Zak Jarvis
@zakjarvis.bsky.social
Artist, writer, extremely niche historian. He/him.
Links to my published fiction can be found on http://voidmonster.com
My collected writings on straight razors can be found at http://theshiveringbeggar.com
Tabula rasa accounts are auto-blocked.
Links to my published fiction can be found on http://voidmonster.com
My collected writings on straight razors can be found at http://theshiveringbeggar.com
Tabula rasa accounts are auto-blocked.
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Zak Jarvis
@zakjarvis.bsky.social
· Jul 4
Anybody want a highly realistic, life size human skull made from a 3d scan of a 14th century archaeological site in Visby, Sweden? I make and sell these. DM for details.
After previous threats of DHS goons at the super bowl, it's super fucking cool to hear fireworks and not know if it's my neighbors celebrating or being deported.
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
After previous threats of DHS goons at the super bowl, it's super fucking cool to hear fireworks and not know if it's my neighbors celebrating or being deported.
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I think both Medieval peasants and Victorian orphans would be fine in 2026 but if you showed this to an English computer nerd in 1983 he'd be like Oi mate <explodes>
"Kaneda" by Groogy (2024), a gorgeous recreation of the iconic bike slide from Akira on the ZX Spectrum in its standard graphics mode.
February 9, 2026 at 1:42 AM
I think both Medieval peasants and Victorian orphans would be fine in 2026 but if you showed this to an English computer nerd in 1983 he'd be like Oi mate <explodes>
Thinking very normal thoughts.
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Thinking very normal thoughts.
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Call me a puritan, but the ad for 𒀭𒈕𒈨 crosses a line. I don't think we should be celebrating figures like that!
And I hear they banned 𒀭𒅆𒊒𒍪𒍪's spot!
And I hear they banned 𒀭𒅆𒊒𒍪𒍪's spot!
February 9, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Call me a puritan, but the ad for 𒀭𒈕𒈨 crosses a line. I don't think we should be celebrating figures like that!
And I hear they banned 𒀭𒅆𒊒𒍪𒍪's spot!
And I hear they banned 𒀭𒅆𒊒𒍪𒍪's spot!
I am a humble, deeply weird guy who normally talks to no more than 1.2 other humans in the course of a day.
With an afternoon of nonstop online interactions, I’m feeling like a Mountain Goats protagonist.
With an afternoon of nonstop online interactions, I’m feeling like a Mountain Goats protagonist.
February 9, 2026 at 12:30 AM
I am a humble, deeply weird guy who normally talks to no more than 1.2 other humans in the course of a day.
With an afternoon of nonstop online interactions, I’m feeling like a Mountain Goats protagonist.
With an afternoon of nonstop online interactions, I’m feeling like a Mountain Goats protagonist.
I‘m downstairs getting ready for dinner and my wife’s computer has one of her writing playlists going and I am kinda shocked by the overlap between Sigur Rós and Wolves in the Throneroom.
February 9, 2026 at 12:06 AM
I‘m downstairs getting ready for dinner and my wife’s computer has one of her writing playlists going and I am kinda shocked by the overlap between Sigur Rós and Wolves in the Throneroom.
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Hahaha OK that's pretty good.
February 8, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Hahaha OK that's pretty good.
Well, having had a post breach containment, I see that I've entered into the endgame portion of this particular idle game when the numbers are going up so fast they need scientific notation.
February 8, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Well, having had a post breach containment, I see that I've entered into the endgame portion of this particular idle game when the numbers are going up so fast they need scientific notation.
I'm really enjoying seeing folks discover the wonder of Incantation Bowls!
The superb Youtube channel Esoterica did a great deep dive about them here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyI9...
The superb Youtube channel Esoterica did a great deep dive about them here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyI9...
The Magic of the Aramaic Incantation Bowls + the Origins of Lilith
YouTube video by ESOTERICA
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:03 PM
I'm really enjoying seeing folks discover the wonder of Incantation Bowls!
The superb Youtube channel Esoterica did a great deep dive about them here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyI9...
The superb Youtube channel Esoterica did a great deep dive about them here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyI9...
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This was also true of the AI podcast company that threw out a bunch of numbers that I guess sounded impressive to the NYT but if you know anything about the podcasting business it was clear they were making no money at all. It was just a shell game to trick gullible investors
To be very clear, that lady in the NYT article is not making any money with her hundreds of AI slop books.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
February 8, 2026 at 9:47 PM
This was also true of the AI podcast company that threw out a bunch of numbers that I guess sounded impressive to the NYT but if you know anything about the podcasting business it was clear they were making no money at all. It was just a shell game to trick gullible investors
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forgot it was the superbowl since i live in hockey land now, but today i was reminded that a) it is today and b) i am so curious what % of people in the US, and elsewhere, understand that Puerto Rico is a United States territory & Puerto Ricans are US citizens but unable to vote in US elections
February 8, 2026 at 9:38 PM
forgot it was the superbowl since i live in hockey land now, but today i was reminded that a) it is today and b) i am so curious what % of people in the US, and elsewhere, understand that Puerto Rico is a United States territory & Puerto Ricans are US citizens but unable to vote in US elections
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My novel KALIVAS! OR, ANOTHER TEMPEST is Shakespeare! Cyborgs! Pink gloop! A play!
