Regular Eli
@captainhelion.bsky.social
The same Eli you know and love*, now with 12% less grease!
NZ-based history, wargames, and RPG nerd, for my crimes
NZ-based history, wargames, and RPG nerd, for my crimes
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Voyager is popular again because modern Americans find Neelix far less problematic now that the bar has been lowered so much
November 16, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Voyager is popular again because modern Americans find Neelix far less problematic now that the bar has been lowered so much
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Dunno if its my most woke opinion, but colonial powers (mostly France, but not to the exclusion of Britain and US) owe reparations on the 15 figures magnitude to Haiti.
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Dunno if its my most woke opinion, but colonial powers (mostly France, but not to the exclusion of Britain and US) owe reparations on the 15 figures magnitude to Haiti.
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Now I fucking love a lasagna topper but we, as a society, have to agree that these fuckers have nothing to do with lasagna
November 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Now I fucking love a lasagna topper but we, as a society, have to agree that these fuckers have nothing to do with lasagna
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I'd love to live in the Wellington that exists only in the minds of people who do not live in Wellington.
The bulk of NZ's taxes is not being used to create galleries and museums here. The previous Archives building was long overdue to be replaced. And most government departments are renting.
The bulk of NZ's taxes is not being used to create galleries and museums here. The previous Archives building was long overdue to be replaced. And most government departments are renting.
November 12, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I'd love to live in the Wellington that exists only in the minds of people who do not live in Wellington.
The bulk of NZ's taxes is not being used to create galleries and museums here. The previous Archives building was long overdue to be replaced. And most government departments are renting.
The bulk of NZ's taxes is not being used to create galleries and museums here. The previous Archives building was long overdue to be replaced. And most government departments are renting.
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no quote about the US political system has ever gone harder than this one
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
no quote about the US political system has ever gone harder than this one
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Currently doing some marking. A reminder to everyone involved in archives and collections: digitisation is not preservation. If I digitise a box of records and put the files on a USB stick I haven't preserved a thing. It's all about what you do with the files post-digitisation. #archives #digipres
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 AM
I'm not beating the "mostly talks about eugenics" allegations, but there's worse crimes probably maybe
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
I'm not beating the "mostly talks about eugenics" allegations, but there's worse crimes probably maybe
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a thing that i think that may be uncharitable: hating small talk is simply being the "uncomfortable when we are not about me" bird. only when the conversation turns to you or your interests will you deem the talk unsmall
people bitch about small talk, but small talk — and being able to shoot the shit with a stranger — is a key fucking social skill, and while i understand it doesn’t come naturally to everyone, it *is* one that’s useful and worth working on
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
a thing that i think that may be uncharitable: hating small talk is simply being the "uncomfortable when we are not about me" bird. only when the conversation turns to you or your interests will you deem the talk unsmall
rome has fallen
I have some devastating news for #kikorangi: mexicano corn chips have changed their recipe and they're shit now
November 6, 2025 at 2:46 AM
rome has fallen
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also we have our own reason to observe/remember the 5th of November (anniversary of the invasion of Parihaka) which is more directly relevant to us here but also now in the face of our government's erasure of māori. Don't need fireworks to honour and enact peaceful resistance to state violence.
November 4, 2025 at 3:48 AM
also we have our own reason to observe/remember the 5th of November (anniversary of the invasion of Parihaka) which is more directly relevant to us here but also now in the face of our government's erasure of māori. Don't need fireworks to honour and enact peaceful resistance to state violence.
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You know that part of the roller coaster where the chain is cranking you up to the top of the first hill, and you're like, oh boy oh boy oh boy? That's us.
T minus 1, part 2! Double fingers crossed for tomorrow!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
T minus 1, part 2! Double fingers crossed for tomorrow!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Coming soon: Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:38 AM
You know that part of the roller coaster where the chain is cranking you up to the top of the first hill, and you're like, oh boy oh boy oh boy? That's us.
T minus 1, part 2! Double fingers crossed for tomorrow!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
T minus 1, part 2! Double fingers crossed for tomorrow!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
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Ralph McQuarrie’s concept art for BATTLESTAR GALACTICA is often overshadowed by his legendary work for STAR WARS, but is absolutely deserving of a revisit! 2/2
September 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Ralph McQuarrie’s concept art for BATTLESTAR GALACTICA is often overshadowed by his legendary work for STAR WARS, but is absolutely deserving of a revisit! 2/2
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Ralph McQuarrie’s concept art for BATTLESTAR GALACTICA is often overshadowed by his legendary work for STAR WARS, but is absolutely deserving of a revisit! 1/2
September 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Ralph McQuarrie’s concept art for BATTLESTAR GALACTICA is often overshadowed by his legendary work for STAR WARS, but is absolutely deserving of a revisit! 1/2
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A better time, when "the hard men of gondor" was a dorky leather revue and nothing more.
