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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

On BBCR4 this morning the thought for the day was someone talking about the dangers of AI (fine!) but it saddens me how the media has just lapped up their framing. He talked about AGI (bullshit!), about them becoming sentient and going rogue. Let's just call it what it is: shitty testing practices

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A round of illnesses sweeping through the house this past week. So I've been cooking lots of collagen-rich braises and such. Chicken noodle soup last week, a Lebanese chicken and potato braise on the weekend, and today beef shin ragú. Looks like some forbidden ichor at the moment, c u in 3hrs

A been shin ragú in a pot on the hob. That white thing is a bouquet garni teabag type thing

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Unsure when I'll get to start this but I'm very excited this arrived today!

A hardcover copy of the new Steven Erikson Malazan book, Legacies of Batrayal, on a wooden table. Cover image is a giant lizardy dragon type bastard in the desert with some poor tiny soldiers in from of it about to die presumably

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The boy found an acorn larva and is keeping it in his bug catcher all winter until it becomes a beetle. What is a good name for larvae? Anton, I thought. Get it? I do feel it's somewhat prejudicial that there is no inverted crucifix emoji

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

❤️ I don't soak but I do rinse 5-6 times!

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Gods damn this was fucking delicious. Just polished off what the kids didn't finish after putting them to bed. Super easy to make, too

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Treated myself to a new metal hoodie (Old Sorcery) 🏰🗡️🧙🤘🦹🧌🎹🎸

A selfie of me wearing a black Old Sorcery hoodie. It says "Old Sorcery" and underneath it "The Escapist". Behind me in a bookshelf and it happens to be the fantasy section, isn't that perfect. I look really serious because I'm concentrating to frame it and forgot to smile

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Djej w Batata' 'al-Ghaz, Lebanese braised chicken and potatoes, with vermicelli rice. So garlicky, so lemony 🤤

A bowl with Halloween design on it with vermicelli rice, chicken thigh on the bone and a sauce with potatoes on a wooden table

A hob with a sauté pan containing the chicken dish and a small pot containing vermicelli rice

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

An M&S Food opened in Sydenham (ikr?) and it's huge. Made the pilgrimage today and did the obligatory excited excessive shop. Had a chat with a posh woman at the checkout about the quality of the cheese section, which I think is the quintessential M&S Food experience. Delightful.

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I'm sorry about that 😥 but thank you for the reminder, I forgot to pre-order it!!

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A life goal of mine is to have this setup. Gandalf-eyebrows and all

CG Jung sitting at a writing desk with a pipe and lovely stained glass windows behind him

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I guess at some point he's gotta have used all possible names and this is all that's left

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I think it's wise in this case. Unsure how I feel about the tracks and I need the full album to judge how it comes together. Primordial Arcana is one of my faves ❤️

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Yes been looping those two new tracks today myself 🐺🌲🎸🤘🏿 Got tickets to see them in about a month!

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I fished out the meatballs and used them for a kiddie meal (meatballs in tomato sauce with bulgur wheat- a favourite!). Then the ragú was had with pasta of course, more in the freezer. Leftovers of both for kindergarten lunch Monday and Tuesday and now the last made it into cheeky sub. Mileage!

A bake at home sourdough baguette slit lengthwise and filled with meatballs in tomato sauce with cheese and jalapenos. Pile of laundry in the unfocused background, whoops

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We are all experiencing having AI shoved in our faces unwanted in products we use. Something I wasn't expecting is GenAI kids birthday party invitation flyers from school friends' parents FML

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Stop what you're doing, new album "The Lost Grimoire" from Old Sorcery landed. _A few weeks_ ago and I didn't know!!!!

Album cover of The Lost Grimoire by Old Sorcery

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It's also a great place to propose 💍 (we got engaged there on Halloween about 6 years ago!)

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Wow interesting. I'm guessing you have your own tone on your side that you're hearing while you're recording, you don't just play clean to your own ear and send it off, right? You send a DI side channel somehow I assume

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

with a full grown leviathan this is impossible

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Making sausage ragú with meatballs. Something like ragú alla neapolitana I suppose!

A cast iron casserole dish with red tomatoey ragú in it, and browned meatballs nestled on top

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fav joke from last week's News Quiz (BBCR4): "For me, leaving AI unregulated, or free to regulate itself, would be about as sensible as a man getting a new Labrador, training that Labrador to eat nothing but sausages and scotch eggs, and then taking that Labrador with him on a nudist holiday."

