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Sounds not unlike Athens, if bigger and more cosmopolitan.

Bought it, thanks! It sounds very good, and the narrator doesn’t seem bad. I do read text, but the last few years I’ve taken up walking as exercise, you know 10,000 steps, and a good audiobook I only listen to then is a great incentive when I’m feeling lazy.

Ta!

In that case, may I suggest this small press in general (I have read several of their books and enjoyed all of them) and this space opera in particular (I’ve only read one so far, but it was great), which is currently in sale? bsky.app/profile/cand...

Does it have to be audio? Because some of the most enjoyable fantastic adventure I have read recently is either text only or very badly read.

Doesn’t seem to be available to me, but I will remember, thanks.

Ooh!

I may have some for you, then.

Looking for audiobook recommendations again: fantasy adventure and space opera preferred. Good narration essential.

No grimdark, no romantasy, no game tie-ins or litRPG please.

Question raised in this thread...I mean raised by me but thru discussion: Can anyone think of any UK sci fi middle grade dealing in government racism/immigration? #UKKidLit

Not getting into that in public on a sunny morning, partly because I have only broad generalisations to offer, partly because I have some strictures on how I use this medium. I’ll only say it conforms perfectly to things I have heard from acquaintances of both nations, which is all I meant.

I think it does. We’re talking about public perception. Cyprus has a very differrent history with and relationship to the EU than Greece does.

Makes sense.

Lots of foliage and a pretty little kitty face peering out of it in this photo.

Caturday teaser: Find the cat.
Full caturday service will be delayed.

This is the Gun Family Christmas photo guy, right?

Long-sleeve Wuthering Heights t-shirt featuring Heathcliff and Cathy

left sleeve reading "WHATEVER OUR SOULS ARE MADE OF"

right sleeve reading "HIS AND MINE ARE THE SAME ♥♥"

my bro is doing pre-orders for a very limited 2nd run of the beloved 2021 amfmpm x vanity publishing WUTHERING HEIGHTS tee and longsleeve, silkscreened and heat-set by hand. get it! vanitypublishing.bigcartel.com/product/the-... ♥♥

Someone saying the Left is too dismissive of the dangers of AI.

We are not.

We understand that the dangers are fiscal, social, environmental, even neurobiological (because that shit will fuck your cognition up).

We are dismissive of the science fictional claims of the snake oil salesfolk.

If this is true then I can't tell you how much it sucks , so so many artistic fans out there would kill to have thier name in the credits of a #StarTrek show and you already have so many fantastic artists working for you .

Close up photo of the rusty sides of a once-white skip overflowing with the wide-accordion-folded tube of a professional exhaust filter. The loops resemble a Dune Sandworm. Above, an out-of-focus traffic light glows green.

Shai-Hulud crossing.
#Athens #UrbanPhotography

Just seen a list of "5 standalone fantasy books that are unquestionable 5 star classics" that didn't have The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle on it. Or Ombria In Shadow by Patricia McKillip.

Going to drape a cold flannel over my face for a bit.

Bow drill in action, New Kingdom tomb painting from Western Thebes, Tomb of Rekhmire, object 31.6.25, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, public domain

When did humans start using drills? “A new study reveals that Egyptians were using a mechanically sophisticated drilling tool far earlier than previously suggested” (about 3250 BCE). It’s the oldest known rotary drill 🔩 you guys!
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New episode is out, and it's a corker!
Listen to The Delicious Legacy, discussing fermented dairy with Dr Simi Rezai-Ghassemi in lieu of her new book "Fermented Dairy of Central Asia" coming out this Sunday 15th!

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😊my hair is a bit big, but I think they show.

Even with great big over-ear headphones, people stop to ask me for directions all the time. I had been sure they would stop when I switched from earbuds.

Athens is a hive of construction, but much of that is renovation and the resulting living space prices out most Athenians. Meanwhile, empty houses sit rotting in every neighbourhood.

😆😆😆

You know, I have wondered about savoury oatmeal…

Close up photo of the rusty sides of a once-white skip overflowing with the wide-accordion-folded tube of a professional exhaust filter. The loops resemble a Dune Sandworm. Above, an out-of-focus traffic light glows green.

Shai-Hulud crossing.
#Athens #UrbanPhotography

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Allergies, intolerances, medical advice, ethical or cultural reasons, yes.

And as for grits, 😆 they still eat them in the U.S. South, I promise. Basically polenta, anyway, so perhaps you do too?