Puttaalu |പുട്ടാലു | Secretary of the Exceptionally Unmotivated club
@aashiks.bsky.social
ലോകമണ്ടൻ. തീറ്റ, കുടി, യൂണിയൻ പ്രവർത്തനം, ഒരുമ ഇതൊക്കെ മനുഷ്യർക്ക് വേണ്ടതാണെന്ന് വിശ്വസിക്കുന്നു | Generally dumb and mildly distracted, gets excited by trams | Swamp dweller - in the land of Schadenfreude
Pinned
Been on a fantasy spree for YEARS now. Apart from Maria Just Maria and a few other books, I have not read anything non-fantasy in a while. The last one I read was Broken Empire trilogy. Anyone has recommendations that are similar ?
(First Law, Malazan etc have been devoured already)
(First Law, Malazan etc have been devoured already)
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This is madness.
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
Sally Rooney books may be withdrawn from UK sale over Palestine Action ban, court told
Rooney has said she intended to use royalties from her work "to go on supporting Palestine Action."
www.bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:38 AM
This is madness.
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
November 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Mumbai people, check out these cakes!
Hello! 🍜
I am a baker based in #Mumbai, India. I bake these plum #cakes with rum every Nov/Dec.
Dried fruits and nuts are soaked in Old Monk rum and then finally go into this decadent #Christmas treat. If you want to order or know more, number's in the menu.
Please #repost for reach. Tysm! 💖
I am a baker based in #Mumbai, India. I bake these plum #cakes with rum every Nov/Dec.
Dried fruits and nuts are soaked in Old Monk rum and then finally go into this decadent #Christmas treat. If you want to order or know more, number's in the menu.
Please #repost for reach. Tysm! 💖
November 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Mumbai people, check out these cakes!
"I know I'm not supposed to sit here, yet I appear to be doing exactly that. What will YOU do ?"
Broffessor Kevin
Broffessor Kevin
November 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
"I know I'm not supposed to sit here, yet I appear to be doing exactly that. What will YOU do ?"
Broffessor Kevin
Broffessor Kevin
Was watching Malcolm in the Middle and suddenly, Bea Arthur !!!!!!
an older woman with gray hair wearing a white sweater
ALT: an older woman with gray hair wearing a white sweater
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Was watching Malcolm in the Middle and suddenly, Bea Arthur !!!!!!
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Was making a note on Malayalam movies to watch and I am absolutely obsessed with this poster of Aparan
November 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Was making a note on Malayalam movies to watch and I am absolutely obsessed with this poster of Aparan
youtu.be/65pb_pSh21Q
Living where I am now, that accent (both the Singaporean and Malaysian) is like salve for aching wounds. Also. Yeah.
Living where I am now, that accent (both the Singaporean and Malaysian) is like salve for aching wounds. Also. Yeah.
The Daily Struggle of Crossing Into Singapore for Work
YouTube video by Bluebird Bros
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
youtu.be/65pb_pSh21Q
Living where I am now, that accent (both the Singaporean and Malaysian) is like salve for aching wounds. Also. Yeah.
Living where I am now, that accent (both the Singaporean and Malaysian) is like salve for aching wounds. Also. Yeah.
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Discworld and Hitchhiker's is 🙇
Also, there are some cool + super fun indie books as well:
@evbelknap.bsky.social's The Tenfold Tenants
@mayadarjani.bsky.social's Loyalty to the Max (space opera, follow up to a heavier book but stands on its own)
#booksky 🪐💙📚 #scifi #fantasy #sff
Also, there are some cool + super fun indie books as well:
@evbelknap.bsky.social's The Tenfold Tenants
@mayadarjani.bsky.social's Loyalty to the Max (space opera, follow up to a heavier book but stands on its own)
#booksky 🪐💙📚 #scifi #fantasy #sff
November 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Discworld and Hitchhiker's is 🙇
Also, there are some cool + super fun indie books as well:
@evbelknap.bsky.social's The Tenfold Tenants
@mayadarjani.bsky.social's Loyalty to the Max (space opera, follow up to a heavier book but stands on its own)
#booksky 🪐💙📚 #scifi #fantasy #sff
Also, there are some cool + super fun indie books as well:
@evbelknap.bsky.social's The Tenfold Tenants
@mayadarjani.bsky.social's Loyalty to the Max (space opera, follow up to a heavier book but stands on its own)
#booksky 🪐💙📚 #scifi #fantasy #sff
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Terry Pratchett's Discworld + Bromeliad Trilogy
Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus Trilogy
Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide (fantasy scifi)
Becky Chambers' The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet (cozy scifi)
Becky Chambers' Monk & Robot duology (cozy scifi)
Travis Baldree's Legends & Lattes
(there's more)
Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus Trilogy
Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide (fantasy scifi)
Becky Chambers' The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet (cozy scifi)
Becky Chambers' Monk & Robot duology (cozy scifi)
Travis Baldree's Legends & Lattes
(there's more)
November 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Terry Pratchett's Discworld + Bromeliad Trilogy
Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus Trilogy
Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide (fantasy scifi)
Becky Chambers' The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet (cozy scifi)
Becky Chambers' Monk & Robot duology (cozy scifi)
Travis Baldree's Legends & Lattes
(there's more)
Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus Trilogy
Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide (fantasy scifi)
Becky Chambers' The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet (cozy scifi)
Becky Chambers' Monk & Robot duology (cozy scifi)
Travis Baldree's Legends & Lattes
(there's more)
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Wow!
