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Doom modder | bouzouki, etc. with Wasted Wine | PhD, ex-academic (expect some sociology) Doom projects: https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Big_Ol%27_Billy Music: https://wastedwine.com Solo music: https://manifestsons.bandcamp.com/album/rich-idiot-condos He/him

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I’m interested! 🤚

06.03.2026 17:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

My university received a few years ago the promise of the largest single gift to a public university in U.S. history. It was equivalent to 12 hours of bombing Iran.

06.03.2026 04:10 👍 1692 🔁 441 💬 0 📌 11

Lookin’ good! 👍

05.03.2026 13:27 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

You can batch recolor the graphic lumps with SLADE, I’ve done this a number of times

04.03.2026 23:39 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Prayers up 🙏 Custom HUDs are tricky—you don’t really realize how little space there actually is to work with until you start messing around with it. Also I really wish they had put the ARMS spot on the base graphic and made FRAGS a separate overlay graphic 😤

04.03.2026 23:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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04.03.2026 19:20 👍 77 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 0
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i love starting new wads while i still have 3 other projects to work on

04.03.2026 08:37 👍 49 🔁 15 💬 2 📌 0
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Steampunk Crab (2020) - Commission created as part of a collection of steampunk illustrations

#Steampunk

04.03.2026 12:02 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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a cartoon drawing of a bear in a brown robe Alt: a cartoon drawing of a bear in a brown robe

You’re telling me this guy was a staunch critic of liberation theology???

03.03.2026 22:02 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The album displayed on my record player

The album displayed on my record player

#nowplaying on #vinyl

Tangerine Dream - Alpha Centauri (1971) from the double-album rerelease with Atem (1973)

“This album is dedicated to all people who feel obliged to space”

03.03.2026 13:04 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Getting ready

03.03.2026 01:27 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Horny Conventioneers You can probably name a few stock joke characters off the top of your head: the man who walks into a bar, travelers stranded on a desert island, those sorts of guys. One you might not remember, despit...

A new post! This time about a joke that is basically extinct now, living and dying in the 20th century

02.03.2026 14:01 👍 41 🔁 10 💬 5 📌 2
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"The Apotheosis of War" by Russian artist Vasily Vereshchagin, 1871. Dedicated to "to all great conquerors, past, present and to come", this painting drew controversy when it was first exhibited, with military leaders in Europe forbidding soldiers from attending showings of the picture.

28.02.2026 14:07 👍 56 🔁 20 💬 1 📌 1
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Art by Philippe Caza for Call of Cthulhu RPG 1993

27.02.2026 23:07 👍 248 🔁 55 💬 4 📌 0

This is a weird one. Among other things, it’s bizarre to see a sociologist so shocked that an institution isn’t living up to the loftiest ideals presented in its marketing literature.

26.02.2026 14:50 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

One more bit of Tourettesposting: I understand the limitations and imprecision of the term “swearing” in a Tourette’s context, but tbh I vastly prefer it over the unwieldy and gross-sounding “coprolalia” 🤷‍♂️

25.02.2026 14:54 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

As a person with (mild) Tourette’s, it’s infuriating that a well-intentioned documentary about the condition is now reinforcing the worst 2000s-era edgelord comedy depictions of it. Makes me feel like I should go back to saying “yeah that’s just something I do” rather than the T word

25.02.2026 14:41 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I’m writing an article about the unseen labor it takes to become a successful online adult content creator, and would love to hear from more #spicysky #nsfwsky workers: What’s the hardest or most time-consuming part of your job? What do you wish customers understood about the work you do?

24.02.2026 19:08 👍 394 🔁 129 💬 32 📌 14
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RIP Éliane Radigue  Source: Wikipedia. Éliane Radigue was a French composer. She began working in the 1950s and her first compositions were presented in the late 1960s. Until 2000 her work was almost exclusively created with the ARP 2500 modular synthesizer and tape. Since 2001 she has composed mainly for acoustic instruments.

RIP Éliane Radigue 

Source: Wikipedia. Éliane Radigue was a French composer. She began working in the 1950s and her first compositions were presented in the late 1960s. Until 2000 her work was almost exclusively created with the ARP 2500 modular synthesizer and tape. Since 2001 she has composed…

24.02.2026 18:32 👍 19 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
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As a Black man with Tourette Syndrome, the Public Advocate has some thoughts on BAFTA, Pt. 1:

Hear about his experience with Coprolalia, his thoughts on how BAFTA mishandled the moment, and the need for care for all who are harmed:

Full video: youtu.be/FgaqKIxS4Hs

24.02.2026 00:48 👍 1729 🔁 728 💬 19 📌 72
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Sewer Jam 3 is starting! you have three weeks to make a sewer-themed Quake level... I'm gonna fill mine with piss?? thread: www.slipseer.com/index.php?th... but hangout in the discord jam channel for more fun (pictured: Sewer Jam 2 from 2022)

23.02.2026 21:44 👍 64 🔁 23 💬 0 📌 1
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Born #onthisday in 1868, the US sociologist + civil rights activist W. E. B. Du Bois. Celebrate with a look at the stunning hand-drawn "infographics" he made with his students, depicting conditions of African-American life in 1900: publicdomainreview.org/collection/w... #otd #BlackHistoryMonth

23.02.2026 12:45 👍 670 🔁 253 💬 14 📌 23
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We're Hiring! Join the NYU Game Center Faculty as an Associate Professor! - NYU | Game Center Description Associate or Full tenure professor position for the NYU Game Center New York University, Tisch School of the Arts Position Overview The NYU Game Center is seeking applicants to join its fa...

The NYU Game Center's hiring! A senior, tenure-track professor post for an experienced game designer, artist or industry pro with a notable body of creative work. Experience finishing games and mentoring/teaching more important than any kind of academic credential!
gamecenter.nyu.edu/were-hiring-...

11.02.2026 22:42 👍 182 🔁 150 💬 4 📌 6

Step aside ungrading, it’s time for unlearning

23.02.2026 16:46 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Also, it seems extremely evident that some kind of documentary explaining Tourette’s to a wider audience is needed, though I can’t speak to the merits of this particular one. Still a lot of “have you considered not having Tourette’s?” and “you secretly love having it don’t you?” comments out there!

23.02.2026 16:11 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I will say that two knee-jerk reactions I keep seeing seem obviously unacceptable: 1) “Sorry, certain disabilities necessitate your exclusion from social life, deal with it”; 2) “Marginalized people should just be able to get over abusive language if the person didn’t really mean it.” Not good!

23.02.2026 16:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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BAFTAs Host Alan Cumming Asks for ‘Understanding’ as Tourette Syndrome Campaigner John Davidson Shouts ‘Strong Language’ and Slurs at Winners and Presenters BAFTAs host Alan Cumming addresses outbursts from Tourette's campaigner John Davidson, who is the inspiration for nominated film 'I Swear.'

Fascinated by the discourse on this, which is also sorta nightmare fuel even for a person with v mild Tourette’s like myself (who has still had to navigate some tough social situations with it, esp teaching).

variety.com/2026/film/aw...

23.02.2026 15:57 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

When I see someone do something truly extraordinary and beautiful it helps me think about what humanity is capable of, in a society based on supporting everyone’s flourishing and brilliance

23.02.2026 13:19 👍 19 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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screens of maps for various unreleased projects

22.02.2026 20:11 👍 45 🔁 19 💬 0 📌 0