mountainwashere(25)•in #fantasy•2674 days agoEpic Fantasy Lineup: MistbornBrandon Sanderson has a LOT of fantasy books out, but the series I first encountered (and that Sanderson first became really well known for) is the Mistborn ser...8mountainwashere(25)•in fantasy•2674 days agoEpic Fantasy Lineup: MistbornBrandon Sanderson has a LOT of fantasy books out, but the series I first encountered (and that Sanderson first became really well known for) is the Mistborn ser...8
mountainwashere(25)•in #steem•2675 days agoMy Future Steemit PlansThe few of you who read my blog regularly have probably noticed my infrequent posting the last couple months. I'm here to talk a little bit about what's been go...18mountainwashere(25)•in steem•2675 days agoMy Future Steemit PlansThe few of you who read my blog regularly have probably noticed my infrequent posting the last couple months. I'm here to talk a little bit about what's been go...18
mountainwashere(25)•in #fantasy•2676 days agoEpic Fantasy Lineup: The Wheel of TimeSorry for the long absence, just got done moving for the first time in over four years. The new place is awesome, but man was that a hassle and a half. Robert J...10mountainwashere(25)•in fantasy•2676 days agoEpic Fantasy Lineup: The Wheel of TimeSorry for the long absence, just got done moving for the first time in over four years. The new place is awesome, but man was that a hassle and a half. Robert J...10
mountainwashere(25)•in #nature•2704 days agoNature Identification Thread #23- Now Paying out Steem Basic Income Memberships to Participants!It's time for the weekly nature identification thread! Post pictures of plants, animals, rocks, or other cool stuff that you've photographed but can't identify,...33mountainwashere(25)•in nature•2704 days agoNature Identification Thread #23- Now Paying out Steem Basic Income Memberships to Participants!It's time for the weekly nature identification thread! Post pictures of plants, animals, rocks, or other cool stuff that you've photographed but can't identify,...33
mountainwashere(25)•in #fantasy•2706 days agoEpic Fantasy Lineup: Malazan Book of the FallenThe Malazan Book of the Fallen is easily one of the weirdest- and biggest- of the giant epic fantasy series. There are ten books in the main series, as well as ...7mountainwashere(25)•in fantasy•2706 days agoEpic Fantasy Lineup: Malazan Book of the FallenThe Malazan Book of the Fallen is easily one of the weirdest- and biggest- of the giant epic fantasy series. There are ten books in the main series, as well as ...7
mountainwashere(25)•in #fantasy•2707 days agoEpic Fantasy Lineup: Jim Butcher's Codex AleraIt's no secret that I'm a huge sucker for epic fantasy. Part of that is my reading speed- I read really, really fast, so most books are over just way too fast f...1mountainwashere(25)•in fantasy•2707 days agoEpic Fantasy Lineup: Jim Butcher's Codex AleraIt's no secret that I'm a huge sucker for epic fantasy. Part of that is my reading speed- I read really, really fast, so most books are over just way too fast f...1
mountainwashere(25)•in #nature•2712 days agoNature Identification Thread #22- Now Paying out Steem Basic Income Memberships to Participants!It's time for the weekly nature identification thread! Post pictures of plants, animals, rocks, or other cool stuff that you've photographed but can't identify,...31mountainwashere(25)•in nature•2712 days agoNature Identification Thread #22- Now Paying out Steem Basic Income Memberships to Participants!It's time for the weekly nature identification thread! Post pictures of plants, animals, rocks, or other cool stuff that you've photographed but can't identify,...31
mountainwashere(25)•in #scifi•2714 days agoBook Review: Charles Stross' Laundry Files SeriesCharles Stross' Laundry Files books are my single favorite series of spy thrillers, bar none. They're also my single favorite Lovecraftian horror series, bar no...5mountainwashere(25)•in scifi•2714 days agoBook Review: Charles Stross' Laundry Files SeriesCharles Stross' Laundry Files books are my single favorite series of spy thrillers, bar none. They're also my single favorite Lovecraftian horror series, bar no...5
mountainwashere(25)•in #geology•2718 days agoUrban Geology Part 1: ManhattanThe character of any city will to a great degree be shaped by its underlying geology. Chicago's even, straight grid is possible thanks to its flat terrain. San ...6mountainwashere(25)•in geology•2718 days agoUrban Geology Part 1: ManhattanThe character of any city will to a great degree be shaped by its underlying geology. Chicago's even, straight grid is possible thanks to its flat terrain. San ...6
mountainwashere(25)•in #natures•2720 days agoNature Identification Thread #21- Now Paying out Steem Basic Income Memberships to Participants!It's time for the weekly nature identification thread! Post pictures of plants, animals, rocks, or other cool stuff that you've photographed but can't identify,...28mountainwashere(25)•in natures•2720 days agoNature Identification Thread #21- Now Paying out Steem Basic Income Memberships to Participants!It's time for the weekly nature identification thread! Post pictures of plants, animals, rocks, or other cool stuff that you've photographed but can't identify,...28
