Polished Cryptid (she/her)
@polishedcryptid.bsky.social
Twitch Affiliate. TTRPG Enthusiast. Fuelled by coffee. HoH. Queenslander.
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https://www.twitch.tv/polishedcryptid
Happy holidays folks. Christmas et al.
December 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Happy holidays folks. Christmas et al.
I hope the fucking AI bubble bursts very soon.
December 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I hope the fucking AI bubble bursts very soon.
I'm at the point where I'm considering completely changing my hobbies and how I engage with content to avoid AI.
December 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I'm at the point where I'm considering completely changing my hobbies and how I engage with content to avoid AI.
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Look, as stupid as it is that it's taking them this long, eventually these tech weirdos will realize that throwing money on the big pile of burning money... won't make them more money
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 16, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Look, as stupid as it is that it's taking them this long, eventually these tech weirdos will realize that throwing money on the big pile of burning money... won't make them more money
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I don't know why the idea of developing concept art with AI is somehow meant to convince us that AI isn't replacing creative professions, when concept art is one of the single most creative and imaginative parts of the entire development process.
December 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I don't know why the idea of developing concept art with AI is somehow meant to convince us that AI isn't replacing creative professions, when concept art is one of the single most creative and imaginative parts of the entire development process.
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I've been asked for information about UK-based researchers with interest in TTRPGs and Actual Play.
I have a half-dozen names off the top of the dome, but would be happy to hear of more to pass along for Schemes.
I have a half-dozen names off the top of the dome, but would be happy to hear of more to pass along for Schemes.
December 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I've been asked for information about UK-based researchers with interest in TTRPGs and Actual Play.
I have a half-dozen names off the top of the dome, but would be happy to hear of more to pass along for Schemes.
I have a half-dozen names off the top of the dome, but would be happy to hear of more to pass along for Schemes.
Unbelievably disappointed by @larianstudios.com . How could you? All you had to do was to keep being decent and instead you decided to use shitty AI instead of paying actual concept artists.
December 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Unbelievably disappointed by @larianstudios.com . How could you? All you had to do was to keep being decent and instead you decided to use shitty AI instead of paying actual concept artists.
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Oh hey, I did a ttrpg thing.
Y'all this game is SO much fun. The perfect mix of Sega Dreamcast magic and card slinging.
you should go check it out and get stuck in! I know so many people who's jam this would be.
Neon is a fantastic creator, and the performers in the AP are killer, it's a win/win!
Y'all this game is SO much fun. The perfect mix of Sega Dreamcast magic and card slinging.
you should go check it out and get stuck in! I know so many people who's jam this would be.
Neon is a fantastic creator, and the performers in the AP are killer, it's a win/win!
This big day is here, the preview rules for City of Espers is LIVE! cityofespersrpg.com
Plus, we've put together an AP show to get you in!
Big ups to our cast:
@thataloha.bsky.social @comeandgotavern.bsky.social @redmagerae.bsky.social & @afromenace.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eONN...
Plus, we've put together an AP show to get you in!
Big ups to our cast:
@thataloha.bsky.social @comeandgotavern.bsky.social @redmagerae.bsky.social & @afromenace.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eONN...
City of Espers: House of Vox Part 1 | A card-based urban fantasy TTRPG!
YouTube video by The Neon Caster
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Oh hey, I did a ttrpg thing.
Y'all this game is SO much fun. The perfect mix of Sega Dreamcast magic and card slinging.
you should go check it out and get stuck in! I know so many people who's jam this would be.
Neon is a fantastic creator, and the performers in the AP are killer, it's a win/win!
Y'all this game is SO much fun. The perfect mix of Sega Dreamcast magic and card slinging.
you should go check it out and get stuck in! I know so many people who's jam this would be.
Neon is a fantastic creator, and the performers in the AP are killer, it's a win/win!
"Viking braids" "Viking chin lines/war makeup" "Scandinavian Scarf"
(Insert random monster/cryptid/legend) and suddenly it's clearly 'Nordic folklore'.
