J. Russell
@jrussellwrites.com
JBMSSA Finalist 2022, 2025 | I'm an engineer. I read, I write, and I have a lot of random interests.
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September 8, 2026 at 10:30 PM
I don’t have anything ready but it seems like a good time to post this (
A beautiful ship from any angle. No matter where I stand, this model above my desk looks great.
Happy Star Trek Day to all who celebrate!
Happy Star Trek Day to all who celebrate!
September 8, 2026 at 10:10 PM
A beautiful ship from any angle. No matter where I stand, this model above my desk looks great.
Happy Star Trek Day to all who celebrate!
Happy Star Trek Day to all who celebrate!
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Happy Star Trek day!
Here's my ENTERPRISE official piece with @vicepress.bsky.social
I'll have these with me at Open House this Sat, or international friends can get it from Vice Press- shipping galaxy wide!
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Boldly going (on the wall?)
#StarTrek #StarTrekDay #art
Here's my ENTERPRISE official piece with @vicepress.bsky.social
I'll have these with me at Open House this Sat, or international friends can get it from Vice Press- shipping galaxy wide!
vice-press.com/products/uss...
Boldly going (on the wall?)
#StarTrek #StarTrekDay #art
September 8, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Happy Star Trek day!
Here's my ENTERPRISE official piece with @vicepress.bsky.social
I'll have these with me at Open House this Sat, or international friends can get it from Vice Press- shipping galaxy wide!
vice-press.com/products/uss...
Boldly going (on the wall?)
#StarTrek #StarTrekDay #art
Here's my ENTERPRISE official piece with @vicepress.bsky.social
I'll have these with me at Open House this Sat, or international friends can get it from Vice Press- shipping galaxy wide!
vice-press.com/products/uss...
Boldly going (on the wall?)
#StarTrek #StarTrekDay #art
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We are currently OPEN for submissions until 30th September 23:59 BST.
Please email us your manuscript in .doc or .docx format to [email protected] with the word SUBMISSION clearly in the subject. We do not require a cover letter.
For guidelines please see ichormagazine.com/submissions/
Please email us your manuscript in .doc or .docx format to [email protected] with the word SUBMISSION clearly in the subject. We do not require a cover letter.
For guidelines please see ichormagazine.com/submissions/
Submissions – ICHOR Magazine
Submissions We are currently closed for submissions, but will be opening in SEPTEMBER 2026. Follow us on Bluesky if you want to hear updates about when we open for subs in the future! We are looking…
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August 31, 2026 at 11:01 PM
We are currently OPEN for submissions until 30th September 23:59 BST.
Please email us your manuscript in .doc or .docx format to [email protected] with the word SUBMISSION clearly in the subject. We do not require a cover letter.
For guidelines please see ichormagazine.com/submissions/
Please email us your manuscript in .doc or .docx format to [email protected] with the word SUBMISSION clearly in the subject. We do not require a cover letter.
For guidelines please see ichormagazine.com/submissions/
How do I know I have management potential? Look at how many unread emails I have.
September 1, 2026 at 12:53 AM
How do I know I have management potential? Look at how many unread emails I have.
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Wait a minute... I just threw you out!
August 31, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Wait a minute... I just threw you out!
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2 Settlers 2 Catan
August 31, 2026 at 10:11 PM
2 Settlers 2 Catan
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“Lost media” no longer! I finally got permission to upload “AL’S BRAIN,” an 11-minute educational 3-D film attraction which ran at the Orange County and Western Washington fairs, and hasn’t been seen publicly since 2009. You can watch the whole thing here: youtu.be/2xujU87ZHt4
August 31, 2026 at 4:19 PM
“Lost media” no longer! I finally got permission to upload “AL’S BRAIN,” an 11-minute educational 3-D film attraction which ran at the Orange County and Western Washington fairs, and hasn’t been seen publicly since 2009. You can watch the whole thing here: youtu.be/2xujU87ZHt4
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What Happens Inside a Black Hole?
youtu.be/X_UdE4YuDO0
What really happens when you fall into a black hole? We explore event horizons, spaghettification, what you’d see inside, possible gateways, and why future civilizations might deliberately build around these cosmic engines.
youtu.be/X_UdE4YuDO0
What really happens when you fall into a black hole? We explore event horizons, spaghettification, what you’d see inside, possible gateways, and why future civilizations might deliberately build around these cosmic engines.
What Happens Inside a Black Hole?
YouTube video by Isaac Arthur
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August 27, 2026 at 1:02 PM
What Happens Inside a Black Hole?
youtu.be/X_UdE4YuDO0
What really happens when you fall into a black hole? We explore event horizons, spaghettification, what you’d see inside, possible gateways, and why future civilizations might deliberately build around these cosmic engines.
youtu.be/X_UdE4YuDO0
What really happens when you fall into a black hole? We explore event horizons, spaghettification, what you’d see inside, possible gateways, and why future civilizations might deliberately build around these cosmic engines.
Somehow, it’s only Wednesday.
August 26, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Somehow, it’s only Wednesday.
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One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today.
August 25, 2026 at 8:38 PM
One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today.
