spladam
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The era of the mass market paperback is coming to an end, and that’s not good thing for anyone.
I jotted down some thoughts about the history of the format and why its end isn’t a great sign for the publishing industry: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/mass-market-...
I jotted down some thoughts about the history of the format and why its end isn’t a great sign for the publishing industry: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/mass-market-...
Stories for the masses
The Mass Market paperback format is ending with a whimper
transfer-orbit.ghost.io
December 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The era of the mass market paperback is coming to an end, and that’s not good thing for anyone.
I jotted down some thoughts about the history of the format and why its end isn’t a great sign for the publishing industry: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/mass-market-...
I jotted down some thoughts about the history of the format and why its end isn’t a great sign for the publishing industry: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/mass-market-...
Dino Crisis Bundle (DC 1&2) is $8.50 on GOG right now.
I just want folks to buy it so Capcom considers a remake or sequel.
www.gog.com/en/game/dino...
I just want folks to buy it so Capcom considers a remake or sequel.
www.gog.com/en/game/dino...
Dino Crisis Bundle
Dino Crisis Bundle includes:
Dino Crisis Three years ago. A scientist died in an accid
www.gog.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Dino Crisis Bundle (DC 1&2) is $8.50 on GOG right now.
I just want folks to buy it so Capcom considers a remake or sequel.
www.gog.com/en/game/dino...
I just want folks to buy it so Capcom considers a remake or sequel.
www.gog.com/en/game/dino...
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Also Wapo: 90% of the worlds wealth is held by 2% of the population; why an even higher concentration is needed
December 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Also Wapo: 90% of the worlds wealth is held by 2% of the population; why an even higher concentration is needed
I want to believe that the PBS employee that chose this image from the archive for this thumbnail did this on purpose 😄
December 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I want to believe that the PBS employee that chose this image from the archive for this thumbnail did this on purpose 😄
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Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
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“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
December 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
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And then there’s the story about Alex Karp’s not-at-all-weird interview (for lack of a better word) with Oswald Mosley’s grandson for a senior position at Palantir.
December 13, 2025 at 1:41 AM
And then there’s the story about Alex Karp’s not-at-all-weird interview (for lack of a better word) with Oswald Mosley’s grandson for a senior position at Palantir.
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🇩🇪 Germany's foreign ministry summoned the Russian ambassador and said there'll be consequences for hybrid attacks backed by the government in Moscow aimed at undermining democracy, - Bloomberg
December 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
🇩🇪 Germany's foreign ministry summoned the Russian ambassador and said there'll be consequences for hybrid attacks backed by the government in Moscow aimed at undermining democracy, - Bloomberg
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I am a comfortable, influential PhD and published author and broadcaster, and I don’t understand why people of color buying a snack at Cinnabon don’t just reason with the person shouting racial slurs at them, for the good of World Socialism.
Today in the Atlantic
Today in the Atlantic
December 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I am a comfortable, influential PhD and published author and broadcaster, and I don’t understand why people of color buying a snack at Cinnabon don’t just reason with the person shouting racial slurs at them, for the good of World Socialism.
Today in the Atlantic
Today in the Atlantic
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This feels illegal. @englebert3rd.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This feels illegal. @englebert3rd.bsky.social
every couple of years this meme pops up again and I lol every time like it's the first time I saw it
December 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
every couple of years this meme pops up again and I lol every time like it's the first time I saw it
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Racism.
The answer is racism.
The answer is racism.
December 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Racism.
The answer is racism.
The answer is racism.
This is good news.
December 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This is good news.
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Yes, Ernest DID save Christmas.
AND saved kids from eternal torment by an actual Troll, was unfairly sent to jail, saved Native American land from being destroyed by a mining corporation, and recovered the Crown Jewels of England, just to name A FEW...
Ernest could save us all.
AND saved kids from eternal torment by an actual Troll, was unfairly sent to jail, saved Native American land from being destroyed by a mining corporation, and recovered the Crown Jewels of England, just to name A FEW...
Ernest could save us all.
December 11, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Yes, Ernest DID save Christmas.
