fic rec Friday
Jul. 4th, 2025 07:43 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
marcicatWelcome back AO3, we missed you!
securityunit.patch326.732.98.program, by Chimaera-Writes (ChimaeraKitten)
SecUnits are directed not to interact with me. This SecUnit interacted with me. Conclusion = patch allowing communication has been applied. Manual = ~40,000 hours out of date. Manual missing patch information ≠ surprising.
securityunit.patch326.732.98.program, by Chimaera-Writes (ChimaeraKitten)
SecUnits are directed not to interact with me. This SecUnit interacted with me. Conclusion = patch allowing communication has been applied. Manual = ~40,000 hours out of date. Manual missing patch information ≠ surprising.
[ SECRET POST #6754 ]
Jul. 3rd, 2025 05:44 pmcase posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
fandomsecrets⌈ Secret Post #6754 ⌋
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Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 06 secrets from Secret Submission Post #965.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
sooooooo I did some checking
Jul. 3rd, 2025 08:50 ammarcicatThe Murderbot Diaries series has three super-short stories that I've seen in posts about suggested reading order. And I was pretty sure I once saw a post on tumblr with links to all of them, but hahahaha good luck to me ever finding that again. Luckily, it didn't take much sleuthing to track down workable free links, all of which seem to be as legit as anything on the internet these days.
1. Obsolescence
(this is actually a page where you can download a pdf of multiple short stories, including Obsolescence)
This one takes place waaaaaay in the past, and it's about the 'augmented rovers' that get mentioned in something MB watches. I thought it was sad, but wanted to read it just so I knew what was in it.
2. Compulsory
(not sure why this was published in Wired, but I know nothing about Wired, so maybe that's a thing it does?)
This one is set pre-series, and MB rescues a human worker at a mining facility. Includes the SecUnit lore that the workers don't think SecUnits can talk, and also clarification that SecUnits are not actually there to protect human workers.
3. Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory
(this story is also currently for sale on various sites, and just showed up on hoopla for me)
Set directly after 'Exit Strategy,' and it's from Mensah's POV!
Overse, sitting with Arada’s bare feet on her lap, gestures in frustration. “It would be closer to being done if Ratthi’s tables weren’t all over the place and all the links broken. What were you thinking, Ratthi?”
“I was planning to sort it all out the day GrayCris started trying to kill us, it was very distracting,” Ratthi protests.
1. Obsolescence
(this is actually a page where you can download a pdf of multiple short stories, including Obsolescence)
This one takes place waaaaaay in the past, and it's about the 'augmented rovers' that get mentioned in something MB watches. I thought it was sad, but wanted to read it just so I knew what was in it.
2. Compulsory
(not sure why this was published in Wired, but I know nothing about Wired, so maybe that's a thing it does?)
This one is set pre-series, and MB rescues a human worker at a mining facility. Includes the SecUnit lore that the workers don't think SecUnits can talk, and also clarification that SecUnits are not actually there to protect human workers.
3. Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory
(this story is also currently for sale on various sites, and just showed up on hoopla for me)
Set directly after 'Exit Strategy,' and it's from Mensah's POV!
Overse, sitting with Arada’s bare feet on her lap, gestures in frustration. “It would be closer to being done if Ratthi’s tables weren’t all over the place and all the links broken. What were you thinking, Ratthi?”
“I was planning to sort it all out the day GrayCris started trying to kill us, it was very distracting,” Ratthi protests.
[ SECRET POST #6753 ]
Jul. 2nd, 2025 06:08 pmcase posting in fandomsecrets⌈ Secret Post #6753 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 13 secrets from Secret Submission Post #965.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 1 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
movie time!
Jul. 2nd, 2025 08:25 ammarcicatHahahahahaha I have now watched KPop Demon Hunters, heck yeah!
all the songs on youtube
My thoughts, in no particular order:
*KITTY! KITTYKITTYKITTY
*yeah, the tiger's my favorite
*IT'S A MUSICAL
*LOL
*okay, that was genuinely very fun to watch
*also the songs are great
all the songs on youtube
My thoughts, in no particular order:
*KITTY! KITTYKITTYKITTY
*yeah, the tiger's my favorite
*IT'S A MUSICAL
*LOL
*okay, that was genuinely very fun to watch
*also the songs are great
[ SECRET POST #6752 ]
Jul. 1st, 2025 05:04 pmcase posting in fandomsecrets⌈ Secret Post #6752 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 20 secrets from Secret Submission Post #965.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
plans for today
Jul. 1st, 2025 07:41 ammarcicat*log into work
*do some work that got emailed to me yesterday, but late enough in the day that I could justifiably put it off until today
*work meeting, if the person I'm supposed to meet with is working today
*K-POP DEMON HUNTERS???????
(PS I cared nothing for this movie until I saw the clip with the tiger knocking over the flowers, and then I cared a LOT and I MUST see every scene with the tiger)
(PPS KPOP DEMON HUNTERS but just the tiger & bird vid posted by Kakuchopurei)
*do some work that got emailed to me yesterday, but late enough in the day that I could justifiably put it off until today
*work meeting, if the person I'm supposed to meet with is working today
*K-POP DEMON HUNTERS???????
(PS I cared nothing for this movie until I saw the clip with the tiger knocking over the flowers, and then I cared a LOT and I MUST see every scene with the tiger)
(PPS KPOP DEMON HUNTERS but just the tiger & bird vid posted by Kakuchopurei)
[ SECRET POST #6751 ]
Jun. 30th, 2025 06:32 pmcase posting in fandomsecrets⌈ Secret Post #6751 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 27 secrets from Secret Submission Post #965.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
Rebuilding journal search again
Jun. 30th, 2025 03:18 pmalierak posting in ![[site community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/comm_staff.png){kind=small}
dw_maintenanceWe're having to rebuild the search server again (previously, previously). It will take a few days to reindex all the content.
Meanwhile search services should be running, but probably returning no results or incomplete results for most queries.
Meanwhile search services should be running, but probably returning no results or incomplete results for most queries.
it's a Thursday!Monday
Jun. 30th, 2025 07:53 ammarcicatYes, Monday, but ALSO Thursday! Sort of. We've all been 'encouraged' at work to take time off this week (yeah, it's a thing, idk, it makes sense in corporate, I guess?). But I'm always worried that if I take a Whole Week off, I'll 1) forget all my passwords; 2) miss something (relatively) important; or 3) my boss will realize that things run exactly the same when I'm not there, and start to wonder what it is I do all day.
So I'm taking THREE days off instead, Wednesday through Friday. Which means that today is Monday, but also the second-to-last day of the work week, which makes it Thursday too!
So I'm taking THREE days off instead, Wednesday through Friday. Which means that today is Monday, but also the second-to-last day of the work week, which makes it Thursday too!