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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

OK, I'll bite. Had to cull a *lot* of JRPGs and stuff from the pre PC/console 80s.

My9Games:
Nethack
Elite
Final Fantasy VIII
Zork
Nullpomino
Super Mario 64
Tomb Raider
Skies of Arcadia Legends
Xenoblae Chronicles

PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I have a masters degree in chemical engineering and you know what? We studied some history, because horrific accidents like to repeat themselves and people don't change.

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Spent this morning doing my quarterly VAT return. *Days* before it's due. Feeling somewhat smug. Went to file it and HMRC is down all day for planned maintenance.

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

For a few days the scroll wheel on my trackball has been playing up. 6 T6 Torx screws to get into it. Nothing I had could reach 2 of them so I had to wait for an appropriate tool to turn arrive. Tonight I got to investigate. Reader, it was full of ginger fur. Scoville has a lot to answer for.

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Walking home from the late care visit at my mother's and some asshat in an Audi went past me a some significant speed (in a 30 zone) and about a minute later back the other way even faster. Turns out that Audi's currently untaxed, so I reported it. That should make their day in a few weeks.

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Live and Let Diaper

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Despite being monumentally tired from a significant sleep deficit, I went out running this evening. Almost perfect conditions saw a 25:27. #5km

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Kitty needs a recharge.

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Book 23 read on my r/Fantasy #BookBingo card. This time the very enjoyable Spear by @nicolaz.bsky.social

My 2026 r/Fantasy #BookBingo card (23/25).
Duology book 1: The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig
Transportation: Future's Edge by Gareth L. Powell
Game Changer: The Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa Caruso
Murder Mystery: Death on the Caldera by Emily Paxman
Author of Colour: Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Afterlife: The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison
Older Protagonist: There is no Antimemetics Division by qntm
First Contact: First Mage on the Moon by Cameron Johnston
Explorers/Rangers: Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher
Small Press or Self Published: The Midnight Croissant by Bonnie Solomon
One Word Title: Pagans by James Alistair Henry
Short Stories: Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami
Trans/NonBinary Protagonist: Into the Riverlands: Nghi Vo
Non-Human Protagonist: Platform Decay by Martha Wells
Judged by its Title: Moss'd in Space by Rebecca Thorne
Duology Part 2: A Prayer for the Crown Shy by Becky Chambers
Politics and Court Intrigue: A Conspiracy of Truths by Alexandra Rowland
Translated: On the Calculation of Volume by Solvej Balle
Published in 2026: The Subtle Art of Folding Space by John Chu
Vacation Spot: A Hat Full of Sky by Sir Terry Pratchett
Feast Your Eyes on This: A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett
Middle Grade: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
Book Club or Readalong: Spear by Nicola Griffith

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We've held a village referendum.

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"It's funny 'cause it's true!"

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Another book down on my r/Fantasy #BookBingo card. This time the middle grade square and The Wild Robot by @peterbrownstudio.com. Only three squares left now.

My 2026 r/Fantasy #BookBingo card (21/25).
Duology book 1: The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig
Transportation: Future's Edge by Gareth L. Powell
Game Changer: The Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa Caruso
Murder Mystery: Death on the Caldera by Emily Paxman
Author of Colour: Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Afterlife: The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison
Older Protagonist: There is no Antimemetics Division by qntm
First Contact: First Mage on the Moon by Cameron Johnston
Explorers/Rangers: Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher
Small Press or Self Published: The Midnight Croissant by Bonnie Solomon
One Word Title: Pagans by James Alistair Henry
Short Stories: Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami
Trans/NonBinary Protagonist: Into the Riverlands: Nghi Vo
Non-Human Protagonist: Platform Decay by Martha Wells
Judged by its Title: Moss'd in Space by Rebecca Thorne
Duology Part 2: A Prayer for the Crown Shy by Becky Chambers
Politics and Court Intrigue: A Conspiracy of Truths by Alexandra Rowland
Translated: On the Calculation of Volume by Solvej Balle
Published in 2026: The Subtle Art of Folding Space by John Chu
Vacation Spot: A Hat Full of Sky by Sir Terry Pratchett
Feast Your Eyes on This: A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett
Middle Grade: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Thursday evening - the fire elemental hungered.

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Apparently they’ve cast the new #jamesbond

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Name a non-LOTR character who could resist the ring. Galadriel "El" Higgins of The Scholomance fame.

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Oh Wordle, you tease. Wordle 1,910 4/6* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This is exactly my type of thing!

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A lot cooler out there tonight than previous weeks. Back in the 25s which I'm happy with. 25:52 #5km

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Jon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I picked up a copy of the collected letters of JRR Tolkien for reasons, and this is the most bullshit table of contents I've ever seen. I'm actively angry that it exists

Contents

Introduction - vii

Foreword to the Revised and Expanded Edition - xi

Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien - 1

Notes - 607

Index - 637

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Two fails in a fortnight. I feel hard fone by. Wordle 1,901 X/6* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Struggled with my last go. Wordle 1,898 4/6* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Went out running before dinner tonight and something strange happened. Water fell on me from the sky. I've never seen the likes of it before. Still quite hot out there. 26:30 #5km

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

New calculator day. About 40 years between these two. The only purely computer science calculator ever made. Ladies and gentlemen I give you the HP16C.

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Another book down on my r/Fantasy #BookBingo card. This time the excellent A Trade of Blood by @robertjbennett.bsky.social If you haven't read the Ana and Din books you probably should, they're very good.

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

@robertjbennett.bsky.social Just finished your latest book. Very enjoyable. This vegetarian was pleased to read such an engaging story inspired by the beef industry.

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

@garybrannan.bsky.social This has been in my trending articles for days now, Gary. What are you doing about it?

