NerdverseZA
@nerdverseza.bsky.social
Home of Nerdverse Unshuffled, a geeky podcast about the language of board games. Based in Cape Town, South Africa. Check us out at nerdverse.co.za and join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/dfE98xQFS3.
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this is like reclaiming the flag - these people want to lay claim to the very concept of America as an explicit white supremacist place with no place for anyone but themselves
we do not have to accept their framing, we can be better than that and better than them
“give me your tired, your poor…”
we do not have to accept their framing, we can be better than that and better than them
“give me your tired, your poor…”
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
this is like reclaiming the flag - these people want to lay claim to the very concept of America as an explicit white supremacist place with no place for anyone but themselves
we do not have to accept their framing, we can be better than that and better than them
“give me your tired, your poor…”
we do not have to accept their framing, we can be better than that and better than them
“give me your tired, your poor…”
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I've written a short comment regarding this new MIT study that is being passed around and why it is horseshit. "11.7% of US workforce is being replaced by AI" my ass. Thought that might be of interest. Also - thanks for all your work, you are one of the best resources out there.
AI isn't coming for your job: Melting the Iceberg
Why the new MIT Study speaking of 11.7% automation is horseshit and why the way it's being reported is even worse
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I've written a short comment regarding this new MIT study that is being passed around and why it is horseshit. "11.7% of US workforce is being replaced by AI" my ass. Thought that might be of interest. Also - thanks for all your work, you are one of the best resources out there.
A real one.
while it may not seem like it to someone scrolling by with a cursory look, what i am creating is not ‘ironic’ nor a ‘get rich quick scheme’ and it is certainly not AI GENERATED. it is a genuine expression of my heart and my beliefs about sexuality and art and love and freedom and curiosity and joy
October 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
A real one.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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LEGALLY YOU SHOULD BE SENDING INVOICES FOR GOODS AND SERVICES. IF YOU TAKE COMMISSIONS ON PAYPAL DO NOT USE FRIENDS AND FAMILY. YOU ARE NOT SAFE, YOUR CLIENT IS NOT SAFE.
THIS IS A FORM OF TAX EVASION.
YOU SHOULD BE USING INVOICES.
THIS IS A FORM OF TAX EVASION.
YOU SHOULD BE USING INVOICES.
Paypal is now playing harder ball on artists, going after anyone even mentioning commissions.
Artists, send invoices. That way, no one has to say what the money is for on Paypal's paper trail.
Customers, SAY NOTHING about commissions. Just say "thanks" on donos.
Everyone: INCREASE THE CALLS.
Artists, send invoices. That way, no one has to say what the money is for on Paypal's paper trail.
Customers, SAY NOTHING about commissions. Just say "thanks" on donos.
Everyone: INCREASE THE CALLS.
Sharing a helpful link, has other numbers and call scripts to use.
stop-paypros.neocities.org
stop-paypros.neocities.org
October 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
LEGALLY YOU SHOULD BE SENDING INVOICES FOR GOODS AND SERVICES. IF YOU TAKE COMMISSIONS ON PAYPAL DO NOT USE FRIENDS AND FAMILY. YOU ARE NOT SAFE, YOUR CLIENT IS NOT SAFE.
THIS IS A FORM OF TAX EVASION.
YOU SHOULD BE USING INVOICES.
THIS IS A FORM OF TAX EVASION.
YOU SHOULD BE USING INVOICES.
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Koontz: what's autogynephilia?
Murphy: it's like being trans except evil
Murphy: it's a very scientifically sound and not at all debunked theory
Koontz: wow, i'm learning so much!
Barker: actually dean you're not
Barker: you're actually dumber now for hearing this
Murphy: it's like being trans except evil
Murphy: it's a very scientifically sound and not at all debunked theory
Koontz: wow, i'm learning so much!
Barker: actually dean you're not
Barker: you're actually dumber now for hearing this
October 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Koontz: what's autogynephilia?
Murphy: it's like being trans except evil
Murphy: it's a very scientifically sound and not at all debunked theory
Koontz: wow, i'm learning so much!
Barker: actually dean you're not
Barker: you're actually dumber now for hearing this
Murphy: it's like being trans except evil
Murphy: it's a very scientifically sound and not at all debunked theory
Koontz: wow, i'm learning so much!
