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Blog: Why we need a right not to be manipulated from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 4 months, 2 weeks agoFrom airlines to broadband, companies exploit cognitive biases to get us to part with money. Here’s how to fight backMany nations already enshrine a right not to b […]
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Blog: ‘How can I find meaning from the ruins of my life?’: the little magazine with a life-changing impact from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 4 months, 2 weeks agoAfter struggles with mental health and addiction, Max Wallis launched a poetry magazine – and it has transformed his lifeOne morning in February last year, I r […]
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How has platforming building chnaged since this was last updated? in the forum Author Platforms 4 months, 3 weeks agoHow has platforming building chnaged since this was last updated?
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Burty Burtman replied to the topic How big is your to-be-read pile? in the forum General Chat 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Supprisingly small
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Code review with me: WP-multicomment-threads in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek: 4 months, 3 weeks agoCode review with me: WP-multicomment-threads
I was searching for a very specific set of features in a WordPress plugin. As searching on search engines was not helping, I asked ChatGPT to interactively […] -
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A basic guide to getting your ActivityPub blog federated better in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek: 4 months, 3 weeks agoA basic guide to getting your ActivityPub blog federated better
As most WordPress users know, there is a great ActivityPub plugin that makes your blog part of the fediverse. It pairs well with the WebMention plugin to […] -
Blog: New tune from
The Endless Rooms in the group The Endless Rooms 4 months, 3 weeks agoI’m working on a new tune. I’m aiming for an ambient EDM sort of thing at 128BPM. I’ve made use of forths in a minor key and played with samples, sound fonts, and […]
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Blog: More sex please, we’re bookish: the rise of the x-rated novel from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 4 months, 3 weeks agoFrom the Women’s prize to the bestseller lists, authors are pushing the boundaries of how explicit the novel can be – and readers can’t get enoughWhen the judge […]
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Charles Maxwell posted an update 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Hulk Hogan has died 🙁
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Matthew Brown posted an update in the group
Author Buzz HQ 4 months, 3 weeks agoI’m just running a backup, and then there will be a few moments of essential maintenance. If all goes according to plan, no one will notice anything.
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jeffjohns posted an update 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Feeling uninspired
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Matthew Brown edited the blog post
A conceptual gold star for some amazing people in the group Thanet Creative: Writers: 4 months, 3 weeks agoA conceptual gold star for some amazing people
Yesterday at our writers’ night, a bit of an emergency developed. I want to thank everyone whose response no doubt made a big difference in the […] -
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Word gangs, clones, and pacing, on the groupblog Thanet Creative 4 months, 3 weeks agoThe pain is real
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Matthew Brown posted an update in the group
Author Buzz HQ 4 months, 3 weeks ago…and bang! The spam is gone.
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Matthew Brown posted an update in the group
Author Buzz HQ 4 months, 3 weeks agoWe’ve been hammered by a big spam run. I’m cleaning it up as fast as I can.
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Blog: I’ve already read 30 books this year, but this is my standout favourite from
The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews 4 months, 3 weeks agoThis could be the best debut of the year
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Blog: Children and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 4 months, 3 weeks agoA picture of patience; first days at school; a cruise ship detective; a terrible storm; time travellers; rebels in love and morePut Your Shoes On by Polly Dunbar, Wa […]
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Blog: Gurnaik Johal: ‘I had no idea Zadie Smith was such a big deal!’ from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 4 months, 3 weeks agoThe author on a brilliant biography of Buster Keaton, coming round to Joseph Conrad, and marathon training with Karl Ove KnausgårdMy earliest reading memory
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Blog: Fair by Jen Calleja review – on the magic of translation from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 4 months, 3 weeks agoA highly original book from the author of Goblinhood explores the art and work of translating fictionJen Calleja is used to making things happen for herself, by […]
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Blog: Sounds Wasps Make from
Punning in the group Dad Jokes and Funny Memes 4 months, 3 weeks agoI bought a vinyl record yesterday called “Sounds Wasps Make”. When I got home and played the record, it didn’t sound anything like wasps. Then I realised I was […]
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Blog: ‘A novel to be swept away by’: Lucy Steeds wins Waterstones debut fiction prize for The Artist from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 4 months, 3 weeks agoJudges praised the novel, set in 1920s Provence, for its ‘atmospheric, sensory prose’ and described Steeds as ‘an exciting new voice’Lucy Steeds has won the 2025 Wa […]
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Blog: Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis audiobook review – a sharp comedy about Islamic State brides from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 4 months, 3 weeks agoSarah Slimani’s droll delivery is the perfect fit for this hilarious Women’s prize-shortlisted debut, in which an academic embarks on a UN mission in IraqNadia Ami […]
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Blog: Drayton and Mackenzie by Alexander Starritt review – a warmly comic saga of male friendship from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 4 months, 3 weeks agoThis tale of two entrepreneurs dips into the perspectives of real-life tech moguls, with thrilling resultsScottish-German author Alexander Starritt’s debut, The Beas […]
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Blog: The Benefits of Wearing All Your Hats at Once (Emotionally and Physically) from
Matrix Dreams in the group Matrix Dreams 4 months, 3 weeks agoBy Jane Sillybottom, Expert in Everything (Especially the Impractical) My dearest dandelions of destiny, People often stop me in the street, or rather, they stop […]
