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This day in Science Fiction: Happy 81st birthday, Francesca Annis!

https://thisdayinscifi.blogspot.com/2015/05/14-may-2015.html

And Woldemar Kampfert in the June 28, 1913 issue of Outlook redicts “Over cities… the aerial sentry will be found. A thousand aeroplanes flying to the opera must be kept in line and each allowed to alight upon the roof of the auditorium in its proper turn.”

Not only no, but HELLZ, NO!

Bonus: A whole bunch of nepotism.

https://thisdayinscifi.blogspot.com/2015/05/14-may-2015.html

RIP Clarence Carter, dead at 90, best known for singing Patches and Slip Away.

Here is his version of Slip Away.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj8eAHn_2YM&list=RDtj8eAHn_2YM&start_radio=1

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/clarence-carter-strokin-singer-1235266836/

RIP David Burke, dead at 91. He was Watson to Jeremy Brett's Holmes on TV and Joseph Stalin in Reilly, Ace of Spies.

https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2026/05/david-burke-first-watson-of-granada-era.html?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzEmail&utm_campaign=Express_2026-05-14_21%3A30&utm_content=45933&m=1&fbclid=IwY2xjawR0JP9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeIcHkVB3_AmSot1UdLxoVkYI_LPoxkxsKlM-OkHvpVeTB704MUBdJuPJWKas_aem_tM1aoUGUp_FncGQEeD7D4Q

This Day in Science Fiction: Happy 48th birthday, Caroline Dhavernas! I loved the show Wonderfalls.

And H.G. Wells in his 1902 book Anticipations tries to predict the future of naval warfare and does a pretty bad job of it. He thought submarines were going to be useless.

https://thisdayinscifi.blogspot.com/2015/05/15-may-2015.html

I count this as an eagle.

🥵 Daily Extreme 655
7️⃣3️⃣
5️⃣8️⃣
m-w.com/games/quordle/

Still a struggle for me.

Susie 1495 in 9:
3️⃣1️⃣1️⃣0️⃣2️⃣3️⃣3️⃣2️⃣5️⃣
https://susie.rbrignall.org.uk

Same score as yesterday, not bad.

Daily Octordle #1572
8️⃣🕛
9️⃣🔟
6️⃣5️⃣
7️⃣🕚
Score: 68

Starting at 5:14 am.
Only Trekle was tough.

One minute!
nerdle 1577 2/6
🟪⬛🟪🟪🟩🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Two minute par.
🙂 Daily Quordle 1572
7️⃣5️⃣
6️⃣8️⃣

Ten minutes and last ditch.
Trekle 1594 6/6
#StarTrek Difficulty: 🔘🔘🔘🔘
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🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩

Two minutes.
Wordle 1,791 4/6*
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Birdie on Extreme.

🥵 Daily Extreme 654
4️⃣8️⃣
7️⃣6️⃣
m-w.com/games/quordle/

Same as yesterday.

Susie 1494 in 10:
2️⃣1️⃣1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣3️⃣2️⃣1️⃣4️⃣5️⃣
https://susie.rbrignall.org.uk

Not bad, not great.

Daily Octordle #1571
🔟🕚
🕛9️⃣
7️⃣8️⃣
6️⃣5️⃣
Score: 68

No times given.

nerdle 1576 3/6
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🙂 Daily Quordle 1571
7️⃣5️⃣
8️⃣4️⃣

Trekle 1593 5/6
#StarTrek Difficulty: 🔘🔘🔘🔘
⬜ ⬜ ⬜ 🖖 ⬜
⬜ 🖖 ⬜ ⬜ 🖖
🖖 🖖 🖖 ⬜ 🖖
🖖 🖖 ⬜ 🟩 🖖
🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩

Last ditch.
Wordle 1,790 6/6*
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Birdie on Extreme.

🥵 Daily Extreme 653
7️⃣6️⃣
4️⃣8️⃣
m-w.com/games/quordle/

This Day in Science Fiction: Happy 41st birthday, Iwan Rheon!

And the 1962 book Seven Days in May by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey predicts that in 1971, The United States goes to war in Iran.

Thankfully, no.

https://thisdayinscifi.blogspot.com/2015/05/13-may-2015.html

Two zeros are usually a lot of info.

Not today.

Susie 1493 in 10:
0️⃣2️⃣2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣2️⃣3️⃣2️⃣1️⃣5️⃣
https://susie.rbrignall.org.uk

My worst this month.

Daily Octordle #1570
9️⃣8️⃣
7️⃣🔟
6️⃣4️⃣
🕐🟥
Score: 71

Starting at 6:17 am.
Very fast today.

One minute!
nerdle 1575 3/6
⬛⬛⬛🟪⬛🟩⬛🟪
🟪⬛🟪🟩🟪🟩⬛🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Three minute bogey.
🙂 Daily Quordle 1570
5️⃣6️⃣
9️⃣7️⃣

Two minutes!
Trekle 1592 3/6
#StarTrek Difficulty: 🔘
⬜ ⬜ 🖖 🟩 ⬜
🟩 🟩 🖖 🟩 ⬜
🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩

Two minutes!
Wordle 1,789 4/6*
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Every day is a new struggle with Susie.

Susie 1492 in 12:
2️⃣0️⃣3️⃣2️⃣2️⃣2️⃣3️⃣3️⃣2️⃣2️⃣1️⃣5️⃣
https://susie.rbrignall.org.uk

Same score as yesterday, no complaints.

Daily Octordle #1569
9️⃣7️⃣
6️⃣🔟
🕚🕐
5️⃣4️⃣
Score: 65

Starting at 6:30 am.
Proud of Quordle and Wordle.

Seven minutes.
nerdle 1574 4/6
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Three minute birdie.
🙂 Daily Quordle 1569
6️⃣8️⃣
4️⃣9️⃣

Four minutes and last ditch.
Trekle 1591 6/6
#StarTrek Difficulty: 🔘
⬜ 🖖 ⬜ ⬜ 🖖
⬜ ⬜ 🖖 🖖 🟩
⬜ 🟩 🖖 ⬜ 🟩
🟩 🟩 ⬜ ⬜ 🟩
🖖 🖖 ⬜ ⬜ ⬜
🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩

Two minutes!
Wordle 1,788 4/6*
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