David Goldfarb
@davidgoldfarb.bsky.social
SFF fan, player of board games and bridge and chess, comic book reader for over half a century. He/him.
Something that occurred to me recently, given that there's going to be a hiatus after #16: have you considered doing a renumbering so that the next issue is #1 instead of #17? Seems to work for Marvel.
January 19, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Something that occurred to me recently, given that there's going to be a hiatus after #16: have you considered doing a renumbering so that the next issue is #1 instead of #17? Seems to work for Marvel.
My condolences.
January 19, 2026 at 6:26 AM
My condolences.
My favorite flavor from this brand is Mongolian Beef.
January 19, 2026 at 5:17 AM
My favorite flavor from this brand is Mongolian Beef.
I take two of them, put them on a plate, dampen a paper towel and put that over them, then microwave on high for 1.5 minutes. Time in your microwave may vary of course.
January 19, 2026 at 5:16 AM
I take two of them, put them on a plate, dampen a paper towel and put that over them, then microwave on high for 1.5 minutes. Time in your microwave may vary of course.
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Puzzle #952
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Had a really difficult time getting things separated out properly, what with a trap group that could have FIVE items in it. Yellow, trap, blue, yellow, purple, green. Still don't see why yellow isn't blue and vice versa.
Puzzle #952
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Had a really difficult time getting things separated out properly, what with a trap group that could have FIVE items in it. Yellow, trap, blue, yellow, purple, green. Still don't see why yellow isn't blue and vice versa.
January 19, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Connections
Puzzle #952
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Had a really difficult time getting things separated out properly, what with a trap group that could have FIVE items in it. Yellow, trap, blue, yellow, purple, green. Still don't see why yellow isn't blue and vice versa.
Puzzle #952
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Had a really difficult time getting things separated out properly, what with a trap group that could have FIVE items in it. Yellow, trap, blue, yellow, purple, green. Still don't see why yellow isn't blue and vice versa.
I still haven't watched Andor despite recommendations from all over (including my brother-in-law). So I hear you!
January 19, 2026 at 1:22 AM
I still haven't watched Andor despite recommendations from all over (including my brother-in-law). So I hear you!
then you should just be sensible of the honor of the thing.) (Well, probably nothing so nuanced: just "you hurt my son so I hate you for that" without caring about the reasons for it.)
January 18, 2026 at 3:40 AM
then you should just be sensible of the honor of the thing.) (Well, probably nothing so nuanced: just "you hurt my son so I hate you for that" without caring about the reasons for it.)
I always wondered about Odysseus and the Cyclops and Poseidon: why didn't Zeus ever make the case to Poseidon that Polyphemus was violating hospitality and persecuting a stranger? I suppose he knew that wouldn't cut any ice with Poseidon (who seemed to think that if his son wanted to eat you
January 18, 2026 at 3:40 AM
I always wondered about Odysseus and the Cyclops and Poseidon: why didn't Zeus ever make the case to Poseidon that Polyphemus was violating hospitality and persecuting a stranger? I suppose he knew that wouldn't cut any ice with Poseidon (who seemed to think that if his son wanted to eat you
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Puzzle #951
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Blue first, then yellow, green, purple. Did solve purple.
Puzzle #951
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Blue first, then yellow, green, purple. Did solve purple.
January 18, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Connections
Puzzle #951
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Blue first, then yellow, green, purple. Did solve purple.
Puzzle #951
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Blue first, then yellow, green, purple. Did solve purple.
I bought Peter Parker and Showcase.
January 18, 2026 at 1:18 AM
I bought Peter Parker and Showcase.
I do not like the aura around that dingbot.
January 17, 2026 at 5:48 AM
I do not like the aura around that dingbot.
I was post-Great Renaming. When I first posted, an automated message told me to go read mod.announce.newusers. I dutifully tried to do so and was nonplussed to be told that it didn't exist.
January 17, 2026 at 5:35 AM
I was post-Great Renaming. When I first posted, an automated message told me to go read mod.announce.newusers. I dutifully tried to do so and was nonplussed to be told that it didn't exist.
Connections
Puzzle #950
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Yellow, blue, purple, green.
Puzzle #950
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Yellow, blue, purple, green.
January 17, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Connections
Puzzle #950
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Yellow, blue, purple, green.
Puzzle #950
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Connections Puzzle #949
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Green, blue, yellow. Did not solve purple. It seems like nowadays if you have a set of four synonyms, that tends to be green more often than yellow, and that heuristic worked for me today.
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Green, blue, yellow. Did not solve purple. It seems like nowadays if you have a set of four synonyms, that tends to be green more often than yellow, and that heuristic worked for me today.
January 17, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Connections Puzzle #949
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Green, blue, yellow. Did not solve purple. It seems like nowadays if you have a set of four synonyms, that tends to be green more often than yellow, and that heuristic worked for me today.