Wtf is going on
(Insert random monster/cryptid/legend) and suddenly it's clearly 'Nordic folklore'.
Wtf is going on
October 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"Viking braids" "Viking chin lines/war makeup" "Scandinavian Scarf"
(Insert random monster/cryptid/legend) and suddenly it's clearly 'Nordic folklore'.
Wtf is going on
(Insert random monster/cryptid/legend) and suddenly it's clearly 'Nordic folklore'.
Wtf is going on
Can y'all just stop using the terms Nordic or Scandinavian to try to get away with cultural appropriation?
"I want to claim it's 'exotic' and ancient but it has to still be white" seems to be the logic behind it and for some weird reason.
"I want to claim it's 'exotic' and ancient but it has to still be white" seems to be the logic behind it and for some weird reason.
October 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Can y'all just stop using the terms Nordic or Scandinavian to try to get away with cultural appropriation?
"I want to claim it's 'exotic' and ancient but it has to still be white" seems to be the logic behind it and for some weird reason.
"I want to claim it's 'exotic' and ancient but it has to still be white" seems to be the logic behind it and for some weird reason.
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A 77 year old man sent a postcard to Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia that simply read: “You lack values.”
Police showed up at his door.
This is not only a first amendment violation but a clear sign of how fast the fascists are moving to censorship and constant monitoring.
Police showed up at his door.
This is not only a first amendment violation but a clear sign of how fast the fascists are moving to censorship and constant monitoring.
Law experts appalled as cops swoop on 77-year-old for writing 'innocuous' postcard
www.rawstory.com/florida-2674...
www.rawstory.com/florida-2674...
Law experts appalled as cops swoop on 77-year-old for writing 'innocuous' postcard
Florida resident James O’Gara received a surprise visit from law enforcement at his home last week in what First Amendment experts have labeled a clear attempt at intimidation in response to a “pretty...
www.rawstory.com
October 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A 77 year old man sent a postcard to Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia that simply read: “You lack values.”
Police showed up at his door.
This is not only a first amendment violation but a clear sign of how fast the fascists are moving to censorship and constant monitoring.
Police showed up at his door.
This is not only a first amendment violation but a clear sign of how fast the fascists are moving to censorship and constant monitoring.
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every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”
October 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”
It is nice to feel that what I do day-to-day still has meaning in a world that seems hellbent on ending itself
October 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It is nice to feel that what I do day-to-day still has meaning in a world that seems hellbent on ending itself
I've spent nearly an entire year trying to find the absolute basic level of security needed to just freaking exist.
September 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I've spent nearly an entire year trying to find the absolute basic level of security needed to just freaking exist.
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They did this with crypto (black people) and NFTs (women)--and it was very funny. I still have immense levels of side-eye for Reese Witherspoon and Brie Larson for that NFT nonsense. Hov and Dorsey aren't slick either.
Keep an eye out!
As AI winds down while VC money runs out, they're going to continue following the same failed playbook Web3 used. They'll redirect the focus from big money (companies, entrepreneurs) to marginalized communities.
Prepare to see AI re-spun as a tool to empower women/POC/LGBT.
As AI winds down while VC money runs out, they're going to continue following the same failed playbook Web3 used. They'll redirect the focus from big money (companies, entrepreneurs) to marginalized communities.
Prepare to see AI re-spun as a tool to empower women/POC/LGBT.
September 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
They did this with crypto (black people) and NFTs (women)--and it was very funny. I still have immense levels of side-eye for Reese Witherspoon and Brie Larson for that NFT nonsense. Hov and Dorsey aren't slick either.
I've been really stressed lately. On one hand, it's cute that Gerald's reaction is to hold my hand. On the other hand, it's kinda hard to type at work when a cat is trying to hold your hand.
September 9, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I've been really stressed lately. On one hand, it's cute that Gerald's reaction is to hold my hand. On the other hand, it's kinda hard to type at work when a cat is trying to hold your hand.
