The Vesk Mechanic
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Dog lover, photographer, sysadmin, and aspiring indie game dev.
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There is NO ethical consumption of Harry Potter.
Every dollar JK Rowling makes from Harry Potter is going into bankrolling an extortion racket issuing legal threats to organizations across the UK to purge themselves of trans people or face ruinous lawfare.
i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
December 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
There is NO ethical consumption of Harry Potter.
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This is a real thing I’ve never seen articulated before. I have no idea why it is true, but you generally know after even a brief interaction.
Hold on to those people.
Hold on to those people.
For an introvert, the real gift is finding someone whose presence feels calming instead of draining. Some people make you feel light and safe, while others drain your energy within minutes. Time with the right person feels effortless, with the wrong person it feels like a marathon
November 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This is a real thing I’ve never seen articulated before. I have no idea why it is true, but you generally know after even a brief interaction.
Hold on to those people.
Hold on to those people.
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In Virginia, the governor and attorney general races are especially important. In Pennsylvania, remember to vote YES on the retention of the Supreme Court justices on the ballot. In California, vote YES on Proposition 50.
October 30, 2025 at 11:47 PM
In Virginia, the governor and attorney general races are especially important. In Pennsylvania, remember to vote YES on the retention of the Supreme Court justices on the ballot. In California, vote YES on Proposition 50.
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A source familiar w/ internal workings at MasterCard notes the company does not plan to recruit additional call center workers for the Christmas season, as MasterCard does not expect higher call volume than usual. A resurgence of calls re censorship during the busy season would be huge strategically
October 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
A source familiar w/ internal workings at MasterCard notes the company does not plan to recruit additional call center workers for the Christmas season, as MasterCard does not expect higher call volume than usual. A resurgence of calls re censorship during the busy season would be huge strategically
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You might like this sign my friend made.
October 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
You might like this sign my friend made.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I just backed Starfinder: Afterlight 💫 on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/epi...
Starfinder: Afterlight 💫
Gather your crew and save the galaxy in this party-based RPG featuring Starfinder 2e ruleset where magic meets technology.
www.kickstarter.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I just backed Starfinder: Afterlight 💫 on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/epi...
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"Economies are the hardest part of designing an RPG, because no matter how well you try to balance things, once folks get a ton of money, they're able to use it to start breaking the game."
"...actually, that's true of the real world as well."
"...actually, that's true of the real world as well."
September 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"Economies are the hardest part of designing an RPG, because no matter how well you try to balance things, once folks get a ton of money, they're able to use it to start breaking the game."
"...actually, that's true of the real world as well."
"...actually, that's true of the real world as well."
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It's pretty wild to me that investigators have uncovered that anti-trans campaigns are largely funded by the fossil fuel industry, and that the presumed motivations are pretty directly to redirect the public conversation away from climate change... and that this isn't bigger news.
September 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
It's pretty wild to me that investigators have uncovered that anti-trans campaigns are largely funded by the fossil fuel industry, and that the presumed motivations are pretty directly to redirect the public conversation away from climate change... and that this isn't bigger news.
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Just a reminder before the “big announcement” today.
Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943.
Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s.
Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.
Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943.
Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s.
Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.
September 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Just a reminder before the “big announcement” today.
Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943.
Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s.
Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.
Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943.
Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s.
Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.
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Suppose a dragon speaker has been slain. So what? They're power-hungry fanatics, but the power that backed them still remains.
Wake me up when a dragon falls.
Wake me up when a dragon falls.
September 11, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Suppose a dragon speaker has been slain. So what? They're power-hungry fanatics, but the power that backed them still remains.
Wake me up when a dragon falls.
Wake me up when a dragon falls.
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if you have a billion dollars you should be legally designated a dragon and any human can adventure against you
September 10, 2025 at 4:40 AM
if you have a billion dollars you should be legally designated a dragon and any human can adventure against you
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MAY YOU NEVER KNOW THE FEAR OF HAVING YOUR HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGED EVERY TIME THERE IS AN ELECTION.
