Alan Edwards
@derenemyn.com
Widowed dog dad, former caregiver. Mass Effect and Bioware nerd, writer, actor, fight choreographer, carny, larper, wrestling mark. I wrote about Julienne at derenemyn.com and her writing is at whimsyandwarpaint.com.
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Alan Edwards
@derenemyn.com
· Feb 22
They say to get two dogs so they can keep each other company well I feel like that about swords so I'm excited to announce that my bastard now has a sibling bastard
Been in a dark(er) place mentally for a few weeks but today I found out that the person at work who made my life hell since I started here is "no longer with the company" and that, my friends, is some good fuckin' news
May you also get some great news today
May you also get some great news today
November 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Been in a dark(er) place mentally for a few weeks but today I found out that the person at work who made my life hell since I started here is "no longer with the company" and that, my friends, is some good fuckin' news
May you also get some great news today
May you also get some great news today
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"Yeah, but you're living longer than your ancestors." How is that a good thing
November 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"Yeah, but you're living longer than your ancestors." How is that a good thing
Guess it's winter now
November 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Guess it's winter now
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All I know is MeToo never scared a man who didn't do anything wrong
November 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
All I know is MeToo never scared a man who didn't do anything wrong
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It's DAI's birthday, and god, I don't even know where to start with how much this game has given me. Hundreds of hours of entertainment, sure, but it means so much more to me than that. I met my two best friends because of our shared love for Inquisition. DAI is the reason I started writing. (1/5)
November 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It's DAI's birthday, and god, I don't even know where to start with how much this game has given me. Hundreds of hours of entertainment, sure, but it means so much more to me than that. I met my two best friends because of our shared love for Inquisition. DAI is the reason I started writing. (1/5)
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If you’re looking for health insurance for next year and the rising costs are a major concern and risk for you, direct primary care could be something worth looking into. Just sharing that in case it helps someone.
They use money to harass poc but won’t fund Medicare. Insane.
They use money to harass poc but won’t fund Medicare. Insane.
November 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
If you’re looking for health insurance for next year and the rising costs are a major concern and risk for you, direct primary care could be something worth looking into. Just sharing that in case it helps someone.
They use money to harass poc but won’t fund Medicare. Insane.
They use money to harass poc but won’t fund Medicare. Insane.
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the fun thing about actually reading books and loving the English language for its weird complexities is that the two words that make up “Vanity Fair” can also be read as “self-indulgently mediocre”
November 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
the fun thing about actually reading books and loving the English language for its weird complexities is that the two words that make up “Vanity Fair” can also be read as “self-indulgently mediocre”
Fought my isolationist tendencies Saturday night to meet a friend at a bar doing karaoke (I don't sing) and ended up having to tell a fellow white dude stranger that I wasn't going to sit there and listen to his fuckin' hate speech and looked at him until he shut up so next time I'm staying home
November 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Fought my isolationist tendencies Saturday night to meet a friend at a bar doing karaoke (I don't sing) and ended up having to tell a fellow white dude stranger that I wasn't going to sit there and listen to his fuckin' hate speech and looked at him until he shut up so next time I'm staying home
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convention monster doodles
November 16, 2025 at 12:12 AM
convention monster doodles
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Bilbo's memoir reveals a lost Mordor.
November 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Bilbo's memoir reveals a lost Mordor.
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Inside you there are two Tigers.
Inside me there are 10.
🐅
Inside me there are 10.
🐅
November 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Inside you there are two Tigers.
Inside me there are 10.
🐅
Inside me there are 10.
🐅
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And also forcing people who don't watch pro wrestling to watch the womens Blood and Guts match.
I think I'm just going lean into making hairdye and makeup and nail polish my identity again.
November 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
And also forcing people who don't watch pro wrestling to watch the womens Blood and Guts match.
