Mark Richardson
@slavetothehat.bsky.social
Cartographer. RPG Game designer, creator of Headspace RPG. Dad, Neurodivergent, Alcoholic in recovery. Canadian. He/Him
Backers are starting to get their Blue Planet books and it's nice to see how marvelous my maps turned out. Now that is a nice inside cover spread.
November 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Backers are starting to get their Blue Planet books and it's nice to see how marvelous my maps turned out. Now that is a nice inside cover spread.
Now that’s a spicy meatball.
Trump trade war costs US Italian pasta: “Exporters say import and antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of U.S. stores as soon as January.” Via WSJ
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves — The Wall Street Journal
Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of tariffs it has levied
apple.news
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Now that’s a spicy meatball.
Reposted by Mark Richardson
DONALD TRUMP: [asleep, drooling on long red tie]
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
DONALD TRUMP: [asleep, drooling on long red tie]
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
Interesting, re Midtown Highrises
Evidence suggests that builders “jumped” over manufacturing and tenement districts, in order to create a new business district that was near white collar “suburban” residents, who were moving northward on Manhattan island throughout the 19th century
Evidence suggests that builders “jumped” over manufacturing and tenement districts, in order to create a new business district that was near white collar “suburban” residents, who were moving northward on Manhattan island throughout the 19th century
November 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Interesting, re Midtown Highrises
Evidence suggests that builders “jumped” over manufacturing and tenement districts, in order to create a new business district that was near white collar “suburban” residents, who were moving northward on Manhattan island throughout the 19th century
Evidence suggests that builders “jumped” over manufacturing and tenement districts, in order to create a new business district that was near white collar “suburban” residents, who were moving northward on Manhattan island throughout the 19th century
This is pretty cool, about 40% of NYC buildings couldn't be built today because they would violate code.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
40 Percent of the Buildings in Manhattan Could Not Be Built Today (Published 2016)
In Manhattan alone, roughly two out of every five buildings are taller, bulkier, bigger or more crowded than current zoning allows. And often that can actually be a good thing.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This is pretty cool, about 40% of NYC buildings couldn't be built today because they would violate code.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
I love stuff like this,
NY City, Building polygons with Heights, & Date Built, interactive. data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Governm...
NY City, Building polygons with Heights, & Date Built, interactive. data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Governm...
Building Footprints (Map) | NYC Open Data
Footprint outlines of buildings in New York City. Please see the following link for additional documentation- https://github.com/CityOfNewYork/nyc-geo-metadata/blob/master/Metadata/Metadata_BuildingFo...
data.cityofnewyork.us
November 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I love stuff like this,
NY City, Building polygons with Heights, & Date Built, interactive. data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Governm...
NY City, Building polygons with Heights, & Date Built, interactive. data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Governm...
NY Geology (1995, 1:250K)
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
NY Geology (1995, 1:250K)
Continuing to comb through NYC / State resources to support the science basis for my dystopian NYC project.
Today, a look at geology. Can't have Blade Runner Megastructures without a suitable bed rock to build on, so let's see how this would shape a future NYC.
nysm.nysed.gov/research-col...
Today, a look at geology. Can't have Blade Runner Megastructures without a suitable bed rock to build on, so let's see how this would shape a future NYC.
nysm.nysed.gov/research-col...
Geographic Information System (GIS) | The New York State Museum
nysm.nysed.gov
November 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Continuing to comb through NYC / State resources to support the science basis for my dystopian NYC project.
Today, a look at geology. Can't have Blade Runner Megastructures without a suitable bed rock to build on, so let's see how this would shape a future NYC.
nysm.nysed.gov/research-col...
Today, a look at geology. Can't have Blade Runner Megastructures without a suitable bed rock to build on, so let's see how this would shape a future NYC.
nysm.nysed.gov/research-col...
Reposted by Mark Richardson
A more detailed sequel to my earlier PSA.
Take a look, and adjust settings accordingly.
Take a look, and adjust settings accordingly.
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 11:32 PM
A more detailed sequel to my earlier PSA.
Take a look, and adjust settings accordingly.
Take a look, and adjust settings accordingly.
