Mel G
@a4rdvark.bsky.social
Just another she/they pining for the fjords.
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Mel G
@a4rdvark.bsky.social
· Jan 23
"the only true wisdom is in knowing you are cringe."
~ Socrates, probably
~ Socrates, probably
"Continued survival within this timeline is worthy of a dancing sexy cake man."
- a thing a wrote in the work chat today
- a thing a wrote in the work chat today
November 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"Continued survival within this timeline is worthy of a dancing sexy cake man."
- a thing a wrote in the work chat today
- a thing a wrote in the work chat today
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All chess is 4D chess that's why they have that time clock thingy.
November 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
All chess is 4D chess that's why they have that time clock thingy.
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~* it’s beginning to look a lot like gay cardinal season *~
November 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
~* it’s beginning to look a lot like gay cardinal season *~
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idiot guy: i'm like the wolf i'm stalking my prey alone through the forest and being raw as fuck even if i'm in a group i'm the alpha
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
November 26, 2025 at 2:17 AM
idiot guy: i'm like the wolf i'm stalking my prey alone through the forest and being raw as fuck even if i'm in a group i'm the alpha
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
Good news coming out of the games industry feels rare right now, especially for folk on the narrative side. A story to savour.
just incredibly thrilled to announce that after months and months of uncertainty over the future of the game, and several I have bought Zombies, Run!, the game I co-created and have been making for the past 12 years:
zombiesrungame.com
observer.co.uk/the-critics/...
zombiesrungame.com
observer.co.uk/the-critics/...
I’m a novelist who’s just bought a video games company. Here’s why you should care about games writing | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Good news coming out of the games industry feels rare right now, especially for folk on the narrative side. A story to savour.
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Happy World Walrus Day! The English word walrus probably comes from Dutch and means “whale horse.” The Albanian name for a walrus, lopë deti, means “sea cow.” And the Navajo word for a walrus is tábąąstííntsoh bideeʼ hólónígíí. It means “big otter that lies on the shore, with tusks”
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Happy World Walrus Day! The English word walrus probably comes from Dutch and means “whale horse.” The Albanian name for a walrus, lopë deti, means “sea cow.” And the Navajo word for a walrus is tábąąstííntsoh bideeʼ hólónígíí. It means “big otter that lies on the shore, with tusks”
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very important cause and I suggest everyone buys a copy in order to support that worthy cause, the pictures are irrelevant I read it for the articles
The big news today is that there's a bunch of jacked firewomen in NZ who have put together a calendar to fundraise for breast cancer research: www.breastcancercure.org.nz/calendar/wah...
PRE-ORDER Wahine Toa Firefighter Calendar 2026 — Breast Cancer CURE
Original order SOLD OUT. Pre order now and help these trailblazing firefighters - every purchase makes a difference. 13 Firefighters. One Cause. From the frontline to your wall - New Zealand’s fir...
www.breastcancercure.org.nz
November 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
very important cause and I suggest everyone buys a copy in order to support that worthy cause, the pictures are irrelevant I read it for the articles
[cries in instructional design]
November 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
[cries in instructional design]
Replaying Ooblets and having a fun time. Also I'd quite like to live in that world, please.
a cartoon drawing of a blue and purple jellyfish
Alt: A dancing "Gloopy Longlegs" ooblet. A small creature with a round, pebble-shaped head encased in clear jelly and two long stripey legs ending in boots.
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Replaying Ooblets and having a fun time. Also I'd quite like to live in that world, please.
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Merry Friday. Save money by staying in and spend it on becoming a Daily Tism Patreon supporter instead 👍
www.patreon.com/posts/143042...
www.patreon.com/posts/143042...
November 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Merry Friday. Save money by staying in and spend it on becoming a Daily Tism Patreon supporter instead 👍
www.patreon.com/posts/143042...
www.patreon.com/posts/143042...
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People were arguing in my mentions today about whether the Earth is "round" when it's technically an irregular oblate spheroid and look "round" doesn't mean "absolutely perfect sphere" it means round. A soccer ball is round, a cantaloupe is round, a fluffy borb in winter is round, just go with it.
November 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
People were arguing in my mentions today about whether the Earth is "round" when it's technically an irregular oblate spheroid and look "round" doesn't mean "absolutely perfect sphere" it means round. A soccer ball is round, a cantaloupe is round, a fluffy borb in winter is round, just go with it.
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Some cautiously positive news from France, but systemic pesticides (like neonics) can persist in the soil for years, so it's early days yet.
Worth taking a moment to read this article in full 👇
#neonicotinoids #birds #insects #pesticides
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Worth taking a moment to read this article in full 👇
#neonicotinoids #birds #insects #pesticides
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
France’s birds start to show signs of recovery after bee-harming pesticide ban
Analysis shows small hike in populations of insect-eating species after 2018 ruling, but full recovery may take decades
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Some cautiously positive news from France, but systemic pesticides (like neonics) can persist in the soil for years, so it's early days yet.
