Lisa
@deargeekplace.bsky.social
Scottish book nerd. Queer. She/her. Co-host of @wyrdandwonder.bsky.social and @scifimonth.bsky.social. Sometimes remembers to write stuff.
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Lisa
@deargeekplace.bsky.social
· Jan 6
OK, let’s see if I can keep this thread up this time - #BooksOf2025 begins with WHAT DOESN’T BREAK by Cassandra Khaw.
This Critical Role novel may need a lot of context, but as a longtime CR fan and a massive Laudna fan, I deeply enjoyed it - even when it made me sad. Fantastic choice of author.
This Critical Role novel may need a lot of context, but as a longtime CR fan and a massive Laudna fan, I deeply enjoyed it - even when it made me sad. Fantastic choice of author.
I thought it looked familiar! 😄
If you thought Frankenstein's Tower in the Guillermo del Toro movie looked cool, check out the real-world inspiration behind it...
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I thought it looked familiar! 😄
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Right UK folks - @justinleeanderson.com and I want to build communities we want to see in the world. We've created a discord whose purpose is to share news with one another, look at who to write to, when to get out and act etc. If you want in, DM me or Justin and we'll sling you an invite
November 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Right UK folks - @justinleeanderson.com and I want to build communities we want to see in the world. We've created a discord whose purpose is to share news with one another, look at who to write to, when to get out and act etc. If you want in, DM me or Justin and we'll sling you an invite
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A NEW COLLABORATOR JOINS THE RANKS!
Welcome #TTRPG Network dynamos @swordandkey.bsky.social! Happy to have you in our CommuniTea Collab lineup!
We've been working on this tea with the Sword & Key team for a long time, and today's the day! We finally get to share!
www.fridaytea.com/products/swo...
Welcome #TTRPG Network dynamos @swordandkey.bsky.social! Happy to have you in our CommuniTea Collab lineup!
We've been working on this tea with the Sword & Key team for a long time, and today's the day! We finally get to share!
www.fridaytea.com/products/swo...
Sword & Tea
This is one of our Indie TeaTRPG Collab blends. Check out all of our CommuniTea Collabs here! You rolled a nat 20 on your deliciousness check today, my friend! Set a course for adventure with this fue...
www.fridaytea.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A NEW COLLABORATOR JOINS THE RANKS!
Welcome #TTRPG Network dynamos @swordandkey.bsky.social! Happy to have you in our CommuniTea Collab lineup!
We've been working on this tea with the Sword & Key team for a long time, and today's the day! We finally get to share!
www.fridaytea.com/products/swo...
Welcome #TTRPG Network dynamos @swordandkey.bsky.social! Happy to have you in our CommuniTea Collab lineup!
We've been working on this tea with the Sword & Key team for a long time, and today's the day! We finally get to share!
www.fridaytea.com/products/swo...
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Reminding peeps that there are some plugins/tampermonkey scripts that turn the AI warning on steam from a bottom text thing to a full pop-up covering the game page.
chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ai-wa...
chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ai-wa...
AI warning for Steam - Chrome Web Store
Show the AI Generated Content Disclosure on Steam store pages as a modal popup.
chromewebstore.google.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Reminding peeps that there are some plugins/tampermonkey scripts that turn the AI warning on steam from a bottom text thing to a full pop-up covering the game page.
chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ai-wa...
chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ai-wa...
3 points (boombox, fax, encyclopedias)
(i got a zero lolz)
THE FABULOUS WEIRD CHECKLIST
Give yourself I point for each thing you've NEVER done.
THE FABULOUS WEIRD CHECKLIST
Give yourself I point for each thing you've NEVER done.
November 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
3 points (boombox, fax, encyclopedias)
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If you have even the slightest respect for your own work, don't touch this with a ten foot pole.
Amazon has launched a new AI-driven translation service, Kindle Translate, for Kindle Direct Publishing authors 👇 #BookSky
Amazon launches AI translation service for indie authors
ebx.sh
November 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
If you have even the slightest respect for your own work, don't touch this with a ten foot pole.
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This fall has been an extra slow one for small businesses out here, and the tea house is $3.7k shy of where we need to be to make rent before late fees hit this month.
All this to say, if you have some tea shopping to do or friends to point our way today, we'd sure appreciate it!
All this to say, if you have some tea shopping to do or friends to point our way today, we'd sure appreciate it!
November 7, 2025 at 12:08 AM
This fall has been an extra slow one for small businesses out here, and the tea house is $3.7k shy of where we need to be to make rent before late fees hit this month.
All this to say, if you have some tea shopping to do or friends to point our way today, we'd sure appreciate it!
All this to say, if you have some tea shopping to do or friends to point our way today, we'd sure appreciate it!
I’ve never played Fortnite but this is absolutely ensuring I never will.
Harry Potter x Fortnite coming in Chapter 7
(In other words, Fortnite is adding a transphobic authors work into Fortnite)
#Fortnite #FortniteNews
(In other words, Fortnite is adding a transphobic authors work into Fortnite)
#Fortnite #FortniteNews
November 6, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I’ve never played Fortnite but this is absolutely ensuring I never will.
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I have never felt luckier to be aroace.
“And while that might sounds like a rather invasive way to find a match, the dating app notes that it’s opt-in and will hopefully combat what it calls ‘swipe fatigue.’”
One of ai boosters’ favorite pitches is the offer to relieve you of the drudgery of making choices.
One of ai boosters’ favorite pitches is the offer to relieve you of the drudgery of making choices.
Tinder is Testing AI Features That Look Through Your Camera Roll
The feature is opt-in, but still raises concerns about privacy. Called
gizmodo.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I have never felt luckier to be aroace.
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Reposting because, and I say this with love, some of you are going to see this and go “oh shit, I need to check my bottle” and then immediately forget about it so if this could affect you, go check right now before you even scroll to the next post, I mean it.
As a headsup for anyone on Vyvanse, you should go check your lot numbers.
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
FDA Announces Nationwide Recall of ADHD Medication—Check Your Cabinets Now
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has recalled several lots lisdexamfetamine dimesylate capsules, a generic form of Vyvanse, after testing found they failed to dissolve properly.
www.health.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Reposting because, and I say this with love, some of you are going to see this and go “oh shit, I need to check my bottle” and then immediately forget about it so if this could affect you, go check right now before you even scroll to the next post, I mean it.
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#TheMagnusArchivesReadalong has reached the finale of season 1! Come join us for a chat! 🪱
From the Fantasy community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the Fantasy community
www.reddit.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
#TheMagnusArchivesReadalong has reached the finale of season 1! Come join us for a chat! 🪱
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time to step away from the starbucks drinks, y’all. do not cross the picket line.
unions are how we fight back. corporate monopolies are heavily consolidated right now. it’s a large part of why prices are high and wages are low.
unions are how we fight back. corporate monopolies are heavily consolidated right now. it’s a large part of why prices are high and wages are low.
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
November 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
time to step away from the starbucks drinks, y’all. do not cross the picket line.
unions are how we fight back. corporate monopolies are heavily consolidated right now. it’s a large part of why prices are high and wages are low.
unions are how we fight back. corporate monopolies are heavily consolidated right now. it’s a large part of why prices are high and wages are low.
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Please could you spread this?
I lost the framed original of this while I was going through St Pancras on Sunday Nov 2nd around 3pm. Would love if it had been found by anyone?
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Please could you spread this?
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If I didn't already know he was a wrestling fan this would confirm it. Big wrestling promo energy in this speech which is a compliment. A good wrestling promo knows how to keep an audience with it while hitting the emotional and factual beats to get the message across. This is a great promo.
“New York will remain a city of immigrants. A city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and as of tonight, led by an immigrant.”
Watch the best of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's victory speech after becoming New York City’s first Muslim mayor.
Visit zeteo.com for more coverage.
Watch the best of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's victory speech after becoming New York City’s first Muslim mayor.
Visit zeteo.com for more coverage.
November 5, 2025 at 8:34 AM
If I didn't already know he was a wrestling fan this would confirm it. Big wrestling promo energy in this speech which is a compliment. A good wrestling promo knows how to keep an audience with it while hitting the emotional and factual beats to get the message across. This is a great promo.
Don’t you dare tease me
November 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Don’t you dare tease me
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My cookie jar is empty, and it's time to refill it! I'm 🔴LIVE NOW🔴 to bake Monster Cookies from "Baking Yesteryear" by B. Dylan Hollis, over on the purple app. 💜
twitch.tv/saknika
twitch.tv/saknika
November 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
My cookie jar is empty, and it's time to refill it! I'm 🔴LIVE NOW🔴 to bake Monster Cookies from "Baking Yesteryear" by B. Dylan Hollis, over on the purple app. 💜
twitch.tv/saknika
twitch.tv/saknika
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Also in keeping with today's #SciFiMonth prompt ("Previously, on SciFi Month"): can you believe I've been participating in SciFi Month since 2014?! It's hard to believe we've been doing this for over a decade! Here's a history of my SciFi Month blog posts:
www.videogamesaslit.com/search/label...
www.videogamesaslit.com/search/label...
Video Games as Literature: Essays by Kirsten Rodning
An academic approach to analyzing video games in a literary context.
www.videogamesaslit.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Also in keeping with today's #SciFiMonth prompt ("Previously, on SciFi Month"): can you believe I've been participating in SciFi Month since 2014?! It's hard to believe we've been doing this for over a decade! Here's a history of my SciFi Month blog posts:
www.videogamesaslit.com/search/label...
www.videogamesaslit.com/search/label...
Here we gooooo 😄 #SciFiMonth2025
November has started - suit up, hop aboard and blast off with us for a month of sharing our love for all things SF! #ScifiMonth2025
ScifiMonth 2025: freestyling
Close your eyes. Feel that strange sensation whooshing over your skin? That's the dislocating feeling of being whirled away to another place and time. November is here, which means ScifiMonth when we share our love of a favourite genre with an amazing crew of geeks across the verse. Let's do this!
onemore.org
November 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Here we gooooo 😄 #SciFiMonth2025
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Another simple solution:
Ban "A.i."
Ban "A.i."
"Criminals increasingly use generative AI to mimic real people’s voices and con their loved ones out of money. There’s a simple solution to this high-tech problem: a code word." www.wsj.com/tech/persona...
Why Every Family Needs a Code Word
Authenticating the voice on the other end of the line is critical in an age of deepfakes.
www.wsj.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Another simple solution:
Ban "A.i."
Ban "A.i."
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What if we just decided collectively not to use the dislike button?
Like what if we just liked the things we liked, and scrolled past or muted the things we didn’t like, the way we do now? If no one feeds the algorithm it won’t work, right?
Like what if we just liked the things we liked, and scrolled past or muted the things we didn’t like, the way we do now? If no one feeds the algorithm it won’t work, right?
What is this, Bluesky? I am here for the lack of algorithm! It had better not apply to my “following” feed.
“As users ‘dislike’ posts, the system will learn what sort of content they want to see less of. This will help to inform more than just how content is ranked in feeds, but also reply rankings.”
November 1, 2025 at 2:13 AM
What if we just decided collectively not to use the dislike button?
Like what if we just liked the things we liked, and scrolled past or muted the things we didn’t like, the way we do now? If no one feeds the algorithm it won’t work, right?
Like what if we just liked the things we liked, and scrolled past or muted the things we didn’t like, the way we do now? If no one feeds the algorithm it won’t work, right?
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It’s still remarkable that Disney produced - and released - this segment in 1940. A horror short that should rank with its Universal monster movie contemporaries… The animation is lush and experimental, and really shows off the Disney special animated effects team…
October 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
It’s still remarkable that Disney produced - and released - this segment in 1940. A horror short that should rank with its Universal monster movie contemporaries… The animation is lush and experimental, and really shows off the Disney special animated effects team…
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Stranger Things
October 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Stranger Things
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UKGE official socials deleting/hiding comments calling out their support for games that use AI is not a good look… yikes
October 29, 2025 at 11:08 AM
UKGE official socials deleting/hiding comments calling out their support for games that use AI is not a good look… yikes
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We love her.
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
We love her.