20 years ago, normal people avoided technology and techies would jump on the newest gadgets as soon as they could now, normal people buy smart toasters & coffee mugs while every techie I know is on the verge of retreating to the forest

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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

If Tylenol caused autism, we'd have a LOT more trains.

Remap Radio Revolutions by Mike Duncan Shelved by Genre Friends at the Table

New Fire Emblem! And I love all the characters already.

Ten Years Later, LIGO is a Black-Hole Hunting Machine LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA celebrate anniversary, announce verification of Stephen Hawking's Black Hole Area Theorem. www.caltech.edu/about/news/t... 🧪🔭 @ligo.org @caltech.edu

Alright, Steelers impressions 1) Nice to have an offense. I forgot points could get into the 30's. 2) Defense needs to show up. They're being paid way too much to allow over 30 points and almost 200 rushing yards. 3) Broderick Jones was bad enough that he might need to get benched immediately.

After a season of Wilson and Fields, it is weird seeing the Steelers targeting the middle of the field again.

Heeeeeeey yall! That "if you hate AI you understand racists" guy sure is annoying, right? Why make them famous for being an idiot? I am seeing more reposts of this person than I am of legit awesome ppl, and I hate that. Stop dunking, stop "arguing", sto Block block block and move on, plz.

This is my first opportunity of the year to point out how much I don't like taunting penalties and really don't like the emphasis on taunting penalties this year. Let young men with adrenaline act like young men with adrenaline.

Games Workshop could absolutely clean up if they started publishing 40k romance novels, I'm just saying.

PAX Haul this year.

I love the smell of consequences in the morning. Thank you, @dragoncon.org

ICE took 2 firefighters OFF THE FUCKING FIRE LINE!?

drawing people i see in the city (62/?)

Something very very weird happened during the Hugos award ceremony... It's been on my mind for days, and so I wrote this blog: "When People Giggle at Your Name, or the 2025 Hugo Awards Incident" grigorylukin.com/2025/08/21/w... #Worldcon

when the AI bubble finally collapses and everyone who spent a year smugly hyping it suddenly has to come crawling back with their tail between their legs, i just want to say i am not going to be the bigger person about it. i am going to be meaner than you can even believe

Downtown. Midtown Towers. Caller said that she went to UPMC and they tricked her and stole her bones. Caller would like her bones back.

Game of Thrones.

I'd love to see the Orca card usage for Seattle candidates. Could be a fun one for @theurbanist.org to put on their candidate questionnaires.

Looks like something from the start of one of @biffaplays.com's traffic fix videos.

Smoking was *everywhere*. There used to be dedicated smoking and non-smoking sections at restaurants. The blue haze in old sports photos for example? Cigarette smoke.

Really hope this isn't a bad sign for Paizo to come. Never good when a private equity suit shows up.

Age of Umbra fanart 'The Amber Reach' #criticalrolefanart #criticalrolespoilers

I would love to know how a bridge inspection shuts down a transit tunnel that is more than a mile away.

Decrying Bluesky is the social media version of the "I'm leaving New York" essay.

game conferences

I love that after all the drama, the one rule change the NFL actually does come out of the off-season with is moving the onside kick spot one yard.

Finished reading The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson last night. This book is absolutely magnificent - top 5 all-time for me. I cannot recommend it highly enough. Go read it.

Question for the Clair Obscur players. Is there a visual indicator for dodge/parry timing I'm missing? My hard-of-hearing ass is having a rough time doing anything besides dying a bunch of times until I learn each enemy's movement patterns and it is super frustrating.

Independent Bookstore Day haul.

Pretty cool how generative AI can be bad for the environment, put people out of work, utilize plagiarism, and be totally worthless creatively and uninteresting all at the same time.

Beyond the book, the campaign updates are stuffed with cat pictures. Worth it just for the kitties. Get in while you still can!

Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen

‘An overwhelmingly negative and demoralizing force’: what it’s like working for a company that’s forcing AI on its developers aftermath.site/ai-video-game-...

Happy First Contact Day 🖖

ㅤ Rabbits fighting mid-air — Mora Nakamura, 2024, Kyushu Japan ㅤ

aside from every other problem with gen ai what I don't get is, with all the big booby lady pictures they make, why you'd willingly pass on getting to draw the boobies yourself. it's so fun. like I only rly draw sfw but I still LOVE drawing the boobies. why deprive yourself of such joy and splendor

A lesser known miniatures company is Midlam Miniatures. They do a huge range of figures, especially villagers and player characters. I love them because they keep alive many of the old Metal Magic range- they bought the moulds from Mega Minis when they closed down.

A friend is asking for book recommendations for his 11yo daughter. Specifically: “Thoughts on young fantasy with strong female leads? Got any ideas to groom my kid into a powerful gamer with a strong female fantasy background?” He’s one of my longtime D&D buddies, and a fabulous gamer + girl dad.

I have been doing entirely too much earnest posting about deep things recently, I need to do a proper thread about hippo testicles or something just to keep myself sane. Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.

Oh no, I hit a Sanderlanche at 23:30.

I know we're not supposed to crosspost from Twitter but

I promised I would update my Sapphic Graphic for #TheWheelOfTime season 3 and here it is in all its messy glory. Thanks to promo material version 2 is now messier and more accurate. You’re welcome, fellow sapphic #WoTSkies and spread the news, wlw should be watching WoT!

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I don't usually "do memes" but I'm about to hop on a 7hr flight so I say we do a #StarTrek meme roundup today. Dig deep, and bring the best you got! Most liked meme wins 5 Stanley Nickels!

Anybody concerned about air travel safety really needs to take a look at the safety of cars. Flying has *far* fewer injuries and fatalities than driving, no matter how you slice it. If you're uncomfortable flying, you should be *terrified* of cars. I am. It's one reason I ride transit.

Bauhaus Brew Labs

I was reading too much.