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Girls Gone WoW Podcast @ggwshow.bsky.social · 14h

To celebrate #LegionRemix we have a set of Dreadlord's Regalia to give away on Sunday's show! If you would like to win one make sure you're in the chat room over at www.twitch.tv/silkyraven for the show this Sunday 12 October from 20.00 UK. #WoW_Partner

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Mark Witton @markwitton.bsky.social · 9h

A superb explanation about why artists by and large detest AI imagery, from @theoatmeal.bsky.social: theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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Marie Buhtz @mbuhtz.bsky.social · 2h

I assume the lethality of the moose is inversely proportionate to the stupidity of the human

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Darren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 6h

Sloth World, Part 1! There are a LOT of sloths, let's look at some recent developments... tetzoo.com/blog/2025/10... #mammals #fossils #xenarthrans

Sloth World, 2025 (Part 1) — Tetrapod Zoology

Like me, you are no doubt a big fan of sloths...

tetzoo.com

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Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics @danidonovan.com · 21h

(Apologies for the repost, and thank you to the kind person who let us know emoji walls are a nightmare for screen readers!)

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Sigrid Ellis @sigridellis.bsky.social · 1d

My wish for ALL of you, but especially my fellow nerodivergents. (including the socially castigated,) undiagnosed, queers (esp. nonpassing as cishet,) disabled, jobless, mentally ill, crippled, and chronically ill - to EVERYONE reading this but ESPECIALLY to y'all;

May you catch a fucking break.

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Alyssa Visscher (she/they) @alyssavisscher.bsky.social · 1d

Look what came in the mail today! It's @themonstersknow.com's new book! I'll dig deeper into it, but I already love how this book is about so much more than just D&D. He has specific advice in each section for Pathfinder, Shadowdark, Cypher System, and Cal of Cthulhu, in addition to 2014/2024 D&D.

Alyssa, a white woman with dark brown hair, holds up the book Making Enemies, by Keith Ammann.

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Alyssa Visscher (she/they) @alyssavisscher.bsky.social · 1d

As quick example: this section outlines things to think about when designing a forest creature, and then gives specific applications for the aforementioned systems. So this book is HIGHLY flexible and really useful for way more than just D&D.

It's a chonky book (complimentary!) and very practical.

Keith's new book is opened to a page that describes using forests, then gives specific examples in the multiple systems listed in the previous post.

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Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics @danidonovan.com · 2d

We recently added a bunch of new merch to the shop, including your favorite poster prints (and much more)!

🛒 Check it out:
adhddd.com/shop/also-ad...

"Also ADHD" Posters • Dani Donovan: ADHD Comics

Shop ADHD comic posters and more

adhddd.com

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Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics @danidonovan.com · 2d

Also, obviously not every trait listed applies to every person with ADHD (and not all of them are caused by ADHD itself).

This is just a reminder that we’re more than a list of symptoms!!!

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Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics @danidonovan.com · 2d

We are more than our perceived “shortcomings.”

More than what people find inconvenient about us.

More than what annoyed our grade school teachers.

So. Much. More.

#ADHDAwarenessMonth

ADHD: Hyperactive, distractible, impulsive.

Also ADHD: Passionate, outspoken, strategic, creative, fun, caring, generous, humorous, empathetic, spontaneous, authentic, inclusive, charismatic, futuristic, romantic, opinionated, kind, big hearted, adaptable, intuitive, memorable, friendly, honest, positive, entertaining, curious, adventurous, inspiring, brave, enthusiastic, eager, resilient, influential, resourceful, talkative, unique, musical, inventive, imaginative, smart, energetic, awesome.

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Ethan “Brother Ethan” Kocak @ethankocak.com · 2d

If you are interested in any of these and live within the lower 48 states, I can ship. The leachies are GT and will be absolutely enormous adults.

Ethan “Brother Ethan” Kocak @ethankocak.com · 2d

Attempting to take photos of my animals for morphmarket. Here are a bunch of baby Leachianus geckos next to a US quarter for scale.

GT leachianus baby on paper towel from above, beside a US quarter coin. The gecko is about three inches long.

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Marie Buhtz @mbuhtz.bsky.social · 1d

Ok, the first episode has me hooked

Critical Role @criticalrole.bsky.social · 2d

The epic premiere of #CriticalRole Campaign 4, Episode 1 - "The Fall of Thjazi Fang", is now available on YouTube! ⚔️ 🧭 🪶

WATCH THE C4 PREMIERE ⬇️
https://youtu.be/3Mbynm0pGX0

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Marie Buhtz @mbuhtz.bsky.social · 1d

Happy anniversary!! 🥳🎉

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Marie Buhtz @mbuhtz.bsky.social · 1d

Useful little video. I won't miss battling pets to catch them. The number of rares I accidently killed 😭

Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 2d

How taming battle pets works in World of Warcraft #Midnight

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Sigrid Ellis @sigridellis.bsky.social · 3d

Strongly recommend this thread from a friend of mine for explanations and nuance.

Tl;dr, Dismissed does NOT mean not guilty, it means the case was filed in the wrong jurisdiction.

Effect Not Affect @effectnotaffect.bsky.social · 3d

So, at this point you may well have seen an article like this one: movieweb.com/neil-gaiman-..., and I really want to talk about what it actually means from a legal perspective. Just to establish bona fides here, I'm not a lawyer. I'm a guy who went to law school, got out, and learned he hated law

Neil Gaiman Assault Lawsuit Comes to an Abrupt End

The civil court case against author Neil Gaiman has come to an abrupt end after being dismissed by the judge.

movieweb.com

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Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · 2d

Goth band album cover.

Groove-billed Anis are fabulous birds. A type of cuckoo, this species lives in social groups of up to 10 birds and they collectively guard their territory and even share a nest together!

These birds were taking a break today at @tapirvalley.bsky.social to groom each other.

Five black birds perch closely together on a branch, their glossy feathers and long tails standing out against a blurred green forest background.

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Bad Viking Games (Rob & John). Strange Antiquities OUT NOW! @badvikinggames.bsky.social · 2d

>1000 reviews!

Overwhelmingly Positive!

Overwhelmingly grateful to everyone who has played and taken the time and effort to review the game.

Keep playing and reviewing indie games!

An image showing the latest number of steam reviews for Strange Antiquities (1069 Overwhelmingly Positive)

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Marie Buhtz @mbuhtz.bsky.social · 3d

Such a lovely (angy) hummingbird! 🥰

Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · 3d

Blue-throated Goldentail from this morning at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica

I haven't seen these for a few months, so it was nice to spend time with this one. They're much more shy than the Snowcaps and I have to be stealthy when approaching them.

#hummingbirds #birds #nature

A small hummingbird perched on a slender branch with a bright red bill, shimmering green and blue feathers, and a blurred green background.

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Mike Pingleton @somuchpingle.bsky.social · 3d

#addOcean

Daryll Marie @daryllmarie.bsky.social · 4d

The Marine Life feed has hit a whopping 2k likes 😱 so my friends, POST CELEBRATORY SEA CRITTERS. Birds Feed folks, seabirds count 😉🪶 come join us in the feed if you are a lover of ocean life!
bsky.app/profile/did:...

A dolphin above the surface of the ocean, mid-leap.

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Marie Buhtz @mbuhtz.bsky.social · 4d

He was so annoying! I think I poisoned him on my second playthrough

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Darren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 4d

Come and hear me talk SEA MONSTERS - both of the cryptozoological sort and the ancient fossil sort - at Dorset Museum and Art Gallery, Dorchester (UK) - on Fri 21st November. I'll be signing and selling books too :) www.dorsetmuseum.org/whats-on/sea...

Sea Monsters Past and Present | Dr Darren Naish – Dorset Museum & Art Gallery

Join esteemed author and palaeozoologist Dr Darren Naish as he explores our developing ideas about sea monsters past and present, a subject that combines developments in palaeontology with studies of ...

www.dorsetmuseum.org

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Marie Buhtz @mbuhtz.bsky.social · 4d

My condolences 😞

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Mark Witton @markwitton.bsky.social · 4d

#Tyrannosaurus rex was named 120 years ago today (Oct 4, 1905). If you want to know all there is to know about the world's most iconic #dinosaur, the word is that my book "King Tyrant", published a few months back, is a good start. #fossils #paleontology #paleoart press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

The cover of the book "King Tyrant: a natural history of Tyrannosaurus rex" covered with gleaming review comments and a load of 5 star (or nearly so) ratings. Do you not have a copy yet? You can get them wherever books are sold. I mean, I'm just an alt text caption so my judgment on this anything beyond image description is limited, but I hear Mark worked incredibly hard on this project and thinks it's the best thing he's ever published. He'd be really happy if you bought a copy, and perhaps additional ones for friends and family so you could have very informed conversations about T. rex and all the dinosaur biology it's revealed to us.

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Ginny Di 🎀 @ginnydi.com · 4d

Don't forget: You can always create more challenges. Let players take their Ws!

By the way, the guide I'm talking about here is the Mothership GM's guide. This is a clip from a full-length video about Mothership's systems for horror! 🛸 You can watch the whole thing on my YT.

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