Elticblue
@elticblue.bsky.social
Posting about the ancient world, being a big old nerd, and attempting to exude wild man of the woods energy.
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That last line is one of the absolute single scariest things to me and that it was said with such casual happiness is even more disturbing.
Not distressing.
Full tilt disturbing.
Not distressing.
Full tilt disturbing.
imagine relying on AI to write your bio and then having the nerve to say you're witty and full of personality
September 20, 2025 at 7:45 AM
That last line is one of the absolute single scariest things to me and that it was said with such casual happiness is even more disturbing.
Not distressing.
Full tilt disturbing.
Not distressing.
Full tilt disturbing.
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This is a key table to understanding public opinion on migration. *When confronted with the real trade offs* people go for protecting the NHS and the economy over reducing migration.
The problem as per the rest of the thread is many don't believe those trade offs exist.
The problem as per the rest of the thread is many don't believe those trade offs exist.
When presented economy vs immigration trade-offs, Britons typically opt for economic benefit over lower migration
Those who support requiring large nos of migrants to leave would pick fully staffing NHS over reducing immigration, but economic arguments hold less sway
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Those who support requiring large nos of migrants to leave would pick fully staffing NHS over reducing immigration, but economic arguments hold less sway
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
August 5, 2025 at 8:19 AM
This is a key table to understanding public opinion on migration. *When confronted with the real trade offs* people go for protecting the NHS and the economy over reducing migration.
The problem as per the rest of the thread is many don't believe those trade offs exist.
The problem as per the rest of the thread is many don't believe those trade offs exist.
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We as autistics are more likely than NT’s to struggle with anxiety, depression & thee worst burnout 😩😭 mental health care is not accessible enough for us, it’s often times not respectful, & neurodiversity affirming 👌🏽
August 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We as autistics are more likely than NT’s to struggle with anxiety, depression & thee worst burnout 😩😭 mental health care is not accessible enough for us, it’s often times not respectful, & neurodiversity affirming 👌🏽
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From the smallest YouTube influencer to the actual President, a lot of problems could be solved by “you should be upset that people are lying to you to make money”
July 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
From the smallest YouTube influencer to the actual President, a lot of problems could be solved by “you should be upset that people are lying to you to make money”
Okay so someone should start talking Warhammer here. I have mostly been playing Heresy lately. I have mixed feelings about the recent reveal. Plastic Fellblade, Breachers and Rapiers - fantastic, and will help with armies feeling like distinct Heresy armies, not just 7th Ed 40K with round Dreads.
May 24, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Okay so someone should start talking Warhammer here. I have mostly been playing Heresy lately. I have mixed feelings about the recent reveal. Plastic Fellblade, Breachers and Rapiers - fantastic, and will help with armies feeling like distinct Heresy armies, not just 7th Ed 40K with round Dreads.
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x files is such an adhd tv show like every mythology episode introduces an entirely new dynamic with the alien colonization which is then fully abandoned in the next mythology episode in favor of a new, shiny dynamic it hasn't explored yet
April 25, 2025 at 6:18 AM
x files is such an adhd tv show like every mythology episode introduces an entirely new dynamic with the alien colonization which is then fully abandoned in the next mythology episode in favor of a new, shiny dynamic it hasn't explored yet
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I continue to be obsessed with this, just at a production level. A children’s book series, best enjoyed aged seven to ten, where almost all your core cast are aged 10 to 11, is going to run *for a decade*? What could go wrong?
April 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I continue to be obsessed with this, just at a production level. A children’s book series, best enjoyed aged seven to ten, where almost all your core cast are aged 10 to 11, is going to run *for a decade*? What could go wrong?
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While this is positive - 50 racks city wide is hilariously low. I’ve locked my bike at retail parks with more than 50 racks.
One of the most frustrating things about being sustainable is cycling to a place and discovering there's nowhere to lock up your bike. Spokane's trying to fix that, installing 50 new bike racks citywide. Urbanism columnist @lpangborn.bsky.social has deets & tips.
rangemedia.co/more-bike-ra...
rangemedia.co/more-bike-ra...
