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dw_devIt's time for another question thread!
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- You may ask any dev-related question you have in a comment. (It doesn't even need to be about Dreamwidth, although if it involves a language/library/framework/database Dreamwidth doesn't use, you will probably get answers pointing that out and suggesting a better place to ask.)
- You may also answer any question, using the guidelines given in To Answer, Or Not To Answer and in this comment thread.
The rules:
- You may ask any dev-related question you have in a comment. (It doesn't even need to be about Dreamwidth, although if it involves a language/library/framework/database Dreamwidth doesn't use, you will probably get answers pointing that out and suggesting a better place to ask.)
- You may also answer any question, using the guidelines given in To Answer, Or Not To Answer and in this comment thread.
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The World of the Others Commentary
Wednesday, 22 October 2025 06:10mara_dienne459 posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
antishurtugal_reborn In this chapter, the plot - such as it is - begins to spin its wheels, and the author assures us everything the Queen Sue has prophesied is going to come true. Trust me, bro.
( The Storm of the Century )
( The Storm of the Century )
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Epistler's Brisingr Solo Spork Chapter Twenty-One: Unexpected Guests
Tuesday, 21 October 2025 14:05
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Tuesday, 21 October 2025 00:54kalinara posting in i_read_whatThings are a bit hectic this week, and that's my excuse for posting the next Yendi review a little late. It'll probably be up Friday or Saturday. Sorry!
(edited for accuracy)
(edited for accuracy)
AWS outage
Monday, 20 October 2025 10:11alierak posting in dw_maintenanceDW is seeing some issues due to today's Amazon outage. For right now it looks like the site is loading, but it may be slow. Some of our processes like notifications and journal search don't appear to be running and can't be started due to rate limiting or capacity issues. DW could go down later if Amazon isn't able to improve things soon, but our services should return to normal when Amazon has cleared up the outage.
Edit: all services are running as of 16:12 CDT, but there is definitely still a backlog of notifications to get through.
Edit 2: and at 18:20 CDT everything's been running normally for about the last hour.
Edit: all services are running as of 16:12 CDT, but there is definitely still a backlog of notifications to get through.
Edit 2: and at 18:20 CDT everything's been running normally for about the last hour.
Fellowship of the King Book II Chapter Ten: The Fall of Gondolin, Refounded
Monday, 20 October 2025 06:29masterghandalf posting in das_sporking2
A Cast of Corbies - Chapter Sixteen
Saturday, 18 October 2025 22:54kalinara posting in i_read_whatSo last time, we saw everyone basically come to the conclusion that they want to stand up, support the theater and the Duke and generally not go fleeing in the night. It was pretty heartwarming.
I do find myself wondering though if maybe this book was written in separate segments and only kind of haphazardly sewn together afterward, because a lot of the development seems inconsistent. Especially when it comes to Magpie, who in various chapters seems to realize she likes Raven and needs to lighten up, only to fall back into old patterns, who likes Regina at a friend at times only to then insult her, or to feel like a team player or like she's one person out for herself.
Even with her backstory, was she the one person who took on all the responsibility to keep her acting troupe together? Or was she a frightened victim who was solely focused on survival. At one point in the story any of these things seem to be true. And while generally I think both Mercedes Lackey and Josepha Sherman can make a clear, coherent story with these contrasting elements, I'm not sure they really tried here.
But we are getting into the home stretch, so maybe the story will come together soon.
( We can only hope... )
I do find myself wondering though if maybe this book was written in separate segments and only kind of haphazardly sewn together afterward, because a lot of the development seems inconsistent. Especially when it comes to Magpie, who in various chapters seems to realize she likes Raven and needs to lighten up, only to fall back into old patterns, who likes Regina at a friend at times only to then insult her, or to feel like a team player or like she's one person out for herself.
Even with her backstory, was she the one person who took on all the responsibility to keep her acting troupe together? Or was she a frightened victim who was solely focused on survival. At one point in the story any of these things seem to be true. And while generally I think both Mercedes Lackey and Josepha Sherman can make a clear, coherent story with these contrasting elements, I'm not sure they really tried here.
But we are getting into the home stretch, so maybe the story will come together soon.
( We can only hope... )
Homework Woes
Saturday, 18 October 2025 12:24soc_puppetBlaaaaargh, I really, really do not like these "Current Event Journal" assignments for my Social Problems class!
( Assignment instructions under a cut )
I just. That's a badly written assignment, right? We haven't actually gone over how to critique the articles in class, like how to find things to critique, and it sounds like opinion articles would be best suited for this? But the assignment doesn't specify opinion articles, it just says that it has to be about a sociological problem.
I went with the radioactive shrimp for my first Current Event Journal project, and I'm going with the Trump administration's layoff of a lot of the special education workers in the Department of Education for this one, but like. How to critique that. Do I need to be looking for less accurate reporting? How do I communicate how I found out that the information was inaccurate? We haven't even gotten the first one back, so I can't refer to any feedback for more information!
Anyway, it's a headache.
( Assignment instructions under a cut )
I just. That's a badly written assignment, right? We haven't actually gone over how to critique the articles in class, like how to find things to critique, and it sounds like opinion articles would be best suited for this? But the assignment doesn't specify opinion articles, it just says that it has to be about a sociological problem.
