Allan
@logipath.bsky.social
Gen X; Programmer; Graph Theory Hobbyist; Player of Games; Voracious Reader; WEF/Sk8J/V ex-pat; He/Him
@restorationgames.bsky.social The next licensed Unmatched set?
I'd buy a Friends fighting game
November 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
@restorationgames.bsky.social The next licensed Unmatched set?
“Jamacha,” local pronunciation is “ham-uh-shaw”.
What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?
October 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
“Jamacha,” local pronunciation is “ham-uh-shaw”.
I just realized that Jim Lee cribbed the WildC.A.T.s backstory from Transformers…
After some consideration, the most spectacularly inept villains in fictional history are the Decepticons.
They transform into into guns and fighter jets. They fight people who transform into the space-equivalent of VW Beetles.
They have been unsuccessfully waging this war for FIVE MILLION YEARS.
They transform into into guns and fighter jets. They fight people who transform into the space-equivalent of VW Beetles.
They have been unsuccessfully waging this war for FIVE MILLION YEARS.
August 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I just realized that Jim Lee cribbed the WildC.A.T.s backstory from Transformers…
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3) Please stop with the "the ALGORITHM" boogeyman bullshit. The Algorithm (tm) is a common scapegoat because it sounds big and scary. The Algorithm (tm) is "show people more stuff that's like what they clicked on/liked/watched/paid attention to".
July 31, 2025 at 7:44 AM
3) Please stop with the "the ALGORITHM" boogeyman bullshit. The Algorithm (tm) is a common scapegoat because it sounds big and scary. The Algorithm (tm) is "show people more stuff that's like what they clicked on/liked/watched/paid attention to".
Apparently I’m cynical enough to assume “halted for efficacy” meant “stopped development because it would prove unprofitable”…
It’s nice, sometimes, to have your cynicism disproven.
(see the next post in rah’s thread for the actual meaning)
It’s nice, sometimes, to have your cynicism disproven.
(see the next post in rah’s thread for the actual meaning)
We talked about this back when the first trial for lenacapavir first said the magic words everyone wants to hear, "halted for efficacy"(*), so a recap: this is not a vaccine or a treatment. It's PrEP aka "pre-exposure prophylaxis": you take the drug so if exposed to the virus, you will not catch it.
If you were alive in the 1980s, this is among the most wonderful & truly incredible things you have ever witnessed in your lifetime.
July 28, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Apparently I’m cynical enough to assume “halted for efficacy” meant “stopped development because it would prove unprofitable”…
It’s nice, sometimes, to have your cynicism disproven.
(see the next post in rah’s thread for the actual meaning)
It’s nice, sometimes, to have your cynicism disproven.
(see the next post in rah’s thread for the actual meaning)
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🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read.
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
April 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read.
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
There is some evidence of that kind of bias…
April 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
There is some evidence of that kind of bias…
So, I’m re-reading a bunch of Old Robert Parker novels. When I came across this quote, I couldn’t help but think of the current administration…
April 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
So, I’m re-reading a bunch of Old Robert Parker novels. When I came across this quote, I couldn’t help but think of the current administration…
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Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know
March 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know
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reposting with alt text because it's hilarious.
March 22, 2025 at 6:26 AM
reposting with alt text because it's hilarious.
If you think “algorithms” in social media are inherently bad, consider that the kind of stuff that people were seeing because of this bug is what everyone would see more of without the algorithms.
Oh no. Oh no, someone forgot the negation somewhere. Oh dear.
*cw violence*
New: An "error" suddenly turned people's Reels feeds into neverending scrolls of murder, death, animal abuse, and violence.
Truly horrifying stuff, one of the worst things I've seen happen to random consumers of the internet.
www.404media.co/instagram-er...
New: An "error" suddenly turned people's Reels feeds into neverending scrolls of murder, death, animal abuse, and violence.
Truly horrifying stuff, one of the worst things I've seen happen to random consumers of the internet.
www.404media.co/instagram-er...
February 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
If you think “algorithms” in social media are inherently bad, consider that the kind of stuff that people were seeing because of this bug is what everyone would see more of without the algorithms.
No cheating. Your last saved celebrity pic is now your therapist.
“Where ever you go, there you are.”
“Where ever you go, there you are.”
January 31, 2025 at 1:08 AM
No cheating. Your last saved celebrity pic is now your therapist.
“Where ever you go, there you are.”
“Where ever you go, there you are.”
If you see this, post a fictional artist/band you would go see live.
The Curfew, as described by William Gibson in the latter two books of his Blue Ant trilogy.
The Curfew, as described by William Gibson in the latter two books of his Blue Ant trilogy.
If you see this, post a fictional artist/band you would go see live.
Sharing a stage with the Misfits of course.
Sharing a stage with the Misfits of course.
January 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
If you see this, post a fictional artist/band you would go see live.
The Curfew, as described by William Gibson in the latter two books of his Blue Ant trilogy.
The Curfew, as described by William Gibson in the latter two books of his Blue Ant trilogy.
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The New York Magazine/Vulture piece on Gaiman is detailed and horrifying, so please only read it if you're prepared for explicit accounts of sexual abuse, rape and coercion
January 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The New York Magazine/Vulture piece on Gaiman is detailed and horrifying, so please only read it if you're prepared for explicit accounts of sexual abuse, rape and coercion
Explain your username:
In Elizabeth Bear’s novel “Grail”, she coins the term “sophipath”, refering to people that are pathologically incapable of accepting facts that are contrary to their accepted dogma.
I briefly considered what the opposite would be and started using it as my username.
In Elizabeth Bear’s novel “Grail”, she coins the term “sophipath”, refering to people that are pathologically incapable of accepting facts that are contrary to their accepted dogma.
I briefly considered what the opposite would be and started using it as my username.
Explain your username:
It’s an anagram of my wallet name
It’s an anagram of my wallet name
Explain your username:
I, uh, think ducks are really cute
I, uh, think ducks are really cute
January 8, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Explain your username:
In Elizabeth Bear’s novel “Grail”, she coins the term “sophipath”, refering to people that are pathologically incapable of accepting facts that are contrary to their accepted dogma.
I briefly considered what the opposite would be and started using it as my username.
In Elizabeth Bear’s novel “Grail”, she coins the term “sophipath”, refering to people that are pathologically incapable of accepting facts that are contrary to their accepted dogma.
I briefly considered what the opposite would be and started using it as my username.
Edene of Elizabeth Bear’s The Eternal Sky trilogy deals with an arguably more powerful ring of power and, ultimately, disposes of it herself.
This is a bit of a cheat, because Bear is rather obviously referencing Tolkien with that storyline, but I’ve decided that it counts nonetheless.
This is a bit of a cheat, because Bear is rather obviously referencing Tolkien with that storyline, but I’ve decided that it counts nonetheless.
Hard mode: name a FEMALE non-LOTR character that could resist the One Ring.
I saw someone say Granny Weatherwax, but I have not read so I can’t be sure.
The only other woman I saw was Princess Leia and I’m sorry but that woman would be a dark emperor in a heartbeat & the galaxy would be well-run.
I saw someone say Granny Weatherwax, but I have not read so I can’t be sure.
The only other woman I saw was Princess Leia and I’m sorry but that woman would be a dark emperor in a heartbeat & the galaxy would be well-run.
December 24, 2024 at 1:34 AM
Edene of Elizabeth Bear’s The Eternal Sky trilogy deals with an arguably more powerful ring of power and, ultimately, disposes of it herself.
This is a bit of a cheat, because Bear is rather obviously referencing Tolkien with that storyline, but I’ve decided that it counts nonetheless.
This is a bit of a cheat, because Bear is rather obviously referencing Tolkien with that storyline, but I’ve decided that it counts nonetheless.
I would put two Melissa Caruso protagonists in that category:
Amalia Cornero from Swords & Fire has been trained her entire life to make well-reasoned decisions and throughout that trilogy consistently makes good decisions, even when they’re not easy.
(1/2)
Amalia Cornero from Swords & Fire has been trained her entire life to make well-reasoned decisions and throughout that trilogy consistently makes good decisions, even when they’re not easy.
(1/2)
Hard mode: name a FEMALE non-LOTR character that could resist the One Ring.
I saw someone say Granny Weatherwax, but I have not read so I can’t be sure.
The only other woman I saw was Princess Leia and I’m sorry but that woman would be a dark emperor in a heartbeat & the galaxy would be well-run.
I saw someone say Granny Weatherwax, but I have not read so I can’t be sure.
The only other woman I saw was Princess Leia and I’m sorry but that woman would be a dark emperor in a heartbeat & the galaxy would be well-run.
December 24, 2024 at 1:28 AM
I would put two Melissa Caruso protagonists in that category:
Amalia Cornero from Swords & Fire has been trained her entire life to make well-reasoned decisions and throughout that trilogy consistently makes good decisions, even when they’re not easy.
(1/2)
Amalia Cornero from Swords & Fire has been trained her entire life to make well-reasoned decisions and throughout that trilogy consistently makes good decisions, even when they’re not easy.
(1/2)
Drop an alien that's not from Star Wars or Star Trek.
December 19, 2024 at 5:44 AM
Drop an alien that's not from Star Wars or Star Trek.