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Green, blue, yellow. Did not solve purple. It seems like nowadays if you have a set of four synonyms, that tends to be green more often than yellow, and that heuristic worked for me today.
Connections Puzzle #948
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Meanwhile I fell into the actual trap. (Wbua Tevfunz obbxf) After that as shown (including one misclick).
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Meanwhile I fell into the actual trap. (Wbua Tevfunz obbxf) After that as shown (including one misclick).
January 16, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Connections Puzzle #948
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Meanwhile I fell into the actual trap. (Wbua Tevfunz obbxf) After that as shown (including one misclick).
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Meanwhile I fell into the actual trap. (Wbua Tevfunz obbxf) After that as shown (including one misclick).
but has written and published the entire texts, starting with _Over the Woodward Wall_ and ending with _Under the Smokestrewn Sky_.
"Alchemical Journeys" is IMAGO Seanan's best work.
"Alchemical Journeys" is IMAGO Seanan's best work.
January 16, 2026 at 1:54 AM
but has written and published the entire texts, starting with _Over the Woodward Wall_ and ending with _Under the Smokestrewn Sky_.
"Alchemical Journeys" is IMAGO Seanan's best work.
"Alchemical Journeys" is IMAGO Seanan's best work.
A. Deborah Baker is a character in the "Alchemical Journeys" series (_Middlegame_, _Seasonal Fears_, _Tidal Creatures_, the forthcoming _Inkpot Gods_) whose plans to change the world involve writing a series of YA novels. McGuire being McGuire she doesn't just write excerpts of these to quote
January 16, 2026 at 1:54 AM
A. Deborah Baker is a character in the "Alchemical Journeys" series (_Middlegame_, _Seasonal Fears_, _Tidal Creatures_, the forthcoming _Inkpot Gods_) whose plans to change the world involve writing a series of YA novels. McGuire being McGuire she doesn't just write excerpts of these to quote
Connections Puzzle #946
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Green, purple, blue, yellow. Didn't really solve yellow. Aside from purple (that kind of connector is only used in purple) the color assignments seemed even more arbitrary than usual.
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Green, purple, blue, yellow. Didn't really solve yellow. Aside from purple (that kind of connector is only used in purple) the color assignments seemed even more arbitrary than usual.
January 14, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Connections Puzzle #946
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Green, purple, blue, yellow. Didn't really solve yellow. Aside from purple (that kind of connector is only used in purple) the color assignments seemed even more arbitrary than usual.
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Green, purple, blue, yellow. Didn't really solve yellow. Aside from purple (that kind of connector is only used in purple) the color assignments seemed even more arbitrary than usual.
It was apparently intended as in "Young Sheldon".
I got Cooper and Griffin and WAG'd Simpson but didn't get the theme or backsolve anything else. My E-rundler opponent got 5/6, sigh.
I got Cooper and Griffin and WAG'd Simpson but didn't get the theme or backsolve anything else. My E-rundler opponent got 5/6, sigh.
January 13, 2026 at 2:26 PM
It was apparently intended as in "Young Sheldon".
I got Cooper and Griffin and WAG'd Simpson but didn't get the theme or backsolve anything else. My E-rundler opponent got 5/6, sigh.
I got Cooper and Griffin and WAG'd Simpson but didn't get the theme or backsolve anything else. My E-rundler opponent got 5/6, sigh.
In fact I attended a memorial gathering for him that summer. He lived in the SF Bay Area, so did I. The gathering cast a fairly wide net; he and I weren't at all in the same circles of fandom.
January 12, 2026 at 8:17 PM
In fact I attended a memorial gathering for him that summer. He lived in the SF Bay Area, so did I. The gathering cast a fairly wide net; he and I weren't at all in the same circles of fandom.
Well, yes, but accurate, no?
January 12, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Well, yes, but accurate, no?
Poul Anderson comes to mind.
January 12, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Poul Anderson comes to mind.
Archive January 10, 2026
Connections Puzzle #944
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Purple, yellow, green. Did not solve blue and genuinely thought it was going to be purple. (Also, "qvc" ?? I honestly cannot recall ever hearing that word used in that way.)
Connections Puzzle #944
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Purple, yellow, green. Did not solve blue and genuinely thought it was going to be purple. (Also, "qvc" ?? I honestly cannot recall ever hearing that word used in that way.)
January 12, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Archive January 10, 2026
Connections Puzzle #944
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Purple, yellow, green. Did not solve blue and genuinely thought it was going to be purple. (Also, "qvc" ?? I honestly cannot recall ever hearing that word used in that way.)
Connections Puzzle #944
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Purple, yellow, green. Did not solve blue and genuinely thought it was going to be purple. (Also, "qvc" ?? I honestly cannot recall ever hearing that word used in that way.)