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Alex Cochran (he/him) is the pseudonym of the less spellable Alex Weinle, a writer based in Cambridge. My debut SF novel is THE POLLUTANT SPEAKS from Bee Orchid Press. https://mybook.to/thepollutantspeaks

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That's pretty evil, although it sounds like a dental aide.

02.03.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If I'm honest, I only know the verse with A minor in it.

Norwich, fiddy (50)

02.03.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Of all the #computer #words, MALLOC is the most evil. I welcome your suggestions on more evil computer words.

02.03.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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I've discovered that our new laser cutter won't do hardened steel.

So Batfink is safe.

01.03.2026 23:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today I will be buying myself a Cousins Trinocular Microscope πŸ”¬

#excitement

01.03.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Seconded.

Two leaders about to imminently lose the elections, concoct a flimsy reason to go to war, so they can claim "this is no time to change leader".

28.02.2026 15:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cambridgeshire is woefully short on indie bookshops. 😭

28.02.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The best independent bookshops in every British region in 2026 Is your local a finalist for Independent Bookshop of the Year?

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28.02.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Do so. The biggest turnout for a by-election has just overturned British politics.

Go forth with hope.

27.02.2026 23:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The latest #Starfleet #Academy episode may be one of the best Star Trek episodes. It was a different writer, but it hit the perfect blend of tiny and universal. The solution to problems was weak but costly.

My hat is off to #Kurtzman and #Armaganian. A tour de force.

#starfleetacademy

27.02.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That's the prettiest gravitational lensing I've seen in a long time!

27.02.2026 18:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is amazing.

www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com

27.02.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 37001 πŸ” 11950 πŸ’¬ 498 πŸ“Œ 800

PS. Thanks for your CV, but we don't have any vacancies at the moment.

27.02.2026 18:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Those are the choices! πŸ˜†

27.02.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My kingdom for a gluten-free pitta bread voucher! πŸ‘‘

27.02.2026 18:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The amount of various "writer spam", promo, and AI side con emails I'm getting has gone from annoying to debilitating.

If anyone has good tactics for filtering these without cutting out the nice, real people who want to share something about The Pollutant Speaks, etc., I'd appreciate the pointer.

27.02.2026 18:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There's a BBC Verify article that takes it all apart really well.

Farage can keep lying all he wants, but just following the Trump playbook of outrage and fear won't help him here.

27.02.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, if you were the conservatives and really GOOD at politics, you'd play to your strengths and put an ultra dull white middle-aged dude up as leader.

Some ex-cricket player would do.

Big love for Hannah the plumber. Reform can go suck a bag of spanners.

πŸ’š

27.02.2026 12:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

BrainSlug 10 is going out of support, everyone. If you want to receive security updates, you need to pay a subscription or update to BrainSlug 11.

26.02.2026 22:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In a vigorous debate about how boats work by displacement with <A>, there has been a mutual agreement to replace the use of the words #physics and #magic, with the newly accepted description physicsmagic.

I hope we can all agree on this compromise position.

#science

21.02.2026 15:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm up and at it this morning!

(It is in no way related to the church wedding bells only 50 feet from my window.)

21.02.2026 11:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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21.02.2026 10:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Buckwheat is my new map-making secret weapon.

19.02.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You've made me feel like spring may have sprung. Or soon, at least...

16.02.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
An email from Percival Everett to Alex Cochran about the Jensen short story.

An email from Percival Everett to Alex Cochran about the Jensen short story.

I don't really understand the motivation behind generating these mock review emails. I'm under no illusion that the real, wonderful Percival Everett wrote this. Presumably, it's part of a long con. I guess most other writers and publishers are getting these all the time?

14.02.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for that, Kameron. I feel better just for having read it.

14.02.2026 11:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Claw marks on a wall.

Claw marks on a wall.

These wall markings are definitive proof that some kind of beast is stalking around our house at night.

14.02.2026 11:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
I am not a Shakespearean scholar, this is more the gist of it.. #ianmckellen #immigration  #ice
I am not a Shakespearean scholar, this is more the gist of it.. #ianmckellen #immigration #ice YouTube video by Nic Delcambre

Ian McKellen answers the old question, "How should you treat these strangers?"

#ice #immigration #shakespeare

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13.02.2026 19:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Do people keep going missing in your village every time you go to sleep?

10.02.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe double pairs Vs pairs πŸ˜‚ ? Playing both music tracks at the same time?

10.02.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0