Leina
@bowsette.bsky.social
41 y/o. Northern English idiot. Wannabe streamer and writer. She/He/They/Her/Him/Them. Monster fanatic. Genderfluid. Big wah girl!
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Leina
@bowsette.bsky.social
· Dec 10
A proper pinned skeet is in order, methinks.
I'm most known as Leina, aka The North-East Recluse. I pretend to be a red panda online and blather on about videogames, mostly, but also other nerd stuff, furry stuff, and also the odd serious topic like UK politics, mental health and gender identity.
I'm most known as Leina, aka The North-East Recluse. I pretend to be a red panda online and blather on about videogames, mostly, but also other nerd stuff, furry stuff, and also the odd serious topic like UK politics, mental health and gender identity.
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Magic is really just becoming the Fortnite of TCGs huh
December 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Magic is really just becoming the Fortnite of TCGs huh
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I'm so sick of Youtube recommendations
"C'mon c'mon be fascist already!!! Please look at all these dogwhistling channels be a nazi please please please please please please!"
Very obviously favours right wing shit, why is it recommended to me when I don't ever watch any of it
"C'mon c'mon be fascist already!!! Please look at all these dogwhistling channels be a nazi please please please please please please!"
Very obviously favours right wing shit, why is it recommended to me when I don't ever watch any of it
December 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I'm so sick of Youtube recommendations
"C'mon c'mon be fascist already!!! Please look at all these dogwhistling channels be a nazi please please please please please please!"
Very obviously favours right wing shit, why is it recommended to me when I don't ever watch any of it
"C'mon c'mon be fascist already!!! Please look at all these dogwhistling channels be a nazi please please please please please please!"
Very obviously favours right wing shit, why is it recommended to me when I don't ever watch any of it
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Man fuck the UK
December 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Man fuck the UK
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Wtf. SARS, had to be felt with, BSE and foot and mouth had to be felt with, but CoVID doesn’t?!
December 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Wtf. SARS, had to be felt with, BSE and foot and mouth had to be felt with, but CoVID doesn’t?!
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My feelings on Tarantino...
December 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
My feelings on Tarantino...
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Being extremely careful about image/video attribution isn’t JUST important for giving credit to artists and creators. It’s also a way to slightly decrease your chances of spreading deceptive AI slop!
The thing that made me most suspicious was the lack of attribution of any kind. A conveniently perfect light-up sign at the beginning that states the premise of the video but doesn’t mention the facility, for instance. (This is part of why it’s bad to share stuff if you don’t know its provenance!)
December 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Being extremely careful about image/video attribution isn’t JUST important for giving credit to artists and creators. It’s also a way to slightly decrease your chances of spreading deceptive AI slop!
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NHS England: “It will not be possible to halt the spread of a new pandemic virus, and it would be a waste of public health resources and capacity to attempt to do so.”
This has got to be one of the most 🤯 things I’ve ever seen written down in an official document.
This has got to be one of the most 🤯 things I’ve ever seen written down in an official document.
December 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Gauging interest for anyone looking for a traditional conbadge for @scotiacon.bsky.social or @nordicfuzzcon.org ?
It will be experimental 🤫
Will be able to deliver at both cons!
VERY OLD examples of past badges:
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#NFC2026 #SC2026 #Scotiacon #NFC #commsopen
It will be experimental 🤫
Will be able to deliver at both cons!
VERY OLD examples of past badges:
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#NFC2026 #SC2026 #Scotiacon #NFC #commsopen
December 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Gauging interest for anyone looking for a traditional conbadge for @scotiacon.bsky.social or @nordicfuzzcon.org ?
It will be experimental 🤫
Will be able to deliver at both cons!
VERY OLD examples of past badges:
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#NFC2026 #SC2026 #Scotiacon #NFC #commsopen
It will be experimental 🤫
Will be able to deliver at both cons!
VERY OLD examples of past badges:
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#NFC2026 #SC2026 #Scotiacon #NFC #commsopen
Okay, I do have a big complaint about Metroid Prime 4: the way the narrative's set up. We're dropped in the middle of the action, and it's assumed we know who Sylux is and why he has such a big chip on his shoulder, not to mention why he's now a galactic conquerer instead of a bounty hunter.
December 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Okay, I do have a big complaint about Metroid Prime 4: the way the narrative's set up. We're dropped in the middle of the action, and it's assumed we know who Sylux is and why he has such a big chip on his shoulder, not to mention why he's now a galactic conquerer instead of a bounty hunter.
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I have to raise at least £1100 to cover bills and moving costs by the end of January so I'm throwing all my art packs on sale for the duration! They're 60% off or £40 for 12 years of work (thousands and thousands of pieces)
itch.io/s/172840/sam...
itch.io/s/172840/sam...
Samael's Art Packs - 2025 by Someal101
A sale by Someal101, 60% off 13 games
itch.io
December 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I have to raise at least £1100 to cover bills and moving costs by the end of January so I'm throwing all my art packs on sale for the duration! They're 60% off or £40 for 12 years of work (thousands and thousands of pieces)
itch.io/s/172840/sam...
itch.io/s/172840/sam...
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Oldie but goodie!! 🤣
December 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Oldie but goodie!! 🤣
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There's a running gag about architects forgetting certain features when designing, such as adding bathrooms. It's not actually that common since they design via tickbox but because LLMs do it by vibes I wonder if someone prompted this saying "don't forget to add bathrooms" and it took that seriously
Seems like LLMs are even worse at architecture than they are at art. This is hilariously bad.
December 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
There's a running gag about architects forgetting certain features when designing, such as adding bathrooms. It's not actually that common since they design via tickbox but because LLMs do it by vibes I wonder if someone prompted this saying "don't forget to add bathrooms" and it took that seriously
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A new edition of Toon: The Cartoon Roleplaying Game is coming to BackerKit! In this hilarious RPG, you'll become any human, creature, or inanimate object you can think of . . . or make up. Characters will fall down – but they'll never die. Sign up for project notifications today!
bit.ly/toon2ebk
bit.ly/toon2ebk
December 5, 2025 at 10:22 PM
A new edition of Toon: The Cartoon Roleplaying Game is coming to BackerKit! In this hilarious RPG, you'll become any human, creature, or inanimate object you can think of . . . or make up. Characters will fall down – but they'll never die. Sign up for project notifications today!
bit.ly/toon2ebk
bit.ly/toon2ebk
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The gamer brain rot is strong
"what if jason and the argonauts had smoother stop motion?"
what if I super glued your butthole shut?
what if I super glued your butthole shut?
December 7, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The gamer brain rot is strong
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I can only assume that he means cruelty makes him physically aroused because no other claim is tenable
December 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I can only assume that he means cruelty makes him physically aroused because no other claim is tenable
Thoughts after about an hour with Metroid Prime 4 so far.
So far it does feel perfectly Metroid-y, with hints of things to come back for with new equipment and bosses that feel like little puzzles. Good stuff so far, even if the increasingly chatty McKenzie makes Samus look very aloof.
So far it does feel perfectly Metroid-y, with hints of things to come back for with new equipment and bosses that feel like little puzzles. Good stuff so far, even if the increasingly chatty McKenzie makes Samus look very aloof.
December 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Thoughts after about an hour with Metroid Prime 4 so far.
So far it does feel perfectly Metroid-y, with hints of things to come back for with new equipment and bosses that feel like little puzzles. Good stuff so far, even if the increasingly chatty McKenzie makes Samus look very aloof.
So far it does feel perfectly Metroid-y, with hints of things to come back for with new equipment and bosses that feel like little puzzles. Good stuff so far, even if the increasingly chatty McKenzie makes Samus look very aloof.
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This was an utter corker of a cover tape! #zxspectrum
Cover Tape Wars - Dec 1987: Another classic YS cover game hits the stands with the second "final" Monty Mole game (there were three!) Moley Christmas. YS is still the only mag putting full original games on their (1/2) #zxspectrum #retrogaming
December 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
This was an utter corker of a cover tape! #zxspectrum
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The sooner we get over the idea that media needs to be interconnected franchise universes, the better.
December 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The sooner we get over the idea that media needs to be interconnected franchise universes, the better.
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If you have to do creative work for corporate; don't get precious about what you produce. Don't expect anything beyond the pay they're contractually obliged to give you. What you create for them is theirs to do with as they please.
So don't give them the good sh*t.
So don't give them the good sh*t.
December 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
If you have to do creative work for corporate; don't get precious about what you produce. Don't expect anything beyond the pay they're contractually obliged to give you. What you create for them is theirs to do with as they please.
So don't give them the good sh*t.
So don't give them the good sh*t.
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racists roll their eyes at this, they're not happy with any message short of 'send them all back' & they don't trust labour trying to pander to them. people who aren't racist recognise this as divisive patronising nonsense. labour's approval rating is 12% and i'm surprised it is that high
December 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
racists roll their eyes at this, they're not happy with any message short of 'send them all back' & they don't trust labour trying to pander to them. people who aren't racist recognise this as divisive patronising nonsense. labour's approval rating is 12% and i'm surprised it is that high
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Here's an article that has a picture of someone holding up a PSP like it's a relic from a long forgotten civilization, just to make you feel 1,000 years old.
I didn't realise I was being retro when watching DVDs & listening to CDs, I just thought I was watching films & listening to music. 👴
I didn't realise I was being retro when watching DVDs & listening to CDs, I just thought I was watching films & listening to music. 👴
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Here's an article that has a picture of someone holding up a PSP like it's a relic from a long forgotten civilization, just to make you feel 1,000 years old.
I didn't realise I was being retro when watching DVDs & listening to CDs, I just thought I was watching films & listening to music. 👴
I didn't realise I was being retro when watching DVDs & listening to CDs, I just thought I was watching films & listening to music. 👴
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The fall of Metaverse, colourised
December 7, 2025 at 9:26 AM
The fall of Metaverse, colourised
December 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Anyone know what's up with this? I'm assuming I've been living in my little Ammy bubble again 🤣
To add my two cents to The Discourse, two things can be true:
1. There's a concerning lack of female representation in Furry VN's and the larger furry fandom as a whole.
2. It's not the responsibility of gay male developers to stop their work to address this problem.
1. There's a concerning lack of female representation in Furry VN's and the larger furry fandom as a whole.
2. It's not the responsibility of gay male developers to stop their work to address this problem.
December 7, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Anyone know what's up with this? I'm assuming I've been living in my little Ammy bubble again 🤣
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🔹️ Restaurant patrons in the area thinking they somehow warped into some bizarro land of mascots
🔹️ That fur who wears 30 lbs of badges around their neck
🔹️ The grey muzzles who are somehow always first to the con coffee shop early in the morning while you wait in a long line
🔹️ That fur who wears 30 lbs of badges around their neck
🔹️ The grey muzzles who are somehow always first to the con coffee shop early in the morning while you wait in a long line
December 7, 2025 at 7:25 AM
🔹️ Restaurant patrons in the area thinking they somehow warped into some bizarro land of mascots
🔹️ That fur who wears 30 lbs of badges around their neck
🔹️ The grey muzzles who are somehow always first to the con coffee shop early in the morning while you wait in a long line
🔹️ That fur who wears 30 lbs of badges around their neck
🔹️ The grey muzzles who are somehow always first to the con coffee shop early in the morning while you wait in a long line