Hyperlexic
@hyperlexic.bsky.social
Queer East Bay GenX native & parent. He/him. Had my mask pic before the fascists. I tend to block quote-arguers.
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Hyperlexic
@hyperlexic.bsky.social
· Sep 14
Since we have a lot of new users and I have some new followers, I thought I’d share a few Bluesky tools (lists, feeds, starter packs) I built!
(If you’re a pro-housing ttrpg gamer from Brazil, this will be perfect for you).
(If you’re a pro-housing ttrpg gamer from Brazil, this will be perfect for you).
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Having a restoring session of Traveller and drawing a hecking lich lady.
November 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Having a restoring session of Traveller and drawing a hecking lich lady.
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I HATE it when my family argues about politics at Thanksgiving. The Eel-Ariash side are fighting with the Molari-Sor branch over Moonboats while my short little cousin tells stories about running a military district in some Rufelza-forsaken chapparal and dad's bound spirit rattles the dishes.
I HATE it when my family argues about politics at Thanksgiving. My House Indoril dad is yelling at my House Hlaalu cousin for being an Imperial collaborator while my House Telvanni aunt conjures a scamp inside the tofurkey and my Sixth House uncle speaks in tongues and here I am, an Ashlander.
I hate it when my family argues about politics at Thanksgiving. My Independent Dad is yelling at my Covenanter cousin for allying with the king while my Fifth Monarchist uncle keeps making cryptic pronouncements about the Book of Daniel, and here I am, a Leveller.
November 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I HATE it when my family argues about politics at Thanksgiving. The Eel-Ariash side are fighting with the Molari-Sor branch over Moonboats while my short little cousin tells stories about running a military district in some Rufelza-forsaken chapparal and dad's bound spirit rattles the dishes.
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Audience culture is the worst it's ever been, I swear to god. People forgot how to act. I'm at the theater, trying to enjoy my show, which I've paid GOOD MONEY for, and these two old assholes are in the balcony heckling the life out of the poor bear onstage. Not letting him finish a single joke.
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Audience culture is the worst it's ever been, I swear to god. People forgot how to act. I'm at the theater, trying to enjoy my show, which I've paid GOOD MONEY for, and these two old assholes are in the balcony heckling the life out of the poor bear onstage. Not letting him finish a single joke.
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an underestimated threat AI poses is not convincing you that fake things are real, it’s convincing you that real things are fake
November 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
an underestimated threat AI poses is not convincing you that fake things are real, it’s convincing you that real things are fake
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oh hell yes
November 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
oh hell yes
Description from prior post: Lion’s mane mushroom (hericeim erinaceus) on an oak, westside Ukiah, Mendocino County CA. Soon to be part of tomorrow’s meal.
November 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Description from prior post: Lion’s mane mushroom (hericeim erinaceus) on an oak, westside Ukiah, Mendocino County CA. Soon to be part of tomorrow’s meal.
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The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
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SPIRITED AWAY is a masterwork but as Ive gotten into rewatching them with my kids I'm actually growing convinced that KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE is the best overall work in the canon. Unlike SPIRITED AWAY which can sometimes feel unfocused and episodic, Kiki has a laser-focused and satisfying structure
Rewatched several Ghibli movies recently and yeah, this one really is the masterwork. I may prefer Mononoke and Porco Rosso a bit more on vibes but the overall cohesion, artistry and scope of Spirited Away is simply undeniable.
November 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
SPIRITED AWAY is a masterwork but as Ive gotten into rewatching them with my kids I'm actually growing convinced that KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE is the best overall work in the canon. Unlike SPIRITED AWAY which can sometimes feel unfocused and episodic, Kiki has a laser-focused and satisfying structure
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Memorial Stadium kestrel. First time I’ve seen one on this side of the hills I think.
November 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Memorial Stadium kestrel. First time I’ve seen one on this side of the hills I think.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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I see the Stranger Things kids are back.
November 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I see the Stranger Things kids are back.
Morbidly curious what triggered these people suddenly.
November 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Morbidly curious what triggered these people suddenly.
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It’s so wild some people genuinely believe NGOs actually speak for anyone other than their boards. It’s like encountering someone who believes Santa Claus exists.
While @resnikoff.bsky.social's article has some valid criticism, part of the challenge underscored here is that the YIMBY movement needs to continue to engage with justice orgs and listen to the lived experiences in dialogue. Swooping in and telling communities what to think is the wrong approach.
