Audible recommended Kitty Cat Kill Sat to me. I was pretty sure it was a blatant attempt to get cat lovers to part with their credits and will be a sycophantic attempt at fan service. But, it was on sale and I decided to give it a go.
I was very pleasantly surprised. The cat antics are mostly kept at a low volume and Argus employs a novel approach to the problems faced by a cat "manning" a space station built for humans, approaching it as an accessibility issue.
Lily is a lonely immortal uplifted cat. As she tackles an unending series of technical issues with her space station, while trying to fight off an endless series of attacks by old tech junk left in orbit and around the solar system, as well as emergent events spewing monsters that threaten what little is left of Earth's population. It's a post apocalyptic tale of constant jerry rigging of old tech in an attempt to survive.
However it is more than that, it is a first person account of Lily's journey to deal with her loneliness and pain, to find companions that will help her get out of the rut of constant trouble shooting and find out the secrets lying at the heart of the disaster that befell the solar system.
It is not a perfect book, there is some repetition and perhaps it could have been shorter. But it was very enjoyable and the long setup pays off very nicely. It is much more than just: Cat in Space.
I was making scripts, styles, mags, and posting content several times a day every day trying to build kbin and encourage engagement, and on that front, it pretty much never got better.
Your work is appreciated. :)
It feels a bit lonely, I do wish more lurkers would consider joining the convo. There's lots of talk about things being stale and dead, not many active niche communities, but 98% of people aren't contributing. It's okay to not be a content creator, but a single comment a week is better than no comments ever. I might be a taaaad salty, because of how much effort I put in, and that the lack of interactions and engagement is pretty much the ONLY thing keeping kbin from reaching it's full potential.
I could not agree more, LOL. Props for powering through that feeling, I'll go check out some of your magazines soon. Unfortunately, this is a problem that feeds itself, as people don't want to post because people aren't posting. Someone's gotta be first on the dance floor if we want to see /kbin thrive. I've been quite busy with IRL stuff, so I haven't been able to post as much lately. What you said about even a single comment every once in awhile really makes a difference.
Speaking of microblogging, I still don't know what those are somehow lol. are they like mastodon tweets or toots or whatever? 😭
Yeah, that's basically what they are. Being unfamilar with them is no problem. The great thing about #kbin is that options are available, but not forced on us. #Microblogs could become more useful/relevant with the introduction of the #allContent tab being created. Having an aggregated view is really helpful for easing into how it could be used. One way I've been messing with it is to have an overview of magazines so I can more easily be aware of any content that needs to be moderated. I think they could be useful for other stuff besides one off #tweets/#toots so you can group related posts to look back on -- themed posts over a span of time (like #inktober posts, #caturday etc). I also regularly use them in @learnjapanese for my #japanesepractice.
Starting my thread with this essay about my books & my cats. I created it a few years ago & keep it updated. It's whimsical, it makes me happy, and it's a good intro to my writing. I hope you enjoy it.
Note: All images in the blog post had alt-text last I checked. Book pages on my site should all have alt descriptions as well. Should. It's a work in progress.
🚨VERY URGENT! PLS SHARE/BOOST! My son and I are homeless living in my car, he has autoimmune issues.. we need funds for food/gas/a room.. it’s $250 a week for an extended stay and my goal is to raise $1000 for a month.
ALSO ANY SMALL AMOUNT HELPS SO I CAN BUY BOOG AN XMAS GIFT! goal: $1000 paypal.me/jascab1213 c*shapp- $nxty #caturday#MutualAid#trans#donate#transcrowdfund#crowdfunding@mutualaid@blackmastodon
🚨VERY URGENT! PLS SHARE/BOOST! If you’re participating in Mutual Aid this Thanksgiving, my son and I are homeless living in my car, he has autoimmune issues.. we need funds for food/gas/a room.. it’s $250 a week for an extended stay and my goal is to raise $1000 for a month ALSO ANY SMALL AMOUNT HELPS SO I CAN BUY BOOG AN XMAS GIFT! goal: $1000 paypal.me/jascab1213 c*shapp- $nxty #caturday#MutualAid#trans#donate#transcrowdfund#crowdfunding@mutualaid@blackmastodon
11/25/23 Open at least 6-9p. No open containers, please.
Traveler seriously thinks it's Small Cat Business Day and doesn't want me to get up for Small Business Saturday. Here are a few fun SubCulture cartoon books we have available, among our seriously broad selection of mainstream topics, & possibly some things you haven't yet imagined!
Here's a photo of #ClassicalMusic composer Jennifer Higdon with partner and high school sweetheart Cheryl Lawson and their cat! Happy #caturday! #catsofmastodon
Forget #turkey and its #tryptophan naps, the personal chef to King Ferdinand I has a dish that (if prepared incorrectly) will make you lose your mind 🤪
🐱 Read more about Roasted Cat in this excerpt from The History Shapes Cookbook:
New cover for book 1 in my sweet contemporary romance series. The Furrever Friends series features the workers and customers at a small-town cat café, and the adorable cats and kittens looking for their forever homes. Each book is a complete story with a happy ending for one couple (and maybe more than one rescued cat). @bookstodon#catlover#caturday#books#Romance
✨ What is your favorite thing about kbin? ✨ (kbin.social)
Here are mine! A handful of things come to mind right away, but there are plenty more:...