failnaut
@failnaut.bsky.social
nonprofit strategist, union organizer, husband to the wonderful @thatbgdork.bsky.social, sole proprietor at TTRPG label @skullshapedmoon.com, mini painter, anti-AI, trans rights are human rights (he/him)
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failnaut
@failnaut.bsky.social
· Oct 11
Gaining followers more rapidly lately, so:
Hello! My name is Christos, or failnaut. I am a nonprofit marketing strategist and do a lot of pro bono work. I've worked extensively in games, tabletop and video. I am a proud union organizer in America, and an immigrant! It's nice to meet you. Say hi!
Hello! My name is Christos, or failnaut. I am a nonprofit marketing strategist and do a lot of pro bono work. I've worked extensively in games, tabletop and video. I am a proud union organizer in America, and an immigrant! It's nice to meet you. Say hi!
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I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
July 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
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It's my birthday, also known as "thank's giving". Ways you can thank me:
- Read my new fiction (link below)
- Back the Patreon (www.patreon.com/ettin)
- Check out my games (ettin.itch.io)
- Straight up give me money (paypal.me/ettin)
- Read my new fiction (link below)
- Back the Patreon (www.patreon.com/ettin)
- Check out my games (ettin.itch.io)
- Straight up give me money (paypal.me/ettin)
ZETTAMALL: A Sci-Fi LitRPG
"Welcome to the ZETTAMALL®, the universe's greatest shopping experience!"
William Tombaugh was looking forward to a normal Saturday: finish a shift at one of Sydney's worst supermarkets, go home, play...
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November 27, 2025 at 2:42 AM
It's my birthday, also known as "thank's giving". Ways you can thank me:
- Read my new fiction (link below)
- Back the Patreon (www.patreon.com/ettin)
- Check out my games (ettin.itch.io)
- Straight up give me money (paypal.me/ettin)
- Read my new fiction (link below)
- Back the Patreon (www.patreon.com/ettin)
- Check out my games (ettin.itch.io)
- Straight up give me money (paypal.me/ettin)
it feels immensely unfair that the sad feelings at christmas from having no biological family has seeped into thanksgiving, a holiday my british ass didn't even engage with until nine years ago, can you just pick one day a year
November 27, 2025 at 1:29 AM
it feels immensely unfair that the sad feelings at christmas from having no biological family has seeped into thanksgiving, a holiday my british ass didn't even engage with until nine years ago, can you just pick one day a year
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We can stand up. We can fight back. We can be on the side of greater human rights & accountability & justice.
Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
We can stand up. We can fight back. We can be on the side of greater human rights & accountability & justice.
i think this is the week i finally binge dispatch
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
i think this is the week i finally binge dispatch
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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ICYMI last 6 yrs I’ve run a vape/CBD shop in TX. Been fucked all year by the state/feds & they’re only getting started. I’m in trade school & also currently taking care of my mom’s cats while she recovers from hip replacement & getting dad settled in memory care. It’s a lot. Plz help/share
🖤❤️🖤❤️🖤
🖤❤️🖤❤️🖤
November 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
ICYMI last 6 yrs I’ve run a vape/CBD shop in TX. Been fucked all year by the state/feds & they’re only getting started. I’m in trade school & also currently taking care of my mom’s cats while she recovers from hip replacement & getting dad settled in memory care. It’s a lot. Plz help/share
🖤❤️🖤❤️🖤
🖤❤️🖤❤️🖤
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Made a little vlog style video of my wandering through the PAXU expo hall (my first attempt at this format and style!) looking for solo/GMless/ general TTRPGs to stream with my chat!
I hope bsky doesn’t eat the quality but #PAXUnplugged was great this year and I met so many lovely TTRPG creators 💜
I hope bsky doesn’t eat the quality but #PAXUnplugged was great this year and I met so many lovely TTRPG creators 💜
November 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Made a little vlog style video of my wandering through the PAXU expo hall (my first attempt at this format and style!) looking for solo/GMless/ general TTRPGs to stream with my chat!
I hope bsky doesn’t eat the quality but #PAXUnplugged was great this year and I met so many lovely TTRPG creators 💜
I hope bsky doesn’t eat the quality but #PAXUnplugged was great this year and I met so many lovely TTRPG creators 💜
the shit that is going to happen to the people running these platforms is going to make 2025 headlines look very chill
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
the shit that is going to happen to the people running these platforms is going to make 2025 headlines look very chill
The BlueSky android app seems to constantly just lag out when I'm trying to interact with it after a short break. Does it do this for anyone else? Is there any way to fix it?
November 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The BlueSky android app seems to constantly just lag out when I'm trying to interact with it after a short break. Does it do this for anyone else? Is there any way to fix it?
we're watching an international scale scam being revealed at rapid pace here, huh
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The Hater's Guide To NVIDIA
This piece has a generous 3000+ word introduction, because I want as many people to understand NVIDIA as possible. The (thousands of) words after the premium break get into arduous detail, but I’ve wr...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
we're watching an international scale scam being revealed at rapid pace here, huh
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
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It's Monday. So I thought I'd checka my email.
flashy: homestarrunner.com/sbemails/210...
tubey: youtu.be/-zhsNdk1_Vc?si
flashy: homestarrunner.com/sbemails/210...
tubey: youtu.be/-zhsNdk1_Vc?si
November 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
It's Monday. So I thought I'd checka my email.
flashy: homestarrunner.com/sbemails/210...
tubey: youtu.be/-zhsNdk1_Vc?si
flashy: homestarrunner.com/sbemails/210...
tubey: youtu.be/-zhsNdk1_Vc?si
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The second skin started to leak so did a quick wash & replaced it, but had @failnaut.bsky.social snag some pics to get a non-blurry zoomed in one lol
fuck! I cannot get over the color!
legit - if you are ever in Indy, look up @tattoosbymars.bsky.social & see if they've got space!
fuck! I cannot get over the color!
legit - if you are ever in Indy, look up @tattoosbymars.bsky.social & see if they've got space!
