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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 6d

I think Dracula could defeat Frankenstein but I don’t think Count Chocula could defeat Frankenberry and that speaks to the richness of the characters

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SlayBeans (or Stephen) @jaybeans.bsky.social · Oct 31

Enjoy the Reformation and Halloween with the classic 95 Reese's being nailed to a door

95 Reese's nailed to a door next to a pumpkin carved to look like Martin Luther

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Jon Green @jonmgreen.bsky.social · 8d

I thought I was ordering a translation, but I should have checked more carefully. So now I get to fumble through 15th century #Scots poetry.

I’m having a great time, it’s just slow going, and I need to read everything aloud in the accent of an old man from Fife

The Wallace by Blind Harry
#scotland

Our antecessowris, that we suld of reide,
And hald in mynde thar nobille worthi deid,
We lat ourslide, throw werray sleuthfulnes;
And castis ws euir till vthir besynes.
Till honour ennymys is our haile entent,5
It has beyne seyne in thir tymys bywent;
Our ald ennemys cummyn of Saxonys blud,
That neuyr yeit to Scotland wald do gud,
Bot euir on fors, and contrar haile thair will,
Quhow gret kyndnes thar has beyne kyth thaim till.10
It is weyle knawyne on mony diuerss syde,
How thai haff wrocht in to thair mychty pryde,
To hald Scotlande at wndyr euirmar.
Bot God abuff has maid thar mycht to par:
Yhit we suld thynk one our bearis befor.15
Of thair parablyss as now I say no mor.
We reide of ane rycht famouss of renowne,
Of worthi blude that ryngis in this regioune:
And hensfurth I will my process hald
Of Wilyham Wallas yhe haf hard beyne tald.

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Jon Green @jonmgreen.bsky.social · 8d

Let me tell you how tired I’m getting of AI being forced into software:
I have genuinely given thought to making Linux my next OS.

This is not ok, and is the sign of a sick and twisted society that is collapsing.

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A Catbus on Elm Street @hayao.lol · 21d

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two screencaps from 'Kamen Rider Fourze'

alien in tweed jacket and hat: you're jumping to conclusions by thinking it's ninjas just because the room was locked.

Kamen Rider, gesturing: first of all, this is the moon.

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Yvris Burke | Button Kin Games @yvris.bsky.social · 18d

You can now pick up physical copies of my games in Forbidden Planet Glasgow 💕🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I spent quite a lot of quality lurking time in Forbidden Planet as a teen so this is huge for me!

Righteous Jaunt, Bumbling, Drama Llamas, Caltrop Kaiju, and Jude’s World all on a shelf together with lots of other fabulous indie TTRPG books and zines

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 22d

This is tech/marketing people leveraging decades of science fiction media presenting "AI" as generally encyclopedic and infallible. People think they're getting JARVIS, when what they're getting is the machine version of that annoying dude in your dorm confidently spouting bullshit on every subject

Geoff Balls @geoffballs.bsky.social · 22d

This marketing term is causing untold harm, of course, mostly to the naive and gullible. But it’s surprising how many educated and apparently intelligent people are placing an unwarranted degree of trust in these programmes.

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Jon Green @jonmgreen.bsky.social · 23d

I really like Mork Borg and all its derivatives, but the books are so stylized that I find they’re actually difficult to use at the table. It’s a beautiful mix of art and fonts and layout, but that does not really lend itself easily to practical use. #ttrpg

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Glen @vaguebiscuit.bsky.social · 27d

Well don't I feel stupid

A headline about the James Webb Telescope potentially finding a new stellar object dubbed a black hole star

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Jon Green @jonmgreen.bsky.social · Sep 23

My son has learned that I am useless to him at night. If I go in when he’s upset at night, he stops crying, points at the door, then cries louder until I take him to his mother. He has no use for the boobless parent, I am only for playtime during the day.

