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#31
La Società Talossan dal Siensiă-ficziun, del Fantasieu es del Wiski/Talossan Science Fiction, Fantasy & Whisky Society / Re: The Captive War Series Fol...
Last post by xpb - August 24, 2026, 12:50:21 PMQuote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on August 23, 2026, 08:25:40 PMQuote from: xpb on May 02, 2025, 08:23:04 AMQuote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on April 29, 2025, 04:01:19 PMAlas not yet, perhaps after my final exam on Monday...Quote from: xpb on January 30, 2025, 06:06:43 PMQuote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on January 27, 2025, 07:29:47 PM@xpb Connected to the first novel, have you had a chance to read the first novella in the series, Livesuit? I thought this was just as good.
I didn't know about that will have to look it up...
@xpb Did you ever end up reading Livesuit, the novella set in the Captive War universe?
A very good read which provides some context for the first book.
@xpb Did you ever get to check out The Captive War series from the authors of The Expanse? Amazon has decided to bring the series to TV.
I read the first on awhile back - will try to read Livesuit which appears to be a volume 1½ prior to vol 2 Faith of Beasts. They had several of these novellas in The Expanse series.
#32
El Ziu/The Ziu / Re: Additional civil service p...
Last post by xpb - August 24, 2026, 09:16:28 AMActivity with https://www.sos.state.co.us
Name: The Kingdom of Talossa
Master ID: 20241820791
Item: Renewal Of Trade Name $5.00
valid until 01SEP2027
This activity is related to maintenance of the bank account at Wells Fargo N.A. which has both the King and Burgermeister as signatories.
The Burgermeister maintains other accounts at Wells Fargo such that there are no fees incurred for the accounts of the Kingdom.
Name: The Kingdom of Talossa
Master ID: 20241820791
Item: Renewal Of Trade Name $5.00
valid until 01SEP2027
This activity is related to maintenance of the bank account at Wells Fargo N.A. which has both the King and Burgermeister as signatories.
The Burgermeister maintains other accounts at Wells Fargo such that there are no fees incurred for the accounts of the Kingdom.
#33
L'Uniun dels Reformistaes Livereschti (URL) / Re: URL Town Hall - Sunday 23 ...
Last post by Breneir Tzaracomprada - August 23, 2026, 08:46:39 PMQuote from: Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be on August 22, 2026, 03:33:18 PMAzul cüncitixhiens!
The Union of Free Reformists is pleased to announce that tomorrow afternoon, URL President and Seneschal candidate Mic'haglh Autófil will be hosting a Town Hall meeting to take questions regarding our electoral platform and our plans to return a little positivity, transparency, and accountability to the next Government.
We anticipate the event lasting between 30-45 minutes, depending on attendance. A recording will be taken for those who miss it!
What: URL Town Hall meeting
When: Sunday, 23 August, 3:00 p.m. TDT
Where: "Unofficial Official Talossa" Discord server
@Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be Did this happen? Would love to see the recording.
#34
La Società Talossan dal Siensiă-ficziun, del Fantasieu es del Wiski/Talossan Science Fiction, Fantasy & Whisky Society / The Captive War Series Follow-...
Last post by Breneir Tzaracomprada - August 23, 2026, 08:25:40 PMQuote from: xpb on May 02, 2025, 08:23:04 AMQuote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on April 29, 2025, 04:01:19 PMAlas not yet, perhaps after my final exam on Monday...Quote from: xpb on January 30, 2025, 06:06:43 PMQuote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on January 27, 2025, 07:29:47 PM@xpb Connected to the first novel, have you had a chance to read the first novella in the series, Livesuit? I thought this was just as good.
I didn't know about that will have to look it up...
@xpb Did you ever end up reading Livesuit, the novella set in the Captive War universe?
A very good read which provides some context for the first book.
@xpb Did you ever get to check out The Captive War series from the authors of The Expanse? Amazon has decided to bring the series to TV.
#35
L'Óspileu/The Chat Room / Re: Talossan Cycling Associati...
