sagacious
@oddside.bsky.social
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amateur game designer/writer, aspiring union thug
ACAB includes your dad
they/them
amateur game designer/writer, aspiring union thug
ACAB includes your dad
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sagacious
@oddside.bsky.social
· Oct 31
as of today, i am no longer in the Bible Belt, and have fully relocated to the pacific northwest
this is how i imagine it felt for Ripley to detonate the Nostromo behind her
this is how i imagine it felt for Ripley to detonate the Nostromo behind her
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they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
In the video that the shooter took, which I believe was leaked to be exculpatory, he appears to yell “fucking bitch” after he shoots Renee Good.
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
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They are extremely unpopular, unable to significantly expand their forces (they are already poaching local police for ICE and reassigning significant percentages of FBI/ATF toward enforcement), lacking in organizational resilience and one bum ticker/blood clot away from total movement collapse
January 9, 2026 at 4:09 AM
They are extremely unpopular, unable to significantly expand their forces (they are already poaching local police for ICE and reassigning significant percentages of FBI/ATF toward enforcement), lacking in organizational resilience and one bum ticker/blood clot away from total movement collapse
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So while this is an improvement, the 2nd point is kind of impossible because the LLM and GenAI models around right now are built on mountains of stolen data, so the follow up to this story in a year is either that they gave up on using their own data or it didn't work at all so they quit.
January 9, 2026 at 3:59 PM
So while this is an improvement, the 2nd point is kind of impossible because the LLM and GenAI models around right now are built on mountains of stolen data, so the follow up to this story in a year is either that they gave up on using their own data or it didn't work at all so they quit.
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"what are we going to do with 20,000 ICE agents if we abolish ice" well to start with I think we should all literally spit on them in public for the rest of their lives
January 7, 2026 at 10:24 PM
"what are we going to do with 20,000 ICE agents if we abolish ice" well to start with I think we should all literally spit on them in public for the rest of their lives
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"Laws are only as good as the willingness of people to enforce them," is the epitaph of this era.
Now would European leaders actually have the stomach for shooting at US forces if they seized Greenland next week?
Eh given how basically nobody has the stomach to even send troops to Ukraine right now I’m going to bet absolutely not.
In which case why shouldn’t Trump go for it, free real estate!
Eh given how basically nobody has the stomach to even send troops to Ukraine right now I’m going to bet absolutely not.
In which case why shouldn’t Trump go for it, free real estate!
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 PM
"Laws are only as good as the willingness of people to enforce them," is the epitaph of this era.
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Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
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the reason they don’t bother to manufacture the consent beforehand is that everyone just sort of does it for them post-facto now
January 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
the reason they don’t bother to manufacture the consent beforehand is that everyone just sort of does it for them post-facto now
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As you read the news today, watch who phrases the news as an "illegal invasion and regime change" versus "bringing democracy". It'll tell you everything you need to know about the news source you're reading, and frankly should decide whether you ever read them seriously again.
January 3, 2026 at 1:05 PM
As you read the news today, watch who phrases the news as an "illegal invasion and regime change" versus "bringing democracy". It'll tell you everything you need to know about the news source you're reading, and frankly should decide whether you ever read them seriously again.
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Art by • Bob Peak for Excalibur 1981
April 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Art by • Bob Peak for Excalibur 1981
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NO COMBO'S NO BULL SHIT I ONLY PLAY REAL MAGIC CARD'S - dashare.zone ADMIN
December 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
NO COMBO'S NO BULL SHIT I ONLY PLAY REAL MAGIC CARD'S - dashare.zone ADMIN
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just a warning this holiday season if you're playing Caves of Qud and you got a fresh fir scent going and a blanket and a mug of hot cocoa or eggnog & maybe a little weed, it's POSSIBLE you will astral project. ie erase yourself from the physical realm and arrive at an Elsewhere. that's not on us
December 14, 2024 at 1:36 AM
just a warning this holiday season if you're playing Caves of Qud and you got a fresh fir scent going and a blanket and a mug of hot cocoa or eggnog & maybe a little weed, it's POSSIBLE you will astral project. ie erase yourself from the physical realm and arrive at an Elsewhere. that's not on us
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Officials in Tennessee aren't just banning books, they're now demanding information on who checked out contested (largely LGBTQ+) books, including names, addresses, and "household composition."
