Dan 🌲🚩
@leftofarcadia.bsky.social
UK based IT Professional. Tabletop GM. Writer. Occasional Artist. Neurodivergent. Desperately wishing to live in the woods at all times. He/they.
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Dan 🌲🚩
@leftofarcadia.bsky.social
· Jan 4
Hello Bluesky. Guess it's about time I actually introduced myself. I'm Dan and I'm aiming to write a fantasy book this year.
I also like:
🍳 Cooking
🌌 Astronomy & space
🧙🏻♂️ D&D / tabletop gaming
🎵 Music (esp. punk, emo, darkwave and retrowave)
🎮 Video games
🏞️ Nature / environmentalism
🏺 History
I also like:
🍳 Cooking
🌌 Astronomy & space
🧙🏻♂️ D&D / tabletop gaming
🎵 Music (esp. punk, emo, darkwave and retrowave)
🎮 Video games
🏞️ Nature / environmentalism
🏺 History
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#OtD 6 Mar 1974 UK coal miners ended a four-week strike after winning a 35% pay increase and bringing down the Conservative government. Learn more in our podcast: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e81-miner...
March 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
#OtD 6 Mar 1974 UK coal miners ended a four-week strike after winning a 35% pay increase and bringing down the Conservative government. Learn more in our podcast: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e81-miner...
I can at most conjure the faintest, foggiest image of stuff, but the idea that people can conjure full, vivid pictures in their minds is wild to me...
if you have a minds eye & can imagine stuff, I’m supremely jealous of your superhero abilities
February 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I can at most conjure the faintest, foggiest image of stuff, but the idea that people can conjure full, vivid pictures in their minds is wild to me...
If you see this, post a gif from one of your comfort shows.
February 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
If you see this, post a gif from one of your comfort shows.
Not sure that Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is part of a chilling docuseries...
February 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Not sure that Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is part of a chilling docuseries...
I listen to a feed of mainstream news each morning. None of them called this what it is: ethnic cleansing. Not the BBC, not Deutsche Welle, and Sky only briefly alluded to the idea that this is a 'repetition of history'.
At best, refusing to report the facts is cowardice. At worst, complicity.
At best, refusing to report the facts is cowardice. At worst, complicity.
Donald Trump has vowed that the US would “take over” war ravaged Gaza and “own it”, effectively endorsing the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, in an announcement shocking even by the standards of his norm-shattering presidency.
February 5, 2025 at 8:37 AM
I listen to a feed of mainstream news each morning. None of them called this what it is: ethnic cleansing. Not the BBC, not Deutsche Welle, and Sky only briefly alluded to the idea that this is a 'repetition of history'.
At best, refusing to report the facts is cowardice. At worst, complicity.
At best, refusing to report the facts is cowardice. At worst, complicity.
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This is awesome. From a custom knife forging shop in Edom, Texas.
January 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This is awesome. From a custom knife forging shop in Edom, Texas.
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"Facism is the act of self-deception in service of making your own life more painful, solely for the payoff of making life more painful for people you dislike."
November 15, 2024 at 3:37 PM
"Facism is the act of self-deception in service of making your own life more painful, solely for the payoff of making life more painful for people you dislike."
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Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
www.404media.co
January 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
No D&D tonight, but it is replaced with the gym and the looming sensation that this entire campaign is going to be over soon.
I've put thousands of hours into creating a homebrew world and developing its cultures, creatures, magic and so on with friends. Feels weird to have that end. But it's time.
I've put thousands of hours into creating a homebrew world and developing its cultures, creatures, magic and so on with friends. Feels weird to have that end. But it's time.
January 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
No D&D tonight, but it is replaced with the gym and the looming sensation that this entire campaign is going to be over soon.
I've put thousands of hours into creating a homebrew world and developing its cultures, creatures, magic and so on with friends. Feels weird to have that end. But it's time.
I've put thousands of hours into creating a homebrew world and developing its cultures, creatures, magic and so on with friends. Feels weird to have that end. But it's time.
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tumblr liked the tatzelwurm
January 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
tumblr liked the tatzelwurm
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A good reminder that if you're an artist, you should use Glaze and Nightshade to protect your work from A/I scrapers. Those will "poison" your work and make it useless for the A/I softwares. Very important if you post on the internet.
More info and download : glaze.cs.uchicago.edu/what-is-glaz...
More info and download : glaze.cs.uchicago.edu/what-is-glaz...
Glaze - What is Glaze
glaze.cs.uchicago.edu
November 26, 2024 at 10:42 AM
A good reminder that if you're an artist, you should use Glaze and Nightshade to protect your work from A/I scrapers. Those will "poison" your work and make it useless for the A/I softwares. Very important if you post on the internet.
