Weekly Links 26-19
Experience: I am the best lightsaber fighter in Europe — I particularly liked how he uses his winnings to buy rounds for the other contestants or reinvests in the sport. Sounds like a good sport.
Locke Lamora and the Bottled Serpent (Kobo) (US Amazon) (UK Amazon) (CA Amazon) — Newly published ebook version of a short story previously published in Grimdark Magazine. I love me a Gentleman Bastard.
The Last Incorruptible Thing (Ghostarchive)— A friend found (what I was told was) morels in our garden once. First, and only, time I’ve ever tasted them. Gotta say, I was somewhat sceptical to eating suspicious garden mushrooms, but they were good, and I’m still alive.
Do we need more 'aluminium-standard' evidence? (Ghostarchive)— This made me want to read the book in question: Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really Works by Helen Pearson.
Emerich Juettner: The One Dollar Counterfeiter — Only discovered by accident…
Archaeologists stunned to find copy of Homer’s Iliad inside ancient Egyptian mummy— The heck?!
Novel Campaign Abuses Obsidian Note-Taking App to Target Finance and Crypto Professionals with PHANTOMPULSE RAT — A timely reminder to not trust shared Obsidian vaults willy-nilly.
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