Cris (without an H)
@ambignostic.bsky.social
Dad (he/him). Shabbos goy. Antifascist Gen-X in NWMT. I dance like the king of the eyesores
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My way or the Blueskyway
January 6, 2026 at 10:39 PM
My way or the Blueskyway
As a very slow reader who probably reads between 1 and 4 books a year, it's funny that I blithely refer to "my next reading" of the Lord of the Rings with such certainty
Wow, this is a really good read. I hope to keep this perspective in mind on my next reading of the series: that Tolkien's fictional mythologies are also an exploration of myth itself, of the different ways the characters relate to their own tales of ancient legends.
I probably could write a book at this point on JRRT and his early 20th century context, with all that entails. This essay only scratches the surface but you can read it right now for free.
January 6, 2026 at 10:19 PM
As a very slow reader who probably reads between 1 and 4 books a year, it's funny that I blithely refer to "my next reading" of the Lord of the Rings with such certainty
Wow, this is a really good read. I hope to keep this perspective in mind on my next reading of the series: that Tolkien's fictional mythologies are also an exploration of myth itself, of the different ways the characters relate to their own tales of ancient legends.
I probably could write a book at this point on JRRT and his early 20th century context, with all that entails. This essay only scratches the surface but you can read it right now for free.
January 6, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Wow, this is a really good read. I hope to keep this perspective in mind on my next reading of the series: that Tolkien's fictional mythologies are also an exploration of myth itself, of the different ways the characters relate to their own tales of ancient legends.
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Because they are stupid.
How did The Lord of the Rings end up so beloved by the right wing?
How did The Lord of the Rings end up so beloved by the right wing?
How did The Lord of the Rings end up so beloved by the right wing?
www.independent.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Because they are stupid.
Just got my copy of Our Long National Nightmare by @tomtomorrow.bsky.social and honestly I forgot this had already gone to press. I’m used to kickstarters that are effectively time capsules
January 6, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Just got my copy of Our Long National Nightmare by @tomtomorrow.bsky.social and honestly I forgot this had already gone to press. I’m used to kickstarters that are effectively time capsules
I happen to have just been posting about Infocom, but I think often of the interview with implementor Mark Blank, who wrote several of the most iconic text adventures, then became an MD. He says "I'm proud of the work I did, but I don't think of myself that way anymore."
January 6, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I happen to have just been posting about Infocom, but I think often of the interview with implementor Mark Blank, who wrote several of the most iconic text adventures, then became an MD. He says "I'm proud of the work I did, but I don't think of myself that way anymore."
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[checks that my kid’s Griz sweetheart isn’t listening] GO CATS
January 6, 2026 at 4:29 AM
[checks that my kid’s Griz sweetheart isn’t listening] GO CATS
I will never make a podcast BUT IF I DID it would be me and Brian talking about Infocom games
I'm gonna cheat a bit on this one, because it's not really a *video* game as much as it is a computer game (Infocom called it "interactive fiction). Playing this through to the very end (along with my brother @ambignostic.bsky.social) was one of the most satisfying gaming experiences I've ever had.
January 5, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I will never make a podcast BUT IF I DID it would be me and Brian talking about Infocom games
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HORNED LARK! HORNED LARK! HORNED LARK IS BIRD OF THE YEAR 2026!!!
January 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
HORNED LARK! HORNED LARK! HORNED LARK IS BIRD OF THE YEAR 2026!!!
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Also, I get I'm saying this on an American app. But I think we need to not just de-Google, but de-US our lives as much as possible.
I've been putting this off, but right now I think its time to start doing this myself. Maybe I'll share again I find with others on here
I've been putting this off, but right now I think its time to start doing this myself. Maybe I'll share again I find with others on here
January 5, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Also, I get I'm saying this on an American app. But I think we need to not just de-Google, but de-US our lives as much as possible.
I've been putting this off, but right now I think its time to start doing this myself. Maybe I'll share again I find with others on here
I've been putting this off, but right now I think its time to start doing this myself. Maybe I'll share again I find with others on here
Counterpoint: no, it’s not. Nobody is saying there should be a counter narrative on Stormfront; we just avoid it. Twitter isn’t a public utility, it’s a private website owned by a white supremacist. We don’t owe it anything.
