Leina
@bowsette.bsky.social
41 y/o. Northern English idiot. Wannabe streamer and writer. She/He/They/Her/Him/Them. Monster fanatic. Genderfluid. Big wah girl!
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Leina
@bowsette.bsky.social
· Dec 10
A proper pinned skeet is in order, methinks.
I'm most known as Leina, aka The North-East Recluse. I pretend to be a red panda online and blather on about videogames, mostly, but also other nerd stuff, furry stuff, and also the odd serious topic like UK politics, mental health and gender identity.
I'm most known as Leina, aka The North-East Recluse. I pretend to be a red panda online and blather on about videogames, mostly, but also other nerd stuff, furry stuff, and also the odd serious topic like UK politics, mental health and gender identity.
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Brought to you by a religion built on the idea that a guy can have infinite, unconditional love for all people
if trans people were like nuclear weapons then it follows that polyamorous people must be like MIRVs or at least cluster bombs
Vatican warns against rise in polyamory, saying ‘succession of faces’ does not rival exclusive union | CNN
The Vatican has issued a warning against the rise of polyamory, insisting marriage is the stable, lifelong and exclusive partnership between a man and woman.
www.cnn.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Brought to you by a religion built on the idea that a guy can have infinite, unconditional love for all people
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I see a lot of people talking about the A1200 mini.
Here's a reminder that Paul Andrews of Retro Games ltd. (and various other companies, and a proper James Blunt) does not deserve your money:
boingboing.net/2019/11/18/h...
Here's a reminder that Paul Andrews of Retro Games ltd. (and various other companies, and a proper James Blunt) does not deserve your money:
boingboing.net/2019/11/18/h...
Horace Goes Copyright Striking
How an obscure game character from the 8-bit era ended up at the heart of a very modern YouTube takedown fight
boingboing.net
October 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I see a lot of people talking about the A1200 mini.
Here's a reminder that Paul Andrews of Retro Games ltd. (and various other companies, and a proper James Blunt) does not deserve your money:
boingboing.net/2019/11/18/h...
Here's a reminder that Paul Andrews of Retro Games ltd. (and various other companies, and a proper James Blunt) does not deserve your money:
boingboing.net/2019/11/18/h...
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And just to point out: the main reason for Andrews spree of copyright claims over Horace was that he was developing new properties for the character.
6 years later... nothing. Nada. Zip. He's done fuck all with the IP. He just wanted some cash from a Youtuber or 2, like the grifter he is.
6 years later... nothing. Nada. Zip. He's done fuck all with the IP. He just wanted some cash from a Youtuber or 2, like the grifter he is.
This.
This is why you shouldn't give Paul Andrews/Retro Games Limited any of your money. He's a horrible, spiteful little man who only sees the retro games community as a cash cow to milk and something to bully.
This is why you shouldn't give Paul Andrews/Retro Games Limited any of your money. He's a horrible, spiteful little man who only sees the retro games community as a cash cow to milk and something to bully.
I see a lot of people talking about the A1200 mini.
Here's a reminder that Paul Andrews of Retro Games ltd. (and various other companies, and a proper James Blunt) does not deserve your money:
boingboing.net/2019/11/18/h...
Here's a reminder that Paul Andrews of Retro Games ltd. (and various other companies, and a proper James Blunt) does not deserve your money:
boingboing.net/2019/11/18/h...
November 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
And just to point out: the main reason for Andrews spree of copyright claims over Horace was that he was developing new properties for the character.
6 years later... nothing. Nada. Zip. He's done fuck all with the IP. He just wanted some cash from a Youtuber or 2, like the grifter he is.
6 years later... nothing. Nada. Zip. He's done fuck all with the IP. He just wanted some cash from a Youtuber or 2, like the grifter he is.
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Watch him set up his own teenage paramilitary organisation under the "Department of War" banner.
And watch it end up in court in a few years time under a cloud of abuse allegations. Mark my words.
And watch it end up in court in a few years time under a cloud of abuse allegations. Mark my words.
Hegseth is very very terrified, deep deep down of something to do with maleness www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Watch him set up his own teenage paramilitary organisation under the "Department of War" banner.