AND saved kids from eternal torment by an actual Troll, was unfairly sent to jail, saved Native American land from being destroyed by a mining corporation, and recovered the Crown Jewels of England, just to name A FEW...
Ernest could save us all.
AND saved kids from eternal torment by an actual Troll, was unfairly sent to jail, saved Native American land from being destroyed by a mining corporation, and recovered the Crown Jewels of England, just to name A FEW...
Ernest could save us all.
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December 11, 2024 at 11:54 PM
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Iran and Egypt have complained to FIFA over Seattle’s plans to promote LGTBQ+ support during a World Cup match this June.
Seattle Has Designated A World Cup ‘Pride Match’—Between Two Countries That Punish Homosexuality
Iran and Egypt have complained to FIFA over Seattle’s plans to promote LGTBQ+ support during a World Cup match this June.
www.forbes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Iran and Egypt have complained to FIFA over Seattle’s plans to promote LGTBQ+ support during a World Cup match this June.
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I’ve found it’s more visually appealing to just paste in his head at the inflection points
April 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I’ve found it’s more visually appealing to just paste in his head at the inflection points
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My personal best of 10s for E1M1 ☺️. I’ll equal the world record of 9s one day, I swear (somehow). 😉
Difficulty: Ultra Violence
Port: Crispy #Doom (PC)
Level: E1M1
Time: 10s
Your turn - this is an open challenge!
Difficulty: Ultra Violence
Port: Crispy #Doom (PC)
Level: E1M1
Time: 10s
Your turn - this is an open challenge!
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
My personal best of 10s for E1M1 ☺️. I’ll equal the world record of 9s one day, I swear (somehow). 😉
Difficulty: Ultra Violence
Port: Crispy #Doom (PC)
Level: E1M1
Time: 10s
Your turn - this is an open challenge!
Difficulty: Ultra Violence
Port: Crispy #Doom (PC)
Level: E1M1
Time: 10s
Your turn - this is an open challenge!
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DOOM - released on this day, 32 years ago! (December 10, 1993)
December 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
DOOM - released on this day, 32 years ago! (December 10, 1993)
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Kylo Ren, drawn ✍️ by me in pastel and chalk on black paper. 2016.
Size A1? It’s currently sitting in my shed unloved. And shush, Kylo is one of my favourite characters! 😅
#TillysArt
Size A1? It’s currently sitting in my shed unloved. And shush, Kylo is one of my favourite characters! 😅
#TillysArt
December 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Kylo Ren, drawn ✍️ by me in pastel and chalk on black paper. 2016.
Size A1? It’s currently sitting in my shed unloved. And shush, Kylo is one of my favourite characters! 😅
#TillysArt
Size A1? It’s currently sitting in my shed unloved. And shush, Kylo is one of my favourite characters! 😅
#TillysArt
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It's really funny when the president jokes about murdering people, see.
Trump: "The problem is nobody wants to go fishing anymore. They don't want to get in boats. They don't want anything to do with boats. I think we've destroyed the boat market. Other than that it's been very effective."
December 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
It's really funny when the president jokes about murdering people, see.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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For those thinking living next to Russia is just a vibes-based annoyance. Recently thousands of these 80kg balloons are sent over the border closing the country's main airport dozens of times.And there's very little a small Lithuania can actually do against it because indeed - nuclear war otherwise!
Lithuania declares state of emergency over smuggler balloons from Belarus on.ft.com/48Dsbgr
Lithuania declares state of emergency over smuggler balloons from Belarus
Vilnius’s move follows appeals to EU to take more action against ‘hybrid’ attacks from Russia-aligned neighbour
on.ft.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
For those thinking living next to Russia is just a vibes-based annoyance. Recently thousands of these 80kg balloons are sent over the border closing the country's main airport dozens of times.And there's very little a small Lithuania can actually do against it because indeed - nuclear war otherwise!
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washington post reporter code-switching on twitter and bluesky like a key & peele sketch
December 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
washington post reporter code-switching on twitter and bluesky like a key & peele sketch
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