ABS @abs.ventures · 27/09/2026crimereads.com/john-dickson...crimereads.comJohn Dickson Carr: The Master of the Locked Room-MysteryJohn Dickson Carr (1906-1977) was one of the most prominent mystery novelists during the Golden Age of detective fiction, loosely defined as the period between the two world wars. A defining featur… 000
Reposted by ABSAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026An ancient and magical amber bear 🐻 ✨ Carved some 10,000 years ago, it washed up on a beach at Fanø in Denmark from a submerged Mesolithic settlement under the North Sea. National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen 📷 by me #Archaeology 111047241
Reposted by ABSDr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Have you got your (free) tickets for this week's talk with Romancing the Gothic? We're joined by Andre Cowen for 'An Introduction to Cosy Horror Video Games' on Saturday at 10am and 7pm BST 10 - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1999403713... 7 - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1999403648...eventbrite.co.ukAn Introduction to Cosy Horror Videogames with Andrew CowenThis week's talk explores cosy horror in videogames 1219
Reposted by ABSJohn Nephew @johnnephew.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Hey, if you are in the UK and want your local store to stock #ArsMagica Definitive Edition, please encourage them to reach out to us at sales@atlas-games.com. Apparently our UK distributor buyer has been on annual leave and won't even have access to e-mail until October. 21615
ABS @abs.ventures · 25/09/2026Excited to be at the @scotgamedev.bsky.social Games Day today in #Dundee, come say hi, would love to chat! #Scottish #Games #Scotland #GameDev 0133
Reposted by ABSCL Hellisen @clhellisen.com · 24/09/2026The Shape of Monsters is finally out in print and ebook from Tor UK! If you're here for a dark gothic fantasy with all the broken people, twisted dynamics, mages, murder and monsters then you have gone through the correct door Get it now from your favourite bookshop 137843
ABS @abs.ventures · 23/09/2026A wonderful #equinox #wildswim with a #wildswan watching on, very tranquil but not long before this was delighted to get to join the Stirling University Wild Swimming crew for a dip! #Swimming #Scotland 040
Reposted by ABSBart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves. 10380962798
Reposted by ABSE.M. Faulds / Beth or Taxes / Not em faulds @emfaulds.com · 23/09/2026Join us at Fantasycon for the launch! Tablet, wine, and fine, fine stories! Some Scotland-based, some elsewhere in the universe, but all with the passion you've come to expect from the GSFWC... 11811
Reposted by ABSSurprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Eels weren't just an English thing; Scotland has an eel history, too! Famed 14th C. king Robert the Bruce loved his eels. Too much, maybe. His doctor thought the king risked his health by eating them, as eels live in "muddy & corrupt waters." Did the Bruce care? No. He did not. 🗃️🧪 714615
Reposted by ABSAdventurism Time @flow.blacksky.app · 23/09/20262026 is entirely too "on the nose", but 'a big ugly barge blocking your view of the ocean with an AI view of an artificial ocean' has to be the poster child. 7372111
Reposted by ABSLur Noise @lurnoise.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Fellow font-fetishist friends, do you have any recommendations of where to get good free (or affordable) fonts? 9147
Reposted by ABSOld British Telly @oldbritishtelly.co.uk · 22/09/2026[1980] The Edge of the Ceiling - Alan Garner, best known for his children's fantasy novels, talks about his life and writing process. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D6_kO_4WqMyoutube.comThe Edge of The Ceiling - Alan GarnerAlan Garner talks about his life and writing process. 03920
Reposted by ABSSteve Gale @stevewg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Colley Hill, Surrey: coffee break from birding the steep scrub. Love the plaque on the bench I’m sitting on 4397271234
