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Master of the Deck

@panmalazan.bsky.social

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Audiobooks. Multishipper. Fat. Queer. Trash. Smashing characters together like Barbies since 2003. Forever crying about Rand al'Thor. Anti-harassment. Accessibility and Disability rights. ♿ She/her. 30s and falling apart.

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Master of the Deck @panmalazan.bsky.social · Aug 16

Well done to everybody who participated in this #WoTIdol 2025. It's a privilege to continue being part of this event, and I'm looking forward to watching these again and again!

Thank you to everybody who helped make The Black Tower possible. It was a tribute to us.

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The Black Tower (a wheel of time fanwork)

YouTube video by The Master of the Deck

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Master of the Deck @panmalazan.bsky.social · 2d

A problem existing that people aren't aware of, and the potential for that problem to become much bigger to the point that it the puts more people at risk whether through direct or indirect means, seems more like thinking out loud about the shitty people than fearmongering.

Master of the Deck @panmalazan.bsky.social · 2d

I believe the general point regarding data centers has been that, while this issue has been a problem (the original article talks about emergency responses over the course of two years at an Amazon data center) that the increased demand increases the problem.

Master of the Deck @panmalazan.bsky.social · 2d

literally more value in watching a dubbed Disney movie. these people are sad

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Master of the Deck @panmalazan.bsky.social · 2d

I'm really wondering how they thought this was going to work out for them

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Master of the Deck @panmalazan.bsky.social · 2d

this is... horrifying

Funranium (AKA Phil Broughton) @funranium.bsky.social · 2d

They did give me a nightmare scenario addition:

"The larger the datacenter, the larger the battery backup it needs, which we also only have recently started addressing in the code."

And added "So, yeah, I guess we're waiting for a Triangle Shirtwaist Fire for datacenters."

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Ki @ SHOP IS OPEN ✨ @gawki.bsky.social · 4d

James C Mulligan is going after vids and people who call him out for selling AI images. He’s using copyright as an excuse to get them removed, which is so baffling considering he’s a serial tracer. He has claimed official Bambi background art as his own, but there’s so much more.

A long 🧵

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Master of the Deck @panmalazan.bsky.social · 7d

like I get why people enjoy it but I just wanna talk to my friends about stupid fake people, not start a podcast to monetize our dumb conversations

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himham @himham.bsky.social · 8d

Since you've voluntarily invited a boycott, you get one.

A thread 🧵 about investors in Bluesky, who would love to hear your feedback by phone, snail mail, or email.

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Master of the Deck @panmalazan.bsky.social · 7d

So bluesky seems like it's well into its downward spiral era. I'm not all that chuffed with social media at all anymore, but on this second go around with this format I've really enjoyed seeing so much art and fannish content.

I don't know where to go from here. It's sad.

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Master of the Deck @panmalazan.bsky.social · 8d

I guess I'm not sure, given how little information is available, that there's any lack of transparency as it is. I don't understand how reporting that this was done in the name of Palestine without any confirmation of that controls the narrative.

I understand tinderbox 😂 it's a mess here

Master of the Deck @panmalazan.bsky.social · 8d

I understand and share your frustration with how this act will be misrepresented and used by right wing and other political interests to demonize the support of the Palestinian people. I would just like to make sure that what I know is closer to the truth than what those people will say.

Master of the Deck @panmalazan.bsky.social · 9d

My understanding is that the search for an Islamist motive is because fake bomb vests have been used in other, similar acts in the past, and not anything to do with this suspect in particular. I'm still not sure how that makes this about Palestine and not antisemitism.

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Master of the Deck @panmalazan.bsky.social · 9d

Can you share those reports with me? Maybe there are local sources that aren't widely available.

Master of the Deck @panmalazan.bsky.social · 9d

I'm curious why you came to the conclusion then that the suspect is pro-Palestine. I still can't find any reliable information about him online at all.

Master of the Deck @panmalazan.bsky.social · 9d

I can't seem to find any reporting about the suspect other than that it was a man. Is there local reporting that hasn't made it to more available news media?

Master of the Deck @panmalazan.bsky.social · 9d

so there's evidence that the perpetrator did this in the name of Palestine?

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Master of the Deck @panmalazan.bsky.social · 9d

I've never actually played the games but I love the books, but still, like, you don't need to have videogames for people to run away with fanon

that's just what we do 😂

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Master of the Deck @panmalazan.bsky.social · 10d

old man yells at headcanons

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Master of the Deck @panmalazan.bsky.social · 12d

this speaks to my soul

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National Security Counselors 🕵 @nationalsecuritylaw.org · 15d

I think it's time our state and local law enforcement officers took a page out of Trump's playbook.

Remember, Trump's a big fan of arrest now, figure out if a crime was committed later.

So here's what California and other blue jurisdictions need to do.

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Master of the Deck @panmalazan.bsky.social · 13d

You're welcome! The lack of an alt text badge for videos is frustrating from a non-screen reader standpoint, and I've never been sure why it doesn't exist.

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Master of the Deck @panmalazan.bsky.social · 13d

Yes, you can add alt text to videos. You just can't see the alt text without a screen reader, this was also the case on Twitter.

Screenshot of a bluesky draft with the missing alt text warning banner at the top and the alt text button at the bottom, both circled for clarity.

The test video is a sleeping fluffy white cat on his back.

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Master of the Deck @panmalazan.bsky.social · 14d

the eternal struggle

Master of the Deck @panmalazan.bsky.social · 15d

not the alt text on this one 😭