Greg Specter
@gregspecter.bsky.social
Moravians. Early America. Video games are neat. Meerkat enthusiast.
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ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
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Oh hey I'm quoted in the History Channel talking about Stephen King! www.history.com/articles/ste...
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Oh hey I'm quoted in the History Channel talking about Stephen King! www.history.com/articles/ste...
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Aaand only two months behind schedule but finally got around to popping up a press release (thanks @rascal.news)...
Field Agent Handbooks now available through @ipr.bsky.social or direct from me!
www.rascal.news/get-out-play...
Field Agent Handbooks now available through @ipr.bsky.social or direct from me!
www.rascal.news/get-out-play...
Get Out & Play with the Field Agent Handbooks
Pick one up today and become a pendulum-dowsing Field Agent
www.rascal.news
November 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Aaand only two months behind schedule but finally got around to popping up a press release (thanks @rascal.news)...
Field Agent Handbooks now available through @ipr.bsky.social or direct from me!
www.rascal.news/get-out-play...
Field Agent Handbooks now available through @ipr.bsky.social or direct from me!
www.rascal.news/get-out-play...
I saw the monster movie last night. I thought the castle gothic tower looked like it came out of Assassin's Creed when it popped on the screen. Then the guy later parkoured up that thing like his name was Altair.
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I saw the monster movie last night. I thought the castle gothic tower looked like it came out of Assassin's Creed when it popped on the screen. Then the guy later parkoured up that thing like his name was Altair.
Whenever I see I guy like this I remember what the woman at Boot Barn told me:
"Pull it down. It's not a baseball cap."
She explained it's one of the biggest tells for a fake.
"Pull it down. It's not a baseball cap."
She explained it's one of the biggest tells for a fake.
November 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Whenever I see I guy like this I remember what the woman at Boot Barn told me:
"Pull it down. It's not a baseball cap."
She explained it's one of the biggest tells for a fake.
"Pull it down. It's not a baseball cap."
She explained it's one of the biggest tells for a fake.
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I curate a series for Current, the journal of public media. We're calling for new pieces. We pay. Your research reaches the entire sector.
Especially at this moment, when noncommercial voices are under attack, research on NPR, PBS, public, community, and educational media is especially prescient.
Especially at this moment, when noncommercial voices are under attack, research on NPR, PBS, public, community, and educational media is especially prescient.
Rewind: The Roots of Public Media
This series features scholars of media history looking back at both familiar and lesser-known chapters in public broadcasting’s evolution. “Rewind” is presented in partnership with the <a href="https:...
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January 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I curate a series for Current, the journal of public media. We're calling for new pieces. We pay. Your research reaches the entire sector.
Especially at this moment, when noncommercial voices are under attack, research on NPR, PBS, public, community, and educational media is especially prescient.
Especially at this moment, when noncommercial voices are under attack, research on NPR, PBS, public, community, and educational media is especially prescient.
November 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I buy physical games for the Switch. I get some of them imported from countries far, far away. I play my Switch in docked mode.
I just wanna play my games, tune out, and out-Exxon Exxon. Leave me in peace.
I just wanna play my games, tune out, and out-Exxon Exxon. Leave me in peace.
A new study has found that buying physical copies of games is "100 times more carbon-intensive" than buying the digital version
www.gamesindustry.biz/manufacture-...
www.gamesindustry.biz/manufacture-...
Manufacture and shipping of physical games is "100 times more carbon-intensive" than digital, new study finds
Data from French carbon accounting firm Greenly also finds handheld gaming may be the greenest option for players
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I buy physical games for the Switch. I get some of them imported from countries far, far away. I play my Switch in docked mode.
I just wanna play my games, tune out, and out-Exxon Exxon. Leave me in peace.
I just wanna play my games, tune out, and out-Exxon Exxon. Leave me in peace.
It feels simultaneously late and early. And very dark.
November 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM
It feels simultaneously late and early. And very dark.
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I know it's tedious to say at this point, but this is why we need to listen when porn artists and sex workers raise the alarm about this shit. Art and people that can be dismissed as "immoral" are ALWAYS the thin end of the wedge when the powers that be try and assert control over entire systems.