Trending:

1. Gary, Indiana lacks power after storm

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Another square down on my r/Fantasy #BookBingo card. This time A Hat Full of Sky by Sir Pterry. There are very few Discworld books left for me to read. Three in fact; the final Tiffany Aching stories. I'm having to ration them. One every few years. I always need there to be at least one more left.

My 2026 r/Fantasy #BookBingo card (20/25).
Duology book 1: The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig
Transportation: Future's Edge by Gareth L. Powell
Game Changer: The Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa Caruso
Murder Mystery: Death on the Caldera by Emily Paxman
Author of Colour: Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Afterlife: The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison
Older Protagonist: There is no Antimemetics Division by qntm
First Contact: First Mage on the Moon by Cameron Johnston
Explorers/Rangers: Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher
Small Press or Self Published: The Midnight Croissant by Bonnie Solomon
One Word Title: Pagans by James Alistair Henry
Short Stories: Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami
Trans/NonBinary Protagonist: Into the Riverlands: Nghi Vo
Non-Human Protagonist: Platform Decay by Martha Wells
Judged by its Title: Moss'd in Space by Rebecca Thorne
Duology Part 2: A Prayer for the Crown Shy by Becky Chambers
Politics and Court Intrigue: A Conspiracy of Truths by Alexandra Rowland
Translated: On the Calculation of Volume by Solvej Balle
Published in 2026: The Subtle Art of Folding Space by John Chu
Vacation Spot: A Hat Full of Sky by Sir Terry Pratchett

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Lizzi Collinge MP @lizzicollinge.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Transport BlueSky's new favourite person just dropped.

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Well there goes my streak of a hundred and loose change. Wordle 1,888 X/6* ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩

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Neil Miles @neilsmiles.com · 17/08/2026

29th August 1985 - An excited Michael Fish gets to deploy the rarely seen red number as the temperature gets up to an incredible 26 degrees in London!

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

So far tonight my old Nokia has alerted me four times to the risk of fires.

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

My eclipse glasses have just arrived!

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

@jayforeman.bsky.social @markcooperjones.bsky.social Have the hardback of your excellent book, but am tempted to get the audiobook too as I have some spare Kobo credits and long drives are dull. However Kobo don't provide supplemental PDFs. Is there any other way of acquiring this PDF? Thanks.

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Even at half ten in the evening it's still too hot out there to be running. A very slow 26:46 #5km

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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 09/08/2026

I don’t like when people think Being A Dick is the same thing as Having Balls. It’s not. Not even close. In fact there’s a Vas Deferens between them.

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Had to do some driving yesterday, so it was audiobook time and another square checked off on my r/Fantasy #BookBingo card. This time it was The Subtle Art of Folding Space by @johnchu.bsky.social 6 squares left and a couple are causing me real trouble.

My 2026 r/Fantasy #BookBingo card (19/25).
Duology book 1: The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig
Transportation: Future's Edge by Gareth L. Powell
Game Changer: The Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa Caruso
Murder Mystery: Death on the Caldera by Emily Paxman
Author of Colour: Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Afterlife: The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison
Older Protagonist: There is no Antimemetics Division by qntm
First Contact: First Mage on the Moon by Cameron Johnston
Explorers/Rangers: Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher
Small Press or Self Published: The Midnight Croissant by Bonnie Solomon
One Word Title: Pagans by James Alistair Henry
Short Stories: Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami
Trans/NonBinary Protagonist: Into the Riverlands: Nghi Vo
Non-Human Protagonist: Platform Decay by Martha Wells
Judged by its Title: Moss'd in Space by Rebecca Thorne
Duology Part 2: A Prayer for the Crown Shy by Becky Chambers
Politics and Court Intrigue: A Conspiracy of Truths by Alexandra Rowland
Translated: On the Calculation of Volume by Solvej Balle
Published in 2026: The Subtle Art of Folding Space by John Chu

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

@garybrannan.bsky.social Are you aware of this crime against condiments.

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

A locum offered me Prozac for my Reynaud's. At the time my partner's mother was chief pharmacist for some of Somerset's mental health hospitals. When I told her she almost coughed up a lung.

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Definitely cooler out there tonight, but quite windy. 26:37 #5km

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Two 2s in a row! Wordle 1,873 2/6* 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Have just signed the contract on a solar + battery install. Have missed this year's heatwave, but better late than never. Next stop is to find a nice little EV my double bass fits in.

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Key for a car you no longer own.

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

BOOM! Wordle 1,872 2/6* 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Another book closer to finishing my r/Fantasy #BookBingo card. This time it was On the Calculation of Volume by Solvej Balle. Have had to move a couple of things around to make space for it.

My 2026 r/Fantasy #BookBingo card (18/25).
Duology book 1: The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig
Transportation: Future's Edge by Gareth L. Powell
Game Changer: The Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa Caruso
Murder Mystery: Death on the Caldera by Emily Paxman
Author of Colour: Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Afterlife: The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison
Older Protagonist: There is no Antimemetics Division by qntm
First Contact: First Mage on the Moon by Cameron Johnston
Explorers/Rangers: Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher
Small Press or Self Published: The Midnight Croissant by Bonnie Solomon
One Word Title: Pagans by James Alistair Henry
Short Stories: Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami
Trans/NonBinary Protagonist: Into the Riverlands: Nghi Vo
Non-Human Protagonist: Platform Decay by Martha Wells
Judged by its Title: Moss'd in Space by Rebecca Thorne
Duology Part 2: A Prayer for the Crown Shy by Becky Chambers
Politics and Court Intrigue: A Conspiracy of Truths by Alexandra Rowland
Translated: On the Calculation of Volume by Solvej Balle

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

It's not quite as hot out there as it has been, but it's still hot to be running. In other news: 26:11 #5km

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