Last post by Sir Lüc - August 23, 2026, 01:21:29 PMStage 2 » Monaco › Manosque
Uphill sprint finish saw Wout van Aert (CHX/CJO) attack with two kilometres to spare to try and snatch the red leader's jersey from Tadej Pogacar, but the effort was unsuccessful and it was his teammate Matthew Brennan (BDC/GHS/MAN) who instead sprinted to a dominant first place ahead of Pogacar in third, who keeps his red jersey and already a 30"ish lead on his closest actual competitors for the overall win, and Pedersen (CFA/MMM/REX) in fourth.
Among the three Brennan teams it is the Manilows who get the stagewin - their first ever - thanks to Tobias Halland Johannessen in 6th (also of CJO/VFL), while second placed BDC gets the overall lead.
Standings after stage 2:
Tomorrow we have our first summit finish - a long flattish approach to back-to-back category 1 and category 2 climbs. The outcome depends on who tries to get away in the early stages; a strong group of climbers would have a chance at staving off the GC favourites in the peloton, and perhaps even temporarily steal Pogacar's GC lead, while a weak breakaway will all but ensure the main GC contenders will dominate the top of the standings.
Uphill sprint finish saw Wout van Aert (CHX/CJO) attack with two kilometres to spare to try and snatch the red leader's jersey from Tadej Pogacar, but the effort was unsuccessful and it was his teammate Matthew Brennan (BDC/GHS/MAN) who instead sprinted to a dominant first place ahead of Pogacar in third, who keeps his red jersey and already a 30"ish lead on his closest actual competitors for the overall win, and Pedersen (CFA/MMM/REX) in fourth.
Among the three Brennan teams it is the Manilows who get the stagewin - their first ever - thanks to Tobias Halland Johannessen in 6th (also of CJO/VFL), while second placed BDC gets the overall lead.
Standings after stage 2:
| Pos | ± | Team | Pts Ove | Pts Today | |
| 1st | (+2) |  | Cézembre Caçeirs dals Mailintzarăs (BDC) | 1099 | +581 |
| 2nd | (=) |  | Gordon Hiatus Support Team (GHS) | 1043 | +505 |
| 3rd | (-2) | | Cyclohexane (CHX) | 973 | +387 |
| 4th | (+2) |  | The Manilows (MAN) | 938 | +651 |
| 5th | (-1) |  | Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis (MMM) | 821 | +476 |
| 6th | (-1) | | Cézembre Fieschā (CFA) | 689 | +381 |
| 7th | (=) | | Port Maxhestic AC (PTM) | 601 | +339 |
| 8th | (=) |  | Velociposse Florencia (VFL) | 601 | +339 |
| 9th | (=) |  | Dirnalaiset Mortescu (DED) | 548 | +286 |
| 10th | (=) | | Naziun Cjovani (CJO) | 454 | +237 |
| 11th | (=) | | Els Talossaes Rexhital (REX) | 263 | +217 |
Tomorrow we have our first summit finish - a long flattish approach to back-to-back category 1 and category 2 climbs. The outcome depends on who tries to get away in the early stages; a strong group of climbers would have a chance at staving off the GC favourites in the peloton, and perhaps even temporarily steal Pogacar's GC lead, while a weak breakaway will all but ensure the main GC contenders will dominate the top of the standings.
#36
Wittenberg / Re: [ELECTIONS] August-Septemb...
Last post by Crement Itravilatx - August 23, 2026, 10:13:47 AMA. Elections to the 63rd Cosă: Green Party
B. Elections to the Senate: NA
C. Organic Referenda: Abstain on all referenda
D. Provincial: Green Party
B. Elections to the Senate: NA
C. Organic Referenda: Abstain on all referenda
D. Provincial: Green Party
#37
L'Óspileu/The Chat Room / Re: [TMT20] 2026 Talossan Musi...
Last post by Glüc - August 23, 2026, 07:01:12 AMTwo day left to vote on the semifinal!
7 votes received so far, but the more the better of course.
