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Dr. Anna Latour<p>Sir Terry Pratchett was one of two people who I quoted directly in my dissertation. This line from Feet of Clay was the motto for my introductory chapter:</p><p>"This is where we’ve filled ourselves up with so many questions that they’re starting to overflow and become answers."</p><p>It resonated with me, because this is what doing research often feels like for me.</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/GNUTerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GNUTerryPratchett</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/AcademicChatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicChatter</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/PhDLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhDLife</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/AcademicMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Discworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discworld</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/DiscworldQuote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiscworldQuote</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/FeetOfClay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeetOfClay</span></a></p>
Roland Maurice<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/terrypratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>terrypratchett</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/feetofclay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>feetofclay</span></a></p>
Sean Eric Fagan<p>Cached US Kindle giveaway on bsky: 10 copies of Terry Pratchett's FEET OF CLAY, a Discworld novel, and a very, very good one, over at <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/kithrup.bsky.social/post/3lehstyjvos2w" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/kithrup.bsky.</span><span class="invisible">social/post/3lehstyjvos2w</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/KindleBookGiveaway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KindleBookGiveaway</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Discworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discworld</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/TerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TerryPratchett</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FeetOfClay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeetOfClay</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/GNUTerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GNUTerryPratchett</span></a></p>
Auscandoc<p>Exclusive: the papers that most heavily cite retracted studies <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02719-5" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/d41586-024</span><span class="invisible">-02719-5</span></a> “We are just observing that in some bibliographies, the references have been <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/retracted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retracted</span></a> or withdrawn, meaning that the paper may be unreliable,” Cabanac says. He calls his tool a <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FeetofClay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeetofClay</span></a> Detector, referring to an analogy, originally from the Bible, about statues or edifices that collapse because of their weak clay foundations.”</p>
FlohEinstein<p>IT service desk sends message to all users "Application XY is running unstable. No further tickets to service desk necessary."</p><p>First thought: UNSTABLE? It doesn't work at all!</p><p>Second thought: Dead is stable. Now where do I know this quote from...</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/discworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discworld</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/terrypratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>terrypratchett</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/feetofclay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>feetofclay</span></a></p>
CB Uí Foghlú<p>I enjoyed <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/TheLastHero" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TheLastHero</span></a> even though I&#39;m not a fan of Cohen.</p><p>Been doing a few re-reads too. <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/FeetOfClay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FeetOfClay</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/MenAtArms" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MenAtArms</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Mort" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mort</span></a>. Feet of Clay made a lot more sense the 2nd time round! <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/NightWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NightWatch</span></a> next</p><p>(Reading order👇)<br />29: Wintersmith<br />30: Interesting Times<br />31: Going Postal<br />32: Witches Abroad<br />33: Hogfather<br />34: Jingo<br />35: The Last Hero</p><p>(Re-reads 👇)<br />1: Lords &amp; Ladies<br />2: Sourcery<br />3: Reaper Man<br />4: Guards Guards<br />5: Equal Rites <br />6: Feet of Clay <br />7: Men At Arms<br />8: Mort</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Discworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Discworld</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/TerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TerryPratchett</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Pratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pratchett</span></a></p>
Sean Eric Fagan<p>Cached US Kindle giveaway: 10 copies of Terry Pratchett's Feet of Clay, which is very good. I, however, am a failure, so I can't blurb it as much as I normally would. <br><a href="https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GSMAYHVWGQH5Q5W" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS</span><span class="invisible">MAYHVWGQH5Q5W</span></a><br><a href="https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GSWSCL2ZJRMB96V" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS</span><span class="invisible">WSCL2ZJRMB96V</span></a><br><a href="https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GSS4RQPV4PPTQ37" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS</span><span class="invisible">S4RQPV4PPTQ37</span></a><br><a href="https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS5CYZ68VBHE36Y" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS</span><span class="invisible">5CYZ68VBHE36Y</span></a><br><a href="https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS5RKZWWV98CN4S" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS</span><span class="invisible">5RKZWWV98CN4S</span></a><br><a href="https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GSFJJ5F3ZV3MHEB" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS</span><span class="invisible">FJJ5F3ZV3MHEB</span></a><br><a href="https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GSCZ4426NDMU2K9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS</span><span class="invisible">CZ4426NDMU2K9</span></a><br><a href="https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GSUHEMV7YVAEBN8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS</span><span class="invisible">UHEMV7YVAEBN8</span></a><br><a href="https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS6CVJ4PM5UMKZ7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS</span><span class="invisible">6CVJ4PM5UMKZ7</span></a><br><a href="https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GSUL4LX7BZZUZFR" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS</span><span class="invisible">UL4LX7BZZUZFR</span></a><br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/KindleBookGiveaway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KindleBookGiveaway</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FeetOfClay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeetOfClay</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/TerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TerryPratchett</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Discworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discworld</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/GNUTerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GNUTerryPratchett</span></a></p>
