maniagnosis
@maniagnosis.bsky.social
Tommy M. McGuire (Not that one. Nor that one.)
Coding bum, tetrapod. (he/him)
Bitterly cynical misanthrope. It's always more complicated. I apologize in advance; I tend to get too comfortable.
Called 'weird' by Kevin Kruse.
Coding bum, tetrapod. (he/him)
Bitterly cynical misanthrope. It's always more complicated. I apologize in advance; I tend to get too comfortable.
Called 'weird' by Kevin Kruse.
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maniagnosis
@maniagnosis.bsky.social
· Jun 25
For the curious, the text
(J'ay souvente fois envie
D'efforcer sans regarder où
Mais je ne peu onc en ma vie
Rompre une anguille au genou)
roughly translates into:
"Oftentimes I feel the need
To power through with my head down
But I can't for the life of me
Break an eel over my knee"
(J'ay souvente fois envie
D'efforcer sans regarder où
Mais je ne peu onc en ma vie
Rompre une anguille au genou)
roughly translates into:
"Oftentimes I feel the need
To power through with my head down
But I can't for the life of me
Break an eel over my knee"
Those are wise words, indeed.
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Still time to get in on this.
For folks in the UK/EU/Etc you can get it from @fenrisgames.com here:
fenrisgames.com/shop#!/FGSAL...
If you're in the US you can get it from @forgeofice.bsky.social here:
forgeofice.com/product/deep...
#Nerdlings #MiniOfTheMonth
For folks in the UK/EU/Etc you can get it from @fenrisgames.com here:
fenrisgames.com/shop#!/FGSAL...
If you're in the US you can get it from @forgeofice.bsky.social here:
forgeofice.com/product/deep...
#Nerdlings #MiniOfTheMonth
Mini Of The Month - November
Deep One Herald.
Ok so this is a special one. For November we’ve partnered with @fenrisgames.com for a single mini competition.
Your mission this month is to paint this, the Deep One Herald. It’s an awesome mini with loads of potential for shenanigans.
1/
Deep One Herald.
Ok so this is a special one. For November we’ve partnered with @fenrisgames.com for a single mini competition.
Your mission this month is to paint this, the Deep One Herald. It’s an awesome mini with loads of potential for shenanigans.
1/
October 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Still time to get in on this.
For folks in the UK/EU/Etc you can get it from @fenrisgames.com here:
fenrisgames.com/shop#!/FGSAL...
If you're in the US you can get it from @forgeofice.bsky.social here:
forgeofice.com/product/deep...
#Nerdlings #MiniOfTheMonth
For folks in the UK/EU/Etc you can get it from @fenrisgames.com here:
fenrisgames.com/shop#!/FGSAL...
If you're in the US you can get it from @forgeofice.bsky.social here:
forgeofice.com/product/deep...
#Nerdlings #MiniOfTheMonth
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Oh we found a better picture once Hudson had resigned himself to his fate
November 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Oh we found a better picture once Hudson had resigned himself to his fate
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We walk as companions! The popular fox and crow adventuring strip is now available as a print as requested.
Sorry that took me forever to draw. I'm so slow these days when it comes to big illustrations.
fairyloguepress.com/products/com...
Sorry that took me forever to draw. I'm so slow these days when it comes to big illustrations.
fairyloguepress.com/products/com...
November 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM
We walk as companions! The popular fox and crow adventuring strip is now available as a print as requested.
Sorry that took me forever to draw. I'm so slow these days when it comes to big illustrations.
fairyloguepress.com/products/com...
Sorry that took me forever to draw. I'm so slow these days when it comes to big illustrations.
fairyloguepress.com/products/com...
Well, this thing is kind of a chonker.
November 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Well, this thing is kind of a chonker.
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Keep sailing fellas.
November 16, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Keep sailing fellas.
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I've written more than you could ever wish to know about the devil in British folklore on my blog:
bibliollcollege.substack.com/p/the-devil-...
bibliollcollege.substack.com/p/the-devil-...
The Devil and Demons in English Folklore
The Shadow Canon No. 08
bibliollcollege.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I've written more than you could ever wish to know about the devil in British folklore on my blog:
bibliollcollege.substack.com/p/the-devil-...
bibliollcollege.substack.com/p/the-devil-...
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Reading will make you more interesting. Last week I met up with some old friends and we were discussing Cornwall. I told them, “According to legend, the devil avoids Cornwall for fear he will be baked into a pie” and the expression on their faces was priceless.
November 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Reading will make you more interesting. Last week I met up with some old friends and we were discussing Cornwall. I told them, “According to legend, the devil avoids Cornwall for fear he will be baked into a pie” and the expression on their faces was priceless.
