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The Alt text for this is 'chefs kiss' (and while I'm at it please use Alt text on all your images for accessibility as well as humour)
January 17, 2026 at 1:05 PM
The Alt text for this is 'chefs kiss' (and while I'm at it please use Alt text on all your images for accessibility as well as humour)
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If you're a writer, wondering why you should bother writing with the world on fire. It feels like it's not important, I need you to understand that it is.
Even if it is just because it keeps you moving forward? Even if it only brings YOU joy, that gives you energy to fight & survive.
Even if it is just because it keeps you moving forward? Even if it only brings YOU joy, that gives you energy to fight & survive.
January 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM
If you're a writer, wondering why you should bother writing with the world on fire. It feels like it's not important, I need you to understand that it is.
Even if it is just because it keeps you moving forward? Even if it only brings YOU joy, that gives you energy to fight & survive.
Even if it is just because it keeps you moving forward? Even if it only brings YOU joy, that gives you energy to fight & survive.
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The scale of China's clean energy buildout is difficult to fathom. Check out these pictures.
Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and Solar Buildout
e360.yale.edu
January 16, 2026 at 6:39 PM
The scale of China's clean energy buildout is difficult to fathom. Check out these pictures.
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How do we get rich individuals and multinational companies to pay their taxes?
First elect a government who WANTS to make them pay their fair share
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
First elect a government who WANTS to make them pay their fair share
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:03 PM
How do we get rich individuals and multinational companies to pay their taxes?
First elect a government who WANTS to make them pay their fair share
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
First elect a government who WANTS to make them pay their fair share
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Caroline Munro dancing on set with the rest of the cast and crew of Dracula 1972
June 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Caroline Munro dancing on set with the rest of the cast and crew of Dracula 1972
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Incredible piece of Search Engine Optimisation
January 16, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Incredible piece of Search Engine Optimisation
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@microsoft.com’s new plan to convince communities to welcome data centers includes groundbreaking new ideas like *checks notes* paying its taxes and electric bills. 🥴 🧵
January 15, 2026 at 9:47 PM
@microsoft.com’s new plan to convince communities to welcome data centers includes groundbreaking new ideas like *checks notes* paying its taxes and electric bills. 🥴 🧵
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It's nearly here! Join us in two weeks' time to find out the winners of the 2025 GAConf Awards, 20 categories celebrating everything from best indie effort to best blind & low vision accessibility, from unsung hero to best accessibility journalism!
🏆🏆🏆
#gamedev #indiedev #accessibility
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#gamedev #indiedev #accessibility
We have the details on when and where to watch the GAconf Awards 2025 (@gaconf.bsky.social), with captions and separate streams with BSL, ASL, or audio description.
Spoiler: tune in January 29, at 10am PST (6pm GMT) to find out who came out on top this year!
caniplaythat.com/2026/01/14/w...
Spoiler: tune in January 29, at 10am PST (6pm GMT) to find out who came out on top this year!
caniplaythat.com/2026/01/14/w...
When and where to watch the GAconf Awards 2025 - Can I Play That?
We have the details on when and where to watch the GAconf Awards 2025, with captions, BSL, ASL, or audio descriptions.
caniplaythat.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:18 PM
It's nearly here! Join us in two weeks' time to find out the winners of the 2025 GAConf Awards, 20 categories celebrating everything from best indie effort to best blind & low vision accessibility, from unsung hero to best accessibility journalism!
🏆🏆🏆
#gamedev #indiedev #accessibility
🏆🏆🏆
#gamedev #indiedev #accessibility
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I don’t want to worry anyone but Digging for Britain has just said that the largest UK archaeological dig is currently taking place a stone’s throw from where MR James set A Warning to the Curious.
January 14, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I don’t want to worry anyone but Digging for Britain has just said that the largest UK archaeological dig is currently taking place a stone’s throw from where MR James set A Warning to the Curious.
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I'm running a popular romance course at the University of Liverpool... but only if enough people sign up!