November 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It’s so wild some people genuinely believe NGOs actually speak for anyone other than their boards. It’s like encountering someone who believes Santa Claus exists.
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Oh, it’s because we’re super truculent.
Gen X-ers Have Money to Spend. Why Are Retailers Ignoring Them?
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Oh, it’s because we’re super truculent.
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“When the men did not believe Miles’ tribal ID, she pointed to a phone number for the Umatilla Tribal enrollment office on the back of the card.
“Call it,” she said.
When they didn’t, she took out her phone to call the office herself, but the agents tried unsuccessfully to take her phone...”
“Call it,” she said.
When they didn’t, she took out her phone to call the office herself, but the agents tried unsuccessfully to take her phone...”
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
“When the men did not believe Miles’ tribal ID, she pointed to a phone number for the Umatilla Tribal enrollment office on the back of the card.
“Call it,” she said.
When they didn’t, she took out her phone to call the office herself, but the agents tried unsuccessfully to take her phone...”
“Call it,” she said.
When they didn’t, she took out her phone to call the office herself, but the agents tried unsuccessfully to take her phone...”
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I taught (and co-taught) a course on human population genetics from 2000-2024. Having retired, I'm now making all the course materials public: github.com/alanrogers/p... #popgen #evbio
GitHub - alanrogers/popgen: A course on population genetics
A course on population genetics. Contribute to alanrogers/popgen development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I taught (and co-taught) a course on human population genetics from 2000-2024. Having retired, I'm now making all the course materials public: github.com/alanrogers/p... #popgen #evbio
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the food looks unappetizing too
November 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
the food looks unappetizing too
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The pretend University of Austin teaches "Forbidden Courses" with zero pushback even as the real universities are forbidding courses due to political pressure
My friend Jake (that’s Dr. Beck to you!) on the crisis in Texas universities.
www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...
www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...
Professor: Texas used to have universities
Former Texas Tech professor takes issue with the actions of Texas universities to restrict what topics can be discussed. Doing so makes them something other...
www.dallasnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The pretend University of Austin teaches "Forbidden Courses" with zero pushback even as the real universities are forbidding courses due to political pressure
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The advent of free worldwide publishing for all, and the ensuing need for publishers to outcompete all other publishers for attention, has turned public communication into an endless tournament to discover the most potent emotional payloads that can be embedded in media.
The winner: toxic nostalgia
The winner: toxic nostalgia
November 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The advent of free worldwide publishing for all, and the ensuing need for publishers to outcompete all other publishers for attention, has turned public communication into an endless tournament to discover the most potent emotional payloads that can be embedded in media.
The winner: toxic nostalgia
The winner: toxic nostalgia
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“I firmly believe that stupidity is an indiscriminate privilege of all human groups and that is uniformly distributed according to a constant proportion.”
A-freakin’-men
A-freakin’-men
September 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
“I firmly believe that stupidity is an indiscriminate privilege of all human groups and that is uniformly distributed according to a constant proportion.”
A-freakin’-men
A-freakin’-men
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I was at the ER the night before Thanksgiving/early hours of Thanksgiving last year with a family member, and we overheard two doctors call that block of time "The Night of the Mandolines" due to the sheer number of sharps injuries during meal prep.
November 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I was at the ER the night before Thanksgiving/early hours of Thanksgiving last year with a family member, and we overheard two doctors call that block of time "The Night of the Mandolines" due to the sheer number of sharps injuries during meal prep.
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“Republicans who are actually nice? Surprise political victories for the good guys? Rousing monologues? Bradley Whitford? Oh yeah, this is the kind of content that America’s remaining West Wing fanboys will gobble up like pumpkin pie.”
www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
Watch 'Death By Lightning' this Thanksgiving or go to hell
SFGATE columnist Drew Magary on Netflix's presidential miniseries.
www.sfgate.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“Republicans who are actually nice? Surprise political victories for the good guys? Rousing monologues? Bradley Whitford? Oh yeah, this is the kind of content that America’s remaining West Wing fanboys will gobble up like pumpkin pie.”
www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
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Ahead of launching a war on Venezuela, the US would like to announce that no one in Venezuela should help US forces, it'd be stupid to do so, the US will denigrate you and screw you over no matter how much you help, and blame you if even one Venezuelan who also helped the US ever does something bad.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Ahead of launching a war on Venezuela, the US would like to announce that no one in Venezuela should help US forces, it'd be stupid to do so, the US will denigrate you and screw you over no matter how much you help, and blame you if even one Venezuelan who also helped the US ever does something bad.