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OK, this is wild. In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them. It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*. What the HELL? 1/

To celebrate the completion of The Library Trilogy with THE BOOK THAT HELD HER HEART, I'm giving away the full set of signed Locked Library special editions. To enter just repost. Contest held across my socials - enter elsewhere too to increase chances. Winner chosen randomly from all entries.

We are pushing for a new 2% tax on wealth above £10m. How would it work in practice?

HOW the super rich will impoverish you and your kids

wtf it's @marktechson.com great story, very funny www.youtube.com/shorts/qp36G...

Why did Trump pause the Tariffs?

You lost your 401k... and did Trump make money doing it? He posted "THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!" just hours before pausing the tariffs. It's time for everyone to ask House Republicans why they aren't fighting for an investigation into this.

I can only imagine the bailout package they are drawing up for themselves. As the saying goes, privatize the profits, and socialize the losses.

Changing this Windows Terminal setting has drastically improved the experience of launching/debugging from Visual Studio for me. Highly recommended if you regularly keep a terminal window open on a non-primary monitor & separate from the monitor VS is on.

They don't want to teach history so they can repeat it.

The AWS Management Console now supports simultaneous sign-in for multiple AWS accounts AWS now supports multi-session, allowing access to up to 5 AWS accounts in one browser. Users can sign in with root, IAM, or federated roles across accounts, improving management and troubleshooting.

🎉 📚 DELUXE #BOOKGIVEAWAY 📚🎉 Ultra rare PROOF copy edition of 'SUFFICIENTLY ADVANCED MAGIC' by NYT Bestseller Andrew Rowe! Less than 30 exist! Follow for 4 chances, #RT for 2, Like/Comment for 1 each! Winner announced next Friday! We ship internationally!

Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public. He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit. Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.

Ann Telnaes, who has worked at The Washington Post as an editorial cartoonist since 2008, says her cartoon criticizing billions currying favor with Trump was spiked — and now she has quit the paper

🎉#BOOKGIVEAWAY REMINDER🎉 Signed Patreon-Exclusive Edition of IRON PRINCE by Bryce O'Connor, + rare book pins and signed postcard! Follow for 4 chances, #repost for 2, Like/Comment for 1 each! Winner announced next Friday! We ship internationally!

🎉RARE #BOOKGIVEAWAY🎉 Signed Patreon-Exclusive Edition of IRON PRINCE by Bryce O'Connor, + rare book pins and signed postcard! Follow for 4 chances, #RT for 2, Like/Comment for 1 each! Winner announced next Friday! We ship internationally! #amreading #amwriting #book

🎉#BOOKGIVEAWAY FINAL REMINDER🎉 Super RARE proof copy of H.G. Well's THE WAR OF THE WORLDS Deluxe Edition! Only 24 in print! Follow for 4 chances, Share for 2, Like/Comment for 1 each! Winner announced tomorrow! We ship internationally! #amreading #amwriting #book

Missed out on our edition of Blood Over Bright Haven? Follow us and repost this in order to enter the draw for a copy 💚

Why are migrations so darn hard - and why are they not getting easier, over time? Here's IBM Fellow @gradybooch.bsky.social sharing his grounded take in the latest The Pragmatic Engineer Podcast episode (that is full of insightful gems like this): newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/software-a...

🎉ULTRA RARE #BOOKGIVEAWAY🎉 Proof copy of H.G. Well's THE WAR OF THE WORLDS Deluxe Edition! Only 24 in print! Follow for 4 chances, #RT for 2, Like/Comment for 1 each! Winner announced next Friday! We ship internationally! #amreading #amwriting #book

Any fans of the Gentleman Bastard Sequence? We are giving away a T2 set to one lucky winner! 👀 Follow us and repost this in order to enter 💚

I've decided: I'm giving away a Gunmetal Gods Ultimate Edition here on BlueSky! To enter the giveaway, follow me, like this post, and repost it. Shipping worldwide. Winner announced on Friday. Check out the campaign for Book 2 here (Book 1 is also available): www.kickstarter.com/projects/zam...

Time for our first Bluesky giveaway! We ars giving away a T2 set of the Green Bone Saga by @fondalee.bsky.social Follow us and repost this post in order to enter 🦋

OK, I'm bringing out the big guns to test Bluesky engagement😀 Repost & follow to be in the draw! One randomly selected person will get this signed (& dedicated) copy of the Locked Library special edition of THE BOOK THAT WOULDN'T BURN.