Seamus Blackley
@seamus.bsky.social
Them: You're the father of the xbox! Me: If it moves back in, it’s paying rent. theoretical physics | CEO | gastroegyptology | cacao | CHM trustee
Samples—and a certain stink—are accumulating at Quest Diagnostics thanks to the cyclosporiasis outbreak. “You get used to it.” on.wsj.com/4fAqfu0
The Science Lab Where Technicians Are Drowning in Feces
Samples—and a certain stink—are accumulating at Quest Diagnostics thanks to the cyclosporiasis outbreak. “You get used to it.”
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This book has fast become one of the most-consulted cookbooks I own.
Jamie Schler@lifesafeast.bsky.social · 2d agoSPECIAL DEAL ON ORANGE APPEAL ! If you already aren’t the proud owner of my cookbook Orange Appeal and don’t mind using Amazon, the Kindle version is now on sale for $2.99 or €2.59 ! www.amazon.com/Orange-Appea...
Xenon II Megablast was pure Bitmap Brothers style: metallic graphics, smooth scrolling, huge sprites, and such a soundtrack by Bomb the Bass that made every level feel like an arcade spectacle. Released in 1989, it became one of the defining shoot'em-up on the Amiga and Atari ST.
Given we are approaching that time of the year, my big piece from years back on the 1983 Cold War Crisis (and the role of Stanislav Petrov in it) over onto authory as a free-to-read. Over the years, the myth of what happened has been simplified. The reality was scarier. Because: Ronald Reagan.
The Day the World Didn’t End
At the height of the Cold War, with alarms screaming, one Soviet officer stopped to think. It cost him his career. It may also have saved the world. The morning of the 26th September 1983 had started ...
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#NewLives 'The voice of a saint trapped in a glass harp.’ From an early age, Dolores O’Riordan used her lyrics and songwriting to reflect and process her emotions; her words provided the framework for the band, but her voice that gave The Cranberries their unique sound. www.dib.ie/biography/or...
"She made music jump into 3D": Wendy Carlos, the reclusive synth genius www.theguardian.com/music/2020/n...
The day that Ray Bradbury died I was on book tour and that night I read "There Will Come Soft Rains" to my audience instead of the usual reading.
Adam Rawnsley@arawnsley.bsky.social · yesterdayToday, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.
Leading with compassion and honesty is insanely difficult. Taking risk while accepting accountability requires strength that is genuinely soul destroying. But it’s the only way. It is the only way. Find your strength. You will get things wrong and you will pay for it. But you will keep trying. 👊❤️
podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/unexpla... - Their episode "What the Odyssey is Hiding" is worth a listen and sheds light on how various fields are siloed and what that means for us.
Vox Media: Podcast Network | Unexplainable
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The caretaker of the rad Feynman van has something important to share with us:
Seamus Blackley@seamus.bsky.social · 4w agoLeading with compassion and honesty is insanely difficult. Taking risk while accepting accountability requires strength that is genuinely soul destroying. But it’s the only way. It is the only way. Find your strength. You will get things wrong and you will pay for it. But you will keep trying. 👊❤️
BY THE WAY I JUST NOTICED WHO THIS IS WHOM THIS IS?? WHOMST THIS IS??? Antony Johnston wrote 'THE ORGANISED WRITER' which is actually GREAT and I recommend it all the time, go buy it
Antony Johnston@antonyjohnston.bsky.social · 2d agoSeeing complaints online that authors 'gatekeep' information…! Absolute nonsense. There is no industry or craft in the world which is so comprehensively written about, studied, and discussed as fiction writing, and every author I know welcomes new writers who are serious about giving it a go.
if i disappear completely on wednesday you know who to talk to
Fields of Mistria ✨ Out now in 1.0@fieldsofmistria.bsky.social · 2d agoJust 2 days to go until Fields of Mistria 1.0! 💛
Really incredible short film. If you write any kind of military SF you should watch this. I wonder if Tomino was influenced, given the cannon sounds so very similar to the Gundam's rifle? Given the time and such it has to be a coincidence.
Полигон - Polygon (With English subtitles) 1977
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Liz Phair (and Juliana Hatfield and PJ Harvey) got nearly zero commercial airplay in Los Angeles. Love to hear from a mid-90s KROQ staffer how that went down.
...interesting. Process explained as likely being related to fluid migration within the fault system/slab. (I am, for reasons on the record, a fan of ideas like this for intermediate depth earthquakes.)
Seismological Society of America@seismosocam.bsky.social · 3d ago🌟 OPEN ACCESS 🌟 Reverse‐Polarity Earthquakes at Intermediate Depth in North Chile and Bolivia: Observations of a Rare Phenomenon #TSR ⚒️ Scientists discover 4 groups of curious earthquakes in the North Chilean subduction zone. buff.ly/EytMmb5
Ten days to Godfestation! Grief, love, and monsters await… Preorder my Appalachian weird horror and dark fantasy novella from your favorite bookstore. Out August 11. Preorder links: jendiagammon.com/godfestation/ #horror #fantasy #books #comingsoon #horrorbooks #Appalachia
🚨 RENOVATIONS COMPLETE! 🚨 After 34 months, today I unveil the final form of the single largest creative project of my life. THE NAMCO MUSEUM MUSEUM: EVERY GAME, EVERY COLLECTION, EVERY PORT! I've meticulously studied & presented EVERY single instance of Namco's historic game collections, for you!
The Namco Museum Museum | Every Game, Every Collection, Every Port! [REVISED & EXPANDED!]
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Holy fucking yeast masters I’m headed to Cairo on the next flight.
Acid Rain@bearysweet.bsky.social · last wk.A cook from the Egyptian establishment "Am Shaltat" (Uncle Shaltat) having fun preparing Fiteer Meshaltet, a traditional flaky layered pastry, by spreading dough on a table. They're often filled with ghee and honey, or savory toppings like basturma and cheese, and then baked until crispy. #foodie
So I’m listening to Juliana Hatfield in the car and I park walk into a RALPH’S and what the actual fuck they’re playing spin the bottle on the Muzak. I feel insane. That is all.
@kayhanley.bsky.social have you heard one of your songs in a supermarket yet? I thankfully have not.
Seamus Blackley@seamus.bsky.social · 7d agoSo I’m listening to Juliana Hatfield in the car and I park walk into a RALPH’S and what the actual fuck they’re playing spin the bottle on the Muzak. I feel insane. That is all.