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I wonder how many employers might actually refuse to hire the post-ChatGPT generation or they might end up fired because they cant do the things their degrees say they can do
Id be very angry with universities for hyping gAI the way they have, if I was a student or parent, tbh.
Id be very angry with universities for hyping gAI the way they have, if I was a student or parent, tbh.
New feature article from TNJ (nation's best student magazine): Inside Yale’s Quiet Reckoning with AI thenewjournalatyale.com/2025/10/insi...
November 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I wonder how many employers might actually refuse to hire the post-ChatGPT generation or they might end up fired because they cant do the things their degrees say they can do
Id be very angry with universities for hyping gAI the way they have, if I was a student or parent, tbh.
Id be very angry with universities for hyping gAI the way they have, if I was a student or parent, tbh.
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An astoundingly brilliant talk, and a great beginning to the last day of #Haskins2025 !
Alison Beach has just finished up inspiring this gathering of medievalists with the possibilities of telling far more empathetic and inclusive stories of medieval people. #Haskins2025 #medievalsky
November 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
An astoundingly brilliant talk, and a great beginning to the last day of #Haskins2025 !
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In Wellington, NZ, for a long weekend. Lucky with the weather (sunny and not very windy) and lucky to find these three hardcovers (I have had the paperbacks for many years) in the Pegasus bookshop.
November 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
In Wellington, NZ, for a long weekend. Lucky with the weather (sunny and not very windy) and lucky to find these three hardcovers (I have had the paperbacks for many years) in the Pegasus bookshop.
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🎆Happy #GuyFawkesDay!
Before and after the 1605 gunpowder plot, fireworks were an important part of celebrations. But what were they made of?
In our latest article, @jamesafox.bsky.social explores the fascinating book that taught the art of making fire
scilicet.org.uk/before-and-a... #Skystorians
Before and after the 1605 gunpowder plot, fireworks were an important part of celebrations. But what were they made of?
In our latest article, @jamesafox.bsky.social explores the fascinating book that taught the art of making fire
scilicet.org.uk/before-and-a... #Skystorians
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
🎆Happy #GuyFawkesDay!
Before and after the 1605 gunpowder plot, fireworks were an important part of celebrations. But what were they made of?
In our latest article, @jamesafox.bsky.social explores the fascinating book that taught the art of making fire
scilicet.org.uk/before-and-a... #Skystorians
Before and after the 1605 gunpowder plot, fireworks were an important part of celebrations. But what were they made of?
In our latest article, @jamesafox.bsky.social explores the fascinating book that taught the art of making fire
scilicet.org.uk/before-and-a... #Skystorians
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I love history lessons on this website
November 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I love history lessons on this website
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CNXONL23 included a multi-player, double-blind Kriegsspiel played entirely online and moderated by Jan H from the Int'l Kriegsspiel Society
We streamed the entire battle, which you can watch here
www.youtube.com/watc...
We streamed the entire battle, which you can watch here
www.youtube.com/watc...
November 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
CNXONL23 included a multi-player, double-blind Kriegsspiel played entirely online and moderated by Jan H from the Int'l Kriegsspiel Society
We streamed the entire battle, which you can watch here
www.youtube.com/watc...
We streamed the entire battle, which you can watch here
www.youtube.com/watc...
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The Vietnam War on your table, via @legendarytactics.bsky.social
Get as crunchy as you like! www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqao...
Get as crunchy as you like! www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqao...
Climbing the VIETNAM War Game Ladder: From Recruit to General
YouTube video by Legendary Tactics
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The Vietnam War on your table, via @legendarytactics.bsky.social
Get as crunchy as you like! www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqao...
Get as crunchy as you like! www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqao...
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My family seems to think I'm good at gift-giving, so here are my tricks to figure out what to get people:
a) if they ask for something specific, just get it esp kids
b) what can they use that is related to something they like? If they make bread, a cool sour dough starter or a bread basket/knife
1/
a) if they ask for something specific, just get it esp kids
b) what can they use that is related to something they like? If they make bread, a cool sour dough starter or a bread basket/knife
1/
November 29, 2024 at 10:21 PM
My family seems to think I'm good at gift-giving, so here are my tricks to figure out what to get people:
a) if they ask for something specific, just get it esp kids
b) what can they use that is related to something they like? If they make bread, a cool sour dough starter or a bread basket/knife
1/
a) if they ask for something specific, just get it esp kids
b) what can they use that is related to something they like? If they make bread, a cool sour dough starter or a bread basket/knife
1/
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This is fucking horrifying
New map produced by RTVE, Spanish national TV, of the 6000 mass graves in Spain. In the last 25 years some 17,000 bodies of men, women and children have been exhumed out of the ~120,000 dumped in mass unmarked graves by the Franco regime.
www.rtve.es/noticias/fos...
www.rtve.es/noticias/fos...