Come and join us!
www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-e...
Come and join us!
www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-e...
January 13, 2026 at 10:33 AM
I'm running a popular romance course at the University of Liverpool... but only if enough people sign up!
Come and join us!
www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-e...
Come and join us!
www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-e...
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kinda obsessed with how good the painting of armour here is
January 13, 2026 at 5:20 PM
kinda obsessed with how good the painting of armour here is
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We traveled back up to Edinburgh to be there as Rockstar Games and its fired union members took their case to court:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...
Rockstar vs. Union: We Went to Court and Saw the Evidence
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
We traveled back up to Edinburgh to be there as Rockstar Games and its fired union members took their case to court:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...
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I’ve got something to show you. Feat. @brettdomino
January 13, 2026 at 3:04 AM
I’ve got something to show you. Feat. @brettdomino
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@stephencollins.bsky.social made the point best
January 13, 2026 at 8:11 AM
@stephencollins.bsky.social made the point best
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I've been commissioned to write a piece about games based on real places that changed peoples' perception of that place or had some kind of local impact - are you a dev who made a game like this? Or are you a player who has a story about a game that inspired you to visit somewhere? Let me know!
January 13, 2026 at 1:24 PM
I've been commissioned to write a piece about games based on real places that changed peoples' perception of that place or had some kind of local impact - are you a dev who made a game like this? Or are you a player who has a story about a game that inspired you to visit somewhere? Let me know!
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🎉 Join us January 21 for a virtual #PublicDomainDay celebration! We’re throwing an online party to mark the latest wave of creativity entering the #publicdomain .
Works from 1930 & sound recordings from 1925 are now free, and we’re celebrating together.
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/the-case-o...
Works from 1930 & sound recordings from 1925 are now free, and we’re celebrating together.
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/the-case-o...
January 11, 2026 at 4:08 PM
🎉 Join us January 21 for a virtual #PublicDomainDay celebration! We’re throwing an online party to mark the latest wave of creativity entering the #publicdomain .
Works from 1930 & sound recordings from 1925 are now free, and we’re celebrating together.
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/the-case-o...
Works from 1930 & sound recordings from 1925 are now free, and we’re celebrating together.
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/the-case-o...
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Heron Watch for #Cairn is Name Your Own Price: Inspired by early pilots. Explore the bastion of an ancient order of knights while avoiding backstabbing noble explorers and eschatonic ape cultists in this adventure. weepingstagpress.itch.io/heron-watch
Heron Watch by weepingstagpress
A dungeon crawl in the bastion of an ancient order of knights inspired by early pilots
weepingstagpress.itch.io
January 12, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Heron Watch for #Cairn is Name Your Own Price: Inspired by early pilots. Explore the bastion of an ancient order of knights while avoiding backstabbing noble explorers and eschatonic ape cultists in this adventure. weepingstagpress.itch.io/heron-watch
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Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing https://theonion.com/protesters-urged-not-to-give-trump-administration-pretext-for-what-it-already-doing/
January 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing https://theonion.com/protesters-urged-not-to-give-trump-administration-pretext-for-what-it-already-doing/
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Follow the KickStarter page to be notified on launch: www.kickstarter.com/projects/637...
January 11, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Follow the KickStarter page to be notified on launch: www.kickstarter.com/projects/637...
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How many months are in a week now?
January 11, 2026 at 11:23 PM
How many months are in a week now?
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A drop of dream fuel - Sunset on a January day at Skagen, 1907 by Holger Drachmann
January 11, 2026 at 11:55 PM
A drop of dream fuel - Sunset on a January day at Skagen, 1907 by Holger Drachmann
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Gallery: Burghead celebrates New Year with Burning of the Clavie
Gallery: Burghead celebrates New Year with Burning of the Clavie
Burghead’s burning of the clavie festival delights crowds each January with a fiery tradition to mark the new year.
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January 11, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Gallery: Burghead celebrates New Year with Burning of the Clavie