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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 20d
Hi, I’m Miles, #RomanceClass’ local creative, tech support and cryptid. I’m also an experienced #CoverArtist and #BookDesigner.

I mostly post about #LivingInAJPHorrorGame or #MyJobIsEmails. But I may not be online as much anymore. I post more on my blog now.

Other links! | Portfolio | Ko-fi
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aftermath.site
No, AI written romance novels are not inevitable: aftermath.site/ai-romance-nov...
books on a shelf at a book shop arranged so that they create a hole to see through
February 10, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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kjcharleswriter.com
I read My Usual and You (Cafe Titas, #2) by Mina V. Esguerra

(Apparently you have to be signed in to GR now to read reviews because why not make life a little bit worse for everyone.)

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February 10, 2026 at 11:28 AM
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tendermiasma.com
Any time a company has to "make a statement", it means they're sweating. Cook them
legendofnerd.bsky.social Brian M @legendofnerd.bsky.social · 4d
Discord is already starting to walk things back a little, so people should keep doing what they're doing (cancel Nitro, leave feedback/criticism, direct contact through support tickets/phone/email/etc)
Tl;dr: The vast majority of adults will never have to interact with our age assurance systems and their experience won't change, because we know Discord and how people use it, so we're designing to respect privacy and deliver a safer experience while minimizing friction for adults. Hey folks – I’ve been on Discord since very early 2016 and actually joined the company in 2017. Safety is one of my areas, so today’s announcement on our blog is something I’ve been pretty involved with. I’ve always cared about Discord's approach to privacy (E2EE for A/V was another of my projects here), so I figured I’d add some more context to today's news. I can say confidently that the vast majority of people will never see age verification. I say this because we launched age assurance in the UK and Australia in 2025, and we have some pretty good data on this now. The idea here is that we can pre-identify most adults based on what we already know (not including your messages!), and that looks to get us pretty far here. No face scans, no IDs, for the vast majority of adults. And if you are one of the smaller subset of folks that we can't definitively pre-identify, then still, you only have to do it if you're accessing age-restricted servers or channels, or changing certain settings. That's really not most users. (Altho... might be more Redditors, tbh.) Last, I know that there is concern about privacy and data leaks. That's a real concern. The selfie system is built purely client-side, it never leaves your device, and we did that intentionally. That'll work for a bunch of users who aren't pre-identified as adults. But if you do end up in the ID bucket, then yeah, you're right that has some risk. We're doing what we can to minimize this by working with our range of partners (who are different partners than the data leak you read about), and if it's any help, we learned a lot internally from the last issue. But I get if that doesn't necessarily inspire more confidence. Anyway, we’ll be sharing more next month as we get closer to the global roll out about the system, including the technology behind it in March. I honestly wouldn't be happy if we didn't build something good and I am excited about what we’re launching, but please let us know what you think when we share more details. And I really appreciate everybody's feedback here today. We’re definitely reading it!
February 10, 2026 at 6:16 AM
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biglewdburr.bsky.social
Australian here. We've been suffering with this for almost two months and the UK lads for far worse.
Their verification system is a sham, and once you're falsely flagged they'll refuse anything but your ID.
Don't fall for their shit, cancel your nitros.
February 10, 2026 at 7:48 AM
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legendofnerd.bsky.social
Discord is already starting to walk things back a little, so people should keep doing what they're doing (cancel Nitro, leave feedback/criticism, direct contact through support tickets/phone/email/etc)
Tl;dr: The vast majority of adults will never have to interact with our age assurance systems and their experience won't change, because we know Discord and how people use it, so we're designing to respect privacy and deliver a safer experience while minimizing friction for adults. Hey folks – I’ve been on Discord since very early 2016 and actually joined the company in 2017. Safety is one of my areas, so today’s announcement on our blog is something I’ve been pretty involved with. I’ve always cared about Discord's approach to privacy (E2EE for A/V was another of my projects here), so I figured I’d add some more context to today's news. I can say confidently that the vast majority of people will never see age verification. I say this because we launched age assurance in the UK and Australia in 2025, and we have some pretty good data on this now. The idea here is that we can pre-identify most adults based on what we already know (not including your messages!), and that looks to get us pretty far here. No face scans, no IDs, for the vast majority of adults. And if you are one of the smaller subset of folks that we can't definitively pre-identify, then still, you only have to do it if you're accessing age-restricted servers or channels, or changing certain settings. That's really not most users. (Altho... might be more Redditors, tbh.) Last, I know that there is concern about privacy and data leaks. That's a real concern. The selfie system is built purely client-side, it never leaves your device, and we did that intentionally. That'll work for a bunch of users who aren't pre-identified as adults. But if you do end up in the ID bucket, then yeah, you're right that has some risk. We're doing what we can to minimize this by working with our range of partners (who are different partners than the data leak you read about), and if it's any help, we learned a lot internally from the last issue. But I get if that doesn't necessarily inspire more confidence. Anyway, we’ll be sharing more next month as we get closer to the global roll out about the system, including the technology behind it in March. I honestly wouldn't be happy if we didn't build something good and I am excited about what we’re launching, but please let us know what you think when we share more details. And I really appreciate everybody's feedback here today. We’re definitely reading it!
February 10, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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minavesguerra.com
RomanceClass2026 starts on February 16 and 22 authors have confirmed participation. All drafts finished by May 15 will be considered for an international publishing/translation deal with TrendLit (Singapore).

Page is updated as authors confirm their slots:

romanceclassbooks.com/romanceclass...
RomanceClass2026: Participants talk about what they think of RomanceClass and the books they've read so far - #romanceclass
RomanceClass2026 is starting on February 16! The class is free and we prioritize unpublished, unagented, and self-published authors, who already read and love writing romance, and want to write romanc...
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February 10, 2026 at 12:10 AM
milestanbooks.com
Was hoping to get a different GIF, but this will do
February 9, 2026 at 3:15 AM
milestanbooks.com
*SCREAMS*

www.rockpapershotgun.com/square-enix-...
Square Enix announce Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse, sequel to one of 2023's best horror mystery games
The Mermaid's Curse trades the first Paranormasight's dingy streets for summery coastlines full of awful fish creatures.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:59 PM
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rcloenenruiz.bsky.social
Saturday morning signal-boost

I thought I'd share a recorded excerpt from Vida Cruz-Borja's story, "Have your #Hugot harvested at this Diwata-owned Cafe". This is a story that's available online at Strange Horizons and if you click on the title line, it will take you there. For some reason the…
Saturday morning signal-boost
I thought I'd share a recorded excerpt from Vida Cruz-Borja's story, "Have your #Hugot harvested at this Diwata-owned Cafe". This is a story that's available online at Strange Horizons and if you click on the title line, it will take you there. For some reason the podcast doesn't work for me (I also didn't realise there was already a podcast of this story, but this is an excerpt and not the whole thing.) …
rcloenenruiz.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:52 AM
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anatejano.com
What happens when the girl who fixes everyone’s problems runs into the one problem from her past that she can’t fix? 👀

My next book, Win Meah Over, will be out 2/18! ☀️ Contemporary romance, enemies to lovers, set in 🇵🇭. Pre-order here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GK9T4R7H/

#romanceclass #romancelandia
Photo of Kindle Paperwhite with a book cover, a man hugging a woman from the back, both smiling. Book title: Win Meah Over, Author: Ana Tejano
February 7, 2026 at 9:23 AM
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superwendy.bsky.social
What a dire timeline right now - even in romance. I'm going to write words about Harlequin killing the Historical line (a threat for the last decade) and now it's been announced that All About Romance, a 30-year old website is shutting down allaboutromance.com/its-been-a-g... #Romancelandia
It's been a great thirty years....
This is a hard column to write. So I’ll just say it: AAR is retiring. All About Romance launched in 1996. It was created by the incredible Laurie Gold, and shaped over the past thirty years by a remar...
allaboutromance.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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alyankovic.bsky.social
I took the Colbert Questionert!
Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/HPONVyNiWsU?...
February 6, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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gamechangershow.bsky.social
🚨 Get ready for a Game Changer — now on Blu-Ray!

Dropout's first-ever Blu-Ray release features Season 1 & Season 2 of Game Changer.

These beloved seasons been here the whole time, and now they're yours forever!
February 6, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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kjcharleswriter.com
Indie authors using Draft2Digital, this does indeed work, and your self pubs can now be sold on bookshop.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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rhi.bsky.social
Activating the Kevin Network! Does anyone know?
jackscarab.bsky.social Jack who wrote Aether Torrent @jackscarab.bsky.social · 9d
Say, @rhi.bsky.social , this is a bit of a longshot, but...

Your dad did an interview with Bill Gates in the July 1995 edition of GQ magazine’s UK version. It's the one with the viral quote anticipating fake news.

