Galapagos Octopus O what a Joye to us! Galapagos Octopus Do what you do! Raucous and Bumptious, Galapagos Octopus! Azure and Splendorous -- Tinye and blue!

let's be clear, let's be very clear, let's be incredibly clear about something: Marcia Lucas is why you love Star Wars. She's why Star Wars worked. She's why it has heart. She's responsible for the in-media-res beginning, she's responsible for basically everything charming and unique about >

Just saw The Rocky Horror Show at Studio 54, NYC. Was reminded that, in the end, we learn they’re all genderfluid Space Aliens. Until the Pentagon brings out an actual alien, we’re left imagining them. And imagine them we do.

I will never get over the brilliance of the *concepts* in these Macbeth theater production (S Korea) posters. I *believe* the designer was Yoshida Yuni, but the booklet's text is in Korean so I'm not 100% positive I am crediting this correctly.

The Forbidden Lamp CarmesJocelin

One of the many sources cited in the new papal encyclical is... Gandalf

Okay, "AI" has been flying aircraft for years; modern autopilots using expert systems do a bunch more than you may think. If, however, we're talking about LLMs when we say "AI," then HELL NO. If you can't trust a technology to give you a sensible omelette recipe, do NOT entrust your life to it.

I enjoy when video game mechanics fuck up in ways that offer insight into the particulars of their implementation. Like, my aerial controls just went screwy because somewhere below me there's a section of icy floor? Fascinating – let's see what other deranged implementation details I can puzzle out.

Watched every episode on TV when I was a kid. Later, when the DVD boxes came out, a friend and me watched each one straight through, usually the same week they arrived in the mail.

I see there's another rehashed lukewarm take of "Bluesky is a bubble, Twitter is more fun" going around. I did not live through Sexy Watto and Gungan Baddy art filling my feed for whiny losers to say that nobody rolls with unhinged posts here. If you like the Nazi bar more, go away and reflect.

So, a quick story. I have been at @comicpalooza.bsky.social, been swamped with long lines almost the entire weekend so far, and there was this very nice gentleman named Jin (not sure of the spelling). He came the first day and said he was bringing books the next day to get signed. 1/

I’ve done something terrible

I have a hunch that when it comes to D&D 4e, the haters are basing their opinion on what was first released, because obviously that's when they jumped ship, and the fans are talking about the 2010 Essentials remaster, and that is why the conversation cannot ever be intelligible.

them: if you could live anywhere me: Chiark Orbital

Multiple shots at the White House? What, they had a meeting with Hegseth and Patel?

The most terrifying thing in the world is how deeply stupid the men holding the reins of power are.

A Triangle Agency megagame happened today at Play Bologna!!! They had people playing NPCs from the game's world, tracked the results of missions across all the tables, and sped to a final ending for their setting all in one big group. I wish I was there, I want to see it!!

Stacy’s mom, Has got an atom bomb Stacy’s mom, Is on the intercom I know that you think She’s just a fantasy But now she’s radicalized With ideolo-gee! Stacy’s mom Runs terrorize dot com Stacy’s mom Will blow up the whole world From Galveston to Guam!

It's not 1536, but Anne Boleyn has taken over the news. Recently a team of computer scientists, electrical engineers and a historical novelist think they have discovered the “true face” of Anne (& her mother) by applying AI-based computational facial recognition to Holbein sketches. The catch? /1

Donnie Dania took this brilliant photo in 2025. Talk about being in the right place at the right time. Goodnight

Today the editors are making Pathfinder blackout poetry.

i care about tinglers and my art and erotic art SO MUCH but sometimes folks do not believe me because my sensibilities are very unique, but i say with absolute sincerity and honesty, coming up with SPACE RAPTOR BUTT INVASION felt like an antenna to god. one of the most powerful moments of my life

a student (whose committee I almost quit because at first they refused to include critical literature on AI) is finishing their thesis and their project was to get their *art* students to use genAI products and all their students basically said no we hate it and that brought me so much joy

Kickstarter has reverted their policy changes on Adult Content! They issued an apology, siting Stripe as the reason. The pressure we put on them worked. This is a step in the right direction. But the threat of Stripe remains. It’d be great to see KS end ties with them & process payments elsewhere.

Living his best life 🎉🎈 TT: finn_e_bear

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This book turned out rather nicely, I feel.

I’m so furious about how stupid everything is

Well, they're literally a client of the Pinkertons so this is not surprising. I wish all the best to the union and all the worst to the C-suite.

How to review rpgs: 1. Your way of play is the one true way. 2. Determine if the game in question fits your way of roleplaying. 3. Judge it to be lacking. Note: Some games don't even try to fit your way of roleplaying. This is because their designers are wrong and stupid. Explain how this is so.

Hahahaha, I am commenting at a seminar this week on a Warhammer 40K paper written by a woman. YOU CAN NEVER BE SAFE! Kissing me does carry a non-zero chance of Warhammer 40K education, though.

Tremendous obituary for Ian Watson from Lisa Tuttle. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...

New Batch of Character Posters for 'Masters of the Universe' In theaters June 5th. #MastersOfTheUniverse #MOTU

The final image in the article rather sums it all up.

Four Pillars Gaming published hundred of AI-generated profiles over the past four months and when people asked to be taken down, they doubled down, defended their process, and refused. The ramifications of hallucinatory LLM "histories" threaten to erode truth and destroy the historical record.

Once more, this time with feeling… 😤 This decision couldn’t have been easy, especially with less than a week to launch, but we support Navaar + Plus One EXP moving away from Kickstarter following their heinous policy changes. Let’s show Soothwardens all the love!!

Share the last 4 #TTRPG you played and expose your gaming habits (Or don't. I'm not a cop) Pathfinder 2nd Edition Hunter: The Reckoning 5th Edition The Arkham Horror Roleplaying Game Warhammer Fantasy Role-Play 4th Edition

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In the absolute middle of nowhere in Colorado 3 years ago, some dude came to me, gave me this Pokémon card, said "Dusclops for these trying times?," and then left. The storm I was chasing planted multiple tornadoes just minutes later. The card has been with me on every single chase since then.

It's okay guys, you're Miami cops. Your personal and professional reputations are so garbage that even across the Atlantic I knew you as petty criminals long before I saw The Rip, in which there at least are people with some charisma.

I feel a lot of David Attenborough's hard work with nature preservation is to cover for how much of a mess his brother made of that dinosaur theme park.

My “this is not a golden calf” shirt is raising a lot of questions already answered by my shirt.

Oh shit oh golly it's the finale of Quinns Quest Season 2 I could have reviewed other, bigger-name fantasy TTRPGs that would have gotten me more traffic. Instead, I chose to review the one that you should actually know about www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH5-...

I’m told my acceptance speech upset some of the BBC journalists who were in the room. I said what I said and it’s the truth 🤷‍♀️

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