Tony
@eightbittony.bsky.social
Live from the basement. Games, Gamers, Gaming, and in a surprise turn of events, wood turning.
Been playing ttrpg's & D&D since the 80's, and have enjoyed every edition.
#ttrpg
#gaming
#woodturning
#dungeonsanddragons #d&d #dnd
Been playing ttrpg's & D&D since the 80's, and have enjoyed every edition.
#ttrpg
#gaming
#woodturning
#dungeonsanddragons #d&d #dnd
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Tony
@eightbittony.bsky.social
· Nov 19
My complex social media policy
Follow: you post stuff I want to see
Block: you post stuff I actively dislike and do not want to see
Mute: I'm not interested but lots of people quote you (and that's fine)
None of the above: you're mostly harmless or I don't know you.
:)
Follow: you post stuff I want to see
Block: you post stuff I actively dislike and do not want to see
Mute: I'm not interested but lots of people quote you (and that's fine)
None of the above: you're mostly harmless or I don't know you.
:)
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Delighted to see that GB has shown the world nobody slides down a slippery slope faster than us.
February 13, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Delighted to see that GB has shown the world nobody slides down a slippery slope faster than us.
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I feel this way about pretty much all vaccine-preventable infectious diseases. You shouldn't be allowed to dump cyanide into municipal drinking water and you shouldn't be allowed to recreationally spread viruses around shared public spaces.
My most authoritarian opinion is that the MMR vaccine should be mandatory, with only medical (not religious or floofy) exemptions allowed. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
This Is How a Child Dies of Measles
When your family becomes a data point in an outbreak
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I feel this way about pretty much all vaccine-preventable infectious diseases. You shouldn't be allowed to dump cyanide into municipal drinking water and you shouldn't be allowed to recreationally spread viruses around shared public spaces.
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Our symphony has an incredible principle flautist. She pulled off a truly incredible feat of professionalism & breath control tonight:
In the 4th movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 Op. 55 Eroica, she got a terrible sneezing fit, but managed to play perfectly through it & sneeze between phrases.
In the 4th movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 Op. 55 Eroica, she got a terrible sneezing fit, but managed to play perfectly through it & sneeze between phrases.
February 13, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Our symphony has an incredible principle flautist. She pulled off a truly incredible feat of professionalism & breath control tonight:
In the 4th movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 Op. 55 Eroica, she got a terrible sneezing fit, but managed to play perfectly through it & sneeze between phrases.
In the 4th movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 Op. 55 Eroica, she got a terrible sneezing fit, but managed to play perfectly through it & sneeze between phrases.
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Age verification? I started working as a software developer when 4th Generation Languages were about to make all programmers redundant.
February 11, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Age verification? I started working as a software developer when 4th Generation Languages were about to make all programmers redundant.
Right now, very, very wealthy and powerful people are exerting all the pressure they can muster on governments, politicians, banks and anyone else they can pressure to prevent the release of their names.
Burn the whole thing to the ground.
Burn the whole thing to the ground.
DoJ Identifies Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, chair and CEO of DP World, which owns London Gateway and Southampton container ports as well as P&O Ferries, as the recipient of the “I loved the torture video” email from Jeffrey Epstein.
DOJ Identifies UAE Sultan Behind Epstein Email on Torture Video
Members of Congress are slowly pressuring the Justice Department to identify redacted names in the Epstein files.
newrepublic.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Right now, very, very wealthy and powerful people are exerting all the pressure they can muster on governments, politicians, banks and anyone else they can pressure to prevent the release of their names.
Burn the whole thing to the ground.
Burn the whole thing to the ground.
FWIW - @teamlabouruk.bsky.social is not an official Labour Party account. They have no presence on BlueSky.
It sounds like @teamlabouruk.bsky.social is panicking.
We're sick and tired of our "leaders" sucking up to the oligarchs.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social has been saying this for quite some time.
#inequality
#TaxTheRich
We're sick and tired of our "leaders" sucking up to the oligarchs.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social has been saying this for quite some time.
#inequality
#TaxTheRich
February 10, 2026 at 10:38 AM
FWIW - @teamlabouruk.bsky.social is not an official Labour Party account. They have no presence on BlueSky.
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U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
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Partner has lost his job and I am still not getting any work currently, so things are looking even worse now. I am actively seeking working in the ttrpg community, whether it be as a writer, editor, or sensitivity reader.
Please contact me via my email: saradisabilityrepinttrpgs@gmail.com
Please contact me via my email: saradisabilityrepinttrpgs@gmail.com
Hey #ttrpg folks, I am looking for work!
My experience includes:
The Witcher TRPG
Cyberpunk RED
Pathfinder 2e
Starfinder
Dungeons & Dragons
Magic and many other systems, too!
email:
saradisabilityrepinttrpgs@gmail.com (please ignore the deadname!)
Thanks!
My experience includes:
The Witcher TRPG
Cyberpunk RED
Pathfinder 2e
Starfinder
Dungeons & Dragons
Magic and many other systems, too!
email:
saradisabilityrepinttrpgs@gmail.com (please ignore the deadname!)