Worth taking a moment to read this article in full 👇
#neonicotinoids #birds #insects #pesticides
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Worth taking a moment to read this article in full 👇
#neonicotinoids #birds #insects #pesticides
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Honouring the trans women and fems slain by violence used to feel like invoking a lineage of fierce and fabulous ghosts. Right now, it feels hollow, writes @razorfemme.bsky.social
I’m sick of writing about dead trans people | Xtra Magazine
For 15 years, I hoped my words would change something. Now I’m grieving the world that could’ve been
xtramagazine.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Honouring the trans women and fems slain by violence used to feel like invoking a lineage of fierce and fabulous ghosts. Right now, it feels hollow, writes @razorfemme.bsky.social
I wonder... humans have a long rich history of altering language to limit its clarity beyond the intended audience. Maybe we'll see a shift towards poetry in intentionally human-to-human communications?
Saw a post today that advised writers to stop writing as if a human will read it and start writing for an LLM that will be summarising.
As someone who really enjoyed trying to develop a peculiar but readable authorial voice, I find this incredibly depressing.
As someone who really enjoyed trying to develop a peculiar but readable authorial voice, I find this incredibly depressing.
November 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I wonder... humans have a long rich history of altering language to limit its clarity beyond the intended audience. Maybe we'll see a shift towards poetry in intentionally human-to-human communications?
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One time I spent five minutes at lunch drawing a reverse centaur and it became one of my most retweeted pieces of art. I resented that so I deleted it but now it can be free again because not enough people follow me on here for it to go big
April 28, 2023 at 2:34 PM
One time I spent five minutes at lunch drawing a reverse centaur and it became one of my most retweeted pieces of art. I resented that so I deleted it but now it can be free again because not enough people follow me on here for it to go big
"Here’s a rule I have developed for myself: never talk about a culture-war topic with anyone who only wants to talk to you about that topic. These conversations can only be helpful if they happen as part of a relationship."
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Don’t argue with strangers… and 11 more rules to survive the information crisis
Feeling overwhelmed by divisive opinions, endless rows and unreliable facts? Here’s how to weather the data storm
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
"Here’s a rule I have developed for myself: never talk about a culture-war topic with anyone who only wants to talk to you about that topic. These conversations can only be helpful if they happen as part of a relationship."
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
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This is very good
November 15, 2025 at 10:38 AM
This is very good
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[To the tune of Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison]
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Walking down the street
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵House with chicken feet
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Walking down the street
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵House with chicken feet
🎵Baba Yaga
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
[To the tune of Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison]
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Walking down the street
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵House with chicken feet
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Walking down the street
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵House with chicken feet
🎵Baba Yaga
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
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Join us today at Fluevog Shoes in both Edmonton & Calgary, and Step Up for Trans Folks!
Thursday, Nov 13 | 3pm-7pm
207 8 Ave SW, Calgary
10344 Whyte Ave NW, Edmonton
50% of any purchase goes directly to Skipping Stone
RSVP: www.skippingstone.ca/fluevog
Thursday, Nov 13 | 3pm-7pm
207 8 Ave SW, Calgary
10344 Whyte Ave NW, Edmonton
50% of any purchase goes directly to Skipping Stone
RSVP: www.skippingstone.ca/fluevog
November 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Join us today at Fluevog Shoes in both Edmonton & Calgary, and Step Up for Trans Folks!
Thursday, Nov 13 | 3pm-7pm
207 8 Ave SW, Calgary
10344 Whyte Ave NW, Edmonton
50% of any purchase goes directly to Skipping Stone
RSVP: www.skippingstone.ca/fluevog
Thursday, Nov 13 | 3pm-7pm
207 8 Ave SW, Calgary
10344 Whyte Ave NW, Edmonton
50% of any purchase goes directly to Skipping Stone
RSVP: www.skippingstone.ca/fluevog
Dear CBC, can you please expand the search tools on your website?
Sometimes I specifally want to read text written about a topic, and find it frustrating that the only filter options are "Video" and "All."
Sometimes I specifally want to read text written about a topic, and find it frustrating that the only filter options are "Video" and "All."
November 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Dear CBC, can you please expand the search tools on your website?
Sometimes I specifally want to read text written about a topic, and find it frustrating that the only filter options are "Video" and "All."
Sometimes I specifally want to read text written about a topic, and find it frustrating that the only filter options are "Video" and "All."
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I am calling upon the people of Ireland to immediately begin construction of a thread on this site about how you or someone you know was roasted for a fashion choice. We need it.
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
November 12, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I am calling upon the people of Ireland to immediately begin construction of a thread on this site about how you or someone you know was roasted for a fashion choice. We need it.
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
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Honour the veterans and punch a fascist!
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Honour the veterans and punch a fascist!