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Dunque Maynard-Keenan

BOOKHOUSE@mas.to

<p>Director of the Bookhouse Institute.<br /><a href="https://bookhouse.uk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bookhouse.uk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Also researching: books, puzzles, treasure hunts, ergodic literature, games and play, alternate reality games, real life mysteries. That sort of thing. </p><p>I don’t knowingly use AI because it’s bad for my brain, the environment, and society as a whole. I like notebooks. </p><p>I am very tired. </p><p>✊🏿🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 🌍️ 💚</p>

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    Probably good to have an #introduction of sorts. Hello there! I run a small organisation (of one) which designs and writes puzzle and treasure hunts and hides them in books in exchange for joy and dopamine. I also design and make the treasures, occasionally with support from actual craft experts. I also maintain a small #library of armchair treasure hunts, text games, Ergodic literature, other unusual books which is growing all the time. On top of that, I spend a lot of time researching t...

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    Sitting by the window watching the rain come down. Cup of tea in my hand.

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    So much spam this evening. What’s happened?

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    freedom of expression as an act of resistance

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    Spent the day in the garden preparing the flower beds for winter. Edging, weeding, watering, then mulching.

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    This vegan burger was my lunch.

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    So the idea of Bookhouse is basically inspired by this book from 1979 called ‘Masquerade’ by an artist called Kit Williams. He hid a golden hare in the UK and wrote this book and filled it full of paintings as the clues to where the treasure is buried. I’m trying to do the same. But different. #kitwilliams #goldenhare #masquerade #treasurehunt #puzzlebook #bookstodon #reading #game

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    Cannot upload an avatar to my Pixelfed account. Error: “the avatar field is required”. I’m using the webapp on latest iOS. I have uploaded an avatar. It’s frustrating. https://pixelfed.social/bookhouseUK #fedihelp #pixelfed #avatar

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    The Institute garden is parched. We are doing our best to keep it alive. Meanwhile, our work progresses.

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    Slowly documenting things from the Bookhouse archives. Up first: a couple of microhunts that I have been sharing online to be solved. https://bookhouse.uk/bookhouse-archive/ #treasurehunts #bookstodon

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    Where can I find archived recordings of the old UK TV show Treasure Hunt (with Anneka Rice / Annabel Croft)? From 1982-1989 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_Hunt_(British_game_show)?wprov=sfti1#2002%E2%80%932003_version Please share!! Thanks in advance! #retro #80s #80stv

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    Happy Friday everyone. I have a couple of articles up in what I might be calling my magazine. Just a couple of things I am interested in. Check them out here: https://bookhouse.uk/magazine/ #zodiac #Vigenère #magazine

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    The Bookhouse Institute does not use AI. Why would we use the slop machines? We use tarot cards if we want to add abstractions into creativity and self-reflection. #ai #noai #AiSlop #creativity

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    Having to update my blocked word list to stay sane.

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    Backup phone now set up as a Bookhouse Institute phone. Means, other than creating things using my laptop, I should be able to run the Institute from this one phone. I would like to see that in action. So let’s try it for a bit.

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    With the world going to shit in a shit basket, working at the Bookhouse Institute and its weird projects is the way I stay sane.

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    RE: https://mas.to/@BOOKHOUSE/116137208769457609 Well, that was easier than expected. https://m.youtube.com/@misslaracroft/playlists

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    Hello! How are you doing? You know that thing you do? I really enjoy you posting about it. Keep it up. You’re doing great. 👍🏼