just a gigantic spider
@gigantic-spider.bsky.social
ttrpg nobody and Coordinator for The Awards 2026
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i think if you want to have those disgusting LED headlights on your car, you should have to do a test where they blast you point blank with your own headlights and then you have 15 seconds to successfully complete some sort of vision-based task, and if you can't do it they push your car off a cliff
November 20, 2025 at 2:25 AM
i think if you want to have those disgusting LED headlights on your car, you should have to do a test where they blast you point blank with your own headlights and then you have 15 seconds to successfully complete some sort of vision-based task, and if you can't do it they push your car off a cliff
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
The Awards
The Awards
We need a National Book Awards-style game award: every year a committee of five freaks is handed the keys to all the prestige, they pick stuff no one's heard of, readers (players) get mad, the committee members get defensive, no one is truly happy, and then next year we do it all again
November 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The Awards
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The reason they have to keep making Wizard of Oz prequels is if they went *forward* then they'd have to let people know about Ozma, and Hollywood will not, absolutely will *not*, ever allow that to happen
November 16, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The reason they have to keep making Wizard of Oz prequels is if they went *forward* then they'd have to let people know about Ozma, and Hollywood will not, absolutely will *not*, ever allow that to happen
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Glad I got to become disabled in a world that already had Alice Wong @sfdirewolf.bsky.social in it. I learned so much from her incredible writing & activism. May her memory be a blessing, & may we all continue her work.
Easiest way to do it? WEAR A MASK. Protect yourself & the vulnerable around you.
Easiest way to do it? WEAR A MASK. Protect yourself & the vulnerable around you.
November 15, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Glad I got to become disabled in a world that already had Alice Wong @sfdirewolf.bsky.social in it. I learned so much from her incredible writing & activism. May her memory be a blessing, & may we all continue her work.
Easiest way to do it? WEAR A MASK. Protect yourself & the vulnerable around you.
Easiest way to do it? WEAR A MASK. Protect yourself & the vulnerable around you.
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If you want to learn more about Alice Wong and her work, you can find many links on her profile, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social, or check out disabilityvisibilityproject.com, or her Wikipedia page.
Your library may also have her books, including audio/ebook editions (@multcolib.bsky.social does).
Your library may also have her books, including audio/ebook editions (@multcolib.bsky.social does).
Alice Wong (activist) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 15, 2025 at 7:44 AM
If you want to learn more about Alice Wong and her work, you can find many links on her profile, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social, or check out disabilityvisibilityproject.com, or her Wikipedia page.
Your library may also have her books, including audio/ebook editions (@multcolib.bsky.social does).
Your library may also have her books, including audio/ebook editions (@multcolib.bsky.social does).
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‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
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This just made me cry. I admired Alice so very much, as a writer and as a human being. If we live even a fraction of the life and do even a small measure of the good she did, we will have lived very, very well.
Rest easy, Alice, wherever you are. We’ll do our best to honor your work.
Rest easy, Alice, wherever you are. We’ll do our best to honor your work.
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
www.instagram.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:13 AM
This just made me cry. I admired Alice so very much, as a writer and as a human being. If we live even a fraction of the life and do even a small measure of the good she did, we will have lived very, very well.
Rest easy, Alice, wherever you are. We’ll do our best to honor your work.
Rest easy, Alice, wherever you are. We’ll do our best to honor your work.
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WE WON! After 42 days of striking we have a tentative agreement in hand that protects our existing 4 day work week, establishes a minimum salary, and adds protections against AI replacing jobs at our workplace!
![Graphic with multiple picket signs that reads "[up arrow] Minimum Salary", "4 day Work Week", and a big cancel sign over "AI Replacing Jobs" and so much more. Go to kickstarterunited.org to see it all!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gdife25rfr5drwr2nhncr3rf/bafkreidfgv3xytmgta3x35mjze22ojok7lwh3vlhgrcfbcwr7hjg6bb6eu@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
WE WON! After 42 days of striking we have a tentative agreement in hand that protects our existing 4 day work week, establishes a minimum salary, and adds protections against AI replacing jobs at our workplace!
For perhaps the first time ever I’ve been beaten to the punch in sharing my own post 😅
"But I want to sound some alarm bells about the influence that these platforms are having on the TTRPG space, and the push toward professionalization that could crowd out smaller artists."
