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Dave Mana
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Paleontologist. Translator. Writer: SF/Fantasy/Horror. Game designer. Member: BSFA, BFS & SLF. Blogger/Podcaster. Bicycles repaired. He/Him.
Blog: https://karavansara.live
Patreon: patreon.com/davidemana
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January 22, 2024 at 6:40 PM
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Calico Cat and some Tiny Dragons
Illustration of a calico cat climbing over a fence. They are surrounded by 3 small glowing dragons. Pink cherry blossoms are in the background. Blue flowers are in the foreground. A crescent moon glows in the background.
January 21, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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the collapse of google search as a useful source of accurate information is a boon to screenwriters everywhere. "why didn't they just google the house to see if it was haunted" they did and the top ten entries were identical automatically generated real estate ads on different seo-scumming websites
January 21, 2024 at 1:27 PM
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The invention of the air friar (colorized).
A monk wears hand-made wings of cloth and thin wood. He perches on the edge of a high building.
January 21, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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Astronaut Guests xkcd.com/2883
January 21, 2024 at 2:53 PM
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Admittedly I would pick up a book with this cover and title if it were a real book, because I'd be like "The fuck is there a seagull on here," BUT,
hsw3k.bsky.social Hannah Shaw-Williams @hsw3k.bsky.social · Jan 21
Amazon's digital library is already a swamp. Impossible to search for anything on the Kindle store now. The bestseller lists are full of AI junk hooked up to click farms. Bots reading books written by bots.
January 21, 2024 at 5:33 PM
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This is the place. Say you're between 14 and 19 years old and you wanna learn about writing skiffy: alphawritersworkshop.org/apply/
Apply - Alpha Young Writers Workshop - Pittsburgh USA
Applications are OPEN for 2024 (as of 8th January 2024). Applications for Alpha 2024 will close on 10th March 2024. Workshop Dates – July 24 – Aug 4, 2024 If you’re unclear about whether you’r...
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January 21, 2024 at 4:22 PM
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unlike glaze, though, you should run EVERY image you post through nightshade: memes, screenshots, food photos, literally everything you can, because they WILL be scraped and every time they are, it fucks the dataset up a bit more
January 21, 2024 at 2:30 AM
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As it's Tom Baker's 90th birthday today here, again, is his quote when asked his one biggest Doctor Who memory.
January 20, 2024 at 11:03 AM
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Terminus Est!
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January 20, 2024 at 12:20 PM
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Let's talk about it...
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January 20, 2024 at 9:59 AM
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Is the Autarch's Commonwealth a shogunate?
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January 19, 2024 at 8:02 AM
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Severian is in trouble.
Or is he?
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January 19, 2024 at 7:55 AM
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Thecla's hour has come.

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January 18, 2024 at 10:47 AM
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Severian becomes a journeyman.

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January 17, 2024 at 8:42 AM
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... and then we talk about Fair Rosamund...
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January 16, 2024 at 9:53 AM
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Things are about to heat up in Shadow of the Torturer...
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January 16, 2024 at 9:42 AM
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Chapter 9 of Shadow of the Torturer.
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January 15, 2024 at 8:26 AM
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What's an Echopraxia?
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January 14, 2024 at 8:31 AM
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The first appearance of Thecla. Shadow of the Torturer is about to get serious...
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January 13, 2024 at 8:34 AM
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And we've got chapter 6

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January 12, 2024 at 7:30 AM
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I don't just do re-reads, and Alastair Humphreys new book just landed on my e-reader. Great read, lots of good ideas.
I am making plans for when the weather gets better.
#books
January 11, 2024 at 11:43 AM
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... and we got extras, too. Every day...
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January 11, 2024 at 9:15 AM
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On the way to the Library, we stop in the Pinakotheke...
#NewSun #Re-reading
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#fantasy
January 11, 2024 at 9:08 AM
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I am reviewed, in German.
The gentleman is smiling, so I guess this is a positive review...
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January 10, 2024 at 8:15 AM