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dadvans | the winnipeg jorts @dadvans.bsky.social · Sep 22

once again, if tylenol caused autism, america would have a better rail system

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Dates in Movies @datesinmovies.bsky.social · Sep 22

Sep 22nd - Bilbo Baggins celebrated his "eleventy-first" birthday. On the same day Bilbo's cousin, Frodo Baggins, celebrated his 33rd birthday.

📽️📅 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

3 Screenshots from the movie "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (2001): First, a close-up of a parchment map of the Shire with the subtitle “The 22nd day of September in the year 1400 by Shire-reckoning.” Second, Gandalf in his wide-brimmed hat looking warmly at Frodo, subtitle reading “You didn’t think I’d miss your Uncle Bilbo’s birthday?” Third, a festive nighttime gathering of hobbits under lanterns and banners with a sign that says “Happy Birthday Bilbo Baggins,” as the crowd cheers and celebrates.

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Jon Green @jonmgreen.bsky.social · Sep 19

There were certain names we discounted just because it sounded like the child would be an overpriced paint color.

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Jon Green @jonmgreen.bsky.social · Sep 19

Total time from getting my dual British Citizenship to getting instagram ads asking me to renounce my US citizenship: 3 days

#expat

An instagram ad from Moodys Tax about how to renounce your US Citizenship because of tax reasons

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Jon Green @jonmgreen.bsky.social · Sep 16

Official first pint in a pub.

I think I should start arguing about football* or something?

(*soccer)

A mostly empty pint glass of strongbow cider on the bar of an old-fashioned pub

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Jon Green @jonmgreen.bsky.social · Sep 16

Officially a British citizen. The pledge to a king was pretty weird, but I managed to control my inner-American long enough. Now time to drink tea, wear a kilt, and complain about the French!
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
#scotland #British #citizen #immigrant

A man (me) receiving a certificate of citizenship in Glasgow City Council chambers.

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Grig "Punkie" Larson @griglars.bsky.social · Sep 11

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · Aug 20

when the AI bubble finally collapses and everyone who spent a year smugly hyping it suddenly has to come crawling back with their tail between their legs, i just want to say i am not going to be the bigger person about it. i am going to be meaner than you can even believe

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · Aug 18

It’s wild that the most unrealistic part of Terminator 2 is now the idea of a tech founder being told their creation will enslave humanity and they decide to destroy their product & company.

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Jon Green @jonmgreen.bsky.social · Aug 18

If he doesn’t fix this with Daggerheart, we’ll know he’s truly lost…

(Side note: the art for the ‘fling ally’ feat in 3.5 is still one of my favorite art pieces from all of D&D)

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Jon Green @jonmgreen.bsky.social · Aug 18

12 years ago today I was apparently at GenCon with @tomlommel.com playing Worlds Worst Dungeon Crawl.

I had a blast playing the game; but was so jet lagged I was almost hallucinating, surviving on a diet of sugar and caffeine; then collapsed with ConCrud as soon as I got back to Scotland. #ttrpg

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alexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social · Aug 18

if you've got to use a pseudonym for "kill" to avoid algorithm punishment, please go with "oof" as it is the funniest one

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Large Language Super Model @jsthrill.modphi.com · Aug 15

Experimental philosophy

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Them - You can't throw sandwiches at ICE Agents.
Grabs a hot dog. "I guess we'll finally answer the old question."

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Standplaats Kraków @standplaatskrk.pl · Jul 9

"David Byrne and Trent Reznor have been given ambiguous directions for their Airbnb" - a spotify playlist by Alex Kealy:

1. Talking Heads - This Must Be The Place...
2 Nine Inch Nails - This Isn't The Place

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Jon Green @jonmgreen.bsky.social · Aug 11

The invisible walls from video games was suddenly gone; and the only thing in my way was that I had only 3 spellslots to my name, and I refused to use them on anyone (because who knows when I might need them??)

#dnd #ttrpg

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