Alexander The SoSo
@theleakingpen.bsky.social
He/Him. Author, editor, lover of puns.
In a rather confusing mood of I mean it IS sad news, but also ... not sure how I feel... Leslie Fish has passed.
November 30, 2025 at 2:04 AM
In a rather confusing mood of I mean it IS sad news, but also ... not sure how I feel... Leslie Fish has passed.
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I just find this really sad. Imagine being so certain that you need slop machines to do your work, that you convince yourself that EVERYBODY must need them.
Epic CEO says AI disclosures like Steam's make "no sense" because AI will be involved in "nearly all" future game development
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1p7eh60/epic_ceo_says_ai_disclosures_like_steams_make_no/
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1p7eh60/epic_ceo_says_ai_disclosures_like_steams_make_no/
Epic CEO says AI disclosures like Steam's make "no sense" because AI will be involved in "nearly all" future game development
r/pcgaming
www.reddit.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:06 AM
I just find this really sad. Imagine being so certain that you need slop machines to do your work, that you convince yourself that EVERYBODY must need them.
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Absolutely confounds me that there hasn't been a friendslop Smash TV remake, complete with exaggerated 80s aesthetics and retrofuture tech.
57. Super Smash TV
My friend Adam - well, I say "friend", he'd later go on to steal my Game Boy - has this on his SNES. I loved it. The first twin-stick shooter I ever played!
My friend Adam - well, I say "friend", he'd later go on to steal my Game Boy - has this on his SNES. I loved it. The first twin-stick shooter I ever played!
November 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Absolutely confounds me that there hasn't been a friendslop Smash TV remake, complete with exaggerated 80s aesthetics and retrofuture tech.
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Hey folks, I often do posts calling for indie developers to link me their games so I can signal boost them. Today I want to do something similar for all trans creatives.
If you are a trans game dev, artist, writer, streamer or YouTuber, reply here with a link to your work. Only one rule: no GenAI.💜
If you are a trans game dev, artist, writer, streamer or YouTuber, reply here with a link to your work. Only one rule: no GenAI.💜
November 20, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Hey folks, I often do posts calling for indie developers to link me their games so I can signal boost them. Today I want to do something similar for all trans creatives.
If you are a trans game dev, artist, writer, streamer or YouTuber, reply here with a link to your work. Only one rule: no GenAI.💜
If you are a trans game dev, artist, writer, streamer or YouTuber, reply here with a link to your work. Only one rule: no GenAI.💜
The Beta-ings will continue until bug reports inprove.
November 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The Beta-ings will continue until bug reports inprove.
This is what would have been the norm if the faceless old woman who secretly lives in your house had won the election.
November 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This is what would have been the norm if the faceless old woman who secretly lives in your house had won the election.
Everyone needs a Klopper. Everyone knows Klopper, and Klopper knows everyone.
( and I'm betting there's going to be like six people that I have no clue who they are, are going to ask if I possibly mean this specific person whose last name is Klopper, and at least four of them it's going to be him
( and I'm betting there's going to be like six people that I have no clue who they are, are going to ask if I possibly mean this specific person whose last name is Klopper, and at least four of them it's going to be him
my number one most serious writing tip is to make cool friends. in the last year I've needed to know about blacksmithing, neo-medievalism in the american empire, and mid-century lesbian pulp publishing and each time I've been able to just. call a guy.
November 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Everyone needs a Klopper. Everyone knows Klopper, and Klopper knows everyone.
( and I'm betting there's going to be like six people that I have no clue who they are, are going to ask if I possibly mean this specific person whose last name is Klopper, and at least four of them it's going to be him
( and I'm betting there's going to be like six people that I have no clue who they are, are going to ask if I possibly mean this specific person whose last name is Klopper, and at least four of them it's going to be him
and now I'm wondering if I remember it from a rerun, or if this is actually the first TV moment that I remember, and not the challenger.
[November 18th, 1985] In the Season 17 premiere of Sesame Street, Episode 2096, the adults on Sesame Street finally meet Mr. Snuffleupagus and realize he is real, not imaginary.
Elmo is also introduced as a new character.
Elmo is also introduced as a new character.
November 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
and now I'm wondering if I remember it from a rerun, or if this is actually the first TV moment that I remember, and not the challenger.
wait wait.... maybe when people have told me that my profile picture looks like senator Armstrong... they meant major?
that said, neither of them have beards. but they do have my chin if I shave.
that said, neither of them have beards. but they do have my chin if I shave.
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
wait wait.... maybe when people have told me that my profile picture looks like senator Armstrong... they meant major?
that said, neither of them have beards. but they do have my chin if I shave.
that said, neither of them have beards. but they do have my chin if I shave.
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It's true! Nightmare Magazine will open to subs in January! Check out the schedule below for dates & times; read the guidelines for more specifics.
And yes, as ever, each writer can make one submission to each category: short story, flash, poetry, CNF.
adamant.moksha.io/publication/...
And yes, as ever, each writer can make one submission to each category: short story, flash, poetry, CNF.
adamant.moksha.io/publication/...
Moksha
adamant.moksha.io
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It's true! Nightmare Magazine will open to subs in January! Check out the schedule below for dates & times; read the guidelines for more specifics.
And yes, as ever, each writer can make one submission to each category: short story, flash, poetry, CNF.
adamant.moksha.io/publication/...
And yes, as ever, each writer can make one submission to each category: short story, flash, poetry, CNF.
adamant.moksha.io/publication/...
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The witch made him hot chocolate.
"They say I'm strong," he said. "And I am."
He took a sip.
"They say I can overcome any hardship."
"Mm," said the witch.
"And I can. I do."
The witch said nothing.
"But I shouldn't have to!"
"No."
The witch held the hero as he wept.
"No, you shouldn't."
"They say I'm strong," he said. "And I am."
He took a sip.
"They say I can overcome any hardship."
"Mm," said the witch.
"And I can. I do."
The witch said nothing.
"But I shouldn't have to!"
"No."
The witch held the hero as he wept.
"No, you shouldn't."
November 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The witch made him hot chocolate.
"They say I'm strong," he said. "And I am."
He took a sip.
"They say I can overcome any hardship."
"Mm," said the witch.
"And I can. I do."
The witch said nothing.
"But I shouldn't have to!"
"No."
The witch held the hero as he wept.
"No, you shouldn't."
"They say I'm strong," he said. "And I am."
He took a sip.
"They say I can overcome any hardship."
"Mm," said the witch.
"And I can. I do."
The witch said nothing.
"But I shouldn't have to!"
"No."
The witch held the hero as he wept.
"No, you shouldn't."
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well, something else I can do with the old gumball machine Im refurbishing
OK so this was amazing. I saw this at a library I visited today.
I love this. A gumball machine ... but it is filled with writing prompts. @library.loudoun.gov
Great idea!
#writing #writingcommunity
I love this. A gumball machine ... but it is filled with writing prompts. @library.loudoun.gov
Great idea!
#writing #writingcommunity
November 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
well, something else I can do with the old gumball machine Im refurbishing
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OK so this was amazing. I saw this at a library I visited today.
I love this. A gumball machine ... but it is filled with writing prompts. @library.loudoun.gov
Great idea!
#writing #writingcommunity
I love this. A gumball machine ... but it is filled with writing prompts. @library.loudoun.gov
Great idea!
#writing #writingcommunity
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
OK so this was amazing. I saw this at a library I visited today.
I love this. A gumball machine ... but it is filled with writing prompts. @library.loudoun.gov
Great idea!
#writing #writingcommunity
I love this. A gumball machine ... but it is filled with writing prompts. @library.loudoun.gov
Great idea!
#writing #writingcommunity
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I'm going to start putting together some free info and resources for indie game devs looking to self-publish. I see a lot of people making simple mistakes, and hear a lot about being overwhelmed by what they need to do.
Do folk have specific self-publishing questions they'd want answered?
Do folk have specific self-publishing questions they'd want answered?
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I'm going to start putting together some free info and resources for indie game devs looking to self-publish. I see a lot of people making simple mistakes, and hear a lot about being overwhelmed by what they need to do.
Do folk have specific self-publishing questions they'd want answered?
Do folk have specific self-publishing questions they'd want answered?
wait, when did Bellino get tattoos?
keep seeing pieces about Frankenstein - the new GDT joint, other adaptations, and/or the novel itself - not written by me
November 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
wait, when did Bellino get tattoos?
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"The moment you allow AI to write a sentence for you, you lose your voice."
Francesca Barbini @lunapress.bsky.social nailing it in her guest of honour interview with @megintransition.bsky.social.
#pictcon
Francesca Barbini @lunapress.bsky.social nailing it in her guest of honour interview with @megintransition.bsky.social.
#pictcon
November 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
"The moment you allow AI to write a sentence for you, you lose your voice."
Francesca Barbini @lunapress.bsky.social nailing it in her guest of honour interview with @megintransition.bsky.social.
#pictcon
Francesca Barbini @lunapress.bsky.social nailing it in her guest of honour interview with @megintransition.bsky.social.
#pictcon
not going to lie, they had me in the first half.
Every single time the "AI has feelings/Treat AI like a person" discussion comes up I turn into the old man yelling about a lamp.
Ikea "Lamp" Commercial - Hi Res
YouTube video by cheedogg
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
not going to lie, they had me in the first half.
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I feel many of you are going to have interesting responses to this picture of Zohran Mamdani and his wife from Election Night.
November 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I feel many of you are going to have interesting responses to this picture of Zohran Mamdani and his wife from Election Night.
looks like there's also four different settings around potential imposter/pretending to be another person account, and I'm pretty sure that they're going to include the ones that are obviously satire and or joke accounts.
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
looks like there's also four different settings around potential imposter/pretending to be another person account, and I'm pretty sure that they're going to include the ones that are obviously satire and or joke accounts.
Every once in a while, someone says something that just rips words out of me. You probably understand
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When the clouds gather in their covens,
when the rain drums its feral rhythm,
when lightning scrawls its sigils on the dark—
the storm calls.
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When the clouds gather in their covens,
when the rain drums its feral rhythm,
when lightning scrawls its sigils on the dark—
the storm calls.
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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People who can't handle a protagonist majorly fucking up are weak and will not last the winter
November 6, 2025 at 4:21 AM
People who can't handle a protagonist majorly fucking up are weak and will not last the winter
Better brainwormed than Worm brained web serial? (I joke.)
Also, Bajongulers
Also, Bajongulers
(apologies for quoting a brainwormed web serial)
i mean your tits are downright bangin'
i mean your tits are downright bangin'
November 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Better brainwormed than Worm brained web serial? (I joke.)
Also, Bajongulers
Also, Bajongulers
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No matter how hard people try to convince us having empathy is wrong,
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
November 4, 2025 at 2:55 AM
No matter how hard people try to convince us having empathy is wrong,
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.