Francesco Lanza
@franzlanz.bsky.social
I'm here to look at beautiful wargaming model paintjobs, follow up on sci-fantasy fiction discourse, and engage with TTRPG enthustiasts. I will block with no remorse any nutjob, especially the right-wing or TERF kind, or any annoying person at all.
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Slop Evader is a tool from artist and researcher Tega Brain that lets you search the web for results exclusively before November 30, 2022—the day that ChatGPT was released to the public.
'Slop Evader' Lets You Surf the Web Like It’s 2022
Artist Tega Brain is fighting the internet’s enshittification by turning back the clock to before ChatGPT existed.
www.404media.co
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Slop Evader is a tool from artist and researcher Tega Brain that lets you search the web for results exclusively before November 30, 2022—the day that ChatGPT was released to the public.
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"Epic CEO angry that customers want to be informed and will refuse to purchase products they feel were made unethically so wants to take that choice away". There, fixed it for you.
Epic CEO says AI disclosures like Steam's make "no sense" because AI will be involved in "nearly all" future game development
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1p7eh60/epic_ceo_says_ai_disclosures_like_steams_make_no/
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1p7eh60/epic_ceo_says_ai_disclosures_like_steams_make_no/
Epic CEO says AI disclosures like Steam's make "no sense" because AI will be involved in "nearly all" future game development
r/pcgaming
www.reddit.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
"Epic CEO angry that customers want to be informed and will refuse to purchase products they feel were made unethically so wants to take that choice away". There, fixed it for you.
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a heteromultivalent nanogel capable of killing some of the most dangerous bacteria known to medicine- with over 99.9% effectiveness against P. aeruginosa. It also showed strong antibacterial effects against other major threats, including E. coli and MRSA.
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a heteromultivalent nanogel capable of killing some of the most dangerous bacteria known to medicine- with over 99.9% effectiveness against P. aeruginosa. It also showed strong antibacterial effects against other major threats, including E. coli and MRSA.
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Okay so in another thread there was a discussion of whether or not the Dems have a bad habit of "focusing on cultural issues to the exclusion of economic issues" and to that I say: there are no non-economic issues.
Let's take a favorite 'cultural issue' and demonstrate: trans athletes in sports.
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Let's take a favorite 'cultural issue' and demonstrate: trans athletes in sports.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Okay so in another thread there was a discussion of whether or not the Dems have a bad habit of "focusing on cultural issues to the exclusion of economic issues" and to that I say: there are no non-economic issues.
Let's take a favorite 'cultural issue' and demonstrate: trans athletes in sports.
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Let's take a favorite 'cultural issue' and demonstrate: trans athletes in sports.
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![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Trans Pride Zaku in video.
November 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Trans Pride Zaku in video.
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DriveThruRPG's new Partner Shipping Program has drawn criticism from several corners of the tabletop industry, with professionals calling it "a half solution" and an “outright a bad deal”.
DriveThruRPG’s offset print option proves unpopular among small creators
Many cite the steep revenue cut without fulfillment support as a key issue.
www.rascal.news
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
DriveThruRPG's new Partner Shipping Program has drawn criticism from several corners of the tabletop industry, with professionals calling it "a half solution" and an “outright a bad deal”.
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OpenAI says they aren't liable for the suicide of a user their chat bot urged to kill himself because suicide is a violation of the TOS
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 AM
OpenAI says they aren't liable for the suicide of a user their chat bot urged to kill himself because suicide is a violation of the TOS
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Founders on LinkedIn still seem to be struggling with the difference between telling people about their humble beginnings and admitting to straight up committing fraud.
November 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Founders on LinkedIn still seem to be struggling with the difference between telling people about their humble beginnings and admitting to straight up committing fraud.
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it just strikes me as a bad idea to pick fights with an astronaut.
you fire right back at them and you FIRE RIGHT AWAY.
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
it just strikes me as a bad idea to pick fights with an astronaut.
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My friends and I were featured in Wired magazine today! (cc @tacticoolgf.bsky.social @picatinnyrailed.bsky.social @inrange.tv etc etc)
www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
November 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
My friends and I were featured in Wired magazine today! (cc @tacticoolgf.bsky.social @picatinnyrailed.bsky.social @inrange.tv etc etc)
www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
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Good morning Bluesky !