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The Kickstarter campaign for First Monday in October is now live! www.firstmondayinoctober.com
First Monday in October
Shape the judicial philosophy of the Supreme Court and advocate for or against famous cases in American history.
www.firstmondayinoctober.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:05 PM
The Kickstarter campaign for First Monday in October is now live! www.firstmondayinoctober.com
Johnny Cash, in The Ballad of Ira Hayes, sung with utter contempt:
“They let him raise the flag and lower it,
Like you'd throw a dog a bone”
“They let him raise the flag and lower it,
Like you'd throw a dog a bone”
What’s a “line reading” in a song that destroys you as much as a passage in a book or a scene in a film. For me it’s Springsteen singing “and my clothes don’t fit me” on Streets Of Philadelphia*.
*Single lines only, please. Complete songs is a different matter.
*Single lines only, please. Complete songs is a different matter.
November 16, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Johnny Cash, in The Ballad of Ira Hayes, sung with utter contempt:
“They let him raise the flag and lower it,
Like you'd throw a dog a bone”
“They let him raise the flag and lower it,
Like you'd throw a dog a bone”
“A lot of art is just falling on your face and then figuring out what to do next.
And that's one of those things where it's like, if you start out looking for perfection, the sooner you give up on that, the more likely you are to come up with something somebody hasn't already done.”
- Jason Isbell
And that's one of those things where it's like, if you start out looking for perfection, the sooner you give up on that, the more likely you are to come up with something somebody hasn't already done.”
- Jason Isbell
October 17, 2024 at 9:30 PM
“A lot of art is just falling on your face and then figuring out what to do next.
And that's one of those things where it's like, if you start out looking for perfection, the sooner you give up on that, the more likely you are to come up with something somebody hasn't already done.”
- Jason Isbell
And that's one of those things where it's like, if you start out looking for perfection, the sooner you give up on that, the more likely you are to come up with something somebody hasn't already done.”
- Jason Isbell
I’m about 25% of the way through T. Kingfisher’s “Paladin’s Grace” and so far my biggest conclusion is that these dorks need a consultation with @drnerdlove.bsky.social.
September 24, 2024 at 2:12 AM
I’m about 25% of the way through T. Kingfisher’s “Paladin’s Grace” and so far my biggest conclusion is that these dorks need a consultation with @drnerdlove.bsky.social.
Because the random thought sparked joy--if someone made a fighting game of SFF characters, who would y'all want in it? My quick picks, trying not use anyone from someone else’s list:
Bobbie Draper
Devi Morris
Desidora
Molly Millions
Fang Runin
Bobbie Draper
Devi Morris
Desidora
Molly Millions
Fang Runin
Because the random thought sparked joy--if someone made a fighting game of SFF characters, who would y'all want in it? My quick picks:
Murderbot
Corporal/Captain Carrot Ironfounderson
Angua von Uberwald
Locke Lamora
Lily ap Alice (after she has a voice)
Murderbot
Corporal/Captain Carrot Ironfounderson
Angua von Uberwald
Locke Lamora
Lily ap Alice (after she has a voice)
My Non-Zelazny team:
Gideon the Ninth
Miles Vorkosigan
Sandman Slim
Silver John
Kimball Kinnison
Gideon the Ninth
Miles Vorkosigan
Sandman Slim
Silver John
Kimball Kinnison
August 23, 2024 at 5:22 AM
Because the random thought sparked joy--if someone made a fighting game of SFF characters, who would y'all want in it? My quick picks, trying not use anyone from someone else’s list:
Bobbie Draper
Devi Morris
Desidora
Molly Millions
Fang Runin
Bobbie Draper
Devi Morris
Desidora
Molly Millions
Fang Runin
So, I thought of this thread when I was browsing Barbies…
It’s not perfect (the wheels aren’t cambered), but it’s got push bars, a low back, and no push-handles, so I think this is a representational win?
It’s not perfect (the wheels aren’t cambered), but it’s got push bars, a low back, and no push-handles, so I think this is a representational win?
July 23, 2024 at 11:13 PM
So, I thought of this thread when I was browsing Barbies…
It’s not perfect (the wheels aren’t cambered), but it’s got push bars, a low back, and no push-handles, so I think this is a representational win?
It’s not perfect (the wheels aren’t cambered), but it’s got push bars, a low back, and no push-handles, so I think this is a representational win?
I don’t listen to enough radio to even know what would qualify. Ignoring that, my first choice would be Radney Foster’s “All That I Require” (which would certainly not qualify). It’s completely unsubtle, but who cares at this point?
youtu.be/rgAs9sZA-XQ?...
youtu.be/rgAs9sZA-XQ?...
July 7, 2024 at 1:56 AM
I don’t listen to enough radio to even know what would qualify. Ignoring that, my first choice would be Radney Foster’s “All That I Require” (which would certainly not qualify). It’s completely unsubtle, but who cares at this point?
youtu.be/rgAs9sZA-XQ?...
youtu.be/rgAs9sZA-XQ?...