Tessera
Folgen

Lyndsay J

@eljay2.bsky.social

Scottish, parent, dog servant, book lover. I don't do "follow back". Pronouns are she/her

503 Posts113 Follower125 Folgt
Rosemary Kirstein@rosemarykirstein.bsky.social · yesterday

Question for those with astro knowledge: I once read a Vance novel in which the hero had a starship, but did not know where he was and had no nav data. His solution: find a constellation that looked the same as it did from his home world (except maybe smaller). That way lay home! (1/2)

David J Prokopetz@prokopetz.bsky.social · 3d ago

Malevolent demon does the whole "steal your body and leave your soul trapped in a jar" thing, but voluntarily gives it back after like an hour because it's never heard of the concept of chronic tinnitus before and what the FUCK is that NOISE.

New-Cleckit Dominie@ncdominie.bsky.social · last wk.

I see we're arguing about whether hedgehogs are an inspirational animal to put on Bank of England notes. I have nothing sensible to say, because there is nothing sensible to say on the topic, so please enjoy some mediaeval PARTY HEDGEHOGS instead.

Illustration showing two hedgehogs rolling around in recently fallen fruit, while a third hedgehog, with fruit stuck to its spines like a 1970s dinner-party centrepiece, is staggering unsteadily back to its burrow.Another illustration. The hedgehogs are very clearly raiding a vineyard and have a more than slightly stotious look on them.
Daniel José Older@djolder.bsky.social · last wk.

Very dystopian that on the article about a A.I. data center poisoning the air, there's a little rainbow A.I. chatbot button just lurking at the edge, waiting to poison the air some more to answer your banal question

The article below with a rainbow tab on the side which initiates a chat bot Text: Gadget Revieu_ HOME Y EMERGING TECH / AI Virginia Data Center Ran Diesel Generators for 24 Hours. Residents Fled Their Homes + Sterling residents had no legal recourse as 189 of Virginia's 197 data-center air permits allow emergency diesel runs without public review
Brad Johnson@climatebrad.hillheat.com · last wk.

My god. A Virginia data center ran backup diesel generators full blast for 24 hours, creating a giant cloud of toxic smoke that choked its human neighbors. The government claimed there was nothing they could do.

E. H. Lupton@pretensesoup.bsky.social · 2w ago

#FridayFling Attract! I use this word a lot, but this time it's from The Alignments, a novella I wrote that came out last December. It's a fun little romp through Carnac, France, featuring standing stones, weird magic, bad choices, and crazy elderly French people.

There were two ways into Curia's apartment: the front door and the balcony. The front door would have been much simpler, but it had the problem of being visible to everyone else on the floor, in addition to anyone who wandered in. Their little adventure knocking on the doors earlier had made it clear that the neighbors weren't exactly interested in making friends. Possibly they were already under suspicion, for being outsiders who arrived just before the tragedy if nothing else. This made the less noticeable route across the balconies more attractive. The sun was setting in a fiery blaze out at sea, and the beach was empty. They were exposed, and yet entirely private. That was why he'd decided to bring Sam to Carnac in the first place. The cover of The Alignments, by EH Lupton, is an oil painting featuring three standing stones on a beach beneath a moody sky.
Jessie Mihalik@jessiemihalik.com · 2w ago

Every Friday, share a #FridayFling snippet from your WIP or published work. :) This week’s prompt is ATTRACT! You don’t have to match it exactly, just go with vibes. And if it’s published, drop a link in the post or a reply so people can find it! #Romancelandia #Books

#FridayFling. Every Friday, post a snippet of your work that includes the prompt (or something close). October 9, 2026’s prompt is: ATTRACT. Snippets from all genres welcome. Remember to use alt text if you post an image! Questions? Ask @jessiemihalik.com on Bluesky!
New-Cleckit Dominie@ncdominie.bsky.social · 2w ago

More on this remarkable enterprise and related schemes via @publicdomainrev.bsky.social: publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-ea... I have no reason to share it except that I'm confident that I will never be attacked by eels while wearing a belt of pig bladders, and that is some consolation at times.

Liberal Visions and Boring Machines: The Early History of the Channel Tunnel

More than a century before the Eurostar and LeShuttle, a group of engineers and statesmen dreamed (and fretted) about connecting Britain to France with an underwater tunnel. Peter Keeling drills into ...

publicdomainreview.org

Brandy Schillace@bschillace.brandyschillace.com · 3w ago

Readers and writers of #BookSky, I got a story for you. Last year, I released a major nonfiction and sequel to an award winning mystery. This year, I released an audiobook on forensic history. But like most authors, I struggle to make sales/get recognition, and am a poor AF. Now the funny part: 1/

Kate Elliott@kateelliottsff.bsky.social · last mo.

I am not first and will be far from the last to say this: I have purchased so many books because I saw them recommended or publicized here on bsky. I cannot urge you all enough to KEEP TALKING ABOUT BOOKS. I know it's easier to talk up someone else's book, but this also means you, the shy author.

Nancy Jane Moore@nancyjane.bsky.social · last mo.

I have mentioned it before, so maybe, but I know others liked it too. Hooray for word of "mouth" (or post) for getting it seen.

Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans@astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 3w ago

🔊Calling #Aberdeen #Elgin & #Inverness: I am heading North to come see y'all. There'll be grown-up book talks + school visits on route! Come & say hello. 🔭🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎢 📘Th 1st: Aberdeen Science Centre 📗Fr 2nd: Moray Astronomy Club 📙Sa 3rd: Inverness Science in the Atrium ℹ️: www.roe.ac.uk/~heymans/H2D...

A crowd of people sat in a large marquee awaiting the start of the show at Wigtown book festival. The holding slide says Prof. Catherine Heymans. Reader - Catherine almost falls of the stage in surprise when she walks out to see a full house waiting to hear her speak!Catherine is looking very excited, sat on a copy cushion with small people all around her. The text reads "Professor Catherine Heymans inspiring young minds about space" and "Attempting to explain the infinite universe to 5yr olds". Catherine is not afraid to tackle the biggest questions that the young people want answered!
Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans@astroroyalscot.bsky.social · last mo.

Here are all my tour dates (spit out my tea - yes I am going on actual "tour" 😲 - do I get to print a ti-shirt?). There will be planetarium shows, science talks and in-conversation events! Come and say hello some time! www.roe.ac.uk/~heymans/H2D...

Defend Our Juries@defendourjuries.bsky.social · 3w ago

BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.

Bild
Martyn Waites/CB Everett@martynwaites.bsky.social · 3w ago

Google plans to bulldoze a wildlife haven in Essex – home to rare species – for a data centre. Sign the petition now to help save it before it’s gone forever 🐝🦋 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

Save Arena Essex- Tell Google to search elsewhere!

  Wedged between the Mar Dyke Valley and Lakeside Retail Park, the former Arena Essex Raceway is not your usual wildlife haven. Where once stock cars and speedway bikes lined up to cross the fini...

you.38degrees.org.uk