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The popular blogging platform Substack – used by numerous British comic creators to promote their work – has suffered a data breach. The company is warning users to take extra caution with any emails or text messages you receive…

https://downthetubes.net/substack-data-breach-hits-comic-creators/

Oh, good, I've been getting it right all this time.

I have ocean but hadn't yet read it. Oh well.

Losing Cosby hurt. And Rolf Harris. They were significant men in my childhood world. Even now, I just want to hide from it, but I can't, and so many things are just spoiled.

I know in Ireland, even though I didn't have my dog's tail docked, he was surrendered to dogs trust, I can't enter him even in small local dog shows. I'm surprised they still allow it....

By which i mean, I'm also glad...

I think i only read pale horse, which i remember loving but also haven't read since....

Slowly realises that Westminster isn't in the UK.....

Totally agree. And for what it is worth, I'm sorry you experienced that.

I loved his books

I was lucky(?)enough not to know about him until long after his death.

I thought docking was illegal...

Eventually he could quite possibly 'win' that based on no one wanting to take it on but I hope he'll still be held in contempt.

The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.

The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.

https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3

Fun Fact - its name "bovril"- is a science/fantasy novel reference. Specifically "The Coming Race" by Edward Bulwer-Lytton - the book which in part led to the event described as the world's first science fiction convention, and thus possibly the first cosplayers; "Vril-Ya Bazaar and Fete".

images says "The National Library of Ireland is delighted to be accepting applications for the position of Assistant Keeper Grade 1"

I love that the library position is "Keeper"....
#Library #nationallibraryireland

I thought so too but perhaps the phrase importantly here is "will fully".... like.. it was in place last year but mostly they weren't checking if you came from Ireland or something??

Roll of razor thin toilet paper which has Oifig an tSoláthair printed on it.

Nostalgic reminder brought to you by reading Mastodon today...
Oifig an tSoláthair means Stationary office.

I'd kill for a card catalogue but I'd never use it to store wine.....

Going through ideas for house organisation

Honestly astonishing achievements
www.msn.com/en-au/news/a...

Carefully calculated using *substack*..... Besides this report apparently says it was a smear campaign but stuff he already admitted was in my 'Nope' range.

Oh.. no....

1477
Started on a Wednesday
Sees the first full-length book printed in England on a printing press
Previously mentioned Anne of Brittany, sovereign duchess of Brittany, queen of Charles VIII of France is born

The very cute cover to Murphy Lawless's RENAISSANCE SHIFTERS BOX SET features the title surrounded by silhouetted bears, musical instruments, beers, and Renaissance-Fairey accoutrements. Cover art and design by Malice & Mayhem Book Covers. In OctoBEARfest, Bill Torben accidentally hires up-and-coming rock star Gwen Booker instead of jazz musician Gwendolyn Brooker, and he's never been so grateful for a mistake in his life! Now if they can navigate a path through love, music, and homebrew beer, together they might just get the family pub's Oktoberfest back on its feet! In PARTRIDGE IN A BEAR TREE, drummer Penny's life is one crisis after another until sensible, gorgeous Ashley Torben has everything Penny needs to sort things out again. It starts to look like they might have a clear path forward together—assuming they can survive their first Christmas with Ashley's huge, overwhelming family.... And in RENAISSANCE BEAR, Swordswoman Alis Capellas didn’t mean to live a double life as the Black Knight and a lady fair, but things got out of hand. Now she mostly enjoys her secret and is careful to maintain her cover—until she meets Jon Torben, and keeping secrets starts to feel less and less necessary. Usually careful with her heart, Alis is all in with this pub-owning minstrel!

Welcome to Renaissance, Colorado, where the grizzly #shifter Torben family find their #FatedMates as their lives weave in and out of the local Renaissance faire and the family's pub! #booksky #paranormalromance

The first 3 books are now available as a box set! www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKPDP8Q...

I dunno, my dad was always interested in staying current - though when I was a teen that meant he watched Top of the Pops with me... But then he'd throw in lines about remembering his time in the Boer war to see if any of his students would catch it...

Pretty much exactly...though slightly drier....

They are a bit more red than that. It's hard to get a good photo while lying down with them on my stomach!!

Red and gold dice

Goodies from Warpcon 2026. Lovely to see everyone. Hope to see as many of you all as possible again before next years but see you then if not.