Need a bike rack? 50 more are coming to Spokane – RANGE Media
Here’s where, and how to request a bike rack for your favorite destination.
rangemedia.co
April 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
While this is positive - 50 racks city wide is hilariously low. I’ve locked my bike at retail parks with more than 50 racks.
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If you're trying to forecast anything about this administration there has been only one reliable principle since the beginning and that's "It will be worse than you think"
April 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
If you're trying to forecast anything about this administration there has been only one reliable principle since the beginning and that's "It will be worse than you think"
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DEATH IN SPANISH
We're bringing MÖRK BORG to all Spanish-speaking scum!
It brings us a suggestion of joy to announce that we're creating a Spanish Edition of MÖRK BORG together with @elrefugioeditorial.com supported by @laesquinadelrol.com and @thebreadwyrm.bsky.social
There's no escape.
We're bringing MÖRK BORG to all Spanish-speaking scum!
It brings us a suggestion of joy to announce that we're creating a Spanish Edition of MÖRK BORG together with @elrefugioeditorial.com supported by @laesquinadelrol.com and @thebreadwyrm.bsky.social
There's no escape.
April 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
DEATH IN SPANISH
We're bringing MÖRK BORG to all Spanish-speaking scum!
It brings us a suggestion of joy to announce that we're creating a Spanish Edition of MÖRK BORG together with @elrefugioeditorial.com supported by @laesquinadelrol.com and @thebreadwyrm.bsky.social
There's no escape.
We're bringing MÖRK BORG to all Spanish-speaking scum!
It brings us a suggestion of joy to announce that we're creating a Spanish Edition of MÖRK BORG together with @elrefugioeditorial.com supported by @laesquinadelrol.com and @thebreadwyrm.bsky.social
There's no escape.
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lol the men are in crisis because they refuse to adapt. That's it.
April 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
lol the men are in crisis because they refuse to adapt. That's it.
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My column in today’s paper: why the “it’s a Studio Ghibli filter!” is so depressing to me:
Anime lessons in the limits of AI
Generative images show us the risks of endowing the technology with magical powers
www.ft.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:42 AM
My column in today’s paper: why the “it’s a Studio Ghibli filter!” is so depressing to me:
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Not the first person to make this observation, but it's so striking how the media covered the crack epidemic as a problem caused by black/urban drug users and the fentanyl epidemic as a problem imposed externally on white/rural drug users.
March 9, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Not the first person to make this observation, but it's so striking how the media covered the crack epidemic as a problem caused by black/urban drug users and the fentanyl epidemic as a problem imposed externally on white/rural drug users.
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Great thread on the economic politics by David this (plus there's a link to a great thread on some of the politics by @jmkorhonen.fi in the replies):
Calling something “military Keynesianism” suggests a deep misunderstanding of Keynes’ economic thinking in general and his views of financing the cost of the Second World War in particular Short 🧵 www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘Military Keynesianism’? Reeves faces British defence dilemma after EU spending surge
Even Berlin and Brussels are bending fiscal rules in the face of Russia’s threat. Will the chancellor still stick to hers?
www.theguardian.com
March 9, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Great thread on the economic politics by David this (plus there's a link to a great thread on some of the politics by @jmkorhonen.fi in the replies):
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Bluesky is a great site but you have to unlearn EVERYTHING Twitter has ever taught you to make it useable.
Repost yourself. Interact with others. Use tags. Use feeds. Be kind and find kindness. Comment away. It's really really freeing.
Repost yourself. Interact with others. Use tags. Use feeds. Be kind and find kindness. Comment away. It's really really freeing.
March 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Bluesky is a great site but you have to unlearn EVERYTHING Twitter has ever taught you to make it useable.
Repost yourself. Interact with others. Use tags. Use feeds. Be kind and find kindness. Comment away. It's really really freeing.
