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would my Framework charge if plugged into one outlet but not another? I tested the outlet from which it did not charge and it works for other devices.

[Update]

I shut it down for an hour and everything works again.

Oh, the joys (and perils) of visiting unfamiliar places and times...

Adventures in Tourism: Five SFF Stories About Travel

Youtube pushed a song from this source at me.

I don't think they exist. There are no non-generated images of the singer and their pace of output is suspicious. And their FB bio references ai.

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Cut for length, discussion below...
( Read onward... )

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Oxford sends its best to study World War Two in this (grinds teeth) Hugo-winning tale of sound and fury.

Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis

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On Saturn, the rings tell you the season.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250922.html

The SHADOW OF THE WEIRD WIZARD corebooks, supplements, and adventures.

Bundle of Holding: Weird Wizard

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to be fair, how else am i to know that my computer has the raw, unchained power of a VALU-MAXX JUNIOR brand processor??

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September 22nd, 2025

September 22nd, 2025: Now I wish that my computer really DID have a Valu-Maxx Junior processor sticker. I for one LOVE to lower expectations!!

– Ryan

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2015: Five Britons sign for the doomed Mars One venture, the UK pays off its WWI War Loans, and the Liberal Democrats’ adroit political maneuvering yields memorable electoral returns.

Poll #33648 Clarke Award Finalists 2015

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Which 2015 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?

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Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
23 (63.9%)

Europe in Autumn by Dave Hutchinson
8 (22.2%)

Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta
6 (16.7%)

The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber
4 (11.1%)

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
15 (41.7%)

The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carey
17 (47.2%)

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Which 2015 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Europe in Autumn by Dave Hutchinson
Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta
The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carey

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Does the Sun set in the same direction every day?

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250921.html

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Frostflower can solve Thorn's pregnancy problem... but can the pair survive the attention of a fanatical farmer-priest?

Frostflower and Thorn (Frostflower and Thorn, volume 1) by Phyllis Ann Karr

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Early risers around planet

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250920.html

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Really, more of Book Received. One work new to me, science fantasy.

Books Received, September 13 — September 19

Poll #33640 Books Received, September 13 — September 19

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Which of these look interesting?

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Yalum by Matthew Hughes (September 2025)
10 (26.3%)

Some other option (see comments)
1 (2.6%)

Cats!
36 (94.7%)

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A study in contrasts,

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250919.html

There's a planet in the habitable zone... but not an Earthlike planet.

Bad News From Alpha Centauri A…

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There was an ongoing problem with Amazon's listings of my space opera, Demons of the Past (Revelation, Revolution, Retribution), making the three of them have the same cover and confusing would-be purchasers.

Finally it's straightened out, and here's the proper links:

#1, Revelation: https://www.amazon.com/Demons-Past-Revelation-Ryk-Spoor-ebook/dp/B0DN6Q6ZZ7
#2, Revolution: https://www.amazon.com/Demons-Past-Revolution-Ryk-Spoor-ebook/dp/B0DN6SVXF6
#3, Retribution: https://www.amazon.com/Demons-Past-Retribution-Ryk-Spoor-ebook/dp/B0DN6PL1ZT

This is the work I spent the most hours on over the years, rewriting it at least five times since its first draft in about 1982 or so (and the idea having been first thought of in the late 70s).

Sabrena's life is full of struggles already. The last thing she needs is an other-worldly adventure. Life is, alas, not considerate of a teen's preferences.

Sabrena Swept Away by Karuna Riazi

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the price of flight has come down over the past 100 years and you're much less likely to die while doing it! THESE ARE WINS! tell icarus and daedalus that these are all wins

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September 19th, 2025

September 19th, 2025: I recognize that this hobby is not for everyone. BUT: it is for SOME of the ones.

– Ryan

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https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250918.html

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A selection of Dozois' best, from the first half of his half century career.

Geodesic Dreams: The Best Short Fiction of Gardner Dozois by Gardner Dozois

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Can you spot famous celestial objects in this image?

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250917.html

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Comedian says a thing. FCC Commissioner threatens to pull broadcast license of network if it doesn't fire comedian. How is this not PRECISELY government censorship?

This is what got him cancelled – not ill of the dead, but speculation about MAGA motives. “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel said in his monologue.

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if you're an unlucky astronomer i feel bad for you son, i got 99 pictures but significant atmospheric distortion affects only one

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September 17th, 2025

September 17th, 2025: In the other part of my life (writing comics for Star Trek and Marvel and DC Comics) I have four (four!) new books out today! If you head down to your local comic shoppe, be sure to check out KRYPTO: THE LAST DOG OF KRYPTON #4, and/or FANTASTIC FOUR #3, and/or STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS: SECOND CONTACT (the collection of my new run on the book!) AND/OR Deadpool/Batman #1, for a li'l 3-page backup story that brings back something I am really excited to see return! Thus concludes the pitch for Ryan's books here on Ryan's Webzone. :0

– Ryan

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Six days after the hip surgery: I am walking and have nearly full strength and range of motion in the leg. I still have some issues with unhappy nerves. I'm pleased with how quickly the healing process is going.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250916.html

The Central Plaza Mansion tower offers palatial 900 square foot apartments for a mere ¥35,000,000. It is a deal too good for the Kano family to turn down... although they should have.

