Erstwhile Muse

Erstwhile Muse

@erstwhilemuse.bsky.social

NB/GQ geek doing their best to evolve from a filthy monkey man with the help of modern pharmaceuticals.

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"Don't kink shame…" Motherfucker, I will *always* kink shame the obnoxious foot weirdos when they are being weird. Like what you like, but keep it to yourself sometimes ya freaks.

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RIP The Southern Strategy. You were too sophisticated for the modern GOP.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

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I had the absolute pleasure of watching this entire clip. The wildest part is when Tommy admits he wants American to be an explicitly Christian nation and doesn’t actually value freedom of religion. After getting absolutely bodied for four minutes he still takes that last haymaker right on the chin.

Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

A combination of wanting to get an #orktober project going to kickstart my hobbying after a loooong fallow period and @wib.bsky.social 's experiments with TinkerCAD to make 3D printable items has sent me down a path of very specific base creation using the Reaper recessed slottabases as inspiration.

Lol, so basically either side of where my apartment is these days. Oh well, I suppose by the time these are done the weather might be sufficiently cool enough on a regular basis to coax me out onto the bike again more often than not.

Transit Columbus@transitcolumbus.org

Heads up, Olentangy Trail users! Per our friends at Central Ohio Greenways, the trail will have two closures for improvements soon! The area near Olentangy Wetland Park will close from Thurs, 10/8, to Sat, 10/17, and the area near Tuttle Park will will close from Thurs, 10/22, to Sat, 10/31.

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Replying to @transitcolumbus.org

Why it matters: 1 in 3 people in the U.S. are nondrivers, including people with disabilities, seniors, and folks who can't afford to drive or choose not to. WWD puts their needs in the spotlight and helps shape policies that get everyone where they need to go, regardless of how they move. 💪

In a bit of internet linguistics that annoys me only slightly less than rubes deciding that the Midwest utterance is spelled "ope" instead of its proper spelling "whoap", why do people call them "skeets" on this website when "bleets"—as in sheep—is right there?

As someone who was allowed to skate through high school on raw brain power rather than being made to actually develop, say, *actual studying skills* because of such programs, I agree with a certain amount of this sentiment.

Embrace the Void@etvpod.bsky.social

Hard to imagine a better set of case studies on the harms of gifted and talented programs than the current crop of rationalists. Telling kids they’re special is such a blight.

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To whomever put this up in the break room: Not funny. You're going to get us all sent for Processing. And while we're at it, this is why we don't sign contracts with EDEs without explicit authorization from the Ivory Tower.

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Bold to attempt what another has already perfected.

DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net

Robert Eggers is set to direct a new film adaptation of ‘ROMEO AND JULIET’. The film will feature the actors speaking in Olde English. (Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...)

I'm loving this 2E inspired terrain amped up to 11.

Doctor Spork@doctorspork.bsky.social

More 2nd edition was played this weekend, with the Imperial Guard taking their turn to feel the wrath of my Cult. We played the Tyranid Attack mission and gave the Guard some sturdy defences, but this wasn't enough to save them from the Cults many grasping arms. #Oldhammer #Warhammer40k #Nerdlings

I cannot quote post this hard enough…

Modhail, but spoopy@modhail.bsky.social

So tired of everything being an "IP", "Franchise" or 'Universe"... Also tired of having much of my childhood getting strip mined for the last few nostalgia-pennies that may still be stuck under a couch somewhere. Please, give us new ideas, new stories!

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In order to deal with the constant onslaught of destabilizing news, I have adopted an attitude of "therapeutic accelerationism." Any time some event happens that will be included in a history textbook as a portent of the dark times, I crack a cold one, sit back and think "all according to plan."

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It's important to remind everyone that some absolute madlad, before LLMs ruined all mod voice acting forever, got a girl into a recording booth and redid every single voice line in Deus Ex to let you play as a girl www.moddb.com/mods/the-lay...

moddb.comThe Lay D Denton Project mod for Deus ExThe Lay D Denton project is an effort to provide a FULL seamless female JC Denton experience. Features include: -A complete female JC voiceover -Female JC model -All pronouns and gender references mod...

Huh. I've caught a few of this author's shorts on YT covering urban foraging, this could be a cool event if there's still spots open.

TheBookLoft@thebookloft.bsky.social

This is soooooooo exciting Official release date for "Happy Snack Hunting" is Tues 9 / 22, but you can see Alexis Nikole Nelson at CML on Sunday Sept 20. It's a free event but, due to limited space, CML asks that you register (if space is still available) events.columbuslibrary.org/event/16844097

I've been following Doc's advice for a while now because it's helped me a lot, but it's always worth having a reminder, especially as new paths wend their way into my purview.

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No, fuck you over-the-air "distract the old people" sitcom channel, you do NOT get to hit me with the Very Special Episode™ of goddam Sanford & Son of all goddam things where Redd Foxx is emotionally talking with his dead wife about a new romantic interest because his character is processing grief…

Oof, feeling this, especially after spending most of yesterday running around doing medical care errands…

Zach Weinersmith@zachweinersmith.bsky.social

Also, worth noting that at the time I could have a dinner made of oreos and surge, play Ultima Online until 3am, wake up bright-eyed and guilt-free, and with a plan to do it all again the next night. Someone should bring that back, too.

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You can always tell which Void Engineers were inspired to get into the field by Star Trek, because they're simultaneously the easiest to get along with on the job and the hardest to talk to about anything outside the job.

Ya know, it may have only been ten episodes, but goddam were they ten *spectacular* fucking episodes. May have to give the dub a go for a rewatch, but for now I'm just gonna enjoy the afterglow of best goddam adaptation we've ever had of this story. See ya net cowboy…

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I love that Galaxy Express 999 was this wildly successful children's series and every planet they visit on their whimsical adventure is either "the horrors of extreme poverty" or "crushing loneliness that no words can describe." A+