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Let me get this straight. Sometimes a famous person dies and everyone is nice about it? Merely because of their deeds during life?
August 25, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Let me get this straight. Sometimes a famous person dies and everyone is nice about it? Merely because of their deeds during life?
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The First Generation Problem – Who Shapes a New Civilization’s Values?
youtu.be/_45OuS8mZHc
What happens when a colony ship’s children inherit a mission they never chose? We explore the values, conflicts, and founding myths that shape civilizations born between Earth and the stars.
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What happens when a colony ship’s children inherit a mission they never chose? We explore the values, conflicts, and founding myths that shape civilizations born between Earth and the stars.
The First Generation Problem – Who Shapes a New Civilization’s Values?
YouTube video by Isaac Arthur
youtu.be
August 20, 2026 at 1:02 PM
The First Generation Problem – Who Shapes a New Civilization’s Values?
youtu.be/_45OuS8mZHc
What happens when a colony ship’s children inherit a mission they never chose? We explore the values, conflicts, and founding myths that shape civilizations born between Earth and the stars.
youtu.be/_45OuS8mZHc
What happens when a colony ship’s children inherit a mission they never chose? We explore the values, conflicts, and founding myths that shape civilizations born between Earth and the stars.
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Absolute longshot: I'm looking for Euan Smith who drew artwork for White Dwarf magazine in the mid 1980s and therefore is probably British and probably in his late 50s or 60s. Do you or did you know him?
August 19, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Absolute longshot: I'm looking for Euan Smith who drew artwork for White Dwarf magazine in the mid 1980s and therefore is probably British and probably in his late 50s or 60s. Do you or did you know him?
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Still a bit stuck on tone for Ichor? Check out our Appendix I which has some stories that we believe hit what we are looking for.
ichormagazine.com/appendix-i/
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Appendix I – ICHOR Magazine
Appendix I In the tradition of the Appendix N, we at ICHOR would like to define our own Appendix I to better illustrate what kind of stories we are looking at. We will use the HEWN scoring system, whi...
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August 18, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Still a bit stuck on tone for Ichor? Check out our Appendix I which has some stories that we believe hit what we are looking for.
ichormagazine.com/appendix-i/
ichormagazine.com/appendix-i/
I mean, gunpowder (and thus firearms by extension) had a place in LotR. Tolkien shows Gandalf using fireworks for merriment, while Saruman use explosives for war. (Though, it wasn’t directly called black powder, but portrayed that way in the movies.)
Just write.
Just write.
RE: Recent light discourse on if guns have a place in fantasy or not is that it is only really a problem for people more concerned with Worldbuilding™ than people who are actually _writing_ fantasy.
August 17, 2026 at 5:11 PM
I mean, gunpowder (and thus firearms by extension) had a place in LotR. Tolkien shows Gandalf using fireworks for merriment, while Saruman use explosives for war. (Though, it wasn’t directly called black powder, but portrayed that way in the movies.)
Just write.
Just write.
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RE: Recent light discourse on if guns have a place in fantasy or not is that it is only really a problem for people more concerned with Worldbuilding™ than people who are actually _writing_ fantasy.
August 17, 2026 at 4:53 PM
RE: Recent light discourse on if guns have a place in fantasy or not is that it is only really a problem for people more concerned with Worldbuilding™ than people who are actually _writing_ fantasy.
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Triumph of Neptune and the Four Seasons, Late 2nd-century AD, from La Chebba, Tunisia #MosaicMonday
📸 my own via Bardo Museum, Tunisia
📸 my own via Bardo Museum, Tunisia
August 17, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Triumph of Neptune and the Four Seasons, Late 2nd-century AD, from La Chebba, Tunisia #MosaicMonday
📸 my own via Bardo Museum, Tunisia
📸 my own via Bardo Museum, Tunisia
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SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:
Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:
We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
www.404media.co
August 17, 2026 at 1:23 PM
SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:
Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:
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Album Sheet with Two Armadillos, unknown artist, c. 1550 - c. 1570
During the 16th century the armadillo became the symbol of the Americas. It was often depicted on prints and maps, and dried specimens were collected in cabinets of curiosities. (Rijksmuseum)
During the 16th century the armadillo became the symbol of the Americas. It was often depicted on prints and maps, and dried specimens were collected in cabinets of curiosities. (Rijksmuseum)
April 8, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Album Sheet with Two Armadillos, unknown artist, c. 1550 - c. 1570
During the 16th century the armadillo became the symbol of the Americas. It was often depicted on prints and maps, and dried specimens were collected in cabinets of curiosities. (Rijksmuseum)
During the 16th century the armadillo became the symbol of the Americas. It was often depicted on prints and maps, and dried specimens were collected in cabinets of curiosities. (Rijksmuseum)
Because of travel last month, and revelations that Google Drive could be scraping information for LLMs, the friendly writing competition I had going among some acquaintances died. #ayearofwrites may return in the future once a stable schedule and hosting platform for sharing our files can be found.
August 17, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Because of travel last month, and revelations that Google Drive could be scraping information for LLMs, the friendly writing competition I had going among some acquaintances died. #ayearofwrites may return in the future once a stable schedule and hosting platform for sharing our files can be found.