Reposted by ABSCan I Play That? @caniplaythat.com · 21/09/2026Industry accessibility veteran Tara Voelker launched @rebindstudios.com today, providing accessibility and production consultancy to the game industry. As layoffs disproportionately affect accessibility roles, these services are needed now more than ever. caniplaythat.com/2026/09/21/i...caniplaythat.comIndustry accessibility veteran launches Rebind Studios - Can I Play That?Industry accessibility veteran Tara Voelker launches Rebind Studios, providing accessibility and production consultancy to the game industry. 05141
ABS @abs.ventures · 20/09/2026Screening this morning of threadinburgh.scot/2025/11/27/t... as part of www.colonyofartists.co.uk amazing film (follow Threadinburgh link to watch on National Library of Scotland websit) & poignant talk from @threadinburgh.scot afterwards! Still time to see some art this afternoon too! #Edinburgh 120
Reposted by ABSMags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Every year on 19 December, the famous Christmas lights at Mousehole in Cornwall are dimmed between 8 and 9pm, leaving just the Cross and Angels shining down across the village and out to sea. 10826431
Reposted by ABSWyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 19/09/2026WS8, 50% off all w/e at @drivethrurpg.com! Jam-packed with interviews with John Harper (Blades in the Dark), Gavin Norman (Dolmenwood), Pablo Clark (Old King's Crown), Caesar Ink (Doomsoong), Scott Robinson (Bunnies & Burrows) & Lee Gold (Alarums & Excusrions)! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5... 02713
Reposted by ABSJames Holloway: monsterman.org @gonzohistory.bsky.social · 20/09/2026This is another of those projects I have been working on for a while and not talking about! 053
Reposted by ABSAstronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026NASA picture of the day today is a real 🏴beauty! This is a composite image of the ~5000yo Callanish Stones on the Isle of Lewis. The amazing Giuseppe Petricca has only gone and photographed the Sun at noon there, every few days, for a whole year. #Dedication 🔭🧪👌 ℹ️: science.nasa.gov/image-articl... 6644141391
Reposted by ABSAsterix Archiv 🐗 @comedix.de · 20/09/2026Eine schöne Bastel- und Malarbeit. Manchmal trägt Obelix den Hinkelstein. Manchmal ist Obelix der Hinkelstein. Dürfte nicht leicht gewesen sein, diesen Stein zu finden. #Asterix #Fanart 162722633
Reposted by ABSVesper Moonfall @vesperror.bsky.social · 19/09/2026A better look at the new batch of poes 💜 Models from @bteamminis.bsky.social #miniatures #minipainting #art #painting #3dprinting #d&d #warhammer #zelda #n64 #spooky #oot 1976
Reposted by ABSRitual Protection Marks @ritualmarks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Cattle regularly came under attack from Elves, particularly in Scotland.* 021
Reposted by ABScait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I apologize for the lack of links so here, please enjoy thisyoutube.comThe Claw Spa!YouTube video by Jacob Knowles 446344
Reposted by ABSforbrukerradet.bsky.social @forbrukerradet.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Har du lagt merke til at ting døyr litt for tidleg? Det har vi òg 👀 Det er tema for vår nyeste rapport. / Ever noticed how things tend to die a little too soon? So have we 👀 That’s the topic of our latest report. Les rapporten/read our report👉forbrukerradet.no/shortlife 15382132
Reposted by ABSpickwick @pickwick.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I put on the Edinburgh Zoo penguin webcam and it's just this guy staring into a corner I love him 2253
Reposted by ABSScottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 16/09/2026The SNP have teamed up with the Tories and Lib Dems. They've voted down a Green motion which would have brought in a moratorium against new hyperscale AI data centres in Scotland. Instead they've chosen to muddy the water, leaving confusion when our communities need certainty. 47040
Reposted by ABSCalton Hill Conservation Trust @caltonhill.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Edinburgh Council is consulting on a proposal to grant formal vehicle access from Greenside Row to the rear of Greenside Church and house, over Common Good land at Calton Hill. CHCT trustees have discussed the proposal and intend to object. 131
