Alan
@shalrath42.bsky.social
2018 Appalachian Trail thru hiker; Avid sci-fi and fantasy reader; TTRPG player, Twidget/Tron Chaser. Have now been the inspiration for the antagonist in two novels.
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Today's surprise drop. WINTERMUTE Episode Five Teaser and release date announcement in the November dev diary.
The End is Near.
youtu.be/aGu6KAQyG24
hinterlandforums.com/forums/topic...
The End is Near.
youtu.be/aGu6KAQyG24
hinterlandforums.com/forums/topic...
THE LONG DARK -- WINTERMUTE, EPISODE FIVE: "THE LIGHT AT THE END OF ALL THINGS" (TEASER)
YouTube video by Hinterland
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Today's surprise drop. WINTERMUTE Episode Five Teaser and release date announcement in the November dev diary.
The End is Near.
youtu.be/aGu6KAQyG24
hinterlandforums.com/forums/topic...
The End is Near.
youtu.be/aGu6KAQyG24
hinterlandforums.com/forums/topic...
Taking care of this today. They sent an email with a list of codes for various labs and a link to find the closest lab.
The closest lab provided by the link doesn't have a code.
So... Yeah, I emailed HR to ask why.
I notice things, I ask questions.
The closest lab provided by the link doesn't have a code.
So... Yeah, I emailed HR to ask why.
I notice things, I ask questions.
I called. Had the appointment verified and while they were finding someone, got the call. I work in Healthcare, so all they needed to address was a TB test - 17 days to complete.
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Taking care of this today. They sent an email with a list of codes for various labs and a link to find the closest lab.
The closest lab provided by the link doesn't have a code.
So... Yeah, I emailed HR to ask why.
I notice things, I ask questions.
The closest lab provided by the link doesn't have a code.
So... Yeah, I emailed HR to ask why.
I notice things, I ask questions.
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June 8, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I like to bake... and do some cooking as well. One of the big benefits of the new apartment is the kitchen, with a huge island.
So. I was so wowed by the island that I failed to notice the lack of dining area (island meant to double as dining area). Table will live behind entertainment center.
So. I was so wowed by the island that I failed to notice the lack of dining area (island meant to double as dining area). Table will live behind entertainment center.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I like to bake... and do some cooking as well. One of the big benefits of the new apartment is the kitchen, with a huge island.
So. I was so wowed by the island that I failed to notice the lack of dining area (island meant to double as dining area). Table will live behind entertainment center.
So. I was so wowed by the island that I failed to notice the lack of dining area (island meant to double as dining area). Table will live behind entertainment center.
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I. Would. Rather. Die.
Saw a post today that advised writers to stop writing as if a human will read it and start writing for an LLM that will be summarising.
As someone who really enjoyed trying to develop a peculiar but readable authorial voice, I find this incredibly depressing.
As someone who really enjoyed trying to develop a peculiar but readable authorial voice, I find this incredibly depressing.
November 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I. Would. Rather. Die.
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
Came across this video and think I need to listen to it a few more times
youtu.be/quM5FgYNyuc?...
youtu.be/quM5FgYNyuc?...
I See Fire but make it METAL/ROCK - MALINDA and Violet Orlandi cover
YouTube video by MALINDA
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Came across this video and think I need to listen to it a few more times
youtu.be/quM5FgYNyuc?...
youtu.be/quM5FgYNyuc?...
New job onboarding phone call from HR - They're almost 10 minutes past the scheduled time to call. Here's me, "5 more minutes then I call their main office."
November 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
New job onboarding phone call from HR - They're almost 10 minutes past the scheduled time to call. Here's me, "5 more minutes then I call their main office."
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It's finally here! Thank you for your patience but Alien: Cult, the result of nearly 40 years of Loving the Alien* is finally here on 25/11/2025! I hope you guys love it as much as I did writing it: titanbooks.com/8789-alien-c...
*As Bowie would have it.
#alien #aliens
@titanbooks.bsky.social
*As Bowie would have it.
#alien #aliens
@titanbooks.bsky.social
Alien: Cult
In the affluent, technocratic Alexandria Colony, people are disappearing. And witnesses are dying in grisly, mysterious ways—it all reeks of Xenomorphs. At a loss, the Hume City police call in Special...
titanbooks.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 AM
It's finally here! Thank you for your patience but Alien: Cult, the result of nearly 40 years of Loving the Alien* is finally here on 25/11/2025! I hope you guys love it as much as I did writing it: titanbooks.com/8789-alien-c...
*As Bowie would have it.
#alien #aliens
@titanbooks.bsky.social
*As Bowie would have it.
#alien #aliens
@titanbooks.bsky.social
Humph - the Goldilocks zone...
theinnocencetest.com
theinnocencetest.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Humph - the Goldilocks zone...
theinnocencetest.com
theinnocencetest.com
A Movie that takes place where you're from.
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
A Movie that takes place where you're from.
Unboxing after a move.
Ahh... Shelf pegs. Have been through every misc box, tools box, and decorations box. Ordered replacements.
However, I have found important items like Buddy Christ.
Ahh... Shelf pegs. Have been through every misc box, tools box, and decorations box. Ordered replacements.
However, I have found important items like Buddy Christ.
November 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Unboxing after a move.
Ahh... Shelf pegs. Have been through every misc box, tools box, and decorations box. Ordered replacements.
However, I have found important items like Buddy Christ.
Ahh... Shelf pegs. Have been through every misc box, tools box, and decorations box. Ordered replacements.
However, I have found important items like Buddy Christ.
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I want poetry to be as accessible as possible, and I don't believe there should be a financial barrier to art, so I'm offering three pieces for free, forever
1. The Vow, on love
2. Eulogy, on loss
3. My collaboration with Simba, who work with families going through miscarriage or baby loss
💙🏴
1. The Vow, on love
2. Eulogy, on loss
3. My collaboration with Simba, who work with families going through miscarriage or baby loss
💙🏴
November 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I want poetry to be as accessible as possible, and I don't believe there should be a financial barrier to art, so I'm offering three pieces for free, forever
1. The Vow, on love
2. Eulogy, on loss
3. My collaboration with Simba, who work with families going through miscarriage or baby loss
💙🏴
1. The Vow, on love
2. Eulogy, on loss
3. My collaboration with Simba, who work with families going through miscarriage or baby loss
💙🏴
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I’m a potter and I make handmade mugs. Order early because I sell out fast for Christmas: littleedenpottery.etsy.com #pottery #art #ceramics #bsnm
October 31, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I’m a potter and I make handmade mugs. Order early because I sell out fast for Christmas: littleedenpottery.etsy.com #pottery #art #ceramics #bsnm
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movie posters featuring the muppets: thread
November 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
movie posters featuring the muppets: thread
"Sons of France around us
break the chains that bound us
and to hell with Burgundy."
break the chains that bound us
and to hell with Burgundy."
November 23, 2025 at 4:15 AM
"Sons of France around us
break the chains that bound us
and to hell with Burgundy."
break the chains that bound us
and to hell with Burgundy."
I'd like to say I had a psychic moment, but the reality is I've moved so many times that I just know. Cancelled hotel reservations for Pax Unplugged about a month ago after getting the new job. Yep. Movers show up to the new apartment today.
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I'd like to say I had a psychic moment, but the reality is I've moved so many times that I just know. Cancelled hotel reservations for Pax Unplugged about a month ago after getting the new job. Yep. Movers show up to the new apartment today.
Every so often an outdoor gear company I like has a sale. Enlightened Equipment has 20% off right now.
enlightenedequipment.com
enlightenedequipment.com
Ultralight Backpacking Gear & Outdoor Apparel | Enlightened Equipment
Top-quality ultralight sleeping gear and outdoor apparel made with a passion that goes where you go. Come check out our collection for your next adventure.
enlightenedequipment.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Every so often an outdoor gear company I like has a sale. Enlightened Equipment has 20% off right now.
enlightenedequipment.com
enlightenedequipment.com
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steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
Insulting to the players, insulting to the IP, insulting to the medium, the developers. And the craft itself. Fuck you executives who pushed this garbage.
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI art slop, because your $70 means nothing anymore
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI generated artwork which makes the $70 feel like a complete rip-off.
frvr.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
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HAHAHA guess who added stuff to their stock art shop and then forgot to tell anyone about it 🫠
In definitely unrelated news - there're some new files in my stock art shop
www.alderdoodle.co.uk/shop
In definitely unrelated news - there're some new files in my stock art shop
www.alderdoodle.co.uk/shop
November 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
HAHAHA guess who added stuff to their stock art shop and then forgot to tell anyone about it 🫠
In definitely unrelated news - there're some new files in my stock art shop
www.alderdoodle.co.uk/shop
In definitely unrelated news - there're some new files in my stock art shop
www.alderdoodle.co.uk/shop
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Did you know that you can get all of my Wretched & Alone games in one bundle for just £30?
Now you do.
itch.io/s/159400/wre...
Now you do.
itch.io/s/159400/wre...
WRETCHED & ALONE by Chris Bissette
A bundle by Chris Bissette, £30.00 for 6 games
itch.io
November 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Did you know that you can get all of my Wretched & Alone games in one bundle for just £30?
Now you do.
itch.io/s/159400/wre...
Now you do.
itch.io/s/159400/wre...
KP inspired me awhile ago and I backed the LOKA Chai maker on KS. My electric stove likes to pulse, so having some "fun" trying to dial in the temp for a steady "fountain" effect.
Have discovered I think LOKA's brand of chai is weak on spice - Need to find a better blend.
YT example below:
Have discovered I think LOKA's brand of chai is weak on spice - Need to find a better blend.
YT example below:
November 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
KP inspired me awhile ago and I backed the LOKA Chai maker on KS. My electric stove likes to pulse, so having some "fun" trying to dial in the temp for a steady "fountain" effect.
Have discovered I think LOKA's brand of chai is weak on spice - Need to find a better blend.
YT example below:
Have discovered I think LOKA's brand of chai is weak on spice - Need to find a better blend.
YT example below:
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Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell