the hungry observatory

one interesting thing so far about loudly hating AI is the way AI lovers are like "wow so you're just totally closed off to hearing another perspective??" as if their perspective hasn't been relentlessly pushed down our throats with no space to push back (particularly in professional settings)

I love Anna Cramling‘s tournament streams. With Pia Cramling’s commentary and the confessional booth they really make classical chess great to watch.

Recently Allegra has started advertising here and out of all the culture we import from the US I am so glad that us Europeans get to experience the Hat Man.

Fun fact: there will always be trans people in your public bathroom. Either you let MtF people in the ladies' bathroom, or you make silly laws and have FtM trans people in your precious ladies bathroom. Your lack of understanding and resulting fearful bigotry does not change reality.

Spent the weekend in Brighton to see some friends and catch Do The Thing at the fringe! Realised I've never really drawn them properly so wanted to give that a go. I like how it came out 🙂 #dothething #brightonfringe #digitalart #musicalimprov

Poor Jacob went insane

Every time Sam does an Austrian (?) impression on the Sam Rae-Cast i lose it

What are your top 10 podcasts? Here are mine in no particular order: - Ain’t Slayed Nobody - Campaign: Skyjacks - Stellar Firma - SAYER - I am in Eskew - The Silt Verses - Old Gods of Appalachia - Contrived & Insufferable - The Technical Difficulties - Rusty Quill Gaming

I think there is a specific kind of spice to listening to the Sam Rae-Cast as someone with crippling depression who has recently listened to far too much cosmic horror audio drama

Sam Rae crimes

This is for a very niche audience (maybe non existent) but “The Sam Rae-Cast 002: Relax with Noland“ is incredibly early SAYER.

A baby!

Ce n'est pas un mimique.

The last four TTRPGs I played are - Wildsea - Call of Cthulu - A Quiet Year - Runners in the Shadows

Multiple Tim’s legs have appeared all over the world! @stellartim.bsky.social

Listening to Sam Rae lofi while drawing the inspirational poster from ep. 41 of Contrivedpod ( ๑‾̀◡‾́)σ"

How am I only now finding out how incredibly brain itching Mr. Sam Rae’s music is? You tell me the guy who makes music with this other guy whose music i like makes music i also like? What a revelation

I desperately want to read Tim the Crim the novel

@samrae.bsky.social I tried leaving a voicemail again. I was more patient with the loading symbol this time but just in case here it is again. (Cw for mild mouth noises). I use duckduckgo so it may either be a permissions/ browser or mobile issue?

Fern-Hartro from Stellar Firma is in a Hank Green post! Exciting times

The ceramic is fired and I am so happy with the result! It turned out to much better than expected. The yellow and white are both a bit patchy bit i assumed it would be much worse. I ran out of time so i rushed the yellow details and some other things a bit but overall I am still really happy

So when i told my friend i loved my beginner’s improv class and she said “oh no, will i have to start going to your improv shows now?” she was really saying she doesn’t believe in my uniqueness, nerve, and talent? 😔

All digital art can be pixel art if you try hard enough

I love playing games because it lets me live my wildest fantasies, such as waking up fully rested, and owning my own house

Pottery paintiiing Very curious to see how it turns out

Just saw an ad that went „growing the perfect beard not only takes work but also luck. Growing the perfect lawn only takes this tool.“ And i think i experienced the essence of a 40 year old cishet man‘s soul for a split second

Whenever I get too cocky about my chess abilities I remind myself that there is a rated three your old player in India who is a lot better than me

My brain latched onto the idea of a @goblinspod.bsky.social x @gshowitt.bsky.social campaign like cling wrap to itself when you are in a hurry.

I found Tripe from @goblinspod.bsky.social in The Resistance Toolbox by Grant Howitt

Nothing will stop chess people from playing. Speaking from experience, it’s a plague.

chess players in their dreams:

My problem with digital art is that i end up going „i think this pixel will look better a half shade darker.“ I almost crashed my tablet.

RIP etc but I had to

Sending this to @stellartim.bsky.social in hopes of spontaneous combustion and NOT because we appreciate him!!!

We've had 62 purchases of Stellar Firma Live already which is amazing. We are so glad people can see it who couldn't make it on the day. Please keep sharing. We know there are Stellar Firma fans out there who probably don't even know the live show exists! goblinspodcast.com/stellar-firm...

I am a firm believer in Amy’s right to kick Tim!

Next time Spotify raises prices again people should know: I never accepted the price increase with the intention to have them cancel my subscription so i can delete my account (for Palantir etc reasons). After the last warning the notice period was a over they just kept my premium at the old price

Whenever i try to freehand select an area in Procreate, the palm detection doesn’t work well for some reason. About half the time i put my hand down, it registers my palm as a point for the selection. However, the more confidently i put down my hand, the less it happens. Procreate smells my fear

I am glad that bluesky immediately provided context

You can always tell what my current hyperfixation is by looking at my youtube feed. It’s……. Taking over

Not to be a downer but we used to get cold, snowy winters when I was a kid. Not anymore and I am only in my mid 20s. Absolutely terrifying to watch winter get replaced with floods season in such a short period of time.

In chess i often play a good game and then I FORGET THAT THE OTHER PERSON WANTS TO WIN TOO AND THAT I CANNOT MOVE MY ROOK AND THEN THERE IS A BACKRANK MATE Excuse me, I just wanted to scream.

Without downloading any new pics, describe your gender.

This feels like an 80s sci-fi arthouse film in which cat scientists conduct experiments on you. It is 3 hours long and there is barely any talking or music. The sound of clicking claws symbolises the passage of time.

Someone give this man a VA job so I can listen to it and find an awesome new podcast along the way!! (I love Skyjacks, thanks for the recommendation)

Missed us last week? Well GUESS WHAT? We have another Do The Thing: Choose Your Own Musical show at the Yellow Book TOMORROW! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! sweetvenues.com/whats-on/do-...

The terrifying ordeal of having conversations about emotions with your parents…..

If I lived in Brighton, I'd visit every single show of DTT with Simon "I'm sorely regretting these words coming out of my mouth but have no choice but to keep going now" Plotkin and Tim "I'm gonna lean even harder into the regrettable thing" Meredith 😂. (And Ian, the glue holding it all together!)