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1) What's in a Prague 4 Street Name, day 474: Pod Stárkou, which existed by 1841; its name is first mentioned on a map in 1912.

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Ed Ley @edley.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

1) What's in a Prague 4 Street Name, day 473: Mendíků, built in 1906.

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Ed Ley @edley.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

1) What's in a Prague 4 Street Name, day 472: Na kolejním statku, built in 1911.

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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 18h

Watching the sad Society of Authors stushie from a distance, and imagining: what if there were an author with a high profile and a practically unlimited legal budget who'd decided to use their power to help their fellow writers instead of— And that's among the saddest things about it.

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Daisy Rockwell @shreedaisy.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

The article every writer/translator has been waiting for. I receive sometimes a few scam emails an hour. Sometimes they make me laugh. I love the idea of book clubs 20,000 members strong, or Goodreads literary circles made up of Taylor Swift fans.

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isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

#BabyLossAwarenessWeek #WaveOfLight

$Photo of a little red floating candle in an irregularly shaped glass bowl of water. The bowl an the water refract the light of the candle and cast light and shadow on the table it is standing on.$

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isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

#BabyLossAwarenessWeek #WaveOfLight

$Photo of a little red floating candle in an irregularly shaped glass bowl of water. The bowl an the water refract the light of the candle and cast light and shadow on the table it is standing on.$

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isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

I loved it. I was sceptical at first – when there's a huge fuss about a writer I often find that I don't get it – but here I see why people are excited about her. She's incredibly talented!

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isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Well, so far I've only read Conversations With Friends, so I guess that one? Though I am going to make a point of buying all the others now!

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isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Agreed, particularly the sounds that (my variety of) English doesn't have. Learning to reproduce them accurately makes such a difference to comprehensibility! Though a hint of an English accent isn't necessarily a bad thing – I've frequently been told it's sexy, especially in French!

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isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Not entirely true; I would say "conjunctivitis"... but I freely admit to not being normal! Maybe English should try borrowing "torcicolo". It's a great word!

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isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

...though it probably isn't that sudden, of course; I've visited Germany twice this year now, but my last visit before this year was a while ago. In the Before Times, in fact! Must try and go back more often. I hadn't realised how much I missed it!

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isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

I mean, yes, I'm fascinated by the T-V distinction and how it works differently in different languages... & given Germanic enthusiasm for English, I'm grateful that I was able to speak German at all... but I'm surprised that German, of all my languages, should suddenly embrace informality like this

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isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

I had a great time in Germany, but it's made me realise just how formal my German still is. I greeted people with Guten Tag! – they said Hallo! back; I took my leave by saying Auf Wiedersehen, they said Tschüss. And practically nobody called me Sie – which I don't mind, but still found a bit odd...

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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

The British Fantasy Society does not allow the use of generative AI in any of its spaces. For more on this, read the interview with outgoing chair Shona Kinsella from earlier this year. This position has not changed since last week's AGM. ⬇️ britishfantasysociety.org/its-a-cheat-...

Text says We say NO to generative AI in the creative arts

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isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Back at my desk after 10 days away and I have an absolute shedload of emails to write. So obviously I'm dealing with this by not writing any of them and doing other stuff instead!

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Andrew @empiresandnations.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Just posted my review of “Prague: The Heart of Europe” a wonderfully comprehensive introduction to the history of one of the most beautiful and culturally rich cities in Central Europe. #history #booksky empiresandnations.substack.com/p/prague-the...

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Prague: The Heart of Europe

If you were to ask someone to name a city in central Europe, Prague would be one of the first names off their lips.

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isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

What does torcicolo mean? It's a great word!

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Karen O’Donnell @karenod.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

It’s baby loss awareness week - here’s two prayers I wrote in my book The Dark Womb for people experiencing miscarriages

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Sam Jordison @samjordison.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

It's amazing that they thought that this would go over well with their members. Which is to say, writers. The people who know what words mean and how to use them.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 14/10/2026

And while we're on the subject: there's no ethical use of a product brought to market through unethical means. It doesn't matter whether the product is "AI" or chocolate or diamonds. Most generative "AI" was knowingly developed through massive theft from creatives; we have the emails admitting this.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 14/10/2026

The acid test for me is a simple one: Has my professional and/or creative life benefited in any material way from "AI," and very specifically generative "AI"? No, it hasn't. Has it been negatively impacted by the same? Yup, in a whole bunch of ways. My professional life is worse now for it.

