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Theo Priestley
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Author of sci-fi and horror stories, narrative designer, world builder, independent film producer. Retro/futurist and cassette futurism enthusiast. ‘Officially’ owns a library. https://www.linkedin.com/in/theopriestley
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Theo Priestley @tprstly.bsky.social · Aug 27
A reminder that I published an anthology of short stories and flash fiction earlier this year - a mixed bag of speculative fiction with dark twists.

Grab a copy and let me know what you think!

#booksky

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Writer's Block by Theo Priestley | Waterstones
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 7h
My latest animation of the global surface temperature anomaly, 1851 - 2025 (current through September).
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Theo Priestley @tprstly.bsky.social · 8h
They send their AI note taker these days.
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Theo Priestley @tprstly.bsky.social · 8h
Apocalypsii
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Theo Priestley @tprstly.bsky.social · 8h
Depends if there was anyone on the other side of it…
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Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 11h
SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...
Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year
Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 1d
I don't even know what to say about @aaron.bsky.team announcing that actually they feed all images posted on Bsky into an AI that just a year ago they told everyone they had banned from using Bsky images
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Theo Priestley @tprstly.bsky.social · 10h
Not sure they’ve thought this through. Nobody has any money to keep pubs open until the early hours.

And if nobody is out, then pubs are spending more money they don’t earn on keeping themselves open.

www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth
Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help ailing hospitality sector but health experts criticise plans
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Theo Priestley @tprstly.bsky.social · 10h
thinking about it
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David M. Bennett MD (FAAOS, FPOSNA, DABOS) @davembmd.bsky.social · 13h
This is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time. @aptshadow.bsky.social @abraham.bsky.social
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Theo Priestley @tprstly.bsky.social · 12h
Some great stories in here but I’m wondering whether those heydays are gone now.
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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d
Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?
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Andy Walsh @englishscribe.bsky.social · 12h
OPPORTUNITY Lead Writer - CDProjekt - US

Not affiliated. Shares welcome

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Lead Writer
Company Description: To create revolutionary, story-driven RPGs which go straight to the hearts of gamers — this is our mission. Want to dive deeper into our company’s culture? Explore our social medi...
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Theo Priestley @tprstly.bsky.social · 12h
Now I want to play AC: Black Flag again!
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Justin Carter @gigawattconduit.bsky.social · 16h
Coming soon to Sea of Thieves…
Cover of the latest Vogue issue featuring actress Greta Lee on a beach wearing an outfit similar to a pirate
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Theo Priestley @tprstly.bsky.social · 12h
That's just a prelude to Human Centipede.
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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 2d
What a lovely message from @bookshop.org. Glad to see them growing and growing. We CAN claim back what has been taken from us by these monstrous corporations, and it starts with things like this. Grab some books these next couple days!
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Theo Priestley @tprstly.bsky.social · 13h
I like what I like, the rest can wait until I have nothing better to do lol

I'll get around to it one day.
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Theo Priestley @tprstly.bsky.social · 14h
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 14h
In 1996, Brewster Kahle wrote "Preserving the Internet" for Scientific American. Nearly 30 years later, it’s striking how many of his predictions about digital preservation came true—and how many challenges remain.

Let’s compare 1996 vs 2025 🧵
Page from March 1997 Scientific American featuring Brewster Kahle’s article 'Preserving the Internet.' Text describes the Internet Archive’s mission to save digital information. Includes a photo of a Smithsonian exhibit with 1996 U.S. election web memorabilia.
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 14h
In 1996, Brewster Kahle wrote "Preserving the Internet" for Scientific American. Nearly 30 years later, it’s striking how many of his predictions about digital preservation came true—and how many challenges remain.

Let’s compare 1996 vs 2025 🧵
Page from March 1997 Scientific American featuring Brewster Kahle’s article 'Preserving the Internet.' Text describes the Internet Archive’s mission to save digital information. Includes a photo of a Smithsonian exhibit with 1996 U.S. election web memorabilia.
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Theo Priestley @tprstly.bsky.social · 14h
How does the Halo: Reach soundtrack still go so hard after all this time?!
O'Donnell was on fire when he composed this score.
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Old DeuTaranomy 🧶⚒️ @kindofstrange.com · 15h
Those of you who have been in gamedev for 5yrs+

What do you wish you knew before you joined the industry? What life lesson would you pass down to someone just joining today?
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Theo Priestley @tprstly.bsky.social · 14h
It's about to get a lot worse.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 1d
Abridging has always been in vogue. Now, apps like Blinkist take entire books and crunch them down to a series of what are called Blinks—which amount to around 2,000 words. “Is that what books are coming to, a handy social lubricant?” Anthony Lane asks.
Can You Read a Book in a Quarter of an Hour?
Phone apps now offer to boil down entire books into micro-synopses. What they leave out is revealing.
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Theo Priestley @tprstly.bsky.social · 14h
Yeah, I'm talking about dumping the ATProtocol altogether, since it was just another one of Jack Dorsey's little experiments, and then he left it behind. It was never designed properly to be used like this.
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Tombmas Spooks @thomasfuchs.at · 1d
How many trillions of dollars have been invested into this technology so far?
Google search for "austria hungary in space" Google excitedly tells you about the 1889 orbital flight, and that by 1908 there was a Mars research output with 30 people.
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Theo Priestley @tprstly.bsky.social · 17h
If only the people running Bluesky were as eloquent and as transparent about the issue and what to do about it.

Is hosting a Mastodon instance not an option as an alternative or does that bring its own set of problems?
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col price @coldesign.bsky.social · 17h
I was born for this!

#conceptart#conceptartist #lookdevartist #productionart #keyframeart #zombies #spooky #artdirector
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Theo Priestley @tprstly.bsky.social · 17h
I Am Legend Part 2
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