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The Tick: Where did you come from, fancy man?
Sage the Supernumerary: Nowhere. Everywhere. And Baltimore.
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I really enjoyed _A Brightness Long Ago_ by Guy Gavriel Kay!

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A Brightness Long Ago
I just finished A Brightness Long Ago (2019) by Guy Gavriel Kay. It's really good! I saw it recommended by Jennifer Jelinkova and decided to give a try. I had never heard of it before that. It's fasc...
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January 4, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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I finished reading _On the Calculation of Volume III_ while I was away on holiday.

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On the Calculation of Volume III
I just finished book III of On the Calculation of Volume by Solvej Balle. Fantastic! This was written in Danish (Om udregning af rumfang III) in 2022 and was translated into English in 2025 by Sophia...
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January 1, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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I finished reading _Under Two Flags_ while I was away on holiday.

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Under Two Flags
I just finished Under Two Flags (1867) by Ouida. Thrilling! This was the inaugural read for the Neglected Victorian Bestsellers book club, a fantastic idea from Roy Reads Anything. Apparently, 150 ye...
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January 1, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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*advertising that my food truck has "4 Michelins"*
December 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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I just finished _Queen Demon_ (2025) by Martha Wells. So fun!

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Queen Demon
I just finished Queen Demon (2025) by Martha Wells. So fun! This is a follow up to Witch King (2023), with many of the same characters. That book had two timelines and this one continues them both. S...
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December 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Perl was first released 38 years ago today!

perldoc.perl.org/perlhist

Happy birthday, Perl!
December 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Today is the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth! What shall I read today?

#JaneAusten250 #BookSky

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Jane Austen Semiquincentennial
Jane Austen was born 250 years ago today. Happy birthday, Jane! This year, I re-read all six of her published novels Sense and Sensibility (1811) Pride and Prejudice (1813) Mansfield Park (1814...
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December 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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I wondered why the 2020 adaptation of Emma styled it in all caps with a period - EMMA.
EMMA. movie adaptation 2020
December 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Wow, @palmyradelran.bsky.social just said that J.J. O'Neill, the guy who wrote Teenage Kicks (on the right, with the tobacco les paul), never thought it was all that great. Can you imagine? This song is amazing!

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The Undertones - Teenage Kicks (Official Video)
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December 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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"Mitchum!" with an exclamation point in the poster makes me think of #MST3K ("Mitchell!")

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November 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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I really enjoyed this talk! A nice reminder to keep these ideas in mind no matter what programming language you're using.
November 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Still disturbed by _Tender is the Flesh_? Why not try _The Unworthy_!

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The Unworthy
I just finished The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica. Hard to put down! It was written in Spanish (Las indignas) in 2023 and translated into English by Sarah Moses earlier this year. Bazterrica's Tend...
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November 16, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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I love spotting actors from other adaptations I've seen!

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The Return of the Native
I just finished The Return of the Native (1878) by Thomas Hardy. Wonderful! I listened to the audiobook read by Nadia May. This was the Thomas Hardy readalong for November. There were lots of terrif...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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If you're wondering how long it takes to read the Jane Austen canon two chapters a day, the answer is about four and half months!

#Booksky #SlowReading

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Pride and Prejudice
I just finished Pride and Prejudice (1813) by Jane Austen. So so good. It's easy to see why this book is so loved. This completes my slow re-read of Jane Austen. I read all six of her main novels, tw...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Thanks to Zim and his Halloween costume for inspiring me to finally watch Superman 2025. It was fun!
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Somebody get him to a casting call! I can't believe they let a CGI dog have the role when he was right here. You just have to look past the fact that he doesn't really do cars, and he doesn't really believe in taking direction, or baths...
A scruffy white mutt in a red super cape looks around to see where he's needed.
November 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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I just finished _The Payback_ by @kashana.blacksky.app . Really fun!

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The Payback
I just finished The Payback by Kashana Cauley. Unexpected! I listened to the audiobook read by Chanté McCormick. It was good, but there was a really good pun on Rock the Casbah that someone should ha...
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November 3, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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I really enjoyed the #Victober read-a-long! I'm a little sad it's over.

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Hester
I just finished Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life (1883) by Margaret Oliphant. This was a read-a-long for Victober. We read two chapters a day all month (today we read three to finish up) and chat...
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October 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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FURZE n. another term for GORSE.

Thank you, dictionary. Before there was one word I didn't know. Now there are two.
October 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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TIL: Creepshow-style is called a frame story.

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Granny's Wonderful Chair
I just finished Granny's Wonderful Chair (1857) by Frances Browne. Charming! These are fairy tales told Creepshow-style (I just looked it up and it seems this is called a frame story), with each chap...
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October 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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TIL Cees Schrama, who played the cool keyboard part on Venus by the Shocking Blue, also played with Golden Earring!

In return, several members of the Golden Earrings played on his records!

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October 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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I just finished _Lorna Doone_ (1869) by R. D. Blackmore. Very disappointing. No mention of cookies at all.

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Lorna Doone
I just finished Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor (1869) by R. D. Blackmore. Fun! I listened to the audiobook read by Tim Gerard Reynolds. The cover painting is Lady Hamilton (as Nature) (1782) by Geo...
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September 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Sometimes you go to a programming meetup and you learn about food from another part of the world!

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September 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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I just finished _On the Calculation of Volume II_ by Solvej Balle. I found it very surprising, so I don't want to say any more for fear of spoiling it. I will say that book III cannot come out too soon!

#Booksky

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On the Calculation of Volume II
I just finished book II of On the Calculation of Volume by Solvej Balle. Fascinating! This fooled me twice. First, it went in a surprising direction. But once I thought I figured out what was going o...
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September 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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I just read book I of _On the Calculation of Volume_ by Solvej Balle. There's eventually supposed to be seven books in all. We'll see how long it takes!

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On the Calculation of Volume
I just finished book I of On the Calculation of Volume by Solvej Balle. Gripping! It's very short and so compelling that I read it in two days. I bet there are folks that read it in one sitting. It ...
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September 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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I think it might be fun to start a band called The Freaks of a Cold-blooded Vanity just to see who gets it.

#JaneAusten #MansfieldPark
#SlowReading #Booksky

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Mansfield Park
I just finished Mansfield Park (1814) by Jane Austen. So good! This was a re-read for me. I started it last month, reading just two chapters a day. I so enjoyed reading Emma this way for Jane Austen ...
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August 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM