Isn't this how Battlestar Galactica began?

US military gives Elon Musk’s SpaceX access to sensitive tracking data

This gives the company an advantage in tracking objects in orbit, raising national security concerns and fears of greater control over the space industry

theguardian.com

I am in a Tesla, god help me. Somehow, Elon is my copilot is not comforting. I feel like Captain Kirk in The Ultimate Computer.

well, nobody bought "do no evil" anymore anyway.

‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre

Company ordered to stop work at two sites in country, which has found itself at forefront of tech firms’ latest push

theguardian.com

With great stuff from @tolkienseminardtg.bsky.social, @dimitrafimi.bsky.social, @alas-not-me.bsky.social, @abigailnussbaum.bsky.social, @prancingponypod.bsky.social, @asmodee-de.bsky.social, @shawnemarchese.bsky.social, @ursulakleguin.com and many more...

Oh hey! The podcast interview @roryq.bsky.social and I did with @queerlodgings.bsky.social is out and about!

Queer Lodgings: A Tolkien Podcast@queerlodgings.bsky.social · 4d ago

New episode alert! Acespec JTR Issue with Editors Clare & Rory: zencastr.com/z/59DsmvN1 We discuss the recently-published special issue of the Journal of Tolkien Research on Asexual and Aromantic readings of Tolkien's works (including how it was partially inspired by Rory's first appearance on QL!)

Faramir, Smooth Operator, Shows his Quality tomhillman3.substack.com/p/faramir-sm...

Faramir, Smooth Operator, Shows his Quality

(Sade Not Included)

tomhillman3.substack.com

okay, Tolkien people, if you have Apple TV, Dark Matter, season 2, episode 5, starting at 44:00 minutes in. That is all.

no, really. It just looks like him.

In Ahsoka season two I want the force ghost of Anakin Skywalker to be followed around by the force ghosts of all the younglings he murdered. I want them to dog his steps like a bunch of little Furies. I want them to trail behind him like Marley's chains. But only he knows they are there.

Seriously harmed

Paul Marvin@paulmarvin.bsky.social · 2w ago

Ruin the lives of rapists.

In SG-1 the character T'ealc often comments "indeed." What does he say in German? Doch? Genau?

well, thank you

Virginicus@virginicus.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 2w ago

Tom Hillman may have put his finger on why so many scientists are #Tolkien fans. https://alasnotme.blogspot.com/2026/10/of-course-we-cant-understand-tom.html

Of course we can’t understand Tom Bombadil tomhillman3.substack.com/p/of-course-...

Of course we can’t understand Tom Bombadil

The difficulty many of us face in understanding Tom Bombadil arises from the fact that he is part of nature and we all too often think of ourselves as separate from nature.

tomhillman3.substack.com

Does anybody know of any poems with an ABACBABC rhyme scheme? Iambic tetrameter, ideally.

Reading "Pearl" today, I rediscovered the splendid Middle English word that we simply must revive: wythnay -- "with" as in withstand or withhold, plus "nay" as in "no." "Say no to" or "refuse"

Another edition of the all things Tolkien newsletter, the Roving Ranger, has just been sent to its subscribers. Any shares are highly welcome! More on the memorial; a lovely family story; new day of the week for the RR; and tons more... steady.page/en/thetolkie...

The Two-hundred and second Roving Ranger

The Roving Ranger #202 brings you all the interesting things Tolkienian of the last week and the weeks upcoming, curated by the Tolkienist.

steady.page

sounds like a fascinating project

James K. Tauber@jtauber.com · 4w ago

ICYMI, a short video about my doctoral research...

So a room full of autocratic narcissists announce they've reached a "morally binding" agreement amongst themselves. We're saved!

amen

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · last mo.

DoorDash has ripped off more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers. We’re making them pay $131.5 million — the largest worker settlement in City history. This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you.

From the Oxford University Press Catalog 1916 Oh, this breaks my heart. Does anybody have a TARDIS handy? I'll pick one up for you, @sentantiq.bsky.social

Given this guy's history of not paying his bills, you better get that $5,000 up front.

If my lawyer, having failed to win my acquittal, then showed that he did not know a) that the President has no power to pardon crimes that are under state jurisdiction, and b) that I have to be convicted before I can be pardoned, I would get a different lawyer. Just saying.

I have a several year old Dell Laptop, on windows 11. A while back the screen started flickering and now is mostly black and unreadable. If connected to an external monitor, the monitor display is fine. I've tried updating drivers etc. No joy. Does this sound like hardware?

kind sweet words from @podcast.athrabeth.com

Athrabeth Podcast@podcast.athrabeth.com · 2mo ago

Tom, you deserve to be #1 always! 🤩 If you’d like to hear Tom on our show talking about his fantastic book, check out his episode here: athrabeth.simplecast.com/episodes/epi...

With great stuff from @sociedadtolkien.org; @tolkienpop.substack.com; @miriamellis.bsky.social; @alas-not-me.bsky.social; @abigailnussbaum.bsky.social; @matejcadil.bsky.social; @file770.bsky.social; and many more...

40 % off right now on my book from @ksupress.bsky.social , which keeps bouncing back to #1 New Release in British and Irish Literary Criticism. Inconceivable.

new from Miriam Ellis

Miriam Ellis@miriamellis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🌟Today is the day! A Shire Walking-Party is now available in the US at Amazon.com and will be available soon at multiple sellers and in multiple countries. You're invited on an immersive walk through hobbit homelands, history, and culture! www.amazon.com/Shire-Walkin... More info in comments!

"Alii vel mali vel malefici sunt qui forsan venient."

Why is the death scene we want to see never the one we get?

Monty Python - Meaning of Life - Death

YouTube video by 928 Classics

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