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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-26 09:17 am

Bound Feet by Kelsea Yu



A grieving mother and her best friend break into a ghost museum to conduct illicit but surely harmless Ghost Day celebrations. Revelations await.

Bound Feet by Kelsea Yu
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-25 10:07 am
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On Writing Romance as Hard Science Fiction



More stories should dig into the chemistry, biology, and physics of falling in love.

On Writing Romance as Hard Science Fiction
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-25 08:53 am

Random Acts of Senseless Violence by Jack Womack



Amid economic downturn and political strife, young American teen discovers her hidden potential.

Random Acts of Senseless Violence by Jack Womack
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-24 09:05 am

Kowloon Generic Romance, volume 2 by Jun Mayuzuki




Realtor Reiko Kujirai has many questions, about her apparent rival and about herself, but very few answers.

Kowloon Generic Romance, volume 2 by Jun Mayuzuki
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-23 04:14 pm
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-23 12:12 pm

WHY

would my Framework charge if plugged into one outlet but not another? I tested the outlet from which it did not charge and it works for other devices.

[Update]

I shut it down for an hour and everything works again.
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-23 10:24 am
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-23 09:11 am

Funny thing about this singer

Youtube pushed a song from this source at me.

I don't think they exist. There are no non-generated images of the singer and their pace of output is suspicious. And their FB bio references ai.
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-23 08:56 am

Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis



Oxford sends its best to study World War Two in this (grinds teeth) Hugo-winning tale of sound and fury.

Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-22 01:57 pm
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Bundle of Holding: Weird Wizard



The SHADOW OF THE WEIRD WIZARD corebooks, supplements, and adventures.

Bundle of Holding: Weird Wizard
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-22 09:52 am
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Clarke Award Finalists 201

2015: Five Britons sign for the doomed Mars One venture, the UK pays off its WWI War Loans, and the Liberal Democrats’ adroit political maneuvering yields memorable electoral returns.

Poll #33648 Clarke Award Finalists 2015
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 38


Which 2015 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?

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Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
25 (65.8%)

Europe in Autumn by Dave Hutchinson
8 (21.1%)

Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta
6 (15.8%)

The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber
4 (10.5%)

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
16 (42.1%)

The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carey
18 (47.4%)



Bold for have read, italic for intend to read, underline for never heard of it.

Which 2015 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Europe in Autumn by Dave Hutchinson
Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta
The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carey
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Res facta quae tamen fingi potuit ([personal profile] pauamma) wrote in [site community profile] dw_dev2025-09-21 03:34 pm
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Question thread #144

It's past time for another question thread!

The rules:

- You may ask any dev-related question you have in a comment. (It doesn't even need to be about Dreamwidth, although if it involves a language/library/framework/database Dreamwidth doesn't use, you will probably get answers pointing that out and suggesting a better place to ask.)
- You may also answer any question, using the guidelines given in To Answer, Or Not To Answer and in this comment thread.
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-21 09:13 am

Frostflower and Thorn (Frostflower and Thorn, volume 1) by Phyllis Ann Karr



Frostflower can solve Thorn's pregnancy problem... but can the pair survive the attention of a fanatical farmer-priest?

Frostflower and Thorn (Frostflower and Thorn, volume 1) by Phyllis Ann Karr
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-20 09:28 am
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Books Received, September 13 — September 19



Really, more of Book Received. One work new to me, science fantasy.

Books Received, September 13 — September 19

Poll #33640 Books Received, September 13 — September 19
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 38


Which of these look interesting?

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Yalum by Matthew Hughes (September 2025)
10 (26.3%)

Some other option (see comments)
1 (2.6%)

Cats!
36 (94.7%)

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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-19 10:21 am
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Bad News From Alpha Centauri A…



There's a planet in the habitable zone... but not an Earthlike planet.

Bad News From Alpha Centauri A…
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-19 10:14 am

Sabrena Swept Away by Karuna Riazi



Sabrena's life is full of struggles already. The last thing she needs is an other-worldly adventure. Life is, alas, not considerate of a teen's preferences.

Sabrena Swept Away by Karuna Riazi
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-18 08:47 am
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-17 09:00 am

The Graveyard Apartment by Mariko Koike



The Central Plaza Mansion tower offers palatial 900 square foot apartments for a mere ¥35,000,000. It is a deal too good for the Kano family to turn down... although they should have.


The Graveyard Apartment by Mariko Koike
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-16 11:19 am