Tagging some people who have participated in the past and may be interested in voting this time:
@Tric'hard Lenxheir @Sir Lüc @Erschéveþ da Schir @Braneuvalescu @Placiej @Iason Taiwos @Vitxalmour @Danihel Txechescu @Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be @Barclamïu da Miéletz @Iac Marscheir @Crement Itravilatx @Eðo Grischun @mpf @C. M. Siervicül @Tierçéu Rôibeardescù @Alexandreu Soleiglhfred
To vote send me a private message assigning 10,8,6,5,4,3,2,1 points to your favourite songs from the semifinal.
(I probably forgot some people. Apologies if thats the case. Also apologies if you didn't want to be tagged. Let me know if thats the case.)
Finally a reminder that if there's enough interest I will try to do a broadcast of the full Top 20 on election night (Of course there will also be voting on the actual final before then)
7 votes received so far, but the more the better of course.
Tagging some people who have participated in the past and may be interested in voting this time:
@Tric'hard Lenxheir @Sir Lüc @Erschéveþ da Schir @Braneuvalescu @Placiej @Iason Taiwos @Vitxalmour @Danihel Txechescu @Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be @Barclamïu da Miéletz @Iac Marscheir @Crement Itravilatx @Eðo Grischun @mpf @C. M. Siervicül @Tierçéu Rôibeardescù @Alexandreu Soleiglhfred
To vote send me a private message assigning 10,8,6,5,4,3,2,1 points to your favourite songs from the semifinal.
(I probably forgot some people. Apologies if thats the case. Also apologies if you didn't want to be tagged. Let me know if thats the case.)
Finally a reminder that if there's enough interest I will try to do a broadcast of the full Top 20 on election night (Of course there will also be voting on the actual final before then)
#38
L'Óspileu/The Chat Room / Re: Talossan Cycling Associati...
Last post by Glüc - August 23, 2026, 06:46:00 AMStage 1 (ITT) » Monaco › Monaco
And we're off for the third leg. We started with very short time trial in the streets (and tunnels) of Monaco. A very technical parcours with quite a lot of corners. One of the main favourites was Joshua Tarling (GHS/CHX/BDC), who earlier this month lost his brother Finlay in a terrible accident in the tour of Portugal. Despite this tragedy Tarling did start today and finished in third place.
The fastest however, by nine hundredth of a second, was GC favourite Pogacar (9 out of 11 teams), who already takes the red jersey after stage 1. Chamberlain (CJO) finished 7th, followed by Van Aert (CJO/CHX) in 8th.
As a result it is Cyclohexane who take an early lead, followed by GHST and BdC. After getting very close to a win in the second leg, Els Talossaes Rexhital now have a disappointing start and are in last place. Granada is still very far though.
Unfortunately the script Lüc made for the standings isn't working anymore, so I'm going to have to do this the old fashioned way for now.
Standings after stage 1:
1. Cyclohexane (CHX) - 586
2. Luca (GHS) - 546
3. Cézembre Caçeirs dals Mailintzarăs (BDC) - 518
4. Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis (MMM) - 345
5. Cézembre Fieschā (CFA) - 316
6. The Manilows (MAN) - 287
7. Port Maxhestic AC (PTM) - 262
8. Velociposse Florencia (VFL) - 262
9. Dirnalaiset Mortescu (DED) - 262
10. Naziun Cjovani (CJO) - 217
11. Els Talossaes Rexhital (REX) - 46
Today TCAT heads to France for a hilly stage that could end in a succesful attack, a bunch sprint or some sort of reduced sprint. I imagine a lot of riders who did well in the TT (including punchy sprinters like Van Aert and Pedersen) see an opportunity to take the red jersey today.
And we're off for the third leg. We started with very short time trial in the streets (and tunnels) of Monaco. A very technical parcours with quite a lot of corners. One of the main favourites was Joshua Tarling (GHS/CHX/BDC), who earlier this month lost his brother Finlay in a terrible accident in the tour of Portugal. Despite this tragedy Tarling did start today and finished in third place.
The fastest however, by nine hundredth of a second, was GC favourite Pogacar (9 out of 11 teams), who already takes the red jersey after stage 1. Chamberlain (CJO) finished 7th, followed by Van Aert (CJO/CHX) in 8th.
