Leigh O. Nostrum
@leighonostrum.bsky.social
Writer - #Scifi - #Fantasy (WIP Series – Think GOT meets Avatar) 😀 Husband, Father. He/Him #writing #writingcommunity
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#writingcommunity #writing #writingfantasy
#writingcommunity #writing #writingfantasy
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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This would make a killer #indieGame if it were to be developed.
#IndieDev #GameDev #Transformers #Animation #Grimlock
#IndieDev #GameDev #Transformers #Animation #Grimlock
November 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This would make a killer #indieGame if it were to be developed.
#IndieDev #GameDev #Transformers #Animation #Grimlock
#IndieDev #GameDev #Transformers #Animation #Grimlock
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I fancied getting back into sculpting which I hadn't done since school. This was based on my Pedro monster I did for one of my books (first pic). SO MUCH FUN. He keeps an eye on me in the studio now. #monster #sculpture #airdryclay #cutemonster #sillymonster #funny #pinkbottom
November 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I fancied getting back into sculpting which I hadn't done since school. This was based on my Pedro monster I did for one of my books (first pic). SO MUCH FUN. He keeps an eye on me in the studio now. #monster #sculpture #airdryclay #cutemonster #sillymonster #funny #pinkbottom
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It would have been/is my amazing Poppa's 100th Birthday today.
TLDR, go and tell that someone you love them today. Have a brilliant day everyone! Breath, take a second and know that you're awesome!!!!!
TLDR, go and tell that someone you love them today. Have a brilliant day everyone! Breath, take a second and know that you're awesome!!!!!
November 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
It would have been/is my amazing Poppa's 100th Birthday today.
TLDR, go and tell that someone you love them today. Have a brilliant day everyone! Breath, take a second and know that you're awesome!!!!!
TLDR, go and tell that someone you love them today. Have a brilliant day everyone! Breath, take a second and know that you're awesome!!!!!
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every author in the class action, please file the claim.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
every author in the class action, please file the claim.
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The next stages of technology war: a summary of a post by Ukrainian expert Maria Berlinska.
I decided to share Ms Berlinska's thoughts with you. Drone warfare is constantly evolving and changing warfare and the battlefield forever.⤵️
I decided to share Ms Berlinska's thoughts with you. Drone warfare is constantly evolving and changing warfare and the battlefield forever.⤵️
November 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The next stages of technology war: a summary of a post by Ukrainian expert Maria Berlinska.
I decided to share Ms Berlinska's thoughts with you. Drone warfare is constantly evolving and changing warfare and the battlefield forever.⤵️
I decided to share Ms Berlinska's thoughts with you. Drone warfare is constantly evolving and changing warfare and the battlefield forever.⤵️
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Queen of Fairies from A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595-1596) is a character lifted from traditional folklore. William Shakespeare borrowed the name 'Titania' from the mythological daughters of Titans in Ovid's Metamorphoses.
art by Arthur Rackham (1908)
#FairyTaleTuesday
art by Arthur Rackham (1908)
#FairyTaleTuesday
November 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Queen of Fairies from A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595-1596) is a character lifted from traditional folklore. William Shakespeare borrowed the name 'Titania' from the mythological daughters of Titans in Ovid's Metamorphoses.
art by Arthur Rackham (1908)
#FairyTaleTuesday
art by Arthur Rackham (1908)
#FairyTaleTuesday
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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/
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40k battle scenes! All of these are for the 40k ttrpg Wrath & Glory.
November 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
40k battle scenes! All of these are for the 40k ttrpg Wrath & Glory.
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Join us!
We have a graphic for the event this coming Saturday at Redditch Library at noon, where I'll be with the inimitable @garethlpowell.bsky.social and @annasmithwrites.bsky.social to discuss crafting sci-fi and fantasy! A local bookstore is bringing stock!
November 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Join us!
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Small part of Antarctica.
I guess we can call it naked 🤭
Image taken yesterday by Sentinel-2.
