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  1. The Wertzone, , more info

    Exodus: The Archimedes Engine by Peter F. Hamilton
    Fleeing a ravaged Earth, humanity launched near-lightspeed arkships across a large part of the galaxy. Many have vanished, some established isolated colonies in remote systems, but the greatest success was in the Centauri Cluster, a group of millions of stars within a few hundred light-years of one another with thousands of habitable worlds between them. The Green Signal was sent across the galaxy to attract more arkships. But in the …
    By Adam Whitehead, 1,421 words
  2. Reclaiming Paradise, , more info

    January
    It’s been a long month already but the snowdrops have started to appear. Here’s a little selection from the garden. There’s not much else happening in the garden but I had identified this weekend as the time to use up the last of last year’s wonderful apple crop. There were two Howgate Wonders left and I wanted to make something nice with them. What would be the best way to …
    By Reclaiming Paradise, 446 words
  3. idiot king, , more info

    Earworm of the Week
    First, let me say I have NO idea how this song got stuck in my head this week. This is by a prog/thrash rock band called Dream Theater, and it came out way back in the late 90’s, at a time when I was most adjacent to hair metal. I remember the metalheads at high school speaking reverently about the shredding skills of the lead guitarist. It’s the only song …
    By idiotking, 241 words
  4. Tom Stuart, , more info

    Weeknotes 263: Lonesome foghorn
    The lonesome foghorn blows. Some small wins at work this week, which I will take. I’m getting more sleep but have yet to brave the gym. Alice injured her foot last Sunday, immediately and rudely defying my wishes. Get well soon Alice. In the interests of Getting Out More, I went to DIY Magazine’s Hello 2025 on Tuesday night to see Chloe Slater. Unfortunately when I arrived shortly after 7pm …
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  5. Not awful and boring ideas for teaching statistics, , more info

    Absolute vs. relative risk reporting: Lake effect snow edition
    I maintain that relative versus absolute risk is a concept that we absolutely must teach in intro stats.I have given some examples of this before (murder! COVID!) but here is another one that hits home for my fellow Great Lakers. In particular, this one is for my friends in Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, and Buffalo Up here in Erie, a common point of discussion is how frozen Lake Erie is. Because …
    By Jessica Hartnett, 138 words
  6. Declan Byrd, , more info

    2025 Week Notes - Week 3
    On Monday, I played in Worthing D&D White's 100-45 home win against Worthing D&D Ballers. It took me until the second half to find a shooting rhythm but I eventually finished the game with 12 points, and for the second game in a row made four three-point shots. Much to my surprise, all of my shots were caught on video which is something I'm not used to. They weren't highlight …
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  7. Alabama Yesterdays, , more info

    State of Alabama Postcard
    As a Wikipedia article tells us, Alabama has 41 official state symbols. The postcard below only had room for six: the state flag, adopted in 1923; the state flower, the camellia, in 1959; the state bird, the yellowhammer, in 1933; the state tree, the long leaf pine, listed in Wikipedia as the Southern longleaf pine, 1997; coat of arms, 1939; state fish, the Atlantic tarpon, 1955. As you'll see on …
    By AlabamaYesterdays, 286 words
  8. The Solar Pool - Blog, , more info

    Revisitation 174: Carry On: Don't Lose Your Head.
    This week, Pax commits the perfect crime with only a few Glitches, Red Alert gets fridged and Windcharger has someone remember he exists.All in my look at the conclusion to Shadowplay!
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  9. Typewolf, , more info

    Athletics
    Fonts: Feature, Söhne
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  10. Dreams in the Lich House, , more info

    Shadowdark at Philly Area Gaming Expo
    I ran 3 games of Shadowdark at Philly Area Games Expo (PAGE), a convention that seems to be gaining some traction in the area here in it's second year. There were plenty of YouTubers and ex-TSR era and WOTC designers at it. I sat in on some seminars, including OSR tavern keeper Tenkar talking about the jump from blogging to video. Interesting stuff.I ran 3 home dungeons 3 home dungeons …
    By John, 431 words
  11. Breakfast In The Ruins, , more info

    Deathblog: David Lynch (1946-2025)
    Of all the obituary posts I’ve felt obliged to hastily bang out for this blog over the years, this loss is perhaps the one which has proved most difficult to process, or to find words for. When looking at a figure like Lynch - who has been a giant presence within any kind of art or culture I’d deign to care about, throughout my life - it would be all …
    By Ben, 1,472 words
  12. Bureboyblog, , more info

    Odds and sods
    Not much to write home about lately, in fact hardly been out at all. Tried a spot at the end of the pool with a shallow run down the near bank that worth a return visit, would be good to wade and trot. Bit distracted by a plane doing touch and go's from Norwich Airport turning right over head 4-5 times. Plenty of chublets and the snowdrops will be a …
    By Bureboyblog, 104 words
  13. Veronique | Blog, , more info

    saved by the bell
    I finally received the beautiful zines by Miranda Reinert. (I say finally bc there was a postal strike in Canada and the mail is slowly getting back to its usual pace) She's a music writer, zine enthusiast and podcast host. These zines are simply stunning. The paper texture is a dream, and the way she rendered most of her photographs extra-grainy is a visual treat. Her zines feel special in …
    By hidden (veronique), 427 words
  14. Simon Dunn, , more info

    Hey! HEY! They’re NOT The Monkees
    You know when you’re browsing old copies of American television industry magazines, and you come across something that makes you stop and scratch your head with Simian-like confusion? Broadcasting & Cable, 19th Jan 1987 New Monkees was a syndicated show, developed from the original by Matthew Fassberg and Victor Fresco. It lasted 13 episodes, and was jointly produced by Coca Cola Telecommunications and Straybert Productions. Broadcasting & Cable, 20th October, …
    By Simon Dunn, 443 words
  15. Merseyside Pub Guide, , more info

    West Kirby
    Last weekend I lazily cancelled this survey because I didn't fancy walking in the snow. No such problem today although it was only two degrees when I set off. A train and a bus took me to the outskirts of West Kirby, to the Ridger which is now called the Newton Arms:Outside this is something of a sixties classic, or actually I think it is more modern than that, eighties …
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