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The Quantum Magician
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"These little conversations, if I tried my very best, you know I never could say anything in twenty words or less."

Reader, programmer, photographer, gardener, occasional writer.
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The Quantum Magician @thequantummage.bsky.social · Nov 17
Lots of echo chamber discourse. So. A 🧵

The echoes in my chamber:

* Equality, regardless of race, creed, orientation, sex, gender, etc.
* LGBTQIA+ rights are human rights.
* Woman have the right to control their own bodies.
* There's no such thing as an illegal.

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sansculottid.es
Today is Quintidi the 25th of Pluviôse in the year 234.
Pluviôse is the month of rain.
Today we celebrate hares.#JacobinDay

More information on hares
An old time-y illustration of a Hares.
February 12, 2026 at 11:14 PM
thequantummage.bsky.social
Goodnight, Hookland, goodnight. Rest well and dream deep.
February 12, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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hookland.bsky.social
Goodnight from Josh Bent, still troubled by the partially burnt-out negatives of a naked coven he found behind his new allotment’s shed. Goodnight from Peggy Mildmay, sleeping sound as the dead in the walls whisper into her dreams. Goodnight from Hookland.
February 12, 2026 at 10:09 PM
thequantummage.bsky.social
The original photo: firecracker roses/20100702

#photography
#BloomScrolling
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A cluster of Firecracker roses. The blossoms are striped red and white, with occasional flecks of red scattered through the white.
February 12, 2026 at 8:11 PM
thequantummage.bsky.social
A Phunky Photo: Firecrackers

#art
#photography
#PhunkyPhoto
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A cluster of Firecracker roses. The blossoms are striped red and white, with occasional flecks of red scattered through the white. The picture was run through home brew image processing software which manipulated the colors and outlined details in black. The background is now smears of rust and light green. The white of the petals is now a warm golden orange.
February 12, 2026 at 8:11 PM
thequantummage.bsky.social
"I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody & everything."

-- Charles Darwin to Charles Lyell 1 October 1861

Me too, Chuck, me too. Anyway, Happy Birthday!
February 12, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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kbspangler.com
It's time for SIDEQUESTED! Does Leo's character redemption arc mean that I'm going to stop torturing the wee bard?

No. I shall *never* stop torturing the wee bard.

sidequested.com

#comic #comics #webcomic #webcomics #scifi
A blonde boy looks over a bush at Leo and says, "Hey, bard--" to which Leo replies, "I'm not really a bard."
February 12, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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diane.dianeduane.com
At the #Ebooks Direct store: Is there a #ValentinesDay #YoungWizards novel? Of course! CAUTION: contains planetary destruction, parental discretion, tree octopuses, a #StarWars filmbinge 2000 light years from Earth, not-so-dead pets, aphrodisiac ketchup... and candy hearts. dduane.link/YWLifeboats
Young Wizards: Lifeboats
In early February of 2011, when the renowned saurian Species Archivist to the Powers that Be summons young wizard Kit Rodriguez to participate in an urgent off-planet intervention intended to save man...
dduane.link
February 12, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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willquinnart.bsky.social
Daily bunny no.3227 shouldn't have left the window open
A bunny in an attic tries to shoe a small ufo back out an open window, from whence it came. The ufo is floating around the room, confused, and there is an alien inside.
February 12, 2026 at 5:00 AM
thequantummage.bsky.social
Sen. @schumer.senate.gov and Sen. @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social , if you ever want me to vote for you again, this needs to be your position on ICE, as well. And for dismantling DHS while you're at it.
markey.senate.gov Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 2d
I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.
February 12, 2026 at 4:26 AM
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alepresser.com
𝗛𝗲𝘆!
Side Quested is up and it's time for CUTENESS.

🔗 tapas.io/episode/3799...

🔷 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿?
🔹 Start here: tapas.io/series/SideQuested
🔹 Or here: sidequested.com/page/1/
🔷 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: patreon.com/alepresser
🔹 #webcomics
Read Side Quested :: Chapter 3: 94 | Tapas Community
Read Side Quested and more premium Comedy Community series now on Tapas!
tapas.io
February 11, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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cynthiasaysboo.bsky.social
In which I tease you for my forthcoming novel, Muñeca, by sharing four inspiration texts... you can pre-order her now and/or read her on NetGalley.
Also, I really want to see her in libraries. I love libraries so much.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211...
Two really hot women staring at each other (Bound movie poster) A vacuous-eyed gentleman, a sinister-looking gentleman, and two women in lush dresses. (The Handmaiden movie poster) A creepy-looking doll with skeleton eyes. (Dolls movie poster) A brown-skinned woman is wearing a really cool red dress against a green background. (Mexican Gothic cover)
February 11, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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cheriepriest.com
SPEAKING OF BOOKS...behold: I have dipped a toe into the waters of self-production, vis-a-vis an "author's cut" of CINDERWICH which is now available in paperback for just ten bucks!