AND MAY YOU NEVER KNOW THE PAIN OF WATCHING LOVED ONES VOTE AGAINST YOUR RIGHT TO EXIST FULLY, EQUALLY AND AUTHENTICALLY.
AND MAY YOU NEVER KNOW THE PAIN OF WATCHING LOVED ONES VOTE AGAINST YOUR RIGHT TO EXIST FULLY, EQUALLY AND AUTHENTICALLY.
September 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
MAY YOU NEVER KNOW THE FEAR OF HAVING YOUR HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGED EVERY TIME THERE IS AN ELECTION.
AND MAY YOU NEVER KNOW THE PAIN OF WATCHING LOVED ONES VOTE AGAINST YOUR RIGHT TO EXIST FULLY, EQUALLY AND AUTHENTICALLY.
AND MAY YOU NEVER KNOW THE PAIN OF WATCHING LOVED ONES VOTE AGAINST YOUR RIGHT TO EXIST FULLY, EQUALLY AND AUTHENTICALLY.
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I can’t find the lie in this.
August 31, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I can’t find the lie in this.
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They’re totally going to do this.
August 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
They’re totally going to do this.
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The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
August 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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While defending the luddite argument in Discord, I stumbled into this IMO succinct explanation for opposing generative AI:
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
August 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
While defending the luddite argument in Discord, I stumbled into this IMO succinct explanation for opposing generative AI:
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
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We will be jettisoning trans rights from the Dem Party platform over my room-temperature fucking corpse. We are leaving no one behind, and fuck anyone who thinks otherwise. A core tenet of American identity is that we, not the government, define ourselves.
All of us get protections or none of us do
All of us get protections or none of us do
August 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
We will be jettisoning trans rights from the Dem Party platform over my room-temperature fucking corpse. We are leaving no one behind, and fuck anyone who thinks otherwise. A core tenet of American identity is that we, not the government, define ourselves.
All of us get protections or none of us do
All of us get protections or none of us do
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August 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Microsoft copilot for Excel has a warning not to use it for “business critical” calculations because the answer may not be accurate.
Would someone explain why I might *ever* want to use a spreadsheet where results are unreliable?
Would someone explain why I might *ever* want to use a spreadsheet where results are unreliable?
August 21, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Microsoft copilot for Excel has a warning not to use it for “business critical” calculations because the answer may not be accurate.
Would someone explain why I might *ever* want to use a spreadsheet where results are unreliable?
Would someone explain why I might *ever* want to use a spreadsheet where results are unreliable?
I hope her HBO show flops hard.
RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.
Outcry grows after multiple trans users were targeted for mild criticisms of the anti-trans billionaire.
August 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I hope her HBO show flops hard.
Boycott time?
Oof, I was looking at a Commissioning Art Director job opening with White Wolf, the studio who makes Vampire the Masquerade and other TTRPGs, and the very first screening question was:
July 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Boycott time?
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No actually, I Wanna rant about WotC's horrendous sight. WHAT DO YOU MEAN I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THE CONTENT AND RESTRICTED TO STUFF IN THE PHB UNLESS I PAY????
Meanwhile on the goated Archives of Nethys, I just have access to all the content Paizo releases for pf2e for free.
Meanwhile on the goated Archives of Nethys, I just have access to all the content Paizo releases for pf2e for free.
The virgin WotC: strike down any free site that has their content or restrict them heavily so you're forced to use their shitty site.
The Chad Paizo: stop updating their official site and support AON. Support it fully and all the content is free to view and not locked behind a paywall.
The Chad Paizo: stop updating their official site and support AON. Support it fully and all the content is free to view and not locked behind a paywall.
July 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
No actually, I Wanna rant about WotC's horrendous sight. WHAT DO YOU MEAN I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THE CONTENT AND RESTRICTED TO STUFF IN THE PHB UNLESS I PAY????
Meanwhile on the goated Archives of Nethys, I just have access to all the content Paizo releases for pf2e for free.
Meanwhile on the goated Archives of Nethys, I just have access to all the content Paizo releases for pf2e for free.