Cabinet Office Minister Baroness Anderson tells the Lords the Government will keep on using X.
"I still believe that X is an appropriate platform to use because I believe in freedom of speech..."
"It is incredibly important that there is a counter narrative on those platforms," she says.
"I still believe that X is an appropriate platform to use because I believe in freedom of speech..."
"It is incredibly important that there is a counter narrative on those platforms," she says.
January 5, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Counterpoint: no, it’s not. Nobody is saying there should be a counter narrative on Stormfront; we just avoid it. Twitter isn’t a public utility, it’s a private website owned by a white supremacist. We don’t owe it anything.
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I would like to announce my new company: Lembas
We produce a nutritional supplement that is also an appetite suppressant. We will market it to employers who need a labor force that isn’t allowed a lunch break
We produce a nutritional supplement that is also an appetite suppressant. We will market it to employers who need a labor force that isn’t allowed a lunch break
I would like to announce my new company: Silmaril
We will steal the light of the sun and place it in 3 gems that everyone will be amazed with and love. People will be happy with the 3 beautiful gems and no one will fight over them.
We will steal the light of the sun and place it in 3 gems that everyone will be amazed with and love. People will be happy with the 3 beautiful gems and no one will fight over them.
I would like to announce my new company: Minas Ithil
We will be making bioweapons or autonomous hunter killer drones or something evil like that
Please give me $10B in venture capital funding
We will be making bioweapons or autonomous hunter killer drones or something evil like that
Please give me $10B in venture capital funding
January 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM
I would like to announce my new company: Lembas
We produce a nutritional supplement that is also an appetite suppressant. We will market it to employers who need a labor force that isn’t allowed a lunch break
We produce a nutritional supplement that is also an appetite suppressant. We will market it to employers who need a labor force that isn’t allowed a lunch break
We deserve dogs
January 5, 2026 at 3:05 PM
We deserve dogs
What a list. I spent a LOT of time on Donkey Kong 64, Tonic Trouble, and Rayman 2, which mechanically speaking are all basically the same game
Quote this with your favourite game from 1999 NOW, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
- PSA: Metal Gear Solid and Half-Life were 1998 -
Localisations/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
- PSA: Metal Gear Solid and Half-Life were 1998 -
January 5, 2026 at 2:48 PM
What a list. I spent a LOT of time on Donkey Kong 64, Tonic Trouble, and Rayman 2, which mechanically speaking are all basically the same game
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The last few years at the summer stock I’ve seen Scarlet Pimpernel, Sound of Music, and Anastasia, all of which ask us to sympathize with the real victims of political terror: the aristocracy
January 5, 2026 at 3:04 AM
The last few years at the summer stock I’ve seen Scarlet Pimpernel, Sound of Music, and Anastasia, all of which ask us to sympathize with the real victims of political terror: the aristocracy
Came across this IMDb list when I was trying to remember Emma Stone’s name
www.imdb.com/list/ls03397...
www.imdb.com/list/ls03397...
January 4, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Came across this IMDb list when I was trying to remember Emma Stone’s name
www.imdb.com/list/ls03397...
www.imdb.com/list/ls03397...
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wakes up, peers at phone through squinted eyes
January 4, 2026 at 1:11 PM
wakes up, peers at phone through squinted eyes
Shavua tov, yall
January 4, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Shavua tov, yall
you'll look "sweet in the seat" if you know what I mean
(I mean in the seat of a bicycle built for two)
(I mean in the seat of a bicycle built for two)
January 2, 2026 at 10:41 PM
you'll look "sweet in the seat" if you know what I mean
(I mean in the seat of a bicycle built for two)
(I mean in the seat of a bicycle built for two)
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Green: “Realism, accepting a situation as it is: this is often the language of those who have grown comfortable living with inequity”
January 2, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Green: “Realism, accepting a situation as it is: this is often the language of those who have grown comfortable living with inequity”
2112 rides a pretty fine line anyway but it really takes me out of immersion when Alex plays a snippet of the 1812 Overture
January 2, 2026 at 6:06 PM
2112 rides a pretty fine line anyway but it really takes me out of immersion when Alex plays a snippet of the 1812 Overture