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andrewducker

1. India and EU announce Free Trade Agreement: (tags:india europe trade )
2. Risk of dying from cancer in Scotland at lowest rate on record (down almost 25% in the last few years): (tags:cancer scotland GoodNews )
3. Nigella to avoid Bake Off tent innuendo culture from the moment she opens the flaps: (tags:bakery TV satire funny celebrity sex )
4. Charities shouldn't exclude trans people, regulator says: (tags:UK charity transgender LGBT )
5. How to not revise for exams: (tags:exams funny )
6. Doing the thing is doing the thing: (tags:advice productivity )
7. How the UK became Putin's enemy number one: Britons might be surprised to learn how much hatred their country receives from Russia, with threats of nuclear obliteration now a fairly common occurrence
(tags:russia uk politics )

james_davis_nicoll

I think the schtick is the crew gets sent out to investigate potentially revolutionary tech and it's always legitimately amazing but also not what they're expecting. Case in point, they were looking into a supposed teleporter and now everyone is ant-sized.

Among my other ideas

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james_davis_nicoll

Having successfully fled her home city with the proceeds of a spectacular heist, Aiah must now build a new life on that foundation.

City on Fire (Metropolitan, volume 2) by Walter Jon Williams

james_davis_nicoll

Two vehicles launch off the Highway 8 flyover, one driver dead

james_davis_nicoll

Third-party tabletop fantasy roleplaying sourcebooks and adventures for The Arcane Library's old-school FRPG, Shadowdark.

Bundle of Holding: Shadowdark Compatible

andrewducker

In a slightly more sensible world this would be a perfect time for the One Nation/Moderate Conservatives to say "Thank goodness all of the far right monsters have left the party, time to pull the party back towards the center".

But I'm not convinced there are more than a few of them left.

andrewducker

The children pick their noses in front of infinity.
Original is here on Pixelfed.scot.

oglaf_comic_feed

https://www.oglaf.com/ear-nose-throat/

https://www.oglaf.com/ear-nose-throat/

james_davis_nicoll

Fostering a teen is a challenge at the best of times. The end of civilization is not the best of times.

The Memoirs of a Survivor by Doris Lessing

andrewducker

Woke up at 6:30 and it took me ten minutes to wake up enough to realise it's Sunday and my alarm would not be going off at 7. By which point I was too awake to get back to sleep.

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What do you just want to talk about?

What have you been watching or reading?

Chores and other not-fun things count!

Remember to encourage other commenters and we have a discord where we can do work-alongs and chat, linked in the sticky.

james_davis_nicoll

I got an email from Riotminds providing me with a free preview of their upcoming Wicked Dew - Victorian Horror RPG. What caught my eye is that it seems to be entirely online. I've asked if there's a downloadable rulebook I overlooked, but I can see why a company might adopt a purely online approach.

[Update]

There will be a printed book.

andrewducker

1. Campaign to counter transphobes pressuring the Council of Europe: (tags:LGBT transgender politics Europe )
2. Finalists :: Comedy Pet Photography Awards: (tags:pets animals cute funny photos )
3. Psychologists develop method to quantify 'toxic masculinity' in men (about 3% of the population are *really* awful): (tags:men psychology patriarchy )
4. Katy Perry's Friends Skeptical Of Alleged Powerful Boyfriend Who Lives In Canada: (tags:relationships celebrity satire funny Canada )
5. Science Is Drowning in AI Slop: (tags:ai research doom OhForFucksSake )
6. Cancer might protect against Alzheimer's — this protein helps explain why: (tags:cancer alzheimers )
7. Who wants to be Trad-Friends?: (tags:funny friendship )
8. 45 sanctioned Russian tankers passed through the Channel since UK 'crackdown': (tags:UK Russia trade )
9. Giving University Exams in the Age of Chatbots: (tags:exams AI university France viaFanf )
10. New solar-powered lighting improves safety and sustainability in Edinburgh's parks: (tags:solarpower park Edinburgh )

james_davis_nicoll

Su Lin dutifully accepts a social obligation, only to find herself embroiled in another murder and further colonial machinations.

The Angsana Tree Mystery (Crown Colony, volume 8) by Ovidia Yu

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james_davis_nicoll

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND – Following his poorly-received and rambling address at the World Economic Forum, U.S. President Donald Trump angrily demanded that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney personally give him the standing ovation he earned for his speech yesterday.

james_davis_nicoll

Canada denied spot on the Bored of Peace.

This is roughly on par with being denied a lifetime supply of dogshit popsicles.

james_davis_nicoll

An unhappily married man's quest for the truth leads into a past almost everyone has forgotten.

