The Gorilla Of Destiny
@gorillaofdestiny.bsky.social
World leading researcher in magic science and most well known on tiktok @gorillaofdestiny
Occasionally feel the need to remind people I'm doing a real life PhD and once upon a time did an MSci in astrophysics
Occasionally feel the need to remind people I'm doing a real life PhD and once upon a time did an MSci in astrophysics
"I'm just so busy in my PhD"
My notes:
My notes:
November 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
"I'm just so busy in my PhD"
My notes:
My notes:
Thr weirdest thing about doing a PhD is the way everyone assumes you're smart.
If I was smart I'd have known better
If I was smart I'd have known better
November 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Thr weirdest thing about doing a PhD is the way everyone assumes you're smart.
If I was smart I'd have known better
If I was smart I'd have known better
Im trying to convince my friends we should try hat-oween, it's like Halloween, but instead of buying a whole outfit, you wear one hat + your normal clothes to try and approximate a character.
I just need to find a way to monetise this idea and ill be living the easy life
I just need to find a way to monetise this idea and ill be living the easy life
October 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Im trying to convince my friends we should try hat-oween, it's like Halloween, but instead of buying a whole outfit, you wear one hat + your normal clothes to try and approximate a character.
I just need to find a way to monetise this idea and ill be living the easy life
I just need to find a way to monetise this idea and ill be living the easy life
POV, you're my PhD supervisor, and you've just told me I need to write my research down
October 8, 2025 at 10:11 AM
POV, you're my PhD supervisor, and you've just told me I need to write my research down
I must sound insane at work to say things like
"Yeah writing my D&D science books has actually been really useful experience for writing my PhD thesis"
"Yeah writing my D&D science books has actually been really useful experience for writing my PhD thesis"
July 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I must sound insane at work to say things like
"Yeah writing my D&D science books has actually been really useful experience for writing my PhD thesis"
"Yeah writing my D&D science books has actually been really useful experience for writing my PhD thesis"
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A few weeks ago, I came across the @gorillaofdestiny.bsky.social account on YouTube. Who came up with a really cool way of writing spells in DnD (if you are into networks, at least) 2/4
youtube.com/shorts/hXbkB...
youtube.com/shorts/hXbkB...
Wizard Reading Circle #dnd #dnd5e #dungeonsanddragons #spellwritingguide
YouTube video by GorillaOfDestiny
youtube.com
May 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
A few weeks ago, I came across the @gorillaofdestiny.bsky.social account on YouTube. Who came up with a really cool way of writing spells in DnD (if you are into networks, at least) 2/4
youtube.com/shorts/hXbkB...
youtube.com/shorts/hXbkB...
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Your regular reminder that NSF grants built the internet and helped the U.S. dominate tech.
BREAKING: NSF has frozen all grant funding, as of yesterday. It's unclear when they will resume funding awards, or why the pause has been put in place. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.
www.nature.com
May 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Your regular reminder that NSF grants built the internet and helped the U.S. dominate tech.
The proposed NSF cuts in America are genuinely insane. I can't see a single benefit that could possibly outweigh the long-term and short-term costs to every aspect of life.
That is, of course, assuming their goal is to make life better...or that they're acting on any semblance of logic.
That is, of course, assuming their goal is to make life better...or that they're acting on any semblance of logic.
May 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The proposed NSF cuts in America are genuinely insane. I can't see a single benefit that could possibly outweigh the long-term and short-term costs to every aspect of life.
That is, of course, assuming their goal is to make life better...or that they're acting on any semblance of logic.
That is, of course, assuming their goal is to make life better...or that they're acting on any semblance of logic.
Me trying to figure out why my Druid code stopped working for no reason
a pixel art drawing of a man with gray hair and a blue jacket
ALT: a pixel art drawing of a man with gray hair and a blue jacket
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March 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Me trying to figure out why my Druid code stopped working for no reason
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New MIRI image of NGC 1514 was released in a recent article.
arxiv.org/abs/2502.212...
arxiv.org/abs/2502.212...
March 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
New MIRI image of NGC 1514 was released in a recent article.
arxiv.org/abs/2502.212...
arxiv.org/abs/2502.212...
The hardest part of a PhD is having to think "I don't envy the person who has to do all that work" before realising you are the person
February 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The hardest part of a PhD is having to think "I don't envy the person who has to do all that work" before realising you are the person
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I slightly modified the #DND spell writing system by
@gorillaofdestiny.bsky.social
and built a little tool to supplement my non-existent art skills.
You can mess around with it here: joshgold.me/tools/dnd-sp...
Here are two variations of Phantasmal Force (one of my favorite spells):
@gorillaofdestiny.bsky.social
and built a little tool to supplement my non-existent art skills.
You can mess around with it here: joshgold.me/tools/dnd-sp...
Here are two variations of Phantasmal Force (one of my favorite spells):
February 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I slightly modified the #DND spell writing system by
@gorillaofdestiny.bsky.social
and built a little tool to supplement my non-existent art skills.
