Old Man Scythe
@oldmanscythe.bsky.social
Gamer of various flavors, generally pretending to be a grumpier person than I actually am.
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The president and all his rancid enablers really demand the creation of a new word that means “shocked but not shocked, but still shocked, but also totally NOT shocked, yet somehow still shocked, also always appalled, forever and eternally appalled by the endless abhorrence, and now I scream.”
February 6, 2026 at 12:37 PM
The president and all his rancid enablers really demand the creation of a new word that means “shocked but not shocked, but still shocked, but also totally NOT shocked, yet somehow still shocked, also always appalled, forever and eternally appalled by the endless abhorrence, and now I scream.”
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"I was told you're a monster," the hero said.
"So they say," said the monster.
"But you're beautiful!"
"Thank you."
"Have you always been a monster?"
"Heh. I was a young maiden. But I did something forbidden."
"And became a monster?"
"Got named a monster."
"What did you do?"
"I hit back."
"So they say," said the monster.
"But you're beautiful!"
"Thank you."
"Have you always been a monster?"
"Heh. I was a young maiden. But I did something forbidden."
"And became a monster?"
"Got named a monster."
"What did you do?"
"I hit back."
February 4, 2026 at 6:38 PM
"I was told you're a monster," the hero said.
"So they say," said the monster.
"But you're beautiful!"
"Thank you."
"Have you always been a monster?"
"Heh. I was a young maiden. But I did something forbidden."
"And became a monster?"
"Got named a monster."
"What did you do?"
"I hit back."
"So they say," said the monster.
"But you're beautiful!"
"Thank you."
"Have you always been a monster?"
"Heh. I was a young maiden. But I did something forbidden."
"And became a monster?"
"Got named a monster."
"What did you do?"
"I hit back."
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"The Dark Lord has taken over our land. What do we do?"
"Learn from the goblins."
"What? Those useless little-"
"Takes skill to mask rebellion as incompetence."
"What?"
"They know His reign will end. For now, they persist and resist."
"Oh."
"Also: remember every moment of joy is a victory."
"Learn from the goblins."
"What? Those useless little-"
"Takes skill to mask rebellion as incompetence."
"What?"
"They know His reign will end. For now, they persist and resist."
"Oh."
"Also: remember every moment of joy is a victory."
January 27, 2026 at 4:42 PM
"The Dark Lord has taken over our land. What do we do?"
"Learn from the goblins."
"What? Those useless little-"
"Takes skill to mask rebellion as incompetence."
"What?"
"They know His reign will end. For now, they persist and resist."
"Oh."
"Also: remember every moment of joy is a victory."
"Learn from the goblins."
"What? Those useless little-"
"Takes skill to mask rebellion as incompetence."
"What?"
"They know His reign will end. For now, they persist and resist."
"Oh."
"Also: remember every moment of joy is a victory."
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wait, so Visa, Mastercard et. al can go after video game storefronts for six fucking months for having porn games but the moment X/Grok starts generating ACTUAL CHILD PORN they CHANGE THEIR POLICIES? dawg,
wrote about an apparent policy change in the payments industry www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Payment processors were against CSAM until Grok started making it
“The industry is no longer willing to self-regulate.”
www.theverge.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:10 PM
wait, so Visa, Mastercard et. al can go after video game storefronts for six fucking months for having porn games but the moment X/Grok starts generating ACTUAL CHILD PORN they CHANGE THEIR POLICIES? dawg,
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tell you what need to be done to make it stop....hm....
vote, vote out the Republicans, it ends when they don't have the power to hurt people any more, Democrats are telling you "we will end it if you let us" so give them the power to end it.
vote, vote out the Republicans, it ends when they don't have the power to hurt people any more, Democrats are telling you "we will end it if you let us" so give them the power to end it.
I really need Democratic lawmakers to understand that we're fed up with them simply posting on social media "this has to stop" without calling for specific actions to make it stop.
We know this needs to stop. We elected you. Tell us what needs to be done to make it stop.
We know this needs to stop. We elected you. Tell us what needs to be done to make it stop.
January 24, 2026 at 10:15 PM
tell you what need to be done to make it stop....hm....
vote, vote out the Republicans, it ends when they don't have the power to hurt people any more, Democrats are telling you "we will end it if you let us" so give them the power to end it.
vote, vote out the Republicans, it ends when they don't have the power to hurt people any more, Democrats are telling you "we will end it if you let us" so give them the power to end it.
I remember protesters during a land dispute literally pointing rifles at federal agents. And being found innocent.
January 25, 2026 at 12:49 AM
I remember protesters during a land dispute literally pointing rifles at federal agents. And being found innocent.
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ALSO if you accidentally see the video go to Google and search “free tetris online “ and play Tetris for 20 minutes. It supposedly helps prevent PTSD.
