@nondigital-james.bsky.social
Engineer, ERAU & UMD alumni, gamer (pc, console, tabletop), mini painter (mostly battletech), AroAce spectrum, They/Them
Awkward Enby Battlemech Pilot (probably 5 possums, a capybara, and an axolotl in a mech thermal cooling suit)
Awkward Enby Battlemech Pilot (probably 5 possums, a capybara, and an axolotl in a mech thermal cooling suit)
Pinned
If I’m playing a game of Battletech with you, technically we are engaging in Ace Combat. :)
Happy Ace Week!
(From time to time, I put Ace flags on my mechs)
#asexualweek #aceweek #aroace #battletech
Happy Ace Week!
(From time to time, I put Ace flags on my mechs)
#asexualweek #aceweek #aroace #battletech
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Palette cleanser! First new mini in a while: I've been working on it for a month between commissions and hanging out with my son. This is Alexis Zarnofsky's "Ghostbird", from @swankmotron.com 's "Without Question"!
#battletech #miniatures
#battletech #miniatures
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Palette cleanser! First new mini in a while: I've been working on it for a month between commissions and hanging out with my son. This is Alexis Zarnofsky's "Ghostbird", from @swankmotron.com 's "Without Question"!
#battletech #miniatures
#battletech #miniatures
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In 2024 the American ruling class wholeheartedly made the argument you should not care about children being blown up and starved. In 2025 they make the argument you should not care about children being raped.
November 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
In 2024 the American ruling class wholeheartedly made the argument you should not care about children being blown up and starved. In 2025 they make the argument you should not care about children being raped.
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#Battletech Gothic Ironclad Alliance Rifleman. #Miniaturepainting
November 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
#Battletech Gothic Ironclad Alliance Rifleman. #Miniaturepainting
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I know I've been quiet over here, but I had to stop by and share my new favorite Frankenmech that I built out of a busted Dire Wolf and a bunch of SRM/LRM carriers. The Romulus! #battletech
November 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I know I've been quiet over here, but I had to stop by and share my new favorite Frankenmech that I built out of a busted Dire Wolf and a bunch of SRM/LRM carriers. The Romulus! #battletech
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"So in Zeta Gundam he's going by the name Quattro Bajeena even though people know it's totally him but he lets Amuro call him Char when they meet again because now they're fighting together and trying to get back out into space because the Titans..."
November 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
"So in Zeta Gundam he's going by the name Quattro Bajeena even though people know it's totally him but he lets Amuro call him Char when they meet again because now they're fighting together and trying to get back out into space because the Titans..."
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The International Olympic Committee is set to ban trans and intersex women from competition. This is despite the fact that for 20 years, the IOC has allowed trans athletes to compete and only 1 has ever competed and none have ever won a medal.
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
IOC set to introduce blanket ban on transgender women in female sport
The ban is reportedly expected to come into effect early next year
www.the-independent.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The International Olympic Committee is set to ban trans and intersex women from competition. This is despite the fact that for 20 years, the IOC has allowed trans athletes to compete and only 1 has ever competed and none have ever won a medal.
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
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We can't vote Schumer out until 2028 but we can make him being the senate majority leader a litmus test for 2026 candidates. Every single Dem senate candidate should be forced to go on the record and state they will not vote for him as majority leader.
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 AM
We can't vote Schumer out until 2028 but we can make him being the senate majority leader a litmus test for 2026 candidates. Every single Dem senate candidate should be forced to go on the record and state they will not vote for him as majority leader.
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This is still one of the best pics I've ever taken, using natural light, outdoors in the snow with no post processing or edits.
I get these conditions only a few times a year.
#battletech
I get these conditions only a few times a year.
#battletech
November 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This is still one of the best pics I've ever taken, using natural light, outdoors in the snow with no post processing or edits.
I get these conditions only a few times a year.
#battletech
I get these conditions only a few times a year.
#battletech
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Don't forget that Zohran Mamdani spent his entire campaign standing proudly beside the trans community. He went to trans rights rallies just to show support. He proudly waved trans rights flags without hesitation. He refused to back down in support of trans rights. That makes me happy.
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Don't forget that Zohran Mamdani spent his entire campaign standing proudly beside the trans community. He went to trans rights rallies just to show support. He proudly waved trans rights flags without hesitation. He refused to back down in support of trans rights. That makes me happy.
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A imperfect paint job is how you know that mf was made with pure love
November 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
A imperfect paint job is how you know that mf was made with pure love
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I do wish that the model for the #marauderii stuck with the old idea of "regular marauder with wings and a thrust nozzle," but I get it.
#lyranguard
#steiner
#battletech
#alphastrike
#miniaturepainting
#painting
#tabletopgaming
#lyranguard
#steiner
#battletech
#alphastrike
#miniaturepainting
#painting
#tabletopgaming
November 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I do wish that the model for the #marauderii stuck with the old idea of "regular marauder with wings and a thrust nozzle," but I get it.
#lyranguard
#steiner
#battletech
#alphastrike
#miniaturepainting
#painting
#tabletopgaming
#lyranguard
#steiner
#battletech
#alphastrike
#miniaturepainting
#painting
#tabletopgaming
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Battletech Gothic Rifleman after first pass with inking.
November 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Battletech Gothic Rifleman after first pass with inking.
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Generally not a big performer on the tabletop, but one of the all-time classics: the #Rifleman.
#lyranguard
#steiner
#battletech
#alphastrike
#miniaturepainting
#painting
#tabletopgaming
#lyranguard
#steiner
#battletech
#alphastrike
#miniaturepainting
#painting
#tabletopgaming
November 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Generally not a big performer on the tabletop, but one of the all-time classics: the #Rifleman.
#lyranguard
#steiner
#battletech
#alphastrike
#miniaturepainting
#painting
#tabletopgaming
#lyranguard
#steiner
#battletech
#alphastrike
#miniaturepainting
#painting
#tabletopgaming
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Played Opfor for #Battletech. The mission - Recon. This mission is so much fun when the 4 'Mechs I had to try and scan 50% of are all super mobile, but I'm driving a Thunderbolt and a Hunchback. Both of only have a 4/6 movement. Oh yeah, and no probes. So, we ran out the clock.
November 3, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Played Opfor for #Battletech. The mission - Recon. This mission is so much fun when the 4 'Mechs I had to try and scan 50% of are all super mobile, but I'm driving a Thunderbolt and a Hunchback. Both of only have a 4/6 movement. Oh yeah, and no probes. So, we ran out the clock.
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Watch out for Ea Nasir this Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Watch out for Ea Nasir this Halloween!
Posting pics of minis I’ve painted before coming to BlueSky…
Behold the Marauder Gang
#battletech #mechwarrior
Behold the Marauder Gang
#battletech #mechwarrior
October 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Posting pics of minis I’ve painted before coming to BlueSky…
Behold the Marauder Gang
#battletech #mechwarrior
Behold the Marauder Gang
#battletech #mechwarrior
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the amount of academic research now using llms in research (synthetic data generation, to classify, annotate, or analyse large scale data, etc) is astounding. remember, just cus use of llms in research is becoming normalised does NOT erase the fact it degrades the research & undermine your results
October 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
the amount of academic research now using llms in research (synthetic data generation, to classify, annotate, or analyse large scale data, etc) is astounding. remember, just cus use of llms in research is becoming normalised does NOT erase the fact it degrades the research & undermine your results
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I realize that a lot of people who follow me mqy not understand the flood reference: in the halo series, the flood is a gruesome cosmic horror horde of zombies. so that’s what they’re comparing immigrants to
Yeah, this is full-hog Radio Rwanda / Der Sturmer tier stuff.
Gives you an idea of whom they're going to end up hiring.
Gives you an idea of whom they're going to end up hiring.
October 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I realize that a lot of people who follow me mqy not understand the flood reference: in the halo series, the flood is a gruesome cosmic horror horde of zombies. so that’s what they’re comparing immigrants to
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Glad to see some of the original Halo devs speaking out about this since Microsoft refuses to do so.
NEW: I spoke to original Halo devs about that ICE Halo post
One: "abhorrent”
Another: "Using Halo imagery in a call to ‘destroy’ people because of their immigration status goes way too far, and ought to offend every Halo fan, regardless of political orientation”
www.gamefile.news/p/halo-ice-d...
One: "abhorrent”
Another: "Using Halo imagery in a call to ‘destroy’ people because of their immigration status goes way too far, and ought to offend every Halo fan, regardless of political orientation”
www.gamefile.news/p/halo-ice-d...
Halo co-creator says ICE’s Halo-themed recruitment ad “makes me sick”
Another Halo maker says ad "ought to offend every Halo fan, regardless of political orientation." ALSO: A developer whose game just launched on Xbox slams Microsoft’s silence
www.gamefile.news
October 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Glad to see some of the original Halo devs speaking out about this since Microsoft refuses to do so.
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I cannot tell you how many tech journalists at prominent media organizations do not understand this
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
October 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I cannot tell you how many tech journalists at prominent media organizations do not understand this
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NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
October 27, 2025 at 3:01 AM
NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.