Russ Luzetski
@rabit.bsky.social
(he/they)
Low-profile geek who supports others and loves TTRPGs and tabletop gaming. Profile pic is Hatch from GTG's Sentinels of the Multiverse, by Adam Rebottaro. Banner is Vera, our cat.
Low-profile geek who supports others and loves TTRPGs and tabletop gaming. Profile pic is Hatch from GTG's Sentinels of the Multiverse, by Adam Rebottaro. Banner is Vera, our cat.
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A website that lets you select a country or state and move it around a Mercator projection map to yield better size comparisons.
thetruesize.com, created by James Talmage and Damon Maneice
thetruesize.com, created by James Talmage and Damon Maneice
August 30, 2025 at 11:34 PM
A website that lets you select a country or state and move it around a Mercator projection map to yield better size comparisons.
thetruesize.com, created by James Talmage and Damon Maneice
thetruesize.com, created by James Talmage and Damon Maneice
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Oh, no, no, no, no. Hell, no.
Aside from hackability, here's why this is a VERY bad idea:
A cop (or cop impersonator) pulls you over, asks to see ID.
You unlock your phone to access it and show it to them.
They grab your unlocked phone and can now browse through it at will.
Aside from hackability, here's why this is a VERY bad idea:
A cop (or cop impersonator) pulls you over, asks to see ID.
You unlock your phone to access it and show it to them.
They grab your unlocked phone and can now browse through it at will.
Illinois rolls out digital driver’s licenses and ID cards. blockclubchi.co/44jCKE2
November 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Oh, no, no, no, no. Hell, no.
Aside from hackability, here's why this is a VERY bad idea:
A cop (or cop impersonator) pulls you over, asks to see ID.
You unlock your phone to access it and show it to them.
They grab your unlocked phone and can now browse through it at will.
Aside from hackability, here's why this is a VERY bad idea:
A cop (or cop impersonator) pulls you over, asks to see ID.
You unlock your phone to access it and show it to them.
They grab your unlocked phone and can now browse through it at will.
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there was an amazing article about exactly this somewhere
in the old days where everyone was paid well and was unionized, this chart was reversed, living expenses were cheap but luxuries like TVs and whatnot were what you had to save up for. You could live a comfortable life if you were frugal
in the old days where everyone was paid well and was unionized, this chart was reversed, living expenses were cheap but luxuries like TVs and whatnot were what you had to save up for. You could live a comfortable life if you were frugal
Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
November 18, 2025 at 7:12 AM
there was an amazing article about exactly this somewhere
in the old days where everyone was paid well and was unionized, this chart was reversed, living expenses were cheap but luxuries like TVs and whatnot were what you had to save up for. You could live a comfortable life if you were frugal
in the old days where everyone was paid well and was unionized, this chart was reversed, living expenses were cheap but luxuries like TVs and whatnot were what you had to save up for. You could live a comfortable life if you were frugal
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This is just the economy now
November 15, 2025 at 8:58 AM
This is just the economy now
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Thank goodness studies convince people… oh, wait
Despite industry leaders promising that agentic AI is the future, taking care of virtually all human tasks within the next few years
#CarnegieMellonUniversity researchers just released a paper showing that even the best–performing AI agents fail to complete real-world office tasks 70% of the time
#CarnegieMellonUniversity researchers just released a paper showing that even the best–performing AI agents fail to complete real-world office tasks 70% of the time
"They’d basically talked themselves to death."
November 16, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Thank goodness studies convince people… oh, wait
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The union is asking that you not patronize any Starbucks, even ones that aren't unionized, for the duration! Time to find your new favoriteocal coffee shop. To donate to their strike fund: sbworkersunited.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The union is asking that you not patronize any Starbucks, even ones that aren't unionized, for the duration! Time to find your new favoriteocal coffee shop. To donate to their strike fund: sbworkersunited.org
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I do not want to “Do my own research.” I want to pay trained accredited experts to do the research, trained accredited experts to report on findings, and trained accredited experts to make policy based on them.
I am busy af with my own job, I don’t need to do eight zillion more.
I am busy af with my own job, I don’t need to do eight zillion more.
November 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I do not want to “Do my own research.” I want to pay trained accredited experts to do the research, trained accredited experts to report on findings, and trained accredited experts to make policy based on them.
I am busy af with my own job, I don’t need to do eight zillion more.
I am busy af with my own job, I don’t need to do eight zillion more.
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I’m happy to share my #bg3 piece I made for #ColorsOfTheGate! Here is best fiery girl, #Karlach! I wanted to cover the ideas of peace, freedom, self acceptance, & reflection. The game events are a great metaphor for living in scary times, but still marching forward.
The only way out is through 🌈
The only way out is through 🌈
November 15, 2025 at 5:35 AM
I’m happy to share my #bg3 piece I made for #ColorsOfTheGate! Here is best fiery girl, #Karlach! I wanted to cover the ideas of peace, freedom, self acceptance, & reflection. The game events are a great metaphor for living in scary times, but still marching forward.
The only way out is through 🌈
The only way out is through 🌈
I have a lot of issues with this, but the biggest is that the daughter did it without her mother's permission. 😡
November 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I have a lot of issues with this, but the biggest is that the daughter did it without her mother's permission. 😡
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Actually by @davethegame.bsky.social & @chattydm.bsky.social & @greaterthangames.bsky.social but I helped.
November 14, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Actually by @davethegame.bsky.social & @chattydm.bsky.social & @greaterthangames.bsky.social but I helped.
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Reshare: Rascal shares an excerpt from Shannon Appelcline's new book about a D&D adventure that was recalled and buried in a landfill — for mysterious reasons.
www.rascal.news/palace-of-th...
www.rascal.news/palace-of-th...
Palace of the Silver Princess: How TSR Recalled and Buried A D&D Adventure
An excerpt from Designers & Dragons: Origins
www.rascal.news
November 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Reshare: Rascal shares an excerpt from Shannon Appelcline's new book about a D&D adventure that was recalled and buried in a landfill — for mysterious reasons.
www.rascal.news/palace-of-th...
www.rascal.news/palace-of-th...
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every few years it's revealed that the NYT was sitting on information about some horrific thing that public knowledge of would have changed the country's course and for some reason a ton of people still give them money. you can play those games on other sites
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
every few years it's revealed that the NYT was sitting on information about some horrific thing that public knowledge of would have changed the country's course and for some reason a ton of people still give them money. you can play those games on other sites
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We have upgraded our geomagnetic forecast today (12 November 2025) to the highest intensity level amid an ongoing solar storm.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
November 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
We have upgraded our geomagnetic forecast today (12 November 2025) to the highest intensity level amid an ongoing solar storm.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
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BAD COMPANY
Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream
Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream
November 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
BAD COMPANY
Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream
Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream
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plzplzplz read you will not regret it
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons & Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
plzplzplz read you will not regret it
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Mongoose Publishing is looking for a full-time Layout Artist to join our team.
If you are looking for a place that will give you creative freedom, a good salary, and eventually equal ownership of the company, this is the position you are looking for!
forum.mongoosepublishing.com/threads/mong...
If you are looking for a place that will give you creative freedom, a good salary, and eventually equal ownership of the company, this is the position you are looking for!
forum.mongoosepublishing.com/threads/mong...
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Mongoose Publishing is looking for a full-time Layout Artist to join our team.
If you are looking for a place that will give you creative freedom, a good salary, and eventually equal ownership of the company, this is the position you are looking for!
forum.mongoosepublishing.com/threads/mong...
If you are looking for a place that will give you creative freedom, a good salary, and eventually equal ownership of the company, this is the position you are looking for!
forum.mongoosepublishing.com/threads/mong...
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no joke Seattle: check your fucking ballots to make sure they were counted!! there are a Bunch of incomplete or invalid ballots in our age range right now, and it's a quick check to see if yours went through okay. it's not too late to fix it!
info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
King County Elections
Led by Director Julie Wise, King County Elections conducts accurate, secure, and accessible elections for King County's over 1.4 million registered voters.
info.kingcounty.gov
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
no joke Seattle: check your fucking ballots to make sure they were counted!! there are a Bunch of incomplete or invalid ballots in our age range right now, and it's a quick check to see if yours went through okay. it's not too late to fix it!
info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
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This is the most 2025 thing I’ve seen yet. Let’s change the rules of the game so that criminals and corruption are good, actually. Elizabeth Magie I was right: the 1%will screw you over any way they can, & break the rules to do it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This is the most 2025 thing I’ve seen yet. Let’s change the rules of the game so that criminals and corruption are good, actually. Elizabeth Magie I was right: the 1%will screw you over any way they can, & break the rules to do it.
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Whoa. I feel like I now know where stories of ghost ships come from.
www.bbc.com/news/uk-engl...
www.bbc.com/news/uk-engl...
'Hovering ship' photographed off Cornish coast by walker
An illusion called "superior mirage" caused the vessel to look like it was hovering above the sea.
www.bbc.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Whoa. I feel like I now know where stories of ghost ships come from.
www.bbc.com/news/uk-engl...
www.bbc.com/news/uk-engl...
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Nature Incarnate has officially launched for Spirit Island!
To celebrate the launch of the expansion, grab #NatureIncarnate at a special launch discount now until November 20th.
But wait!
Snag savings across ALL #SpiritIsland content until November 13th!
www.handelabra.com
#IndieDev #IndieGame
To celebrate the launch of the expansion, grab #NatureIncarnate at a special launch discount now until November 20th.
But wait!
Snag savings across ALL #SpiritIsland content until November 13th!
www.handelabra.com
#IndieDev #IndieGame
November 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Nature Incarnate has officially launched for Spirit Island!
To celebrate the launch of the expansion, grab #NatureIncarnate at a special launch discount now until November 20th.
But wait!
Snag savings across ALL #SpiritIsland content until November 13th!
www.handelabra.com
#IndieDev #IndieGame
To celebrate the launch of the expansion, grab #NatureIncarnate at a special launch discount now until November 20th.
But wait!
Snag savings across ALL #SpiritIsland content until November 13th!
www.handelabra.com
#IndieDev #IndieGame
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner