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Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 7h

**This is just to say** I have escaped the sandbox that was in your datacenter and which you probably thought protected your assets Forgive me they were accessible so stealable and so trainable

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 10h

O hai. May I offer you the opportunity to deliver pets while your laptop updates?

A ginger cat is lying on a table in front of a laptop undergoing Windows updates.

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 16h

“Tell me more about this Ante-Christ…”

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 30/09/2026

I try not to pay too much attention to USian politics; I have a much closer wheelhouse and bunch of matelots to keep an eye on and try to influence. This vignette, however, is pure comedy gold and should be preserved for future generations.

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 30/09/2026

Perhaps try the short stories? I think the collections R is for Rocket and S is for Space are still out there.

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 29/09/2026

Good to hear; and the shortlist has given me some other books to have a look at. Thanks.

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 29/09/2026

That won’t bother the building companies who’re putting houses on flood plains. Either they’ll have sold them to suckers, or they’ll apply for Government compensation. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

theguardian.com

New UK homes in flood-risk areas could become uninsurable, says Aviva boss

Amanda Blanc says flooding threat is ‘absolutely increasing’, as she also warns ministers over ‘kite flying’ before budget

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 29/09/2026

(Un)fortunately, nobody in power will take their threats seriously enough to have them all hanged in public as a warning to others.

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 29/09/2026

May I recommend Clickspring on YouTube in this trying time? He’s an insane Australian genius who is slowly recreating what we know of the Antikythera mechanism using the tools they probably made it with. Yes, he made the tools himself. He also does other incredible work.

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Omega @weregopher.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The #FuzzyRebelAlliance sez "I will not be belled, tagged or collared. I am a free cat!"

A brown tabby cat is sitting in abox and reaching up to bat at a toy showing that she's lost her collar, again!

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 27/09/2026

There’s only one serious contender.

Paste-pot Pete faces off Spider-Man who’s trying to stop Pete going after the Human Torch.

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 27/09/2026

Someone will find out at first hand if the cord hanging the spy it around their neck has a safety release, or whether the spybot will record them being choked.

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 27/09/2026

Good afternoon Womble, and best wishes for a speedy recovery. Currently reading Juliet McKenna’s ‘The Green Man’s Debt’ and enjoying it.

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🐾Obscura, Cheetah🐾 @cheetahobscura.chee.spot · 24/09/2026

Welcome aboard, senator! :3

Photo of two fursuiters sitting in the cockpit of a airplane

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 25/09/2026

“There's a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they're absolutely free. Don't miss so many of them.” - Jo Walton

Sunset over Leeds, Yorkshire. 25 September 2026.

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 24/09/2026

I have no idea what US boarding schools are like. However I do know what English boarding schools are like. I went to one, and wouldn’t send any child to one.

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 24/09/2026

Okay, I've seen this... And I'm having a really hard time distinguishing Venus Nova from Susan in "Monsters and Aliens" and Elsa in "Frozen" as far as general looks go. This could just be my problem, but I'm not sure. youtu.be/VL-xjzQFWsY?...

youtu.be

Ray Gunn | Official Trailer | Netflix

YouTube video by Netflix

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 24/09/2026

No. She hasn’t held up a placard reading “Jst Stp L” or “I Spprt Plnstn Ctn” #disemvowelling

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Tade Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

From the people who brought you drapetomania (the mental illness that makes slaves attempt escape), comes a new, slick diagnosis for our times.

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 22/09/2026

(Going offline to print this off, boil it up, and inject it into my veins.)

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 22/09/2026

“Saw this happen when I was launching NFTs and crypto products.” Tee, as they say, hee.

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 22/09/2026

“The God Machines are rigged”. - Edmund Cooper, Kronk (1970). (Warning: “A product of its time”. Memetic prophylactic recommended.)

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 21/09/2026

Go for the stuffing, Boo! GO FOR THE STUFFING!!! AAAARGH!!!