I went with the radioactive shrimp for my first Current Event Journal project, and I'm going with the Trump administration's layoff of a lot of the special education workers in the Department of Education for this one, but like. How to critique that. Do I need to be looking for less accurate reporting? How do I communicate how I found out that the information was inaccurate? We haven't even gotten the first one back, so I can't refer to any feedback for more information!
Anyway, it's a headache.
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Thursday, 16 October 2025 17:14kalinara posting in i_read_whatSlight delay on the next review - I'm planning to post on Friday or Saturday.
I guess I'll talk about school some more?
Wednesday, 15 October 2025 22:59soc_puppetOkay, update time. Hmmm...
School continues apace! We're at the half-way point in the term, and so far my grades are looking good in Intro to Human Services and Social Problems. I'm optimistic about my grade in Ceramics, but I don't expect to have a good idea about it until next week; we're doing a critique of our first major project on Monday (already rescheduled twice, blergh), and I expect we'll get our grades on that after.
I've got at least a paragraph for each of my classes, but they get pretty long, so I'm cutting them individually.
( Social Problems )
( Ceramics )
( Intro to Human Services )
That's about it for now. I will continue to plug away!
School continues apace! We're at the half-way point in the term, and so far my grades are looking good in Intro to Human Services and Social Problems. I'm optimistic about my grade in Ceramics, but I don't expect to have a good idea about it until next week; we're doing a critique of our first major project on Monday (already rescheduled twice, blergh), and I expect we'll get our grades on that after.
I've got at least a paragraph for each of my classes, but they get pretty long, so I'm cutting them individually.
( Social Problems )
( Ceramics )
( Intro to Human Services )
That's about it for now. I will continue to plug away!
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MG's Writing Ideas
Wednesday, 15 October 2025 17:48masterghandalf posting in antishurtugal_rebornNot sure if this is the best place for this, but I thought I'd go ahead and drop a post and see if it's of interest to anyone. Basically, I've been wanting to get back into writing my own original fiction lately and was curious if anyone might be interested reading some of it and offering feedback? I wrote up some rough summaries of some of the ideas I've been toying with on my journal, if anyone is interested in seeing them. Just thought I'd share, before getting back to your regularly scheduled sporking!
Epistler's Brisingr Solo Spork Chapter Nineteen: Gifts Of Gold
Wednesday, 15 October 2025 19:57In Sylvan Shadows - Chapter Fourteen
Monday, 13 October 2025 19:23kalinara posting in i_read_whatSo it's the aftermath of the battle. Our heroes are free, but Danica just keeled over. Poison's a bitch that way.
( Did someone ever get Elbereth out of that tent? And do I really care if they did? )
( Did someone ever get Elbereth out of that tent? And do I really care if they did? )
The World of the Others Commentary
Monday, 13 October 2025 10:02mara_dienne459 posting in antishurtugal_reborn So I just found out today, by chance, that when I don't have access to my home internet, I can't access this site. Because the Supreme Court has allowed Mississippi to enact their "protection law" despite the fact that it's still being litigated in court. If you don't know what this law is, it basically means they are censoring the internet and certain sites unless you upload your ID and verify your birthdate in order to access the site. So. If my IP address states that I'm geographically located in or near Mississippi, and I'm on my phone, unless I have access to a wifi network with an IP address located elsewhere, this site is blocked. How fun is that?
Anyway, on to somewhat less infuriating subject matter. Or maybe equally infuriating.
In this chapter, we have several trigger warnings - a few being complete disregard of procedure because of "wah, we're so special, you should do whatever we want!" and a cold-blooded murder, as well as grievous bodily harm to innocent people because one of the Correct Characters is Not Happy.
( It's Only Illegal if You Get Caught )
Anyway, on to somewhat less infuriating subject matter. Or maybe equally infuriating.
In this chapter, we have several trigger warnings - a few being complete disregard of procedure because of "wah, we're so special, you should do whatever we want!" and a cold-blooded murder, as well as grievous bodily harm to innocent people because one of the Correct Characters is Not Happy.
( It's Only Illegal if You Get Caught )
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The Scrolls of the Ancients: Chapter Sixty-One, Chapter Sixty-Two and Chapter Sixty-Three
Monday, 13 October 2025 07:24masterghandalf posting in antishurtugal_rebornMG’s Note: I’ve posted the results for my future sporkings poll over on my journal; you can see them here if you’re interested! Thanks to everyone who voted!
Warning: This post contains brief sexual content and reference to rape.
( In which, with the book drawing to a close, Newcomb finally gets around to explaining what's going on. )
Warning: This post contains brief sexual content and reference to rape.
( In which, with the book drawing to a close, Newcomb finally gets around to explaining what's going on. )
The Scrolls of the Ancients: Chapter Sixty-One, Chapter Sixty-Two and Chapter Sixty-Three
Monday, 13 October 2025 07:14masterghandalf posting in das_sporking2
Epistler's Brisingr Solo Spork Chapter Eighteen: Making Amends
Sunday, 12 October 2025 18:28Yendi - Chapter Nine
Friday, 10 October 2025 18:09kalinara posting in i_read_whatSo last time, we got an interesting insight into what it's like being an Easterner dealing with some of the most powerful people in the Dragaeran Empire.
And how utterly frustrating it must be at times. No wonder Vlad and Cawti bonded so quickly.
( That's dickhead elves for you... )
And how utterly frustrating it must be at times. No wonder Vlad and Cawti bonded so quickly.
( That's dickhead elves for you... )
