Paul Jacobson
@paulj.me
Enthusiast, coder, runner, supporting WordPress customers at Automattic. Passionate about my wife and proud Dad. Israeli 🇮🇱. Support 🏳️⚧ & 🏳️🌈 rights
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More of me here: https://paulj.me/ and here: https://pauljacobson.link/
I've been reading @emmanewman.bsky.social 's Split Worlds series. Really good stories, well worth reading. Especially if you are into relatively modern fantasy based on Fae lore.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I've been reading @emmanewman.bsky.social 's Split Worlds series. Really good stories, well worth reading. Especially if you are into relatively modern fantasy based on Fae lore.
www.librarything.com/nseries/3106...
www.librarything.com/nseries/3106...
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Please could you help me to spread the word about my swashbuckling adventure story with a pirate protagonist, sapphic romance, with a dash of werewolves and vampires? My latest novel THE VENGEANCE is available in all formats geni.us/thevengeance Perfect for escaping the horrors of our time.
May 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Please could you help me to spread the word about my swashbuckling adventure story with a pirate protagonist, sapphic romance, with a dash of werewolves and vampires? My latest novel THE VENGEANCE is available in all formats geni.us/thevengeance Perfect for escaping the horrors of our time.
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The Planetfall series is among my Top Five, Ever books! So amazing.
November 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The Planetfall series is among my Top Five, Ever books! So amazing.
I just finished Planetfall by @emmanewman.bsky.social and really enjoyed it. Terrific book, I recommend it!! Now, on to the second in the Planetfall series www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...
Planetfall (Planetfall, #1)
From the award-nominated author Emma Newman, comes a no…
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November 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I just finished Planetfall by @emmanewman.bsky.social and really enjoyed it. Terrific book, I recommend it!! Now, on to the second in the Planetfall series www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...
Just finished @scalzi.com's The Independency Sequence and it's terrific. Even better than the Old Man's War series. Really enjoyed these books.
August 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Just finished @scalzi.com's The Independency Sequence and it's terrific. Even better than the Old Man's War series. Really enjoyed these books.
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50 hostages.
680 days.
How many more Shabbats must pass without them?
The media may stay silent, but we never will. Don’t let the world forget.
680 days.
How many more Shabbats must pass without them?
The media may stay silent, but we never will. Don’t let the world forget.
August 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
50 hostages.
680 days.
How many more Shabbats must pass without them?
The media may stay silent, but we never will. Don’t let the world forget.
680 days.
How many more Shabbats must pass without them?
The media may stay silent, but we never will. Don’t let the world forget.
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This episode was a lot of fun. Really enjoyed the short story collection. Like Adrian, I listened to it as is my current habit.
Here's a brand new episode of Starship Alexandria in which @aptshadow.bsky.social and I talk about Ray Bradbury's short story collection The Golden Apples of the Sun. starshipalexandria.com/episode-5-th...
It also features a lot of laughter and a section where I am a chaotic muppet.
It also features a lot of laughter and a section where I am a chaotic muppet.
Starship Alexandria: Episode 5 - The Golden Apples of the Sun
For our fifth episode of Starship Alexandra, Emma puts forward the short story collection The Golden Apples of the Sun by Ray Bradbury to read and consider. Other talking points:&nbs...
starshipalexandria.com
August 9, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This episode was a lot of fun. Really enjoyed the short story collection. Like Adrian, I listened to it as is my current habit.
I'm watching the extended version of The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug. Still thrilling, excellent over a decade later.
Smaug Treasure GIF
Alt: The dragon Smaug emerging from beneath a mountain of treasure
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August 9, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I'm watching the extended version of The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug. Still thrilling, excellent over a decade later.
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Word of mouth, either in person or wherever you hang out online, is priceless.
The most recent novel is THE VENGEANCE, the lightest adventure story I've ever written, with sapphic romance, swashbuckling, pirates, vampires, and werewolves. geni.us/thevengeance It's perfect for summer read escapism.
The most recent novel is THE VENGEANCE, the lightest adventure story I've ever written, with sapphic romance, swashbuckling, pirates, vampires, and werewolves. geni.us/thevengeance It's perfect for summer read escapism.
The Vengeance by Emma Newman
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August 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Word of mouth, either in person or wherever you hang out online, is priceless.
