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Review of "New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color" (4 stars): Great Stories, Might Have You Reaching For Google

https://ramblingreaders.org/user/kianryan/review/864459

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Kian Ryan 14h ago

Review of "Death to the Emperor" (3 stars): Difficult to chew, written from the POV of imperialist invaders

https://ramblingreaders.org/user/kianryan/review/864481

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Simon Waldman 1d ago

https://www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93901n9z0qo.amp

An hour from now, Palestine Action will be a banned terrorist organisation and supporting them will attract up to 14 years in jail. Careful what you say, folks.

Palestine Action to be banned after judge denies temporary block - BBC News

A High Court judge refused its request to temporarily block the government from proscribing it as a terror group.

BBC News

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Inspirational Skeletor💀1d ago

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Extreme Electronics 1d ago

The Gaussfest is officially happening (again). !

Please note the change of venue and date (it's not in Nottingham this year)

https://waterandsteam.org.uk/event/gaussfest-electricity-day/ and Ticketing Website: https://lmws.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/68513?catID=65283&

More details to come.

Gaussfest: Electricity Day

Discover the fascinating world of electricity at Gaussfest! A public demonstration of Tesla Coils, High Voltage Multiplies, Van De Graffs, and Violet Ray Machines. Experience indoor lightning and magnificent light shows! Join us at the museum on Sunday September 7...

London Museum of Water & Steam

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IFComp 2d ago

And we're officially kicking off the 2025 Edition of the IFComp!

From now until August 1st, you can submit your authorial intent!

Come show off the best of your best!

https://blog.ifcomp.org/post/788067590629146624/
#interactivefiction #gamedev #indiedev #ifcomp #ifcomp2025 #interactivefictioncompetition

IFComp 2025 Now Accepting Intents & Entries

Hello, everyone, and happy (slightly belated) start of July! With a new July comes a new season of the Interactive Fiction Competition! From now through August 1st 2025, 11:59pm Eastern (23:59 ET),...

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kianryan ☑️🐙🏳️‍🌈2d ago

3 minute "Inside Cinema" piece on BBC iPlayer on the Wilhem Scream. Contains a good number of Wilhems.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p07p5l6y/inside-cinema-shorts-12-the-wilhelm-scream

Inside Cinema - Shorts: 12. The Wilhelm Scream

How a sound effect became the ultimate movie in-joke, appearing in hundreds of films, from the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises to the likes of Toy Story and Reservoir Dogs.

BBC iPlayer

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Erin Reed 2d ago

Pretty clear that this will be the vehicle SCOTUS will use to deny equal protection to transgender people. While the case will be about sports, that decision would essentially strip all rights on transgender status or sex for trans people. It would make virtually any law permissible.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bg5vuqejktlwjgcdsm3jyv73/post/3lt2u7j47xs2i

kianryan ☑️🐙🏳️‍🌈2d ago

Other people with #crowdsupply #sensorwatch #sensorwatchpro orders - do you have dispatch notifications? I'm seeing some people with arrivals, I have the traditional nada from #crowdsupply so far.

Just getting an idea of if anything is remotely in transit, or to go looking for a package hidden in the garden again.

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