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JcDent (he/him)

@jcdent.bsky.social

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Military history, video games and miniature wargaming. RPGs, single player FPS, RTS, and 4X grog games. Passionate about complaining about Warhammer. Catholic, socialist, and an LGBT+ ally. Friend of Eggbug. https://www.barreldrill.com

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JcDent (he/him) @jcdent.bsky.social · Apr 3

*Rinasceremo Insieme rolls over the mountains*

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JcDent (he/him) @jcdent.bsky.social · 4h

Nooo, but what about making an unreliable tank because you're planning for it to be blown up long before the unreliability matters???

JcDent (he/him) @jcdent.bsky.social · 4h

Doing the work, blowing up East Germans

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Qsy @qsy.bsky.social · 7h

Oh hey the sticker store is back up for all your legally distinct needs !
crippledgiraffdecals.bigcartel.com

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 7h

Christ

C. Buckthorn @cbuckthorn.bsky.social · 13h

This is amazing. I laughed out loud www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

As 32-year-old Rich points out, though, "it's not like using ChatGPT guarantees success".
When he met someone in a bar one Friday night and swapped social media handles, he asked AI what his next move should be.
ChatGPT discerned that sending an initial message on Monday midmorning would set the right pace. "Then it gave me some options for what the message could be," says Rich.
"Keep it light, warm, and low-stakes so it reads as genuine interest without urgency," the bot advised. "Something like: Hey Sarah, still laughing about [tiny shared moment/reference if you've got one] - good to meet you!" Rich went back and forth with ChatGPT until he felt they'd hit upon exactly the right message ("Hey Sarah, it was lovely to meet you") but sadly she never replied, he says. "It's been two weeks now."

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 21h

theonion.com/ice-raids-my...

MYTH: ICE agents lack proper training.

FACT: Most have been racists their entire lives.

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Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social · 9h

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Boris Bezdar 🎗️ @bezdarbor.bsky.social · 12h

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JcDent (he/him) @jcdent.bsky.social · 14h

What is Israel selling them now?

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JcDent (he/him) @jcdent.bsky.social · 14h

Nothing made me want to see Ares more than seeing Tron invading Real World with all the Iconic Things You Remember From The First Movie.

Light Cycles Are Weaponized Now!!! Jizz And SPit Mix On Phone Screen As Type Out This YouTube Video TItle For My Tron Fan Channel

Cosmic Marvel @dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social · 1d

‘TRON: ARES’ has earned $14.3M in its opening day at the domestic box office.

For comparison, ‘MORBIUS’ opened to $17.3M.

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Burt Handsome @professorxennial.bsky.social · 1d

I know 14.3 and 17.3 aren’t great numbers but in Jared’s eyes anything under 18 is prime picking.

a man with blue hair is wearing a black sweater and a black jacket .

ALT: a man with blue hair is wearing a black sweater and a black jacket .

media.tenor.com

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JcDent (he/him) @jcdent.bsky.social · 14h

Monsieur, I saw your milhist pinups on the @crippledgiraff.bsky.social store and I wonder: are you aware of the Hot and Dangerous miniature line from Wargamer? Here's an example
sklep.wargamer.pl/gb/scale-28m...

Emma, the Desert Rat (28 mm)

sklep.wargamer.pl

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qae (comms open) @qae0.bsky.social · 1d

howdy I'm opening up commissions again 🐏

Please send inquiries to [email protected]

#artcommissions #conceptart #characterillustration

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The Louvre of Bluesky @thelouvreof.bsky.social · 1d

Contains Al-generated media
• new jersey news reporter

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Elizabeth Edgett @elizabethedgett.bsky.so... • 6h
Everything is Al generated these days. It doesn't mean it's fake. I'm still not convinced.

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wikihowtologout.bsky.social @wikihowtol... • 6h
Get a grip. Three arms and a watermark telling you it's Al and you are still doubling down?

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Elizabeth Edgett @elizabethedgett.bsky.so... • 6h
Well if it's Al, it's at least true. They ARE arresting journalists. Compare that to Trump's lying record. This doesn't hold a candle to that.

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donald @boringstein.bsky.social · 1d

Episode 4 is up! This one is very meaningful to me. Very proud to work for someone so unfailingly committed to protecting everyone in this city.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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JcDent (he/him) @jcdent.bsky.social · 1d

Bitz creators are the most noble of GW stuff makers. Sometimes, GW designs just suck shit (30K helmets, for example).

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CerberusXt @cerberusxt.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning Bluesky !

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cow tools daily @cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social · 2d

it's not FOR us

edited comic panel. Batman is breaking a lump-with-handle cow tool over his knee and saying "this is the tool of the cow. we do not understand it. we will not use it."

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JcDent (he/him) @jcdent.bsky.social · 1d

Narrow it down a lil for me.

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nic.tattoos @nicterhorst.com · 2d

This means if you're in the UK and haven't signed this yet, please do. At 100k signatures they have to discuss it again.

Literally the least you can do!!

GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 2d

UK Gouvernment: Payment Processors Can Ban NSFW Content
According to the UK treasury, payment processors are in the right and the gouvernment has no plans to step in. This puts it in direct contrast to what artists and the UK games industry have asked for.
www.gamesmarket.global/en/business/...

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JcDent (he/him) @jcdent.bsky.social · 1d

To me, all JRPGs are already like that. Clair Obscur included.

JcDent (he/him) @jcdent.bsky.social · 1d

Having a hard time dealing with a good thing actually happening

JcDent (he/him) @jcdent.bsky.social · 1d

oh hey, are guy's alive!

JcDent (he/him) @jcdent.bsky.social · 1d

I don't know what the new Combat Mission title will do, but if any of the original staff is working on it, they have to be brought prostrate before the Flashpoint Campaign devs so as to be bestowed with UI and UX wisdom from these their betters.

JcDent (he/him) @jcdent.bsky.social · 1d

IMAGINE HAVING TUTORIALS

AND MAKING GAME MORE WELCOMING

TO NEW PEOPLE

IMAGINE

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JcDent (he/him) @jcdent.bsky.social · 1d

I'm crying.

Sure, these are tutorials you have to do with the PDF manual open.

But I have only quietly wished for wargames to have tutorials teaching you not only the game, but also the proper tactics to use in them.

And here's Flashpoint Campaigns: Cold War...

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