Jonathan "Doktor Archeville" Howell
@howelljb.bsky.social
40-something general-purpose geek. Media & Tech Support at a Middle School in Person County, NC. He/Him/His. Diversity ennobles & enriches us.
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My favorite piece of content today.
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
My favorite piece of content today.
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Jennifer English realizing she's a lesbian and falling in love with one of her mocap directors (Aliona Baranova) over the course of making BG3 and seeing all the queer folks embracing Shadowheart and the impact the game had is genuinely one of the best stories in game production in a long time
Congrats to Jennifer English for winning the Best Lead Performer award at the 2025 #GoldenJoystickAwards!
And her acceptance speech about queer joy was a love letter to @aliona.bsky.social 🥹🌈
And her acceptance speech about queer joy was a love letter to @aliona.bsky.social 🥹🌈
November 21, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Jennifer English realizing she's a lesbian and falling in love with one of her mocap directors (Aliona Baranova) over the course of making BG3 and seeing all the queer folks embracing Shadowheart and the impact the game had is genuinely one of the best stories in game production in a long time
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Turning into my father one "the problem is no one reads enough books these days" grumble at a time
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Turning into my father one "the problem is no one reads enough books these days" grumble at a time
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NEW COMIC: Deep Thoughts
November 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
NEW COMIC: Deep Thoughts
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Current (permanent) mood as an American in 2025:
November 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Current (permanent) mood as an American in 2025:
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
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OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
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I do love haiku. Because I can count to five. And then to seven.
November 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I do love haiku. Because I can count to five. And then to seven.
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In 99% of cases the death of a person is a tragedy. People are generally more complicated than we give them credit and most people are a mix of good and bad.
But not Dick Cheney. Rest in piss you evil bag of shit.
But not Dick Cheney. Rest in piss you evil bag of shit.
November 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
In 99% of cases the death of a person is a tragedy. People are generally more complicated than we give them credit and most people are a mix of good and bad.
But not Dick Cheney. Rest in piss you evil bag of shit.
But not Dick Cheney. Rest in piss you evil bag of shit.
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They literally ruin everything they touch
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 AM
They literally ruin everything they touch
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Incredibly detailed article that brilliantly expands what’s going on and why it’s bad for audiences and the industry.
New article on ★ daiz.moe ★
Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason
daiz.moe/crunchyroll-...
A ton of research and effort went into this one. This is the article to read to get to the bottom of Crunchyroll's subtitle changes!
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Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason
daiz.moe/crunchyroll-...
A ton of research and effort went into this one. This is the article to read to get to the bottom of Crunchyroll's subtitle changes!
Replies here will show up as comments (eventually)
Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason | Daiz.moe
With the Fall 2025 anime season, Crunchyroll demonstrates zero respect for anime as a medium as the presentation quality of its subtitles reach an all-time low.
daiz.moe
October 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Incredibly detailed article that brilliantly expands what’s going on and why it’s bad for audiences and the industry.
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The same universe that crafted koalas and quasars and crocus petals authored the mind reading these words.
Don't let intimate knowledge of your own life rob you of the dignity and wonder you are owed.
Don't let intimate knowledge of your own life rob you of the dignity and wonder you are owed.
October 15, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The same universe that crafted koalas and quasars and crocus petals authored the mind reading these words.
Don't let intimate knowledge of your own life rob you of the dignity and wonder you are owed.
Don't let intimate knowledge of your own life rob you of the dignity and wonder you are owed.
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Think of what we lost
October 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Think of what we lost
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As an English Professor, I feel this post in my soul.
September 29, 2025 at 2:34 AM
As an English Professor, I feel this post in my soul.
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You get cool stuff, people in crisis get food… sounds pretty magic to me 🤷🏻♀️ Join me in casting POWER WORD MEAL!
bit.ly/PowerWordMeal
#PowerWordMeal #ShareTheMeal
bit.ly/PowerWordMeal
#PowerWordMeal #ShareTheMeal
September 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
You get cool stuff, people in crisis get food… sounds pretty magic to me 🤷🏻♀️ Join me in casting POWER WORD MEAL!
bit.ly/PowerWordMeal
#PowerWordMeal #ShareTheMeal
bit.ly/PowerWordMeal
#PowerWordMeal #ShareTheMeal
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Imagine it's 2002 and you're sitting around watching the Man Show and a time traveler appears in the room and tells you about the past 48 hours
September 24, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Imagine it's 2002 and you're sitting around watching the Man Show and a time traveler appears in the room and tells you about the past 48 hours
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Rosh Hashanah starts tonight
May this year be better than last, end war, and bring a long overdue peace
Maybe that’s not reasonable to expect, but prayer has never been about reasonable expectations
Shana Tovah
May this year be better than last, end war, and bring a long overdue peace
Maybe that’s not reasonable to expect, but prayer has never been about reasonable expectations
Shana Tovah
September 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Rosh Hashanah starts tonight
May this year be better than last, end war, and bring a long overdue peace
Maybe that’s not reasonable to expect, but prayer has never been about reasonable expectations
Shana Tovah
May this year be better than last, end war, and bring a long overdue peace
Maybe that’s not reasonable to expect, but prayer has never been about reasonable expectations
Shana Tovah
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I will remind folks those images of Nazi book burnings aren't burning just any books. They're burning the library of Magnus Hirschfeld; a gay, Jewish doctor who created an institute dedicated to LGBTQ sex education and healthcare. And a man who pioneered gender affirming care surgeries.
US government orders 46 states to destroy trans education materials
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/27/trans-education-us-state-directive/?utm_content=1756312804&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/27/trans-education-us-state-directive/?utm_content=1756312804&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
US government orders states to destroy trans education materials
The US government has ordered 46 states and territories to destroy education materials referencing trans people.
www.thepinknews.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I will remind folks those images of Nazi book burnings aren't burning just any books. They're burning the library of Magnus Hirschfeld; a gay, Jewish doctor who created an institute dedicated to LGBTQ sex education and healthcare. And a man who pioneered gender affirming care surgeries.
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The 2025 IgNobles are out!!!
Need a bit of joy in your life? A bit of hope in humanity? Try the IgNobles!
(The IgNobles are a series of humorous prizes awarded each year to real research that sounds silly but actually brodens our understanding of the world.)
apnews.com/article/ig-n...
Need a bit of joy in your life? A bit of hope in humanity? Try the IgNobles!
(The IgNobles are a series of humorous prizes awarded each year to real research that sounds silly but actually brodens our understanding of the world.)
apnews.com/article/ig-n...
Does painting cows with stripes prevent fly bites? Researchers who studied this win Ig Nobel prize
A researcher who studied fingernail growth and a group that explored whether painting zebralike stripes on cows reduced fly bites are among the winners of this year's Ig Nobels.
apnews.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The 2025 IgNobles are out!!!
Need a bit of joy in your life? A bit of hope in humanity? Try the IgNobles!
(The IgNobles are a series of humorous prizes awarded each year to real research that sounds silly but actually brodens our understanding of the world.)
apnews.com/article/ig-n...
Need a bit of joy in your life? A bit of hope in humanity? Try the IgNobles!
(The IgNobles are a series of humorous prizes awarded each year to real research that sounds silly but actually brodens our understanding of the world.)
apnews.com/article/ig-n...