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
Pinned
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.
:)
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
Reposted by Tony
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 :)
Reposted by Tony
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.
Reposted by Tony
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
Reposted by Tony
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...
Reposted by Tony
"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...
Reposted by Tony
“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::
Reposted by Tony
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.
Reposted by Tony
I mean, we all know why.
It's still a part of every conversation and every discussion of systemic sexism. But this keeps happening, in every industry, in every setting, and we keep siding with the men. "Oh she was too pretty, she was a temptation." "Oh she made him do it." "Oh she was at fault."
It's still a part of every conversation and every discussion of systemic sexism. But this keeps happening, in every industry, in every setting, and we keep siding with the men. "Oh she was too pretty, she was a temptation." "Oh she made him do it." "Oh she was at fault."
February 5, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I mean, we all know why.
It's still a part of every conversation and every discussion of systemic sexism. But this keeps happening, in every industry, in every setting, and we keep siding with the men. "Oh she was too pretty, she was a temptation." "Oh she made him do it." "Oh she was at fault."
It's still a part of every conversation and every discussion of systemic sexism. But this keeps happening, in every industry, in every setting, and we keep siding with the men. "Oh she was too pretty, she was a temptation." "Oh she made him do it." "Oh she was at fault."
Reposted by Tony
"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 9:02 PM
"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?
Reposted by Tony
The thing about the Epstein files (and Mandelson scandal) is it makes you wonder what is/was going on in all the messages between those in power that we can't see. Epstein may have been a monster, but this is surely barely the tip of the iceberg.
February 5, 2026 at 7:43 PM
The thing about the Epstein files (and Mandelson scandal) is it makes you wonder what is/was going on in all the messages between those in power that we can't see. Epstein may have been a monster, but this is surely barely the tip of the iceberg.
Reposted by Tony
Does anyone sell subatomic sized violins?
February 5, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Does anyone sell subatomic sized violins?
and of course money can buy happiness, but you have to spend it on other people for that to be true, to improve their lives, and bring them joy.
it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
February 5, 2026 at 7:09 PM
and of course money can buy happiness, but you have to spend it on other people for that to be true, to improve their lives, and bring them joy.
This.
As I said before the third worst thing about LLMs is poisoning the AI well for everything else.
As I said before the third worst thing about LLMs is poisoning the AI well for everything else.
I know it’s intentional but we should stop calling everything AI, lumping useful machine learning techniques for science with large language models that tech companies are trying to cram into everything.
AI to track icebergs adrift at sea.
British scientists say a world-first AI tool to catalogue and track icebergs as they break apart into smaller chunks could fill a "major blind spot" in predicting climate change
u.afp.com/S2sA
British scientists say a world-first AI tool to catalogue and track icebergs as they break apart into smaller chunks could fill a "major blind spot" in predicting climate change
u.afp.com/S2sA
February 5, 2026 at 5:29 PM
This.
As I said before the third worst thing about LLMs is poisoning the AI well for everything else.
As I said before the third worst thing about LLMs is poisoning the AI well for everything else.
Reposted by Tony
Get Palantir out of the NHS
https://notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-target/stop-palantir-in-the-nhs/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=PalantirNHS&utm_medium=social_media
https://notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-target/stop-palantir-in-the-nhs/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=PalantirNHS&utm_medium=social_media
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org
February 5, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Reposted by Tony
In 15 years when Peter Mandelson is next sacked from the government, having been caught red-handed robbing a bank, commentators will confidently predict that his career is definitely over this time.
February 4, 2026 at 7:05 PM
In 15 years when Peter Mandelson is next sacked from the government, having been caught red-handed robbing a bank, commentators will confidently predict that his career is definitely over this time.
What a weird world.
The Nintendo Switch is the best selling Nintendo console ever, despite low expectations.
Also
The Switch 2 probably won't sell as many as they'd like it to.
Can you hear yourselves?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Nintendo Switch is the best selling Nintendo console ever, despite low expectations.
Also
The Switch 2 probably won't sell as many as they'd like it to.
Can you hear yourselves?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
February 4, 2026 at 3:19 PM
What a weird world.
The Nintendo Switch is the best selling Nintendo console ever, despite low expectations.
Also
The Switch 2 probably won't sell as many as they'd like it to.
Can you hear yourselves?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Nintendo Switch is the best selling Nintendo console ever, despite low expectations.
Also
The Switch 2 probably won't sell as many as they'd like it to.
Can you hear yourselves?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Tony
We have 400 volunteers on the streets of Gorton and Denton today.
Labour are out of it. It's Greens vs Reform.
Lower bills, tax the rich, protect the NHS. We will win.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...
Labour are out of it. It's Greens vs Reform.
Lower bills, tax the rich, protect the NHS. We will win.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...
Exclusive: Zack Polanski Accuses Nigel Farage Of 'Running Scared' Of Head-To-Head Debate
The Reform leader said "if you pick a fight which a chimney sweep you get covered in soot".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM
We have 400 volunteers on the streets of Gorton and Denton today.
Labour are out of it. It's Greens vs Reform.
Lower bills, tax the rich, protect the NHS. We will win.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...
Labour are out of it. It's Greens vs Reform.
Lower bills, tax the rich, protect the NHS. We will win.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...
Reposted by Tony
I made a short film in 2022 and I'll be sharing it publicly soon and I am kinda nervous.
That is all.
That is all.
February 3, 2026 at 9:50 PM
I made a short film in 2022 and I'll be sharing it publicly soon and I am kinda nervous.
That is all.
That is all.
Imagine a world where people in the Epstein files were investigated for trafficking, sexual assault, etc. rather than just financial corruption and abusing a public office.
February 3, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Imagine a world where people in the Epstein files were investigated for trafficking, sexual assault, etc. rather than just financial corruption and abusing a public office.
Reposted by Tony
Tomorrow we are in the High Court suing Reform for breaching data processing rules. We think it's really quite important. 👇
Farage’s Reform is collecting your data: here’s why | Good Law Project
Reform is harvesting your data, and ignoring people when they get in touch – so we’re taking them to court
goodlaw.social
February 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Tomorrow we are in the High Court suing Reform for breaching data processing rules. We think it's really quite important. 👇
Reposted by Tony
Chopsy is landing! I repeat: #Chopsy is landing!!! The marvellous book by @mayajordanwrites.bsky.social is in my hands + I am beyond excited. Her voice and story telling are amazing 🤩
February 2, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Chopsy is landing! I repeat: #Chopsy is landing!!! The marvellous book by @mayajordanwrites.bsky.social is in my hands + I am beyond excited. Her voice and story telling are amazing 🤩
February 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM