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jonathanlhoward.bsky.social

I write novels & games. Johannes Cabal, Carter & Lovecraft, THE SHADOW ON THE GLASS for "Call of Cthulhu," Russalka, Kyth the Taker, Goon Squad, co-wrote BROKEN SWORD I-III, principal writer on ATOMFALL. All my fault. Sorry. UK. Portrait: Small Robot

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Wandering Droid.

submitted 4 hours ago • 19 comments

Yes a lot of crazy things happened today but don't let all that bury the awesomeness that is the Talking Heads releasing a new music video for Psycho Killer, starring Saoirse Ronan and directed by Mike Mills. It's pretty fantastic. https://youtu.be/CJ54eImz88w

submitted 13 hours ago • 6 comments

Even by Trump's risibly low standards of credibility, this is a corker. He is thinking of Musk in his every waking second.

submitted 6 hours ago • 1 comment

I can't believe any Democrat would THINK of allying with Elon Musk. I won't take money from the guy who does a Hitler salute. It's really that simple.

submitted 6 hours ago • 1144 comments

I know I've shared this before, but it is so absurdly enjoyable that I'm sharing it again. "Shimi" by Maximum the Hormone featuring Atarashii Gakko No Leaders: youtu.be/teRgh01Xb1U?...

submitted 6 hours ago • 0 comments

‘Artisan’. These disgusting fucking vampires

submitted 9 hours ago • 24 comments

Exciting news from the splendidly named Wendelstein 7-X stellarator in Germany, a fusion test rig, which managed a run of six minutes, generating 1.8 gigajoules in the process. It's all still a long way from providing the key to steady clean, cheap energy, but it's a whole bunch closer than it was.

submitted 9 hours ago • 1 comment

lmfao here come the 6D-Chess Guys

submitted 21 hours ago • 43 comments

submitted 21 hours ago • 0 comments

No, no, he's right. I certainly can't handle two high agency males going at it. That time I clicked the wrong tab on Pornhub demonstrated that.

submitted 21 hours ago • 0 comments

Wait... is this the best meme ever made?

submitted 23 hours ago • 693 comments

Chap-walking-into-a-room-happily-carrying-a-pizza-and-discovering-everything-is-on-fire.gif

submitted 22 hours ago • 0 comments

MERZ: Tomorrow is the D Day anniversary, when the Americans ended a war in Europe TRUMP: That was not a pleasant day for you? This is not a great day MERZ: This was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship

submitted 1 day ago • 1435 comments

Couple of years ago I tried to get a project for an illustrated version of one of my short stories off the ground via Unbound. It proved frustratingly difficult to get anything approaching a straight answer out of them and the project foundered to my great irritation. Seems we dodged a bullet there.

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

today's delight from the archive: a list of 16th century yorkshire cows' names, compiled by JS Purvis. these are some of my favourites.

submitted 1 day ago • 16 comments

submitted 1 day ago • 116 comments

It shouldn't be down to the House of Lords to prevent a government from legitimising theft, but here we are

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

Saw a post about the proliferation of "chatbot" tech but misread it as "catbus" and was momentarily having a good day.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

As you may know, I have stopped using Twitter, and have decided to reproduce some of my more memorable threads here for posterity. Here’s one I hold wrote after a particularly engaging swordfighting lesson. Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I have studied my Agrippa! [BIG ASS THREAD]

submitted 1 day ago • 6 comments

If any of y’all were thinking, HEY, IF THERE WAS A SFF CON IN A SAFE COUNTRY, I WOULD TOTALLY GO, TOTES MCGOATS, then I have news for you! Canada has SFF cons! Like Hal-Con in Halifax, Nova Scotia! I’ll be a guest there this fall and would love to see you. Please come visit!

submitted 2 days ago • 10 comments

Back in the Eighties I did my journalism training with a lad who constantly observed, "If you did that in Salford you'd get twatted" and to be honest I think that's a life mantra we should all adopt.

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

In @waterstones.bsky.social Deansgate, Manchester. Look! They have multiple titles by my pals @premeemohamed.com, @starkholborn.bsky.social, and @garethlpowell.bsky.social! They must have some of mine! I'll just have a look....

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

A 1963 ad for Associated-Rediffusion showcasing its networked ITV successes for the previous year, including Pinter, Ollie Beak, and a production of Electra in the original Greek.

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

Wish people would stop having a go at poor old Clippy like it's personally responsible for LLMs. That was a relatively simple pattern-recognition gadget linked to an equally simple and very limited expert system. Clippy did not ride around roughshod on the copyrights of others. Justice for Clippy.

submitted 2 days ago • 8 comments

I'm walking to raise funds for MAP: Medical Aid for Palestinians. They provide surgeons, doctors and equipment, on the ground. Whatever your politics, I hope we can all agree that civilians deserve medical care. Info and funding details, here: medicalaidforpalestinians.enthuse.com/pf/jane-samu...