October 2025 TTRPG Crowdfunding Retrospective
October: big month for Kickstarter, not so much for Backerkit, and Gamefound is around too I guess. Here's the raw data , let's dive in: 181...
ttrpg-spider.blogspot.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:57 PM
For perhaps the first time ever I’ve been beaten to the punch in sharing my own post 😅
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I never knew you could do that. I never knew you could just leave absolutely savage, excoriating obituaries for people who end up outliving you, that stick around to as claymore mines of volcanic invective that trigger when THEY die. That is genuinely some Death Note shit. I am in awe
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I never knew you could do that. I never knew you could just leave absolutely savage, excoriating obituaries for people who end up outliving you, that stick around to as claymore mines of volcanic invective that trigger when THEY die. That is genuinely some Death Note shit. I am in awe
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Just noting that Alabama is one of the most biodiverse places in the country and its freshwater biodiversity is some of the highest in THE WORLD, comparable to THE LITERAL AMAZON, but they want to build water-guzzling data centers for AI here b/c land is cheap.
1/4 I typically do not use preprint services, but our findings are important to the residents of Bessemer, Alabama impacted by the Marvel Project...a mega datacenter that will have a huge environmental impact.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Just noting that Alabama is one of the most biodiverse places in the country and its freshwater biodiversity is some of the highest in THE WORLD, comparable to THE LITERAL AMAZON, but they want to build water-guzzling data centers for AI here b/c land is cheap.
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I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
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It is vitally important that we as a community roll up our sleeves and get ready to do the hard and important work of ensuring Andrew Cuomo loses at something for a third time
holy cow, I might actually get a chance to vote against him a third time 😌
November 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
It is vitally important that we as a community roll up our sleeves and get ready to do the hard and important work of ensuring Andrew Cuomo loses at something for a third time
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November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Oh god……my fuc king BRAND
This ‘arachnid megacity’ may be largest spider’s web ever found
This ‘arachnid megacity’ may be largest spider’s web ever found
This ‘arachnid megacity’ may be largest spider’s web ever found
www.independent.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Oh god……my fuc king BRAND
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If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
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Today we just got 100 new followers and a bunch of people saying "whoa I've never heard of this" re: the game we have been thumping into the ground for the last 3 years by posting one gif from our earliest demo. If you think you post too much about your game: you probably don't!
November 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Today we just got 100 new followers and a bunch of people saying "whoa I've never heard of this" re: the game we have been thumping into the ground for the last 3 years by posting one gif from our earliest demo. If you think you post too much about your game: you probably don't!
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ok fine, just a little more libbing out, as a treat
November 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
ok fine, just a little more libbing out, as a treat
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As creators that are eager to get the go-ahead & launch our 19th project, we urge the management at Kickstarter to codify the current 4 day work week and pay even the lowest-paid worker a living wage. Let's get www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum... launched alongside that win for all!
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
As creators that are eager to get the go-ahead & launch our 19th project, we urge the management at Kickstarter to codify the current 4 day work week and pay even the lowest-paid worker a living wage. Let's get www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum... launched alongside that win for all!
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Between Vincent & me, we've backed 429 projects on Kickstarter, & funded 18 projects of our own. www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum... will be our 19th.
This is the longest wait we've ever had for a greenlight.
Kickstarter United is now in the longest tech strike ever.
Solidarity Forever.
This is the longest wait we've ever had for a greenlight.
Kickstarter United is now in the longest tech strike ever.
Solidarity Forever.
![Kickstarter United is on strike!
We are not asking for a boycott! Creators & Allies: Please continue to support & use the platform
[see following posts for how to help]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:m3wzngjkyjwaptbeygbu27rc/bafkreiexsay5jdg5shwd5i32gmzs3woj3qqzghuirctcls2chul33qjteu@jpeg)
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Between Vincent & me, we've backed 429 projects on Kickstarter, & funded 18 projects of our own. www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum... will be our 19th.
This is the longest wait we've ever had for a greenlight.
Kickstarter United is now in the longest tech strike ever.
Solidarity Forever.
This is the longest wait we've ever had for a greenlight.
Kickstarter United is now in the longest tech strike ever.
Solidarity Forever.
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mamdani is human. he'll fuck up and fail, especially with a hostile press and the giant mess that is nyc's politics. but today is a great day for the brave women who told what cuomo did, and for those of us who care that it should matter. that power shouldn't go to those who hurt the poweless.
I'm happy that Mamdani won. But I won't let that get in the way of my celebrating Cuomo losing.
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
mamdani is human. he'll fuck up and fail, especially with a hostile press and the giant mess that is nyc's politics. but today is a great day for the brave women who told what cuomo did, and for those of us who care that it should matter. that power shouldn't go to those who hurt the poweless.
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“He doesn’t have a mandate” are you fucking kidding? Dick Cheney died the day Zohran is elected he has the mandate of HEAVEN
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
“He doesn’t have a mandate” are you fucking kidding? Dick Cheney died the day Zohran is elected he has the mandate of HEAVEN