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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

New one on me: I understand paved road versus unpaved road. I kind of have a feel for semi-paved road as perhaps partially paved, but I don't see how that could be much different than semi-unpaved road mentioned in a recent article. #terminology

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If we are renaming AI, how about an "AIsoaq" = an "Answer In search of a question"? #AI #rename

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

No need for a medicine wagon for a show before the snake oil pitch. Just turn on your TV or go to the internet for specials that offer a miraculous cure for what ails you. The pitch is the show.

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Invest in tulip bulb futures? OK, then how about a Ponzi ... No? I understand. Trump University? Ignorance returns almost as much as stupidity. No. Try AI? What is it? No one knows for sure, but it annoys a lot of folks: Could beat bitcoin. Yes, I'll take your check. #LatestGreatest #Money #Schemes

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"Shut it down! Shut it all down!" -- Westworld 1973

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This year, my wife & I celebrated our 36th wedding anniversary. When we married, I promised her that we would evenly divide the driving duties when we were both in the car: I would drive us the first 35 years, and she would drive us the next 35 years … Honestly, I didn’t expect to live this long.😍

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

For me, a character's voice has two meanings. Only one of them has to do with the sound they make while speaking.

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

What? I'm allowed back on BlueSky despite my refusal to enter ID+age data on -IDScan.net? My word that I'm older than 18 was insufficient. Am I permitted back because -IDSCan recently had a security breach which exposed more than 153 million ID accounts to cybercriminals? #IDtheft #Security #IDScan

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

@followers I'm Giving AWAY no-strings-attached EBOOKS during the July Smashwords Summer Sale from 07/01/2026 to 07/31/2026! DOWNLOAD up to 11 FREE eBOOKS at www.smashwords.com/profile/view... AND up to 5 FREE YA eBOOKS at smashwords.com/profile/view... #Free #eBooks #boost

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Ronald D Ferguson also writes YA fiction under the pen name R D Ferguson. He taught college mathematics for many years and published 4 mathematics textbooks during those years. An active member of the...

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

@followers I'm Giving AWAY no-strings-attached EBOOKS during the July Smashwords Summer Sale from 07/01/2026 to 07/31/2026! DOWNLOAD up to 11 FREE eBOOKS at www.smashwords.com/profile/view... AND 5 FREE YA eBOOKS at smashwords.com/profile/view... #Free #eBooks #boost

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

@followers I'm Giving AWAY no-strings-attached EBOOKS during the July Smashwords Summer Sale from 07/01/2026 to 07/31/2026! DOWNLOAD up to 11 FREE eBOOKS at www.smashwords.com/profile/view... AND 5 FREE YA eBOOKS at smashwords.com/profile/view... #Free #eBooks #boost

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Why give away 10,000+ eBOOKs? My rationale is here: ayomasala.blogspot.com/2026/06/1000... #giveaway #free #ebooks ayomasala.blogspot.com 10,000 FREE eBOOKS

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

5 Day countdown REMINDER: Why give away 10K+ eBOOKS in July 2026? My rationale is here: #Giveaway #Free #eBooks #July

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Why give away 10,000+ eBOOKs? My rationale is here: ayomasala.blogspot.com/2026/06/1000... #giveaway #free #ebooks

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Millie Abecassis @millieabecassis.com · 20/06/2026

I added a newsletter sign up form if you want to receive the quarterly lists of new SFFH published by small presses directly in your inbox! 👇 (This will only subscribe you to the new release lists, not to the full #SmallPitch blog!)

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Small Press New Releases Subscribe and receive all the lists of quarterly new releases in your inbox Have an upcoming small press SFFH book? Fill out the form. For now, we only list science fiction…

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

@followers GIVING AWAY FREE eBOOKS in the Smashwords Summer Sale. All my eBOOKS will be FREE from 07/01/2026 to 07/31/2026! Help me reach my goal of 10,000 downloads. In July, DOWNLOAD 11 FREE eBOOKS at www.smashwords.com/profile/view... & 5 free YA eBOOKS at smashwords.com/profile/view... #Boost

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

For the whole Month of July, 2026, SmashWords will hold it gigantic Summer Sale. I'm going all-in with my entire 15 ebook catalog, More Details soon. #Smashwords #Summer #Sale

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Trump officials say algae in the Reflecting Pool is residual> subtext: It's Biden's fault. #algae #Trump

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Responsibility without authority is a fool's errand. Authority without responsibility is a recipe for disaster. #responsibility #authority

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Common Sense is a misnomer. The sensibility it attempts to describe is not widespread enough to be common.

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

A very short SciFi Story: Headline 2031: Robots fold dried laundry. Robot sales up. Headline 2032: New memory cloth that self-folds washed clothes introduced. Sales up. Headline 2033: The growing popularity of nudity to save resources obsoletes the clothing industry. #AI #Robotics #Obsolete

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

When we finish sympathizing with the complainers then we can commence complaining about the complaints. #complaint

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I just got an email asking whether I could predict Apple's next move. I thought Newston settled that in 1666. #Newton #Apple #Move

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Please tell me when "Last Chance to WHATEVER for X% off" will actually stop arriving in my mailbox. "Last chance" does not mean what you think it means. #Annoy #Ads

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Twenty at the grocery store. Two hundred at Costco.

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Yes. If you don't have a bag large enough, you can buy a package of them at Costco.

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Roll them up and put them in a freezer bag.

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Three Days until SORCERY ON THE SUNSET EXPRESS goes live. books2read.com/u/3nRABB #Novel #Magic #AltHistory

Cover for SORCERY ON THE SUNSET EXPRESS: Mystery, Murder, Mayhem & Magic. Get your ticket & climb aboard.

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Two rules of life according to Robert Heinlein: 1. Offend no one. 2. Don't be easily offended. Many people have trouble remembering the second rule. #Heinlein #Rules

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Each Visit to Facebook, I meet Manus. Can Manus post messages for me so I don't have to visit regularly? Even ten years after I'm dead to keep ad revenues rolling? Perhaps there is a story idea somewhere in there. Will the Meta Obergruppenführer AI allow me to post this message? #AI #Intrusion

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

I apologize to my children. I must have been terrible as a new parent. For a while my eldest daughter thought her name was "Hey Kid No No." #Children #Parents

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

I protest: MUSCLE is a correct solution for 04/17/2026 Washington Post Keyword game, but so also in MUGGLE. MUGGLE was coined almost a century before Rollins made it popular in HP. I blame Jeff Bezos for everything. #Keyword #Washington_Post

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but a banana a day is more a peeling. #fruit #wizdom

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Ambiguous sign at the senior center: MADATORY VOLUNTEER TRAINING

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Discounted and Free ebooks on Smashwords the first week in March 2026. I'm participating. Search for Ronald D Ferguson (adult) and R. D. Ferguson (YA)

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

TIME-SLIPS AWEIGH went live today. books2read.com/b/mqRoBv #TimeTravel #Romance

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

FREE: Advance Reader Copy (ARC) for TIME-SLIPS AWEIGH. Let me know if you would like a no obligation EPUB ARC compatible with most e-readers including Kindle. I would appreciate an honest review only if you are inclined. Novel's description at Books2Read below. books2read.com/b/mqRoBv #ARC #FREE

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Starting December 8. My collection of ebooks is available as part of the Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale & many are FREE! Find my latest this month at www.smashwords.com/books/1791914 and follow @smashwords for more promos like this! #EOYSale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebookstore

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Starting December 8. My collection of ebooks is available as part of the Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale & many are FREE! Find your next favorite book this month at smashwords.com/sale and follow @smashwords for more promos like this! #EOYSale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebookstore

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Ron Ferguson @rondferguson.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Oxymoron of the day: "Permanently Pause." by... oh you know who it is.

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