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Solomon Foster

@colomon.bsky.social

Father to a teenage geek, librarian's husband. C++ and Raku programmer by trade. Interested in RPGing (Amber, 5e, Ironsworn (Starforged & SI)), Irish and Newfoundland trad music (Peter Horan, Rufus Guinchard), reading SFF, and Michigan football.

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Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · 15h ago

The first Russian diesel cargo heading for the US left St Petersburg on September 22, two weeks *before* Trump announced the deal with Putin, Windward reports. The Greek-flagged tanker Minerva Zen carrying 275,000 barrels of diesel/gasoil is due at the US East Coast around 11–12 October.

Map of tanker’s route
Phil Foglio@thephilfoglio.bsky.social · 5d ago

#comics #webcomics This was an unwelcome surprise. Worked with Matt a couple of times, and found him cheerful & professional. I loved his writing, and he was the epitome of "independent comics artist". A real shame. If there is any justice, his comics will endure.

Joe Rosales@joeartguy.bsky.social · 5d ago

RIP Matt Howarth, writer/artist of the indescribable comic Those Annoying Post Brothers (and others). Howarth was known for both for his anarchic stories and minutely detailed art, often with elaborate hatching—and, incredibly, for being probably the fastest artist in ALL of comics.

Solomon Foster@colomon.bsky.social · 6d ago

Really weird that they're advertising "the first half" of BotNS when the full $20 bundle also contains its second half, plus Urth of the New Sun, AND all of Long Sun and Short Sun too! Plus something like 26 other Wolfe books.

Humble Books@humblebooks.com · last wk.

Experience the first half of Gene Wolfe’s fantasy masterpiece The Book of the New Sun with Shadow & Claw. The Ultimate Gene Wolfe Library supports Alzheimer’s Research UK | https://bit.ly/4zcpRc8

The Ultimate Gene Wolfe Library | Humble Book Bundle
Solomon Foster@colomon.bsky.social · last wk.

I already have like half of these in both print and ebook and this is still an absolute steal!

The Rereading Wolfe Podcast | 重读沃尔夫播客@rereadingwolfe.bsky.social · last wk.

Also, it's to support Alzheimer's research. After writing for decades on the theme of memory, Wolfe's wife and muse, Rosemary, was diagnosed with Alzheimers. He cared for her for years until he was 81 and her condition no longer allowed it. www.humblebundle.com/books/ultima...

Dread Pirate Zed@dreadpiratezed.bsky.social · 2w ago

One anti-pattern that I really, really hate is - when "offering" a feature or upgrade - only presenting a choice between Do It Now and Ask Me Again Later. I would guess that 90% of users, if given their druthers, would actually choose Fuck Off And Never Bother Me Again.

Solomon Foster@colomon.bsky.social · 4w ago

Traddle 2026-09-11: 0/15 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥 daily-traddle.com COMPLETELY broken this morning, pretty sure I'm the victim of a bug. Other than the first, all the tune snippets were reruns, and the names were from entirely different well-known tunes. (Like an obscure-to-me waltz was "The Irish Washerwoman".)

Traddle: the daily Irish trad tune quiz

Name five Irish traditional tunes from their opening bars. New quiz daily. Free, no app needed.

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