The Vesk Mechanic
@veskmechanic.bsky.social
Dog lover, photographer, sysadmin, and aspiring indie game dev.
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Remember folks, we're in a game of chicken with the AI slop peddlers! They're desperately trying to propagandize you into accepting it so their idiot bubble doesn't burst. You don't need a theft machine that kills the planet, but the slop peddlers need you. Stare them down and laugh when it bursts.
January 2, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Remember folks, we're in a game of chicken with the AI slop peddlers! They're desperately trying to propagandize you into accepting it so their idiot bubble doesn't burst. You don't need a theft machine that kills the planet, but the slop peddlers need you. Stare them down and laugh when it bursts.
January 1, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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Today is the day where we finally get to bash 2025 over the head and leave its corpse out in the woods to be eaten & shat out by coyotes.
Let it be a warning to 2026.
Let it be a warning to 2026.
December 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Today is the day where we finally get to bash 2025 over the head and leave its corpse out in the woods to be eaten & shat out by coyotes.
Let it be a warning to 2026.
Let it be a warning to 2026.
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Today is the last day that you can repost this image
December 31, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Today is the last day that you can repost this image
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Welcome to the fight. We have all but defeated the dot-matrix. Do not give up now.
December 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Welcome to the fight. We have all but defeated the dot-matrix. Do not give up now.
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That time of year again!
December 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
That time of year again!
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when i see so many people adopting a zero tolerance policiy of any use of ai in game developement, there's one i want to see from everyone doing so: adopt those same stances for all anti-worker practices.
studio used crunch? zero tolerance. layoffs pair with game launch? zero tolerance. do it.
studio used crunch? zero tolerance. layoffs pair with game launch? zero tolerance. do it.
December 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
when i see so many people adopting a zero tolerance policiy of any use of ai in game developement, there's one i want to see from everyone doing so: adopt those same stances for all anti-worker practices.
studio used crunch? zero tolerance. layoffs pair with game launch? zero tolerance. do it.
studio used crunch? zero tolerance. layoffs pair with game launch? zero tolerance. do it.
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The hero we deserve
December 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The hero we deserve
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There is NO ethical consumption of Harry Potter.
Every dollar JK Rowling makes from Harry Potter is going into bankrolling an extortion racket issuing legal threats to organizations across the UK to purge themselves of trans people or face ruinous lawfare.
i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
December 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
There is NO ethical consumption of Harry Potter.
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This is a real thing I’ve never seen articulated before. I have no idea why it is true, but you generally know after even a brief interaction.
Hold on to those people.
Hold on to those people.
For an introvert, the real gift is finding someone whose presence feels calming instead of draining. Some people make you feel light and safe, while others drain your energy within minutes. Time with the right person feels effortless, with the wrong person it feels like a marathon
November 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This is a real thing I’ve never seen articulated before. I have no idea why it is true, but you generally know after even a brief interaction.
Hold on to those people.
Hold on to those people.
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In Virginia, the governor and attorney general races are especially important. In Pennsylvania, remember to vote YES on the retention of the Supreme Court justices on the ballot. In California, vote YES on Proposition 50.
October 30, 2025 at 11:47 PM
In Virginia, the governor and attorney general races are especially important. In Pennsylvania, remember to vote YES on the retention of the Supreme Court justices on the ballot. In California, vote YES on Proposition 50.
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A source familiar w/ internal workings at MasterCard notes the company does not plan to recruit additional call center workers for the Christmas season, as MasterCard does not expect higher call volume than usual. A resurgence of calls re censorship during the busy season would be huge strategically
October 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
A source familiar w/ internal workings at MasterCard notes the company does not plan to recruit additional call center workers for the Christmas season, as MasterCard does not expect higher call volume than usual. A resurgence of calls re censorship during the busy season would be huge strategically
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You might like this sign my friend made.
October 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
You might like this sign my friend made.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I just backed Starfinder: Afterlight 💫 on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/epi...
Starfinder: Afterlight 💫
Gather your crew and save the galaxy in this party-based RPG featuring Starfinder 2e ruleset where magic meets technology.
www.kickstarter.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I just backed Starfinder: Afterlight 💫 on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/epi...
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"Economies are the hardest part of designing an RPG, because no matter how well you try to balance things, once folks get a ton of money, they're able to use it to start breaking the game."
"...actually, that's true of the real world as well."
"...actually, that's true of the real world as well."
September 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"Economies are the hardest part of designing an RPG, because no matter how well you try to balance things, once folks get a ton of money, they're able to use it to start breaking the game."
"...actually, that's true of the real world as well."
"...actually, that's true of the real world as well."
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It's pretty wild to me that investigators have uncovered that anti-trans campaigns are largely funded by the fossil fuel industry, and that the presumed motivations are pretty directly to redirect the public conversation away from climate change... and that this isn't bigger news.
September 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
It's pretty wild to me that investigators have uncovered that anti-trans campaigns are largely funded by the fossil fuel industry, and that the presumed motivations are pretty directly to redirect the public conversation away from climate change... and that this isn't bigger news.
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Just a reminder before the “big announcement” today.
Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943.
Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s.
Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.
Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943.
Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s.
Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.
September 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Just a reminder before the “big announcement” today.
Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943.
Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s.
Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.
Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943.
Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s.
Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.
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Suppose a dragon speaker has been slain. So what? They're power-hungry fanatics, but the power that backed them still remains.
Wake me up when a dragon falls.
Wake me up when a dragon falls.
September 11, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Suppose a dragon speaker has been slain. So what? They're power-hungry fanatics, but the power that backed them still remains.
Wake me up when a dragon falls.
Wake me up when a dragon falls.
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if you have a billion dollars you should be legally designated a dragon and any human can adventure against you
September 10, 2025 at 4:40 AM
if you have a billion dollars you should be legally designated a dragon and any human can adventure against you
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MAY YOU NEVER KNOW THE FEAR OF HAVING YOUR HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGED EVERY TIME THERE IS AN ELECTION.
AND MAY YOU NEVER KNOW THE PAIN OF WATCHING LOVED ONES VOTE AGAINST YOUR RIGHT TO EXIST FULLY, EQUALLY AND AUTHENTICALLY.
AND MAY YOU NEVER KNOW THE PAIN OF WATCHING LOVED ONES VOTE AGAINST YOUR RIGHT TO EXIST FULLY, EQUALLY AND AUTHENTICALLY.
September 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
MAY YOU NEVER KNOW THE FEAR OF HAVING YOUR HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGED EVERY TIME THERE IS AN ELECTION.
AND MAY YOU NEVER KNOW THE PAIN OF WATCHING LOVED ONES VOTE AGAINST YOUR RIGHT TO EXIST FULLY, EQUALLY AND AUTHENTICALLY.
AND MAY YOU NEVER KNOW THE PAIN OF WATCHING LOVED ONES VOTE AGAINST YOUR RIGHT TO EXIST FULLY, EQUALLY AND AUTHENTICALLY.
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I can’t find the lie in this.
August 31, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I can’t find the lie in this.
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They’re totally going to do this.
August 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
They’re totally going to do this.
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The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
August 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.