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a consequence of the belief that all animals deserve a temple, the cow palace is failing machines and flesh with grace. trying to sell a scifi novel on kickstarter (free chapter at link in bio) linktree: https://t.co/qNwc1HUkTF

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thecowpalace.bsky.social @thecowpalace.bsky.social · Aug 1

new #scifi novel about brain implants romance and our breaking world, with a kickstarter coming in august. read the first 100 pages now for free (links in bio + thread)

throwawaydigital (dot) tumblr (dot)

#kickstarter #fiction #novels #sciencefiction #scifi #authors

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thecowpalace.bsky.social @thecowpalace.bsky.social · Sep 16

gravity's rainbow -- thomas pynchon

#books #novels #fiction

thecowpalace.bsky.social @thecowpalace.bsky.social · Sep 11

the year before yesterday -- brian w. aldiss

#books #novels #fiction #sciencefiction #scifiart #scifi

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GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social · Sep 11

Françoise Cadol has issued a formal notice to publisher Aspyr, accusing the company of using AI to replicate her voice in Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered without her consent.

www.gamesindustry.biz/french-lara-...

French Lara Croft actor issues formal notice to Aspyr, claims Tomb Raider remasters used AI replicated voice

Aspyr is being accused of "misleading" consumers

www.gamesindustry.biz

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thecowpalace.bsky.social @thecowpalace.bsky.social · Sep 10

check out drug alert! in a web-based emulator here:
archive.org/details/a2wo...

retro computer game ads:
retrocgads.tumblr.com/post/7938449...

Drug Alert (1986)(Mindplay)(alt) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Drug Alert (1986)(Mindplay)(alt)

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thecowpalace.bsky.social @thecowpalace.bsky.social · Sep 10

drug alert! (methods & solutions inc., 1986)

drug prevention educational software for the apple ][

#retrogaming #software #drugs #psa

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thecowpalace.bsky.social @thecowpalace.bsky.social · Sep 7

wilderness tips -- @margaretatwood.bsky.social

#books #fiction #CanLit #shortstories

thecowpalace.bsky.social @thecowpalace.bsky.social · Sep 6

read the first 100 pages now for free (PDF, no account necessary just click the blue ‘download’ button): tinyurl.com/y6ke36fw

support the kickstarter (now live) to read the rest of the novel: kickstarter.com/projects/rec...

#kickstarter #fiction #novels #sciencefiction #romance

most things havent worked out 2025 preview

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thecowpalace.bsky.social @thecowpalace.bsky.social · Sep 6

failing brain implants and a house falling apart

wondering what’s gone wrong with the economy and our society ? most things haven’t worked out is a gothic science fiction novel about brain implants romance and our breaking world

support the kickstarter now
links in thread + bio

thecowpalace.bsky.social @thecowpalace.bsky.social · Sep 2

the difference engine -- @greatdismal.bsky.social + bruce sterling

#books #fiction #novels #sciencefiction

thecowpalace.bsky.social @thecowpalace.bsky.social · Aug 28

most things havent worked out 2025 preview

MediaFire is a simple to use free service that lets you put all your photos, documents, music, and video in a single place so you can access them anywhere and share them everywhere.

tinyurl.com

thecowpalace.bsky.social @thecowpalace.bsky.social · Aug 28

most things haven’t worked out

cybernetic #sciencefiction about love labour and loss in a corporate world of wonder and misery where machines have a better chance of connecting with each other than people do

links in thread + bio

#kickstarter #novels #fiction #scifi

thecowpalace.bsky.social @thecowpalace.bsky.social · Aug 26

conan the cimmerian (virgin games, 1991)

synergistic software developed this fun basic action-adventure game for amiga and msdos. amazing graphics for the time

#retrogaming #PCgaming #DOSgaming #fantasy #fantasyart #BorisVallejo #Conan

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thecowpalace.bsky.social @thecowpalace.bsky.social · Aug 22

anil's ghost -- michael ondaatje

#books #novels #fiction #CanLit

thecowpalace.bsky.social @thecowpalace.bsky.social · Aug 20

read the first chapter now for free (PDF): tinyurl.com/y6ke36fw

buy the book:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rec...

#kickstarter #novels #scifi #sciencefiction

thecowpalace.bsky.social @thecowpalace.bsky.social · Aug 20

Read the first of four chapters available now for free. Copying the 1990s shareware model for independent software distribution, the first chapter is available here to read and to share. If you like the story and want to read more, support this project to get the rest of the novel

thecowpalace.bsky.social @thecowpalace.bsky.social · Aug 20

KICKSTARTER LIVE !

Michael has a nice car, a job everyone wants, and a great home in a safe neighbourhood, all signs trending up. He also has a net-connected brain implant and a bad day at work that goes viral, in a coroprate world where machines connect better than people do

links in thread + bio

thecowpalace.bsky.social @thecowpalace.bsky.social · Aug 17

pretty sure that week-old account is a bot trying to viral getting people mad while at the same time promoting white nationalist propaganda. bot trolls are best ignored

thecowpalace.bsky.social @thecowpalace.bsky.social · Aug 17

algorithm -- jean mark gawron

more scifi pulp over breakfast

#books #novels #fiction #scifi #sciencefiction #scifiart

thecowpalace.bsky.social @thecowpalace.bsky.social · Aug 14

read the first chapter now for free (PDF): tinyurl.com/y6ke36fw

support the kickstarter (launching tuesday) to read the rest of the novel:
kickstarter.com/projects/rec...

#fiction #novels #kickstarter #scifi #sciencefiction #CanLit

most things havent worked out 2025 preview

MediaFire is a simple to use free service that lets you put all your photos, documents, music, and video in a single place so you can access them anywhere and share them everywhere.

tinyurl.com

thecowpalace.bsky.social @thecowpalace.bsky.social · Aug 14

launching tuesday !

'most things haven't worked out' is scifi about you and me with brain implants living in a world of investors above everyone else. read the first 100 pages now (link in bio + thread)

throwawaydigital (dot) tumblr (dot) com

#kickstarter #fiction #scifi #sciencefiction #novels

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thecowpalace.bsky.social @thecowpalace.bsky.social · Aug 12

no proofreading from 9-year-old me. spelling errors everywhere, including in an adult joke

thecowpalace.bsky.social @thecowpalace.bsky.social · Aug 11

in the summer of 1987, after a year and a half delivering newspapers i decided to write and sell my own, printed dot matrix from a commodore 64. one day i set up a lemonade stand and sold seventeen copies for $0.25 each. only 3 of 8 pages survived, no cover

#DIY

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thecowpalace.bsky.social @thecowpalace.bsky.social · Aug 11

the double helix -- james d. watson

#books #science #biology #biography #DNA

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thecowpalace.bsky.social @thecowpalace.bsky.social · Aug 7

redburn -- herman melville

#books #novels #fiction #literature

thecowpalace.bsky.social @thecowpalace.bsky.social · Aug 5

some lazy summer re-reading of childhood treasures. my family was an early VCR adopter but to exerience star wars in the early 1980s i often read this book and the marvel comics adaptation as we didn't get to tape star wars from television until 85 or 86