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Found two Janny Wurts books secondhand at the local bookshop. Score! I've almost got all of Wars of Light and Shadow now

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My wife is German. I don't speak it but I'm learning through Der Weg einer Freiheit lyrics. I think she's tired of hearing me say: Entschuldigung! Vergessen, wer ich war. Wurd ich wahrhaftig geboren in diese Welt. Oder war ich doch schon immer da. Der Tod ist nur ein Neubeginn und fängt mich auf

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

👆 This has been a great purchase. Wiring up an Engl Fireball plus a cab and EQ I've been able to get such a great sound. I'm so happy with it. I've also got a one-button looper, reverb and Klon-boost all only a footswitch away.

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Four years ago today ♥️ How dapper does our little boy look?? Wonder if this is the only time a Summoning track has been used for the wedding dance song? 🤟🏿🖤❤️

A photo from our wedding in Forest Hill 4 years ago. The boy is our son, our daughter wasn't born yet!

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Good Trailcams @goodtrailcams.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Copy paste error from my notes in number 15, should've started with "Again, Hobb's masterful character work is the highlight. Althea & Brashen. Vevacia & Wintrow."

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Great book, looking forward to the payoff in book three, and delighted that I'll then have something like ten more books in the series to read.

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

But it's not that simple, there are fucking dragons and Liveships after all. When I am able to drop these expectations I enjoy her work the best, on its own merits.

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

As a fantasy reader who loves Malazan and Wars of Light and Shadow, I'm used to a bit more action, magic, battles and big set pieces. Hobb doesn't do any of that. It's almost like her books only happen to be set in a fantasy world.

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

...such as what it takes to care for someone; how hard it is, and how much patience and love it takes, while also establishing boundaries. It's very moving and also frustrating. Feels real.

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

highlight. Althea & Brashen. Vevacia & Wintrow. Watching the tenderness and patience of the relationship between Amber & Paragon is really beautiful. Hobb is dealing with themes of mental illness clearly here...

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The plight of the serpents, dragons and Liveships is all so tragic and upsetting. We're heading for a very upsetting and emotional ending in book three I think 😭😭😭 It's what she does so well. This is one of those great things about fantasy, that human themes can be dealt with through the fantastic.

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The toxic water of the Rain Wild river is perhaps because it's the magic river from the first series.

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We learn loads about the nature of the Liveships, serpents, dragons, Elderlings and the Rain Wilds in this book, which is very satisfying. We even learn some crossover stuff from the first series, such as the apparently sleeping stone dragons that come in towards the end.

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It might simply signify the dragon's understand of things, which is gonna be alien, but the way it's presented to the reader feels like a plot hole.

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Similarly, when Marta follows the dragon's instructions to free her she asks why she didn't get Rain to do this (we witnessed their conversations on it and he just said it was impossible to fit her through the door).

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

When Vevacia is captured and Wintrow never thinks to write home to tell his family this is weird and feels like a minor plot hole. I guess he's quite disconnected from his family but it's bizarre that such a thoughtful boy didn't think of it.

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

When the Vestrit family finally track her down she and Wintrow are not going to want to go back to being a merchant ship. That'll be awkward.

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

They at times feel like slaves and yearn for self determination, but in Vevacia's case is so young that she barely understands the concepts and relies on humans to explain it to her, who have an interest in continuing to use her as a ship which benefits them economically.

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This applies to both Vevacia and Paragon in different ways and is a rich vein of emotional character work by Hobb in this book. And I expect in the next two because it's building to something.

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The series deals with freedom and free will across the spectrum right down to literal slavery, and in this book it is applied to the Liveships which I didn't see coming but maybe should have.

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I spoiled for myself the identity of Amber by accident (avoid the wiki!). My eyes were then open for the clues in the text and I found several, including one big enough that I think I would've figured it out towards the end of this book. I will say no more.

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Book two cashed in on that slow build-up and also revealed more about the world.

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I found that book one was a lot of build-up and felt slow. But I nevertheless enjoyed it, particularly her masterful character work. I found all the stuff about trader families and politics boring but was intrigued about the world and the Elderlings and that drew me on.

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I recently finished The Mad Ship by Robin Hobb, book two of Liveship Traders and part of the wider Realm of the Elderlings series. Here is my review!

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Eric Williams @geoliminal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

h.p. lovecraft's WHISPERER IN DARKNESS:

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𝖑𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖉 @lukeb0nd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is typical Screenrant, always coming into my phone's home screen aggregator thingy, tempting me to click the bait and it's always BS. I see this and think "oh this show is back is it? Imma click" but DON'T DO IT. It's not back. They're tricking me again. It'll be some irrelevant bullshit

Screenshot of a thumbnail of a Screenrant article titled "the wheel of time is officially changing the last battle" with a picture from the now axed series JUST TO LURE YOU IN

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