I guess we can call it naked 🤭
Image taken yesterday by Sentinel-2.
February 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Small part of Antarctica.
I guess we can call it naked 🤭
Image taken yesterday by Sentinel-2.
I guess we can call it naked 🤭
Image taken yesterday by Sentinel-2.
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Coin Flows and the "End" of the Ancient World
Revisiting Modern Assumptions about the Past by @lollardfish.bsky.social and @profgabriele.com at their essential and very excellent newsletter
buttondown.com/ModernMediev...
Revisiting Modern Assumptions about the Past by @lollardfish.bsky.social and @profgabriele.com at their essential and very excellent newsletter
buttondown.com/ModernMediev...
Coin Flows and the "End" of the Ancient World
Revisiting Modern Assumptions about the Past
buttondown.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Coin Flows and the "End" of the Ancient World
Revisiting Modern Assumptions about the Past by @lollardfish.bsky.social and @profgabriele.com at their essential and very excellent newsletter
buttondown.com/ModernMediev...
Revisiting Modern Assumptions about the Past by @lollardfish.bsky.social and @profgabriele.com at their essential and very excellent newsletter
buttondown.com/ModernMediev...
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This gets at something I could only tangentially get at when it comes to medieval kingship: what was a successful or powerful king? Modern (i.e. 19th and 20th century) historians had very different ideas than contemporaries that often keyed in on things like creating bureaucracy/state capability.
happy monday! new FREE newsletter piece by me and @lollardfish.bsky.social as we talk about, well, the supposed "fall of rome" yet again. this time we revisit what's known as the "Pirenne Thesis" and how some think Islam fits in all this...
#medievalsky
buttondown.com/ModernMediev...
#medievalsky
buttondown.com/ModernMediev...
Coin Flows and the "End" of the Ancient World
Revisiting Modern Assumptions about the Past
buttondown.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This gets at something I could only tangentially get at when it comes to medieval kingship: what was a successful or powerful king? Modern (i.e. 19th and 20th century) historians had very different ideas than contemporaries that often keyed in on things like creating bureaucracy/state capability.
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Some old Babylon 5 renders of mine for #NostalgiaSunday
These were all made in the late-90s or early-2000s with #LightWave3D and are presented here in all their low-res glory. /1 🧵
These were all made in the late-90s or early-2000s with #LightWave3D and are presented here in all their low-res glory. /1 🧵
!['Shadows over Jupiter' - a simple render, but one of my favourite B5 LightWave images. Made Jan 2000.
I’m pretty sure the Whitestar was by Kier Darby [ap3d.com], who wrote a very popular step-by-step tutorial revealing how it was made, textures and all. That’s how I — and many others — learned how to use splines to make these tricky organic shapes.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mvd4njlxajan7j67vrfhunzv/bafkreic2b3olcsprhf2uorxtk6thmllpadygq27qkzp2xux4bk6ndv67f4@jpeg)
November 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Some old Babylon 5 renders of mine for #NostalgiaSunday
These were all made in the late-90s or early-2000s with #LightWave3D and are presented here in all their low-res glory. /1 🧵
These were all made in the late-90s or early-2000s with #LightWave3D and are presented here in all their low-res glory. /1 🧵
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I had a lot of fun writing this piece for @psyche.co, which just reminded me that people have always had to deal with criticism from others -- and the key is to be creative about how you deal with your haters.
psyche.co/ideas/get-me...
psyche.co/ideas/get-me...
Get medieval on your haters: lessons from Beowulf and Chaucer | Psyche Ideas
When your reputation is at stake, get medieval on your haters: lessons from Beowulf, Margery Kempe and Geoffrey Chaucer
psyche.co
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I had a lot of fun writing this piece for @psyche.co, which just reminded me that people have always had to deal with criticism from others -- and the key is to be creative about how you deal with your haters.
psyche.co/ideas/get-me...
psyche.co/ideas/get-me...