You can mess around with it here: joshgold.me/tools/dnd-sp...
Here are two variations of Phantasmal Force (one of my favorite spells):
@gorillaofdestiny.bsky.social
and built a little tool to supplement my non-existent art skills.
You can mess around with it here: joshgold.me/tools/dnd-sp...
Here are two variations of Phantasmal Force (one of my favorite spells):
Starting a new campaign and realising with much frustration that individual purchases haven't been allowed on D&D Beyond for almost a year.........
Genuinely got me and my players thinking why we bother using digital character sheets anymore
Genuinely got me and my players thinking why we bother using digital character sheets anymore
February 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Starting a new campaign and realising with much frustration that individual purchases haven't been allowed on D&D Beyond for almost a year.........
Genuinely got me and my players thinking why we bother using digital character sheets anymore
Genuinely got me and my players thinking why we bother using digital character sheets anymore
They're doing so well
February 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
They're doing so well
If true, this would be insanely devastating. Like..."bias"?? "Inclusion"??? These come up all the time in standard scientific writing??????!??
(Also, it'd still be evil even if it was applied in a way that only impacted people...)
(Also, it'd still be evil even if it was applied in a way that only impacted people...)
1. EXCLUSIVE
Today, the NSA is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion," a NSA source tells Popular Information.
The massive purge is creating chaos, taking down "mission-related" work
Today, the NSA is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion," a NSA source tells Popular Information.
The massive purge is creating chaos, taking down "mission-related" work
The NSA's "Big Delete"
Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion." The "...
popular.info
February 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
If true, this would be insanely devastating. Like..."bias"?? "Inclusion"??? These come up all the time in standard scientific writing??????!??
(Also, it'd still be evil even if it was applied in a way that only impacted people...)
(Also, it'd still be evil even if it was applied in a way that only impacted people...)
"There is a curse.
They say:
May you live in interesting times."
-Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times
They say:
May you live in interesting times."
-Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times
Hey I am starting to think that that dude who once told me “may you live in interesting times” didn’t mean it as well-wishes
February 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
"There is a curse.
They say:
May you live in interesting times."
-Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times
They say:
May you live in interesting times."
-Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times
I have so many projects to work on and I've had so little time outside of work
Until now...
Until now...
February 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I have so many projects to work on and I've had so little time outside of work
Until now...
Until now...
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every example of how AI could be useful is like “if you were eating cereal, AI could tell you what cereal you were eating”
January 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
every example of how AI could be useful is like “if you were eating cereal, AI could tell you what cereal you were eating”
I anticipated some rightwing weirdos in my comments for today's video but what's amazing to me is the difference in tiktok and youtube's vibe
January 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I anticipated some rightwing weirdos in my comments for today's video but what's amazing to me is the difference in tiktok and youtube's vibe
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Sometimes you just have to step back and realize you made something pretty incredible.
The Mighty DM's Dice Box from materials to completion (minus all the hard work 😅). Wait till you see the inside...
The Mighty DM's Dice Box from materials to completion (minus all the hard work 😅). Wait till you see the inside...
January 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Sometimes you just have to step back and realize you made something pretty incredible.
The Mighty DM's Dice Box from materials to completion (minus all the hard work 😅). Wait till you see the inside...
The Mighty DM's Dice Box from materials to completion (minus all the hard work 😅). Wait till you see the inside...
It's hard work being the office Artist :(
January 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
It's hard work being the office Artist :(
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Weird that we have to say this, but the government doesn’t get to decide what gender a person is.
January 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Weird that we have to say this, but the government doesn’t get to decide what gender a person is.
It's so good!! I can't believe someone else is making maps in the way I do, surreal. I literally saw it and went, "I don't remember drawing that"
Here's the map for my current work in progress. Big shout out to @gorillaofdestiny.bsky.social for the videos that inspired me and provided tips! #amwriting #writersky #firstdraft #bookmap #worldbuilding
January 20, 2025 at 9:55 AM
It's so good!! I can't believe someone else is making maps in the way I do, surreal. I literally saw it and went, "I don't remember drawing that"
Genuinely still a bit stunned by the tiktok ban 😅
Kind of assumed it was too ridiculous to blow over but alas. I'm not American so feasibly it doesn't impact me directly but the sudden loss in audience and fellow creators will be significant
Kind of assumed it was too ridiculous to blow over but alas. I'm not American so feasibly it doesn't impact me directly but the sudden loss in audience and fellow creators will be significant
January 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Genuinely still a bit stunned by the tiktok ban 😅
Kind of assumed it was too ridiculous to blow over but alas. I'm not American so feasibly it doesn't impact me directly but the sudden loss in audience and fellow creators will be significant
Kind of assumed it was too ridiculous to blow over but alas. I'm not American so feasibly it doesn't impact me directly but the sudden loss in audience and fellow creators will be significant
Unironically need this for personal reference constantly
Come to the @sidratresearch.com booth at #AAS245 for today's magnet: the @matplotlib.bsky.social colourmap reference! 🔭🧪
January 16, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Unironically need this for personal reference constantly