www.cheriepriest.com/blog/excitin...
Exciting Firsts and Second Chances — The Haunt*
Here we go, right? My very first indie/self-produced book* is finally out in the world - or on Amazon, where you’ll now find the author’s cut of Cinderwich in ebook…and now paperback!…formats. That’...
www.cheriepriest.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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sansculottid.es
Today is Quartidi the 24th of Pluviôse in the year 234.
Pluviôse is the month of rain.
Today we celebrate common knotgrass.#JacobinDay

More information on common knotgrass
An old time-y illustration of a Common Knotgrass.
February 11, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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muskratjohn.bsky.social
It's ANOTHER distracting DORK TOWER WEDNESDAY (special Thursday edition). Pay no attention to that other stuff over there...CLICK HERE for a new strip up at the Mothership:

www.dorktower.com/2026/02/11/d...

Repost/reblog/repeat, thanks SO much!
Carson watching TV. The presenter is saying "We're asking our guest about the President's racist Obama videos," and the guest replies "That's just a distraction, Anderson..."
February 11, 2026 at 8:17 PM
thequantummage.bsky.social
It is, and I knew that, but because of my mutant taste buds which do not like cilantro or beets or lima beans or a number of other things most people consider edible, it does not fall into the category of "edible" to me, sorry.
February 11, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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thephilfoglio.bsky.social
#girlgenius #webcomics Girl Genius for 2/11 (www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php) Kaja got us a recumbent stationary bike. Been using it for a few days while we game– and to be honest– I like it …Until I've gamed (and peddled) for an hour and a half, finish off a boss, and TRY TO STAND UP. AIEEE!
Trelawney & Klaus talking about how you can't get good servants anymore.
February 11, 2026 at 6:11 PM
thequantummage.bsky.social
It's above freezing here for the first time in nearly three weeks, so I can understand the joy of warmer weather. :) Enjoy it for those of us who won't get it for a couple of months or so.
February 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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diane.dianeduane.com
Watching #MilanoCortina2026 and need some between-events reading? Our store's still holding bundle prices at Black Friday levels (to help defray medical expenses). Come check out details about our offerings! www.tumblr.com/dduane/80828...
In a snowy landscape, on a chairlift chair, on top of a pile of books sits a cat hitching a ride to the restaurant up at the top of the lift, because it's lunchtime and the tourists are well known to be soft touches.
February 11, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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tanyahuff.bsky.social
Today's word is UNBELIEVABLE. Today's #Bookqw from INTO THE BROKEN LANDS, a created world fantasy with two timelines, six POV characters and 163,000 words -- where unbelievable appears only once. My characters believe what they see.

Available in HC, pb, ebook, and audible. Shop indie if you can.
Original DAW cover with tower and birds on lower left. Digital cover with tower and tentacles on lower right. Extra tentacles fill the space between them. It's not a squid. It's never a squid. Its dark eyes locked on his face. It had never done that before. It had always looked past him. He could only remember seeing it focus on the animals he'd sent it to kill for food on the way. It had broken rabbits' necks with unbelievable delicacy given the relative sizes. "Protect you," it said. "Horse, no." "If I order you to protect the horses?" "Yes." But it didn't seem happy about it. As far as he could tell. "No food," it added. "No horse food." Arianna spread her hands. He sighed. "Looks like we're leaving the horses."
February 11, 2026 at 4:17 PM
thequantummage.bsky.social
The original photo: echibeckia/20100702

#photography
#BloomScrolling
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A cluster of echibeckia flowers in full bloom.
February 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM
thequantummage.bsky.social
A Phunky Photo: Echibeckia Echoes

#art
#photography
#PhunkyPhoto
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A cluster of echibeckia flowers in full bloom. The picture was run through home brew image processing software which took pixels from the original image selected by a Sobel filter alogorithm and placed them on a black background.
February 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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foxes-in-love.bsky.social
A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue and Green are walking somewhere, both wearing warm winter clothes. Blue is wearing a bright yellow reflective high-visibility jacket. Green: Your high-vis coat is so convenient at big events like this. Blue: It's warm. Green: It also makes it easy to find you in a crowd. A third fox, of a soft rosy pink colour, appears to ask Blue a question. Rose pink: Excuse me, where will the men's choir sing? Blue: I don't know. I think it's over there? Blue and Green carry on their merry way. Blue looks horrified by a sudden realisation. Green: I think she mistook you for a staff member. Blue: ...Oh no.
February 11, 2026 at 2:43 PM
thequantummage.bsky.social
Please do the necessary to take care of yourself, and your health. Hookland will always be there for those who need to find it.
February 11, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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willquinnart.bsky.social
Daily bunny no.3226 is timing his jump
A bunny is stranded on a small ice flow, but is near another bunny on land. A penguin swims in between them nonchalantly, and the bunny contemplates jumping on the penguin as a platform.
February 11, 2026 at 4:38 AM