MasterCard is marketing its new MasterCard Threat Intelligence platform to issuers & acquirers. A source familiar w/ MasterCard’s internal operations told me MTI is flagging anime, VTubing, adult content, tabletop, video games as potentially “high fraud risk”
fintechmagazine.com/news/how-is-...
fintechmagazine.com/news/how-is-...
How is Mastercard Preventing Payment Fraud at Scale?
Announcing Threat Intelligence at Money 20/20 US, Mastercard showcases its latest technology in preventing fraud, combining insights from Recorded Future
fintechmagazine.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I know it's tedious to say at this point, but this is why we need to listen when porn artists and sex workers raise the alarm about this shit. Art and people that can be dismissed as "immoral" are ALWAYS the thin end of the wedge when the powers that be try and assert control over entire systems.
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Just finished The Black Vampyre (1819). It's the first American vampire story and features a Black vampire who enacts revenge for his enslavement during the lead up to the Haitian Revolution. There's a lot to think through, but... 1/2
November 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Just finished The Black Vampyre (1819). It's the first American vampire story and features a Black vampire who enacts revenge for his enslavement during the lead up to the Haitian Revolution. There's a lot to think through, but... 1/2
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“The Coalition for Action in Higher Education and AAUP Local 6741 are delighted to announce: ‘Mapping Anti-Palestinian Discrimination, Harassment, and Misinformation in U.S. Higher Education.’ This series of five webinars takes place from October to December.”
October 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“The Coalition for Action in Higher Education and AAUP Local 6741 are delighted to announce: ‘Mapping Anti-Palestinian Discrimination, Harassment, and Misinformation in U.S. Higher Education.’ This series of five webinars takes place from October to December.”
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hey since it’s fuck the red cross. what’s an alt place to get BLS training + certification?
October 31, 2025 at 3:13 AM
hey since it’s fuck the red cross. what’s an alt place to get BLS training + certification?
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Please pay attention to what Grammarly actually is/does/tells writers before recommending it to your students.
October 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Please pay attention to what Grammarly actually is/does/tells writers before recommending it to your students.
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Presenting our newest archival collection:
The Andrew Nelson papers, from the writer of the 1996 mystery game Titanic: Adventure Out of Time 🚢
Read more:
The Andrew Nelson papers, from the writer of the 1996 mystery game Titanic: Adventure Out of Time 🚢
Read more:
Our first narrative collection: the Andrew Nelson papers | Video Game History Foundation
A new archival collection from the writer of the mystery game Titanic: Adventure Out of Time.
gamehistory.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Presenting our newest archival collection:
The Andrew Nelson papers, from the writer of the 1996 mystery game Titanic: Adventure Out of Time 🚢
Read more:
The Andrew Nelson papers, from the writer of the 1996 mystery game Titanic: Adventure Out of Time 🚢
Read more:
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Excellent summary. When I discuss the Constitution in class with students, we pay attention to the fact that Article I is about Congress and it takes up about half the text of the document. If the Founders had “intent,” it was for Congress to assume a massive role in the federal government.
The Founders knew Congress - especially the House - was the backbone of U.S. democracy. It should be a huge story that Mike Johnson, serving Trump, has all but shut it down
From the Reichstag Fire to Putin's toothless Duma, this is what dictators do. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
From the Reichstag Fire to Putin's toothless Duma, this is what dictators do. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It didn’t take a Reichstag Fire to burn down Congress | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, what’s troubling about Maine’s Nazi tattoo flap.
www.inquirer.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Excellent summary. When I discuss the Constitution in class with students, we pay attention to the fact that Article I is about Congress and it takes up about half the text of the document. If the Founders had “intent,” it was for Congress to assume a massive role in the federal government.
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That said, we’ve got to get better at distinguishing between the activities of:
- critique (creator-facing private feedback by peers/mentors)
- criticism (audience-facing public assessment)
- hype/boost (public-facing PR)
- fandom (public-facing enthusiasm)
Only 2 of those are uniformly positive.
- critique (creator-facing private feedback by peers/mentors)
- criticism (audience-facing public assessment)
- hype/boost (public-facing PR)
- fandom (public-facing enthusiasm)
Only 2 of those are uniformly positive.
October 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
That said, we’ve got to get better at distinguishing between the activities of:
- critique (creator-facing private feedback by peers/mentors)
- criticism (audience-facing public assessment)
- hype/boost (public-facing PR)
- fandom (public-facing enthusiasm)
Only 2 of those are uniformly positive.
- critique (creator-facing private feedback by peers/mentors)
- criticism (audience-facing public assessment)
- hype/boost (public-facing PR)
- fandom (public-facing enthusiasm)
Only 2 of those are uniformly positive.
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If I’m responding privately to an AP creator who wants my feedback on a project, that’s CRITIQUE.
If I’m writing a response, reflection, or review, that’s CRITICISM.
If I’m posting “this is good” or “check this out” that’s HYPE/BOOST.
If I’m sharing fanart I drew, that’s FANDOM.
If I’m writing a response, reflection, or review, that’s CRITICISM.
If I’m posting “this is good” or “check this out” that’s HYPE/BOOST.
If I’m sharing fanart I drew, that’s FANDOM.
October 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
If I’m responding privately to an AP creator who wants my feedback on a project, that’s CRITIQUE.
If I’m writing a response, reflection, or review, that’s CRITICISM.
If I’m posting “this is good” or “check this out” that’s HYPE/BOOST.
If I’m sharing fanart I drew, that’s FANDOM.
If I’m writing a response, reflection, or review, that’s CRITICISM.
If I’m posting “this is good” or “check this out” that’s HYPE/BOOST.
If I’m sharing fanart I drew, that’s FANDOM.
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“oh so you think the east wing being demolished is worse than-“ it’s a synecdoche, man. a visual metaphor. there’s a reason the aliens in Independence Day don’t aim a huge laser at SNAP benefits
October 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
“oh so you think the east wing being demolished is worse than-“ it’s a synecdoche, man. a visual metaphor. there’s a reason the aliens in Independence Day don’t aim a huge laser at SNAP benefits
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Replaying Wolfenstein II is annoying, through no fault of its own, because of how much it called this shit. You find little details around of the Americans who were happy to let the Nazis win and they're all pathetic professional failures looking for revenge on the world.
And, yeah. Pretty much.
And, yeah. Pretty much.
October 23, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Replaying Wolfenstein II is annoying, through no fault of its own, because of how much it called this shit. You find little details around of the Americans who were happy to let the Nazis win and they're all pathetic professional failures looking for revenge on the world.
And, yeah. Pretty much.
And, yeah. Pretty much.
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How Did Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Review Upon Release? youtu.be/5TMNJdazZ6w
We take a look at how Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly was reviewed at its time of release in 2003. How do those thoughts hold up today?
#japanesehorror #fatalframe
We take a look at how Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly was reviewed at its time of release in 2003. How do those thoughts hold up today?
#japanesehorror #fatalframe
How Did Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Review Upon Release?
YouTube video by Tara A. Devlin
youtu.be
October 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
How Did Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Review Upon Release? youtu.be/5TMNJdazZ6w
We take a look at how Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly was reviewed at its time of release in 2003. How do those thoughts hold up today?
#japanesehorror #fatalframe
We take a look at how Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly was reviewed at its time of release in 2003. How do those thoughts hold up today?
#japanesehorror #fatalframe
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Can I tell you about a cloud service that will never have an outage
October 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Can I tell you about a cloud service that will never have an outage
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TIL Canvas runs on Amazon servers . Because Amazon servers are having a shitfit. I can neither attend my online lecture nore do any of my homework.
Can we please stop the overreliance on Amazon now?
Can we please stop the overreliance on Amazon now?
October 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
TIL Canvas runs on Amazon servers . Because Amazon servers are having a shitfit. I can neither attend my online lecture nore do any of my homework.
Can we please stop the overreliance on Amazon now?
Can we please stop the overreliance on Amazon now?
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For those of you who want a boost this AM, @hcrichardson.bsky.social and I will be offering some this morning at 10:30 AM ET.
Watch on our YouTube pages.
Mine is here:
m.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
See you soon!
Watch on our YouTube pages.
Mine is here:
m.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
See you soon!
Dr. Joanne Freeman
Professor Joanne Freeman is an award-winning historian who studies the politics and culture of America's past to better understand our history as a nation, and the roads and choices that have led us t...
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October 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
For those of you who want a boost this AM, @hcrichardson.bsky.social and I will be offering some this morning at 10:30 AM ET.
Watch on our YouTube pages.
Mine is here:
m.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
See you soon!
Watch on our YouTube pages.
Mine is here:
m.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
See you soon!