slybrarian
@slybrarian.bsky.social
Definitely a real person who was not retroactively created by a wish-granting engine. Star Trek, Battletech, general sci-fi, and TTRPG nerd. Jackal lurker.
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Some old Babylon 5 renders of mine for #NostalgiaSunday
These were all made in the late-90s or early-2000s with #LightWave3D and are presented here in all their low-res glory. /1 🧵
These were all made in the late-90s or early-2000s with #LightWave3D and are presented here in all their low-res glory. /1 🧵
!['Shadows over Jupiter' - a simple render, but one of my favourite B5 LightWave images. Made Jan 2000.
I’m pretty sure the Whitestar was by Kier Darby [ap3d.com], who wrote a very popular step-by-step tutorial revealing how it was made, textures and all. That’s how I — and many others — learned how to use splines to make these tricky organic shapes.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mvd4njlxajan7j67vrfhunzv/bafkreic2b3olcsprhf2uorxtk6thmllpadygq27qkzp2xux4bk6ndv67f4@jpeg)
November 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Some old Babylon 5 renders of mine for #NostalgiaSunday
These were all made in the late-90s or early-2000s with #LightWave3D and are presented here in all their low-res glory. /1 🧵
These were all made in the late-90s or early-2000s with #LightWave3D and are presented here in all their low-res glory. /1 🧵
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November 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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I think Star Trek endures because it encompasses all of the fundamental storytelling archetypes: Man vs man. Man vs self. Man vs computer. Man vs sexy lady. Man vs cave. Man vs God. Man vs lizard. Man vs tribunal. Man vs Abraham Lincoln. Man vs ghost. Man vs boss. Man vs doctor. Man vs rock. Man vs
September 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I think Star Trek endures because it encompasses all of the fundamental storytelling archetypes: Man vs man. Man vs self. Man vs computer. Man vs sexy lady. Man vs cave. Man vs God. Man vs lizard. Man vs tribunal. Man vs Abraham Lincoln. Man vs ghost. Man vs boss. Man vs doctor. Man vs rock. Man vs
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I think she could have been worked into the stories about reconstruction on Bajor, since food security came up in a number of episodes, and maybe some about exploration or stuff being brought back from the Gamma Quadrant. I don't know if that's enough to be a regular though.
I'm not so sure. She was heavily limited by what was established on TNG. Are there are many more stories to be told about a botanist, or a teacher for that matter? She did get some pretty memorable episodes, all things considered.
November 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I think she could have been worked into the stories about reconstruction on Bajor, since food security came up in a number of episodes, and maybe some about exploration or stuff being brought back from the Gamma Quadrant. I don't know if that's enough to be a regular though.
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"The Deep Space Fleet".
Advance Striking Force (Krenik) over Mastocal, Summer 2266.
The Advance Striking Force represented the vanguard of the Klingon Naval Fronts: composed of a mix of battleships, cruisers and destroyers,its role was to eliminate minor opposition ahead of the battle line.
Advance Striking Force (Krenik) over Mastocal, Summer 2266.
The Advance Striking Force represented the vanguard of the Klingon Naval Fronts: composed of a mix of battleships, cruisers and destroyers,its role was to eliminate minor opposition ahead of the battle line.
November 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"The Deep Space Fleet".
Advance Striking Force (Krenik) over Mastocal, Summer 2266.
The Advance Striking Force represented the vanguard of the Klingon Naval Fronts: composed of a mix of battleships, cruisers and destroyers,its role was to eliminate minor opposition ahead of the battle line.
Advance Striking Force (Krenik) over Mastocal, Summer 2266.
The Advance Striking Force represented the vanguard of the Klingon Naval Fronts: composed of a mix of battleships, cruisers and destroyers,its role was to eliminate minor opposition ahead of the battle line.
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Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
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A full 20% of academic output from the Vulcan Science Academy is dedicated to interdisciplinary research into "Why Are Human Like That?" Many hypotheses, few breakthroughs.
November 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
A full 20% of academic output from the Vulcan Science Academy is dedicated to interdisciplinary research into "Why Are Human Like That?" Many hypotheses, few breakthroughs.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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There is a very good reason why the thing I say most consistently about situations like this is "the violent rhetoric policy is my least favorite policy to write and enforce, and the policy that creates the most upheaval among the userbase when it is applied"!
"bluesky will suspend you for anything vaguely resembling a death threat" is maybe the single most consistent moderation policy they have I don't know why anyone is surprised by this one
yes, even if it's a reference to song lyrics
yes, even if it's a reference to song lyrics
The account owner of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was suspended for 72 hours for expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article. The post, made 11/10, stated: "I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die." 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
There is a very good reason why the thing I say most consistently about situations like this is "the violent rhetoric policy is my least favorite policy to write and enforce, and the policy that creates the most upheaval among the userbase when it is applied"!
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Elon Musk: [rising from bushes] eyyy itsa me elon
King: criminy
Musk: you know, joyce carol oates, she says i no read
Musk: but thata not true
Musk: as evidenced by dissa new ad campaign i just start onna twitter to convince everyone that i read
King: criminy
Musk: you know, joyce carol oates, she says i no read
Musk: but thata not true
Musk: as evidenced by dissa new ad campaign i just start onna twitter to convince everyone that i read
November 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Elon Musk: [rising from bushes] eyyy itsa me elon
King: criminy
Musk: you know, joyce carol oates, she says i no read
Musk: but thata not true
Musk: as evidenced by dissa new ad campaign i just start onna twitter to convince everyone that i read
King: criminy
Musk: you know, joyce carol oates, she says i no read
Musk: but thata not true
Musk: as evidenced by dissa new ad campaign i just start onna twitter to convince everyone that i read
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Not to be a party pooper but Star Trek was one of the most expensive things on television in 1966!
Season 1 had a budget of $192,000 an episode, the equivalent purchasing power of just shy of *$2 million dollars* today!
Season 1 had a budget of $192,000 an episode, the equivalent purchasing power of just shy of *$2 million dollars* today!
"This episode is from the season where CBS gave them a budget of $29.99, inflation-adjusted."
November 12, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Not to be a party pooper but Star Trek was one of the most expensive things on television in 1966!
Season 1 had a budget of $192,000 an episode, the equivalent purchasing power of just shy of *$2 million dollars* today!
Season 1 had a budget of $192,000 an episode, the equivalent purchasing power of just shy of *$2 million dollars* today!
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people bitch about woke media but if TOS was on today they would go to a thinly-veiled MAGA planet where the locals worshipped guns and then kirk would hit the orange dictator with a two-fisted karate chop before giving a lecture about how science is real and violence is bad
November 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
people bitch about woke media but if TOS was on today they would go to a thinly-veiled MAGA planet where the locals worshipped guns and then kirk would hit the orange dictator with a two-fisted karate chop before giving a lecture about how science is real and violence is bad
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On her way to beat the Borg Queen with the power of caffeine, I call it Janeway's Bizarre Adventure #startrek #startrekvoyager #kathrynjaneway #jjba
November 11, 2025 at 6:23 AM
On her way to beat the Borg Queen with the power of caffeine, I call it Janeway's Bizarre Adventure #startrek #startrekvoyager #kathrynjaneway #jjba
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Artist link: emibozstudios.bigcartel.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Artist link: emibozstudios.bigcartel.com
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one of the weirdest things that people believe on a website where the collective mood changes every thirty-six hours is that events completely unknown to 60% of the population, where 90% have the facts wrong, will have persistent effects eighteen months later
November 11, 2025 at 5:55 AM
one of the weirdest things that people believe on a website where the collective mood changes every thirty-six hours is that events completely unknown to 60% of the population, where 90% have the facts wrong, will have persistent effects eighteen months later
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This is deeply misleading. The agricultural section of the bill does NOT ban hemp-derived cannabinoid products that contain less than .3% THC total. www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/hemp/news/15...
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 AM
This is deeply misleading. The agricultural section of the bill does NOT ban hemp-derived cannabinoid products that contain less than .3% THC total. www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/hemp/news/15...
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Big news! As we close in on the final chapters, I’m happy to report we have a front cover for the eventual pdf version.
Huge thanks to @steillustrates.bsky.social for his amazing job
Huge thanks to @steillustrates.bsky.social for his amazing job
November 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Big news! As we close in on the final chapters, I’m happy to report we have a front cover for the eventual pdf version.
Huge thanks to @steillustrates.bsky.social for his amazing job
Huge thanks to @steillustrates.bsky.social for his amazing job
Oh yeah, his whole deal since 2016 is that if the show doesn't look 100% like TOS then it must be an alternate universe. Basically everything except Picard, even where that show referenced stuff in DSC.
I’m guessing that Bernd Schneider is the reason all the modern Trek shows (aside from Picard) are all siloed into their own databases, any overlapping ships (even in Picard) are just “coincidences” according to EAS.
It’s absolutely pedantic and also the reason I mainly use Memory Alpha today.
It’s absolutely pedantic and also the reason I mainly use Memory Alpha today.
Another view of the approval model.
Many fans were highly critical of the new "Akiraprise" design, none more so than Bernd Schneider of Ex Astris Scientia fame. /2
www.ex-astris-scientia.org/articles/ent...
Many fans were highly critical of the new "Akiraprise" design, none more so than Bernd Schneider of Ex Astris Scientia fame. /2
www.ex-astris-scientia.org/articles/ent...
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Oh yeah, his whole deal since 2016 is that if the show doesn't look 100% like TOS then it must be an alternate universe. Basically everything except Picard, even where that show referenced stuff in DSC.
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Bundam: Universal Carrot.
November 9, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Bundam: Universal Carrot.
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Regular reminder that Axios stories saying Dems are about to cave are likely sourced from GOP staffers trying to make it happen.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
November 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Regular reminder that Axios stories saying Dems are about to cave are likely sourced from GOP staffers trying to make it happen.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
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what he actually said was that mamdani doesn’t need his help and that he doesn’t live in new york but that he thought the race was very exciting and that cuomo disqualified himself, but, you know, hey, go ahead and make up people to get mad at if that makes your sunday morning more exciting
What nauseates about Mayor Pete is that he’s an Atlantic Monthly-reading retiree’s idea of what a young (ok, 43-yr-old) person should be like. Thank god for competitive primaries
November 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
what he actually said was that mamdani doesn’t need his help and that he doesn’t live in new york but that he thought the race was very exciting and that cuomo disqualified himself, but, you know, hey, go ahead and make up people to get mad at if that makes your sunday morning more exciting
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Watch Fantastic Four…Felt like drawing another super powered family!
#Shazam #fanart #makingcomics #comicbooks #illustration #comicart #dccomics #art #photoshop #draw #comicbook #makecomics
#Shazam #fanart #makingcomics #comicbooks #illustration #comicart #dccomics #art #photoshop #draw #comicbook #makecomics
November 9, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Watch Fantastic Four…Felt like drawing another super powered family!
#Shazam #fanart #makingcomics #comicbooks #illustration #comicart #dccomics #art #photoshop #draw #comicbook #makecomics
#Shazam #fanart #makingcomics #comicbooks #illustration #comicart #dccomics #art #photoshop #draw #comicbook #makecomics