#TheLaundryFiles

Pseudonymous :antiverified:VictimOfSimony@infosec.exchange
2025-09-25

@cstross

Hi! Love the post. Reader of #TheLaundryFiles series. (I get others interested by describing the scene in The Rhesus Chart where the poor office drone is confused by his having torn a steel door out of the wall.) The post had a minor factual error I wanted to point out. :ablobcatnod:

Pedestrians always have the right of way in the #USA unless they're on a pedestrian-barred interstate (>55 M.P.H. roads, often with concrete barriers). These are the federally-chartered post-WWII roads that were inspired by the German autobahns. The motorist is usually at-fault in court for any vehicle-pedestrian collision, but is only cited by the police if they clearly could have done something obvious to be more responsible. We even force drunk drivers to use a special license plate so other motorists know to call the police if that kind of a car is swerving or behaving strangely. :asuna_but:

Have a great day! :ablobcatwave:

⊥ᵒᵚ Cᵸᵎᶺᵋᶫ∸ᵒᵘ ☑️falken@qoto.org
2025-09-13
2025-01-26

Ein Tag, ein Buch: A Conventional Boy (2024) von Charles Stross. Der 14. Roman in der Laundry Files Reihe. Ein leider eher kurzer, aber wie immer sehr unterhaltsamer Ausflug, diesmal etwas meta und mit vielen Referenzen, die D&D Spielern gefallen dürften.
Das Buch beinhaltet auch die beiden Kurzgeschichten Overtime (2009) und Down on the Farm (2008).
#bookstagram #books #sff #sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy #thelaundryfiles #bookstodon

Cover des Romans A Conventional Boy
2024-01-03

@brunty @cstross I was introduced to #TheLaundryFiles years ago by a friend at work (cc @Kardrath ). I'm not a big reader but I've read all the books (so far) at least twice and I'm on my third read though and still finding details I missed.

Mary Ann 🇵🇭mfmarchadesch
2023-11-12

"Did you ever wonder why the 21st century feels like we're living in a bad cyberpunk novel from the 1980s?
"It's because these guys read those cyberpunk novels and mistook a dystopia for a road map. They're rich enough to bend reality to reflect their desires."

antipope.org/charlie/blog-stat

🇬🇧Daron Brewoodt3kk@mastodonapp.uk
2023-08-13

#TheLaundryFiles #NewManagement

@cstross I was determined to end my Audible subscription but The #Laundry Files - New Management book 03 - Season of Skulls was just too tempting to say no to. Can’t wait to get my teeth into it!

Rajel Aran, Nostalgia Hunterrajelaran@oldbytes.space
2023-07-08

goddamn Charlie Stross managed to make his version of Bill Gothard even *more* evil, holy shit.

#theLaundryFiles

ABSABS
2023-06-03

@SalsaScot @cymerafestival all weekend Purr-fect game lineup inc @cstross @Mytholder @FreeLeaguePub @Helmgast @Modiphius @BrindlewoodBay @allrolledupUK info@ bitly.ws/GPdm  

Tabby cat with black harness staring ahead, standing on table covered with light coloured, square gridded battle map, role playing game hard back books, x cards, red and black dice tray with dice in it, wooden coloured meeple figures and an all rolled up game pouch
2023-02-11

The image is of the old building in Kuala Lumpur known as Carcosa Seri Negara. 3 years ago I GMed #TheLaundry #RPG session with my colleagues where players play Capital Laundry Services (Malaysia) agents investigate a pending spike in thaumic energy there. I finally completed the play write-up today!

Includes a Bahasa Melayu-English glossary at the end.

#thelaundryfiles #ttrpg

Link: hishgraphics.com/the-laundry-i

Carcosa Seri Negara building in Kuala Lumpur.
Antonio Páez 🇲🇽🇨🇦paezha@mastodon.online
2022-12-28
jwmuk :verified:Jwmuk@dice.camp
2022-12-06

Also on The Raspy Raven Gumshoe season @PaulBaldowski takes on @cstross The Laundry Files, detail below, in a scenario called The Disorientation Directive #gumshoe #ttrpg #charlesstross #thelaundryfiles

GrevilleGreville
2022-07-16
Qyv (;* has moved *;) 🍍PhotonQyv@mastodon.xyz
2022-04-28

@cstross Just to say welcome to the Fediverse, and thanks for #TheLaundryFiles I'm currently reading Quantum of Nightmares (:*

2018-10-18

Charles Stross has an #AO3 page and I want to put my life on hold until I am done devouring it, but I have no time. archiveofourown.org/users/cstr #TheLaundryFiles #Stross

Qyv (;* has moved *;) 🍍PhotonQyv@mastodon.xyz
2017-11-04

So I'm currently reading #TheLaundryFiles series by #CharlesStross but at this point only because it's a series of books that I've started. After the third or fourth (I'm now on the 7th) they've begun to get a little too formulaic, and I realise there's a pun there, given the content and premise of the series, and a little tedious to read.

A real shame, as they started out so well.

Qyv (;* has moved *;) 🍍PhotonQyv@mastodon.xyz
2017-11-01

Still reading #TheLaundryFiles Managed to get my hands on 6 & 7 earlier, just started reading 6. In between updating my fork of #Mastalab to the latest development version.

Got to go to the shop in a bit to get something for tea (dinner / evening meal). Not sure what, though we had pizza last night (no pineapple), and curry and stir-fry earlier in the week, so I'm really not sure 'er indoors would take kindly to any repeats. Which probably leaves a jacket-spud with some rabbit-food‽;* Or soup!

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