RamenCatholic 🐢🌈<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@RickiTarr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>RickiTarr</span></a></span> ikr?<br>Last year for PRIDE I gave away about a dozen copies each of <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/FeetOfClay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeetOfClay</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/MonstrousRegiment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MonstrousRegiment</span></a> :) </p><p>...which reminds me, I need to find a cheap source of bulk queer books that ships quickly in/to the US...</p>
Sean Eric Fagan<p><a href="https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GSRQKSGV5ESUQ5B" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS</span><span class="invisible">RQKSGV5ESUQ5B</span></a><br><a href="https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GSEWNVPM8WWMKU8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS</span><span class="invisible">EWNVPM8WWMKU8</span></a><br><a href="https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GSQA3N94WMEVG2N" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS</span><span class="invisible">QA3N94WMEVG2N</span></a><br><a href="https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GSYTBDCBFCR5MFM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS</span><span class="invisible">YTBDCBFCR5MFM</span></a><br><a href="https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GSATJB8TNQLA98N" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS</span><span class="invisible">ATJB8TNQLA98N</span></a><br><a href="https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GSDJ597YTLTKD8B" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS</span><span class="invisible">DJ597YTLTKD8B</span></a><br><a href="https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS8NCBXWD7N9FSU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS</span><span class="invisible">8NCBXWD7N9FSU</span></a><br><a href="https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GSEK58C63GU4PPQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS</span><span class="invisible">EK58C63GU4PPQ</span></a><br><a href="https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS9AYPXP7HWZS7C" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS</span><span class="invisible">9AYPXP7HWZS7C</span></a><br><a href="https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GSKHVFV3Y8K5EPB" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS</span><span class="invisible">KHVFV3Y8K5EPB</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/KindleBookGiveaway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KindleBookGiveaway</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/TerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TerryPratchett</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/GNUTerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GNUTerryPratchett</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Discworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discworld</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FeetOfClay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeetOfClay</span></a></p>
Janice Selbie<p>If you were an Evangelical in the 1970s and 80s, you’ve heard of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/KeithGreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KeithGreen</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LastDaysMinistries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LastDaysMinistries</span></a> - so I hope you listen to the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/feetofclay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>feetofclay</span></a> confessions of the cult sisters podcast! I had so much fun doing this interview with them. Enjoy! <a href="https://youtu.be/YMafz6wE6O8?si=qB22tfaXpNfQCNWK" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/YMafz6wE6O8?si=qB22tf</span><span class="invisible">aXpNfQCNWK</span></a></p>
Roger Nield<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@Mammut" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Mammut</span></a></span> just glad you are cool with that and pleased a reread (by accident) what I had written! <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/feetofclay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>feetofclay</span></a></p>
James Ryland Miller<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@winjay" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>winjay</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/feetofclay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>feetofclay</span></a> is such a great novel. I need to get back to reading more <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/discworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discworld</span></a>; I’ve probably read 10 or so. And completely agreed that the ruling class in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>florida</span></a> and their progeny could learn something by reading more <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pratchett</span></a>.</p>
MrsArcanum<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FeetOfClay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeetOfClay</span></a><br>"And bring the search warrant.” “You mean the sledgehammer, sir?” “Yes." <br>— Terry Pratchett</p>
MrsArcanum<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FeetOfClay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeetOfClay</span></a><br>"It was such a relief to be right, even though you knew you’d only got there by trying every possible way to be wrong." <br>— Terry Pratchett</p>
MrsArcanum<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FeetOfClay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeetOfClay</span></a><br>"It is the ancient instinct of terriers and policemen to chase anything that runs away." <br>— Terry Pratchett</p>
MrsArcanum<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FeetOfClay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeetOfClay</span></a><br>"It is a mystery,' said Detritus.<br>Vimes grinned mirthlessly. It was a mystery. And he didn't like mysteries. Mysteries had a way of getting bigger if you didn't solve them quickly. Mysteries pupped." <br>— Terry Pratchett</p>
MrsArcanum<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FeetOfClay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeetOfClay</span></a><br>"Yes, yes, yes," said Vimes, who could recognize the verbal foot getting ready to stick itself in the aural door." <br>— Terry Pratchett</p>
MrsArcanum<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FeetOfClay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeetOfClay</span></a> <br>"where Nobby went wrong was in thinking small. He sidled into places and pinched things that weren’t worth much. If only he’d sidled into continents and stolen entire cities, slaughtering many of the inhabitants in the process, he’d have been a pillar of the community." <br>— Terry Pratchett</p>
MrsArcanum<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FeetOfClay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeetOfClay</span></a><br>"Around him, the world became a crystal of horror, the special horror that has nothing to do with fangs or ichor or ghosts but has everything to do with the familiar becoming unfamiliar." <br>— Terry Pratchett</p>
MrsArcanum<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FeetOfClay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeetOfClay</span></a><br>"This is it, he thought. This is where we’ve filled ourselves up with so many questions that they’re starting to overflow and become answers." <br>— Terry Pratchett</p>
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