Peldrigal
@peldrigal.bsky.social
Gentleman adventurer. Swordsman and scholar.
I mostly do Cloud FinOps, and larp.
I mostly do Cloud FinOps, and larp.
So the whole plan is to speedrun the enshittification
“This could look like a user asking how much ibuprofen to take for a headache receiving a promoted ad for Advil in the chatbot’s response. Meanwhile, actual results on correct dosage may be brushed to the side, or buried under a mountain of ad text…”
OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT "Prioritize" Advertisers in Conversation
OpenAI employees working on ChatGPT report plans to unleash sponsored advertisements above organic results.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:13 AM
So the whole plan is to speedrun the enshittification
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I still think that #ASOIAF was very clever, because everyone was awful but not exactly in the way you expected them to be because of their role in the story. The indications in #ADWD that previous generations of Starks were not how Eddard taught to his children are very interesting in that respect.
December 30, 2025 at 9:08 AM
It is darkly funny that in #TimPower Declare book, a minor plot point is that all British orientalist prejudices are true, so Yazidi and Zoroastrians are truly sorcerors and demon worshippers, and they deserve to be oppressed and exterminated.
December 30, 2025 at 8:53 AM
It is darkly funny that in #TimPower Declare book, a minor plot point is that all British orientalist prejudices are true, so Yazidi and Zoroastrians are truly sorcerors and demon worshippers, and they deserve to be oppressed and exterminated.
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Bet all those people who said Suetonius was making shit up "because emperors didn't really act that way" are feeling pretty fucking stupid tonight
June 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Bet all those people who said Suetonius was making shit up "because emperors didn't really act that way" are feeling pretty fucking stupid tonight
A day of celebration
December 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
A day of celebration
Adorazione dei Pastori - Tintoretto
December 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Adorazione dei Pastori - Tintoretto
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Hello, new Blueskyers! My name's Chris, I live in a small mining town in western Kentucky, and I post a lot of drawings of historical, literary, and (especially holiday-related) folklore figures, often with mini-essays to introduce folks to them. Looking forward to meeting y'all!
December 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Hello, new Blueskyers! My name's Chris, I live in a small mining town in western Kentucky, and I post a lot of drawings of historical, literary, and (especially holiday-related) folklore figures, often with mini-essays to introduce folks to them. Looking forward to meeting y'all!
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My father in law has done his traditional Christmas Day Facebook post to remind us of the true meaning of the day:
Reminding us of the greatest Christmas of all, December 25th, 1989, when they shot that bastard Ceaușescu
Reminding us of the greatest Christmas of all, December 25th, 1989, when they shot that bastard Ceaușescu
December 25, 2025 at 9:34 AM
My father in law has done his traditional Christmas Day Facebook post to remind us of the true meaning of the day:
Reminding us of the greatest Christmas of all, December 25th, 1989, when they shot that bastard Ceaușescu
Reminding us of the greatest Christmas of all, December 25th, 1989, when they shot that bastard Ceaușescu
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There is only one working class, the professional managerial class, and there is only one working class party, the Democratic Party, and there is only one working class paper, the financial times
November 9, 2025 at 6:19 AM
There is only one working class, the professional managerial class, and there is only one working class party, the Democratic Party, and there is only one working class paper, the financial times
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We care about historical accuracy in the Odyssey movie because their artistic licenses suck ass, and a micenean inspired fantasy wouls have been way cooler.
December 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
We care about historical accuracy in the Odyssey movie because their artistic licenses suck ass, and a micenean inspired fantasy wouls have been way cooler.
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When someone in a tech leadership meeting asked if we could look into an LLM chatbot for our company, my boss said "Over my dead body. Next question" and I have never been happier of working for someone.
December 23, 2025 at 12:04 AM
When someone in a tech leadership meeting asked if we could look into an LLM chatbot for our company, my boss said "Over my dead body. Next question" and I have never been happier of working for someone.
It is really weird to go to a museum and see a painting you're pretty sure at some point was hanging in your dining room
December 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
It is really weird to go to a museum and see a painting you're pretty sure at some point was hanging in your dining room
When I will be Emperor, Art Deco will be the official art style of the North American Dominate, and all government posters will be like this.
December 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
When I will be Emperor, Art Deco will be the official art style of the North American Dominate, and all government posters will be like this.
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Fetch...or whatever.
December 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Fetch...or whatever.
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I spent a lot of time worried about quicksand, Satan worshippers and AIDS.
Still a little concerned about quicksand
Still a little concerned about quicksand
December 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I spent a lot of time worried about quicksand, Satan worshippers and AIDS.
Still a little concerned about quicksand
Still a little concerned about quicksand
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Wanna make tv profitable?