November 25, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The second skin started to leak so did a quick wash & replaced it, but had @failnaut.bsky.social snag some pics to get a non-blurry zoomed in one lol
fuck! I cannot get over the color!
legit - if you are ever in Indy, look up @tattoosbymars.bsky.social & see if they've got space!
fuck! I cannot get over the color!
legit - if you are ever in Indy, look up @tattoosbymars.bsky.social & see if they've got space!
this is a lot of fun (tabletop store simulator)
November 25, 2025 at 1:46 AM
this is a lot of fun (tabletop store simulator)
if you're wondering how bad scam calls are in america i just got a voice mail letting me know a scam company is running a black friday special on personal loans
November 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
if you're wondering how bad scam calls are in america i just got a voice mail letting me know a scam company is running a black friday special on personal loans
i would cry if i ever saw myself credited to this level of detail, this is great
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
i would cry if i ever saw myself credited to this level of detail, this is great
When I publicly pushed back on Scott Adams citing a rapist during his rapid downward spiral, the latter's community immediately pushed to have me fired. Creative Assembly responded by formally banning me from ever expressing a feminist opinion ever again.
I'm immensely sick of the figure heads of game dev companies being silent about the harassment of game devs. This is how this nonsense becomes "the norm" and it should have never been accepted as such in the first place.
November 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
When I publicly pushed back on Scott Adams citing a rapist during his rapid downward spiral, the latter's community immediately pushed to have me fired. Creative Assembly responded by formally banning me from ever expressing a feminist opinion ever again.
boomers are mostly retired with loads of money to travel and pay bail, does the nyt just have a self own division at this point, is it the entire site
My @nytimes.com op-ed: The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o... (gift link)
The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
Opinion | The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z?
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
boomers are mostly retired with loads of money to travel and pay bail, does the nyt just have a self own division at this point, is it the entire site
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Turnip28 Armoured Knights on the Rampage. Multi-pose Men at Arms.
Sculpted by me and the monstrously talented Monkstone Miniatures.
Sculpted by me and the monstrously talented Monkstone Miniatures.
November 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Turnip28 Armoured Knights on the Rampage. Multi-pose Men at Arms.
Sculpted by me and the monstrously talented Monkstone Miniatures.
Sculpted by me and the monstrously talented Monkstone Miniatures.
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no i will not watch a video of elon musk thank you
November 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
no i will not watch a video of elon musk thank you
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🚨 Our yearly sale starts today! Now through December 1st, the more paint you buy, the more you save. 🚨
champ.ly/61CbrZjN
#MiniPainting #painting #BlackFriday #TurboDork #CyberMonday #paintingminiatures #Sales #Deal #shopping
champ.ly/61CbrZjN
#MiniPainting #painting #BlackFriday #TurboDork #CyberMonday #paintingminiatures #Sales #Deal #shopping
November 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🚨 Our yearly sale starts today! Now through December 1st, the more paint you buy, the more you save. 🚨
champ.ly/61CbrZjN
#MiniPainting #painting #BlackFriday #TurboDork #CyberMonday #paintingminiatures #Sales #Deal #shopping
champ.ly/61CbrZjN
#MiniPainting #painting #BlackFriday #TurboDork #CyberMonday #paintingminiatures #Sales #Deal #shopping
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For one day only, Corvus Belli has discounts across its online store, from Warcrow and Infinity starter sets to limited edition minis ⬇️
#MiniatureWargaming #CorvusBelli #Warcrow #InfinityTheGame
www.wargamer.com/warcrow/infi...
#MiniatureWargaming #CorvusBelli #Warcrow #InfinityTheGame
www.wargamer.com/warcrow/infi...
These Black Friday deals let you pile into Warcrow and Infinity miniatures up to 30% cheaper - and now's the time
For one day only, Corvus Belli has discounts across its online store, from Warcrow and Infinity starter sets to limited edition minis.
www.wargamer.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
For one day only, Corvus Belli has discounts across its online store, from Warcrow and Infinity starter sets to limited edition minis ⬇️
#MiniatureWargaming #CorvusBelli #Warcrow #InfinityTheGame
www.wargamer.com/warcrow/infi...
#MiniatureWargaming #CorvusBelli #Warcrow #InfinityTheGame
www.wargamer.com/warcrow/infi...
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this needs to hit the discussion table more broadly, i like throwing money at indie media but it is starting to rival the collective bank drain from streaming that we've been working to get away from
have any independent media started collectivizing subscriptions yet, like $20 gets you access to 2-3 sites thru a single SSO login because I think that's the next wave of the future
November 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
this needs to hit the discussion table more broadly, i like throwing money at indie media but it is starting to rival the collective bank drain from streaming that we've been working to get away from