Short story by Susanna Clarke that I wasn’t aware of.
There might be one more:
www.fictionable.world/stories/the-...
www.fictionable.world/stories/the-...
The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City by Susanna Clarke
When the Raven King arrived in northern England at the head of a fairy army, he found a country divided. Susanna Clarke charts shifting allegiances between English, Norman and fairy
www.fictionable.world
December 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Short story by Susanna Clarke that I wasn’t aware of.
Susanna Clarke seems to be incapable of writing anything mediocre.
Finally got around to this collection of short stories. Enjoyed them.
Sad that I have now read all that she has published (Piranesi is my favorite).
Finally got around to this collection of short stories. Enjoyed them.
Sad that I have now read all that she has published (Piranesi is my favorite).
December 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Susanna Clarke seems to be incapable of writing anything mediocre.
Finally got around to this collection of short stories. Enjoyed them.
Sad that I have now read all that she has published (Piranesi is my favorite).
Finally got around to this collection of short stories. Enjoyed them.
Sad that I have now read all that she has published (Piranesi is my favorite).
Even though this platform doesn't have the Twitter problem of a million screenshots showing a bajillion% returns YTD, let me just admit that I will most likely underperform the S&P 500 this year.
December 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Even though this platform doesn't have the Twitter problem of a million screenshots showing a bajillion% returns YTD, let me just admit that I will most likely underperform the S&P 500 this year.
Update: Organic Valley still got it, even though they switched their recipe to reduced fat milk.
Egg nog secured!
(Had to hunt a bit to track down Organic Valley Nog. They’ve switched to reduced fat in their recipes, I am going to be big mad if it is a downgrade.)
(Had to hunt a bit to track down Organic Valley Nog. They’ve switched to reduced fat in their recipes, I am going to be big mad if it is a downgrade.)
December 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Update: Organic Valley still got it, even though they switched their recipe to reduced fat milk.
Egg nog secured!
(Had to hunt a bit to track down Organic Valley Nog. They’ve switched to reduced fat in their recipes, I am going to be big mad if it is a downgrade.)
(Had to hunt a bit to track down Organic Valley Nog. They’ve switched to reduced fat in their recipes, I am going to be big mad if it is a downgrade.)
December 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Egg nog secured!
(Had to hunt a bit to track down Organic Valley Nog. They’ve switched to reduced fat in their recipes, I am going to be big mad if it is a downgrade.)
(Had to hunt a bit to track down Organic Valley Nog. They’ve switched to reduced fat in their recipes, I am going to be big mad if it is a downgrade.)
$JPMQ
Berkshire Hathaway stock picker Todd Combs to leave for JPMorgan on.ft.com/3KDsi3C
Berkshire Hathaway stock picker Todd Combs to leave for JPMorgan
Warren Buffett announces leadership shake-up at conglomerate
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December 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
$JPMQ
December 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Hopefully, I can get to 1000m at a sub 2min/500m pace before the year is up (been working on stroke technique).
December 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Hopefully, I can get to 1000m at a sub 2min/500m pace before the year is up (been working on stroke technique).
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Am I the only one who has no interest in what Noah Smith says or thinks about literally anything?
December 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Am I the only one who has no interest in what Noah Smith says or thinks about literally anything?
I absolutely detest having to quote Munger, but he was spot on with this one: envy is the absolute worst of the seven deadly sins. With the others at least you can have some fun!
Yes, this is now a koan slop account on weekends.
Yes, this is now a koan slop account on weekends.
December 1, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I absolutely detest having to quote Munger, but he was spot on with this one: envy is the absolute worst of the seven deadly sins. With the others at least you can have some fun!
Yes, this is now a koan slop account on weekends.
Yes, this is now a koan slop account on weekends.
Ok, last time I’ll post about it here. The Geolocation feature is back on Twitter, and apparently for good this time. I also believe this is the right take:
November 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Ok, last time I’ll post about it here. The Geolocation feature is back on Twitter, and apparently for good this time. I also believe this is the right take:
So Twitter fully rolled out their Location feature last night. Was live for maybe an hour. Got pulled. Probably because this started happening to many of the largest U.S. politics themed rage bait accounts on there.
