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Lurking ditch-goblin ogling the fine people passing by.
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Als ich sagte, antifaschistische Demonstrationen könnten irgendwann kriminalisiert werden, konnten sich viele von euch das nicht vorstellen.

submitted 8 hours ago • 71 comments

Have I shared this before? Probably. Certainly.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

having finally had some time to really *get into* Qud, i'm now fully convinced that it establishes a new high-water mark for interactive procedural text as a literary form the systems admit so many subtle shades of meaning that i can only describe the core player activity as "combat hermeneutics"

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Yesterday, after checking the local election results in eastern Germany, my inner world for the rest of the day involved bricks in motion. I was thinking about throwing them, listening to music about throwing them, considering the aesthetic of seeing them fly. It was all very self-indulgent.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

First projections for the German elections aren't good. There's hope that the center-right stumbles over their ethics and creates a coalition with social-democrats and greens, but I wouldn't bet on their moral backbone.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

“This is nice behaviour, that I write to you again and again, and you pay no attention to me.” This almost 4,000-year-old Babylonian letter in clay is proof that we have been finding ways to say “per my last email” for some time

submitted 10 days ago • 32 comments

Looking at the whole US mess from afar, I admit I'm kinda baffled that there isn't a bigger outcry over the fact that from a security point of view, all the government data has to be considered breached and potentially leaked until proven otherwise.

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

There's a petition to ban conversion practices (targeting LGBTQIA+ people) in the European Union. We need one million signatures, and we currently have 180,000+. If you live in Europe (even if you don't), spread the word ! 🌈🔥✊ eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...

submitted 22 days ago • 81 comments

if you see this post, your actions are: - if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this - if you don't have a spare buck, just repost your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive

submitted 62 days ago • 215 comments

I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.

submitted 62 days ago • 387 comments

ɢ ᴏ ᴏ ᴅ ʙ ʏ ᴇ 2 0 2 4

submitted 57 days ago • 1 comment

Israel has burned northern Gaza’s last remaining hospital. And kicked out its patients, including neonatal and ICU patients. I picked a western news source since y’all seem more likely to believe those. I don’t know how else to get people to care. www.nbcnews.com/news/world/h...

submitted 61 days ago • 1 comment

I kid you not, @itch.io has been taken down by Funko of "Funko Pop" because they use some trash "AI Powered" Brand Protection Software called Brand Shield that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain

submitted 79 days ago • 696 comments

Wernher Von Braun aimed for the stars, but sometimes he hit London. Elon Musk says he wants to colonize Mars, but he's really aiming at Gor.

submitted 81 days ago • 2 comments

Little thread showcasing the art of Niels Vergouwen who makes the Could Be Worse webcomic. His cartoons are about Larping, legends, nerds but also historical accuracy, which is why I regularly share some of his best works. You'll probably know why I love this one:

submitted 82 days ago • 8 comments

Today releases 'Caves of Qud' for #PC, #Mac, and #Linux Developers: Freehold Games Publishers: Freehold Games, and Kitfox Games Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qqz0p_kiDIQ

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

The evil mean folks at History Hit have been torturing our poor pal @goingmedieval.bsky.social by showing her medieval themed images created by AI... may the gods have mercy on us all. youtu.be/wmn55r0zdmE?...

submitted 85 days ago • 10 comments

Between killing the last bits of booze in various bottles so I don’t have to pack them and packing The Fish that my stepfather made, I am feeling maudlin, and so I will tell you about my stepfather Tom, who has been dead for awhile now, and would probably agree with most of what I’m saying anyhow.

submitted 98 days ago • 16 comments

Love when a character is like "that's Sam "the hangman" McTavish-Smythe. Ex-SAS. Tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Prussia. Distinguished. Got the JFC, the DVD, and the Cross of Badass. He retired after his whole squad exploded during an ambush. And he returned home to find his wife exploded."

submitted 101 days ago • 13 comments

submitted 100 days ago • 145 comments

just found out the rock has a shampoo brand

submitted 101 days ago • 1 comment

This really improved my day.

submitted 104 days ago • 1 comment

Welcome to BlueSky Newskies! It is important to remember, as you make your first few posts, that YOU are the main character. Before you showed up, we were all just sitting here, waiting for you in silence and misery. Make sure every skeet you make reflects this fact of nature.

submitted 105 days ago • 10 comments

Some nice political news from Germany to cheer you up a bit: The Selbstbestimmungsgesetz (Self-Determination Act) was passes into law a couple days ago and is an official piece of our legislation now. What does that mean? Read the thread! /c

submitted 112 days ago • 9 comments