B-loved Dreamer
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Reading: Karl Popper's The Open Society & Its Enemies
(bucket of light: Bill Culbert)
(bucket of light: Bill Culbert)
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Random #LEGO set of the day: Prisoner Transporter
Random set of the day: Prisoner Transporter
Today's random set is 60043 Prisoner Transporter, released during 2014. It's one of 41 City sets produced that year. It contains 196 pieces and 3 minifigs , and its retail price was US$24.99/£17.99.
brickset.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Random #LEGO set of the day: Prisoner Transporter
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JD Vance's courting of tech billionaires (esp. as he plans for the '28 Republican nomination contest) provides a compelling explanation for the language on Europe in the new National Security Strategy.
icds.ee/en/trump_sil...
@armida.bsky.social
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Trump, Silicon Valley, and Europe’s Far-right - International Centre for Defence and Security
A new transatlantic alliance is forming. The old partnership was based on advancing liberal democracy, upholding the rules-based international order, and a security contract between the US and Europe....
icds.ee
December 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
JD Vance's courting of tech billionaires (esp. as he plans for the '28 Republican nomination contest) provides a compelling explanation for the language on Europe in the new National Security Strategy.
icds.ee/en/trump_sil...
@armida.bsky.social
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@armida.bsky.social
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Dan Houser on Victorian novels, Red Dead Redemption and redefining open-world games
Dan Houser on Victorian novels, Red Dead Redemption and redefining open-world games
As the Grand Theft Auto co-writer launches a new project, he reflects on his hugely successful open-world adventures and where game design might go next
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Dan Houser on Victorian novels, Red Dead Redemption and redefining open-world games
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"Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser compares AI to 'mad cow disease' and says execs pushing it aren't very creative."
December 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
"Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser compares AI to 'mad cow disease' and says execs pushing it aren't very creative."
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I’m in a tinwork cycle so no new paintings for awhile.
December 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I’m in a tinwork cycle so no new paintings for awhile.
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Oh look. They’ve actually drawn a diagram for all the people stupid enough to need a bloody diagram.
Elon Musk and his Russian friends call for the abolishment of the EU
December 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Oh look. They’ve actually drawn a diagram for all the people stupid enough to need a bloody diagram.
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A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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The OG Simon's Cat film!
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The OG Simon's Cat film!
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You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
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Shadow Walk
Another photo taken at one of my favourite locations on the London Underground tube map.
If the sun is out, and in the correct position at Nine Elms station, it can project beautiful shadows of the London Underground roundel on to the station floor.
Another photo taken at one of my favourite locations on the London Underground tube map.
If the sun is out, and in the correct position at Nine Elms station, it can project beautiful shadows of the London Underground roundel on to the station floor.
November 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Shadow Walk
Another photo taken at one of my favourite locations on the London Underground tube map.
If the sun is out, and in the correct position at Nine Elms station, it can project beautiful shadows of the London Underground roundel on to the station floor.
Another photo taken at one of my favourite locations on the London Underground tube map.
If the sun is out, and in the correct position at Nine Elms station, it can project beautiful shadows of the London Underground roundel on to the station floor.
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Some images from Pine Pitch Black, the fancy monochrome edition of Maskwitches. I really like how these came out. Totally different feel to the colour version.
November 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Some images from Pine Pitch Black, the fancy monochrome edition of Maskwitches. I really like how these came out. Totally different feel to the colour version.
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New job alert! Today I started as the new managing editor of @votebeat.org, a nonprofit news site that covers election administration and voting rights issues.
November 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
New job alert! Today I started as the new managing editor of @votebeat.org, a nonprofit news site that covers election administration and voting rights issues.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Good morning #jokesters!
Getting ready for holiday themed jokes🤣
Mrs. Claus ran into the kitchen where Santa was reading the paper and said,
"Honey, there are moose falling from the sky!"
He looks out the windows and says to her, "That's reindeer."
Getting ready for holiday themed jokes🤣
Mrs. Claus ran into the kitchen where Santa was reading the paper and said,
"Honey, there are moose falling from the sky!"
He looks out the windows and says to her, "That's reindeer."
three reindeer are pulled by a sleigh with flags on their backs
Alt: three reindeer are pulled by a sleigh with flags on their backs
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Good morning #jokesters!
Getting ready for holiday themed jokes🤣
Mrs. Claus ran into the kitchen where Santa was reading the paper and said,
"Honey, there are moose falling from the sky!"
He looks out the windows and says to her, "That's reindeer."
Getting ready for holiday themed jokes🤣
Mrs. Claus ran into the kitchen where Santa was reading the paper and said,
"Honey, there are moose falling from the sky!"
He looks out the windows and says to her, "That's reindeer."
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“Sudan's Death Toll Could Exceed Gaza’s. Here’s Everything You Need to Know”
Important convo on the genocide there from me/Zeteo, with 2 Sudan experts who offer actual solutions to stop the fighting & put pressure on outside actors like the UAE & Saudi:
Important convo on the genocide there from me/Zeteo, with 2 Sudan experts who offer actual solutions to stop the fighting & put pressure on outside actors like the UAE & Saudi:
Sudan's Death Toll Could Exceed Gaza’s. Here’s Everything You Need to Know
Two experts on Sudan explain how the killing in El Fasher is worse than anyone knows.
zeteo.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 AM
“Sudan's Death Toll Could Exceed Gaza’s. Here’s Everything You Need to Know”
Important convo on the genocide there from me/Zeteo, with 2 Sudan experts who offer actual solutions to stop the fighting & put pressure on outside actors like the UAE & Saudi:
Important convo on the genocide there from me/Zeteo, with 2 Sudan experts who offer actual solutions to stop the fighting & put pressure on outside actors like the UAE & Saudi:
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I mean... I kinda think it looks... not exactly "home made", but I don't think it actually looks like "a big team" made it, and I think anyone wanting to make games should think very carefully about what they can do, how they can get the tools they need, and how to learn new skills as needed.
October 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I mean... I kinda think it looks... not exactly "home made", but I don't think it actually looks like "a big team" made it, and I think anyone wanting to make games should think very carefully about what they can do, how they can get the tools they need, and how to learn new skills as needed.
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Personally, I cannot abide ten thousand year old spirits released from the ice, and I'll do whatever it takes to protect the community from them.
Find out more about Maskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland here: handiwork.games/home/the-sil...
Find out more about Maskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland here: handiwork.games/home/the-sil...
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Personally, I cannot abide ten thousand year old spirits released from the ice, and I'll do whatever it takes to protect the community from them.
Find out more about Maskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland here: handiwork.games/home/the-sil...
Find out more about Maskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland here: handiwork.games/home/the-sil...
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i know it's not caturday but…
i took this with the spiratone portragon 100m f4, a bizarre and totally underrated little (as in very little) lens. it's so compact bc it's a single-element lens. basically a metal tube with 1 piece of glass at the end.
i took this with the spiratone portragon 100m f4, a bizarre and totally underrated little (as in very little) lens. it's so compact bc it's a single-element lens. basically a metal tube with 1 piece of glass at the end.
October 16, 2025 at 3:10 AM
i know it's not caturday but…
i took this with the spiratone portragon 100m f4, a bizarre and totally underrated little (as in very little) lens. it's so compact bc it's a single-element lens. basically a metal tube with 1 piece of glass at the end.
i took this with the spiratone portragon 100m f4, a bizarre and totally underrated little (as in very little) lens. it's so compact bc it's a single-element lens. basically a metal tube with 1 piece of glass at the end.
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