Repost yourself. Interact with others. Use tags. Use feeds. Be kind and find kindness. Comment away. It's really really freeing.
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Took a bit of a break from new stuff to finally play Landlord's Super tonight and man this game is pretty special
March 4, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Took a bit of a break from new stuff to finally play Landlord's Super tonight and man this game is pretty special
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me whenever I see philosophers making little diagrams
March 2, 2025 at 6:26 AM
me whenever I see philosophers making little diagrams
I’ve been watching House MD again, via streaming this time. Previously watched the DVDs my parents had. It’s made me realise how much I miss DVD extras. Director or cast commentary, outtakes, behind the scenes footage. I think of how LotR is largely beloved because of how good its making of film is.
March 1, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I’ve been watching House MD again, via streaming this time. Previously watched the DVDs my parents had. It’s made me realise how much I miss DVD extras. Director or cast commentary, outtakes, behind the scenes footage. I think of how LotR is largely beloved because of how good its making of film is.
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As a senior digital person in Higher Education, the thing i have to drill into everyone is that young people lie constantly on surveys.
Surveys are a game to be won, by saying the thing they think the old people want them to say.
They're not even conscious they're doing it. /1
Surveys are a game to be won, by saying the thing they think the old people want them to say.
They're not even conscious they're doing it. /1
“Young People Don’t Want Sex And Romance In Their Games” and the top 10 up and coming Steam games are stuff like anime dating sims about a werewolf woman that has sex with people and eats them.
February 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
As a senior digital person in Higher Education, the thing i have to drill into everyone is that young people lie constantly on surveys.
Surveys are a game to be won, by saying the thing they think the old people want them to say.
They're not even conscious they're doing it. /1
Surveys are a game to be won, by saying the thing they think the old people want them to say.
They're not even conscious they're doing it. /1
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Steve and along with all of Swingin' Ape Studios created a game that made my childhood fun & great.
I hope he can have a great retirement
I hope he can have a great retirement
Steve Ranck, The creator of Metal Arms Glitch in The System has retired.
Such a legend
Such a legend
February 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Steve and along with all of Swingin' Ape Studios created a game that made my childhood fun & great.
I hope he can have a great retirement
I hope he can have a great retirement
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Morning thoughts about #KidLitUK: I've been thinking about uk middle grade comics/gns in the wake of Smart's huge success. I don't think we can have another hit like THAT, it's an outlier...but I'd love to see publishers following up that success by understanding WHY it hits hard.
February 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Morning thoughts about #KidLitUK: I've been thinking about uk middle grade comics/gns in the wake of Smart's huge success. I don't think we can have another hit like THAT, it's an outlier...but I'd love to see publishers following up that success by understanding WHY it hits hard.
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Lizzie & I once sat thru a series of meetings with a star who wanted to make an animated show. Among other things, he told us that he didn’t like the way the characters in shows “moved and then stopped,” and said he didn’t want to record the voices in a booth with people (1/5)
January 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Lizzie & I once sat thru a series of meetings with a star who wanted to make an animated show. Among other things, he told us that he didn’t like the way the characters in shows “moved and then stopped,” and said he didn’t want to record the voices in a booth with people (1/5)
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Ok new #TTRPG and #Newsky fam, I have a whole new thread for finding stuff on and using Bluesky.
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1) Find people. Search for a few familiar faces to follow here. And explore trustworthy Starter Packs. CAVEAT: User-made. Lean on trusted hosts and trustworthy recs. blueskydirectory.com/starter-packs
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November 19, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Ok new #TTRPG and #Newsky fam, I have a whole new thread for finding stuff on and using Bluesky.
1) Find people. Search for a few familiar faces to follow here. And explore trustworthy Starter Packs. CAVEAT: User-made. Lean on trusted hosts and trustworthy recs. blueskydirectory.com/starter-packs
1) Find people. Search for a few familiar faces to follow here. And explore trustworthy Starter Packs. CAVEAT: User-made. Lean on trusted hosts and trustworthy recs. blueskydirectory.com/starter-packs