Thanks!
February 9, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Partner has lost his job and I am still not getting any work currently, so things are looking even worse now. I am actively seeking working in the ttrpg community, whether it be as a writer, editor, or sensitivity reader.
Please contact me via my email: saradisabilityrepinttrpgs@gmail.com
Please contact me via my email: saradisabilityrepinttrpgs@gmail.com
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People hitting their thirties and complaining on socials how this & that hurt now need to get a fucking grip. Your thirties are a wellspring of energy and renewal. They're going to be unbearable hitting their 50s.
February 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
People hitting their thirties and complaining on socials how this & that hurt now need to get a fucking grip. Your thirties are a wellspring of energy and renewal. They're going to be unbearable hitting their 50s.
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Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit
Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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February 8, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit
Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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I really didn't the The Blacklist would turn out to be 'based on a true story'.
February 9, 2026 at 12:03 AM
I really didn't the The Blacklist would turn out to be 'based on a true story'.
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I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
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I'm Hungarian, my girlfriend is Romanian; once I fell asleep on the train to her place and didn't even notice that I crossed the border our ancestors fought each other and bled for. and that is why I love the European Union
February 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
I'm Hungarian, my girlfriend is Romanian; once I fell asleep on the train to her place and didn't even notice that I crossed the border our ancestors fought each other and bled for. and that is why I love the European Union
My first go at a proper hollow form, turned from spalted beech. Too thick in the base, opening too wide, but I'm really pleased with how the hollowing went and the shape is please, needs finishing up yet, but making good progress.
#woodturning
#woodturning
February 7, 2026 at 11:14 PM
My first go at a proper hollow form, turned from spalted beech. Too thick in the base, opening too wide, but I'm really pleased with how the hollowing went and the shape is please, needs finishing up yet, but making good progress.
#woodturning
#woodturning
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This is amazing but missing alt text, so I'll do a thread with detailed alt text for each of the three pictures.
At Whipple where expired dicks are being thrown at ICE vehicles and those believed to be agitators. The area has been a place of protest since thousands of federal agents arrived in the city.
Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026
Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026
February 7, 2026 at 7:10 PM
This is amazing but missing alt text, so I'll do a thread with detailed alt text for each of the three pictures.
Split Fiction is fun - slightly more stressful than Stardew Valley but nice to find another fun split-screen co-op. Myself and @randomwittering.bsky.social enjoyed being pigs :)
February 7, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Split Fiction is fun - slightly more stressful than Stardew Valley but nice to find another fun split-screen co-op. Myself and @randomwittering.bsky.social enjoyed being pigs :)
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One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.
New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
goodlaw.social
February 7, 2026 at 9:09 AM
One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.
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If Starmer goes the last UK Prime Minister to complete a full term was David Cameron in 2015. So much for those who say proportional representation leads to instability.
February 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM
If Starmer goes the last UK Prime Minister to complete a full term was David Cameron in 2015. So much for those who say proportional representation leads to instability.
@woolychops.bsky.social - the beacons are lit
Need a knitters help.
Knitting a hat but doing it flat because circulars still baffle me. I’ve reached the section for decreases. I understand for the knit row but how would I reverse it for the purl row? 🧶
Knitting a hat but doing it flat because circulars still baffle me. I’ve reached the section for decreases. I understand for the knit row but how would I reverse it for the purl row? 🧶
February 6, 2026 at 3:43 PM
@woolychops.bsky.social - the beacons are lit
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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"The British Olympic Association... is understood to be relaxed that Kenworthy has given a personal opinion on a subject that sits outside the Games." www.thetimes.com/sport/winter...
GB skier avoids censure for writing ‘F*** ice’ in snow ‘with urine’
Gus Kenworthy, whose Instagram account boasts 1.2million followers, will not face disciplinary action for message about US immigration officials
www.thetimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM
"The British Olympic Association... is understood to be relaxed that Kenworthy has given a personal opinion on a subject that sits outside the Games." www.thetimes.com/sport/winter...
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“But we lost all those girls.”
I think about this a lot—but unsurprisingly, Seanan puts the perfect words around it.
::cries in comics… and games… and movies… and books… and apparently everywhere else, also::
I think about this a lot—but unsurprisingly, Seanan puts the perfect words around it.
::cries in comics… and games… and movies… and books… and apparently everywhere else, also::
"We would have lost so much if we'd driven him away" is the justification.
But we lost all those girls. We lost the women they would have become. We lost the work they would have done. Why was his future work so much more valuable than theirs?
But we lost all those girls. We lost the women they would have become. We lost the work they would have done. Why was his future work so much more valuable than theirs?
February 5, 2026 at 9:25 PM
“But we lost all those girls.”
I think about this a lot—but unsurprisingly, Seanan puts the perfect words around it.
::cries in comics… and games… and movies… and books… and apparently everywhere else, also::
I think about this a lot—but unsurprisingly, Seanan puts the perfect words around it.
::cries in comics… and games… and movies… and books… and apparently everywhere else, also::
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I like my men like I like my tea. Weak and sweet.
February 5, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I like my men like I like my tea. Weak and sweet.