I really do miss playing ttrpgs
August 9, 2025 at 7:57 AM
I really do miss playing ttrpgs
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I know we're upset about itch, but they're not the only ones
Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign
But we can EASILY top 1,000!
I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!
↻💬♡ to boost
We CAN make a difference 💕
#itch #censorship
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Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign
But we can EASILY top 1,000!
I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!
↻💬♡ to boost
We CAN make a difference 💕
#itch #censorship
1/🧵
July 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I know we're upset about itch, but they're not the only ones
Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign
But we can EASILY top 1,000!
I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!
↻💬♡ to boost
We CAN make a difference 💕
#itch #censorship
1/🧵
Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign
But we can EASILY top 1,000!
I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!
↻💬♡ to boost
We CAN make a difference 💕
#itch #censorship
1/🧵
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Burnout is clinically understood as a combo of 6 factors—work overload, lack of control, insufficient rewards, breakdown in community, absence of fairness, & value conflicts—and only a fraction of it is under your control. Burnout is a systemic problem, so be kind to yourself and hard on the system.
Hey gang I've had to learn recently that the whole "burning out" thing is real so if you find yourself being panicked every waking second that you're not working on something, despite those seconds being very rare, you should maybe listen to the signals and take an intentional break before you crash
July 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Burnout is clinically understood as a combo of 6 factors—work overload, lack of control, insufficient rewards, breakdown in community, absence of fairness, & value conflicts—and only a fraction of it is under your control. Burnout is a systemic problem, so be kind to yourself and hard on the system.
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July 1, 2025 at 7:14 AM
When food is for 'poor' people, they say it has a best before date. When food is for very pretentious rich folks, they just say the food has aged and sell it for more.
June 27, 2025 at 8:37 AM
When food is for 'poor' people, they say it has a best before date. When food is for very pretentious rich folks, they just say the food has aged and sell it for more.
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A Democratic Mayor arrested.
A Democratic Congresswoman indicted.
A Democratic Senator tackled and detained.
A Democratic State Representative killed.
A Democratic State Representative in critical condition.
We can all see where this is going.
A Democratic Congresswoman indicted.
A Democratic Senator tackled and detained.
A Democratic State Representative killed.
A Democratic State Representative in critical condition.
We can all see where this is going.
June 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
A Democratic Mayor arrested.
A Democratic Congresswoman indicted.
A Democratic Senator tackled and detained.
A Democratic State Representative killed.
A Democratic State Representative in critical condition.
We can all see where this is going.
A Democratic Congresswoman indicted.
A Democratic Senator tackled and detained.
A Democratic State Representative killed.
A Democratic State Representative in critical condition.
We can all see where this is going.
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Not taking anything away from Senator Padilla because he was treated atrociously
But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state
Keep that same energy of support for her
But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state
Keep that same energy of support for her
June 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Not taking anything away from Senator Padilla because he was treated atrociously
But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state
Keep that same energy of support for her
But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state
Keep that same energy of support for her
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Call your Senator and Reps. — Demand hearings (sanctioned or unsanctioned) on ICE.
☎️ Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
@housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov
☎️ Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
@housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov
June 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Call your Senator and Reps. — Demand hearings (sanctioned or unsanctioned) on ICE.
☎️ Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
@housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov
☎️ Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
@housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov
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If that’s what they do to a US Senator with a question, imagine what they do to farm workers, day laborers, cooks, and the other nonviolent immigrants they are targeting in California and across the country. Or any American that dares to speak up.
I will not stop fighting to demand accountability.
I will not stop fighting to demand accountability.
June 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If that’s what they do to a US Senator with a question, imagine what they do to farm workers, day laborers, cooks, and the other nonviolent immigrants they are targeting in California and across the country. Or any American that dares to speak up.
I will not stop fighting to demand accountability.
I will not stop fighting to demand accountability.