John Reppion
@johnreppion.bsky.social
Knackered writer. Mr @leahmoore.bsky.social
Comics for DC, Dark Horse, 2000 AD etc, articles for Hellebore, Daily Grail, Fortean Times, etc, Weird Fiction, reviews... loads of stuff.
Co-adapted Sir Gawain & the Green Knight with @mdpenman.bsky.social
Comics for DC, Dark Horse, 2000 AD etc, articles for Hellebore, Daily Grail, Fortean Times, etc, Weird Fiction, reviews... loads of stuff.
Co-adapted Sir Gawain & the Green Knight with @mdpenman.bsky.social
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On Tuesday 2nd of December we are holding our final Making Space session of the calendar year! Join us 5:30-7:00pm (GMT) to work on YOUR creative-critical project, or flex your creative-critical faculties and respond to our optional theme: festivities🎊🍺🥳
In a slight change to advertised programming, our next Making Space (online co-working session) is taking place on Tuesday 2nd December, 5:30pm-7:00pm! Join us to work convivially on your own project, or get inspired and respond to our optional theme: 🎪festivities🍻
November 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
On Tuesday 2nd of December we are holding our final Making Space session of the calendar year! Join us 5:30-7:00pm (GMT) to work on YOUR creative-critical project, or flex your creative-critical faculties and respond to our optional theme: festivities🎊🍺🥳
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OpenAI has lost a key discovery battle over internal communications related to the startup deleting two huge datasets of pirated books, a development that further tilts the scales in favor of authors suing the company.
OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits
OpenAI has lost a key discovery battle over internal communications related to the startup deleting two huge datasets of pirated books, a development that further tilts the scales in favor of authors suing the company.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
OpenAI has lost a key discovery battle over internal communications related to the startup deleting two huge datasets of pirated books, a development that further tilts the scales in favor of authors suing the company.
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Hey all, do I have any UK based concept artists following me (or who knows anyone) who would be up for a long term 22 month contract working on Dragonwilds at Jagex? Remote with a very occasional day in office in Cambridge. Development experience and fantasy genre work is a must. Mid level role.
November 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Hey all, do I have any UK based concept artists following me (or who knows anyone) who would be up for a long term 22 month contract working on Dragonwilds at Jagex? Remote with a very occasional day in office in Cambridge. Development experience and fantasy genre work is a must. Mid level role.
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kicked out of the party because i wouldn't stop describing things as "aickmanesque"
November 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
kicked out of the party because i wouldn't stop describing things as "aickmanesque"
Actually crying laughing at this. A blast from the past, when Twitter was fun. I'm positive I cried laughing at it then too.
Proof that @mkupperman.bsky.social is a genius:
Gordon Ramsay's Fairy Tale Toilet Kitchen Nightmares.
I never watched his Fox show, so I assume this really happened.
michaelkupperman.com/shop/gordon-...
Gordon Ramsay's Fairy Tale Toilet Kitchen Nightmares.
I never watched his Fox show, so I assume this really happened.
michaelkupperman.com/shop/gordon-...
November 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Actually crying laughing at this. A blast from the past, when Twitter was fun. I'm positive I cried laughing at it then too.
It must be Thanksgiving because I'm panicking about work and realising I can't even email any Americans. The most wonderful time of the year.
November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
It must be Thanksgiving because I'm panicking about work and realising I can't even email any Americans. The most wonderful time of the year.
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If you want some good news this morning, I showed my three boys the PM doing the six/seven thing and now they have all stopped doing it.
November 27, 2025 at 7:03 AM
If you want some good news this morning, I showed my three boys the PM doing the six/seven thing and now they have all stopped doing it.
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So @darkhorsedirect.bsky.social are producing 6” vinyl figures of Bilbo Baggins & Gollum based on 1977 Rankin/Bass The Hobbit.
Bilbo’s nice, I guess, but I’m super into this slinking, oleaginous, stab you in the back in the dark toad like Gollum
www.darkhorsedirect.com/collections/...
Bilbo’s nice, I guess, but I’m super into this slinking, oleaginous, stab you in the back in the dark toad like Gollum
www.darkhorsedirect.com/collections/...
November 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
So @darkhorsedirect.bsky.social are producing 6” vinyl figures of Bilbo Baggins & Gollum based on 1977 Rankin/Bass The Hobbit.
Bilbo’s nice, I guess, but I’m super into this slinking, oleaginous, stab you in the back in the dark toad like Gollum
www.darkhorsedirect.com/collections/...
Bilbo’s nice, I guess, but I’m super into this slinking, oleaginous, stab you in the back in the dark toad like Gollum
www.darkhorsedirect.com/collections/...
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give it up for Henry yall
November 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
give it up for Henry yall
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These comments (and more) from our readers have seriously made my weekend! Thank you everyone for all the love 🖤
November 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
These comments (and more) from our readers have seriously made my weekend! Thank you everyone for all the love 🖤
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New blog post: Carnacki's first manifestation
Carnacki’s first manifestation
Visual manifestation, that is. The first Carnacki story to see print was The Thing Invisible, published in 1909 as a part of The Ghost Pirates, A Chaunty, and Another Story. The book wasn't illustrated, nor was the Carnacki collection published by Eveleigh Nash in 1913. The five stories that ran in The Idler, however, were all decorated with sketchy illustrations by Florence Briscoe, all of which may be seen in…
www.johncoulthart.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
New blog post: Carnacki's first manifestation
What if Googling something used 10,000 times more energy and yeilded significantly less reliable results? A trillion dollar idea!
If we can survive the integration of AI into everything, I'm confident that we'll also live through the removal of AI integration from almost everything. Because it's not fit for purpose and is a catastrophic waste of resources to provide things which we already have.
November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
What if Googling something used 10,000 times more energy and yeilded significantly less reliable results? A trillion dollar idea!
All the benefit "fraud" in the entire world doesn't amount to even a fraction of a percent of the taxes multimillionaires don't pay.
Hot take maybe but I actually don’t give a shit about benefit fraud.
I give a shit about multimillionaires and billionaires existing and not paying tax on their actual wealth.
I give a shit about multimillionaires and billionaires existing and not paying tax on their actual wealth.
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
All the benefit "fraud" in the entire world doesn't amount to even a fraction of a percent of the taxes multimillionaires don't pay.
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I've written a big piece for the Observer about the Big C. Would be lovely if you find time to read it sometime and feel free to share.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
‘He suggested we go to a quiet room to talk. I knew that was not good news’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I've written a big piece for the Observer about the Big C. Would be lovely if you find time to read it sometime and feel free to share.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
Short notice, but have you got any really good photographs of crabs?
📸 TCS Photography Competition 2025 🦐
There’s still time to submit your crustacean photos! Deadline: 30 Nov.
Prizes: $300 + JCB cover, $150, TCS membership & more. Find out more here: www.thecrustaceansociety.org/ssss_up/file...
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There’s still time to submit your crustacean photos! Deadline: 30 Nov.
Prizes: $300 + JCB cover, $150, TCS membership & more. Find out more here: www.thecrustaceansociety.org/ssss_up/file...
📸 Hans Hillewaert (CC)
November 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Short notice, but have you got any really good photographs of crabs?
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A man has been found guilty of writing a stream of consciousness novel. He is about to start a 4 year sentence.
November 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
A man has been found guilty of writing a stream of consciousness novel. He is about to start a 4 year sentence.
No one is going to pay for this shite. The amount of users will absolutely plummet once it's not a free gimmick. Can't happen soon enough imho.
Exclusive: OpenAI has projected 220 million people will be paying for a basic ChatGPT subscription by 2030 as it follows Slack’s and Spotify’s business playbook.
Read more from Sri Muppidi 👇
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Read more from Sri Muppidi 👇
https://thein.fo/4insfpg
OpenAI Projected at Least 220 Million People Will Pay for ChatGPT by 2030
To boost ChatGPT revenue, OpenAI is following a playbook enterprise apps Zoom and Slack have used to increase paid users. It’s hooking up most of its users—which now number more than 800 million—with ...
thein.fo
November 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
No one is going to pay for this shite. The amount of users will absolutely plummet once it's not a free gimmick. Can't happen soon enough imho.
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(bangs fists on table, getting progressively louder and louder) GORAN! GORAN! GORAN!
What the hell happened to my boy @gorangligovic.bsky.social????
November 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM
(bangs fists on table, getting progressively louder and louder) GORAN! GORAN! GORAN!
Winter isn't much fun, is it? I like Autumn, but I'm not happy about this whole Winter thing.
November 26, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Winter isn't much fun, is it? I like Autumn, but I'm not happy about this whole Winter thing.
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My surgical instrument enamel pin set is finally on my store, and also as individuals! I made these after my top surgery and they’re my favourite pins of the year 🫀
You can get them here! 🩻💉⚕️ blacksmoke1033.etsy.com
You can get them here! 🩻💉⚕️ blacksmoke1033.etsy.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
My surgical instrument enamel pin set is finally on my store, and also as individuals! I made these after my top surgery and they’re my favourite pins of the year 🫀
You can get them here! 🩻💉⚕️ blacksmoke1033.etsy.com
You can get them here! 🩻💉⚕️ blacksmoke1033.etsy.com
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Every day I see people posting enthusiastically online about films and musicians/groups that I don't like. I just scroll past and let people enjoy what they enjoy.
November 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Every day I see people posting enthusiastically online about films and musicians/groups that I don't like. I just scroll past and let people enjoy what they enjoy.
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Like, the very first rule of doing anything at all creative is *you have to give a fuck about it*
Using genAI is proof you don't.
Using genAI is proof you don't.
November 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Like, the very first rule of doing anything at all creative is *you have to give a fuck about it*
Using genAI is proof you don't.
Using genAI is proof you don't.