James Davis Nicoll
@jdnicoll.bsky.social
Reviewer, Essayist, Hugo, Aurora, and Darwin Award finalist.
On this day, Captain James Cook decided to spend the rest of his life in Hawaii.
February 14, 2026 at 5:08 AM
On this day, Captain James Cook decided to spend the rest of his life in Hawaii.
Elon Musk downgrades empty Mars Colony pledge to empty Lunar Colony pledge
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Elon Musk downgrades empty Mars Colony pledge to empty Lunar Colony pledge
BROWNSVILLE, TX - Tech visionary Elon Musk astounded observers when he set aside more than a decade of unfulfilled vows to colonize the Red Planet in favour of the seemingly more modest goal of failin...
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February 13, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Elon Musk downgrades empty Mars Colony pledge to empty Lunar Colony pledge
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If my two 2025 Beaverton pieces qualify for short fiction awards, does it follow that they should also qualify for the ISFDB?
February 13, 2026 at 9:10 PM
If my two 2025 Beaverton pieces qualify for short fiction awards, does it follow that they should also qualify for the ISFDB?
Someone was playing with ttrpg alignment elsewhere. I proposed the following:
Order vs Chaos, Habit vs Improvisation, and Asocial vs Social.
The first is a measure of how organized someone is, the next how they perform tasks, and the third how often they seek out other people.
(con't)
Order vs Chaos, Habit vs Improvisation, and Asocial vs Social.
The first is a measure of how organized someone is, the next how they perform tasks, and the third how often they seek out other people.
(con't)
February 13, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Someone was playing with ttrpg alignment elsewhere. I proposed the following:
Order vs Chaos, Habit vs Improvisation, and Asocial vs Social.
The first is a measure of how organized someone is, the next how they perform tasks, and the third how often they seek out other people.
(con't)
Order vs Chaos, Habit vs Improvisation, and Asocial vs Social.
The first is a measure of how organized someone is, the next how they perform tasks, and the third how often they seek out other people.
(con't)
Assuming one can trust Wikipedia, 5000 people live in Brokenwood. If each season is a year, then Brokenwood has etween 4 and 6 murders per year. Probably towards the high end as some episodes have multiple murder. This means Brokenwood has one of the highest murder rates on Earth.
(con't)
(con't)
February 13, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Assuming one can trust Wikipedia, 5000 people live in Brokenwood. If each season is a year, then Brokenwood has etween 4 and 6 murders per year. Probably towards the high end as some episodes have multiple murder. This means Brokenwood has one of the highest murder rates on Earth.
(con't)
(con't)
That's not really fair to ICE. They do plan to imprison all POC, political dissidents, queer people, and (If Fuentes is the next President) most women as well. They just have not had time to get to those goals.
As Americans are struggling with grocery bills and rent, ICE has spent more than $500 million to buy industrial warehouses with a goal of transforming these structures into mass detention camps to jail our immigrant neighbors:
americasvoice.org/blog/america...
americasvoice.org/blog/america...
Americans Can’t Afford Food, Yet ICE Is Spending Hundreds of Millions To Convert Industrial Warehouses Into Mass Detention Camps - America's Voice
When it comes to its barbaric and deadly mass deportation agenda, the federal government has been blowing through taxpayer money like it’s going out of style, spending more than $500 million dollars t...
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February 13, 2026 at 3:50 PM
That's not really fair to ICE. They do plan to imprison all POC, political dissidents, queer people, and (If Fuentes is the next President) most women as well. They just have not had time to get to those goals.
Hrm. Seen at a Terf Island publisher:
Not available for shipping to the following countries:
American Samoa
Canada
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Philippines
Puerto Rico
United States of America
Virgin Islands, U.S.
(con't)
Not available for shipping to the following countries:
American Samoa
Canada
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Philippines
Puerto Rico
United States of America
Virgin Islands, U.S.
(con't)
February 13, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Hrm. Seen at a Terf Island publisher:
Not available for shipping to the following countries:
American Samoa
Canada
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Philippines
Puerto Rico
United States of America
Virgin Islands, U.S.
(con't)
Not available for shipping to the following countries:
American Samoa
Canada
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Philippines
Puerto Rico
United States of America
Virgin Islands, U.S.
(con't)
I have no doubt that when the Democrats get back in, they will act as decisively towards ICE as Obama did wrt Guantanamo.
