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Hi all!

I'm doing some minor operational work tonight. It should be transparent, but there's always a chance that something goes wrong. The main thing I'm touching is testing a replacement for Apache2 (our web server software) in one area of the site.

Thank you!

girlgenius_main_feed

http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20260204

The Girl Genius comic for Wednesday, February 04, 2026 has been posted.

http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20260204

xkcd_feed

https://xkcd.com/3202/

Originally, the ceremony used a variety of rodents and mustelids, but over time most people agreed it made sense to standardize on a specific individual ground squirrel in Pennsylvania.

https://xkcd.com/3202/

girlgenius_main_feed

http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20260202

The Girl Genius comic for Monday, February 02, 2026 has been posted.

http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20260202

xkcd_feed

https://xkcd.com/3201/

There's also a proof without content of a conjecture without content, but it's left as an exercise for the reader.

https://xkcd.com/3201/

girlgenius_main_feed

http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20260130

The Girl Genius comic for Friday, January 30, 2026 has been posted.

http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20260130

xkcd_feed

https://xkcd.com/3200/

Some of the atoms in the molecule are very weakly bound.

https://xkcd.com/3200/

girlgenius_main_feed

http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20260128

The Girl Genius comic for Wednesday, January 28, 2026 has been posted.

http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20260128

xkcd_feed

https://xkcd.com/3199/

'Ugh, I'm never going to be like spiders. My descendants will all just be normal arthropods who mind their own busines and don't do anything weird.' --The ancestor of a bunch of eusocial insects

https://xkcd.com/3199/

marthawells

So yeah, kind of hard to concentrate on work while being consumed by rage. I've been to conventions in the Minneapolis area and I have a lot of friends up there, and one of my goddaughters and her husband live there.

For instance, this is Greg Ketter, from DreamHaven Books, where I've done signings, at the protest and running into tear gas:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XHDR1PnqPeg

I've been doing mutual aid and sending donations where I can (https://www.standwithminnesota.com/) which is helping my sanity somewhat.

Other stuff I should link to:

Interview with me on Space.com https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-books/martha-wells-next-murderbot-diaries-book-is-the-family-roadtrip-from-hell-on-ringworld-interview

Weather permitting, I'll be guest of honor this coming weekend at AggieCon in College Station: https://www.aggiecon.net/

That's all I've got right now. Abolish ICE.