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Tʀᴀᴠᴇʀɴ @btravern.bsky.social · 1h

If you see this, quote your favourite Pokémon!

(Wrong answers only)

Paranoia Agent's Maromi (Satoshi Kon, 2004–5): A large pink anthropomorphic dog, with enormous doll-like eyes, a tiny triangular nose, and no mouth, sits in the middle of a circle of sleeping people in a verdant field.

Tʀᴀᴠᴇʀɴ @btravern.bsky.social · 1d

Only two more years for Lugosi's Dracula and Karloff's Frankenstein!

Drive-in movie ad for double-bill of Dracula and Frankenstein (1931)

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Tʀᴀᴠᴇʀɴ @btravern.bsky.social · 1d

Would also accept Philip K Dick's "Second Variety".

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ExpanseRPG @expanserpg.bsky.social · 2d

A serious situation is unfolding for Green Ronin. They need immediate legal help to protect their assets after Diamond’s bankruptcy. Please consider donating or sharing to support them. Every bit helps! gofund.me/13942a1a4 #ttrpg

Donate to Support Green Ronin in Critical Legal Defense, organized by Nicole Lindroos

My name is Nicole Lindroos, co-owner of Green Ronin Publishing. Diamond … Nicole Lindroos needs your support for Support Green Ronin in Critical Legal Defense

gofund.me

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Tʀᴀᴠᴇʀɴ @btravern.bsky.social · 2d

ALIEN (1979)

Planet of the Vampires (Mario Bava, 1965)

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Tʀᴀᴠᴇʀɴ @btravern.bsky.social · 2d

Great examples of terrific and influential RPGs that happen to be licensed games. A significant drawback, however, is that licenses expire. These are all out of print (I barely managed to buy a PDF of Leverage in time). Thankfully Cubicle 7's Doctor Who RPG is still around!

Ghostbusters: A Frightfully Cheerful Roleplaying Game (West End Games, 1986)

Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (West End Games, 1987)

Leverage: The Roleplaying Game (Margaret Weis Productions, 2010)

James Bond 007: Role-Playing In Her Majesty's Secret Service (Victory Games, 1983)

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Tʀᴀᴠᴇʀɴ @btravern.bsky.social · 3d

FOX: To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning

That’s a bit dated, but OUTFOX is more common.

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Tʀᴀᴠᴇʀɴ @btravern.bsky.social · 3d

HORSE: To flog. (18th century)

When animals played larger roles in our lives, they’d be incorporated into everyday language. These days we still have “horse around/about”, of course.

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Tʀᴀᴠᴇʀɴ @btravern.bsky.social · 3d

I'm sorry to say that it's still broken for me when I try to search by "from:[ACCOUNT]". (I haven't tried the other advanced search features, but I don't have high hopes.)

e.g.

example of broken Bluesky search function by "from:[ACCOUNT]", returning an unrelated account instead of the one being searched for

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Tʀᴀᴠᴇʀɴ @btravern.bsky.social · 3d

Or liars.

Or lying idiots.

Or lying idiotic fuckers.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 5d

That's because they're fucking idiots, there is literally no other explanation

www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

OpenAI wasn’t expecting Sora’s copyright drama

It felt “more different to images than people expected.”

www.theverge.com

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Tʀᴀᴠᴇʀɴ @btravern.bsky.social · 6d

🤖 How do I sign up for the Butlerian Jihad Starter Pack? 🤣

"AI Rights" Bluesky account—"I believe the robots are our future d[o_0]b Teach them well and let them lead the way <3"

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Tʀᴀᴠᴇʀɴ @btravern.bsky.social · 8d

This one for today, especially.