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okay, redoing this thread from almost 3y ago but with alt text.
making a tabletop barrow in about an hour! you could squeeze one in this afternoon if you had one of our barrow entrance sets.
making a tabletop barrow in about an hour! you could squeeze one in this afternoon if you had one of our barrow entrance sets.
November 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
okay, redoing this thread from almost 3y ago but with alt text.
making a tabletop barrow in about an hour! you could squeeze one in this afternoon if you had one of our barrow entrance sets.
making a tabletop barrow in about an hour! you could squeeze one in this afternoon if you had one of our barrow entrance sets.
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I think medieval beekeeper outfits could be the strongest look in the entire history of fashion.
November 15, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I think medieval beekeeper outfits could be the strongest look in the entire history of fashion.
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For the first time, scientists have documented an unusual defense: Some species of arachnids build giant doppelgängers on their webs, creating a frightening deception that scares off would-be killers. https://scim.ag/487Myn0
November 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
For the first time, scientists have documented an unusual defense: Some species of arachnids build giant doppelgängers on their webs, creating a frightening deception that scares off would-be killers. https://scim.ag/487Myn0
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Y’all: @garethlpowell.bsky.social writes truly awesome stories with characters you can identify with, who have real flaws and hopes. He is also a good person with great thoughts, and honestly the entire time I have followed his social media he has been such an encouragement and a breath of fresh air
Time for a new introduction. I’m a science fiction author from Bristol in the UK. I’ve written over 20 published books, had my work translated into numerous languages, and won an award or two. I mainly post about books, writing, and my part-time job in a bookshop.
linktr.ee/garethlpowell
linktr.ee/garethlpowell
November 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Y’all: @garethlpowell.bsky.social writes truly awesome stories with characters you can identify with, who have real flaws and hopes. He is also a good person with great thoughts, and honestly the entire time I have followed his social media he has been such an encouragement and a breath of fresh air
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Historical unbuilt Gemini concepts:
1) Lunar Reconnaissance Gemini for mapping the lunar surface
2) Mission to rendezvous with the Pegasus micrometeorite satellite
3) Big Gemini space station logistics craft
4) Rescue Gemini for picking up stranded Apollo astronauts
1) Lunar Reconnaissance Gemini for mapping the lunar surface
2) Mission to rendezvous with the Pegasus micrometeorite satellite
3) Big Gemini space station logistics craft
4) Rescue Gemini for picking up stranded Apollo astronauts
November 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Historical unbuilt Gemini concepts:
1) Lunar Reconnaissance Gemini for mapping the lunar surface
2) Mission to rendezvous with the Pegasus micrometeorite satellite
3) Big Gemini space station logistics craft
4) Rescue Gemini for picking up stranded Apollo astronauts
1) Lunar Reconnaissance Gemini for mapping the lunar surface
2) Mission to rendezvous with the Pegasus micrometeorite satellite
3) Big Gemini space station logistics craft
4) Rescue Gemini for picking up stranded Apollo astronauts
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Last night, rereading The Two Towers, I came across the word HALE, and while I've encountered the (now rather archaic) term plenty of times before, this time it clicked that HALE is to HEALTH as WIDE is to WIDTH and LONG is to LENGTH, etc.
November 15, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Last night, rereading The Two Towers, I came across the word HALE, and while I've encountered the (now rather archaic) term plenty of times before, this time it clicked that HALE is to HEALTH as WIDE is to WIDTH and LONG is to LENGTH, etc.
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Reading back through the two books I have lined up to follow Jitterbug, and trust me, you are not ready.
a man in a green shirt is saying there is a storm coming .
Alt: a man in a green shirt is saying there is a storm coming .
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Reading back through the two books I have lined up to follow Jitterbug, and trust me, you are not ready.
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Apparently my solution to this long and already complicated chapter is to add a whole new character the book hasn’t even seen before.
November 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Apparently my solution to this long and already complicated chapter is to add a whole new character the book hasn’t even seen before.