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Whatever your feelings about AI, using authors’ work to train generative AI without consent or licence is unlawful in the UK.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
‘Meta has stolen books’: authors to protest in London against AI trained using ‘shadow library’
Writers will gather at the Facebook owner’s King’s Cross office in opposition to its use of the LibGen database to train its AI models
www.theguardian.com
April 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Whatever your feelings about AI, using authors’ work to train generative AI without consent or licence is unlawful in the UK.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
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If I could make a plea for BlueSky, it’s this: Please make a point of sharing links to articles, essays and more that you LOVE, that you enjoyed, that expanded you in some way.
I’m always surprised by the dominance of hate-shares, complaint shares on here. And I think it has a riptide effect.
I’m always surprised by the dominance of hate-shares, complaint shares on here. And I think it has a riptide effect.
August 17, 2024 at 9:50 PM
If I could make a plea for BlueSky, it’s this: Please make a point of sharing links to articles, essays and more that you LOVE, that you enjoyed, that expanded you in some way.
I’m always surprised by the dominance of hate-shares, complaint shares on here. And I think it has a riptide effect.
I’m always surprised by the dominance of hate-shares, complaint shares on here. And I think it has a riptide effect.
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The Voyage Home by Pat Barker review – a gritty Greek game of thrones | Pat Barker | The Guardian - www.theguardian.com/books/articl...
The Voyage Home by Pat Barker review – a gritty Greek game of thrones
Agamemnon’s fateful return home reads like a blockbuster in the colourful third instalment of Barker’s women-centred Trojan wars series
www.theguardian.com
August 18, 2024 at 6:28 PM
The Voyage Home by Pat Barker review – a gritty Greek game of thrones | Pat Barker | The Guardian - www.theguardian.com/books/articl...
I’ve only just discovered this beauty is out. The first of Pat Barker’s amazing series, ‘The Silence of the Girls’ is one of my favourite books of all time. It’s going to be a struggle to resist bunking off work, sleep & breathing, to read this. Can't wait.
August 20, 2024 at 2:26 PM
I’ve only just discovered this beauty is out. The first of Pat Barker’s amazing series, ‘The Silence of the Girls’ is one of my favourite books of all time. It’s going to be a struggle to resist bunking off work, sleep & breathing, to read this. Can't wait.
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Found this book in a free library and assumed it was self-help, BUT turns out that it's actually a book of COMPLETELY DERANGED suggestions for romantic escapades for married dudes to rekindle the spark. Who's ready to learn about the lost art of romance????💘
August 16, 2024 at 2:55 AM
Found this book in a free library and assumed it was self-help, BUT turns out that it's actually a book of COMPLETELY DERANGED suggestions for romantic escapades for married dudes to rekindle the spark. Who's ready to learn about the lost art of romance????💘
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I may have posted this before but I have to salute my 13yo self for this amazing bookplate & book combo
August 14, 2024 at 9:39 PM
I may have posted this before but I have to salute my 13yo self for this amazing bookplate & book combo
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Welcome to all of our new users, and a special welcome to the UK, which had the most Bluesky signups of any country for 5 out of the last 7 days!
What makes Bluesky different? Some key features: 🧵
What makes Bluesky different? Some key features: 🧵
August 13, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Welcome to all of our new users, and a special welcome to the UK, which had the most Bluesky signups of any country for 5 out of the last 7 days!
What makes Bluesky different? Some key features: 🧵
What makes Bluesky different? Some key features: 🧵
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OUT TODAY!
It's finally here, THE LAST SHIELD is now available at all of your usual fine book emporiums.
britishfantasysociety.org/review/the-l...
It's finally here, THE LAST SHIELD is now available at all of your usual fine book emporiums.
britishfantasysociety.org/review/the-l...
THE LAST SHIELD by Cameron Johnston – The British Fantasy Society
britishfantasysociety.org
August 13, 2024 at 7:10 AM
OUT TODAY!
It's finally here, THE LAST SHIELD is now available at all of your usual fine book emporiums.
britishfantasysociety.org/review/the-l...
It's finally here, THE LAST SHIELD is now available at all of your usual fine book emporiums.
britishfantasysociety.org/review/the-l...
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HARI (1985)
Acrylic on Canvas - 32" x 20"
Hari Seldon, the benevolent grand architect of the next millennium is seen here against the splendor of Trantor at the height of its power. It is a world completely sheathed in metal: one gigantic city that is the hub and nerve center of the Empire. 1/5
Acrylic on Canvas - 32" x 20"
Hari Seldon, the benevolent grand architect of the next millennium is seen here against the splendor of Trantor at the height of its power. It is a world completely sheathed in metal: one gigantic city that is the hub and nerve center of the Empire. 1/5
August 12, 2024 at 1:57 PM
HARI (1985)
Acrylic on Canvas - 32" x 20"
Hari Seldon, the benevolent grand architect of the next millennium is seen here against the splendor of Trantor at the height of its power. It is a world completely sheathed in metal: one gigantic city that is the hub and nerve center of the Empire. 1/5
Acrylic on Canvas - 32" x 20"
Hari Seldon, the benevolent grand architect of the next millennium is seen here against the splendor of Trantor at the height of its power. It is a world completely sheathed in metal: one gigantic city that is the hub and nerve center of the Empire. 1/5
Just finished the backlist of the brilliant @publishingrodeo.bsky.social. can't recommend it enough. Only, the problem with getting addicted to podcasts hosted by authors is the thought that every episode you crave is taking them away from writing the next book you’re waiting for.
August 12, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Just finished the backlist of the brilliant @publishingrodeo.bsky.social. can't recommend it enough. Only, the problem with getting addicted to podcasts hosted by authors is the thought that every episode you crave is taking them away from writing the next book you’re waiting for.
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👉👉👉Turn off the NSFW filter!
Even SFW posts get caught up in it!
But mostly: you'll miss out on all our rad NSFW posts U_U
Even SFW posts get caught up in it!
But mostly: you'll miss out on all our rad NSFW posts U_U
Lots of people joining Bluesky again! Welcome! Whether you just joined, or you created an account decades ago and are gonna start posting now, here are some tips to enhance the experience. Share widely for all newcomers 🦋
August 7, 2024 at 6:46 PM
👉👉👉Turn off the NSFW filter!
Even SFW posts get caught up in it!
But mostly: you'll miss out on all our rad NSFW posts U_U
Even SFW posts get caught up in it!
But mostly: you'll miss out on all our rad NSFW posts U_U
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Congrats to the winners!!
August 11, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Congrats to the winners!!
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Holy shit, Witch King is on the World Fantasy Awards ballot! This is a first for me! I am so excited!
2024 World Fantasy Awards Ballot and Life Achievement Awards
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file770.com/2024-world-f...
August 12, 2024 at 9:14 AM
Holy shit, Witch King is on the World Fantasy Awards ballot! This is a first for me! I am so excited!
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There've been a lot of strange things in my career, but maybe the strangest is that Time Warner paid me to draw this and I'm still getting royalties on it.
August 12, 2024 at 8:07 AM
There've been a lot of strange things in my career, but maybe the strangest is that Time Warner paid me to draw this and I'm still getting royalties on it.
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No northern lights here. Maybe later!
August 12, 2024 at 4:38 AM
No northern lights here. Maybe later!
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Happy international cat day to my house panther 🐈⬛
August 9, 2024 at 1:27 AM
Happy international cat day to my house panther 🐈⬛
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I've donated a signed, dedicated copy of THE MOONLIGHT MARKET to this very worthwhile cause. Bid here! www.jumblebee.co.uk/MightyMax#bu...
Find A Cure For Mighty Max
Mighty Max Johnson is a seven year old boy who has been suffering an Ependymoma brain tumour since 2017.We are raising funds for Max to be able to receive the treatment he needs in Germany.
www.jumblebee.co.uk
August 8, 2024 at 10:09 AM
I've donated a signed, dedicated copy of THE MOONLIGHT MARKET to this very worthwhile cause. Bid here! www.jumblebee.co.uk/MightyMax#bu...
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It is International Cat Day, apparently, but Daphne would like to remind you that every day is International Daphne Day
August 8, 2024 at 8:57 AM
It is International Cat Day, apparently, but Daphne would like to remind you that every day is International Daphne Day
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Goodbye, X. Goodbye, 110k followers. You were good for awhile, but nowadays my engagements are largely with TERFs, trolls and racists demanding that I go home. So, here goes, I guess. I post about the Shed, writing, my garden, my enthusiasms and anything else that interests me…
August 7, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Goodbye, X. Goodbye, 110k followers. You were good for awhile, but nowadays my engagements are largely with TERFs, trolls and racists demanding that I go home. So, here goes, I guess. I post about the Shed, writing, my garden, my enthusiasms and anything else that interests me…
Time to cut the cord. Goodbye X, hello Bluesky.
August 7, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Time to cut the cord. Goodbye X, hello Bluesky.