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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 12h

Tired Of Reality? Press advertisement for London’s Games Workshop

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Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) @antonpnym.bsky.social · 11h

I whiled away some chore time listening to this interesting history of the NATO phonetic alphabet, which apparently is not a phonetic alphabet and wasn't created by NATO. (There's some Can-con in there for my fellow Canucks.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAT-...

The genius logic of the NATO phonetic alphabet

YouTube video by RobWords

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.

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todayinnerdhistory.bsky.social @todayinnerdhistory.bsky.social · 1d

Star Trek The Animated series ended after 22 episodes on October 12, 1974.

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#TodayInNerdHistory #October12 #startrek #startrektheanimatedseries #TheAnimatedAdventuresOfGeneRoddenberrysStarTrek #TAS #HowSharperThanASerpentsTooth #tv #series #LastAired

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👁🌻🦊⚙️⚓ Bob, Engineer, Pusher of Paper @navmecheng.bsky.social · 1d

> It is 2025 BC. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

> It is 2025 AD. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

Soldiers at the Bass Pro Shops pyramid in Memphis, TN.

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Some of the layoffs at CDC are being REVERSED.
Here is my updated story.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

More than 1,000 CDC staff receive layoff notices during government shutdown

Another round of mass layoffs has struck CDC. The agency had already been cut during a reorganization this year, and more employees are now being shed amid the government shutdown.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d

ICE GOONS crash into car and then point weapons to kidnap man.

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Dennis Detwiller @drgonzo123.bsky.social · 1d

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Dennis Detwiller @drgonzo123.bsky.social · 1d

"AI"

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Jill Sargent Russell, PhD @jsargentr.bsky.social · 1d

The Ukrainian Depopulation and Deindustrialization Plan for the Russian Federation is exceeding quota requirements and currently running ahead of schedule.

(I have on occasion referred to the Blitz as the Luftwaffe Redevelopment Plan for South London.)

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io9 @io9dotcom.bsky.social · 2d

Sigourney Weaver Teases a Potential Return to the 'Alien' Franchise

Ellen Ripley herself spoke about a new script and meeting regarding her return to the character.

gizmodo.com

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Alien vs. Predator Galaxy @avpgalaxy.bsky.social · 2d

Talking about Walter Hill's #Alien5 for the first time in 5 year, she describes his treatment as "extraordinary" & revealed she's talked to Disney/20th Century about it! #Alien #Aliens #SigourneyWeaver #WalterHill

Sigourney Weaver Talks Walter Hill’s Alien 5 Treatment – “Quite Extraordinary” - Alien vs. Predator Galaxy

5 years ago, Sigourney Weaver first spoke about a 50-page treatment that Alien producer Walter Hill sent to her following the collapse of Neil Blomkamp's Alien 5. Not long after, Brandywine and Hill s...

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Chinstroker @chinstroker.bsky.social · 2d

On the latest Rewatch Project we watch and discuss the SEASON ONE FINALE of #Babylon5 'CHRYSALIS' written by @straczynski.bsky.social and directed by Janet Greek: youtu.be/ngmXZYzBpEw

BABYLON 5: "CHRYSALIS" (1x22) Review (Rewatch Project 241)

YouTube video by The Rewatch Project with Hannah and Mike

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sfdebris.bsky.social @sfdebris.bsky.social · 2d

Revelations closes out our Babylon 5 for the week. The editing file was corrupted, so I spent three hours reconstructing it from an exported copy... then did all the crap YouTube makes me do to not get kicked off by bots. Hope you enjoy it! youtu.be/Z7euHPfep1Y

A Look at Revelations (Babylon 5)

YouTube video by SFDebris Red

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Flint Dibble @flintdibble.bsky.social · 2d

NEW VIDEO! A site tour of the Villa San Marco in Stabiae near Pompeii. It is a remarkable site with remarkable preservation due to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79

youtu.be/DWM4r2iz9Dw

Preserved in Ash: The Villa San Marco Near Pompeii

YouTube video by Archaeology with Flint Dibble

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Lindsay Powell FRHistS @lindsaypowell.bsky.social · 3d

A glimpse of a couple of the pages I wrote for the news department of @ancienthistmag.bsky.social issue 56. Grab your copy from your newsagent/stand or direct from
Karwansaray. #AncientBluesky

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Max Read @maxread.info · 2d

i think this is true, though id add is that everything is becoming “tv” without an FCC or union labor, two key institutional checks on the otherwise maximal corrosiveness of tv. (though of course reality TV and cable has meant that TV has also mostly become TV without an FCC or union labor)

Everything Is Television

A theory of culture and attention

www.derekthompson.org

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Film Stories @filmstories.bsky.social · 2d

In 1982, #Tron’s CG visual effects were so new that they completely confused Academy voters. Animator Bill Kroyer recalls what happened...
filmstories.co.uk/news/why-tro...

Why Tron didn't get a VFX Oscar nomination in 1982

In 1982, Tron’s CG visual effects were so new that they completely confused Academy voters. Animator Bill Kroyer recalls what happened.

filmstories.co.uk

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Charles Hildebrandt @cghildebrandt.bsky.social · 2d

Make a movie better by adding "John Carpenter's" to the title.

John Carpenter's Remains of the Day.

James Hodden @jameshodden.bsky.social · 2d

Make a movie better by adding "John Carpenter's" to the title.

John Carpenter's Seven Brides For Seven Brothers.

Greybeardtavern @greybeardtavern.bsky.social · 2d

“Make a movie better by adding "John Carpenter's" to the title.”

John Carpenter’s My Little Pony:
Friendship is Magic!

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James Hodden @jameshodden.bsky.social · 2d

Make a movie better by adding "John Carpenter's" to the title.

John Carpenter's Seven Brides For Seven Brothers.

Greybeardtavern @greybeardtavern.bsky.social · 2d

“Make a movie better by adding "John Carpenter's" to the title.”

John Carpenter’s My Little Pony:
Friendship is Magic!

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 2d

Some of the best TTRPG sessions I've ever had were when unplanned inspiration or events struck. When I first started GMing games I tried to force the action and the drama, and I built set-pieces and events to try and shock and awe my group, who I saw as my audience.

But that's not the way to do it.

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Joshy McFoul @riseupcomus.bsky.social · 2d

Cool resource built in Google Sheets shared on the Worm discord this morning. Adventurer sheets and player-facing materials for the guild. Monsters and resources for the GM. Even the Designing Dungeons workbook recreated in Google Sheets.

Useful for Wormheads!

drive.google.com/drive/folder...

His Majesty the Worm character sheet in Google Sheets

City actions for the GM screen in Google Sheets

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Connections Online @cnx-onl.bsky.social · 2d

As we wind down our look back at Connections Online 2022, here's another one of the videos from that year:
"How do you Design a Professional Wargame?"

youtube.com/live/5Xr...

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Charles Hildebrandt @cghildebrandt.bsky.social · 2d

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GAME OF THRONES: A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS Trailer (2025)

YouTube video by ONE Media

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welcometoyourdoom.bsky.social @welcometoyourdoom.bsky.social · 3d

#halloween #1970s

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