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Tuesday, May 13th, 2025 11:41 pm
Spring at Last
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common_nature
The weather has clearly turned when we have to turn on the AC to sleep at night, but finally seeing most of the trees in bloom was also high on the list.
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Additionally as part of
3weeks4dreamwidth, wanted to draw everyone's attention to my call for giftees as part of the Dreamwidth points fundraiser. We need people who would like paid features to step forward! Leave a comment indicating you'd like some Dreamwidth points, or mention what you'd specifically like the points for. (That way I can allot points based on desired purchases). Comments to the linked post are screened. Please also promote this offer in your account and communities if you're not interested in paid features yourself! People must comment by May 14.
Fandom Empire - NEW Challenge - Fortune Wheel
Wednesday, May 7th, 2025 05:59 pmprisca posting in ![[site community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/comm_staff.png){kind=small}
dw_community_promofandom_empire offers three big challenges every year. Allowed are written works (fic, poem) and graphics/art (icon, banner, wallpaper).
All fandoms, genres, and ratings are welcome. We also accept real-person works and original works.
There are badges and banners for every participant, and even the chance to win some DW points when participating regularly.
Fortune Wheel
April 30 - May 14 Sign Up
May 11 - August 10: Challenge open
August 11 - August 17: Final score
This challenge turns around Fortune Wheels. Every week, you will get two randomly chosen prompts to fill with works of your choice. In addition, every prompt on the wheel has a corresponding color. The colors offer an optional lucky challenge, which might bring you some extra points.
For detailed challenge rules go here.
And if this is not challenging enough for you, we also offer an optional Team Challenge with the chance for even more points.
Join/Subscribe to the main community
fandom_empire, and then sign up for the challenge until May 14.Want Dreamwidth Paid Services?
Tuesday, May 6th, 2025 12:02 pmyourlibrarian posting in dw_community_promoA Points Donation challenge is underway as part of 3weeks4dreamwidth : we need people who would like paid features to step forward! If you want to donate points, go to this post. If you want to receive DW paid services, go to this one!
Comments to the above posts are screened. Leave a comment indicating you'd like some Dreamwidth points, or mention what you'd specifically like the points for. (That way I can allot points based on desired purchases). If you want to donate, please indicate the amount you'd like to offer. The challenge ends May 14
Remember, paid features support Dreamwidth financially. Having giftees means we add money to Dreamwidth's coffers.
Please also promote this offer in your account and communities if you're not interested in paid features yourself!
3weeks4dreamwidth : we need people who would like paid features to step forward! If you want to donate points, go to this post. If you want to receive DW paid services, go to this one!Comments to the above posts are screened. Leave a comment indicating you'd like some Dreamwidth points, or mention what you'd specifically like the points for. (That way I can allot points based on desired purchases). If you want to donate, please indicate the amount you'd like to offer. The challenge ends May 14
Remember, paid features support Dreamwidth financially. Having giftees means we add money to Dreamwidth's coffers.
Please also promote this offer in your account and communities if you're not interested in paid features yourself!
Question thread #141
Monday, May 5th, 2025 10:06 pmpauamma posting in dw_devIt's time for another question 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.
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.
#18: A.J. Jacobs, The Puzzler [JRI]
Monday, May 5th, 2025 08:53 amkareila posting in kareila_booksAn author with a word game habit decides to write a book about all types of puzzles, from crosswords to puzzle boxes to jigsaws to Sudoku to ciphers to escape rooms. What he lacks in skill, he makes up for in enthusiasm. He visits Will Shortz and attends a National Puzzler's League convention. He manages to talk his family into representing the United States at the first ever World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship in Spain. He receives permission from the CIA to see Kryptos up close. He joins Setec Astronomy for the 2020 MIT Mystery Hunt (the same one I attended). Each chapter dips briefly into the evolution of each type of puzzle discussed and gives both historical and current examples. It's an entertaining overview, and it ends with its own series of puzzles representing each chapter.
May woods
Sunday, May 4th, 2025 03:20 pmpuddleshark posting in common_nature
Powerstock Common is probably the closest thing to wild woods we have in Dorset. Once a royal hunting ground, then an area of common land, never enclosed (perhaps too boggy to be worth the expense), now a nature reserve of tangled woods, ponds, rough pastures.
( Bluebell time on Powerstock Common )