Reposted by ABSAlex Staniforth @alexstaniforth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026So a tiny village has the right to hold its own non-binding, advisory referendum on independence from the UK but Scotland doesn’t? 1132
Reposted by ABSᚅᚓᚃ ᚆᚐᚔᚏᚇᚑ ᚃᚆᚑ ᚇᚔᚄ @ciara2001.eurosky.social · 16/09/2026Editor: You get those photos of Piddington women folk? Photographer: Sure did boss, real fuckin culty just like you asked. Editor: what 149314
ABS @abs.ventures · 16/09/2026I'm lucky enough to be here today but for those that aren't this thread is an excellent resource 👇🧵 070
Reposted by ABSBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 16/09/2026Furry adventurers explore the dungeon corridors (David Joiner cover art for D&D/RPG zine Alarums and Excursions #84, August 1982) www.tumblr.com/oldschoolfrp... 1619
Reposted by ABSOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Roses are red High soars the lark 8423119
Reposted by ABS𝙰𝚗𝚍𝚢 𝙿𝚊𝚌𝚒𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚔 💀☕📚🍂🎨🐈⬛ @andy-paciorek.bsky.social · 13/09/2026M.E. Blochii ... Systema ichthyologiae iconibus CX illustratum 041
Reposted by ABSDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I wrote this quickly at a bus stop and didn't realize it would go viral, or else I would have worded it better. But the point is that the media is too credulous about AI killing everyone in 10 years (how?) when climate change is killing people now and will only get worse (we know exactly how). 4156791561
Reposted by ABSThe Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 12/09/2026If you don’t occasionally treat yourself to a day of exploring used bookstores, greenhouses, libraries, cafés, and bakeries, then what’s the point of anything really? 959674
Reposted by ABSohnowwhat.bsky.social @ohnowwhat.bsky.social · 12/09/2026static.klipy.comProfessor Farnsworth: Good News, Everyone!Alt: Professor Farnsworth: Good News, Everyone! 05014
Reposted by ABSinkle @inkle.co · 11/09/2026🎙️ Call for voice actors! 🎭 We're looking for two lead voices for our next game. - One male and one female, vocal age 40 to 60 - Cornish / Welsh / South-West England accent If that's you, please send an acting sample to info@inklestudios.com, marked “casting call”. (Paid, ofc) <3 RTs!static.klipy.comPatrick Stewart's Witty 'Acting' MomentALT: Patrick Stewart's Witty 'Acting' Moment 25368342
Reposted by ABSBen Jennings @bjennings90.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Latest @theguardian.com cartoon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comBen Jennings on the Bayeux tapestry – cartoonThe medieval artefact, currently on loan from France, has gone on display at the British Museum in London 0316
Reposted by ABSPresent & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · 16/07/2024The internet’s premiere database & taxonomy of bread tags. horg.com/horg/ 17623
Reposted by ABSAndy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵 @threadinburgh.scot · 11/09/2026Thank you for clicking. Don't have nightmares, do sleep well. 10306
ABS @abs.ventures · 09/09/2026I'll be running some of my 'A Wandering for Wondering: Wyrd Walks to Adventure Playfully and Make Playful Adventures' game/creature/treasure design workshops at www.whisperingwoodsfayre.co.uk this weekend! Come along! Fun for young and old! #StayWyrd #Games #Scotland #Scottish #Fantasy 041
Reposted by ABSBritish Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The full programme for this year's Fantasycon is now available! Join us in Glasgow next month for 3 days of talks, workshops, live podcasts, panel discussions, readings, and more - plus, of course, to find out who's won the British Fantasy Awards! Head to: britishfantasysociety.org/events-2/fan... 16437
Reposted by ABSKen Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I have apparently coined a term for our current age. "Epistogeddon -- n. The burying of human knowledge, art and discourse in LLM generated garbage; an irregular portmanteau of "epistemic" and "armageddon." 112057
