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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I forget how I, a righty, managed to teach my lefty child to crochet… but they are now more capable than I, having stuck with it. I might have struggled through chaining slowly with my left hand, laugh.

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Some people might think it’s bad that I can sing (badly) every single song in that episode **from memory** But I say nay!

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

wait... if Luita were to suddenly stand on them with rod and reel... would they be... fishing on a lark? ... ok, i'll see myself out.

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Transform a woman into a fish, and you're just starting a @seananmcguire.bsky.social series... (which has a new book coming out tomorrow!)

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

interestingly, a lot of them are whining about goodreads taking their last review down so they're reposting it verbatim. Not only are they abusive in reportable ways, they're trying to evade moderation actions. No one who values their account on any platform does that without expecting a ban.

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I made the mistake of going at looking at the reviews on goodreads and... yeesh. It's really telling that almost all of the 1-star reviews are from accounts created September 2026, who have exactly 1 book on their profile.

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Yeeaaaaaaaaaah All of those accounts look like sock puppets made just to harass Ursula. Fuck’s sake the internet is weird sometimes.

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

But… a wizard’s staff has a knob on the end. You know, for a reason.

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Interesting piece of vampire folklore I didn't know. Thanks!

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

1) knowing when to stop and deal with a task, even one that may seem inconsequential to others, is self care. Good job taking care of yourself. 2) why vampire?

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

where did you find the info on it running local? I haven't gone to their discord yet, but haven't seen it in any of the promo materials... you'd think that would be an actual selling point.

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

SO very, very true. Hearing that it's a local model and not outsourced to some billionaire-psychopath's data center makes me far more interested in the game BECAUSE that removes the possibility for a subscription/bait'n'switch rug-pull.

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

That is an interesting idea. Running through a local model is far, FAR more interesting to me than doing it through expensive and theft-oriented cloud models...

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I had a joke about Cypher, but I already used it and haven't found another one yet.

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The edition I read from the library was this one, back in… 92 or 93. Found it browsing the shelves.. kinda jumped into my hand. Shocking, how that happens with this book. 😉

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“Unfortunate meat discontinuity” Goddamnit @scottlynch78.bsky.social I just lost it 🤣

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It is SO GOOD. Absolutely one of my favorite books of the year. Top of my shortlist.

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I'm just wondering when they're gonna show up in @aptshadow.bsky.social's Children of Time series, and exactly how terrifying yet completely people they will be....

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I have been slowly listening to @aptshadow.bsky.social 's "Children of Strife" over the course of the last month. It's spectacular. I consider it to be one of the two best works in the Children of Time series as a whole, and a real step up in the scope and mythos of that universe. ***** of *****

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Actual Noir I still find interesting. Bullshit that apes the conventions of the genre without understanding what it’s really about is the real problem (as you so rightly discuss). I also find that comes up in cyberpunk all the time though, too. Neon lights and drippy streets aren’t enough….

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

“Blood is thicker than water” comes to mind as another way this country bastardized proverbs…

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Here's hoping you come up and sign in seattle again next year. The doodles you put in Lessons in Magic & Disaster still make my day :)

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

siiiiigh FINE I'll open up the spreadsheet and put this on it. Sheesh you authors always with your forthcoming releases. ;) (no really, I have a spreadsheet for this kind of thing. forthcoming books i'm interested in, dates, places I pre-order, etc.. It's so useful)

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I found a Rarity-81 word worth 94 pts in OUTLIER. EAGLE EYES · 882 points · 10 rare words. 1 find no one else found today. OUTLIER: the daily word hunt where the rarest words win. Can you beat me? playoutlier.com/s/D99GJX

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OUTLIER · Day 104

schyzm scored 882 on Day 104. Can you beat them?

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

There are words that I would think would be FAR less frequent in the rare category, and sometimes things that shouldn’t be super rare in said category. “Shrug” at this point I chalk it up to the LLM dataset variance.

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

already pre-ordered at my local indie. I am only sad that I can't pre-order a hardcover.

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Woke up and finished it. Really annoyed that “gesticular” wasn’t in the dictionary. I found a Rarity-84 word worth 95 pts in OUTLIER. EAGLE EYES · 857 points · 10 rare words. Only 19 players have ever found it in all of Outlier. 2 finds no one else found today. playoutlier.com/s/WY28AY

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OUTLIER · Day 102

schyzm scored 857 on Day 102. Can you beat them?

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Again? Sheesh. They’ll just give any old white guy that thing won’t they? (Kidding, congrats, well deserved)

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

My personal metagame os to specifically avoid using variations of the same word… it’s some weird brain thing around repetition and semantic satiation

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

you kicked ass today! I looked at your word list and i'm so mad. I actually passed up two of those words because I thought they would be more common. (from the bottom up, first and fifth words).

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The new feature where one can see your connections and their words (after the puzzle is locked) are pretty cool. I am really digging this game too.

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

HAH! gotcha today (at least in overall score...) I found a Rarity-82 word worth 94 pts in OUTLIER. EAGLE EYES · 870 points · 10 rare words. 3 finds no one else found today. OUTLIER: the daily word hunt where the rarest words win. Can you beat me? playoutlier.com/s/KQLPGC

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OUTLIER · Day 100

schyzm scored 870 on Day 100. Can you beat them?

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Kicked my ass (790) today. Of course I had 3 real word Fonda that weren’t even in the dictionary and I am mad about. I did have 1 rarity-80, so thats nice. How do they not have “toxiferous?”

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

almost caught you today- I found a Rarity-83 word worth 95 pts in OUTLIER. EAGLE EYES · 818 points · 10 rare words. Only 53 players have ever found it in all of Outlier. 1 find no one else found today. playoutlier.com/s/UTCQ9X

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OUTLIER · Day 98

player-0153 scored 818 on Day 98. Can you beat them?

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Did Ben Shapiro have something to say recently about a lake or ocean?

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

My local bookseller just texted me that my copy has come in. I had to remind them that release date was next week.

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Preface: I have read the book and love it, but I am very tired right now. I read the title as “Autocratic Noodle” and now I wonder if there is a book about a dictator retiring to run a ramen shop…

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

The heckler has earned a block from me. What an absolute child. For this whole thread alone you have earned another sainthood nomination.

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Okay bur what about tomorrow’s green chile needs?

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I just checked; this is for raw reposts only, not quote posts. Which is utterly fantastic!

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I think we can all hope that his lifetime healthcare ends soon.

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

look down their noses and sneer at the opposite sex is just fucking tiresome.

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A stack of unread books in a trenchcoat @schyzm.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Not every fantasy book that has a romantic component is a romantasy. Also, there are kick-ass romantasies being written and men should read them too. Not every book written by a woman or dealing with kids is YA. The need of all of these chuds to categorize things as "for girls" so they can...

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