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So it's Black History Month and that means I think it's a good time to get familiar with Mike Pondsmith, if you're not already.
When you see R. Talsorian Games, that's him. When you see Cyberpunk 2077, that's his world.
Mekton, Castle Falkenstein, also him.
cyberpunk.fandom.com/wiki/Mike_Po...
When you see R. Talsorian Games, that's him. When you see Cyberpunk 2077, that's his world.
Mekton, Castle Falkenstein, also him.
cyberpunk.fandom.com/wiki/Mike_Po...
Mike Pondsmith
Michael Alyn Pondsmith (born April 14, 1954[citation needed]) is an American roleplaying, board and video game designer. He is the founder of R. Talsorian Games and the creator of the acclaimed Cyberp...
cyberpunk.fandom.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:08 AM
So it's Black History Month and that means I think it's a good time to get familiar with Mike Pondsmith, if you're not already.
When you see R. Talsorian Games, that's him. When you see Cyberpunk 2077, that's his world.
Mekton, Castle Falkenstein, also him.
cyberpunk.fandom.com/wiki/Mike_Po...
When you see R. Talsorian Games, that's him. When you see Cyberpunk 2077, that's his world.
Mekton, Castle Falkenstein, also him.
cyberpunk.fandom.com/wiki/Mike_Po...
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A'ight kids, it's time for a thread giving you the lowdown on Draft2Digital.
1: They were founded by right-wing Xtians.
2: They donate masses of cash to their church and missions.
3: They view ROMANCE and EROTICA as the same thing, *and* as "dangerous".
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1: They were founded by right-wing Xtians.
2: They donate masses of cash to their church and missions.
3: They view ROMANCE and EROTICA as the same thing, *and* as "dangerous".
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Unfortunately they are blocking all erotica from distribution. Very sad to see a champion for indie bookstores take such a restrictive stance on fiction.
February 5, 2026 at 11:54 PM
A'ight kids, it's time for a thread giving you the lowdown on Draft2Digital.
1: They were founded by right-wing Xtians.
2: They donate masses of cash to their church and missions.
3: They view ROMANCE and EROTICA as the same thing, *and* as "dangerous".
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1: They were founded by right-wing Xtians.
2: They donate masses of cash to their church and missions.
3: They view ROMANCE and EROTICA as the same thing, *and* as "dangerous".
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DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
February 2, 2026 at 3:58 AM
DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
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Sovereign (Nemesis Book 2) by April Daniels $1.99
Genres: YA, Superhero, Transgender, LGBTQ+
#books #booksky #ad
amzn.to/45Els5p
Genres: YA, Superhero, Transgender, LGBTQ+
#books #booksky #ad
amzn.to/45Els5p
February 1, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Sovereign (Nemesis Book 2) by April Daniels $1.99
Genres: YA, Superhero, Transgender, LGBTQ+
#books #booksky #ad
amzn.to/45Els5p
Genres: YA, Superhero, Transgender, LGBTQ+
#books #booksky #ad
amzn.to/45Els5p
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Dreadnought (Nemesis Book 1) by April Daniels $1.99
Genres: YA, Superhero, Transgender, LGBTQ+
#books #booksky #ad
amzn.to/45GRm1d
Genres: YA, Superhero, Transgender, LGBTQ+
#books #booksky #ad
amzn.to/45GRm1d
February 1, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Dreadnought (Nemesis Book 1) by April Daniels $1.99
Genres: YA, Superhero, Transgender, LGBTQ+
#books #booksky #ad
amzn.to/45GRm1d
Genres: YA, Superhero, Transgender, LGBTQ+
#books #booksky #ad
amzn.to/45GRm1d
Started to get back into playing around with some 3D virtual dungeon modelling tools
For something easy to practice I've been mocking up old D&D modules and ran into an amusing hiccup. The 10'x10' room. Corridoors are 10' wide by default, so in practice it's more of a nook or a closet than a room 😅
For something easy to practice I've been mocking up old D&D modules and ran into an amusing hiccup. The 10'x10' room. Corridoors are 10' wide by default, so in practice it's more of a nook or a closet than a room 😅
February 2, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Started to get back into playing around with some 3D virtual dungeon modelling tools
For something easy to practice I've been mocking up old D&D modules and ran into an amusing hiccup. The 10'x10' room. Corridoors are 10' wide by default, so in practice it's more of a nook or a closet than a room 😅
For something easy to practice I've been mocking up old D&D modules and ran into an amusing hiccup. The 10'x10' room. Corridoors are 10' wide by default, so in practice it's more of a nook or a closet than a room 😅
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This is Jerry Lawson. He invented the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system. Because of his invention, many consoles had cartridges and CD formats and would become the norm.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
February 1, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This is Jerry Lawson. He invented the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system. Because of his invention, many consoles had cartridges and CD formats and would become the norm.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
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Anthropic being honest about the damage they’re doing is probably the result of them reading my popular science book which they stole.
