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Kaye Elling

@k000.bsky.social

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Short, round, tattooed, middle-aged academic with a game dev past. TTRPGs, art, sketching, movies, minis, dogs, tattoos, metal, lefty politics, snark and memes. Goth adjacent but #NotaGoth. Fully anti-AI. Probably neurospicy. She/her.

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Kaye Elling @k000.bsky.social · Mar 20

Behold: The Dryangle V0.1!*

A philosophical model for the most efficient and effective way of drying laundry outside on a washing line or airer, depending on weather conditions.

*V0.1 because there are probably more accurate ways to explain the considerations.

A visual model of a triangle that explains the considerations for the most efficient way to hang washing on the line depending on weather conditions. The triangle has corners labelled Warm, Sunny, Breezy. Each line is labelled Space, Time, Mass. In the centre is a gradient going from teal (less) to orange (more). The idea being that the closer current conditions are to the centre of the Dryangle, the most efficient conditions are for Space (how close together you can hang the washing), Mass (how thick the fabrics can be), and Time (how late in the day you can hang the washing and still get it dry before dusk). This was made by me, Kaye Elling, an academic and middle aged woman, and almost certainly undiagnosed neurodivergent.

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Kaye Elling @k000.bsky.social · 5h

Feeling marginally better this morning. Put some washing on.
So tired though. (Yes, even more than usual).
Have an actual flask of tea, which might be the best thing in the world.

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Kaye Elling @k000.bsky.social · 19h

Feeling refreshed after a Wotsit sandwich and some fresh fruit.

Kaye Elling @k000.bsky.social · 19h

Yeah just under the weather. Damn Freshers, bringing their fancy new flu strains every year.
And a week before my annual flu vaccine too.

Kaye Elling @k000.bsky.social · 19h

Only if he is rewarded with a pavlova.

Kaye Elling @k000.bsky.social · 21h

Walked the dog.
Nearly died.

Ok that's not true, but I was a bit wobbly in the knees and sweated an awful lot. Should have rung a bell to keep people away.
Showered now. Considering eating something.

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Kaye Elling @k000.bsky.social · 1d

The lurg, in 3 cyclical acts:
Me: shitting hell it's cold in here.
**Drinks 1/3 of a cup of tea**
I BURN WITH THE HEAT OF A THOUSAND SUNS!
And why do my glutes hurt so much?

elmo from sesame street is on fire with his eyes glowing

Alt: elmo from sesame street is on fire with his eyes glowing

media.tenor.com

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Kaye Elling @k000.bsky.social · 1d

Spectacular!

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Lord Hræfn, esq. @xneardark.bsky.social · 1d

As an aside:

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Hell-y 🇺🇦🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸 @mxhollyclara.bsky.social · 1d

Kill it. Kill it with fire. Gen AI is a blight on humanity and we’ll be picking it out of our lives for decades to come.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Takuo Matsuzawa @matsuzawa.bsky.social · 2d

Makie fountain pen

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Nik Butler -- next stop PlayFest - London Sept @awittyremark.bsky.social · 1d

see it
share it
teach it ..

Melissa Rogerson @melissainau.bsky.social · 1d

Do you teach boardgames? We have just launched a survey asking about your experience! It takes about ten minutes to complete - please share!
Survey link: go.unimelb.edu.au/45qp

Image text reads:
Do you teach board games?
We invite you to complete a short survey for academic research into people’s experiences of teaching boardgames, at home and elsewhere.
The survey takes about ten minutes to complete.

To find out more, please use the QR code,
visit go.unimelb.edu.au/45qp
or email hybrid-games@unimelb.edu.au

(University of Melbourne Human Research Ethics Approval 33778)

There is also a decorative image of game pawns and dice, with a magnifying glass on top, as well as a QR code which points to the given link.

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Kaye Elling @k000.bsky.social · 2d

Don't give the GM ideas!

Kaye Elling @k000.bsky.social · 2d

Perfection!

Kaye Elling @k000.bsky.social · 2d

Somewhat high on his own supply of magic though ;)

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Kaye Elling @k000.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, we need to get him greater CON or at least more hit points somehow.

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Kaye Elling @k000.bsky.social · 2d

A screenshot from the original PC game Vampire Bloodlines shpwing Damsel, one of the Kindred. She says "I mean, geez, it just makes sense. Power should be redistributed amongst all of us, not just the few. Communism would actually work for Kindred where it fails with humans. It's just common sense, you know!"

Kaye Elling @k000.bsky.social · 2d

#Wizardbane

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Kaye Elling @k000.bsky.social · 2d

What a night in #Dragonbane! We knacked 2 wizards and resurrected our own. Kind of.
I also drew a wizard, but more of a goblin one. Thanks to @huwbowen.bsky.social @andyhemming.bsky.social @zos93.bsky.social @torenielsen.bsky.social @dozy139.bsky.social @fenrisgames.com