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do you know where "no beta we die like x" comes from and how it is used?
The term "beta" in this context is short for "beta reader" - a person who reads a fic while it's still in the editing stage and helps the writer get it ready to post. Some betas check grammar. Some check canon compliance. Some are sensitivity readers. There are lots of things that betas can do.
So functionally, saying "no beta" means that the writer didn't get this checked by a second person before they posted it. It's a warning that there might be errors or typos etc. It's mostly used when an author has written something quickly and is posting without doing a lot of (or any) edits first.
As for where it comes from? It all started with a bumper sticker.
This image was an internet meme at one point, and it got meme'd on in the form of "no ___ we ___ like men"
Here on tumblr, one of the versions that got really popular was from now-deleted user @grec1a who created this version:
From there, it migrated to AO3 as the "no beta we die like men" tag, and very often the word men is replaced by the name of a character who dies in canon.
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Castle Morne | Le château de vent hurlant
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my “naked” cover for Robert Hewitt Wolfe’s novel THE GOBLIN CROWN.
in stores now(?)!
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The jaguarundi is a relatively secretive species of medium-sized cat, native to the Americas. In many ways it resembles a large mustelid, but its closest relative is the cougar. It lives alone or occasionally in pairs in a large home range, and more often hunts in the day than other sympatric cats like ocelots.
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Messmer the Impaler🐍♦️
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Prints - society6.com/thepaleindigo
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Cabaretti Initiate
“Now there’s a fellow who knows how to have a good time!” —Jetmir
Artist: Jason A. Engle
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isekai about a nyc apartment block getting teleported into a fantasy realm, and how this group of people who previously have only had incidental contact with one another come together to build a vibrant community in their new circumstances. there's a season-long arc about introducing bagels and pizza to the fantasy world that gets into the details of sourcing ingredients, developing new technologies, and learning how to work with supernatural substitutions.
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PAUTA SAILA, R.C.A. (1916-2009) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
DANCING BEAR, C. MID 1970S
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I guess I'm not surprised that people apparently got very upset over there being, uh, lady custodes, but it really is something I cannot quite wrap my head around. As in, I cannot comprehend expending that much energy on something like that.
I'd say you need a hobby, but that sems to be part of the problem.
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Announcing the theme for Terry Pratchett Day 2024: START IN THE WRONG PLACE.
You'll hear people say time and time again that you can start anywhere with Terry Pratchett's work, but don't start in the right place*, so let's truly embrace the joy and chaos to be found in the many routes through Discworld and beyond.
We will be making Sunday 28th April, Sir Terry Pratchett's birthday, one brimming with bookish delight, celebrating the many ways we love and travel through his work, and we're inviting you to join us.
Follow along with The Terry Pratchett Estate to stay up to date. We will be sharing more ahead of the weekend on how to get involved.
*A lot of people say the right place is anything but the right place, which in turn, may make it an equally wrong place...
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“Wait why is this one blank— oh god fucking dammit”
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Expanding and improving on some of my Signalis souls designs from earlier. I don’t even have an AU to go with them. They’re just a fun design exercise!
I have the rest of the Replikas sketched out, but their designs need a little work before I feel like taking them further.
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