“We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.”
Props to Anthropic for studying the effects of their creation and reporting results that are not probably what they wished for
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
Props to Anthropic for studying the effects of their creation and reporting results that are not probably what they wished for
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
How AI assistance impacts the formation of coding skills
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
www.anthropic.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Anthropic being honest about the damage they’re doing is probably the result of them reading my popular science book which they stole.
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BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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My favorite Bob Kane story:
!["Bob had gotten to the point where he never drew anything. Never drew anything on the Batman comics, anyway. [Sheldon] Moldoff was ghosting them all and when he didn't, someone else did.
The only thing I think Bob ever drew was when we'd be out somewhere, in a restaurant or someplace, and a pretty girl would come over to him and say, 'Are you really the man who draws Batman?' Then he could whip out a little sketch for her, a big sketch if she was wearing something low-cut and would bend over to watch him draw.
One day I'm over at his house to discuss this newspaper strip idea we had and he's talking about who we might get to draw it. I was going to write it and we were going to get someone else to draw it. I'm not sure what Bob was going to do on it except sign his name. I said to him, 'Bob, isn't it disappointing to you that you don't draw any more? You were once such a great artist.' He wasn't but you had to talk to Bob that way.
He said, 'Oh, no. Let me show you something.' He took me into a little room in his house. It was his studio. I didn't even know he still had a studio. It was all set up with easels and things and there were paintings, paintings of clowns. You know the](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3ricjjbkac4mh4l7vf5fejga/bafkreibm4sxgmur2w543cazx4vtxy35b5vfujsniihsjt75nqgng7pwcfa@jpeg)
January 24, 2026 at 12:58 AM
My favorite Bob Kane story:
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You Know When Something Just Clicks*
January 24, 2026 at 10:37 AM
You Know When Something Just Clicks*
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The MGM Lion in the Masters of the Universe trailer should have been replaced with Battle Cat, and the fact that they didn't do that is honestly a red flag when you're trying to sell me a He-Man movie.
January 22, 2026 at 9:24 PM
The MGM Lion in the Masters of the Universe trailer should have been replaced with Battle Cat, and the fact that they didn't do that is honestly a red flag when you're trying to sell me a He-Man movie.
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I know we're all seeing 87 unhinged things per day, but "guys if our multi billion dollar product doesn't start being useful for something, literally anything, the people might not appreciate us wrecking the planet over it anymore" is a truly bananapants thing to say out loud
Delicious to me
January 22, 2026 at 6:29 AM
I know we're all seeing 87 unhinged things per day, but "guys if our multi billion dollar product doesn't start being useful for something, literally anything, the people might not appreciate us wrecking the planet over it anymore" is a truly bananapants thing to say out loud
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i feel like Americans don't get the level of eye-rolling this is getting from Europe
January 19, 2026 at 4:06 AM
i feel like Americans don't get the level of eye-rolling this is getting from Europe
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This is my favorite headcanon and it's a great example of how readers can offer a different reading of a text that the author never considered and did not intend, but is nonetheless validated by the text itself.
A shitpost so great Billy Joel actually heard about it
January 4, 2026 at 3:40 PM
This is my favorite headcanon and it's a great example of how readers can offer a different reading of a text that the author never considered and did not intend, but is nonetheless validated by the text itself.
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Casual reminder that Itch stole my money & I can no longer sell there, meaning I can't promote with my friends or participate in bundles & other opportunities.
I'd really appreciate if y'all could help me get more discovery for my books on here instead! 100% human made, 100% queer creative team!
I'd really appreciate if y'all could help me get more discovery for my books on here instead! 100% human made, 100% queer creative team!
I released 2 trans books this year.
The 1st is a romcom where a guy falls in love with sexy Totoro at a drag show
The 2nd is a soulmate romantasy where a guy cursed with immortality has to make amends for his past by healing other people's soulmate bonds
ko-fi.com/emerylee/shop
The 1st is a romcom where a guy falls in love with sexy Totoro at a drag show
The 2nd is a soulmate romantasy where a guy cursed with immortality has to make amends for his past by healing other people's soulmate bonds
ko-fi.com/emerylee/shop
January 4, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Casual reminder that Itch stole my money & I can no longer sell there, meaning I can't promote with my friends or participate in bundles & other opportunities.
I'd really appreciate if y'all could help me get more discovery for my books on here instead! 100% human made, 100% queer creative team!
I'd really appreciate if y'all could help me get more discovery for my books on here instead! 100% human made, 100% queer creative team!
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It's Parasite Eve ...
December 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
It's Parasite Eve ...
Alva Valai and the Ranger character bonding over their disgust at shitty rich men thinking they can buy anyone they want is such a mood 😁
Nice to see Path of Exile 2 continuing on the trend of sharp and insightful character banter that they nailed in the first one.
Nice to see Path of Exile 2 continuing on the trend of sharp and insightful character banter that they nailed in the first one.
December 23, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Alva Valai and the Ranger character bonding over their disgust at shitty rich men thinking they can buy anyone they want is such a mood 😁
Nice to see Path of Exile 2 continuing on the trend of sharp and insightful character banter that they nailed in the first one.
Nice to see Path of Exile 2 continuing on the trend of sharp and insightful character banter that they nailed in the first one.
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I propose a new meme format
December 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I propose a new meme format
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Concept art is rarely a process of, "have cool idea, now just visualize it for me!"
Its a process of education, discovery and development to make "believable", original, workable objects that make sense.
Its a process of education, discovery and development to make "believable", original, workable objects that make sense.
December 19, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Concept art is rarely a process of, "have cool idea, now just visualize it for me!"
Its a process of education, discovery and development to make "believable", original, workable objects that make sense.
Its a process of education, discovery and development to make "believable", original, workable objects that make sense.
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AI vs Concept Art.
I think there are a couple of things folks on the outside, don't understand about the concept art process and why AI is a hindrance, not a help.
Example 1 : Scorpion oil Lamp, information and understanding.
I think there are a couple of things folks on the outside, don't understand about the concept art process and why AI is a hindrance, not a help.
Example 1 : Scorpion oil Lamp, information and understanding.
December 19, 2025 at 3:40 AM
AI vs Concept Art.
I think there are a couple of things folks on the outside, don't understand about the concept art process and why AI is a hindrance, not a help.
Example 1 : Scorpion oil Lamp, information and understanding.
I think there are a couple of things folks on the outside, don't understand about the concept art process and why AI is a hindrance, not a help.
Example 1 : Scorpion oil Lamp, information and understanding.
"We only use AI in a way that makes it more likely to slip into our release version than the non AI way of doing things"
Very weird defence tbh (and not the first ones to make it). And it's not like a publisher is forcing AI on them in some way and concepting was the compromise, this is all Larian.
Very weird defence tbh (and not the first ones to make it). And it's not like a publisher is forcing AI on them in some way and concepting was the compromise, this is all Larian.
December 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"We only use AI in a way that makes it more likely to slip into our release version than the non AI way of doing things"
Very weird defence tbh (and not the first ones to make it). And it's not like a publisher is forcing AI on them in some way and concepting was the compromise, this is all Larian.
Very weird defence tbh (and not the first ones to make it). And it's not like a publisher is forcing AI on them in some way and concepting was the compromise, this is all Larian.
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Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.