Thaliarchus
@thaliarchus.bsky.social
Hedge poet. I watch anime & am often accused of reading.
'Now praise those names on tombs of steel engraved | And toll this rotting country's countless bells.'
Read my work: https://thaliarchus.itch.io/cosmic-warlord-kinbright
'Now praise those names on tombs of steel engraved | And toll this rotting country's countless bells.'
Read my work: https://thaliarchus.itch.io/cosmic-warlord-kinbright
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Thaliarchus
@thaliarchus.bsky.social
· Nov 9
Cosmic Warlord Kin-Bright by Thaliarchus
Giant robot yuri space opera. In verse.
thaliarchus.itch.io
Today's Cosmic Warlord Kin-Bright's one-year anniversary!
The whole damn thing remains free. You can and should try it.
thaliarchus.itch.io/cosmic-warlo...
The whole damn thing remains free. You can and should try it.
thaliarchus.itch.io/cosmic-warlo...
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One of those words where like, I think if a modern piece said "the sun shafted through the trees", most people would understand perfectly, right
February 19, 2026 at 3:49 PM
One of those words where like, I think if a modern piece said "the sun shafted through the trees", most people would understand perfectly, right
On the second day of hunting, the Gawain-Poet has the lord of the house pursuing the boar until the Sun 'schafted' (1467), which seems to mean until the Sun shone low in shafts (through the trees of the forest?).
It's a good description, possibly unique to the poet (MED knows no other examples).
It's a good description, possibly unique to the poet (MED knows no other examples).
February 19, 2026 at 3:23 PM
On the second day of hunting, the Gawain-Poet has the lord of the house pursuing the boar until the Sun 'schafted' (1467), which seems to mean until the Sun shone low in shafts (through the trees of the forest?).
It's a good description, possibly unique to the poet (MED knows no other examples).
It's a good description, possibly unique to the poet (MED knows no other examples).
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hate when they do a new dark and edgy version of something to appeal to the teens
February 19, 2026 at 2:25 PM
hate when they do a new dark and edgy version of something to appeal to the teens
They modelled the presidency on the functions of an eighteenth-century European monarch.
European monarchies have changed a bit since the eighteenth century. The presidency has changed less.
European monarchies have changed a bit since the eighteenth century. The presidency has changed less.
So SCOTUS, with its fabricated-out-of-thin-air immunity doctrine, has actually made American presidents less accountable than LITERAL royalty.
Breaking News: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, was arrested in Britain on suspicion of misconduct in public office over his links to Jeffrey Epstein, the BBC said.
February 19, 2026 at 2:19 PM
They modelled the presidency on the functions of an eighteenth-century European monarch.
European monarchies have changed a bit since the eighteenth century. The presidency has changed less.
European monarchies have changed a bit since the eighteenth century. The presidency has changed less.
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Babe, new central powers just dropped
February 19, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Babe, new central powers just dropped
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>king sending his brother to jail
close enough welcome back edward iv
close enough welcome back edward iv
LONDON (AP) — Palace says King Charles III will support police who are assessing reports that ex-Prince Andrew gave files to Epstein.
February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
>king sending his brother to jail
close enough welcome back edward iv
close enough welcome back edward iv
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Synod of Whitby erasure.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Bedford CC dealing with the bigots like an absolute boss.
February 19, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Synod of Whitby erasure.
Speed Grapher is, in important ways, bad, but I don't know if there's a better deployment of Anglophone music as an anime OP?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bT1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bT1...
Speed grapher OP girls on film
YouTube video by stormcrow5
www.youtube.com
February 19, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Speed Grapher is, in important ways, bad, but I don't know if there's a better deployment of Anglophone music as an anime OP?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bT1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bT1...
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glad that it seems like some folks still remember good ol’ SPEED GRAPHER
that show turned 20 last year
that show turned 20 last year
also for SPEED GRAPHER (excellent crappy anime from 2005) the duran duran opening isn't even on JP streaming, nor on the JP blus as far as i know. i think if you want that, you need to buy the first run of JP dvds
February 19, 2026 at 8:39 AM
glad that it seems like some folks still remember good ol’ SPEED GRAPHER
that show turned 20 last year
that show turned 20 last year
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Might go down as the funniest post in site history
I don't know why, but the judge is now citing the historical precedent of Charles I of England. This is an incredibly ominous sign for Yoon.
February 19, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Might go down as the funniest post in site history
Good night, and good luck.
![The sun beats down on Kusakabe, crouching in the school grounds, head in hands. [Classmates]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:e2ninzls6xnrs5spyr4etufv/bafkreidqryerevqxj2gc6e2htjuveolk6b75d4yzutzduw557adzautw2y@jpeg)
February 18, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Good night, and good luck.
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A surprise that arrived today: a charm a Japanese colleague sent me from the Kanda Shrine in Chiyoda.
(I think that's Daikokuten, one of the seven gods of fortune, on one side.)
(I think that's Daikokuten, one of the seven gods of fortune, on one side.)
February 18, 2026 at 6:09 PM
A surprise that arrived today: a charm a Japanese colleague sent me from the Kanda Shrine in Chiyoda.
(I think that's Daikokuten, one of the seven gods of fortune, on one side.)
(I think that's Daikokuten, one of the seven gods of fortune, on one side.)
It may be time to re-read In Parenthesis.
February 18, 2026 at 5:24 PM
It may be time to re-read In Parenthesis.
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Getting increasingly irritated by people describing Reform as appealing to "working class voters" when every bit of polling suggests that's conflating low income and working class and what's actually happening is that pensioners are voting for them.
February 18, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Getting increasingly irritated by people describing Reform as appealing to "working class voters" when every bit of polling suggests that's conflating low income and working class and what's actually happening is that pensioners are voting for them.
There're versions in which he didn't.
February 18, 2026 at 3:45 PM
There're versions in which he didn't.
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One of the most interesting things in Matthew Ball’s State of Video Gaming 2026 is the suggestion games are being outcompeted by, essentially, the gamification and gamblification of the rest of the world - r/wallstreetbets being an early sign of that
(Someone should write a book about that etc etc)
(Someone should write a book about that etc etc)
Gaming-2026_v2.15_v2
issuu.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:37 PM
One of the most interesting things in Matthew Ball’s State of Video Gaming 2026 is the suggestion games are being outcompeted by, essentially, the gamification and gamblification of the rest of the world - r/wallstreetbets being an early sign of that
(Someone should write a book about that etc etc)
(Someone should write a book about that etc etc)
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was not expecting this level of mathematics in Fantasy Maiden Wars. include a warning next time
February 18, 2026 at 12:16 AM
was not expecting this level of mathematics in Fantasy Maiden Wars. include a warning next time
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"Is Merzbow haram" could possibly be the most Birmingham question ever asked
February 18, 2026 at 7:57 AM
"Is Merzbow haram" could possibly be the most Birmingham question ever asked
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Good night and good luck, pilots.
February 18, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Good night and good luck, pilots.
Wrapped up undergraduate teaching this term (still have master's-level stuff to do, and open days).
I'll probably miss this cohort. They were very engaged.
I'll probably miss this cohort. They were very engaged.
February 17, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Wrapped up undergraduate teaching this term (still have master's-level stuff to do, and open days).
I'll probably miss this cohort. They were very engaged.
I'll probably miss this cohort. They were very engaged.
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Did you know? In both Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object and Touhou Shinreibyou ~ Ten Desires, you can encounter... Aaaaah!!! Aaaaaaaaaaaahhh!!!!! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!
November 1, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Did you know? In both Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object and Touhou Shinreibyou ~ Ten Desires, you can encounter... Aaaaah!!! Aaaaaaaaaaaahhh!!!!! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!
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it's not a podcast if there's not an rss feed
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
February 17, 2026 at 10:49 PM
it's not a podcast if there's not an rss feed