(Indiepubs also supports the actual independent publishing industry, not Bezoslop.)
indiepubs.com/products/kal...
(Indiepubs also supports the actual independent publishing industry, not Bezoslop.)
indiepubs.com/products/kal...
February 8, 2026 at 9:40 PM
My novel KALIVAS! OR, ANOTHER TEMPEST is Shakespeare! Cyborgs! Pink gloop! A play!
(Indiepubs also supports the actual independent publishing industry, not Bezoslop.)
indiepubs.com/products/kal...
(Indiepubs also supports the actual independent publishing industry, not Bezoslop.)
indiepubs.com/products/kal...
Like I was sayin'.
This person is a scam artist. They’re offering financing on whatever their “founding membership” is. Evil
February 8, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Like I was sayin'.
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Posting a chat gpt caricature of yourself feels like flashing me the std rash you got on purpose
February 8, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Posting a chat gpt caricature of yourself feels like flashing me the std rash you got on purpose
To be very clear, that lady in the NYT article is not making any money with her hundreds of AI slop books.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
February 8, 2026 at 8:03 PM
To be very clear, that lady in the NYT article is not making any money with her hundreds of AI slop books.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
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Buried in this piece is a throwaway line about how actually her real hustle is selling online courses to aspiring AI hacks, marking an extraordinary symbiosis of my two most hated internet poisons
“If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” God this is bleak
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Buried in this piece is a throwaway line about how actually her real hustle is selling online courses to aspiring AI hacks, marking an extraordinary symbiosis of my two most hated internet poisons
Looks like the folks that make all their money on 'teaching' people how to be book mills needed a fresh round of advertising today.
I wonder why *they're* having a hard time finding marks?
Dan Olson did a good rundown on this garbage years ago:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=biYc...
I wonder why *they're* having a hard time finding marks?
Dan Olson did a good rundown on this garbage years ago:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=biYc...
Contrepreneurs: The Mikkelsen Twins
YouTube video by Folding Ideas
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Looks like the folks that make all their money on 'teaching' people how to be book mills needed a fresh round of advertising today.
I wonder why *they're* having a hard time finding marks?
Dan Olson did a good rundown on this garbage years ago:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=biYc...
I wonder why *they're* having a hard time finding marks?
Dan Olson did a good rundown on this garbage years ago:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=biYc...
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Early Access Launches March 3 on Steam and Epic Games Store! Come ride with us!
February 7, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Early Access Launches March 3 on Steam and Epic Games Store! Come ride with us!
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not to curl the monkey's paw, but how long until the hot new revenue model for journalism is "getting scoops and monetizing them by placing bets on polymarket prior to publication"
February 7, 2026 at 5:52 PM
not to curl the monkey's paw, but how long until the hot new revenue model for journalism is "getting scoops and monetizing them by placing bets on polymarket prior to publication"
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If I were a billionaire, I'd spend my money on things like hiring someone to write a novel with these characters from a 1924 letter about art dealers in Paris (please someone write a novel with these characters from a 1924 letter about art dealers in Paris especially the plucky stenographer!)
February 7, 2026 at 4:02 PM
If I were a billionaire, I'd spend my money on things like hiring someone to write a novel with these characters from a 1924 letter about art dealers in Paris (please someone write a novel with these characters from a 1924 letter about art dealers in Paris especially the plucky stenographer!)
BRB, got a dictionary to memorize.
The Largest Historical Dictionary of English Slang Now Free Online: Covers 500 Years of the “Vulgar Tongue”
The Largest Historical Dictionary of English Slang Now Free Online: Covers 500 Years of the “Vulgar Tongue”
'The three volumes of Green's Dictionary of Slang demonstrate the sheer scope of a lifetime of research by Jonathon Green, the leading slang lexicographer of our time. A remarkable collection of this ...
www.openculture.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:22 AM
BRB, got a dictionary to memorize.
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February 7, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Enjoy some ancient Greek funerary poetry, from the awesome Pure Pagan, translations by Burton Raffel
February 7, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Enjoy some ancient Greek funerary poetry, from the awesome Pure Pagan, translations by Burton Raffel
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Community Leather Coat Drive Helps Bad Boys In Need https://theonion.com/community-leather-coat-drive-helps-bad-boys-in-need/
February 6, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Community Leather Coat Drive Helps Bad Boys In Need https://theonion.com/community-leather-coat-drive-helps-bad-boys-in-need/