November 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This is fucking horrifying
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itch.io/b/3334/not-a...
Book bundle full of found families and friendship, including my book An Uncommon Curse!
Book bundle full of found families and friendship, including my book An Uncommon Curse!
Not All Family is Blood by Niranjan and 18 others
Not All Family is Blood: 25 items for $20.00
itch.io
November 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
itch.io/b/3334/not-a...
Book bundle full of found families and friendship, including my book An Uncommon Curse!
Book bundle full of found families and friendship, including my book An Uncommon Curse!
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⚠️ Here's a look at the precipitation forecast for the next 7 days. A series of systems will keep conditions unsettled across the West, while a more substantial system brings a threat of heavy showers and thunderstorms to the south-central U.S. towards the end of the week. ⛈️
November 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
⚠️ Here's a look at the precipitation forecast for the next 7 days. A series of systems will keep conditions unsettled across the West, while a more substantial system brings a threat of heavy showers and thunderstorms to the south-central U.S. towards the end of the week. ⛈️
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coastalbendcatrescue.org/donate If you happen to be someone with extra monies, our rescue has lost some sources of income this year and could always use donations or items from the Amazon wish list!
Someday I'll finally make some merch to donate proceeds from dangit
Someday I'll finally make some merch to donate proceeds from dangit
Donate — Coastal Bend Cat Rescue
Donate
coastalbendcatrescue.org
November 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
coastalbendcatrescue.org/donate If you happen to be someone with extra monies, our rescue has lost some sources of income this year and could always use donations or items from the Amazon wish list!
Someday I'll finally make some merch to donate proceeds from dangit
Someday I'll finally make some merch to donate proceeds from dangit
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🧵So last week I asked Kiwis and Aussies if people prefer their fairy bread with margarine or butter, crusts on or crusts off, squares vs triangles. I figured since it has been ages since I've sampled the food of the fae, I should make sure the recipe is correct for my upcoming book launch party.
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
🧵So last week I asked Kiwis and Aussies if people prefer their fairy bread with margarine or butter, crusts on or crusts off, squares vs triangles. I figured since it has been ages since I've sampled the food of the fae, I should make sure the recipe is correct for my upcoming book launch party.
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Our next online talk is announced.
On Sat 29th November at 8pm GMT, via Zoom, we will be welcoming Rich Blackett @ofwolfandmanbook.bsky.social who will discuss
WEREWOLVES: FACT, FICTION AND MYTH
on wolf cults and the origin of werewolves
Ticket £5, inc. recording, from bit.ly/flaevents now
On Sat 29th November at 8pm GMT, via Zoom, we will be welcoming Rich Blackett @ofwolfandmanbook.bsky.social who will discuss
WEREWOLVES: FACT, FICTION AND MYTH
on wolf cults and the origin of werewolves
Ticket £5, inc. recording, from bit.ly/flaevents now
November 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Our next online talk is announced.
On Sat 29th November at 8pm GMT, via Zoom, we will be welcoming Rich Blackett @ofwolfandmanbook.bsky.social who will discuss
WEREWOLVES: FACT, FICTION AND MYTH
on wolf cults and the origin of werewolves
Ticket £5, inc. recording, from bit.ly/flaevents now
On Sat 29th November at 8pm GMT, via Zoom, we will be welcoming Rich Blackett @ofwolfandmanbook.bsky.social who will discuss
WEREWOLVES: FACT, FICTION AND MYTH
on wolf cults and the origin of werewolves
Ticket £5, inc. recording, from bit.ly/flaevents now
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Died (alas!) on this day in 1625, the remarkable painter Sofonisba Anguissola. Here, self portrait as a young woman, showing off her talents in 1556.
November 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Died (alas!) on this day in 1625, the remarkable painter Sofonisba Anguissola. Here, self portrait as a young woman, showing off her talents in 1556.
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Today marks the 400th anniv of the passing of Renaissance painter Sofonisba Anguissola. Visit the resource page for the artist on the #ArtHerstory blog -
artherstory.net/sofonisba-an...
artherstory.net/sofonisba-an...
Sofonisba Anguissola resource page
A resource page about Renaissance portrait artist Sofonisba Anguissola, with links to books, articles and exhibitions about her.
artherstory.net
November 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Today marks the 400th anniv of the passing of Renaissance painter Sofonisba Anguissola. Visit the resource page for the artist on the #ArtHerstory blog -
artherstory.net/sofonisba-an...
artherstory.net/sofonisba-an...