And watch it end up in court in a few years time under a cloud of abuse allegations. Mark my words.
And watch it end up in court in a few years time under a cloud of abuse allegations. Mark my words.
I have grown to really hate this particular breed of "humour".
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I have grown to really hate this particular breed of "humour".
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Also, this so called wonder aka AI has only put PC components back to 1980s prices which were fucking ridiculous at the time.
Maybe it's time for the return of a home computer again, shame no one's designing an alternative like the ST/Amiga.
Maybe it's time for the return of a home computer again, shame no one's designing an alternative like the ST/Amiga.
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Also, this so called wonder aka AI has only put PC components back to 1980s prices which were fucking ridiculous at the time.
Maybe it's time for the return of a home computer again, shame no one's designing an alternative like the ST/Amiga.
Maybe it's time for the return of a home computer again, shame no one's designing an alternative like the ST/Amiga.
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I sure it's a plot.
Drive computer parts upwards
PC's aren't able to run latest stuff natively back home.
Microsoft rubs hands as 'Streaming Windows 365' launches.
Drive computer parts upwards
PC's aren't able to run latest stuff natively back home.
Microsoft rubs hands as 'Streaming Windows 365' launches.
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I sure it's a plot.
Drive computer parts upwards
PC's aren't able to run latest stuff natively back home.
Microsoft rubs hands as 'Streaming Windows 365' launches.
Drive computer parts upwards
PC's aren't able to run latest stuff natively back home.
Microsoft rubs hands as 'Streaming Windows 365' launches.
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Not sure if it's journalistic best practice to frame "proof of involvement in a decades-long ring of powerful child rapists" as "the greatest challenge to his legacy."
Unless you're trying to actively help him overcome it, I think it should rightly be framed as the final word on his legacy.
Unless you're trying to actively help him overcome it, I think it should rightly be framed as the final word on his legacy.
November 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Not sure if it's journalistic best practice to frame "proof of involvement in a decades-long ring of powerful child rapists" as "the greatest challenge to his legacy."
Unless you're trying to actively help him overcome it, I think it should rightly be framed as the final word on his legacy.
Unless you're trying to actively help him overcome it, I think it should rightly be framed as the final word on his legacy.
There's a character in the new Noss Saga book who changes gender whenever they change form. As someone who is genderfluid I would give anything to have that ability. 💜💙
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
There's a character in the new Noss Saga book who changes gender whenever they change form. As someone who is genderfluid I would give anything to have that ability. 💜💙
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God I'm so sick of how "Activist" is used to un-person trans people.
November 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
God I'm so sick of how "Activist" is used to un-person trans people.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Gods, I hate my brain. Now it's decided to get paranoid that every facet of my appearance is a sign of one malady or another.
November 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Gods, I hate my brain. Now it's decided to get paranoid that every facet of my appearance is a sign of one malady or another.
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Have you watched this yet? No? Well, go watch it right now!
The "dying days" of the Mega Drive in the PAL region:
youtu.be/lop2T5andAM
The "dying days" of the Mega Drive in the PAL region:
youtu.be/lop2T5andAM
The Final PAL titles!
YouTube video by 8/16/32bit
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Have you watched this yet? No? Well, go watch it right now!
The "dying days" of the Mega Drive in the PAL region:
youtu.be/lop2T5andAM
The "dying days" of the Mega Drive in the PAL region:
youtu.be/lop2T5andAM
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Normies:
Seeing a cartoon character in the mirror copy all your movements would make people go crazy
Furries:
Seeing a cartoon character in the mirror copy all your movements would make people go crazy
Furries:
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Normies:
Seeing a cartoon character in the mirror copy all your movements would make people go crazy
Furries:
Seeing a cartoon character in the mirror copy all your movements would make people go crazy
Furries:
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Pretty sure not everyone knows this but I wish everyone did: Saying something critical of Republicans does not automatically equate to heaping equal and opposite praise on Democrats.
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Pretty sure not everyone knows this but I wish everyone did: Saying something critical of Republicans does not automatically equate to heaping equal and opposite praise on Democrats.