BRING BACK 23-EPISODE SEASONS OF TV THAT COME OUT EVERY YEAR ON THE ACTUAL TV INSTEAD OF THIS 10 EPISODES EVERY 2-3 YEARS STREAMING BS AND STOP PAYING CEOS THE GDP OF A SMALL NATION FOR RUNNING THE COMPANY INTO THE FUCKING GROUND!
Thanks for your attention to this matter.
BRING BACK 23-EPISODE SEASONS OF TV THAT COME OUT EVERY YEAR ON THE ACTUAL TV INSTEAD OF THIS 10 EPISODES EVERY 2-3 YEARS STREAMING BS AND STOP PAYING CEOS THE GDP OF A SMALL NATION FOR RUNNING THE COMPANY INTO THE FUCKING GROUND!
Thanks for your attention to this matter.
December 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Wanna make tv profitable?
BRING BACK 23-EPISODE SEASONS OF TV THAT COME OUT EVERY YEAR ON THE ACTUAL TV INSTEAD OF THIS 10 EPISODES EVERY 2-3 YEARS STREAMING BS AND STOP PAYING CEOS THE GDP OF A SMALL NATION FOR RUNNING THE COMPANY INTO THE FUCKING GROUND!
Thanks for your attention to this matter.
BRING BACK 23-EPISODE SEASONS OF TV THAT COME OUT EVERY YEAR ON THE ACTUAL TV INSTEAD OF THIS 10 EPISODES EVERY 2-3 YEARS STREAMING BS AND STOP PAYING CEOS THE GDP OF A SMALL NATION FOR RUNNING THE COMPANY INTO THE FUCKING GROUND!
Thanks for your attention to this matter.
Happy Solstice: you made it through the shortest day!
Also, your periodic reminder thst the composer of the Carol of The Bells, Mykola Leontovych, was Ukrainian, and he was murdered by the soviets.
The Imperial state of the Russian nation must be destroyed.
Also, your periodic reminder thst the composer of the Carol of The Bells, Mykola Leontovych, was Ukrainian, and he was murdered by the soviets.
The Imperial state of the Russian nation must be destroyed.
Carol of the Old Ones (w/Lyrics)
YouTube video by CaptainZM
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December 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Happy Solstice: you made it through the shortest day!
Also, your periodic reminder thst the composer of the Carol of The Bells, Mykola Leontovych, was Ukrainian, and he was murdered by the soviets.
The Imperial state of the Russian nation must be destroyed.
Also, your periodic reminder thst the composer of the Carol of The Bells, Mykola Leontovych, was Ukrainian, and he was murdered by the soviets.
The Imperial state of the Russian nation must be destroyed.
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The "cat ears or human ears" thing only exists because catgirl ears are too small. A cat's ear canals are in about the same place as a human's; their ears are just comparatively enormous, which lets them stick up in spite of ending at the same spot. The real solution is to give catgirls bigger ears.
December 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The "cat ears or human ears" thing only exists because catgirl ears are too small. A cat's ear canals are in about the same place as a human's; their ears are just comparatively enormous, which lets them stick up in spite of ending at the same spot. The real solution is to give catgirls bigger ears.
I am reading Mario Liverani's Ancient Orient book, and he says that Uruk is the first city (ok), because Jericho and Çatal Huyuk don't count (hmm) because they do not show signs of hierarchy and social specialization (ok...) which are indispensable prerequisites and markers of civilization. WTF?
December 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I am reading Mario Liverani's Ancient Orient book, and he says that Uruk is the first city (ok), because Jericho and Çatal Huyuk don't count (hmm) because they do not show signs of hierarchy and social specialization (ok...) which are indispensable prerequisites and markers of civilization. WTF?
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December 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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So the junta of the aging leader needs a short, victorious war, to shore up support at home amidst a flagging economy?
What could go wrong...
What could go wrong...
December 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
So the junta of the aging leader needs a short, victorious war, to shore up support at home amidst a flagging economy?
What could go wrong...
What could go wrong...
Last leg of the trip to Patagonia: the refuge on Glacier Grey. I saw someone at the bar ask for Fernet Branca and coke: this world is rotten and needs to be cleansed by fire.
December 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Last leg of the trip to Patagonia: the refuge on Glacier Grey. I saw someone at the bar ask for Fernet Branca and coke: this world is rotten and needs to be cleansed by fire.
On one side it is really bad, on the other side, it is just Gladio 2.0
In Italy "The US is destabilising us to keep the Right in power" used to be just a regular Tuesday.
In Italy "The US is destabilising us to keep the Right in power" used to be just a regular Tuesday.
December 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
On one side it is really bad, on the other side, it is just Gladio 2.0
In Italy "The US is destabilising us to keep the Right in power" used to be just a regular Tuesday.
In Italy "The US is destabilising us to keep the Right in power" used to be just a regular Tuesday.