The most recent novel is THE VENGEANCE, the lightest adventure story I've ever written, with sapphic romance, swashbuckling, pirates, vampires, and werewolves. geni.us/thevengeance It's perfect for summer read escapism.
The most recent novel is THE VENGEANCE, the lightest adventure story I've ever written, with sapphic romance, swashbuckling, pirates, vampires, and werewolves. geni.us/thevengeance It's perfect for summer read escapism.
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I'm super proud of that series too, because it is... just weird! It has elements of portal fantasy, politics, lashings of feminism and characters that I love and miss spending time with, like the Gargoyle. And the fae are proper scary. None of that disney-esque nonsense in these books!
August 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I'm super proud of that series too, because it is... just weird! It has elements of portal fantasy, politics, lashings of feminism and characters that I love and miss spending time with, like the Gargoyle. And the fae are proper scary. None of that disney-esque nonsense in these books!
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If fantasy is more your thing, I have an unusual urban fantasy series (5 books, need to be read in order, series is complete) called The Split Worlds. It has fae, mad sorcerers, feuding dynastic families and three levels of reality set in Bath, London and Oxford. The 1st novel is BETWEEN TWO THORNS
August 8, 2025 at 12:33 PM
If fantasy is more your thing, I have an unusual urban fantasy series (5 books, need to be read in order, series is complete) called The Split Worlds. It has fae, mad sorcerers, feuding dynastic families and three levels of reality set in Bath, London and Oxford. The 1st novel is BETWEEN TWO THORNS
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Okay, deep breath.
I need your help. My friend set this up for me because financial stress is making the whole cancer stress a lot worse.
www.paypal.com/pools/c/9gAG...
If, like me, you don't have money atm, if you have read and enjoyed any of my books, please can you tell people about them?
I need your help. My friend set this up for me because financial stress is making the whole cancer stress a lot worse.
www.paypal.com/pools/c/9gAG...
If, like me, you don't have money atm, if you have read and enjoyed any of my books, please can you tell people about them?
Em's bad year support fund
Our dear Emma Newman is having a shite year. First she broke her ankle walking on flat pavement, now she's got breast cancer fucking up her life. The broken bone put her out of commission for almost t...
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August 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Okay, deep breath.
I need your help. My friend set this up for me because financial stress is making the whole cancer stress a lot worse.
www.paypal.com/pools/c/9gAG...
If, like me, you don't have money atm, if you have read and enjoyed any of my books, please can you tell people about them?
I need your help. My friend set this up for me because financial stress is making the whole cancer stress a lot worse.
www.paypal.com/pools/c/9gAG...
If, like me, you don't have money atm, if you have read and enjoyed any of my books, please can you tell people about them?
I'm enjoying "Old Man's War" by @scalzi.com . I started reading it after I saw a recommendation from @jamietoddrubin.bsky.social on Goodreads. Enjoying this book so far.
August 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I'm enjoying "Old Man's War" by @scalzi.com . I started reading it after I saw a recommendation from @jamietoddrubin.bsky.social on Goodreads. Enjoying this book so far.
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Good morning, folks. The sky says trans rights are human rights.
August 4, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Good morning, folks. The sky says trans rights are human rights.
A sign you are getting older: The actors you watched in the past, and who played unattached characters in their 20s, 30s are now playing characters who are parents of characters in their 20s, 30s …
August 3, 2025 at 5:38 AM
A sign you are getting older: The actors you watched in the past, and who played unattached characters in their 20s, 30s are now playing characters who are parents of characters in their 20s, 30s …
Lesson from the movies: If your dire, ancient punishment for the main villain risks unleashing them as an all-powerful supernatural force of they are dug up in the future, maybe skip it and just cut their head off.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0120...
www.imdb.com/title/tt0120...
The Mummy (1999) ⭐ 7.1 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
2h 4m | PG-13
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July 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Lesson from the movies: If your dire, ancient punishment for the main villain risks unleashing them as an all-powerful supernatural force of they are dug up in the future, maybe skip it and just cut their head off.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0120...
www.imdb.com/title/tt0120...
I've been trying the app out and I like it. Really handy to be able to use @signal.org on my tablet, too.
Disclosure: I work for Automattic that owns @beeper.com
Disclosure: I work for Automattic that owns @beeper.com
The new Beeper is here. An upgraded experience, powerful new features with Beeper Plus, and a whole new reason to start chatting.