As a result it is Cyclohexane who take an early lead, followed by GHST and BdC. After getting very close to a win in the second leg, Els Talossaes Rexhital now have a disappointing start and are in last place. Granada is still very far though.
Unfortunately the script Lüc made for the standings isn't working anymore, so I'm going to have to do this the old fashioned way for now.
Standings after stage 1:
1. Cyclohexane (CHX) - 586
2. Luca (GHS) - 546
3. Cézembre Caçeirs dals Mailintzarăs (BDC) - 518
4. Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis (MMM) - 345
5. Cézembre Fieschā (CFA) - 316
6. The Manilows (MAN) - 287
7. Port Maxhestic AC (PTM) - 262
8. Velociposse Florencia (VFL) - 262
9. Dirnalaiset Mortescu (DED) - 262
10. Naziun Cjovani (CJO) - 217
11. Els Talossaes Rexhital (REX) - 46
Today TCAT heads to France for a hilly stage that could end in a succesful attack, a bunch sprint or some sort of reduced sprint. I imagine a lot of riders who did well in the TT (including punchy sprinters like Van Aert and Pedersen) see an opportunity to take the red jersey today.
#39
L'Óspileu/The Chat Room / Talossan Cycling Association T...
Last post by Glüc - August 23, 2026, 06:26:15 AMTalossan Cycling Association Tour
2026
Third leg
Monaco -> Granada
The following teams are participating:
Links:
Registration thread
Information about the route and riders
2026
Third leg
Monaco -> Granada
The following teams are participating:
- Gordon Hiatus Support Team - (GHS, Belacostă) Pogačar Skjelmose Carapaz Widar Brennan Tarling De Jong De Pestel Vine ----------------------------------------------------- | - Cyclohexane - (CHX, Belacostă) Pogačar Vine Onley V. Paret-Peintre De Schuyteneer Brenner Camprubí Tarling Van Aert ----------------------------------------------------- | - Els Talossaes Rexhital - (REX, Maricopa) Almeida Bilbao Mas Kuss Pedersen Christián Rodríguez Armirail Brenner Carapaz ----------------------------------------------------- |
- Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis - (MMM, Maritiimi-Maxhestic) Pogačar Almeida Sivakov Vermaerke Pedersen Konrad Oliveira Torres Novak ----------------------------------------------------- | - Velociposse Florencia - (VFL, Florencia) Pogačar Roglič T. Johannessen Mas Dainese Brenner Christián Rodríguez Mosca Elosegui ----------------------------------------------------- | - Cézembre Caçeirs dals Mailintzarăs - (BDC, Cézembre) Pogačar Vine Onley Mas Brennan Tarling Omrzel Calzoni Widar ----------------------------------------------------- |
- Cézembre Fieschā - (CFA, Cézembre) Pogačar Skjelmose Martin Zana Pedersen Van Bekkum Bernard Samitier Almeida ----------------------------------------------------- | - Naziun Cjovani - (CJO, Belacostă) Roglič Almeida Kuss T. Johannessen Van Aert Chamberlain Armirail Albanese Gall ----------------------------------------------------- | - The Manilows - (MAN, Maricopa) Tulett Tuckwell Mas T. Johannessen Brennan Konrad Rota Brenner Pogačar ----------------------------------------------------- |
- Port Maxhestic AC - (PTM, Maritiimi-Maxhestic) Pogačar Roglič Onley Kuss Groves Barta Porter Omrzel Torres ----------------------------------------------------- | - Dirnalaiset Mortescu - (DED, Vuode) Pogačar Bilbao Onley Uijtdebroeks Groves Christián Rodríguez Aparicio Albanese Alleno ----------------------------------------------------- |
Links:
Registration thread
Information about the route and riders
#40
Wittenberg / Re: [TBoC] Submissions Call fo...
Last post by Breneir Tzaracomprada - August 22, 2026, 11:37:28 PMTwo more submissions have come in over the last few days. More are welcome. I'll be adding some as well as requesting one from Claude.