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John Ossoway

@ottomancer

Defending the frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan armada. Designer, illustrator, writer, developer. Lover of Design, Type, Music, RPGs, Lego, scifi. Biodegradable. My work: https://www.ragingtrifle.com/

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*Alien. πŸ™ˆ

14.03.2026 08:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Love the prints I bought from @tokyosexwhale.bsky.social - and before you ask - no, those pins are not through the print they are just supporting it. Putting a pin through this would be heresy! Going to buy frames while out in town today. Look at the Allen one! 😍

14.03.2026 08:51 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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β€œBut, as you see, it's a beautiful day, the Strait of Hormuz is open and people are having a wonderful time!”

14.03.2026 08:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Those car mods won't pay for themselves.

14.03.2026 08:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks. It was my mother in law's and my wife has given it to me as I do a lot of writing and prefer ink pens. Sac seems in good condition I'll give it a clean as you suggest. 😊

13.03.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Aerometric.

13.03.2026 21:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A Parker P51 fountain pen in original case.

A Parker P51 fountain pen in original case.

Fountain pen aficionados, I appear to have inherited a 1956 Parker P51 fountain pen. Is this a good pen? It looks nice in the original case.

13.03.2026 20:57 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

100% what you just wrote.

13.03.2026 15:25 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Might have to retcon my maps. 🀣

13.03.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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'AI Is African Intelligence': The Workers Who Train AI Are Fighting Back Kenyan workers are still the underpaid labor behind AI training, moderation, and sex chatbots. The Data Labelers Association is fighting back.

β€œAI can never be AI without humans. It is not artificial intelligence. It’s African intelligence...We are training our own death. We train ChatGPT and it’s killing us slowly.”

Kenyan workers are still the underpaid labor behind AI training, moderation, and sex chatbots. Now, they're fighting back.

13.03.2026 14:46 πŸ‘ 879 πŸ” 424 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 16
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Portfolio | Nerissa Cargill Thompson A collection of personal practice, commissions and collaborative projects.

Yes, a lot of the artwork my partner produces has some sort of moss involved. www.ncargillthompson.co.uk/projects/

13.03.2026 14:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I didn't know that it being confirmed as Hadrian's Wall was so recent.

13.03.2026 13:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Superb. A footnote taking up half the book. 🀣

13.03.2026 13:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

When I think about playing the Twilight Imperium boardgame (it is a great game but, yes, that playtime!) it reminds me of trying to play The Succession Wars boardgame. We'd set it up and it'd be time to go home. πŸ˜…

13.03.2026 11:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Rereading the first two books in the Jackpot trilogy - The Peripheral and Agency - by @greatdismal.bsky.social and when I look around, I can easily imagine this timeline is being messed with by bored rich people in an alternate future. We were robbed not getting a S2 of the The Peripheral TV show.

13.03.2026 11:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of my favourite venues too, welcome to my neck of the woods. 😊

13.03.2026 00:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Now thinking of a scenario I can write called "A Garden Full Of Black Flowers" because it sounds ace. πŸ˜€

12.03.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

BEWARE THE BASILISK, MY SON!
cc @fenrisgames.com @huwbowen.bsky.social @andyhemming.bsky.social @dozy139.bsky.social

12.03.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That tile is 10' square, isn't it? TERROR CHICKEN! πŸ˜€

12.03.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'AI Is African Intelligence': The Workers Who Train AI Are Fighting Back Kenyan workers are still the underpaid labor behind AI training, moderation, and sex chatbots. The Data Labelers Association is fighting back.

I met with AI data labelers in Kenya who are organizing their colleagues to fight the brutal working conditions and horrible pay given to the workers at the "bottom of the AI supply chain." They believe the NDAs they've signed are unenforceable so are speaking out:

www.404media.co/ai-is-africa...

12.03.2026 15:13 πŸ‘ 5395 πŸ” 2617 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 136
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"Doctor, I have trouble sleeping."
"Go and see the great singer Morrissey, you'll be asleep in no time."
"But Doctor..."

12.03.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 593 πŸ” 129 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 45

Yes, is that DCC day?

10.03.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I remember seeing The Search For Spock for the first time and finding the recasting of Saavik a bit jarring as I'd really liked Kirsty Alley in the role in The Wrath of Khan.

09.03.2026 23:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Teamwork makes the dream work. 😊

09.03.2026 22:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Highlights included:

Defeating the TERROR OF TRIMONTIUM!
Pliny The Elder's Treatise on Monstrous Beasts (Pliny’s Believe it or Not).
Pliny’s Monster Trading cards.
"Rigor comes and goes. Like Meals on Wheels."

09.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A great game of Cthulhu Far From Rome tonight. Our heroes continue on their mission north of the wall to save Livia from the CURSE OF THE SEA PEOPLE. Big thanks to my awesome players:
@fenrisgames.com
@huwbowen.bsky.social
@andyhemming.bsky.social
@clownf1st.bsky.social
@dozy139.bsky.social

09.03.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

This brings back memories. Now I want one! 😊

09.03.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I remember me excitedly showing my dad that Dan Dare was in 2000AD and his first response was "they've done his eyebrows wrong". πŸ˜…

09.03.2026 11:54 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Music magazine?

09.03.2026 09:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Same, looks superb. I remember Dan Dare in 2000AD and also reading my dad's Dan Dare strips from his childhood.

09.03.2026 08:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0