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@terrapintastic.bsky.social
bsky, you've got a good heart but you're exhausting. I'm dm-able here but not synchronously.
I had the same reaction the first time I saw one (probably a Games Workshop, but close enough).
It's a good reminder of the breadth of hobbies/hobby economies. There are extreme game/toy nerds who aren't "geeks" at all. Historical minis. Model trains.
And people who love Warhammer LOVE Warhammer.
It's a good reminder of the breadth of hobbies/hobby economies. There are extreme game/toy nerds who aren't "geeks" at all. Historical minis. Model trains.
And people who love Warhammer LOVE Warhammer.
December 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I had the same reaction the first time I saw one (probably a Games Workshop, but close enough).
It's a good reminder of the breadth of hobbies/hobby economies. There are extreme game/toy nerds who aren't "geeks" at all. Historical minis. Model trains.
And people who love Warhammer LOVE Warhammer.
It's a good reminder of the breadth of hobbies/hobby economies. There are extreme game/toy nerds who aren't "geeks" at all. Historical minis. Model trains.
And people who love Warhammer LOVE Warhammer.
What's even worse about this is that there actually is a wording problem in that post that any good pedant should have seen before hanged/hung.
it should read "accountability*to* and healing for" the Dakota people.
it should read "accountability*to* and healing for" the Dakota people.
December 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
What's even worse about this is that there actually is a wording problem in that post that any good pedant should have seen before hanged/hung.
it should read "accountability*to* and healing for" the Dakota people.
it should read "accountability*to* and healing for" the Dakota people.
I have trouble believing this, as long as they stick to an audit trail model.
you present the edited text, and have a button that says "see original" that displays the original. maybe limit the number of edits per post. indicate which version comments were made on. people can solve hard problems.
you present the edited text, and have a button that says "see original" that displays the original. maybe limit the number of edits per post. indicate which version comments were made on. people can solve hard problems.
December 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I have trouble believing this, as long as they stick to an audit trail model.
you present the edited text, and have a button that says "see original" that displays the original. maybe limit the number of edits per post. indicate which version comments were made on. people can solve hard problems.
you present the edited text, and have a button that says "see original" that displays the original. maybe limit the number of edits per post. indicate which version comments were made on. people can solve hard problems.
(note: this is a bit contingent on their remaining as short and straightforward as feasible. tonight's was just over an hour from Pomp to parting hugs.)
December 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM
(note: this is a bit contingent on their remaining as short and straightforward as feasible. tonight's was just over an hour from Pomp to parting hugs.)
ooh I know this one! it's an ad campaign for the show Pluribus.
they also allegedly had them appear on smart fridge screens.
it's a show about a creepy intrusive hive mind, so the disconcert is 100% intentional.
they also allegedly had them appear on smart fridge screens.
it's a show about a creepy intrusive hive mind, so the disconcert is 100% intentional.
December 20, 2025 at 3:28 AM
ooh I know this one! it's an ad campaign for the show Pluribus.
they also allegedly had them appear on smart fridge screens.
it's a show about a creepy intrusive hive mind, so the disconcert is 100% intentional.
they also allegedly had them appear on smart fridge screens.
it's a show about a creepy intrusive hive mind, so the disconcert is 100% intentional.
he was male and orange, so that's totally consistent with what I know of cat stereotypes. (also very chubby, so add that to your mental image) 😂
December 19, 2025 at 4:22 AM
he was male and orange, so that's totally consistent with what I know of cat stereotypes. (also very chubby, so add that to your mental image) 😂
one of my high school friends had a catnip plant in their backyard, and when they let the cat out he would full-on roll in/on top of it, coating himself to the point of nonstop drooling 😂
December 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
one of my high school friends had a catnip plant in their backyard, and when they let the cat out he would full-on roll in/on top of it, coating himself to the point of nonstop drooling 😂
"Pitt Provost Joseph McCarthy said"
ok, universe, that's a little on the nose
ok, universe, that's a little on the nose
December 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"Pitt Provost Joseph McCarthy said"
ok, universe, that's a little on the nose
ok, universe, that's a little on the nose
I really ought to be mad about that for causing suffering but my first reaction was "pass the popcorn"
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I really ought to be mad about that for causing suffering but my first reaction was "pass the popcorn"
also a milkshake duck!
(also unnecessarily gendered roles -- nothing like getting paired with another girl and getting teased for it)
qz.com/1153516/amer...
(also unnecessarily gendered roles -- nothing like getting paired with another girl and getting teased for it)
qz.com/1153516/amer...
America’s wholesome square dancing tradition is a tool of white supremacy
If you live in the United States, chances are high that, growing up, you had to take square dancing in gym class
qz.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
also a milkshake duck!
(also unnecessarily gendered roles -- nothing like getting paired with another girl and getting teased for it)
qz.com/1153516/amer...
(also unnecessarily gendered roles -- nothing like getting paired with another girl and getting teased for it)
qz.com/1153516/amer...
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Shelley: FINALLY, someone understands my vision!
King: and what's your vision, mary?
Shelley: that frankenstein is super fuckable
King: the doctor or the monster?
Shelley: why not both?
del Toro: yeah, why not both?
King: and what's your vision, mary?
Shelley: that frankenstein is super fuckable
King: the doctor or the monster?
Shelley: why not both?
del Toro: yeah, why not both?
November 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Shelley: FINALLY, someone understands my vision!
King: and what's your vision, mary?
Shelley: that frankenstein is super fuckable
King: the doctor or the monster?
Shelley: why not both?
del Toro: yeah, why not both?
King: and what's your vision, mary?
Shelley: that frankenstein is super fuckable
King: the doctor or the monster?
Shelley: why not both?
del Toro: yeah, why not both?
and people wonder why I jumped ship from English to linguistics 🙄
November 17, 2025 at 1:25 AM
and people wonder why I jumped ship from English to linguistics 🙄