2020 Best American Science Fiction. Winner of Philip K. Dick Special Citation. Novelist and fellow @FutureTenseNow. Director of Policy & CSR @Sonos.
California, USA
Joined February 2010
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Thrilled my short story "Between the Dark and the Dark" was included in 2020 Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, edited author of Outlander Diana Gabaldon! #scifi #space @johnjadams johnjosephadams.com/best-ame…
I'm taking a 6 week break after the Twitter buyout until (hopefully) the chaos quiets. If it doesn't, I'll leave for good.
I have friends on this platform I've never met, but who I love to hear from. Will miss you.
It's not hard to find me.
Downloading my Twitter data. Will see how exportable the data is and how I can reuse it. Really disgusted with what's happening on the platform.
I spent Drive My Car thinking about the car, because I used to have the same model (900 S, not the Turbo). The real Saab was super loud and poorly insulated - though a beautiful machine. I don't know how they recorded the dialogue in all those scenes.
Key role to watch at Twitter is what happens to Vijaya Gadde, General Counsel. She has been both a passionate defender of free expression and also integral to weeding out vitriol on the platform. If Musk kicks her out, get ready for a rocky ride.
So the open source alternative to Twitter is Mastodon. But I don't know anyone who actually uses it. (Part of the network effects problem - very hard to start a new club at scale.)
Anyone tried it? joinmastodon.org/
Just to be clear this is for that other platform and not Twitter. Maybe could do both?
The @OversightBoard is currently hiring, including for Vice President of Policy & Content Review. More info here:
oversightboard.bamboohr.com/…
Went to a party this weekend and listened to a man loudly declare that he broke up with his girlfriend because of BLM. Claimed the LA looting tore them apart. Not because of anything he did in the relationship, no. It was "BLM" that did it.
Did I get into an argument with him? No, I just walked over right next to him and grabbed a drink from the cooler. And he got quiet.
I'm trying to understand Musk taking over Twitter. It feels punitive, in the same league as his former Paypal colleague destroying Gawker. The SEC challenged him on his use of Twitter so he wants to buy it.
You don't like how I drive? I'm going to buy the road.
Just picked up Disco Elysium and the creepy voice acting literally scared my wife out of the room. It is DARK.
Deji Bryce Olukotun retweeted
My debut fantasy SPICE ROAD has:
🫖 Tea magic
👻 Monsters inspired by Middle Eastern folklore
🗡️ A fierce girl with a blade, &
⚡️ Enemies-to-???
It also has an official release date!
✨ January 24, 2023 ✨
You can add it on Goodreads here: bit.ly/3rL6hmP
Who came up with the "Estimated Reading Time" idea on articles? Where was it first implemented?
I remember @Medium doing it. Was there someone else?