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

#Grandville Wins Le Prix Actusf De L'uchronie! The Grandville series has won the 2025 Prix Graphique. The ActuSF Prize for Uchronia is a French literary award created in 2011. Each year, it rewards the best works relating to alternative history. downthetubes.net/bryan-talbot... 1/2

Wandering Droid.

Yes a lot of crazy things happened today but don't let all that bury the awesomeness that is the Talking Heads releasing a new music video for Psycho Killer, starring Saoirse Ronan and directed by Mike Mills. It's pretty fantastic. https://youtu.be/CJ54eImz88w

Even by Trump's risibly low standards of credibility, this is a corker. He is thinking of Musk in his every waking second.

I can't believe any Democrat would THINK of allying with Elon Musk. I won't take money from the guy who does a Hitler salute. It's really that simple.

I know I've shared this before, but it is so absurdly enjoyable that I'm sharing it again. "Shimi" by Maximum the Hormone featuring Atarashii Gakko No Leaders: youtu.be/teRgh01Xb1U?...

‘Artisan’. These disgusting fucking vampires

Exciting news from the splendidly named Wendelstein 7-X stellarator in Germany, a fusion test rig, which managed a run of six minutes, generating 1.8 gigajoules in the process. It's all still a long way from providing the key to steady clean, cheap energy, but it's a whole bunch closer than it was.

lmfao here come the 6D-Chess Guys

No, no, he's right. I certainly can't handle two high agency males going at it. That time I clicked the wrong tab on Pornhub demonstrated that.

Wait... is this the best meme ever made?

Chap-walking-into-a-room-happily-carrying-a-pizza-and-discovering-everything-is-on-fire.gif

MERZ: Tomorrow is the D Day anniversary, when the Americans ended a war in Europe TRUMP: That was not a pleasant day for you? This is not a great day MERZ: This was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship

Couple of years ago I tried to get a project for an illustrated version of one of my short stories off the ground via Unbound. It proved frustratingly difficult to get anything approaching a straight answer out of them and the project foundered to my great irritation. Seems we dodged a bullet there.

today's delight from the archive: a list of 16th century yorkshire cows' names, compiled by JS Purvis. these are some of my favourites.

It shouldn't be down to the House of Lords to prevent a government from legitimising theft, but here we are

Saw a post about the proliferation of "chatbot" tech but misread it as "catbus" and was momentarily having a good day.

As you may know, I have stopped using Twitter, and have decided to reproduce some of my more memorable threads here for posterity. Here’s one I hold wrote after a particularly engaging swordfighting lesson. Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I have studied my Agrippa! [BIG ASS THREAD]

If any of y’all were thinking, HEY, IF THERE WAS A SFF CON IN A SAFE COUNTRY, I WOULD TOTALLY GO, TOTES MCGOATS, then I have news for you! Canada has SFF cons! Like Hal-Con in Halifax, Nova Scotia! I’ll be a guest there this fall and would love to see you. Please come visit!

Back in the Eighties I did my journalism training with a lad who constantly observed, "If you did that in Salford you'd get twatted" and to be honest I think that's a life mantra we should all adopt.

In @waterstones.bsky.social Deansgate, Manchester. Look! They have multiple titles by my pals @premeemohamed.com, @starkholborn.bsky.social, and @garethlpowell.bsky.social! They must have some of mine! I'll just have a look....

A 1963 ad for Associated-Rediffusion showcasing its networked ITV successes for the previous year, including Pinter, Ollie Beak, and a production of Electra in the original Greek.

Wish people would stop having a go at poor old Clippy like it's personally responsible for LLMs. That was a relatively simple pattern-recognition gadget linked to an equally simple and very limited expert system. Clippy did not ride around roughshod on the copyrights of others. Justice for Clippy.

I'm walking to raise funds for MAP: Medical Aid for Palestinians. They provide surgeons, doctors and equipment, on the ground. Whatever your politics, I hope we can all agree that civilians deserve medical care. Info and funding details, here: medicalaidforpalestinians.enthuse.com/pf/jane-samu...

#Grandville Wins Le Prix Actusf De L'uchronie! The Grandville series has won the 2025 Prix Graphique. The ActuSF Prize for Uchronia is a French literary award created in 2011. Each year, it rewards the best works relating to alternative history. downthetubes.net/bryan-talbot... 1/2

What's that I hear calling...?

San Diego neighborhood makes ICE agents retreat

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