November 24, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Good morning Bluesky !
It was always a smash and grab to steal US citizen valuable data.
November 24, 2025 at 7:48 AM
It was always a smash and grab to steal US citizen valuable data.
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i have a similar rule for friends and colleagues: engage in human trafficking up to sixteen times, that's all well and good. seventeen? you done crossed a line, son.
November 24, 2025 at 2:27 AM
i have a similar rule for friends and colleagues: engage in human trafficking up to sixteen times, that's all well and good. seventeen? you done crossed a line, son.
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oh whoa the models aren't just getting better and better consistently huh
November 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
oh whoa the models aren't just getting better and better consistently huh
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this is very good journalism
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room.
Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
this is very good journalism
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And here's my Muscles Mommies as sold by @badsquiddogames.bsky.social, go buy stuff from Annie!
These were great fun to paint. It'll be fun finding minis to build this into a warband.
#miniatures #minipainting #PaintingMiniatures #PaintSlam25
These were great fun to paint. It'll be fun finding minis to build this into a warband.
#miniatures #minipainting #PaintingMiniatures #PaintSlam25
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
And here's my Muscles Mommies as sold by @badsquiddogames.bsky.social, go buy stuff from Annie!
These were great fun to paint. It'll be fun finding minis to build this into a warband.
#miniatures #minipainting #PaintingMiniatures #PaintSlam25
These were great fun to paint. It'll be fun finding minis to build this into a warband.
#miniatures #minipainting #PaintingMiniatures #PaintSlam25
Ok, that is as much as I care to detail ruggedized movement trays for #Midgard - the game needs a specific set of dimensions, and I obliged. They will look pretty enough under my army of monsters. #MiniaturePainting #minipainting #nerdlings #wargaming #terrain
November 20, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Ok, that is as much as I care to detail ruggedized movement trays for #Midgard - the game needs a specific set of dimensions, and I obliged. They will look pretty enough under my army of monsters. #MiniaturePainting #minipainting #nerdlings #wargaming #terrain
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One of my new favourite pieces of queer film history is this short by @ladyizdihar.bsky.social all about the first male/male kiss on film, months before it happened in the US and in a far more normalised presentation
Highly worth watching her videos if you want to learn about revolutionary history
Highly worth watching her videos if you want to learn about revolutionary history
Soviet Love Triangle
YouTube video by Lady Izdihar
youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:06 AM
One of my new favourite pieces of queer film history is this short by @ladyizdihar.bsky.social all about the first male/male kiss on film, months before it happened in the US and in a far more normalised presentation
Highly worth watching her videos if you want to learn about revolutionary history
Highly worth watching her videos if you want to learn about revolutionary history
I guess it's about as good a time as any to quickly make some movement trays to experiment a bit with #Midgard. #wargaming #nerdlings #MiniaturePainting #minipainting
November 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I guess it's about as good a time as any to quickly make some movement trays to experiment a bit with #Midgard. #wargaming #nerdlings #MiniaturePainting #minipainting
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#SelfPromoSaturday
Hi folks, I'm Paul & I paint miniatures & make scenery for private clients & games companies!
#commissionsopen with slots available in the new year
Do message with your enquiries 🙂
www.pandaemoniumminiatures.com
#nerdlings #miniaturepainting #wargaming #wepaintminis #ttrpg
Hi folks, I'm Paul & I paint miniatures & make scenery for private clients & games companies!
#commissionsopen with slots available in the new year
Do message with your enquiries 🙂
www.pandaemoniumminiatures.com
#nerdlings #miniaturepainting #wargaming #wepaintminis #ttrpg
November 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
#SelfPromoSaturday
Hi folks, I'm Paul & I paint miniatures & make scenery for private clients & games companies!
#commissionsopen with slots available in the new year
Do message with your enquiries 🙂
www.pandaemoniumminiatures.com
#nerdlings #miniaturepainting #wargaming #wepaintminis #ttrpg
Hi folks, I'm Paul & I paint miniatures & make scenery for private clients & games companies!
#commissionsopen with slots available in the new year
Do message with your enquiries 🙂
www.pandaemoniumminiatures.com
#nerdlings #miniaturepainting #wargaming #wepaintminis #ttrpg