#steers

[geopsych]

More cattle in a pasture yesterday. They had a lot of personality.

[admiraltx]

[silvermaplealder]

Cow party! The birthday boys, turning 1 year old today

[stone-cold-groove]

Meeting your future meal.

[emperornorton47]

Steers - Meat on the hoof

[detournementsmineurs]

Lily James, Bella Heathcote, Suki Waterhouse, Millie Brady et Ellie Bamber dans "Orgueil et Préjugés et Zombies" de Burr Steers (2016) - adapté du roman parodique éponyme de Seth Grahame-Smith (2009) lui-même inspiré du roman "Orgueil et Préjugés" de Jane Austen (1813) - décembre 2022.

[starlit-mansion]

listen. i honestly do try my best to not be bitchy about stuff. but if you not-joking-joked that you wanted to watch a video essay from hbomb on the kendrick-drake rap beef. i think that you are obligated to watch fd signifier's 3 hour video essay. i KNOW the watch time is not the issue.

[a2zsportsnews]

SL vs NZ: Jayasuriya steers Sri Lanka to 63-run win over New Zealand in first Test

Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya took two overs to polish off the New Zealand tail and complete a five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka sealed a 63-run victory in the opening Test at Galle International Stadium on Monday. Chasing 275 for victory, New Zealand was all out for 211 despite Rachin Ravindra’s gallant 92, its batters unable to negotiate the sharp turn and low bounce at the venue. Jayasuriya…

[ajumbleoffk]

I asked myself, "How did this come to be?"

Like hot sauce around the barbecue, we were talking

and eating because it was the Sabbat.

Heiro was staring at the greens haunted

"But that ain't what it means. You take me for granted,

Little Lonely. How have been yer dreams, darlin'?",

I harkened to her beating heart like a rose garden.

"You're sleazy," she said grinnin'.

"Did you hear? I'm going to join the High Senatory Counsel."

She added. She was a mathematician

in her pre-Professional Politician days.

That tattoo across her left breast was hidden

Underneath her shiny champagne dress.

Like a highnessssssssssssss.

"Snakes in the grass were many in the past.

They want to feed off of you. I get It.

I got my own thing I'm doing. I don't need nothing.

You do what you do in the business world. "

"Come home with me", she answered smiling.

"What are we gonna do when we get there?"

I answered inquisitive like a barn owl in the night.

She smiled her teeth bare and just kept smiling

With her eyes shining bright as a shining star with

a beautiful inner lightness of being. For just a moment.

For just a moment. . . a moment that was never meant to last,

but if we work together, we can kick the world like we live in a world

Not just on a planet. We can save a science fiction future yet.

Take my hand. I brought sandwiches.

[bamsara]

I think that one thing people fail to understand is that unsolicited literary criticism coming from an online stranger who is reading with no knowledge of what the authors intended goal is, is not going to be received the same as say: the authors beta reader or friends who know what the authors intended goal and has the sufficient knowledge and input to help the author reach that desired outcome.

"But I'm only trying to be helpful" How do I know you have the knowledge and literary skill for you to be able to actaully do that when we don't know each other and you are essentially a stranger to me? Are you applying this criticism based out of personal biased experience and desire to see the story or characterization be driven in another direction or tweaked, or do you know the author's intentions for the character? If the story is incomplete, are you basing your criticism of a character on the incomplete narration with only partial information available of them or are you building up a report until the story's completion? Did the author provide you with the information needed to make a fully informed criticism?

Have you discussed with the author what their plans are or are you assuming them based off the narration, especially if the narration is proven or implied to be unreliable or missing key points of the plot? Are you unbiased enough to help them reach their desired outcome for the characters and story regardless of your personal feelings towards the characters/antagonists and setting? Can you handle being told your specific input isn't wanted because you're a reader and/or have no written anything relating to their genre or topic? Do you understand and respect that the author's personal experiences might influence their writing and make it different than how you would have done it personally? Do you understand if an author only wants input from a specific demographic relating to their story?

If it's for fanfiction or other hobby media, are you holding a free hobby to a professional standard? Are you trying to give criticism because you feel like the author has produced 'subpar job performance' of their fic? Are you viewing their work as a personal intimate outlet or something that must conform with mass media? Are you applying rules and guidelines when the fic is shared for simple sharing sake? Is your criticism worded appropriately and focused on the parts where the author has requested input on rather than a general dismissal and or disapproval?

Have you put yourself in a place where you assumed you have the input needed for the story to evolve better, or have you asked what the author needs and what they're having trouble with? Can you handle having your criticism rejected if the author decides their story doesn't need the change and not take it as a personal offense against your character? Are you crossing that boundary because you think you are doing the author a favor? Are you trying to be helpful, or do you just want to be?

I think sometimes when people hear authors go 'please don't give me unsolicited writing advice or criticism' they automatically chalk it up to 'this author doesn't want ANY constructive feedback on their stuff at all' and not "i already have trusted individuals who will help me with my writing goals and- hey i don't know you like that, please stop acting so overly familiar with me'

[crownorclover]

i'm in me smartcar broom broom

[cheaphousespending]

Executive Order on AI Steers the United States in the Right Direction, Says Center for Data Innovation – Center for Data Innovation

WASHINGTON— The Center for Data Innovation today welcomed the White House executive order on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Center issued the following statement from its senior policy analyst, Hodan Omaar: Amid a sea of chaotic chatter about how to implement appropriate guardrails for AI, today’s executive order (EO) sets a clear course for the United States. It provides industry with…

[admiraltx]

On the scales

[aftg4rd]

🧼: “D’ya think I cuid take my gear off first, Si?”

💀: “Negative.”

[iamdexter123]

A good writer, like a good reader, has a mind’s ear. We mostly read prose in silence, but many readers have a keen inner ear that hears it. Dull, choppy, droning, jerky, feeble: these common criticisms of narrative are all faults in the sound of it. Lively, well-paced, flowing, strong, beautiful: these are all qualities of the sound of prose, and we rejoice in them as we read. Narrative writers need to train their mind’s ear to listen to their own prose, to hear as they write.

- Ursula K. Le Guin, Steering the Craft: A 21st Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story

[courfee]

oby jeggy is a different kind of dsfkdsf so here is them from the first fic in that series, i will touch you with my mind by my love @itsjaywalkers