My story 'Lubarbri' has been reprinted in this anthology, edited by Francseco Verso. I gave the story a rewrite. It's near-future SF, and the original was published in 2017. The world moved in the meantime, but the core of the story remains timeless. www.futurefiction.org/europeanscie...

European Science Fiction #2 - Future Fiction

“Francesco Verso is doing the Lord’s work. Every anthology he puts out reminds us that SFF is a truly global literature and that the future belongs to all of us.” Ian McDonald, European Science Ficti...

futurefiction.org

If this is a Shein warehouse, we could be looking at several hundred dollars worth of damaged goods.

New from 404 Media: Google Earth has introduced an AI feature that lets anyone fabricate completely bullshit satellite images. In our own tests, we added a “bomb blast and crater” to an area of Los Angeles. This is a misinformation time bomb, will 100% be abused www.404media.co/google-earth...

Thank you to everyone who reported abuse of this publication that was publishing many many many people's work without their permission after scraping Daily Science Fiction's archives. The site appears to be taken down now, and may it stay that way forever.

Beth Cato@bethcato.bsky.social · 6d ago

Hey! If you were published at Daily Science Fiction, be aware that a site called Science Fiction Weekly has stolen the entire story database & posted it on their site. All of my DSF stories are there without my permission. sciencefictionweekly.com

I could barely afford vibranium as it was

Asperas Bompar@asperasbompar.bsky.social · 6d ago

Wakanda tariffs going to get doubled now

Uefa agrees to boycott Fifa competitions if World Cup sell-off plans proceed Uefa vote passes 55-0 at emergency meeting on Thursday ‘World Cup cannot be treated as an investment product’

Uefa agrees to boycott Fifa competitions if World Cup sell-off plans proceed

Uefa nations have agreed to boycott all Fifa tournaments if the global governing body continues with its plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup

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Just learned of Merriam Webster's Time Traveler. Expressions from 1975 include 'Force of nature' and 'Psychobabble'. Also, 'Adult-onset diabetes', which, given my age, might come in handy... www.merriam-webster.com/time-travele...

Time Traveler by Merriam-Webster: Words from 1975

See which words were first recorded in 1975. Or search for other words by the year when they were first used.

merriam-webster.com

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.

Naked Gun: Man's Confused Gesture

ALT: Naked Gun: Man's Confused Gesture

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Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 7d ago

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.

My website is down due to malware. Can confirm that being your own IT department isn't the funniest part of being a writer...

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You can kill a French vampire with a baguette. It's a painstaking process but it works.

The vacation included a visit to the Rammelsberg mine in Goslar. The mine was in operation for over a thpusand years.

While we were away on holiday, the creeper plant put on a race across the garden table. And... we have a winner!

Mephisto, by Joaquín Espalter y Rull, 1872, 📸 by Dan Mullan

I can't believe I even have to say this, but: Insisting on the reader developing basic literacy and vocabulary improvement skills is not, nor has ever been, ableism. Encountering a word you do not understand is not gatekeeping. It's an invitation for you to learn a new word. FFS.

Great job 👏

Don’t know who to credit for this. But it is how I feel.

Writer Beware is currently receiving an incredible volume of reports of impersonation scams: publishers, editors, literary agents, production companies, conferences, & more. I started keeping a list in 2024; in recent months it has more than doubled. writerbeware.blog/2024/03/15/t...

The Impersonation List - Writer Beware

The most pernicious scams focused on English-speaking writers these days come from overseas: publishing/marketing/fake literary agency scams from the Philippines, and ghostwriting/publishing/marketing...

writerbeware.blog

I'm so tired of The Strait of Hormuz. Time to try the veggie option, Straight up Hummus.

🚨BREAKING🚨 More than 600 workers at Hachette Book Group just voted overwhelmingly to unionize, creating the largest union in trade publishing history! newsguild.org/hachette-boo...

Hachette Book Group employees win election for largest union in trade publisher history | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA

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The process of canning food was patented in France in 1810. The first can opener was patented in England 1855. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can_ope... The comments are open to oneliners about the inevitability of progress.

Can opener - Wikipedia

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They tell me I’m uncultured, but I’ll always recognise a bit of Beethoven.

"I have to use AI" Reminder that Unsplash (among others) has vast numbers of photos usable with credit: artvee is a vast searchable website of public domain art; Wikicommons and the Library of Congress also have various sorts of usable art. etc etc etc.

Denmark uninvites American officials from its big 4th of July bash | CBC Radio share.google/ohmGU2dVVggk...

Denmark uninvites American officials from its big 4th of July bash | CBC Radio

In response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to take over Greenland, organizers of Denmark’s Fourth of July celebration have barred U.S. officials from taking part.

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Nobody remembers the glorious reign of Arthur Pencildragon

If Taylor Swift really wanted a private wedding venue she should’ve considered the National Mall.

The local baker, Briançon, is apparently rebranding, and I don't think they're doing it right.