Looks like an abstract painting that makes sense, the longer you look at it. 😉
Looks like an abstract painting that makes sense, the longer you look at it. 😉
Shapes & colors of Landmannalaugar.
Captured from a Cessna plane flying over the highlands of Iceland…
#photography #art #nature #landscape
Captured from a Cessna plane flying over the highlands of Iceland…
#photography #art #nature #landscape
November 27, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Wow!
Looks like an abstract painting that makes sense, the longer you look at it. 😉
Looks like an abstract painting that makes sense, the longer you look at it. 😉
"A hard day's play deserves rest"
Brofessor Kevin
Brofessor Kevin
November 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
"A hard day's play deserves rest"
Brofessor Kevin
Brofessor Kevin
Why Movies Just Don't Feel "Real" Anymore
YouTube video by Like Stories of Old
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 12:26 PM
What makes gods like Danney Carey of Tool exist ? Nobody knows. (Mike Mangini or Mike Portnoy also begs the question)
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 PM
What makes gods like Danney Carey of Tool exist ? Nobody knows. (Mike Mangini or Mike Portnoy also begs the question)
youtu.be/Pe5RzPky0eI?...
One of the finest foot chase scenes in Malayalam cinema that I can recall. That BGM is just 👌👌👌👌
One of the finest foot chase scenes in Malayalam cinema that I can recall. That BGM is just 👌👌👌👌
Honey Bee Malayalam Movie | Scenes | Rowdies Chases Baburaj and Sreenath Bhasi | Asil Ali | Bhavana
YouTube video by API Malayalam Movies
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
youtu.be/Pe5RzPky0eI?...
One of the finest foot chase scenes in Malayalam cinema that I can recall. That BGM is just 👌👌👌👌
One of the finest foot chase scenes in Malayalam cinema that I can recall. That BGM is just 👌👌👌👌
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95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
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Like a friend told me "They want our tasty food and cheap labour. Not our elegant languages, not our coloured faces, not our knowledge or education, nothing that signifies us as anything other than faceless bodies to be exploited and stowed away after use. Like an ironing board or a blackened pot"
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Like a friend told me "They want our tasty food and cheap labour. Not our elegant languages, not our coloured faces, not our knowledge or education, nothing that signifies us as anything other than faceless bodies to be exploited and stowed away after use. Like an ironing board or a blackened pot"
Ekaantha Chandrike!!
Oh, thunder only happens when it's rainin'
Players only love you when they're playin'
Say women, they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean, you'll know
You'll know
Players only love you when they're playin'
Say women, they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean, you'll know
You'll know
November 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Ekaantha Chandrike!!
Gitlab is nice and all, but goddamn it is a smelly piece of shit to administer. I've seen OS upgrades that go better (AND FASTER). Multi node Postgres upgrades go better and faster JEEBUS FUCKING CHRIST 🥵. AA!!
(this is a scream into the void. reply guys are welcome if you've endured this torture)
(this is a scream into the void. reply guys are welcome if you've endured this torture)
November 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Gitlab is nice and all, but goddamn it is a smelly piece of shit to administer. I've seen OS upgrades that go better (AND FASTER). Multi node Postgres upgrades go better and faster JEEBUS FUCKING CHRIST 🥵. AA!!
(this is a scream into the void. reply guys are welcome if you've endured this torture)
(this is a scream into the void. reply guys are welcome if you've endured this torture)
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Hundreds of English language websites link to Pro-Kremlin, Pro-Britain, Pro-China Pro whatever the fuck, what is the point Guardian ?
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Hundreds of English language websites link to Pro-Kremlin, Pro-Britain, Pro-China Pro whatever the fuck, what is the point Guardian ?
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A photo of India, and of the world, in the 21st century.
‘Not a Maoist, just a tribal student’: Who is the protester in the viral India Gate photo?
According to the Kartavya Path FIR, Akshay E R used pepper spray on police officers. He is among the 22 now in judicial custody.
www.newslaundry.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 AM
A photo of India, and of the world, in the 21st century.
My German colleagues bullied me offline because I worked late and I'm not supposed to be back at work :/
November 25, 2025 at 8:22 AM
My German colleagues bullied me offline because I worked late and I'm not supposed to be back at work :/