Terence MacManus
@terrytalks.bsky.social
Archaeologist, Opera Singer and Author. Sadly not a zany space adventurer (yet).
Pictures by Robin Hall
Pictures by Robin Hall
What a delightful way to discover the game you're playing is unquestionably Australian
November 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
What a delightful way to discover the game you're playing is unquestionably Australian
Goddamn AI bullshit
October 22, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Goddamn AI bullshit
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only
October 20, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only
Team Cherry really had the temerity to deny Hornet used gamerspeak like "Git gud" for 6 years and then released #Silksong where every time she heals she holds up her needle and calls it her Fren
September 15, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Team Cherry really had the temerity to deny Hornet used gamerspeak like "Git gud" for 6 years and then released #Silksong where every time she heals she holds up her needle and calls it her Fren
Oh my God, this red fruit parkour in Hunter's March is *KILLING* me. All my Hollow Knight muscle memory keeps telling me to hit straight down instead of on the angle
#silksong
#silksong
September 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Oh my God, this red fruit parkour in Hunter's March is *KILLING* me. All my Hollow Knight muscle memory keeps telling me to hit straight down instead of on the angle
#silksong
#silksong
Hornet immediately claims #Silksong's first kill
September 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hornet immediately claims #Silksong's first kill
Silksong, let's GOOOOOOO...oh
September 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Silksong, let's GOOOOOOO...oh
Who else out there is playing through the Pantheon of Hallownest for the next two and a half hours?
September 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Who else out there is playing through the Pantheon of Hallownest for the next two and a half hours?
Incredible feed serendipity
August 12, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Incredible feed serendipity
Two very different countries only two letters apart, doing two VERY different things with mushrooms 😅
Scientists in Vienna have created a leather alternative from mushroom mycelium that’s stronger, more flexible, & more fire-resistant than animal hide. Grown in low-oxygen chambers & treated with non-toxic enzymes, it’s biodegradable, cruelty-free, & without harmful chemicals or environmental damage.
August 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Two very different countries only two letters apart, doing two VERY different things with mushrooms 😅
This perfectly encapsulates a visceral frustration I feel any time I see a news article
I've come up with name for something I see all the time in journalism: the shrinking story
You read a headline. It's got a BIG claim.
Then you read the lede (intro) par. It's got qualifications.
By the time you make it to the source of the claim buried in the copy, it's the size of a mouse.
You read a headline. It's got a BIG claim.
Then you read the lede (intro) par. It's got qualifications.
By the time you make it to the source of the claim buried in the copy, it's the size of a mouse.
July 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
This perfectly encapsulates a visceral frustration I feel any time I see a news article
For me it was Oni - played it on the PC, loved it, basically nobody I ever mention it to has heard of it...
It was weird and silly and the levels felt mostly empty space, but you could shoot people while doing ninja flips and so teenage me was enthralled
It was weird and silly and the levels felt mostly empty space, but you could shoot people while doing ninja flips and so teenage me was enthralled
June 27, 2025 at 8:56 AM
For me it was Oni - played it on the PC, loved it, basically nobody I ever mention it to has heard of it...
It was weird and silly and the levels felt mostly empty space, but you could shoot people while doing ninja flips and so teenage me was enthralled
It was weird and silly and the levels felt mostly empty space, but you could shoot people while doing ninja flips and so teenage me was enthralled
Shit, that reminds me, I need to catch up on Gunnerkrigg Court and El Goonish Shive
It used to be that one of the best parts of webcomics was seeing a comic that was literally unreadable at the start grow and evolve as the creator got more skilled.
Not to begrudge skilled artists starting webcomics, but I wish it was easier for bad artists to get seen.
Not to begrudge skilled artists starting webcomics, but I wish it was easier for bad artists to get seen.
June 19, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Shit, that reminds me, I need to catch up on Gunnerkrigg Court and El Goonish Shive
Ah, Oblivion. I'm so glad that even with a new coat of paint, you haven't changed a bit.
April 23, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Ah, Oblivion. I'm so glad that even with a new coat of paint, you haven't changed a bit.
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I have a sudden idea for a new and improved ice bucket challenge
April 8, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I have a sudden idea for a new and improved ice bucket challenge
See also: the success of COVID control measures
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 4:44 AM
See also: the success of COVID control measures
I am *gasping* for air
April 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I am *gasping* for air
Seen a lot of people praising Cory Booker's marathon filibuster, but can someone explain the purpose of it for those of us outside the US? Was it to block something, or was he making a general statement?
April 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Seen a lot of people praising Cory Booker's marathon filibuster, but can someone explain the purpose of it for those of us outside the US? Was it to block something, or was he making a general statement?
I thought this said "Fix Your Ordie" and assumed it was some kind of Geordie hospitality worker slang when someone ordered something they considered wrong.
April 1, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I thought this said "Fix Your Ordie" and assumed it was some kind of Geordie hospitality worker slang when someone ordered something they considered wrong.
Red Gold spotted in Ballarat on the way back to the car
April 1, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Red Gold spotted in Ballarat on the way back to the car
I can't believe they got @codyjohnston.bsky.social to present this
I marvel at how Jim Henson’s brain worked. This film was a presentation piece to the executives at CBS when he was trying to get them, ultimately unsuccessfully, to pick up The Muppet Show... But if you’re a TV exec sitting in a boardroom watching this, there’s no way it’s not leaving an impression.
March 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I can't believe they got @codyjohnston.bsky.social to present this
Post a fictional character who you think would be an antivaxxer.
Hard mode: No villains
Hard mode: No villains
March 20, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Post a fictional character who you think would be an antivaxxer.
Hard mode: No villains
Hard mode: No villains