Ky/Linn

Okay, but are we talking 'cozy' with severed heads or 'cozy' with gelatinous lurkers or 'cozy' with the servants plastered alive in the walls, or 'cozy' with adorable bone-dogs and human monsters?

Damnit, I still reflexively think "Steed and Mrs Peel" when I hear "Avengers".

This is about as close as I can come with the offered emotes to "look of absolute horror" at the idea of anyone in a medical field using it like that. 😱

Do they have no idea how the thing actually works? Information on it is everywhere! It's a large language model, not Mr. Data! *head desk*

"Brand-new"? Unless this is a complete re-write of the 2013 story, that's false advertising. Should just say "re-release" and be honest about it.

I love Polenth's quirky stories. Be sure to check out their website too: www.polenthblake.com

YouTube video by Leslie Fish - Topic Brother Michael's Song (Live)

Brother Michael's Song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KhM...

Anything by T. Kingfisher except her actual horror novels. "Snake Eater", "Byrony and Roses", "Toad Words and Other Stories", "Jackalope Wives", "Nettle and Bone".

Also Ursula Vernon's "Digger", which can be had in paper edition and also read online at diggercomic.com

We had a 25-year outdated set of Britannicas second-hand. Not so great for current social studies or science but wonderful to browse through. They had absolute *pages* about heraldry and horses and all sorts of interesting things.

Just to clarify - it doesn't stop me from returning my cart, or put it in that spot, but it did give me another point of view on it.

I have had a disabled friend tell me that she appreciates it when carts are left next to (not in!) the handicapped spot, because then she can grab the cart to hold onto right outside of her car, rather than having to prop her cane in a cart later.

Hemlock and Silver

Having now read it, I agree. There was a point where I was sure it was turning into actual horror, but then it eased back again. It was a very UrsulaV story. I can't even say "without the severed heads" because... yeah.

Three sales

Serious question: if I love her fantasy but cringe from horror, should I read this book or keep it closed to avoid nightmares? (I already bought it, but I thought it was one of her dark fantasies, like "Nettle and Bone" or "A Sorceress Come to Call", not outright horror.)

My first thought was "but of course a Shroomie doesn't have facial expressions".

It's an incredible feat and a mesmerizing video. But I am left wondering why everything in Rustica had to be shifted up instead of, for instance, building a winding road up/down from one sim to another?

I use Irfanview. Webp is no problem.

A free plane? Trump's Air Force One plan could be an expensive 'security nightmare.' Security experts told BI that the work required to make a plane from Qatar ready to be Air Force One would be like building a new plane.

The plane needs massive upgrades to be ready to serve as an AirForce One. And apparently it's to be donated to Trump's presidential library after his term, so he can keep using it.
www.businessinsider.com/trump-qatar-...

More likely, they actually want to break things as an excuse to dismantle the whole administration.

With some Habitat for Humanity and a few other NGOs mixed in as well. And the divinely-blessed lawyers.

I first read that as "Aromatic" and was picturing you puttering around with vials of scent, with petri dishes full of loam and mushrooms scattered about.

So it's like boneless chicken isn't legally required to actually be, you know, boneless? (shakes head)

Tanya Huff's "Blood Trail" has a family of werewolves. IIRC, at one point the youngest kid complains, "I never get to bite anyone."

That's a theory, but honestly, letting your mind try to fill in what you can't see is often much scarier. The unknown can be anything.

"Hi, I'm Larry. This is my brother Darryl; that's my other brother Darryl."

But but - I already bought it. (I was confused at first cause I assumed it would be a Xuya Universe story, lol. But no, it was a different dystopian space setting. Enjoyed it quite a bit nonetheless!)

I guess I'll just have to see if there's something else of yours I don't have yet. *nod*

I know someone who pirates because "It's been years and there still hasn't been / is no longer a legal copy for me to buy". Considering the amount they've already bought, I totally believe they would buy a legal copy if they could.

Anyone who refers to someone living "in" Long Island definitely didn't grow up on Long Island.

Ah, but Our gnole thinks that mysterious ooze on the wall near the leak may be a rare medicinal, and therefore we can't just scrape it off without being sure we can grow it somewhere else.

Mushroom learns to crawl after being given robot body Biohybrid machine ushers new era of robotics, scientists say

@polenth.bsky.social Cyborg Mushroom? This is stuff Man Was Not Meant to Mess With! www.independent.co.uk/tech/robot-m...