200-year-old ship's biscuit to be auctioned.

It's from the Battle of Trafalgar, complete with provenance. Dwarf battle bread, for real.

Just in time for Halloween,too. ( SQUEAK )

It's beastly hot out, and will be hotter tomorrow.

On the other hand, here is something awesome, a movie-style trailer for Ann Leckie's Ancillary Justice, made by a very talented fan called bironic. Link to Ann Leckie's blog post with the video. If you can, watch with sound on; the music is perfect, too.