February 13, 2026 at 2:44 PM
I have no doubt that when the Democrats get back in, they will act as decisively towards ICE as Obama did wrt Guantanamo.
Arsenic and Adobo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery) by Mia P. Manansala
Lila Macapagal's quest to keep her aunt's ailing restaurant afloat is greatly complicated when a pesky foodblogger dies mid-meal... with Lila as the most likely murder suspect.
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Lila Macapagal's quest to keep her aunt's ailing restaurant afloat is greatly complicated when a pesky foodblogger dies mid-meal... with Lila as the most likely murder suspect.
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Murder Scene
2021’s
Arsenic and Adobo is the first volume in Mia P. Manansala’s Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery cozy mystery series.
Having discovered her fiancé in bed with her neighbour, Lila Macapagal dumped him a...
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February 13, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Arsenic and Adobo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery) by Mia P. Manansala
Lila Macapagal's quest to keep her aunt's ailing restaurant afloat is greatly complicated when a pesky foodblogger dies mid-meal... with Lila as the most likely murder suspect.
jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/murde...
Lila Macapagal's quest to keep her aunt's ailing restaurant afloat is greatly complicated when a pesky foodblogger dies mid-meal... with Lila as the most likely murder suspect.
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What legal authority applies to data centres on the Moon?
February 12, 2026 at 4:33 PM
What legal authority applies to data centres on the Moon?
New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine: Volume I, Number 3, edited by Oliver Brackenbury
A sample issue of New Edge Sword & Sorcery, whose 2026 funding drive goes live today.
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A sample issue of New Edge Sword & Sorcery, whose 2026 funding drive goes live today.
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Timeless In Your finery
2024’s New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine: Volume I, Number 3 is the fourth1 issue of the Oliver Brackenbury-edited sword and sorcery magazine2.
Why review Volume 1, Number 3 and not, say, the firs...
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February 12, 2026 at 1:37 PM
New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine: Volume I, Number 3, edited by Oliver Brackenbury
A sample issue of New Edge Sword & Sorcery, whose 2026 funding drive goes live today.
jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/timel...
A sample issue of New Edge Sword & Sorcery, whose 2026 funding drive goes live today.
jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/timel...
According to Wikipedia, one of Benjamin Alarie,
Harold Albrecht, John English, Graeme Smith, or, uh, me.
Harold Albrecht, John English, Graeme Smith, or, uh, me.
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
guys i just found out i went to the same high school as howard lutnick. please respect my privacy at this time.
February 12, 2026 at 5:33 AM
According to Wikipedia, one of Benjamin Alarie,
Harold Albrecht, John English, Graeme Smith, or, uh, me.
Harold Albrecht, John English, Graeme Smith, or, uh, me.
Because I happened to have looked up Ellery Queen and James P. Hogan for unrelated reasons, I know know that there was a director named James P. Hogan and that he directed Ellery Queen movies.
February 12, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Because I happened to have looked up Ellery Queen and James P. Hogan for unrelated reasons, I know know that there was a director named James P. Hogan and that he directed Ellery Queen movies.
Canada's critical crocodile shortage to be addressed?
Concerned about the Point of No Return? Today we published a paper on the risk of a hothouse Earth trajectory. You can read it here: authors.elsevier.com/c/1mbW49C~Iu...
February 12, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Canada's critical crocodile shortage to be addressed?
I started listening to something I assumed would be about the Vagont Dam disaster but instead it's about the Gleno Dam disaster. How many major dam catastrophes has Italy experienced?
February 12, 2026 at 12:37 AM
I started listening to something I assumed would be about the Vagont Dam disaster but instead it's about the Gleno Dam disaster. How many major dam catastrophes has Italy experienced?
Bundle of Holding: Neon City Overdrive (from 2022)
The revived May 2022 Neon City Overdrive Bundle featuring the fast-playing cyberpunk tabletop roleplaying game Neon City Overdrive from Peril Planet.
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The revived May 2022 Neon City Overdrive Bundle featuring the fast-playing cyberpunk tabletop roleplaying game Neon City Overdrive from Peril Planet.
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Neon City Overdrive Bundle
Adventurer! We've revived our May 2022 Neon City Overdrive Bundle featuring the fast-playing cyberpunk tabletop roleplaying game Neon City Overdrive from Peril Planet. Lightweight, quick-playing, and ...
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February 11, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Bundle of Holding: Neon City Overdrive (from 2022)
The revived May 2022 Neon City Overdrive Bundle featuring the fast-playing cyberpunk tabletop roleplaying game Neon City Overdrive from Peril Planet.
bundleofholding.com/presents/202...
The revived May 2022 Neon City Overdrive Bundle featuring the fast-playing cyberpunk tabletop roleplaying game Neon City Overdrive from Peril Planet.
bundleofholding.com/presents/202...
Night of the Living Cat, volume 1 by Hawkman & Mecha-Roots
Humanity faces its final threat: the common house cat!
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Humanity faces its final threat: the common house cat!
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The Very Next Day
2021’s Night of the Living Cat, Volume 1 is the first tankōbon for Hawkman and Mecha-Roots’ feline-apocalypse comedy-horror manga series.
A virulent pandemic has struck down almost everyone in Japan a...
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February 11, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Night of the Living Cat, volume 1 by Hawkman & Mecha-Roots
Humanity faces its final threat: the common house cat!
jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/the-v...
Humanity faces its final threat: the common house cat!
jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/the-v...
Pretty. Also, real, not cgi. Also, makes me wonder if there are vivid colours I rarely run into now thanks to how we generate images.
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Projector Snow
YouTube video by Brian Maffitt
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February 11, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Pretty. Also, real, not cgi. Also, makes me wonder if there are vivid colours I rarely run into now thanks to how we generate images.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Txc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Txc...
My CoC character, who is a published pulp author, spent the night coasting on "I am a writer who finds you and your profession fascinating. Could you tell me more about it?"
Oh, but I just realized he left his actual name with everyone he spoke to. Ah, well. That won't come back to haunt him.
Oh, but I just realized he left his actual name with everyone he spoke to. Ah, well. That won't come back to haunt him.
February 11, 2026 at 3:10 AM
My CoC character, who is a published pulp author, spent the night coasting on "I am a writer who finds you and your profession fascinating. Could you tell me more about it?"
Oh, but I just realized he left his actual name with everyone he spoke to. Ah, well. That won't come back to haunt him.
Oh, but I just realized he left his actual name with everyone he spoke to. Ah, well. That won't come back to haunt him.
There are many fine TTRPGs not published by Hasbro.
Hasbro and Warner Bros. Discovery have signed a multi-year deal starting in 2027 to produce Harry Potter film and television series dolls, role play, action figures, collectibles, interactive plush, board games, and more to be revealed later this year - bwnews.pr/45UKdKL
February 11, 2026 at 1:10 AM
There are many fine TTRPGs not published by Hasbro.
Apparently there was a Sisu 2.
February 10, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Apparently there was a Sisu 2.
Reposted by James Davis Nicoll
Trump threatens bridge to prevent Canadians from visiting country Canadians do not want to visit
Trump threatens bridge to prevent Canadians from visiting country Canadians do not want to visit
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S . President Donald Trump has threatened to halt the opening of a international bridge linking Windsor and Detroit, excluding Canadians from country that they have absolutely no ...
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February 10, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Trump threatens bridge to prevent Canadians from visiting country Canadians do not want to visit
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Got hit with a $3000.00 vet bill yesterday. Still looking for work. So, uh, buy my books, maybe?
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Eric Carter
Buy books online and find book series such as Eric Carter written by Stephen Blackmoore from PenguinRandomHouse.com
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February 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Got hit with a $3000.00 vet bill yesterday. Still looking for work. So, uh, buy my books, maybe?
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www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/EC2/e...
Age verification? My first anime was Marine Boy.
Age verification? My first anime was "Space Cruiser Yamato"
Age verification? On my middle school basketball team we all chewed lemon-lime Gatorgum.
February 10, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Age verification? My first anime was Marine Boy.
Scarlet Morning (Scarlet Morning, volume 1) by ND Stevenson
Two orphans escape their dismal island home for adventure in a slowly dying world.
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Two orphans escape their dismal island home for adventure in a slowly dying world.
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Yo Ho Ho
Scarlet Morning is the first volume of ND Stevenson’s Scarlet Morning middle-grade secondary-world fantasy duology.
Orphans fifteen-year-old Wilmur and fourteen-year-old Viola live together in the tin...
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February 10, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Scarlet Morning (Scarlet Morning, volume 1) by ND Stevenson
Two orphans escape their dismal island home for adventure in a slowly dying world.
jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/yo-ho...
Two orphans escape their dismal island home for adventure in a slowly dying world.
jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/yo-ho...