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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-24 09:05 am

Kowloon Generic Romance, volume 2 by Jun Mayuzuki




Realtor Reiko Kujirai has many questions, about her apparent rival and about herself, but very few answers.

Kowloon Generic Romance, volume 2 by Jun Mayuzuki
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-23 04:14 pm
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-23 12:12 pm

WHY

would my Framework charge if plugged into one outlet but not another? I tested the outlet from which it did not charge and it works for other devices.

[Update]

I shut it down for an hour and everything works again.
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-23 10:24 am
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-23 09:11 am

Funny thing about this singer

Youtube pushed a song from this source at me.

I don't think they exist. There are no non-generated images of the singer and their pace of output is suspicious. And their FB bio references ai.
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-23 08:56 am

Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis



Oxford sends its best to study World War Two in this (grinds teeth) Hugo-winning tale of sound and fury.

Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis
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ffutures ([personal profile] ffutures) wrote2025-09-22 09:23 pm

That's No Moon...

Playing around with my mirror lens on micro 4/3 again, this time with an aluminized mylar filter for solar work - gives a yellow tone which is "nicer" than the white of a more accurate filter.

Four sunspots are visible, but there is also a circular mark which is an artifact, probably grunge in the lens or on the sensor. Picture 1 is the best of 15 or so images, picture 2 is the same image with labels, picture 3 was taken separately with the camera in a slightly different position, showing that the four spots are real since they are still in the same position relative to the disc of the sun, while the round mark is in the same position on the frame but a different position relative to the sun.







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ffutures ([personal profile] ffutures) wrote2025-09-22 08:42 pm
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Another Fantasy Bundle - Weird Bundle

This is an offer of the Shadow of the Weird Wizard RPG frpm Schwalb Entertainment, based on the Shadow of the Demon Lord system:

https://bundleofholding.com/presents/WeirdWizard



Slightly less apocalyptic than the original game, but built around similar ideas. Not my cup of tea, but it's a reasonable idea if you like that sort of thing.

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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-22 01:57 pm
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Bundle of Holding: Weird Wizard



The SHADOW OF THE WEIRD WIZARD corebooks, supplements, and adventures.

Bundle of Holding: Weird Wizard
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-22 09:52 am
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Clarke Award Finalists 201

2015: Five Britons sign for the doomed Mars One venture, the UK pays off its WWI War Loans, and the Liberal Democrats’ adroit political maneuvering yields memorable electoral returns.

Poll #33648 Clarke Award Finalists 2015
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 37


Which 2015 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?

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Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
24 (64.9%)

Europe in Autumn by Dave Hutchinson
8 (21.6%)

Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta
6 (16.2%)

The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber
4 (10.8%)

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
15 (40.5%)

The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carey
17 (45.9%)



Bold for have read, italic for intend to read, underline for never heard of it.

Which 2015 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Europe in Autumn by Dave Hutchinson
Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta
The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carey
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-21 09:13 am

Frostflower and Thorn (Frostflower and Thorn, volume 1) by Phyllis Ann Karr



Frostflower can solve Thorn's pregnancy problem... but can the pair survive the attention of a fanatical farmer-priest?

Frostflower and Thorn (Frostflower and Thorn, volume 1) by Phyllis Ann Karr
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-20 09:28 am
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Books Received, September 13 — September 19



Really, more of Book Received. One work new to me, science fantasy.

Books Received, September 13 — September 19

Poll #33640 Books Received, September 13 — September 19
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Which of these look interesting?

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Yalum by Matthew Hughes (September 2025)
10 (26.3%)

Some other option (see comments)
1 (2.6%)

Cats!
36 (94.7%)

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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-19 10:21 am
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Bad News From Alpha Centauri A…



There's a planet in the habitable zone... but not an Earthlike planet.

Bad News From Alpha Centauri A…
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-19 10:14 am

Sabrena Swept Away by Karuna Riazi



Sabrena's life is full of struggles already. The last thing she needs is an other-worldly adventure. Life is, alas, not considerate of a teen's preferences.

Sabrena Swept Away by Karuna Riazi
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-18 08:47 am
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-17 09:00 am

The Graveyard Apartment by Mariko Koike



The Central Plaza Mansion tower offers palatial 900 square foot apartments for a mere ¥35,000,000. It is a deal too good for the Kano family to turn down... although they should have.


The Graveyard Apartment by Mariko Koike
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-16 11:19 am
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ffutures ([personal profile] ffutures) wrote2025-09-15 06:51 pm
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Another RPF Bundle - Laironomicon

This is a bundle of the Dread Laironomicon, a system-neutral sourcebook from Raging Swan Press, with "the dread companion", a guide to sources for things in this supplement in other books from the same publisher. Basically, it describes a hundred locations for monsters, with surroundings etc., via a LOT of tables.

https://bundleofholding.com/promo/list/key/Hideaways

  


This REALLY isn't something I would want to use - it's basically aimed at dungeon-bashing and not much else - and to be honest I don't think I'd be very interested even if I was still playing these games. It's cheap and worth having if you really have no time to prepare for a game, but even when I was playing a lot of D&D I made very little use of this sort of thing, individual design works better for me.