The Iowa Baseball Confederacy by W. P. Kinsella

andrewducker

1. Changing gender in the UK involves a legal declaration that you will live as the gender you are changing to. With legal consequences if you don't.: (tags:law UK gender transgender LGBT )
2. Prolonged air pollution linked to increase of incurable muscle-wasting diseases: (tags:pollution disease )
3. Six key takeaways from the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry (cover-ups leading to patient deaths): (tags:scotland hospital OhForFucksSake death )
4. MAGA's 'Manifest Destiny' Coalition Has Arrived - "It's up to us to keep pushing for the orderly governance of the world via American imperialism": (tags:usa politics OhForFucksSake )
5. Comic-Con Bans AI Art After Artist Pushback: (tags:ai art comics )
6. Anti-trans 'data vandalism' damages scientific research, study finds: (tags:LGBT research bigotry transgender gender )
7. When the United Kingdom annexed a north Atlantic island (and what they might do with it): (tags:scotland uk politics history funny )

andrewducker

Morning hair routine
Original is here on Pixelfed.scot.

james_davis_nicoll

This all-new Dead Air Bundle presents English-language ebooks for Dead Air: Seasons, the post-apocalyptic tabletop roleplaying game from Italian publisher The World Anvil Publishing about a Blighted world forever changed.

Bundle of Holding: Dead Air: Seasons

james_davis_nicoll

Should we attempt to bring older works into the modern age?

Adventures in the Public Domain: On Updating Out-of-Copyright Works

james_davis_nicoll

I read the press release and have no idea what this imprint will publish.

james_davis_nicoll

Nanao must chose between staying with her abusive family or accepting the offer of marriage from handsome, wealthy, sincerely considerate Yako. A dilemma for the ages!

The Ayakashi Hunter’s Tainted Bride, volume 1 by Midori Yuma & Mamenosuke Fujimaru

james_davis_nicoll

Further developments here.

A routine bus trip from New York City to D.C. took a harrowing turn for passengers last night (Monday) when the driver reportedly decided to ditch their intended destination for a journey into the unknown.

james_davis_nicoll

Prime Minister Mark Carney, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland,

james_davis_nicoll

One of Canada's great missteps was not mining the border. The other was not building intermediate range nuclear-armed missiles.

james_davis_nicoll

November 25, 2026 would have been Poul Anderson’s 100th birthday. As there is no guarantee any of us will see November 25, 2026, I’ll borrow an idea from Tom Lehrer’s That Was the Year That Was and start writing something appropriately celebratory now.

Homeward By Starlight

Improve your sword and sorcery through inspirational verisimilitude!

On Thud and Blunder by Poul Anderson

james_davis_nicoll

The tabletop fantasy roleplaying game of early 19th-Century folk horror.

Bundle of Holding: Sleepy Hollow

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james_davis_nicoll

One potlight is still illumination.

oglaf_comic_feed

https://www.oglaf.com/mancy/

https://www.oglaf.com/mancy/

andrewducker

Gorgeous sunset behind Edinburgh Castle and I couldn't decide which of these photos I took was my favourite.
Original is here on Pixelfed.scot.

james_davis_nicoll

A deranged President sets his eyes on Canada and Scandinavia, forcing one senator to consider the prospect of contemplating the preliminaries to action.

Night of Camp David by Fletcher Knebel

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What are you working on? What have you finished? What do you need encouragement on?

Are there any cool events or challenges happening that you want to hype? I've been neglecting Dreamwidth - tell me what I'm missing!

What do you just want to talk about?

What have you been watching or reading?

Chores and other not-fun things count!

Remember to encourage other commenters and we have a discord where we can do work-alongs and chat, linked in the sticky.

james_davis_nicoll

Orson Scott Card has a substack.

james_davis_nicoll

Three works new to me, all from various TTRPG Kickstarters. 2026 feels kind of light on upcoming books.

Books Received, January 10 to January 16

Poll #34090 Books Received, January 10 to January 16

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 28

View Respondents

Which of these look interesting?

Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying (Alpha) by Adam Bradford & Tomas Härenstam (July 2026)
9 (32.1%)

Fabula Ultima Bestiary by Emanuele Galletto (May 2026)
4 (14.3%)

Arkand: City of Wave and Flames by Johan Sjöberg (April 2026)
5 (17.9%)

Some other option (see comments)
2 (7.1%)

Cats!
24 (85.7%)

andrewducker

1. Song banned from Swedish charts for being AI creation: (tags:AI Sweden music )
2. Why Greenland's natural resources are nearly impossible to mine: (tags:mining Greenland )
3. Who wants to be a Chinese Empress? (I had no idea that games like this existed!): (tags:games china videos )

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Schedule: Round 19 sign ups are open NOW. Icons are due February 5, 2026.

james_davis_nicoll

Their last cunning scheme set apocalypse in motion. What wonders will follow Billy and Milly's next bold endeavour?

Their Kingdom Come (Night Eaters, volume 3) by Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda

james_davis_nicoll

Murderbot and allies struggle to establish friendly relations with a rediscovered lost colony in time to protect them from a predatory company.

System Collapse (Murderbot, volume 7) by Martha Wells

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james_davis_nicoll - Adventures in the Public Domain: On Updating Out-of-Copyright Works
james_davis_nicoll - Admission of ignorance
james_davis_nicoll - The Ayakashi Hunter’s Tainted Bride, volume 1 by Midori Yuma & Mamenosuke Fujimaru
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