So exhausting..

Anton Seder’s The Animal in Decorative Art (1896) — an Art Nouveau reference book full of elaborate ornamentation: winged dragons, chiseled hieroglyphs, warring sea creatures, and more... https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/das-thier-in-der-decorativen-kunst/

Googling sad versions of YMCA just in case

'Creative Black Magic' ✨ by Jordi Koalitic with Xiaomi Global takes these moments to the next level. Such innovative photography techniques creating the enchanted. #beautifulbizarre #contemporaryart #photography #darkart #surrealphotos #photoinspo #art

I don’t crochet but I know many of y’all do nerdist.com/article/dung...

One of the factors that caused me to leave me democratic politics for good was me trying to figure out what my next step could be after being a digital director in Congress and realizing it was basically just grifting bullshit like this.

I’ve been saying Vichy a bunch but this is the moment where I’ve 100% viscerally accepted it. These people are not opposition at all. They are collaborators actively working with the fascists to destroy our republic.

If BlueSky was around in the 30s it would have been amazing. Chamberlain skeets peace in our time and gets ratioed to hell.

DHS and HHS are scheming to use Medicaid data to identify and deport immigrants. Read the amicus brief from EFF and our friends at @epic.org and @protectdemocracy.org.

This country is completely f***** 6 months into this administration. There's no coming back from what it will be in another 3.5 years.

I’ve really enjoyed Thomas Manuel’s work a lot this past season, I highly recommend seeking him out if you have any interest in ttrpgs, writing, and cogent cultural commentary related to the industry

I am a huge fan of @shannonappelcline.bsky.social work with preserving the history of RPGs. His book on Traveller is on sale for the next week @bundleofholding.com for a great price. bundleofholding.com/presents/Fre...

Why do people support dictators? How do dictators come to power? We teamed up with history professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat to answer the internet's burning questions about authoritarianism and fascism.

Wired reports that Musk’s Neuralink has filed to trademark “Telepathy,” “Telekinesis,” and “Blindsight.” What’s next - “Detect Thoughts”? “Distort Value”?

Gratitude to the sweet folks at Premier Inn, Frankfurt. When they found out I was sick, they sent this cozy, healthful concoction up to my room. Warm lemons, grapefruit, mint, and honey.

We saw a coyote on our walk today and it made my day. 🐺💖

Orbit have released the cover for THE SWORD TRIUMPHANT, the third book in my Lands of the Firstborn trilogy, out next May! (Preorders very much appreciated).

Here's the latest episode of my iHeartRadio/Cool Zone Media show Better Offline. I'm joined by FTC Chair Lina Khan, who talked to me about competition in the tech industry, artificial intelligence, and how to stay hopeful for the future. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b... Linktr.ee/betteroffline

New or new-ish to Bluesky? Find our #antimonopoly / #antitrust starter pack here: bsky.app/starter-pack... (Additional recommendations welcome!)

In Canada it is not considered poor manners to cut up all the food on one’s plate at once, as this minimizes the amount of time in which one is unprepared for a bear attack

sesame street isn't supposed to make money. the post office isn't supposed to make money. not everything is supposed to MAKE MONEY

Spire is on Bundle of Holding - you can get loads of PDFs for about twenty bucks - and it has just over one day left to go. To encourage you to pick it up, here are a few of our favourite things about it. (Add your own if you're feeling generous.) https://buff.ly/3BqNohf

Sharks eating dinosaurs! At the charming National Museum in Prague. Totally morbid paleoart. But based on one of the few Czech dinosaur fossils, an ornithopod bone crisscrossed with the razor blade bites of sharks.

When Bluesky passed 20m users I created a $5 bundle of three of my best RPGs (Baron Munchausen, Alas Vegas and Afterlives, normally $24.85) and said I'd take it down when Bluesky passed 25m users. Right now the user total is 24,648,649. Bundle here: legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/5028...

Attention: The Far Roofs by Jenna Katerin Moran (Nobilis, Glitch, Chuubo's Marvelous Wish-Granting Engine, etc.) is now live and available for purchase on DriveThruRPG. This is not a drill. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...

Am I seeing a new game?

If you like puzzles, be sure to check out Puzzlers for Harris, which features loads of free puzzles from some amazing puzzle-makers, all encouraging you to vote! puzzlersforharris.org

While I've opted to postpone the #Patreon #Apple rate increase FOR IN-APP PURCHASES ONLY, one way to avoid it is to sign up now for a year to lock in the lower rate When you get notified next year,renew before 11/1 so you get another year without paying the stupid app tax... patreon.com/catvalente

Hey! Given the recent influx of new faces, I'd like to reintroduce myself to everyone. I'm a writer, game designer, co-founder of Moon Birch Games, and vet of the TTRPG industry. Check out our upcoming supplement, Manse Magnificent, at moonbirch.com and connect with me! 🫶

Grab this amazing bundle presenting the DCC conversion of Jack Vance’s Dying Earth series! For just US$17.95, you'll get all four titles you need to begin adventuring in our Starter Collection. Check it out: bundleofholding.com/presents/DCC... #TTRPG #DCCRPG

This photo by Todd Heisler @nytimes.com is iconic.

The 13th Age 2e Kickstarter is six hours from completion, with stretch goals in sight. Join more than 3000 gamers to back this d20-rolling fantasy gaming with story-focused rules. Happy to answer questions if you have any. www.kickstarter.com/projects/pel...

For more on each of these finalists and why they’re excellent, see the “Finalists” tab on 2024 Award page. www.dianajonesaward.org/the-2024-awa...

• Adepticon, a miniatures games convention in the Midwest. • Ami Baio, a game designer and owner of Pink Tiger Games. • Fastaval, an RPG and board game convention in Denmark. • TTRPGs for Trans Rights in Florida, a charity bundle organized by Rue Dickey. • United Paizo Workers, a workers’ union.

My headache is just nwver going to go away, is it?

The Musical Science of Melvin Way’s Enigmatic Art hyperallergic.com/913247/the-m...

Hoody-hoo! No joke. The @bundleofholding.com has two offers for Jolly Blackburn's excellent gaming Comic, Knights of the Dinner Table. That's a LOT of laughs. bundleofholding.com/presents/Din... and bundleofholding.com/presents/KoDT6

I'm going to tell you the secret to the possibility of success in the #arts... It is always the same answer, and it is most often the first thing that fledgling creators discard. OWN YOUR ART. Every success I've had ( #MagicTheGathering, #DeltaGreen, #GODLIKE) has been because I've owned it.

join me, please, in calling them what they are: predictive models ChatGPT is a predictive text model CoPilot is a predictive code model Stable Diffusion is a predictive image model they are not generative. they predict what something you described might be like. they do not make that thing

Three new studies from @BrownUniversity @climatessn.bsky.social @timmonsroberts.bsky.social show how fossil fuel interests are working with climate denial think tanks and community groups to obstruct offshore wind projects in the US 🔌💡 cleantechnica.com/2024/03/01/b...