Settings > Content and Media > Autoplay Video and GIFs
Turn it off, now.
Turn it off, now.
January 24, 2026 at 4:19 PM
ALSO if you accidentally see the video go to Google and search “free tetris online “ and play Tetris for 20 minutes. It supposedly helps prevent PTSD.
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"My husband complains about the cold," the man said. "Can you teach me a spell to keep him warm?"
"I can teach you to bind hair into a net to catch heat," the wizard said, "using arcane counting and a pair of fine wands."
After a while, the man said "Isn't this knitting?"
"This, too, it's magic."
"I can teach you to bind hair into a net to catch heat," the wizard said, "using arcane counting and a pair of fine wands."
After a while, the man said "Isn't this knitting?"
"This, too, it's magic."
January 23, 2026 at 4:54 PM
"My husband complains about the cold," the man said. "Can you teach me a spell to keep him warm?"
"I can teach you to bind hair into a net to catch heat," the wizard said, "using arcane counting and a pair of fine wands."
After a while, the man said "Isn't this knitting?"
"This, too, it's magic."
"I can teach you to bind hair into a net to catch heat," the wizard said, "using arcane counting and a pair of fine wands."
After a while, the man said "Isn't this knitting?"
"This, too, it's magic."
Huh, I do miss google reader from time to time.
Oops, I started a new project: Skyreader, an RSS reader on the AT Protocol. Share cool articles like it's 2010 and Google Reader would never die. skyreader.app
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2026-01...
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2026-01...
Skyreader: A RSS Reader on the AT Protocol
Introducing a RSS reader for the AT Protocol where you feeds and article sharing are portable
www.disnetdev.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Huh, I do miss google reader from time to time.
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Foreign subreddits being flooded with apologetic Americans saying "Well, I didn't vote for him."
Buddy, doesn't matter who voted for Putin, we still have to treat Russia as a whole like an enemy until he's gone.
And unfortunately, America's now a big ol' threat.
Buddy, doesn't matter who voted for Putin, we still have to treat Russia as a whole like an enemy until he's gone.
And unfortunately, America's now a big ol' threat.
January 20, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Foreign subreddits being flooded with apologetic Americans saying "Well, I didn't vote for him."
Buddy, doesn't matter who voted for Putin, we still have to treat Russia as a whole like an enemy until he's gone.
And unfortunately, America's now a big ol' threat.
Buddy, doesn't matter who voted for Putin, we still have to treat Russia as a whole like an enemy until he's gone.
And unfortunately, America's now a big ol' threat.
I’m glad my kiddo hates LLM, otherwise they would be the prime target for this, “I have so many ideas for stories, but I always stop because writing is hard.”
Creativity is wonderful, but the idea of “being creative” is highly romanticized and largely unreasonable. A lot of the work around a creative effort is still just work, of the kind that has been done many times before.
I think this difference has been a real enabler for LLM slop.
I think this difference has been a real enabler for LLM slop.
January 17, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I’m glad my kiddo hates LLM, otherwise they would be the prime target for this, “I have so many ideas for stories, but I always stop because writing is hard.”
And this is why I won’t be supporting Newsom anywhere in primaries. I’ve seen this too much, but he is most definitely a greater of lesser evils.
in case you didn't understand why transphobic rhetoric worried us so much about this guy, well it's because it's a signal that shit like this is coming next.
very cool!
January 16, 2026 at 11:25 PM
And this is why I won’t be supporting Newsom anywhere in primaries. I’ve seen this too much, but he is most definitely a greater of lesser evils.
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in case you didn't understand why transphobic rhetoric worried us so much about this guy, well it's because it's a signal that shit like this is coming next.
very cool!
January 16, 2026 at 3:32 PM
in case you didn't understand why transphobic rhetoric worried us so much about this guy, well it's because it's a signal that shit like this is coming next.
Well at least my response was not “oh this is normal behavior” it was “Well shiiiiiiiit, I owe that therapist an apology when she once asked if I thought I might autistic.“
There is a new autistic barbie out, but no one is talking about her mother, undiagnosed computer engineer barbie about to get the surprise of her life when she starts to argue with the evaluator that these are all normal childhood behaviours that she had when she was the same age.
January 13, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Well at least my response was not “oh this is normal behavior” it was “Well shiiiiiiiit, I owe that therapist an apology when she once asked if I thought I might autistic.“
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👉 DC - Maryland - Virginia Tabletop Gamers 👈
Play new games and meet their designers at local events -- find a full listing here:
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Tabletop Games in the DMV: January 2026
A month of events in your own backyard
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January 9, 2026 at 11:27 AM
👉 DC - Maryland - Virginia Tabletop Gamers 👈
Play new games and meet their designers at local events -- find a full listing here:
dmv-designed-games.beehiiv.com/p/tabletop-g...