More info and download : glaze.cs.uchicago.edu/what-is-glaz...
More info and download : glaze.cs.uchicago.edu/what-is-glaz...
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#OtD 22 Jan 1891 Italian Marxist philosopher Antonio Gramsci was born in Sardinia. His key contribution was his theory of hegemony, which describes how the capitalist class maintains its power through its domination of culture. Commemorative merch here: shop.workingclasshistory.com/...
January 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
#OtD 22 Jan 1891 Italian Marxist philosopher Antonio Gramsci was born in Sardinia. His key contribution was his theory of hegemony, which describes how the capitalist class maintains its power through its domination of culture. Commemorative merch here: shop.workingclasshistory.com/...
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I don't think I need to clarify my stance on the topic but these soccer folks summed it up
January 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I don't think I need to clarify my stance on the topic but these soccer folks summed it up
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So I just got notified that I got added to a porn bot blocklist? That's a new one.
I don't think -I- have any naked photos of me, let alone the internet. 😅
I don't think -I- have any naked photos of me, let alone the internet. 😅
January 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
So I just got notified that I got added to a porn bot blocklist? That's a new one.
I don't think -I- have any naked photos of me, let alone the internet. 😅
I don't think -I- have any naked photos of me, let alone the internet. 😅
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Just the one.
Paying by cheque in the UK was always seen as a really slow way of paying for anything. Not sure I even saw my parents or grandparents do it.
Paying by cheque in the UK was always seen as a really slow way of paying for anything. Not sure I even saw my parents or grandparents do it.
January 19, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Just the one.
Paying by cheque in the UK was always seen as a really slow way of paying for anything. Not sure I even saw my parents or grandparents do it.
Paying by cheque in the UK was always seen as a really slow way of paying for anything. Not sure I even saw my parents or grandparents do it.
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#OtD 18 Jan 1922 unemployed people in Greenwich and Deptford, London occupied the Board of Guardians offices demanding a coal grant to those receiving unemployment relief. The allowance was granted that same afternoon. stories.workingclasshistory.c...
stories.workingclasshistory.com
January 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
#OtD 18 Jan 1922 unemployed people in Greenwich and Deptford, London occupied the Board of Guardians offices demanding a coal grant to those receiving unemployment relief. The allowance was granted that same afternoon. stories.workingclasshistory.c...
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#OtD 17 Jan 1915 @IWW organiser Lucy Parsons led a march against hunger and unemployment in Chicago. It was during this protest that famous union hymn "Solidarity Forever" was completed by Ralph Chaplin. More IWW music in this great book: shop.workingclasshistory.com/...
January 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
#OtD 17 Jan 1915 @IWW organiser Lucy Parsons led a march against hunger and unemployment in Chicago. It was during this protest that famous union hymn "Solidarity Forever" was completed by Ralph Chaplin. More IWW music in this great book: shop.workingclasshistory.com/...
Dice, drama, chaos
Describe your DM style in 3 words or less. #DnD
January 18, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Dice, drama, chaos
My Time As a Ghostly Someone Else
R. Missing · My Time As a Ghostly Someone Else · Song · 2023
open.spotify.com
January 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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To my fellow Brits, our government's push to make AI a huge part of British commerce threatens our creative livelihoods. A signature may not seem like a lot, but if enough of us stand up, it might make our government consider how they implement new AI policies.
www.aitrainingstatement.org
www.aitrainingstatement.org
Statement on AI training
An open letter on AI training signed by creators around the world.
www.aitrainingstatement.org
January 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM
To my fellow Brits, our government's push to make AI a huge part of British commerce threatens our creative livelihoods. A signature may not seem like a lot, but if enough of us stand up, it might make our government consider how they implement new AI policies.
www.aitrainingstatement.org
www.aitrainingstatement.org
You know, I used to think it was cool in MGS when Solid Snake crawled through all those narrow tunnels to sneak around.
After a day of crawling into similarly narrow spaces to fix a leaky pipe with very little room to manoeuvre, it's taken the shine away somewhat.
After a day of crawling into similarly narrow spaces to fix a leaky pipe with very little room to manoeuvre, it's taken the shine away somewhat.
January 16, 2025 at 5:14 AM
You know, I used to think it was cool in MGS when Solid Snake crawled through all those narrow tunnels to sneak around.
After a day of crawling into similarly narrow spaces to fix a leaky pipe with very little room to manoeuvre, it's taken the shine away somewhat.
After a day of crawling into similarly narrow spaces to fix a leaky pipe with very little room to manoeuvre, it's taken the shine away somewhat.