Barker: actually dean you're not
Barker: you're actually dumber now for hearing this
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He also got his start writing for Strawinsky and the Mysterious House, a fundamentalist Christian (for lack of a better word) movie which features the moral "don't read because it might expose you to leftist ideas" and is most famous for being the origin of the Globglogabgalab
October 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
He also got his start writing for Strawinsky and the Mysterious House, a fundamentalist Christian (for lack of a better word) movie which features the moral "don't read because it might expose you to leftist ideas" and is most famous for being the origin of the Globglogabgalab
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Guillermo del Toro on 'Frankenstein': 'AI can go f**k itself!'
Guillermo del Toro on 'Frankenstein': 'AI can go f**k itself!'
"Art is not only necessary, it is urgent. And AI can go f*ck itself!” Guillermo del Toro is a guest of honour at this year’s Lumière Film Festival. He presents his adaptation of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein", which audiences got to see on the big screen before it streams on Netflix next month.
l.euronews.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Guillermo del Toro on 'Frankenstein': 'AI can go f**k itself!'
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Cat Voleur: Submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the story of the end of the world
Voleur: what if the world ended and you were stuck on a tropical island with your incredibly hot lover
Voleur: wouldn't that suck?
Voleur: wouldn't that just be the absolute worst?
Voleur: what if the world ended and you were stuck on a tropical island with your incredibly hot lover
Voleur: wouldn't that suck?
Voleur: wouldn't that just be the absolute worst?
October 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Cat Voleur: Submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the story of the end of the world
Voleur: what if the world ended and you were stuck on a tropical island with your incredibly hot lover
Voleur: wouldn't that suck?
Voleur: wouldn't that just be the absolute worst?
Voleur: what if the world ended and you were stuck on a tropical island with your incredibly hot lover
Voleur: wouldn't that suck?
Voleur: wouldn't that just be the absolute worst?
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Charlie Jane Anders: Submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the lessons in magic and disaster
Anders: sometimes having a relationship with your parents is difficult
Joe Hill: don't i know it!
Stephen King: what's that, joe?
Hill: nothing
Anders: sometimes having a relationship with your parents is difficult
Joe Hill: don't i know it!
Stephen King: what's that, joe?
Hill: nothing
October 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Charlie Jane Anders: Submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the lessons in magic and disaster
Anders: sometimes having a relationship with your parents is difficult
Joe Hill: don't i know it!
Stephen King: what's that, joe?
Hill: nothing
Anders: sometimes having a relationship with your parents is difficult
Joe Hill: don't i know it!
Stephen King: what's that, joe?
Hill: nothing
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Emergency commissions!
I got laid off last weeek. If y'all wanna help out a (human) Latino artist from the Global South, commission me some art!
#Art #OC #CharacterPortrait #TTRPG #DnD #Commission #NotAI
I got laid off last weeek. If y'all wanna help out a (human) Latino artist from the Global South, commission me some art!
#Art #OC #CharacterPortrait #TTRPG #DnD #Commission #NotAI
October 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Emergency commissions!
I got laid off last weeek. If y'all wanna help out a (human) Latino artist from the Global South, commission me some art!
#Art #OC #CharacterPortrait #TTRPG #DnD #Commission #NotAI
I got laid off last weeek. If y'all wanna help out a (human) Latino artist from the Global South, commission me some art!
#Art #OC #CharacterPortrait #TTRPG #DnD #Commission #NotAI
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The sad thing about the owners' contempt towards the userbase is that Bluesky is genuinely a far better Twitter alternative, from a user experience the lack of an algorithm that only seemed to push conflict and suppress people I was following is a staggering difference. You got a good thing here!
October 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The sad thing about the owners' contempt towards the userbase is that Bluesky is genuinely a far better Twitter alternative, from a user experience the lack of an algorithm that only seemed to push conflict and suppress people I was following is a staggering difference. You got a good thing here!
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Americans may note such unusual features as 'the reporter calling the politician out when they say something untrue' and 'follow-up questions.'
October 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Americans may note such unusual features as 'the reporter calling the politician out when they say something untrue' and 'follow-up questions.'
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“Vote blue, unless your corporate sponsors go ‘boohoo’”
Asked why he hasn't endorsed Zohran Mamdani, Hakeem Jeffries replies: "I'm going to make that decision on an individual basis, consulting with other members of the congressional delegation and beyond."
September 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
“Vote blue, unless your corporate sponsors go ‘boohoo’”
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For our October issue I wrote about the Roberts Court for its 20th anniversary, how it helped lead us to the current crisis, and what should be done about it:
The Roberts Court Is Winning Its War on American Democracy
Chief Justice John Roberts has now overseen 20 years of increasingly illiberal rulings by the Supreme Court.
newrepublic.com
September 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
For our October issue I wrote about the Roberts Court for its 20th anniversary, how it helped lead us to the current crisis, and what should be done about it:
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autism isn't caused by anything except for the fact that different people are different.
trying to get rid of autistic people effectively means forcing people to mask and hide, torturing people with bullshit "treatment", or outright exterminating us.
trying to get rid of autistic people effectively means forcing people to mask and hide, torturing people with bullshit "treatment", or outright exterminating us.
September 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
autism isn't caused by anything except for the fact that different people are different.
trying to get rid of autistic people effectively means forcing people to mask and hide, torturing people with bullshit "treatment", or outright exterminating us.
trying to get rid of autistic people effectively means forcing people to mask and hide, torturing people with bullshit "treatment", or outright exterminating us.
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Stop acting like Nazi demons and there would be no reason to demonize you bunch of Nazi mofos!
September 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Stop acting like Nazi demons and there would be no reason to demonize you bunch of Nazi mofos!
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So cool they discovered the cause of autism on basically day they guessed they would. I’m also glad they are withholding this information for a few days to prep for a WrestleMania-style announcement. This is how science works.
September 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
So cool they discovered the cause of autism on basically day they guessed they would. I’m also glad they are withholding this information for a few days to prep for a WrestleMania-style announcement. This is how science works.
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I was fired from my gig as a primary and middle school drama director on Monday.
We live in frightening times.
Take care of each other, and reach out to me if you want to talk 🧡
We live in frightening times.
Take care of each other, and reach out to me if you want to talk 🧡
September 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I was fired from my gig as a primary and middle school drama director on Monday.
We live in frightening times.
Take care of each other, and reach out to me if you want to talk 🧡
We live in frightening times.
Take care of each other, and reach out to me if you want to talk 🧡
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putting this on your timeline again
September 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
putting this on your timeline again
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The only accurate thing RFK Jr has ever said about drugs is, "Heroin gets you really high, man."
September 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The only accurate thing RFK Jr has ever said about drugs is, "Heroin gets you really high, man."
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oh how excellent. i absolutely did not have shaun king doing antisemitic biblical trutherism on my 2025 bingo card.
September 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
oh how excellent. i absolutely did not have shaun king doing antisemitic biblical trutherism on my 2025 bingo card.
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This is going to get autistic people killed.
They're going to experiment on autistic people with random-ass drugs just because they hate us.
They're going to experiment on autistic people with random-ass drugs just because they hate us.
President Trump and HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are expected to tie autism to acetaminophen use during pregnancy, and present a cancer drug as a possible treatment. There is little credible scientific evidence for either claim.
The Trump administration is expected to link autism to Tylenol use during pregnancy
President Trump and HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are expected to tie autism to acetaminophen use during pregnancy, and present a cancer drug as a possible treatment. There is little credible scientific evidence for either claim.
n.pr
September 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This is going to get autistic people killed.
They're going to experiment on autistic people with random-ass drugs just because they hate us.
They're going to experiment on autistic people with random-ass drugs just because they hate us.
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And the results speak for themselves. Radiant Citadel is fantasy Israel, with mages probing immigrant minds at the border, a magical Amazon market courier network, and all the joys of neoliberal worldbuilding bullshittery, to run a game about exerting violent extractivism.
If this is the...
If this is the...
August 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
And the results speak for themselves. Radiant Citadel is fantasy Israel, with mages probing immigrant minds at the border, a magical Amazon market courier network, and all the joys of neoliberal worldbuilding bullshittery, to run a game about exerting violent extractivism.
If this is the...
If this is the...
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If y'all can do this for shit like Obojima surely you can muster similar hatred for Radiant Citadel as well as most works based on commodifying identities outside empire and cramming culture into Gygaxian fantasy frameworks
August 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
If y'all can do this for shit like Obojima surely you can muster similar hatred for Radiant Citadel as well as most works based on commodifying identities outside empire and cramming culture into Gygaxian fantasy frameworks