October 30, 2025 at 12:58 AM
A better time, when "the hard men of gondor" was a dorky leather revue and nothing more.
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YES GOOD.
Go get 'em e te whānau.
Plunket offers measles vaccines for entire families amid outbreak:
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Go get 'em e te whānau.
Plunket offers measles vaccines for entire families amid outbreak:
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Plunket offers measles vaccines for entire families amid outbreak
A nurse said it was an anxious time for many families, especially those with babies under one who were too young to be vaccinated.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM
YES GOOD.
Go get 'em e te whānau.
Plunket offers measles vaccines for entire families amid outbreak:
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Go get 'em e te whānau.
Plunket offers measles vaccines for entire families amid outbreak:
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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I was inspired
October 26, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I was inspired
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if you so much as like history, you'll know of all kinds of people who got into Roman and WW2 history, and you'll also know that 9 of every 10 of them are real fucky about it.
To profess to be either of them and then have a tattoo that's even nazi adjacent is not a coincidence, it's an admission
To profess to be either of them and then have a tattoo that's even nazi adjacent is not a coincidence, it's an admission
October 22, 2025 at 2:36 AM
if you so much as like history, you'll know of all kinds of people who got into Roman and WW2 history, and you'll also know that 9 of every 10 of them are real fucky about it.
To profess to be either of them and then have a tattoo that's even nazi adjacent is not a coincidence, it's an admission
To profess to be either of them and then have a tattoo that's even nazi adjacent is not a coincidence, it's an admission
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Maybe didn't light the world on fire but you guys might wanna give this a shot. Of note, a friend of mine worked on this and I remember them being up late for weeks because he convinced them to replace the ai generated place holder food pics with his own human drawn stuff. It came out nice :)
The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria (X) $14.99 via Xbox (Game Pass Price). https://ow.ly/aBuQ50XfjUh
October 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Maybe didn't light the world on fire but you guys might wanna give this a shot. Of note, a friend of mine worked on this and I remember them being up late for weeks because he convinced them to replace the ai generated place holder food pics with his own human drawn stuff. It came out nice :)
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'Garrison World: Redcoat Soldiers in New Zealand and across the British Empire' by Charlotte Macdonald publishes in November.
Preorder now from your local bookseller or through our website:
www.bwb.co.nz/books/garrison...
📷 Neil Pardington
Preorder now from your local bookseller or through our website:
www.bwb.co.nz/books/garrison...
📷 Neil Pardington
October 17, 2025 at 3:21 AM
'Garrison World: Redcoat Soldiers in New Zealand and across the British Empire' by Charlotte Macdonald publishes in November.
Preorder now from your local bookseller or through our website:
www.bwb.co.nz/books/garrison...
📷 Neil Pardington
Preorder now from your local bookseller or through our website:
www.bwb.co.nz/books/garrison...
📷 Neil Pardington
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I’m teaching a class about STAR TREK! Next month I’ll explore how Trek reflects America’s “progressive” ideals in each era and how that both expands and limits how we imagine the future. It’s part of Goddard Spark, a program born from Goddard College’s 1940s anti-fascist roots. Learn more below!
October 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I’m teaching a class about STAR TREK! Next month I’ll explore how Trek reflects America’s “progressive” ideals in each era and how that both expands and limits how we imagine the future. It’s part of Goddard Spark, a program born from Goddard College’s 1940s anti-fascist roots. Learn more below!
Being Haro is all I want from life. Round, repeats things everyone else already knows, gets carried everywhere, doesn't have to pay rent
You can be Haro and I'll be ASW-G-11 Gundam Gusion Rebake Full City
September 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Being Haro is all I want from life. Round, repeats things everyone else already knows, gets carried everywhere, doesn't have to pay rent
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"After Titanic" has surpassed 10% funding. Can we get to $1000 funded before the start of week two of the campaign? We only need another $335 to get there!!
September 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
"After Titanic" has surpassed 10% funding. Can we get to $1000 funded before the start of week two of the campaign? We only need another $335 to get there!!
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September 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM