Adrian Tchaikovsky
@aptshadow.bsky.social
Author: Children of Time, Shadows of the Apt, Final Architecture, City of Last Chances and others. adriantchaikovsky.com
I am imagining the DM’s blank look when the mage’s player shouts ‘I cast Melmoth’s Alcoholoc Brother!’ (3rd level conjuration)
January 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
I am imagining the DM’s blank look when the mage’s player shouts ‘I cast Melmoth’s Alcoholoc Brother!’ (3rd level conjuration)
Everybody was Kung Fu drinking…
January 12, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Everybody was Kung Fu drinking…
Or, possibly, out of a suit.
January 12, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Or, possibly, out of a suit.
That’s weirdly hilarious.
Alien: And you must be the ambassadors of the tall-lobsters.
Human: …what?
Alien: the tall-lobsters, the land ones with no shells and weak claws.
Alien: And you must be the ambassadors of the tall-lobsters.
Human: …what?
Alien: the tall-lobsters, the land ones with no shells and weak claws.
January 12, 2026 at 2:39 PM
That’s weirdly hilarious.
Alien: And you must be the ambassadors of the tall-lobsters.
Human: …what?
Alien: the tall-lobsters, the land ones with no shells and weak claws.
Alien: And you must be the ambassadors of the tall-lobsters.
Human: …what?
Alien: the tall-lobsters, the land ones with no shells and weak claws.
January 12, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Although arguably would still be more like us than anything evolved on an alien world, which undercuts the original argument a bit.
January 12, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Although arguably would still be more like us than anything evolved on an alien world, which undercuts the original argument a bit.
So you’re a novelist? That’s the story you’re sticking to?
January 12, 2026 at 1:24 PM
So you’re a novelist? That’s the story you’re sticking to?
I mean there is a common ancestor, just a hella long way back.
January 12, 2026 at 12:29 PM
I mean there is a common ancestor, just a hella long way back.
The actual thought experiment is interesting - maths as a universal language is an old SF saw for sure, but using bees as evidence is nice.
January 12, 2026 at 12:07 PM
The actual thought experiment is interesting - maths as a universal language is an old SF saw for sure, but using bees as evidence is nice.
Utterly bizarre science reporting.
January 12, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Utterly bizarre science reporting.
Are they suggesting that life evolved maths and society in the Precambrian and these traits have existed continuously in our ancestors and those of social insects across 600m years and all other species just lost them?
January 12, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Are they suggesting that life evolved maths and society in the Precambrian and these traits have existed continuously in our ancestors and those of social insects across 600m years and all other species just lost them?
“Although the ancestors of honeybees and humans diverged in evolution more than 600 million years ago, the species retained common traits like sociality, communication, and some mathematical ability.” WTF?
January 12, 2026 at 12:04 PM
“Although the ancestors of honeybees and humans diverged in evolution more than 600 million years ago, the species retained common traits like sociality, communication, and some mathematical ability.” WTF?
Is the one on the left the one that disappointed some Necron gangster?
January 10, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Is the one on the left the one that disappointed some Necron gangster?
:) it’s a very fun but very oddly structured series.
January 10, 2026 at 12:23 PM
:) it’s a very fun but very oddly structured series.