mountainwashere(25)•in #science•2728 days agoPhilosophy of Science Part 3: Physics EnvyPart 1, Part 2 There's a fantastic XKCD comic strip that discusses the relative "purity" of the sciences, ranking them with physics and math on top. And, indeed...7mountainwashere(25)•in science•2728 days agoPhilosophy of Science Part 3: Physics EnvyPart 1, Part 2 There's a fantastic XKCD comic strip that discusses the relative "purity" of the sciences, ranking them with physics and math on top. And, indeed...7
mountainwashere(25)•in #ecology•2729 days agoHow Humanity is Changing the Course of Evolution Part 3: Surviving the Asphalt WastelandPart 1, Part 2 As heavily as the damage humanity has wrought upon the oceans has changed the course of evolution, the damage on land has done even more to shift...10mountainwashere(25)•in ecology•2729 days agoHow Humanity is Changing the Course of Evolution Part 3: Surviving the Asphalt WastelandPart 1, Part 2 As heavily as the damage humanity has wrought upon the oceans has changed the course of evolution, the damage on land has done even more to shift...10
mountainwashere(25)•in #comics•2730 days agoBook Review: My Friend Dahmer, by Derf BackderfI grew up in a hippy family, so there were always weird left wing newspapers that ran Derf Backderf's comic The City in them. The stiffly drawn (but deceptively...2mountainwashere(25)•in comics•2730 days agoBook Review: My Friend Dahmer, by Derf BackderfI grew up in a hippy family, so there were always weird left wing newspapers that ran Derf Backderf's comic The City in them. The stiffly drawn (but deceptively...2
mountainwashere(25)•in #nature•2731 days agoNature Identification Thread #20- Now Paying out Steem Basic Income Memberships to Participants!It's time for the weekly nature identification thread! Post pictures of plants, animals, rocks, or other cool stuff that you've photographed but can't identify,...18mountainwashere(25)•in nature•2731 days agoNature Identification Thread #20- Now Paying out Steem Basic Income Memberships to Participants!It's time for the weekly nature identification thread! Post pictures of plants, animals, rocks, or other cool stuff that you've photographed but can't identify,...18
mountainwashere(25)•in #books•2732 days agoBook Review Double Header: Annals of the Former World & Bretz's FloodJohn Soennichsen's book Bretz's Flood falls into that strange confluence that you often find in better quality histories of geology. It's hard to describe adequ...1mountainwashere(25)•in books•2732 days agoBook Review Double Header: Annals of the Former World & Bretz's FloodJohn Soennichsen's book Bretz's Flood falls into that strange confluence that you often find in better quality histories of geology. It's hard to describe adequ...1
mountainwashere(25)•in #books•2733 days agoBook Review: N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth TrilogyN.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy is some of the best fantasy I've read in years- and it's also unique in being geological fantasy. Geological science fiction...4mountainwashere(25)•in books•2733 days agoBook Review: N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth TrilogyN.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy is some of the best fantasy I've read in years- and it's also unique in being geological fantasy. Geological science fiction...4
mountainwashere(25)•in #comics•2737 days agoBook Review: BoneIn terms of sheer number of pages, Jeff Smith's all-ages comic Bone is by far the longest work I've ever recommended on Steemit- and it's more than worth readin...11mountainwashere(25)•in comics•2737 days agoBook Review: BoneIn terms of sheer number of pages, Jeff Smith's all-ages comic Bone is by far the longest work I've ever recommended on Steemit- and it's more than worth readin...11
drwatson(25)•in #fundition-t2b3d2ijh•2737 days agoIthaqa Steemit RPG Week 2! Last Weeks Winners + This Week's ContestThe results from our first week of Steem Lovecraftian goodness are here, you can check out the results in the comment section of last weeks post. Winners get 1 ...13drwatson(25)•in fundition-t2b3d2ijh•2737 days agoIthaqa Steemit RPG Week 2! Last Weeks Winners + This Week's ContestThe results from our first week of Steem Lovecraftian goodness are here, you can check out the results in the comment section of last weeks post. Winners get 1 ...13
mountainwashere(25)•in #nature•2738 days agoNature Identification Thread #19- Now Paying out Steem Basic Income Memberships to Participants!It's time for the weekly nature identification thread! Post pictures of plants, animals, rocks, or other cool stuff that you've photographed but can't identify,...23mountainwashere(25)•in nature•2738 days agoNature Identification Thread #19- Now Paying out Steem Basic Income Memberships to Participants!It's time for the weekly nature identification thread! Post pictures of plants, animals, rocks, or other cool stuff that you've photographed but can't identify,...23
mountainwashere(25)•in #geology•2739 days agoThe Mightiest River in All of History: Geology of the Amazon River Basin (repost)Ugh, I know, too many reposts. Life is crazy right now, what can I say? The Amazon river isn't just the biggest river on the Earth- it's the biggest river known...3mountainwashere(25)•in geology•2739 days agoThe Mightiest River in All of History: Geology of the Amazon River Basin (repost)Ugh, I know, too many reposts. Life is crazy right now, what can I say? The Amazon river isn't just the biggest river on the Earth- it's the biggest river known...3