

Ale kde je druhé prostěradlo?! Na dětskou postýlku máme dvě nepromokavá prostěradla. Jedno jsem právě hodila do pračky a po druhém se slehla zem. Nebylo na svém místě, v koši na prádlo, mezi dospělým povlečením, ani nikde jinde. Rezignovaně jsem natáhla obyčejné prostěradlo a pak mi teprv došlo, co vy už určitě dávno tušíte. Že v té pračce jsou teď prostěradla dvě.

Doufám. Zjistím to tak za půl hodiny.

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Zrovna dnes jsem se díval, jestli tam nejsou nějaké novinky. 😉
Vymyslet co? Slova? Co použít AI? "Navrhni třicet podstatných jmen. Každé z nich pak bude tématem pro krátkou povídku."
1. Kniha
2. Most
3. Zrcadlo
4. Hvězda
5. Dům
6. Strom
7. Řeka
8. Sen
9. Cesta
10. Klíč
11. Hrad
12. Měsíc
13. Dopis
14. Loď
15. Květina
16. Tajemství
17. Hrdina
18. Čas
19. Stín
20. Zvonek
21. Srdce
22. Obraz
23. Příběh
24. Světlo
25. Hory
26. Přítel
27. Město
28. Hudba
29. Křídla
30. Vzpomínka
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The Top Level Domain (TLD) .io is about to be retired and all the websites using it could disappear.

Why? Because a colonial era territorial dispute has finally been resolved:
#colonialism #tld

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The Disappearance of an Internet Domain

How geopolitics can alter digital infrastructure
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