Is the full text of that interview available outside of a physical back issue?
February 4, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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anatejano.com
And don’t forget to pre-order Win Meah Over ☀️ - anatejano.com/wmo

(Yes all my MC’s names are on the titles 🥰)
#RomanceClass
Book cover with a man hugging a woman from the back. Title: WIN MEAH OVER, Author: Ana Tejano, with promotional text announcing pre-order. Meah's world is rocked when Joseph, the guy who ghosted her 3 years ago, joins her work project. They have four weeks to deal with each other - can they do it without falling in love (again)? • ENEMIES TO LOVERS X SECOND CHANCES • EXTROVERTS • SET IN THE PHILIPPINES (LU, ILO, DVO, MLA) • CONCERT PRODUCTION • LOTS OF DOGS Pre-order for $2.99 until Feb 18 :)
February 4, 2026 at 2:45 AM
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anatejano.com
I did well on a work presentation yesterday so to celebrate that AND my next book’s release (in 14 days!!!), my first books are on sale! 🩷

These are standalone, but characters overlap! 😊 Get them for $1.99 across all retailers until Feb 18 - anatejano.com/links_
#RomanceClass
Book cover with a woman leaning on a man’s shoulder, with the title: FALL LIKE RAIN. Author is Ana Tejano. Promotional text on the side as well as sale price and date. Rain has been in love with her best friend Mark for years, but it was always the wrong time. But when she finds out that he's single again, is it time for her to get out of the friend zone? • FRIENDS TO LOVERS • MUTUAL PINING • ACTUAL RAIN • OVERTHINKING MC • FAMILY DYNAMICS • WHERE IT ALL STARTED $1.99 until Feb 18, 2026 Book cover with a man holding a woman’s face closely, with the title: KEEP THE FAITH. Author is Ana Tejano. Promotional text on the side as well as sale price and date. Faith's five-year relationship just ended, but she's okay, really. She'sready to move on, and it helps that there's this cute new guy at work..but what happens when the past comes calling her back? • ON THE REBOUND • COMMUNITY DEV WORKERS IN THE PH • DRRM X HEALING FROM HEARTBREAK • GOLDEN RETRIEVER LI • FRIES $1.99 until Feb 18, 2026
February 4, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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hbomberguy.bsky.social
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Accidentally wrote 1300 words about Iron Lung and I can't decide if I should post about it to justify the time spent, or avoid admitting this embarrassing fact
A ★★★½ review of Iron Lung (2026)
There's a trilogy of movies adapting the first Mobile Suit Gundam. It's about seven hours total. It gets boring in stretches, and it keeps going, and going. And as more horrors of war are inflicted on...
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February 1, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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anatejano.com
I don't think I will ever get to juggle multiple social media platforms the way I used to haha so this is reaching Bluesky a few days late! 😅 I am finally releasing a new book (wohoo) and we revealed the cover last week~ More on the blog:
anatejano.com/2026/cover-r...
Cover (re)reveal: Win Meah Over
I really meant to post this before January ended, but things have been moving quite fast in the past few days that I hardly had the time to breathe. This is figuratively and literally, because I al…
anatejano.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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minavesguerra.com
We are sharing the full audio edition of Keep the Faith by @anatejano.com, narrated by Jade Albert on RomanceClass Patreon! Chapters 1 and 2 are up:

www.patreon.com/posts/kilig-...
[Kilig Audio] Keep the Faith Chapters 1 and 2 | RomanceClass Books
Get more from RomanceClass Books on Patreon
www.patreon.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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trungles.com
It always feels like all the wrong people die, but I think it’s because there are far more beloved people than there are bastards.
January 31, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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renegadekangaroo.bsky.social
The world feels like its on fire, but things like this is why im thankful to be born in this day and age with science advancing like it has been. These are heroes

www.unilad.com/news/health/...
Scientists successfully achieve 'permanent disappearance of pancreatic cancer' in new study for cure
The team searching for a pancreatic cancer cure included the ‘renowned Dr Mariano Barbacid,' a legend in the cancer research field
www.unilad.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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nome.bsky.social
Cheery was aware that Commander Vimes didn't like the phrase 'The innocent have nothing to fear', believing the innocent had everything to fear, mostly from the guilty but in the longer term even more from those who say things like 'The innocent have nothing to fear'.
rincewind.run Micah @rincewind.run · 15d
Discworld QOTD, from Thud!

“Beating people up in little rooms…he knew where that led. And if you did it for a good reason, you’d do it for a bad one. You couldn’t say ‘We’re the good guys’ and do bad-guy things.”
rincewind.run Micah @rincewind.run · 16d
Discworld QOTD, from Making Money

"‘Even tyrants have to obey the law.’ He paused, looking thoughtful, and continued: ‘No, I tell a lie, tyrants do not have to obey the law, obviously, but they do have to observe the niceties.’"
January 29, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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saltzman.bsky.social
GIFT ARTICLE (no paywall). Masterpiece reporting here from Adam. He deserves awards for this.

“This is my first occupation,” Olsen said as I climbed into the truck. “Welcome to the underground, I guess.”
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:16 AM
milestanbooks.com
Hi, I’m Miles, #RomanceClass’ local creative, tech support and cryptid. I’m also an experienced #CoverArtist and #BookDesigner.

I mostly post about #LivingInAJPHorrorGame or #MyJobIsEmails. But I may not be online as much anymore. I post more on my blog now.

Other links! | Portfolio | Ko-fi
January 25, 2026 at 4:15 AM