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Brief reminder for authors justifiably angry with the @societyofauthors.bsky.social capitulation, AI does not just steal all your work (and all of mine), but all your privacy too. Can we have some outrage about that too, please?

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Hari Conner @haridraws.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I'm going to elaborate on this in as calm and reasonable way as possible, but sincerely: fuck off

the society of authors' feedback form about why you're not renewing your membership. In the write-in box, I have written: "I was shocked and deeply disappointed to see the magazine issue and now charter statement on genAI, which both seem totally full of waffle and apologist compromises.

This is a technology being used to put authors and illustrators out of jobs, using stolen work, and depleting the capacity for critical thought in people who use it. I get that you’re trying to make industry bodies agree to the charter as a ‘small step’ in the right direction. But I fundamentally disagree with the idea of some ‘ethical’ use becoming possible - look at the companies running these things, the severity of its environmental and community harms, the exploitative processes used to build and maintain the databases and server banks required.

As a full-time author who's marginalised and severely disabled, I do also find the idea that genAI companies are somehow making my job more accessible - not looking to undermine and destroy it - insulting and patently absurd.

I thought the SoA was supposed to advocate for authors' rights, and pleading with industry bodies to use this tech, but nicely, feels like a massive concession, and not one I'm able to be at all associated with."

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Ed Ley @edley.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

1) What's in a Prague 4 Street Name, day 471: U michelského mlýna, named in 1900.

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Ed Ley @edley.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

1) What's in a Prague 4 Street Name, day 470: Ve vilách, built in 1900.

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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I see we're arguing about whether hedgehogs are an inspirational animal to put on Bank of England notes. I have nothing sensible to say, because there is nothing sensible to say on the topic, so please enjoy some mediaeval PARTY HEDGEHOGS instead.

Illustration showing two hedgehogs rolling around in recently fallen fruit, while a third hedgehog, with fruit stuck to its spines like a 1970s dinner-party centrepiece, is staggering unsteadily back to its burrow.

Another illustration. The hedgehogs are very clearly raiding a vineyard and have a more than slightly stotious look on them.

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Ed Ley @edley.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

1) What's in a Prague 4 Street Name, day 469: Michelská, built in… well, probably quite a long time ago, at least parts of it were. New district alert!

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Ed Ley @edley.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

1) What's in a Prague 4 Street Name, day 468: Vídeňská, named in 1978.

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Ed Ley @edley.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

1) What's in a Prague 4 Street Name, day 467: Libušská, officially named in 1925.

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Ed Ley @edley.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

1) What's in a Prague 4 Street Name, day 466: Paběnická, built in 1930.

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Ed Ley @edley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

1) What's in a Prague 4 Street Name, day 465: Lukešova, named in 1981.

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isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

After an absolute blast at @buchmesse.de, I'm now in Bad Homburg. I have 3 days in the Taunus ahead of me and I intend to talk to no one after so. much. extroverting!

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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

It would have been Luath's 15th birthday today, and for the first time I went back to the doughnut shop where they always gave her treats; and bless them, they still have her picture behind the counter. I made it back to the street before tearing up. She was the best of hounds, and she was loved.

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

This little dog was adopted and was so happy on his first day in his new home that he couldn’t even sleep. He kept trying to lie down, but his tail wouldn’t stop wagging. Original post

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Ed Ley @edley.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

1) What's in a Prague 4 Street Name, day 464: Kyjovská, built in 2000.

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Ed Ley @edley.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

1) What's in a Prague 4 Street Name, day 463: Za Jalovým dvorem. It’s not too clear when Za Jalovým dvorem was built. The line on that map isn’t too clear either.

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isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

That might work if the book weren't in Czech! I left it at home in the end...

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isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

There are many, many drawbacks to airports, but there is one very small compensation: I get to geek out over the languages being spoken around me. I may need this compensation as, right now, Lufthansa seems to think it's Deutsche Bahn! 🤦‍♀️

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isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Not a lot of space in my hand luggage either... and I'd still have to carry it around with me for 9 days!

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