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Masterpiece. Now's a great time to watch it, if you haven't ever before.
As every year at Christmas, some Japanese theaters will screen "Tokyo Godfathers" ;o;
www.shin-bungeiza.com/schedule#d20...
www.shin-bungeiza.com/schedule#d20...
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Masterpiece. Now's a great time to watch it, if you haven't ever before.
Since I have Look Outside installed, I think I'll play that instead. My "backlog stream" game, meanwhile, I think will be Yooka-Replaylee. I wanna see how much of an improvement that version is over the original.
November 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Since I have Look Outside installed, I think I'll play that instead. My "backlog stream" game, meanwhile, I think will be Yooka-Replaylee. I wanna see how much of an improvement that version is over the original.
Afraid I'll have to give up on FF Tactics. I honestly find anything outside the main story extremely unfun, like the horribly convoluted job system and and extremely tedious grind.
November 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Afraid I'll have to give up on FF Tactics. I honestly find anything outside the main story extremely unfun, like the horribly convoluted job system and and extremely tedious grind.
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see also “this is so scary wtf” at something charming and low-key that doesn’t have a contemporary budget
November 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
see also “this is so scary wtf” at something charming and low-key that doesn’t have a contemporary budget
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"Many young people now chose safety over success."
Fuck that's me :/
I experienced the same thing. Watching my dad (nearly) lose everything due to the employment knock-on effects of Black Wednesday clearly shaped my adult life outlook. I am not a greasy-pole-climber.
youtu.be/V7epmeKjiD0
Fuck that's me :/
I experienced the same thing. Watching my dad (nearly) lose everything due to the employment knock-on effects of Black Wednesday clearly shaped my adult life outlook. I am not a greasy-pole-climber.
youtu.be/V7epmeKjiD0
Why Japan’s GenZ Is Losing Desire in Everything 【 Low Desire Society 】
YouTube video by TERIYAKI JAPAN
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 AM
"Many young people now chose safety over success."
Fuck that's me :/
I experienced the same thing. Watching my dad (nearly) lose everything due to the employment knock-on effects of Black Wednesday clearly shaped my adult life outlook. I am not a greasy-pole-climber.
youtu.be/V7epmeKjiD0
Fuck that's me :/
I experienced the same thing. Watching my dad (nearly) lose everything due to the employment knock-on effects of Black Wednesday clearly shaped my adult life outlook. I am not a greasy-pole-climber.
youtu.be/V7epmeKjiD0
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"‘It’s like the Post Office scandal’: victims of carer’s allowance crisis speak out"
Another one...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Another one...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘It’s like the Post Office scandal’: victims of carer’s allowance crisis speak out
Claimants forced to pay back thousands of pounds tell of ‘horrendous’ court ordeals and of desire for official apology
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:22 AM
"‘It’s like the Post Office scandal’: victims of carer’s allowance crisis speak out"
Another one...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Another one...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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it’s like they have a muscle fetish but refuse to actually look at bodybuilders or wrestling so it remains solely as an abstract notion that their subconscious is screaming at them to explore so it has •some• reference material from which to create fantasies or even just a frame of reference
November 25, 2025 at 6:40 AM
it’s like they have a muscle fetish but refuse to actually look at bodybuilders or wrestling so it remains solely as an abstract notion that their subconscious is screaming at them to explore so it has •some• reference material from which to create fantasies or even just a frame of reference
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All the people who told artists to get a real job when AI stole theirs should be told the same once they can't afford new hardware of any kind.
November 25, 2025 at 6:47 AM
All the people who told artists to get a real job when AI stole theirs should be told the same once they can't afford new hardware of any kind.
I don't know if I'm gonna keep up with FF Tactics. The thing I'm struggling with most is the job system, which feels so needlessly convoluted. If you have a specific build in mind, you have to go in about a million different directions and it gets really tedious really fast.
November 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I don't know if I'm gonna keep up with FF Tactics. The thing I'm struggling with most is the job system, which feels so needlessly convoluted. If you have a specific build in mind, you have to go in about a million different directions and it gets really tedious really fast.