Reason 1,999 your Fantasy maps have too few roads. Seriously 'High Fantasy' needs to compete with the Roman Empire or wtf is going on in your setting.
Wow! 😮🤩
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
November 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Reason 1,999 your Fantasy maps have too few roads. Seriously 'High Fantasy' needs to compete with the Roman Empire or wtf is going on in your setting.
Dude had too much Tylenol.
holy shit -- one of Trump's toadies just passed out and the White House event is brought to an abrupt end
November 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Dude had too much Tylenol.
I'm doing some deep diving on resources for my NYC year 2,100 Dystopian Atlas project. I need to build up from where we are at, while I'm mostly mining out key GIS resources and downloading data from Open resources some of it is more accessible such as,
streets.planning.nyc.gov/about
streets.planning.nyc.gov/about
NYC Street Map
NYC Street Map is an ongoing effort to digitize official street records. Find the official mapped width, name, and status of specific streets. See how the street grid has changed over time.
streets.planning.nyc.gov
November 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I'm doing some deep diving on resources for my NYC year 2,100 Dystopian Atlas project. I need to build up from where we are at, while I'm mostly mining out key GIS resources and downloading data from Open resources some of it is more accessible such as,
streets.planning.nyc.gov/about
streets.planning.nyc.gov/about
They went most of the republic with just guessing what room it was based on it being an oval and all that.
November 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
They went most of the republic with just guessing what room it was based on it being an oval and all that.
This may be part of the plan, this is the perfect case to justify privatization of traffic controlers.
BREAKING: The US FAA has said thst it is cutting flight capacity by 10% at multiple airports across the USA while the federal government still is shutdown
November 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
This may be part of the plan, this is the perfect case to justify privatization of traffic controlers.
Meanwhile in Canada we all just went to our doctor.
Like many Americans, Scott Adams had insurance problems. But unlike most people he has powerful friends on social media, and when he asked President Trump for help, he got the cancer drug he needed. n.pr/47yYhti
Dilbert creator taps Trump to get cancer drug. Others wish they could, too
Like many Americans, Scott Adams had insurance problems. But unlike most people he has powerful friends on social media, and when he asked President Trump for help, he got the cancer drug he needed.
n.pr
November 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Meanwhile in Canada we all just went to our doctor.
I make this every 2 weeks,
2 Boxes Arugula
1 bunch basil chopped
2 big hands of chopped green olives
4-5 Vine Tomatoes sliced
1 heaping tbs Dried Oregano
6 tbs olive oil
3 tbs good balsamic vinegar
Toss the entire salad
Cook your fav Pasta
Toss pasta into salad
Serve hot
Easy, Quick, Always good
2 Boxes Arugula
1 bunch basil chopped
2 big hands of chopped green olives
4-5 Vine Tomatoes sliced
1 heaping tbs Dried Oregano
6 tbs olive oil
3 tbs good balsamic vinegar
Toss the entire salad
Cook your fav Pasta
Toss pasta into salad
Serve hot
Easy, Quick, Always good
IT IS TIME FOR BLUESKY RECIPE POSTING
do you have a cheap, healthy, low-cost recipe? post it here! or quote tweet this post. or dunk on me for something I don't care just post easy meals that people can make right now.
do you have a cheap, healthy, low-cost recipe? post it here! or quote tweet this post. or dunk on me for something I don't care just post easy meals that people can make right now.
November 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I make this every 2 weeks,
2 Boxes Arugula
1 bunch basil chopped
2 big hands of chopped green olives
4-5 Vine Tomatoes sliced
1 heaping tbs Dried Oregano
6 tbs olive oil
3 tbs good balsamic vinegar
Toss the entire salad
Cook your fav Pasta
Toss pasta into salad
Serve hot
Easy, Quick, Always good
2 Boxes Arugula
1 bunch basil chopped
2 big hands of chopped green olives
4-5 Vine Tomatoes sliced
1 heaping tbs Dried Oregano
6 tbs olive oil
3 tbs good balsamic vinegar
Toss the entire salad
Cook your fav Pasta
Toss pasta into salad
Serve hot
Easy, Quick, Always good
Name an anime that would kill it as a remake.