3 panels from Watchmen depicting a dialogue between The Comedian and Nite Owl during a lull in protest suppression:

The Comedian (examining the graffiti "WHO WATCHES THE WATCHMEN"): Ha! You see this? I seen that written up all over durin' this last two weeks! They don't like us an' they don't trust us.
Nite Owl: This whole situation… It's horrible…
The Comedia: Well, me, I kinda like it when things get weird, y'know? I like it when all the cards are on the table.
Nite Owl: But the country's disintegrating. What's happened to America? What's happened to the American Dream?
The Comedian: It came true. You're lookin' at it. Now c'mon… let's really put these jokers through some changes.

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Arne @androidarts.bsky.social · Nov 10

Why put nasty hairy little men in a setting when you can have ducks? It doesn't make any sense.

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 8d

*takes massive bong rip*

hailey
@hailey.at • 6h
an unfortunate irony about this post - and even if you are the staunchest anti-ai critic out there, i think you'd agree - is that some of the most bigoted things are being said to respond to this. copy/pasting phrasing and terminology used by bigots but replacing "dna" with "bits" doesn't make it ok
4J @dystopiabreaker.xyz • 3d
i'm completely serious when i say that much of the dismissive ai discourse on here fires the bigotry neuron
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hailey
@hailey.at • 6h
if you're writing a sentence that sounds like eugenics but you go "oh that's fine to say because it's not a real person" (whatever that means) you may want to consider what made you okay with saying that

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Modoc ➡️ Mythic Con 2025 @modoc.bsky.social · 9d

As a federal employee, I'm working but might not get paid.

Seeking an editor/proofreader to help get your #ttrpg project finished? I work with creators of all sizes—no project is too big or small. I offer fair rates, quick service, and quality work. CV available. DMs open.

Image: previous projects

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Tʀᴀᴠᴇʀɴ @btravern.bsky.social · 9d

HUMAN BEHAVIOUR

Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 9d

ALT VERSION:

Tweet from Lindsay King-Miller @AskAQueer

If you made a horror movie, what extremely upbeat pop song would you want slowed down and creepified to play in the trailer?

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 11d

The official database of works eligible for the Anthropic AI settlement has been released and, as I suspected, many authors are screwed. Basically, if your books weren't officially registered with the US Copyright Office you're out of luck. 1/ secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/results

Welcome to the Anthropic Copyright Settlement Website
Are you the legal or beneficial copyright owner of a book included in the Anthropic Copyright Settlement?
You could get a payment from the $1.5 billion Settlement.

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Tʀᴀᴠᴇʀɴ @btravern.bsky.social · 12d

"There's artificial intelligence, and there's actual intelligence."

🖐️🎤

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 12d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Encyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com · 12d

(solemnly) You've had mail.

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Chris Huth @umlauthuth.bsky.social · 12d

I'm still waiting on some income and could use help in the meantime. Any little bit helps! ko-fi.com/O4O8CAE3

cartoon of me about to get demolished by a dumpster labelled 'overdraft fees'

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Tʀᴀᴠᴇʀɴ @btravern.bsky.social · 13d

The "You look lonely" scene from Blade Runner 2049 was not supposed to be the next Torment Nexus.

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Tʀᴀᴠᴇʀɴ @btravern.bsky.social · 17d

Absolutely brilliant (and to think Romita was worried about working on the title). The tragedy of Gwen Stacy is that she’s a romance comics character trapped in a superhero comic, and she’s not aware of how deep she’s in.

Gwen Stacy study with Peter Parker and Spider-Man by Alex Ross

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Tʀᴀᴠᴇʀɴ @btravern.bsky.social · 17d

This is the way. And quote-dunk only with anonymized screenshots to starve them of attention.

(There's always muting if Bluesky's public block function feels awkward.)

Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 17d

If we (and I include me) would stop engaging Twitter-sent Trump trolls, that would make me happy. Just block.

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Chris Huth @umlauthuth.bsky.social · 19d

I'm ALMOST out from under everything but I have groceries and some bills in the next couple days up I could use a little help with: ko-fi.com/O4O8CAE3 #mutualaid #financialhelp #aaaa

cartoon of me rattling a tin cup about to be smooshed by a dumpster labelled "overdraft fees"

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