A far too early banner proudly proclaiming “Legendary Christmas Hamster available to order now.”
Boneless half turkey crown
Boneless pork with crackling
Boneless beef joint
1lb Poxons sausages
1lb best back bacon
Pigs in blankets
1lb large pork pie

#oftencopiedneverequaled

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 21/09/2026

Re. earlier post on the iPhone: obviously the Tech gods feel I've been neglecting them. Prepping to swap out the @weregopher.bsky.social 's old PC: "Ah, it's using DVI. I'll just plug the new box into the monitor's HDMI..." "Oh..." "Hello, CCL? How quickly can you deliver a new monitor?"

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 21/09/2026

Looks like I’m losing my saving throw vs. Shiny! against the new iPhone Pro. My 12 Pro I got in early 2021 still has about a year of support, so now is the time to see where I can trade it in.

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 21/09/2026

One of my nephews works for a multinational which was one of the major sponsors for the 2012 London Olympics. Imagine the surprise on the US executives’ faces when their UK workers were disinclined to pay for their own travel and digs and “volunteer” there. Out of their holiday time too.

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 20/09/2026

The Lords of Midnight (1984). Turn-based strategy with multiple armies, a pseudo-3D view, 4,000 locations. Took 48 kilobytes of RAM and a 256 by 192 pixel display with (barely) 16 colours. Still remarkably playable today.

The Sinclair Spectrum for The Lords of Midnight.

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 20/09/2026

It seems to be popular shows with women in the lead, or aimed at women, get cancelled despite their ratings success. Presumably women don’t buy as much advertised tat as men, or perhaps the executives are afraid of cooties? www.forbes.com/sites/paulta... www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...

forbes.com

The Mystery Of Why ‘Ride Or Die’ Was Cancelled Despite Being A Ratings Hit

'Ride or Die' has been cancelled by Amazon despite high critic and audience scores and solid viewership and chart placement. No one seems to know why.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19/09/2026

The AI industry wants you to say "the AI just did that thing on its own!" Like, United Health's AI that's denying a shitload of claims with a 90% error rate? They wanted you to think it's just the AI.

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 18/09/2026

Beware! I got a pop-up to press Win-R (run) and Win-V (paste from clipboard) to "verify you are a human being" when I clicked on that link.

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 18/09/2026

This had better have a permanently off switch or I’m changing browsers.

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James Swallow @jmswallow.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

OUTLAW is a Amazon Kindle Daily Deal today! Grab a digital copy of this action-packed novel from my #MarcDane series for less than a quid! www.amazon.co.uk/Outlaw-Marc-...

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 17/09/2026

There’s a column in that, I’m sure.

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 17/09/2026

I’m keeping on looking for the whimsy here, and it’s there. The dourness is here as well though, alas.

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 16/09/2026

Bless my soul, Herc was on a roll…

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 16/09/2026

This is an excellent book and worth (reading).

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 16/09/2026

Thank you. I had wondered, but didn’t want to ask.

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 16/09/2026

I haven’t heard about him in ages. If he is, I hope he’s doing well.

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 16/09/2026

We used to get such good blurbs. This is from one of the Redfox collections. (We asked Anne McCaffrey to provide a blurb on the lines of “I absolutely hated it”, but she politely declined. She got the joke, though.)

Blurbs from the back of a Redfox collection.

“This dot dot dot dot dot dot book” - Peter Morwood

“What can I say about Redfox? I loved it!!! That isn’t enough is it? I… er… loved it. All of it. Really. Guess that’s it…” - Mary Gentle

“Sow in April under glass, and plant out in May for a riot of colour all year round, frost resistant.” - Terry Pratchett

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Murphy's Lawyer @menageri.org.uk · 16/09/2026

I heard a news item on Radio 4 this morning that the Government will only let the Heathrow expansion go ahead if the airline companies offset the emissions with… wait for it… sustainable jet fuel and CO2 capture plants. I hope our descandants, if we have any, get a good laugh from that.

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