Castlin
@castlin.bsky.social
sometimes TTRPG stuff and book blogs at vorpalpudding.blogspot.com
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"everyone has to get back to the office because the important thing about business is human interaction" is dying, but "white collar jobs will be replaced by AI agents within 18 months" cannot yet be born; in this interregnum a variety of morbid symptoms appear.
February 13, 2026 at 9:52 AM
"everyone has to get back to the office because the important thing about business is human interaction" is dying, but "white collar jobs will be replaced by AI agents within 18 months" cannot yet be born; in this interregnum a variety of morbid symptoms appear.
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Trump posted a video depicting the first Black president and his wife as apes and his excuse for this is that it's a riff on The Lion King, a movie that does not feature any apes. Somehow this was a one-day story and we've already moved on.
February 13, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Trump posted a video depicting the first Black president and his wife as apes and his excuse for this is that it's a riff on The Lion King, a movie that does not feature any apes. Somehow this was a one-day story and we've already moved on.
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Someone on my mailing list took umbrage at my Ewok drawing because they're friends with people who work for Border Patrol, and can assure me that they are not fascists. Then they closed with "I like your non-political art though" which has now radicalized me into believing all my art is political.
February 13, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Someone on my mailing list took umbrage at my Ewok drawing because they're friends with people who work for Border Patrol, and can assure me that they are not fascists. Then they closed with "I like your non-political art though" which has now radicalized me into believing all my art is political.
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And hey, ICYMI: Entirely new branch of the animal kingdom just dropped.
We've been just assuming Prototaxites was a huge fungus. It's not. It's its own thing.
www.livescience.com/animals/gian...
We've been just assuming Prototaxites was a huge fungus. It's not. It's its own thing.
www.livescience.com/animals/gian...
Scientists baffled at mysterious ancient creature that doesn't fit on the tree of life as we know it
An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown branch of life, researchers say.
www.livescience.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:28 PM
And hey, ICYMI: Entirely new branch of the animal kingdom just dropped.
We've been just assuming Prototaxites was a huge fungus. It's not. It's its own thing.
www.livescience.com/animals/gian...
We've been just assuming Prototaxites was a huge fungus. It's not. It's its own thing.
www.livescience.com/animals/gian...
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No Blaze, no Superromance, no Kimani, and soon no Historical. What the fuck is even left? Is Presents going to go next?
After 40 years of publishing, Harlequin will end its iconic historical romance line in 2027:
#Booksky
#Booksky
Harlequin Is Ending Its Historical Romance Line After Nearly 40 Years - Reactor
The publisher's decision to end its historical romance line in 2027 comes on the heels of controversial changes to its international publishing tactics
reactormag.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:03 PM
No Blaze, no Superromance, no Kimani, and soon no Historical. What the fuck is even left? Is Presents going to go next?
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Man I'm so goddamn sick of ai. "Wahhh you can't have a reasonable conversation about ai on here," yeah maybe be mad about the two year parade of scam artists and financial charlatans and environmental ruiners who have radicalized everyone against the spell check that agrees with you
February 12, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Man I'm so goddamn sick of ai. "Wahhh you can't have a reasonable conversation about ai on here," yeah maybe be mad about the two year parade of scam artists and financial charlatans and environmental ruiners who have radicalized everyone against the spell check that agrees with you
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Fucked up, we all know the correct way to watch Ninja Scroll is late at night on an nth generation VHS bootleg, the volume one notch above mute and your finger on the Source button at all times
NINJA SCROLL releasing in 4K at Berlinale, Blu-ray to follow
AMC Networks' Sentai has remastered and repaired the 1993 anime film Ninja Scroll in 4K, and a limited edition Blu-ray hits shelves in 2027.
AMC Networks' Sentai has remastered and repaired the 1993 anime film Ninja Scroll in 4K, and a limited edition Blu-ray hits shelves in 2027.
NINJA SCROLL releasing in 4K at Berlinale, Blu-ray to follow
AMC Networks' Sentai has remastered and repaired the 1993 anime film Ninja Scroll in 4K, and a limited edition Blu-ray hits shelves in 2027.
www.comicsbeat.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Fucked up, we all know the correct way to watch Ninja Scroll is late at night on an nth generation VHS bootleg, the volume one notch above mute and your finger on the Source button at all times
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Call it whatever.
“I support them...What I don’t support is what ICE is right now in its current iteration. It is not fulfilling the mission it was set to fulfill.”
“What needs to happen is that ICE needs to be pulled back right now and needs to be fixed. Call it reform. Call it whatever.”
“I support them...What I don’t support is what ICE is right now in its current iteration. It is not fulfilling the mission it was set to fulfill.”
“What needs to happen is that ICE needs to be pulled back right now and needs to be fixed. Call it reform. Call it whatever.”
Two good ones today at HW. First @andrewqmr.bsky.social writes on the discrepancy between the words and deeds of governor Maura Healey when it comes to partnering with ICE. Massachusetts remains the only Democrat-controlled state still contracting with these motherfuckers.
MA governor on ICE: “I support them”
Maura Healey declines to end state’s partnership with ICE
www.welcometohellworld.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Call it whatever.
“I support them...What I don’t support is what ICE is right now in its current iteration. It is not fulfilling the mission it was set to fulfill.”
“What needs to happen is that ICE needs to be pulled back right now and needs to be fixed. Call it reform. Call it whatever.”
“I support them...What I don’t support is what ICE is right now in its current iteration. It is not fulfilling the mission it was set to fulfill.”
“What needs to happen is that ICE needs to be pulled back right now and needs to be fixed. Call it reform. Call it whatever.”
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I am absolutely not kidding
Discord's new age verification rules got you down? Allow me to suggest an alternative: Internet Relay Chat
Launched in 1988, IRC was created by and for computer nerds, and it won't hold your hand but it also doesn't want to see your face.
www.pcgamer.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I am absolutely not kidding
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I drew a face on a paper plate. Who could even begin to understand how it perceives the world or what it dreams of?
Researchers working with the A.I. system Claude have come to understand that the model’s selfhood, like our own, is a matter of both neurons and narratives. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/kEX1vV
February 11, 2026 at 4:39 AM
I drew a face on a paper plate. Who could even begin to understand how it perceives the world or what it dreams of?
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NEW: Ring has introduced "Search Party", a horrifyingly dystopian feature nominally designed to turn all of the Ring cameras in a neighborhood into a dragnet that uses AI to look for, in their commercial, a cute lost dog.
With Ring, US consumers are actually building a surveillance dragnet.
With Ring, US consumers are actually building a surveillance dragnet.
With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet
Ring's 'Search Party' is dystopian surveillance accelerationism.
www.404media.co
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 PM
NEW: Ring has introduced "Search Party", a horrifyingly dystopian feature nominally designed to turn all of the Ring cameras in a neighborhood into a dragnet that uses AI to look for, in their commercial, a cute lost dog.
With Ring, US consumers are actually building a surveillance dragnet.
With Ring, US consumers are actually building a surveillance dragnet.
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Come explore a large random selection of forever open source #TTRPG resources, from games to SRDs to art and more!
thoughtpunks.com/ope...
#OpenSource #TabletopGames #IndieGames
thoughtpunks.com/ope...
#OpenSource #TabletopGames #IndieGames
Open Source TTRPG Resources
Here's a collection of forever open licensed tabletop roleplaying games and resources. Borrowed from and inspired by the Forever Open Source RPG game jam series.
Example Open Licenses
Creative Commons Zero ("CC0"). Release your work into the public domain. The most open license. Creative Com
thoughtpunks.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Come explore a large random selection of forever open source #TTRPG resources, from games to SRDs to art and more!
thoughtpunks.com/ope...
#OpenSource #TabletopGames #IndieGames
thoughtpunks.com/ope...
#OpenSource #TabletopGames #IndieGames
i thought i was having a bad morning myself but i looked over my wife's shoulder and she's reading en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihilism so i guess she wins
Nihilism - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:10 PM
i thought i was having a bad morning myself but i looked over my wife's shoulder and she's reading en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihilism so i guess she wins
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“…and he went to mysterious places in the woods and gathered strange herbs in the dark of the moon.”
(“The Sleeping Beauty” told by C.S. Evans)
🎨 Arthur Rackham
(“The Sleeping Beauty” told by C.S. Evans)
🎨 Arthur Rackham
January 31, 2026 at 2:00 PM
“…and he went to mysterious places in the woods and gathered strange herbs in the dark of the moon.”
(“The Sleeping Beauty” told by C.S. Evans)
🎨 Arthur Rackham
(“The Sleeping Beauty” told by C.S. Evans)
🎨 Arthur Rackham
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One of the worst films ever. It brings a glow of happiness to my heart that it's being restored.
Apparently they found a better print of Manos and it’s getting a 4k restoration I’m so happy. That movie still sucks.
January 31, 2026 at 2:46 PM
One of the worst films ever. It brings a glow of happiness to my heart that it's being restored.
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Any action movie that doesn't have a restaurant kitchen fight scene is not an action movie.
Very happy to see that action this brutal and creative is still being done in (checks notes) an Italian Film!!??
January 30, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Any action movie that doesn't have a restaurant kitchen fight scene is not an action movie.
a line drawing for #goblinweek got flagged as adult content.
my wife says i'm a real artist now and she's proud of me.
thank you #goblinweek. you saved our marriage.
my wife says i'm a real artist now and she's proud of me.
thank you #goblinweek. you saved our marriage.
January 30, 2026 at 2:42 AM
a line drawing for #goblinweek got flagged as adult content.
my wife says i'm a real artist now and she's proud of me.
thank you #goblinweek. you saved our marriage.
my wife says i'm a real artist now and she's proud of me.
thank you #goblinweek. you saved our marriage.
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Reminder: the reason why average life expectancy used to be 30 wasn't because nobody lived longer, but because until recently half of everyone ever born died before puberty
ourworldindata.org/child-mortal...
ourworldindata.org/child-mortal...
Mortality in the past: every second child died
The chances that a newborn survives childhood have increased from 50% to 96% globally. How do we know about the mortality of children in the past? And what can we learn from it for our future?
ourworldindata.org
January 28, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Reminder: the reason why average life expectancy used to be 30 wasn't because nobody lived longer, but because until recently half of everyone ever born died before puberty
ourworldindata.org/child-mortal...
ourworldindata.org/child-mortal...
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play him home, boys
January 27, 2026 at 12:21 AM
play him home, boys
decided to pull out my dusty old tablet for #goblinweek, just for fun
this here is A Cool, Dry Place
they will store your items for you for a fair price
this here is A Cool, Dry Place
they will store your items for you for a fair price
January 27, 2026 at 2:16 AM
decided to pull out my dusty old tablet for #goblinweek, just for fun
this here is A Cool, Dry Place
they will store your items for you for a fair price
this here is A Cool, Dry Place
they will store your items for you for a fair price
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Here's a handy video of some warm-up exercises you can do to help get yourself prepared to shovel! Obviously, adjust them to your fitness level, but the main goal is get yourself warmed up for physical activity. You can't go from 0 to 60 here, & you'll get a better idea of what you can handle!
January 24, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Here's a handy video of some warm-up exercises you can do to help get yourself prepared to shovel! Obviously, adjust them to your fitness level, but the main goal is get yourself warmed up for physical activity. You can't go from 0 to 60 here, & you'll get a better idea of what you can handle!
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Pretty sure I've developed a concussion from ping-ponging between admiration for the community turnout in Minnesota and absolute fury that it's gotten to this point.
January 22, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Pretty sure I've developed a concussion from ping-ponging between admiration for the community turnout in Minnesota and absolute fury that it's gotten to this point.
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The Shadow of the Torturer.
January 22, 2026 at 9:37 PM
The Shadow of the Torturer.
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What it is for.
Thank you @bobfry.bsky.social
Thank you @bobfry.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 12:35 PM
What it is for.
Thank you @bobfry.bsky.social
Thank you @bobfry.bsky.social
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i once read "the rights you think criminals should have are the rights you think everyone should have because the state can criminalize anyone" and it changed how i think about everything
January 19, 2026 at 5:52 AM
i once read "the rights you think criminals should have are the rights you think everyone should have because the state can criminalize anyone" and it changed how i think about everything