This but as a series and entirely based on the source manga. Honestly amazing this hasn’t happened already.
This but as a series and entirely based on the source manga. Honestly amazing this hasn’t happened already.
November 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Name an anime that would kill it as a remake.
This but as a series and entirely based on the source manga. Honestly amazing this hasn’t happened already.
This but as a series and entirely based on the source manga. Honestly amazing this hasn’t happened already.
Well ya I guess I’m just making Twilight 2100, a crunchy dangerous NYC post climate dystopia.
It’s still just for me and my friends at this point, see if anyone likes it first.
Gonna hard code it as building your own low level street gang. The corpo’s are most definitely not in your party.
It’s still just for me and my friends at this point, see if anyone likes it first.
Gonna hard code it as building your own low level street gang. The corpo’s are most definitely not in your party.
November 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Well ya I guess I’m just making Twilight 2100, a crunchy dangerous NYC post climate dystopia.
It’s still just for me and my friends at this point, see if anyone likes it first.
Gonna hard code it as building your own low level street gang. The corpo’s are most definitely not in your party.
It’s still just for me and my friends at this point, see if anyone likes it first.
Gonna hard code it as building your own low level street gang. The corpo’s are most definitely not in your party.
Reposted by Mark Richardson
“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
November 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
My pumpkin plan for this afternoon is Snoopy.
I’ll say from previous experience that designs where you don’t go all the way through the pumpkin render a much cleaner orange look with the candle.
My Totoro from a few years ago on the right.
I’ll say from previous experience that designs where you don’t go all the way through the pumpkin render a much cleaner orange look with the candle.
My Totoro from a few years ago on the right.
October 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My pumpkin plan for this afternoon is Snoopy.
I’ll say from previous experience that designs where you don’t go all the way through the pumpkin render a much cleaner orange look with the candle.
My Totoro from a few years ago on the right.
I’ll say from previous experience that designs where you don’t go all the way through the pumpkin render a much cleaner orange look with the candle.
My Totoro from a few years ago on the right.
The key is to explain how much money you actually need to be the 1% (free of debts) at least in the US it’s something like this in 2024,
25%, $660k
10%, $2 million
1%, $6 million (~3.4m people)
0.1%, $62 M (~340k people)
25%, $660k
10%, $2 million
1%, $6 million (~3.4m people)
0.1%, $62 M (~340k people)
I always get drawn back to Al Gore telling voters that he’d only raise taxes on the top 1% and then after the election a poll showed that something like 20% of voters thought they were in the top 1% and another 20% thought they would be in the next five years. Just a total tragic disconnect.
Maaaaan, this. So much this. Every time there's any kind of actual in-depth survey we find that the American people are *abysmally* ignorant about even the most basic political facts, but the pundit class just immediately forgets & proceeds with political analysis based on subtle policy differences.
October 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The key is to explain how much money you actually need to be the 1% (free of debts) at least in the US it’s something like this in 2024,
25%, $660k
10%, $2 million
1%, $6 million (~3.4m people)
0.1%, $62 M (~340k people)
25%, $660k
10%, $2 million
1%, $6 million (~3.4m people)
0.1%, $62 M (~340k people)
I got door lube. So I guess I’m very much a home owner now.
October 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I got door lube. So I guess I’m very much a home owner now.
You have been kidnapped and the characters from the last tv show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
I mean he’s gonna absolutely wreck them.
I mean he’s gonna absolutely wreck them.
October 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
You have been kidnapped and the characters from the last tv show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
I mean he’s gonna absolutely wreck them.
I mean he’s gonna absolutely wreck them.
Apropos of nothing in particular if you were not aware and love the music from BSG as much as I do, there is a Live Album that is utterly a delight.
music.apple.com/ca/album/so-...
music.apple.com/ca/album/so-...
So Say We All (Battlestar Galactica Live) by Bear McCreary on Apple Music
Album · 2021 · 13 Songs
music.apple.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Apropos of nothing in particular if you were not aware and love the music from BSG as much as I do, there is a Live Album that is utterly a delight.
music.apple.com/ca/album/so-...
music.apple.com/ca/album/so-...