Helen Savore (she/her)
@paperninja.bsky.social
A recovering engineer unfolding legends in story, table, and paper.
Chronically ill writer when I can, playing Pathfinder and folding too many cranes otherwise.
Figuring it out.
https://helensavore.com/
Chronically ill writer when I can, playing Pathfinder and folding too many cranes otherwise.
Figuring it out.
https://helensavore.com/
The difference between a doctor and an IT professional, is the IT professional actually has to solve the problem.
Maybe if I made a Splunk dashboard of my symptoms my old bosses would have been more sympathetic.
Maybe if I made a Splunk dashboard of my symptoms my old bosses would have been more sympathetic.
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
The difference between a doctor and an IT professional, is the IT professional actually has to solve the problem.
Maybe if I made a Splunk dashboard of my symptoms my old bosses would have been more sympathetic.
Maybe if I made a Splunk dashboard of my symptoms my old bosses would have been more sympathetic.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
Oh, who was that mofo roll stepping backwards with her cane?
I'm gonna celebrate by laying down for an hour now.
I'm gonna celebrate by laying down for an hour now.
November 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Oh, who was that mofo roll stepping backwards with her cane?
I'm gonna celebrate by laying down for an hour now.
I'm gonna celebrate by laying down for an hour now.
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Worth reading if you have kids - not all online games are equal. Your little sister on Minecraft with a whitelisted server and her mates from school? Fine. This? No.
Like, you could write an entire book length case study in "ways Roblox completely fails at Trust and Safety". I advise every parent I know to get their kids the fuck off Roblox, or at the very least, directly monitor who's contacting them and what they're playing *extremely* closely.
November 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Worth reading if you have kids - not all online games are equal. Your little sister on Minecraft with a whitelisted server and her mates from school? Fine. This? No.
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Literally EVERY parent should ban Roblox
Every parent whose career has to do with online safety also bans Roblox.
Every game designer parent I know bans Roblox for their kids
November 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Literally EVERY parent should ban Roblox
Holy fuck guys. Why when I search for Samus costumes are the first hits for her zero suit?!
She is a fucking bad ass feared bounty hunter that leaves planets in her wake, and that's what the algorithm thinks of first?!?!!!?!!!
She is a fucking bad ass feared bounty hunter that leaves planets in her wake, and that's what the algorithm thinks of first?!?!!!?!!!
November 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Holy fuck guys. Why when I search for Samus costumes are the first hits for her zero suit?!
She is a fucking bad ass feared bounty hunter that leaves planets in her wake, and that's what the algorithm thinks of first?!?!!!?!!!
She is a fucking bad ass feared bounty hunter that leaves planets in her wake, and that's what the algorithm thinks of first?!?!!!?!!!
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genuine appeal to feminists who are haven't realised it yet: trans women are on your side. TERFS aren't
No way I’m sharing Stock’s UnHerd article. But I am going to point to this bit which amply demonstrates the anti-trans=>anti-women’s rights pipeline. “Abortions should only be done for a highly restricted set of reasons. They should not be just nodded through for any reason a pregnant woman likes.”
November 21, 2025 at 12:34 PM
genuine appeal to feminists who are haven't realised it yet: trans women are on your side. TERFS aren't
It truly helps you cook things, if you actually place your items inside the oven.
November 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
It truly helps you cook things, if you actually place your items inside the oven.
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Good evening all. For this year's Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR), TFR remembers three transfeminine authors who passed away this year: Miss Major Griffin-Gracy (78), Valerie Amelia Thompson (38), and Michelle Duff (85) 🖤
We also remember 367+ victims of anti-trans violence and suicide 🕯️
#tdor
We also remember 367+ victims of anti-trans violence and suicide 🕯️
#tdor
Observing Trans Day of Remembrance 2025
Remembering those we’ve lost over the past year.
thetransfemininereview.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Good evening all. For this year's Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR), TFR remembers three transfeminine authors who passed away this year: Miss Major Griffin-Gracy (78), Valerie Amelia Thompson (38), and Michelle Duff (85) 🖤
We also remember 367+ victims of anti-trans violence and suicide 🕯️
#tdor
We also remember 367+ victims of anti-trans violence and suicide 🕯️
#tdor
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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Hey folks, I often do posts calling for indie developers to link me their games so I can signal boost them. Today I want to do something similar for all trans creatives.