The Graveyard Apartment by Mariko Koike

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A newly discovered comet is already visible with binoculars.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250916.html

The Young People review Michael Swanwick's debut Nebula finalist stories.

The Feast of Saint Janis & Ginungagap by Michael Swanwick

Need More Surface Area? Why Not Build More?

Five Artificially Layered Planets and World Cities

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250915.html

If not friend, why friend-shaped?

Spread Me by Sarah Gailey

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Can our Sun become dangerous?

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250915.html

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The link will take you to a soundscape from a random forest against a scenic woodland wallpaper (chosen from Unsplash and not necessarily from the same forest), with the location and contributor identified in mouseprint at the bottom of the page.

https://www.tree.fm/

100 lair entries in two succinct pages apiece, from Aboleth's Sunken Lair to Wyvern's Nest.

Bundle of Holding: Dread Laironomicon

2014: Creationism is banned in British schools, the first same sex marriages in the UK are conducted, and Canadian Mark Carney helps the UK navigate challenging times. What ever happened to Carney, anyway?

Poll #33620

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Which 2014 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?

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Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
71 (95.9%)

God's War by Kameron Hurley
25 (33.8%)

Nexus by Ramez Naam
10 (13.5%)

The Adjacent by Christopher Priest
5 (6.8%)

The Disestablishment of Paradise by Phillip Mann
1 (1.4%)

The Machine by James Smythe
3 (4.1%)

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Which 2014 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
God's War by Kameron Hurley
Nexus by Ramez Naam
The Adjacent by Christopher Priest
The Disestablishment of Paradise by Phillip Mann
The Machine by James Smythe

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BUT WHAT THE HECK IS A GARRET AND/OR A CRACKET

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September 15th, 2025

September 15th, 2025: So earlier T-Rex suggested a new alphabet replacement, and I got an email from Michael L, who wrote:

I took the liberty of finding you the first 26 Garfield comics with no text in them (barring bookkeeping text like dates and signatures ofc) so you don't have to worry about recursively putting Garfield comics inside Garfield comics in order to make them parseable.

I thought this was both amazing AND PRACTICAL, and so with permission I now share this list here with you!!

1978 (Strip #68): The tail ratchet.
1978 (Strip #78): Preparing for the bath.
1978 (Strip #79): The dandelion drying.
1980 (Strip #4): The pin-up posters.
1980 (Strip #48): The tail adjustment. (Sunday)
1980 (Strip #172): Odie ties himself in a knot.
1980 (Strip #180): The door/window prank. (Sunday)
1980 (Strip #198): Sucking the teddy bear's paw.
1980 (Strip #332): Teeth grow into the table.
1981 (Strip #125): The instant rainstorm.
1981 (Strip #147): Fur blown back in the car.
1981 (Strip #175): Paws stuck in the collar.
1981 (Strip #308): Stretching Odie's ear.
1981 (Strip #313): Stuck in the kitty sweater.
1981 (Strip #328): Neck stretches in the window shade.
1982 (Strip #32): Juggling apple cores.
1982 (Strip #39): Slingshot stuck on face.
1982 (Strip #62): Ambushing the hat ornament.
1982 (Strip #64): Devouring the popcorn.
1982 (Strip #73): Swing breaks on head.
1982 (Strip #150): Fishing hook snags tail.
1982 (Strip #151): Garfield becomes Odie's tail.
1982 (Strip #152): Sandwich fillings squish out.
1982 (Strip #167): Cat door hits him in the rear.
1982 (Strip #197): Scale arrow peaks + Garfield's reaction.
1982 (Strip #244): Napkin cape leaves him dangling.

– Ryan

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How does your favorite planet spin?

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250914.html

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So, yesterday, the wheelchair ramp on the Rt 8 bus I was on developed a bug. Or the system that detects if it is deployed did. The ramp retracted correctly but the bus thought it had not, and would not move.

Ha ha! I pick my routes to maximize alternatives in case of break-downs. I just disembarked and talked over to the LRT. Which, I discovered, was having a minor service delay.

My contingency plans can handle two delays, but not three. Good for me there were just the two. It did mean I was only a little early for work.

On the way home, just after I disembarked from the LRT, an SUV cut the LRT off so the SUV could reach the parking lot ten seconds earlier. If the train had not stopped, I'd have had to stick around, both as a witness and because the accident would blocked the sidewalk between me and the stop I needed to get to.

Less than five minutes after the LRT near-miss, three SUVs tried to turn into the same lane at the same time. I don't think they hit each other but there was a short discussion between the drivers before they all left. I'd have had to stick around for that as well, because it would have blocked the route my bus uses.

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