Alan Tyson
@ashtarthysscribe.bsky.social
Game designer, writer, pixel artist. Not having a cisgendered experience of life.
Interesting look at car camping culture in China, enabled by the massive EV adoption rate which is, we can only say so many times, a matter of political will, not technological limits. Gift link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Chinese EV Drivers Are Ditching Hotels for High-Tech Car Camping
High-tech SUVs are becoming bedrooms on wheels as budget-conscious travelers skip hotels and fuel a multibillion-dollar camping economy.
bloomberg.com
human beings have always wanted to carve lil beasties
Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · last wk.WOW, new finds from the Ice Age! Two absolutely stunning Ice Age figurines from the Swabian Jura were found, dating back around 40,000 years. The tiny carvings, about the size of a thumbnail, depict two birds, rendered with remarkable attention to detail. Snow grouse, buzzard, or...🧵1/2
I think it's good that Mamdani is Just Doing Stuff but more people gotta realize that it is not a matter of Will or motivation or whatever but because the NYC Mayor, as an office, is one of the uniquely powerful individual offices you can hold in the United States (seriously)
Somehow in all this I can't help but keep thinking about the Internet Archive, and how they got into trouble for making scanned books available for people to read online as a public good ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
1,100,000 Americans died from Covid, and these fucking scumbags want everyone to believe that it was all a hoax & didn't happen. My Mom died in a Covid ward in 2020. I couldn't get in to see her. A nurse held up the phone to my Mom's ear so I could tell her goodbye. I hate these people. Truly.
Middle Age Riot@middleageriot.bsky.social · last wk.Dr. Fauci: "Get vaccinated." Republicans: "No." Dr. Fauci: "Wear masks." Republicans: "No." Dr. Fauci: "Socially distance." Republicans: "No." (A million-plus Americans die from COVID.) Republicans: "Prosecute Fauci!"
I 100% have not changed a single goddamn thing about how I write here in the age of "AI." I write how I write. If the "AI" writes anything like how I write, it's because it stole from me. I'm gonna use any punctuation I like, and if it looks "AI"ish to you, you can go fuck yourself.
Manisha Krishnan@manishakrishnan.bsky.social · last wk.Authors and journalists are doing more first-person (hello 2010s blogging) and embracing "mistakes" in writing to prove they're not chatbots. There's even an “anti-Grammarly" app that leaves in typos and signs off "sent from my iPhone" to create more authenticity: www.wired.com/story/more-t...
One of the main antagonists in THE DISSIDENTS-- out Sept. 15--- is the secretive American Protective League. The APL served as a secret police force for autocratic Pres. Woodrow Wilson, who would not tolerate dissent. A year after forming, it had over 100,000 agents. #graphicnovels #comicbooks
this is one of the ways in which I think the modern publishing environment, which requires the vast majority of authors to do all of their own promotional work, has been incredibly damaging "I got canceled on social media" can be a real career-ruining thing! it's not irrational to worry about it!
@jawless-fish.bsky.social · last wk.theres this one tumblr post ive seen talking about that phenomenon but w fiction writing that I think about often
🌱 Are you in the heat dome? Or within the range of forest fires? It’s time to put out multiple bowls of fresh water & renew them at least daily. Be sure there’s a rock or a branch in the bowl so a desperate small creature doesn’t drown getting water. 🚨 WATER for your WILD NEIGHBORS, please 🚨
I have a personal belief that the more a person is a nerd for something: dinosaurs, The Odyssey, etc, the less likely they are to enjoy a popular entertainment version of that thing.
Having one of those days where the state of everything just weighs on me and the furious desire to fix it all kinda rattles my bones Please do something kind this week. Hold a door open. Give a compliment. Help a neighbour. Idk just light a little candle in the dark they wanna suffocate us with
Everyone: The Odyssey, The Odessey Me: *purposefully not saying a word* Me: *quiet, quiet* Me: *head starting to inflate from hot air* Me: YOU KNOW, THEY DID A PRETTY GOOD ADAPTATION OF THE ODYSSEY ON XENA WARRIOR PRINCESS
Taking a month off from drinking, and within that month getting a mystery illness, getting < 4 hours sleep a night, my cat passing, and being bombarded by constant news of the victory of banal evil, is a pretty good fit for those "conditions of absolute reality" that Shirley Jackson wrote about.
Hello everyone! Many of you likely saw this image recently with the Apple TV+ 'Neuromancer' promotion. Some know, others don't, but this artwork is mine, created alongside actor & post-production artist Milton Menezes, as a personal project and a homage to the original Neuromancer romance
I stand by everything I said previously. At least with a major bank I know there is oversight, deposit insurance, and regulation for things like anti-money laundering.
The Verge@theverge.com · last wk.X Money is launching in the US starting today
I’ve believed for years Nintendo should introduce a long-lost third Mario brother named Giuseppe who wears blue and is extremely into lifting weights. Contra to Luigi, his sheer mass makes jumping difficult but he can punch Goombas 40 yards.
Anyone have any good "autumnal" music recommendations? Not necessarily Halloween-y music (although I'm not opposed to that, just already have a lot of it on the project playlist I'm building). 20th century preferred, but if you like something more recent, surprise me with it!
Hello authours. if ur book has an AI cover i will not care to look inside. "don't judge a book by its cover" but first impressions are everything and my impression is you dont care
How to introduce kids to RPGs? Well, you could look at this special bundle of kid-friendly TTRPGs (Including my Long Road Home which allows you to create narnia-like stories with kids) rpg-trader.com/products/742...
School's Out for Summer on RPG Trader
A bundle of 44 family-friendly TTRPGs for the holidays
rpg-trader.com
Re-sharing this thread for many particular reasons this morning
Reynaldo@naldodrinan.bsky.social · 2mo agoI have seen a couple posts on trpgs to play that aren't D&D (for obvious reasons) and I'm always hesitant to chime in. There is always the chance something you liked in your favorite game isn't the same in ours, for example. But hey, if you want to give BREAK!! a look I'd be happy for that!
