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really horrified by the continued and escalating strangulation of Cuba by a global superpower that has absolutely no reason to do so other than pure spite
February 9, 2026 at 8:53 PM
really horrified by the continued and escalating strangulation of Cuba by a global superpower that has absolutely no reason to do so other than pure spite
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I subscribed to Locus awhile ago and one thing it does really well for me is just like... give a list of a bunch of new fantasy and sci-fi literature that came out with short descriptions. This is a wonderful little non-commercial piece of discovery engine for me, something other than store algos.
February 9, 2026 at 3:18 AM
I subscribed to Locus awhile ago and one thing it does really well for me is just like... give a list of a bunch of new fantasy and sci-fi literature that came out with short descriptions. This is a wonderful little non-commercial piece of discovery engine for me, something other than store algos.
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the internet is straight up not interesting anymore as either a fictional subject or a modality by which fiction is produced sorry
February 8, 2026 at 8:23 PM
the internet is straight up not interesting anymore as either a fictional subject or a modality by which fiction is produced sorry
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“The Object of that incomprehensible Being, which alone and in himself comprehends and constitutes supreme Perfection.”
One of the 32 stunning illustrative plates to feature in Thomas Wright's An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe (1750): publicdomainreview.org/collection/a...
One of the 32 stunning illustrative plates to feature in Thomas Wright's An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe (1750): publicdomainreview.org/collection/a...
February 8, 2026 at 8:47 PM
“The Object of that incomprehensible Being, which alone and in himself comprehends and constitutes supreme Perfection.”
One of the 32 stunning illustrative plates to feature in Thomas Wright's An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe (1750): publicdomainreview.org/collection/a...
One of the 32 stunning illustrative plates to feature in Thomas Wright's An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe (1750): publicdomainreview.org/collection/a...
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What I mean when I say I'm Eclectic Pagan.
February 7, 2026 at 5:53 AM
What I mean when I say I'm Eclectic Pagan.
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Day 6 of the global billionaire pedophile network being out in the open and theyve got you arguing over "recipes are ableist". We'll never be a type 1 civilization
February 6, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Day 6 of the global billionaire pedophile network being out in the open and theyve got you arguing over "recipes are ableist". We'll never be a type 1 civilization
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February 7, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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this is the kind of thing the romantasy booktok people use 40 different types of gel pens and pristine handwriting to annotate in books called "a journey of crowns and feathers" which are only slightly less embarrassing than the ring cycle
the notes i made in my copy of the ring libretto back when i first i got into it are some of the most embarrassing scribblings of all time. "he loves her more than anything in the world." NOT HELPFUL
February 6, 2026 at 3:54 PM
this is the kind of thing the romantasy booktok people use 40 different types of gel pens and pristine handwriting to annotate in books called "a journey of crowns and feathers" which are only slightly less embarrassing than the ring cycle
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I'm starting to go through some of my common, but not historically important finds, and making them more presentable, for display.
Using a stone tumbler/polisher.
Brass and copper come up well. Not going for full polish, I like the way the high spots are highlighted.
Using a stone tumbler/polisher.
Brass and copper come up well. Not going for full polish, I like the way the high spots are highlighted.
February 6, 2026 at 2:08 PM
I'm starting to go through some of my common, but not historically important finds, and making them more presentable, for display.
Using a stone tumbler/polisher.
Brass and copper come up well. Not going for full polish, I like the way the high spots are highlighted.
Using a stone tumbler/polisher.
Brass and copper come up well. Not going for full polish, I like the way the high spots are highlighted.
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Detroit Historical Museum is having an exhibit on the ttrpg RIFTS?!?
February 6, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Detroit Historical Museum is having an exhibit on the ttrpg RIFTS?!?
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golden age sci fi is terrible as shit. pkd and ukl are the first good sci fi authors
A lot of "golden age" science fiction has interesting ideas and workman-like-at-best prose, and Asimov was no exception to this. He and many other GA SF writers benefitted from "first-mover" status, and also, editors who preferred neat SF concepts (and men) over exceptional prose (and women).
Luke warm take? His stuff was influential but kinda-mid.
February 6, 2026 at 5:49 AM
golden age sci fi is terrible as shit. pkd and ukl are the first good sci fi authors
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Imagine if a 2 mana creature could kill an elf and also let you draw a card every turn (some restrictions apply) this kind of power creep is what is ruining magic.
February 5, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Imagine if a 2 mana creature could kill an elf and also let you draw a card every turn (some restrictions apply) this kind of power creep is what is ruining magic.
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Dwarf Fortress is a video game that you can play
February 4, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Dwarf Fortress is a video game that you can play
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Of the various objects dedicated to the mysterious chthonic deities known as the Cabeiri (Κάβειροι) at their sanctuary in Boeotian Thebes were children's spinning tops.
February 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Of the various objects dedicated to the mysterious chthonic deities known as the Cabeiri (Κάβειροι) at their sanctuary in Boeotian Thebes were children's spinning tops.
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O Bad Bunny fez o primeiro disco latino número 1 na China e o mundo às vezes é muito legal
February 4, 2026 at 6:32 PM
O Bad Bunny fez o primeiro disco latino número 1 na China e o mundo às vezes é muito legal
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February 4, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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Striking paper from researchers at Anthropic using a randomised control trial to look at the effects of AI use on skills acquisition.
TL:DR ‘We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.’
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
TL:DR ‘We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.’
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
February 4, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Striking paper from researchers at Anthropic using a randomised control trial to look at the effects of AI use on skills acquisition.
TL:DR ‘We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.’
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
TL:DR ‘We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.’
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
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video game about, say, an adventure on a sci fi planet, but the characters are all simulated as people *playing* as those characters in an adventure on a sci fi planet and sometimes the outside world interjects itself on the action
Which is stupid, they should be reinventing theater, which is the medium closest to games
February 4, 2026 at 4:26 AM
video game about, say, an adventure on a sci fi planet, but the characters are all simulated as people *playing* as those characters in an adventure on a sci fi planet and sometimes the outside world interjects itself on the action
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"If you realize that you have enough,
you are truly rich.
If you stay in the center
and embrace death with your whole heart,
you will endure forever."
Tao Te Ching, Stephen Mitchell rendition
you are truly rich.
If you stay in the center
and embrace death with your whole heart,
you will endure forever."
Tao Te Ching, Stephen Mitchell rendition
February 2, 2026 at 6:18 PM
"If you realize that you have enough,
you are truly rich.
If you stay in the center
and embrace death with your whole heart,
you will endure forever."
Tao Te Ching, Stephen Mitchell rendition
you are truly rich.
If you stay in the center
and embrace death with your whole heart,
you will endure forever."
Tao Te Ching, Stephen Mitchell rendition
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Hirō Isono’s famous Mana Tree artwork for Secret of Mana (SNES) ❤️
February 2, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Hirō Isono’s famous Mana Tree artwork for Secret of Mana (SNES) ❤️
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this earthly air, whether ashore or afloat, is terribly infected with the nameless miseries of the numberless mortals who have died exhaling it
January 31, 2026 at 5:47 AM
this earthly air, whether ashore or afloat, is terribly infected with the nameless miseries of the numberless mortals who have died exhaling it