November 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
So Twitter fully rolled out their Location feature last night. Was live for maybe an hour. Got pulled. Probably because this started happening to many of the largest U.S. politics themed rage bait accounts on there.
Here comes the Dutch tender.
Personally, I thought they would have waited for lower prices.
Regardless, as I like to say, I can hold my own in insurance, but would get worried if I found myself on the other side of a transaction from the White Mountains boys.
Personally, I thought they would have waited for lower prices.
Regardless, as I like to say, I can hold my own in insurance, but would get worried if I found myself on the other side of a transaction from the White Mountains boys.
November 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Here comes the Dutch tender.
Personally, I thought they would have waited for lower prices.
Regardless, as I like to say, I can hold my own in insurance, but would get worried if I found myself on the other side of a transaction from the White Mountains boys.
Personally, I thought they would have waited for lower prices.
Regardless, as I like to say, I can hold my own in insurance, but would get worried if I found myself on the other side of a transaction from the White Mountains boys.
$670M at pixel.
About $380M in (GAAP) equity - about $270M in working capital.
About $380M in (GAAP) equity - about $270M in working capital.
$NPK
Market cap now is ~$770M
Market cap now is ~$770M
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
$670M at pixel.
About $380M in (GAAP) equity - about $270M in working capital.
About $380M in (GAAP) equity - about $270M in working capital.
More improvement.
November 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
More improvement.
Iain Banks' Culture series is of course great fun.
Not quite utopian (sci-)fiction, but since the young'ns are unlikely to have heard of him, let me recommend Stapledon's, "Last and First Men", as well as "Starmaker" (you will be absolutely astonished to learn that they were written in the 30s...
Not quite utopian (sci-)fiction, but since the young'ns are unlikely to have heard of him, let me recommend Stapledon's, "Last and First Men", as well as "Starmaker" (you will be absolutely astonished to learn that they were written in the 30s...
You know, I want to read more utopian fiction. Something has changed in me. What are some of your favourite reads imagining a future where we all survive this, and build something together?
November 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Iain Banks' Culture series is of course great fun.
Not quite utopian (sci-)fiction, but since the young'ns are unlikely to have heard of him, let me recommend Stapledon's, "Last and First Men", as well as "Starmaker" (you will be absolutely astonished to learn that they were written in the 30s...
Not quite utopian (sci-)fiction, but since the young'ns are unlikely to have heard of him, let me recommend Stapledon's, "Last and First Men", as well as "Starmaker" (you will be absolutely astonished to learn that they were written in the 30s...
"It was the day my grandmother exploded."
I will never be able to live down the fact that it has taken me, a self professed Iain Banks stan, till today to get around to reading The Crow Road.
I will never be able to live down the fact that it has taken me, a self professed Iain Banks stan, till today to get around to reading The Crow Road.
a woman is dancing in front of a group of people and says " and i 've been hooked ever since
ALT: a woman is dancing in front of a group of people and says " and i 've been hooked ever since
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November 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"It was the day my grandmother exploded."
I will never be able to live down the fact that it has taken me, a self professed Iain Banks stan, till today to get around to reading The Crow Road.
I will never be able to live down the fact that it has taken me, a self professed Iain Banks stan, till today to get around to reading The Crow Road.
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I can’t even
November 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I can’t even
Propublica doing god’s work.
(Unfortunately, we are squarely an EM now.)
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
(Unfortunately, we are squarely an EM now.)
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Propublica doing god’s work.
(Unfortunately, we are squarely an EM now.)
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
(Unfortunately, we are squarely an EM now.)
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
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3/ Another thing that remains unchanged after a decade and a half - Mark Zuckerberg is extremely uninterested in AI safety, ie why DeepMind refused to sell out to Facebook
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
3/ Another thing that remains unchanged after a decade and a half - Mark Zuckerberg is extremely uninterested in AI safety, ie why DeepMind refused to sell out to Facebook
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Post of the day.
People who got lucky by companies making disastrous acquisitions during the dotcom bubble continue to haunt us
November 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Post of the day.
$NPK
Market cap now is ~$770M
Market cap now is ~$770M
November 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
$NPK
Market cap now is ~$770M
Market cap now is ~$770M
November 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM