a. g. radley
@ag-radley.bsky.social
illustrator + programmer + game designer. smite cling-clang on the anvil of nimrod.
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I've written something like 120k words for my book in total, but I realized a lot of that will have to be cut or moved to another book. I had to do some plot restructuring stuff cause it's supposed to be the first book in a series.
October 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I've written something like 120k words for my book in total, but I realized a lot of that will have to be cut or moved to another book. I had to do some plot restructuring stuff cause it's supposed to be the first book in a series.
why is life so lonely man. why is it so hard to find friends and community
October 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
why is life so lonely man. why is it so hard to find friends and community
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The official Canadian Petition to reign in payment processor censorship has stalled out just under 10k signatures.
This is a reminder for Canadians, this is an OFFICIAL petition that will be responded to. Show your support in protecting our free speech!
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
This is a reminder for Canadians, this is an OFFICIAL petition that will be responded to. Show your support in protecting our free speech!
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
September 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The official Canadian Petition to reign in payment processor censorship has stalled out just under 10k signatures.
This is a reminder for Canadians, this is an OFFICIAL petition that will be responded to. Show your support in protecting our free speech!
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
This is a reminder for Canadians, this is an OFFICIAL petition that will be responded to. Show your support in protecting our free speech!
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
got to ~75k words in my novel draft, but i kind of hit a wall with it. one of the main characters turned out not to be who i thought he was and it's made everything heavier and more difficult to write.
September 12, 2025 at 4:10 AM
got to ~75k words in my novel draft, but i kind of hit a wall with it. one of the main characters turned out not to be who i thought he was and it's made everything heavier and more difficult to write.
walked past a mushroom dispensary that got firebombed earlier today.
September 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
walked past a mushroom dispensary that got firebombed earlier today.
the interesting thing to me about surveillance pricing, surge pricing, etc., is it seems like digital capitalism is beginning to undermine the whole argument for the "price mechanism" as the most efficient means for signaling value & coordinating distribution.
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Is your personal data being weaponized against you when you shop?
Are you paying a different price for products than anyone else?
You may be thanks to a shady practice known as "surveillance pricing."
Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) has introduced a bill to ban the practice.
Are you paying a different price for products than anyone else?
You may be thanks to a shady practice known as "surveillance pricing."
Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) has introduced a bill to ban the practice.
The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
September 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
the interesting thing to me about surveillance pricing, surge pricing, etc., is it seems like digital capitalism is beginning to undermine the whole argument for the "price mechanism" as the most efficient means for signaling value & coordinating distribution.
bsky.app/profile/rbre...
bsky.app/profile/rbre...
Read the first Elric book. It was really good! Kinda sad I didn't get into these earlier.
September 9, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Read the first Elric book. It was really good! Kinda sad I didn't get into these earlier.
anyone happen to know if the coat of arms shown for Ölse here correspond to a contemporary city? (probably Polish given the ones around it are all German names for contemporary Polish cities). there are a few towns with similar names but none have similar (or any) coats of arms.
September 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
anyone happen to know if the coat of arms shown for Ölse here correspond to a contemporary city? (probably Polish given the ones around it are all German names for contemporary Polish cities). there are a few towns with similar names but none have similar (or any) coats of arms.
I know this is a millennial ass take but I honestly miss the concept of a "TV channel". Like a curated channel with a theme and like cool animated bumpers lol. And like actual shows, and when you're watching it you know everyone else is watching the same thing at the same time.
September 6, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I know this is a millennial ass take but I honestly miss the concept of a "TV channel". Like a curated channel with a theme and like cool animated bumpers lol. And like actual shows, and when you're watching it you know everyone else is watching the same thing at the same time.
kinda wondering how much training data whatever AI governs google docs' grammar suggestions needs. and i hope it can get it soon cause like 85% of its suggestions are wrong lol. like cmon bro get it together.
September 4, 2025 at 5:37 AM
kinda wondering how much training data whatever AI governs google docs' grammar suggestions needs. and i hope it can get it soon cause like 85% of its suggestions are wrong lol. like cmon bro get it together.
well, i decided to convert the text-based RPG i was working on into a novel. it just really wanted to be a linear story and told from multiple points of view. but i'm happy with how it's coming along.
September 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
well, i decided to convert the text-based RPG i was working on into a novel. it just really wanted to be a linear story and told from multiple points of view. but i'm happy with how it's coming along.
is it normal for writers to publish segments or WIP versions of what they're working on on itch and stuff? like is that an accepted at all
September 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
is it normal for writers to publish segments or WIP versions of what they're working on on itch and stuff? like is that an accepted at all
been reading about the Franconian War/punitive expedition, and i have to say, it is very cool to see some old woodcut like this one of the burning of the Waldsteinburg and be able to drop into google maps and look at the ruins yourself.
August 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
been reading about the Franconian War/punitive expedition, and i have to say, it is very cool to see some old woodcut like this one of the burning of the Waldsteinburg and be able to drop into google maps and look at the ruins yourself.
finished Between Two Fires. starting the Captive Prince series which I've been meaning to read for ages.
August 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
finished Between Two Fires. starting the Captive Prince series which I've been meaning to read for ages.
going from game development to writing is such a trip. like, what do you mean i can just describe what's happening rather than build a giant rube goldberg machine to show what's happening?
August 23, 2025 at 3:07 AM
going from game development to writing is such a trip. like, what do you mean i can just describe what's happening rather than build a giant rube goldberg machine to show what's happening?
mood today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TQr...
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Ghost In The Shell: Floating Museum Extended (Ambient edit)
YouTube video by Arcana
www.youtube.com
August 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
mood today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TQr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TQr...
i've been trying to put this into practice lately, but it's difficult when you're writing about 16th century urban politics and even figuring what scenes can or need to exist requires quite a bit of research. i think it's good advice though.
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hi this is my favorite writing advice, it's from former simpsons writer john swartzwelder (i think about the crappy little elf all the time) www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
August 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
i've been trying to put this into practice lately, but it's difficult when you're writing about 16th century urban politics and even figuring what scenes can or need to exist requires quite a bit of research. i think it's good advice though.
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i played Forever Winter and didn't think it was that good, but the soundtrack bangs.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJW0...
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The Forever Winter OST - Lost Souls (Extended)
YouTube video by Blaankket
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August 16, 2025 at 5:06 AM
i played Forever Winter and didn't think it was that good, but the soundtrack bangs.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJW0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJW0...
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the Bolshevik century is defined by mania; by horror and wonder. the deep wound Lenin carved into the human psyche no longer bleeds but has left a knotted scar. But looking at the post-bolshevik world which has learned nothing we must assume that next time it will be deeper
February 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
the Bolshevik century is defined by mania; by horror and wonder. the deep wound Lenin carved into the human psyche no longer bleeds but has left a knotted scar. But looking at the post-bolshevik world which has learned nothing we must assume that next time it will be deeper
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translation from the minutes Pollock took during Horkheimer’s lecture on Marx (Summer 1931): on the the uniqueness of Marx’s dialectic & his double-distance from the absolute
August 14, 2025 at 7:39 AM
translation from the minutes Pollock took during Horkheimer’s lecture on Marx (Summer 1931): on the the uniqueness of Marx’s dialectic & his double-distance from the absolute
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It's so crazy how little people talk about this wikipedia page I'm reading right now
August 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
It's so crazy how little people talk about this wikipedia page I'm reading right now