July 18, 2025 at 8:25 AM
I've been trying the app out and I like it. Really handy to be able to use @signal.org on my tablet, too.
Disclosure: I work for Automattic that owns @beeper.com
Disclosure: I work for Automattic that owns @beeper.com
@aptshadow.bsky.social I read The Bee Speaker last week and enjoyed it! I especially appreciated the twists and turns between the Factory inhabitants and how the protagonists related to the main "gang" (trying to avoid spoilers). It started a little slow but quickly picked up!
July 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
@aptshadow.bsky.social I read The Bee Speaker last week and enjoyed it! I especially appreciated the twists and turns between the Factory inhabitants and how the protagonists related to the main "gang" (trying to avoid spoilers). It started a little slow but quickly picked up!
@julietemckenna.bsky.social I finished "The Tales of Einarinn" recently and enjoyed the rest of the series as much as the first book. I appreciate the lack of cliche in the characters, their depth. At one point I lost track of which book I was on. I was totally absorbed.
July 8, 2025 at 9:47 AM
@julietemckenna.bsky.social I finished "The Tales of Einarinn" recently and enjoyed the rest of the series as much as the first book. I appreciate the lack of cliche in the characters, their depth. At one point I lost track of which book I was on. I was totally absorbed.
This is a great discussion about the process of enriching uranium and working towards a nuclear weapon with an actual nuclear physicist and weapons specialist
youtu.be/Pg6SoRPYWsQ?...
youtu.be/Pg6SoRPYWsQ?...
How Iran built its nuclear program (Part 1) - with David Albright
YouTube video by Call me Back Podcast - with Dan Senor
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June 28, 2025 at 5:53 AM
This is a great discussion about the process of enriching uranium and working towards a nuclear weapon with an actual nuclear physicist and weapons specialist
youtu.be/Pg6SoRPYWsQ?...
youtu.be/Pg6SoRPYWsQ?...
@julietemckenna.bsky.social I just finished The Thief's Gamble. Wow! This one kept me on the edge throughout. Really enjoyed this. I have Swordsman's Oath downloaded and ready to start when I finish work today.
June 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM
@julietemckenna.bsky.social I just finished The Thief's Gamble. Wow! This one kept me on the edge throughout. Really enjoyed this. I have Swordsman's Oath downloaded and ready to start when I finish work today.
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About to land in Tel Aviv and already the apartheid myth is falling apart. I’m literally surrounded by women in hijabs — and just watched Jewish and Arab moms sharing snacks for their kids throughout the flight. Funny how loud the lies are from people who’ve never even been here.
June 7, 2025 at 5:41 AM
About to land in Tel Aviv and already the apartheid myth is falling apart. I’m literally surrounded by women in hijabs — and just watched Jewish and Arab moms sharing snacks for their kids throughout the flight. Funny how loud the lies are from people who’ve never even been here.
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'Galaxy Rise'
777 images captured by Don Pettit are processed, graded & interpolated to create a video from ISS Expedition 72 with music by Chris Zabriskie. Cropped and edited from 6m04s 4k original.
Credit: Don Pettit / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
777 images captured by Don Pettit are processed, graded & interpolated to create a video from ISS Expedition 72 with music by Chris Zabriskie. Cropped and edited from 6m04s 4k original.
Credit: Don Pettit / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
June 5, 2025 at 10:19 AM
'Galaxy Rise'
777 images captured by Don Pettit are processed, graded & interpolated to create a video from ISS Expedition 72 with music by Chris Zabriskie. Cropped and edited from 6m04s 4k original.
Credit: Don Pettit / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
777 images captured by Don Pettit are processed, graded & interpolated to create a video from ISS Expedition 72 with music by Chris Zabriskie. Cropped and edited from 6m04s 4k original.
Credit: Don Pettit / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
I read "Made Things" over the weekend, and really enjoyed this book too, @aptshadow.bsky.social . When I read your fantasy books, part of my brain is already in a hypothetical D&D campaign while I'm reading. ☺️
June 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I read "Made Things" over the weekend, and really enjoyed this book too, @aptshadow.bsky.social . When I read your fantasy books, part of my brain is already in a hypothetical D&D campaign while I'm reading. ☺️