Heiko Ludwig
@vidrax.bsky.social
54 year old Linux sysadmin. Gay, cis, allo, humanist, atheist, roleplayer, European, German. He/him. 🏳️🌈
I commute by bike and don't own a car. I wish Germany would copy the Netherlands' bike infrastructure.
Trans rights are human rights.
I commute by bike and don't own a car. I wish Germany would copy the Netherlands' bike infrastructure.
Trans rights are human rights.
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A rare interview with the creators of the always-funny, always-brilliant, and *usually*-sexy—or occasionally anti-sexy—OGLAF!
Cooper has kept a low profile over the years, but is legitimately one of the very best artists in comics today. Read OGLAF if you're old enough to drive!
Cooper has kept a low profile over the years, but is legitimately one of the very best artists in comics today. Read OGLAF if you're old enough to drive!
Talking Oglaf with Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne: 'We'd stay up all night drawing stuff to make each other laugh' - The Comics Journal
Other than some time off every year for Christmas, Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne have delivered a new Oglaf comic, skewering fantasy tropes with absolutely not safe for work humor, every week since 2008...
www.tcj.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A rare interview with the creators of the always-funny, always-brilliant, and *usually*-sexy—or occasionally anti-sexy—OGLAF!
Cooper has kept a low profile over the years, but is legitimately one of the very best artists in comics today. Read OGLAF if you're old enough to drive!
Cooper has kept a low profile over the years, but is legitimately one of the very best artists in comics today. Read OGLAF if you're old enough to drive!
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Ozzy Osbourne visited my magic shop. He said he'd like to buy some stink bombs. How many? All of them. I had to go through drawers finding every last one. He bought 900 of them. To sign the credit card slip I handed him a shock pen, which he thought was hilarious and bought that too. RIP
July 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Ozzy Osbourne visited my magic shop. He said he'd like to buy some stink bombs. How many? All of them. I had to go through drawers finding every last one. He bought 900 of them. To sign the credit card slip I handed him a shock pen, which he thought was hilarious and bought that too. RIP
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Folks, can we please get this funded! This is a VERY reasonable goal for a whole anthology of fantasy comics by Black women, and LOOK HOW COOL IT IS.
Did you know that you can get a hardback edition of the anthology? And it's only available in the kickstarter! Secure your copy today and join in the adventure!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/844...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/844...
June 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Folks, can we please get this funded! This is a VERY reasonable goal for a whole anthology of fantasy comics by Black women, and LOOK HOW COOL IT IS.
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This is the best thing I’ve seen today and I need a source. Bluesky, please help. Credit to whoever this rad group is.
May 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
This is the best thing I’ve seen today and I need a source. Bluesky, please help. Credit to whoever this rad group is.
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the golden girls in famous works of art: thread
April 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
the golden girls in famous works of art: thread
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Another cool thing:
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) makes magazine images searchable. But OCR software is designed for "high contrast, black on white" text (e.g. NOT gaming magazines)
So they developed their own OCR that handles this kind of nonsense
I've worked with OCR, and THIS IS AMAZING
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) makes magazine images searchable. But OCR software is designed for "high contrast, black on white" text (e.g. NOT gaming magazines)
So they developed their own OCR that handles this kind of nonsense
I've worked with OCR, and THIS IS AMAZING
January 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Another cool thing:
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) makes magazine images searchable. But OCR software is designed for "high contrast, black on white" text (e.g. NOT gaming magazines)
So they developed their own OCR that handles this kind of nonsense
I've worked with OCR, and THIS IS AMAZING
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) makes magazine images searchable. But OCR software is designed for "high contrast, black on white" text (e.g. NOT gaming magazines)
So they developed their own OCR that handles this kind of nonsense
I've worked with OCR, and THIS IS AMAZING
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This thread is a gift.
Thank you for this perspective.
Thank you for this perspective.
Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
January 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This thread is a gift.
Thank you for this perspective.
Thank you for this perspective.
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as requested:
THE DILF MOTHMAN STEALING MY WIFE
THE DILF MOTHMAN STEALING MY WIFE
January 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
as requested:
THE DILF MOTHMAN STEALING MY WIFE
THE DILF MOTHMAN STEALING MY WIFE
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I know I just dropped an entire actual full TTRPG yesterday, but I was feeling inspired...
January 14, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I know I just dropped an entire actual full TTRPG yesterday, but I was feeling inspired...
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Chair Stop-Motion 🪑💨 Made with 444 pictures taken over 10 days
January 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Chair Stop-Motion 🪑💨 Made with 444 pictures taken over 10 days
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If you are a TTRPG designer who can’t afford to pay an artist living wages it is 100% cool and good and AWESOME to use resources like this so you can create a world you’re proud of looks cool.
🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive
January 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
If you are a TTRPG designer who can’t afford to pay an artist living wages it is 100% cool and good and AWESOME to use resources like this so you can create a world you’re proud of looks cool.
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Kinderkrankheiten als Karma? In unserem Blog erzählt @veelana.bsky.social wie Kinder in der #Waldorfpädagogik mit esoterischen und pseudomedizinischen Überzeugungen aufwachsen und welche Folgen das haben kann.
