July 30th, 2025
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posted by [personal profile] james_davis_nicoll at 04:00pm on 30/07/2025
If someone asked for a list of issues with the Reactor site, what would be your top five? Not counting search. Assume search will be mentioned.
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11 digital issues of The Official BattleTech Magazine from Catalyst Game Labs, Shrapnel.

Bundle of Holding: BattleTech Shrapnel 2
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One day the General will be victorious. Earth will be his! Humanity will be exterminated!

However, today is the General’s day off.

Mr. Villain’s Day Off, volume 1 by Yuu Morikawa
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posted by [personal profile] conuly in [community profile] agonyaunt at 08:28am on 30/07/2025
1. Dear Care and Feeding,

My husband “Chad” and I have a 4-year-old son, “Lane.” Recently for his birthday, my parents gifted him a set of Winnie-the-Pooh books. It’s been a tradition in my family for the last three generations for kids to read these books. But my husband won’t let my son have them.

He says doesn’t want Lane to read them because he insists that Winnie-the-Pooh is for girls. I’ve never heard anything so stupid! How can I make him understand that Pooh is a character that has been beloved by both boys and girls alike for nearly a century now?

—Much Ado About Pooh


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2. Dear Care and Feeding,

My wife “Carla” and I have a 3-year-old son, “Andy.” Andy became a big brother last month when we had our daughter, “Isabelle.” Andy had been reliably potty-trained for four months before Isabelle was born, but within days of bringing Isabelle home from the hospital, Andy began having accidents. Carla’s solution has been to put him back in pull-ups. I don’t think allowing him to regress like this is a wise idea. She says to let him do it for the time being if it makes him feel better. It seems to me that taking a firm approach (making him go back to using the toilet or face punishment) would be in his best interest. Who is right?

—We’re Not Going Backward


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posted by [personal profile] marycatelli in [community profile] girlgenius_lair at 12:06am on 30/07/2025
July 29th, 2025
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posted by [personal profile] james_davis_nicoll at 09:28pm on 29/07/2025
8.7 quake in Siberia, tsunami warning across the Pacific.
minoanmiss: Minoan women talking amongst themselves (Ladies Chatting)
Mood:: 'amused' amused
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Two orphans try to make a living in an unforgiving universe.

Angel Station by Walter Jon Williams
July 28th, 2025
posted by [syndicated profile] xkcd_feed at 04:00am on 28/07/2025
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English-language ebooks of Apocalisse and Inferno, the Acheron Games campaign settings based on the Book of Revelation and the Divine Comedy for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition and compatible systems.

Bundle of Holding: Apocalisse & Inferno
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posted by [personal profile] deckardcanine in [community profile] girlgenius_lair at 10:41am on 28/07/2025
Ta-da dum DAHHH!

I imagine that sounding like this.
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posted by [personal profile] james_davis_nicoll at 09:36am on 28/07/2025 under
2007: The Blair government is rocked by rumours of Tory-style corruption, Matty Hull’s killers escape justice and are free to kill again, while the global financial markets to which the UK belongs are absolutely secure and in no way headed for a shocking correction.


Poll #33435 Clarke Award Finalists 2007
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 14


Which 2007 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?

View Answers

Nova Swing by M. John Harrison
9 (64.3%)

End of the World Blues by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
3 (21.4%)

Gradisil by Adam Roberts
3 (21.4%)

Hav by Jan Morris
7 (50.0%)

Oh Pure and Radiant Heart by Lydia Millet
0 (0.0%)

Streaking by Brian Stableford
0 (0.0%)



Bold for have read, italic for intend to read, underline for never heard of it.

Which 2007 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Nova Swing by M. John Harrison
End of the World Blues by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
Gradisil by Adam Roberts

Hav by Jan Morris
Oh Pure and Radiant Heart by Lydia Millet
Streaking by Brian Stableford
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July 10th, 2025
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Music:: Confidence Man- 3AM (LA LA LA)
Mood:: 'uncomfortable' uncomfortable
July 27th, 2025
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An assortment of early works from Pamela Sargent.

Starshadows by Pamela Sargent
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posted by [personal profile] cap_ironman_fe in [community profile] cap_ironman at 07:17am on 27/07/2025 under

Welcome to the 15th anniversary of Cap-IM Rec Week! 

All good things must come to an end and the final day of 2025 Cap-IM Rec Week is CAP-IM SUNDAY! We’ve been here since 2008! Show us a fanwork that was made for one of our Cap-IM events! 

To rec, simply REPLY to this or any other daily Themed post on any platform, or make your own reclist or post: 

  • DISCORD - use the #look-what-I-found channel
  • TUMBLR - tag @cap-ironman in you rec post and use #capimrecweek
  • BLUESKY - tag @cap-ironman in your post and use #capimrecweek
  • DREAMWIDTH - the perfect option if you want to rec anonymously!

Don’t forget to let us know why you’re reccing a work and please mark any major warnings. If you’d like to participate in our Special Bonus Bingo Round, join the Discord. HAVE FUN curating. 



July 26th, 2025
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The quoted material below is quoted material.

I wrote in 2022 that the election system used by WSFS should be changed. At present, the rules for electing the Mark Protection Committee, the body charged with ensuring that the intellectual property of WSFS is protected, are set out in Standing Rule 6.2:

Voting shall be by written preferential ballot with write-in votes allowed. Votes for write-in candidates who do not submit written consent to nomination to the Presiding Officer before the close of balloting shall be ignored. The ballot shall list each nominee’s name. The first seat filled shall be by normal preferential ballot procedures as defined in Section 6.4 of the WSFS Constitution. There shall be no run-off candidate. After a seat is filled, votes for the elected member shall be eliminated before conducting the next ballot. This procedure shall continue until all seats are filled. In the event of a first-place tie for any seat, the tie shall be broken unless all tied candidates can be elected simultaneously. Should there be any partial-term vacancies on the committee, the partial-term seat(s) shall be filled after the full-term seats have been filled.

I warned that this carries the risk that a single faction with roughly half of the total votes could win every single seat and squeeze out other viewpoints.

My warning has come dramatically true.
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posted by [personal profile] james_davis_nicoll at 09:13am on 26/07/2025 under


Eight works new to me. Mostly novels but there are two tabletop roleplaying rule books in there. Four are fantasies (including the ttrpgs), one seems to be horror, one non-fiction, and two are SF. Four could be said to be series books and other four appear to be stand-alone.

Books Received, July 19 to July 25


Poll #33429 Books Received, July 19 to July 25
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 57


Which of these look interesting?

View Answers

Stone and Sky by Ben Aaronovitch (July 2025)
34 (59.6%)

The Adventure of the Demonic Ox by Lois McMaster Bujold (July 2025)
33 (57.9%)

They Call Her Regret by Channelle Desamours (February 2026)
4 (7.0%)

Sky on Fire by E. K. Johnston (July 2025)
15 (26.3%)

The Rainseekers by Matthew Kressel (February 2026)
10 (17.5%)

Warhammer: the Old World Roleplaying Game, Gamemaster’s Guide by Dominic McDowall and Pádraig Murphy et al (Q1 2026)
4 (7.0%)

Warhammer: the Old World Roleplaying Game, Player’s Guideby Dominic McDowall and Pádraig Murphy et al (Q1 2026)
4 (7.0%)

Starlost Unauthorized by D G Valdron (October 2024)
18 (31.6%)

Some other option (see comments)
0 (0.0%)

Cats!
36 (63.2%)

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