If you are a trans game dev, artist, writer, streamer or YouTuber, reply here with a link to your work. Only one rule: no GenAI.💜
If you are a trans game dev, artist, writer, streamer or YouTuber, reply here with a link to your work. Only one rule: no GenAI.💜
November 20, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Hey folks, I often do posts calling for indie developers to link me their games so I can signal boost them. Today I want to do something similar for all trans creatives.
If you are a trans game dev, artist, writer, streamer or YouTuber, reply here with a link to your work. Only one rule: no GenAI.💜
If you are a trans game dev, artist, writer, streamer or YouTuber, reply here with a link to your work. Only one rule: no GenAI.💜
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
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No no no this can’t be right I was told that under Trump cancel culture had been eliminated.
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
No no no this can’t be right I was told that under Trump cancel culture had been eliminated.
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One girl said “it doesn’t matter if you ban a book because everyone can find that information online” and then I blew their minds by talking about how your search history can be monitored and sold to the government without your permission, but your library borrowing history requires a warrant.
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
One girl said “it doesn’t matter if you ban a book because everyone can find that information online” and then I blew their minds by talking about how your search history can be monitored and sold to the government without your permission, but your library borrowing history requires a warrant.
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The Salvation Army are a hate group. Do not forget that this winter.
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The Salvation Army are a hate group. Do not forget that this winter.
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AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
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Hi all! I'm Steph Campbell, who you may know as the person behind @ttrpgkids.com!
I decided it was time to make my own profile, and I'm looking forward to being "me" here and also sharing some of my non-TTRPGkids related projects 👀
I decided it was time to make my own profile, and I'm looking forward to being "me" here and also sharing some of my non-TTRPGkids related projects 👀
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Hi all! I'm Steph Campbell, who you may know as the person behind @ttrpgkids.com!
I decided it was time to make my own profile, and I'm looking forward to being "me" here and also sharing some of my non-TTRPGkids related projects 👀
I decided it was time to make my own profile, and I'm looking forward to being "me" here and also sharing some of my non-TTRPGkids related projects 👀
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some other familiar grocery store names that are brands for producer-owned agricultural co-ops:
Blue Diamond
Bob's Red Mill
Land O'Lakes
Tillamook
Welch's
Blue Diamond
Bob's Red Mill
Land O'Lakes
Tillamook
Welch's
My #SuperlativeCannedGoo tweet from the old place is making rounds again. Support co-op cranberry growers!
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
some other familiar grocery store names that are brands for producer-owned agricultural co-ops:
Blue Diamond
Bob's Red Mill
Land O'Lakes
Tillamook
Welch's
Blue Diamond
Bob's Red Mill
Land O'Lakes
Tillamook
Welch's
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When Paizo gives you site outage, Pathfinder fans make site outage art!
Took a break from game development to have some fun and make a little robot guy inspired by the @paizo.com website development robot. Tested myself to make this in under 2 hours to see how my progress is going. I’m pretty happy with the final result! This is my 6 month benchmark. #pathfinder2e
November 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
When Paizo gives you site outage, Pathfinder fans make site outage art!
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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After telling queer folk that Target isn't a store for them, their stock is worth now what it was worth during the pandemic, when people couldn't visit their store.
You know what? Good. Pretending to support all Americans until you thought you could get away w/backing fascism? Yeah, fuck Target.
You know what? Good. Pretending to support all Americans until you thought you could get away w/backing fascism? Yeah, fuck Target.
November 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
After telling queer folk that Target isn't a store for them, their stock is worth now what it was worth during the pandemic, when people couldn't visit their store.
You know what? Good. Pretending to support all Americans until you thought you could get away w/backing fascism? Yeah, fuck Target.
You know what? Good. Pretending to support all Americans until you thought you could get away w/backing fascism? Yeah, fuck Target.
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holidays are coming 🎶
November 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
holidays are coming 🎶
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Magica Riot: Full Bloom’s now sold over 300 copies in less than a week of sales, if you were ever doubting that trans books can find audiences
November 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Magica Riot: Full Bloom’s now sold over 300 copies in less than a week of sales, if you were ever doubting that trans books can find audiences
Doordash needs to stop offering "you can combine with alcohol from nearby shop." And instead "you can add on with local ice cream place."
Goldmine.
Don't try to make me double dash that - cause I won't.
Goldmine.
Don't try to make me double dash that - cause I won't.
November 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Doordash needs to stop offering "you can combine with alcohol from nearby shop." And instead "you can add on with local ice cream place."
Goldmine.
Don't try to make me double dash that - cause I won't.
Goldmine.
Don't try to make me double dash that - cause I won't.