Mehr erfahrt ihr hier: skeptix.org?p=1514
#Waldorf #Exwaldi #Anthroposophie
Mehr erfahrt ihr hier: skeptix.org?p=1514
#Waldorf #Exwaldi #Anthroposophie
Kinderkrankheiten als Karma? Aufwachsen mit Schwurbel-Medizin - Skeptix
Ein ‘Waldorfkind’ liegt mit einer gefährlichen Krankheit im Spital, gegen die es eine Impfung gegeben hätte, und wird auf der Intensivstation invasiv beatmet.
skeptix.org
January 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Kinderkrankheiten als Karma? In unserem Blog erzählt @veelana.bsky.social wie Kinder in der #Waldorfpädagogik mit esoterischen und pseudomedizinischen Überzeugungen aufwachsen und welche Folgen das haben kann.
Mehr erfahrt ihr hier: skeptix.org?p=1514
#Waldorf #Exwaldi #Anthroposophie
Mehr erfahrt ihr hier: skeptix.org?p=1514
#Waldorf #Exwaldi #Anthroposophie
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This comic gets shared every year with the date changed. It is by Brazilian cartoonist Glauco Villas Boas (1957-2010).
December 31, 2024 at 10:04 PM
This comic gets shared every year with the date changed. It is by Brazilian cartoonist Glauco Villas Boas (1957-2010).
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On this day in 2008, the Treelobsters #webcomic was born. You can find the archive here: www.treelobsters.com
December 18, 2024 at 10:21 AM
On this day in 2008, the Treelobsters #webcomic was born. You can find the archive here: www.treelobsters.com
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To clear a misconception I often see from people who know about version control but don't want to use it:
Git ≠ GitHub ≠ open source
You can have a local Git repo and keep your change history only for yourself.
Git ≠ GitHub ≠ open source
You can have a local Git repo and keep your change history only for yourself.
December 11, 2024 at 8:25 AM
To clear a misconception I often see from people who know about version control but don't want to use it:
Git ≠ GitHub ≠ open source
You can have a local Git repo and keep your change history only for yourself.
Git ≠ GitHub ≠ open source
You can have a local Git repo and keep your change history only for yourself.
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December 11, 2024 at 5:11 PM
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November 27, 2024 at 6:57 AM
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Importing the archive:
The New Scientist is the only source of band names you’ll ever need.
#newscientistbandnames
The New Scientist is the only source of band names you’ll ever need.
#newscientistbandnames
December 2, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Importing the archive:
The New Scientist is the only source of band names you’ll ever need.
#newscientistbandnames
The New Scientist is the only source of band names you’ll ever need.
#newscientistbandnames
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I hate the way articles about BSky keep framing choice to move here in terms of left/right and echo chambers. Fundamentally, the bigger issues for me are wanting to see links/current news, wanting to see posts that aren't rage-baiting/content farming, and wanting actually diverse conversations.
November 26, 2024 at 9:46 PM
I hate the way articles about BSky keep framing choice to move here in terms of left/right and echo chambers. Fundamentally, the bigger issues for me are wanting to see links/current news, wanting to see posts that aren't rage-baiting/content farming, and wanting actually diverse conversations.
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I’ve decided to take a break from mental health to focus on social media.
November 12, 2024 at 9:41 PM
I’ve decided to take a break from mental health to focus on social media.
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I'm worried Bluesky is becoming too much of an echo beach, far away in time
November 22, 2024 at 2:01 PM
I'm worried Bluesky is becoming too much of an echo beach, far away in time
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Re: Fountain pens - I see a lot of people saying they can't/won't use one because their handwriting is so bad
a) Have you considered that maybe your handwriting is bad because you DON'T use a fountain pen?
and
b) who cares? Stop denying yourself joy over whether you're 'good enough' to deserve it
a) Have you considered that maybe your handwriting is bad because you DON'T use a fountain pen?
and
b) who cares? Stop denying yourself joy over whether you're 'good enough' to deserve it
November 21, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Re: Fountain pens - I see a lot of people saying they can't/won't use one because their handwriting is so bad
a) Have you considered that maybe your handwriting is bad because you DON'T use a fountain pen?
and
b) who cares? Stop denying yourself joy over whether you're 'good enough' to deserve it
a) Have you considered that maybe your handwriting is bad because you DON'T use a fountain pen?
and
b) who cares? Stop denying yourself joy over whether you're 'good enough' to deserve it
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October 2, 2024 at 9:16 PM
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The secret to managing email from non-profits and businesses is to have a filter on the word "unsubscribe" that automatically shunts any email with that word in it out of my inbox and into a specific side folder. Then they don't clutter up my inbox and I can deal with them at my leisure.
Based on my experience with charitable giving, you must get so much mail begging various causes.
November 19, 2024 at 8:44 PM
The secret to managing email from non-profits and businesses is to have a filter on the word "unsubscribe" that automatically shunts any email with that word in it out of my inbox and into a specific side folder. Then they don't clutter up my inbox and I can deal with them at my leisure.