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
Tennessee whistleblower says library board chair sought private data as part of state's book purge
A First Amendment expert told The Advocate that there are "huge" legal implications stemming from the situation.
www.advocate.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Officials in Tennessee aren't just banning books, they're now demanding information on who checked out contested (largely LGBTQ+) books, including names, addresses, and "household composition."
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
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the larian stuff sucks to hear a lot. you have to be a true all-timer loser to think generative AI is useful for concepting ideas or artwork. you let the machine do the fun part you dumbass. it doesnt tell me you think efficiently it tells me youre a fuckass who's given up on being interesting
December 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
the larian stuff sucks to hear a lot. you have to be a true all-timer loser to think generative AI is useful for concepting ideas or artwork. you let the machine do the fun part you dumbass. it doesnt tell me you think efficiently it tells me youre a fuckass who's given up on being interesting
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One take from a former Larian artist, following my interview with Swen Vincke this morning:
consider my feedback: i loved working at @larianstudios.com until AI. reconsider and change your direction, like, yesterday. show your employees some respect. they are world-class & do not need AI assistance to come up with amazing ideas.
December 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
One take from a former Larian artist, following my interview with Swen Vincke this morning:
anyone wanna send me $150 for the dwarf fortress collectors edition? will aid/abet you in one (1) crime and/or send photos of my cat and/or junk as recompense. serious inquiries only
December 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
anyone wanna send me $150 for the dwarf fortress collectors edition? will aid/abet you in one (1) crime and/or send photos of my cat and/or junk as recompense. serious inquiries only
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Millions of Bubonic plague bacteria shoved into a gingerbread man mold: Our agenda is to end human life on this planet
Jimmy Fallon: Ahaha that’s so crazy let’s do voices
Jimmy Fallon: Ahaha that’s so crazy let’s do voices
December 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Millions of Bubonic plague bacteria shoved into a gingerbread man mold: Our agenda is to end human life on this planet
Jimmy Fallon: Ahaha that’s so crazy let’s do voices
Jimmy Fallon: Ahaha that’s so crazy let’s do voices
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i love that a significant portion of the population of the world believes in demons and the devil and satan. they just think this stuff is real and it genuinely scares them
December 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
i love that a significant portion of the population of the world believes in demons and the devil and satan. they just think this stuff is real and it genuinely scares them
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A half memory clings like a scrap of flesh on carrion.
Once upon a time, in another life, the path you walked was that of a…
Once upon a time, in another life, the path you walked was that of a…
December 7, 2025 at 7:29 AM
A half memory clings like a scrap of flesh on carrion.
Once upon a time, in another life, the path you walked was that of a…
Once upon a time, in another life, the path you walked was that of a…
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Getting stuck causes players to explore the world.
Dying causes players to think about what they're doing.
An "impossible" situation causes players to learn how the game works and eventually achieve the impossible.
We need to be able to design *some* games around these fundamental ideas.
Dying causes players to think about what they're doing.
An "impossible" situation causes players to learn how the game works and eventually achieve the impossible.
We need to be able to design *some* games around these fundamental ideas.
November 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Getting stuck causes players to explore the world.
Dying causes players to think about what they're doing.
An "impossible" situation causes players to learn how the game works and eventually achieve the impossible.
We need to be able to design *some* games around these fundamental ideas.
Dying causes players to think about what they're doing.
An "impossible" situation causes players to learn how the game works and eventually achieve the impossible.
We need to be able to design *some* games around these fundamental ideas.
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it's just that amount of money, and it gets smaller until I die
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
it's just that amount of money, and it gets smaller until I die
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"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
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Art by • David Mattingly
November 30, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Art by • David Mattingly