🤎 Designed in the ♦️🎲 DMV
Play new games and meet their designers at local events -- find a full listing here:
dmv-designed-games.beehiiv.com/p/tabletop-g...
🤎 Designed in the ♦️🎲 DMV
For a bit of light.
January 9, 2026 at 1:45 AM
For a bit of light.
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A villain is not a boss fight. A villain is not a costume. A villain is not a motivation sentence pasted like a post-it note on a laptop.
A villain is a system.
And systems only make sense when you understand how they behave over time.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/buildi...
A villain is a system.
And systems only make sense when you understand how they behave over time.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/buildi...
Building the Villain Character Cascade
by David Gallaher A villain is not a boss fight. A villain is not a costume.
www.linkedin.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:56 AM
A villain is not a boss fight. A villain is not a costume. A villain is not a motivation sentence pasted like a post-it note on a laptop.
A villain is a system.
And systems only make sense when you understand how they behave over time.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/buildi...
A villain is a system.
And systems only make sense when you understand how they behave over time.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/buildi...
I’m less surprised seeing what the games are. 3 of the games have a strong under 18 following - Fortnite, Roblox, and Minecraft. The other two are COD and GTA V. Both of which have so much inertia and maintain player bases.
No surprise it is hard to dethrone them.
No surprise it is hard to dethrone them.
PlayStation's top five most-played games of 2025 are exactly the same as 2024's
www.eurogamer.net/playstations...
www.eurogamer.net/playstations...
January 7, 2026 at 1:29 PM
I’m less surprised seeing what the games are. 3 of the games have a strong under 18 following - Fortnite, Roblox, and Minecraft. The other two are COD and GTA V. Both of which have so much inertia and maintain player bases.
No surprise it is hard to dethrone them.
No surprise it is hard to dethrone them.
I didn't realize my shirt was 10 years old, but I love wearing it to game nights. I generally alternate it with my "Everything is Horrible, let's play games" shirt.
My #WeeklyTShirt resolution begins with reviving a vintage design that hasn't been officially available as a t-shirt for 10+ years.
My favorite game console is a table and chairs.
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#BoardGame #Shirt
My favorite game console is a table and chairs.
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#BoardGame #Shirt
My favorite game console is a table and chairs Men's T-Shirt | Daniel Solis' T-Shirt Shop
My favorite game console is a table and chairs on Men's T-Shirt – My old 2011 design for fans of board games.
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January 5, 2026 at 5:36 PM
I didn't realize my shirt was 10 years old, but I love wearing it to game nights. I generally alternate it with my "Everything is Horrible, let's play games" shirt.
Two new games so far this weekend thanks to @fyrasha.bsky.social!
Knarr is a fun quick game, Nova Rome was a fun long crunchy game with three key paths and a few supplemental point paths.
Knarr is a fun quick game, Nova Rome was a fun long crunchy game with three key paths and a few supplemental point paths.
January 3, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Two new games so far this weekend thanks to @fyrasha.bsky.social!
Knarr is a fun quick game, Nova Rome was a fun long crunchy game with three key paths and a few supplemental point paths.
Knarr is a fun quick game, Nova Rome was a fun long crunchy game with three key paths and a few supplemental point paths.
Time to be the problem for other people.
January 2, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Time to be the problem for other people.
Got two new 2-player games played today. Duel was a good 7 Wonders feeling variant.
Fox in the Forest was an easy to learn hard to win game. I enjoy the amount if strategy involved.
Fox in the Forest was an easy to learn hard to win game. I enjoy the amount if strategy involved.
December 29, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Got two new 2-player games played today. Duel was a good 7 Wonders feeling variant.
Fox in the Forest was an easy to learn hard to win game. I enjoy the amount if strategy involved.
Fox in the Forest was an easy to learn hard to win game. I enjoy the amount if strategy involved.
Playing survival crafting games with the offspring is an excellent way to lose a few hours.
In other news, dinner is going to be on the later side tonight.
In other news, dinner is going to be on the later side tonight.
December 20, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Playing survival crafting games with the offspring is an excellent way to lose a few hours.
In other news, dinner is going to be on the later side tonight.
In other news, dinner is going to be on the later side tonight.
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Something I wish we were currently better at grasping is that sometimes bad characters will do bad things. Not every villain has to be a rapist who eats baked babies, but they will be racists, bigots, assholes, and violent bastards you want to see lose. That doesn't mean I, the author, agree.
December 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Something I wish we were currently better at grasping is that sometimes bad characters will do bad things. Not every villain has to be a rapist who eats baked babies, but they will be racists, bigots, assholes, and violent bastards you want to see lose. That doesn't mean I, the author, agree.
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AI has actively made life worse for literally everyone
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
December 14, 2025 at 4:19 AM
AI has actively made life worse for literally everyone
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.