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Creating OCs can honestly be such a deeply personal experience, especially when you consider (and you should) that a lot of people self-insert, give their OCs their own flaws, or create OCs that let them feel like they're the version of themselves they want to be, sometimes to work through IRL stuff
November 15, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Creating OCs can honestly be such a deeply personal experience, especially when you consider (and you should) that a lot of people self-insert, give their OCs their own flaws, or create OCs that let them feel like they're the version of themselves they want to be, sometimes to work through IRL stuff
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It's Friday night baby
July 19, 2025 at 3:01 AM
It's Friday night baby
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None of us are doing ok and I hate feeling so helpless and alone
November 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
None of us are doing ok and I hate feeling so helpless and alone
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I don’t want Five Guys to start trying to recreate McDonald’s… If I wanted McDonald’s I’d be going there…
I personally find Five Guys to be a better product and more to my tastes and its popularity with the masses is irrelevant to my dinner plans.
This is a post about #AEW
I personally find Five Guys to be a better product and more to my tastes and its popularity with the masses is irrelevant to my dinner plans.
This is a post about #AEW
November 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I don’t want Five Guys to start trying to recreate McDonald’s… If I wanted McDonald’s I’d be going there…
I personally find Five Guys to be a better product and more to my tastes and its popularity with the masses is irrelevant to my dinner plans.
This is a post about #AEW
I personally find Five Guys to be a better product and more to my tastes and its popularity with the masses is irrelevant to my dinner plans.
This is a post about #AEW
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Just created arguably the BEST video of my career today. Coming so soon!🫰🏻
November 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Just created arguably the BEST video of my career today. Coming so soon!🫰🏻
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THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
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"Attracting Casual Fans" in wrestling is a myth.
If they check in occasionally, there's no way to target them.
Put on a show people like. They'll talk about it to others if they're excited. 🤼♂️
If they check in occasionally, there's no way to target them.
Put on a show people like. They'll talk about it to others if they're excited. 🤼♂️
November 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
"Attracting Casual Fans" in wrestling is a myth.
If they check in occasionally, there's no way to target them.
Put on a show people like. They'll talk about it to others if they're excited. 🤼♂️
If they check in occasionally, there's no way to target them.
Put on a show people like. They'll talk about it to others if they're excited. 🤼♂️
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ANNOUNCEMENT: I am migrating from BlueSky to PureSky!
PureSky is the new social network where everyone who disagrees with you on any topic whatsoever is banned, while anyone who suggests banning someone you like is superbanned.
PureSky is the new social network where everyone who disagrees with you on any topic whatsoever is banned, while anyone who suggests banning someone you like is superbanned.
November 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT: I am migrating from BlueSky to PureSky!
PureSky is the new social network where everyone who disagrees with you on any topic whatsoever is banned, while anyone who suggests banning someone you like is superbanned.
PureSky is the new social network where everyone who disagrees with you on any topic whatsoever is banned, while anyone who suggests banning someone you like is superbanned.
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You'll ignore this, but every time you tweet angrily about crap like that Nuzzi piece you're confirming NYT editors' intuitions/incentivizing more of it. The entire intellectual/journo model here is, "Does this person get people angry? Yes? OK they're provocative/get talked about. Write about her."
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
You'll ignore this, but every time you tweet angrily about crap like that Nuzzi piece you're confirming NYT editors' intuitions/incentivizing more of it. The entire intellectual/journo model here is, "Does this person get people angry? Yes? OK they're provocative/get talked about. Write about her."
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My wokest opinion is that there shouldn’t be any private high schools or elementary schools.
Education is a matter of the common public good and everyone at the K-12 level should have an equal opportunity with the same resources to attain a common educational baseline.
Education is a matter of the common public good and everyone at the K-12 level should have an equal opportunity with the same resources to attain a common educational baseline.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
My wokest opinion is that there shouldn’t be any private high schools or elementary schools.
Education is a matter of the common public good and everyone at the K-12 level should have an equal opportunity with the same resources to attain a common educational baseline.
Education is a matter of the common public good and everyone at the K-12 level should have an equal opportunity with the same resources to attain a common educational baseline.