Alan Tyson
@ashtarthysscribe.bsky.social
Game designer, writer, pixel artist. Not having a cisgendered experience of life.
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Interesting look at car camping culture in China, enabled by the massive EV adoption rate which is, we can only say so many times, a matter of political will, not technological limits. Gift link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Chinese EV Drivers Are Ditching Hotels for High-Tech Car Camping
High-tech SUVs are becoming bedrooms on wheels as budget-conscious travelers skip hotels and fuel a multibillion-dollar camping economy.
www.bloomberg.com
July 25, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Interesting look at car camping culture in China, enabled by the massive EV adoption rate which is, we can only say so many times, a matter of political will, not technological limits. Gift link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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human beings have always wanted to carve lil beasties
WOW, new finds from the Ice Age! Two absolutely stunning Ice Age figurines from the Swabian Jura were found, dating back around 40,000 years.
The tiny carvings, about the size of a thumbnail, depict two birds, rendered with remarkable attention to detail. Snow grouse, buzzard, or...🧵1/2
The tiny carvings, about the size of a thumbnail, depict two birds, rendered with remarkable attention to detail. Snow grouse, buzzard, or...🧵1/2
July 29, 2026 at 8:42 PM
human beings have always wanted to carve lil beasties
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A bar sign in Japan
July 29, 2026 at 6:26 PM
A bar sign in Japan
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I think it's good that Mamdani is Just Doing Stuff but more people gotta realize that it is not a matter of Will or motivation or whatever but because the NYC Mayor, as an office, is one of the uniquely powerful individual offices you can hold in the United States (seriously)
July 29, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I think it's good that Mamdani is Just Doing Stuff but more people gotta realize that it is not a matter of Will or motivation or whatever but because the NYC Mayor, as an office, is one of the uniquely powerful individual offices you can hold in the United States (seriously)
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how i'm trying to be
Pulsing between transparent and dark metallic
July 29, 2026 at 4:47 PM
how i'm trying to be
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Somehow in all this I can't help but keep thinking about the Internet Archive, and how they got into trouble for making scanned books available for people to read online as a public good ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
July 29, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Somehow in all this I can't help but keep thinking about the Internet Archive, and how they got into trouble for making scanned books available for people to read online as a public good ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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1,100,000 Americans died from Covid, and these fucking scumbags want everyone to believe that it was all a hoax & didn't happen.
My Mom died in a Covid ward in 2020. I couldn't get in to see her.
A nurse held up the phone to my Mom's ear so I could tell her goodbye.
I hate these people. Truly.
My Mom died in a Covid ward in 2020. I couldn't get in to see her.
A nurse held up the phone to my Mom's ear so I could tell her goodbye.
I hate these people. Truly.
Dr. Fauci: "Get vaccinated."
Republicans: "No."
Dr. Fauci: "Wear masks."
Republicans: "No."
Dr. Fauci: "Socially distance."
Republicans: "No."
(A million-plus Americans die from COVID.)
Republicans: "Prosecute Fauci!"
Republicans: "No."
Dr. Fauci: "Wear masks."
Republicans: "No."
Dr. Fauci: "Socially distance."
Republicans: "No."
(A million-plus Americans die from COVID.)
Republicans: "Prosecute Fauci!"
July 29, 2026 at 5:06 PM
1,100,000 Americans died from Covid, and these fucking scumbags want everyone to believe that it was all a hoax & didn't happen.
My Mom died in a Covid ward in 2020. I couldn't get in to see her.
A nurse held up the phone to my Mom's ear so I could tell her goodbye.
I hate these people. Truly.
My Mom died in a Covid ward in 2020. I couldn't get in to see her.
A nurse held up the phone to my Mom's ear so I could tell her goodbye.
I hate these people. Truly.
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I 100% have not changed a single goddamn thing about how I write here in the age of "AI." I write how I write. If the "AI" writes anything like how I write, it's because it stole from me. I'm gonna use any punctuation I like, and if it looks "AI"ish to you, you can go fuck yourself.
Authors and journalists are doing more first-person (hello 2010s blogging) and embracing "mistakes" in writing to prove they're not chatbots. There's even an “anti-Grammarly" app that leaves in typos and signs off "sent from my iPhone" to create more authenticity: www.wired.com/story/more-t...
More Typos, Fewer Em Dashes: Writers Are Creating an Anti-AI ‘Literary Counterculture’
Novelists, journalists, and power LinkedIn posters are embracing first-person narratives and idiosyncrasies to avoid being mistaken for chat bots.
www.wired.com
July 29, 2026 at 2:02 PM
I 100% have not changed a single goddamn thing about how I write here in the age of "AI." I write how I write. If the "AI" writes anything like how I write, it's because it stole from me. I'm gonna use any punctuation I like, and if it looks "AI"ish to you, you can go fuck yourself.
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One of the main antagonists in THE DISSIDENTS-- out Sept. 15--- is the secretive American Protective League.
The APL served as a secret police force for autocratic Pres. Woodrow Wilson, who would not tolerate dissent.
A year after forming, it had over 100,000 agents.
#graphicnovels #comicbooks
The APL served as a secret police force for autocratic Pres. Woodrow Wilson, who would not tolerate dissent.
A year after forming, it had over 100,000 agents.
#graphicnovels #comicbooks
July 27, 2026 at 9:56 PM
One of the main antagonists in THE DISSIDENTS-- out Sept. 15--- is the secretive American Protective League.
The APL served as a secret police force for autocratic Pres. Woodrow Wilson, who would not tolerate dissent.
A year after forming, it had over 100,000 agents.
#graphicnovels #comicbooks
The APL served as a secret police force for autocratic Pres. Woodrow Wilson, who would not tolerate dissent.
A year after forming, it had over 100,000 agents.
#graphicnovels #comicbooks
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this is one of the ways in which I think the modern publishing environment, which requires the vast majority of authors to do all of their own promotional work, has been incredibly damaging
"I got canceled on social media" can be a real career-ruining thing! it's not irrational to worry about it!
"I got canceled on social media" can be a real career-ruining thing! it's not irrational to worry about it!
theres this one tumblr post ive seen talking about that phenomenon but w fiction writing that I think about often
July 27, 2026 at 3:46 PM
this is one of the ways in which I think the modern publishing environment, which requires the vast majority of authors to do all of their own promotional work, has been incredibly damaging
"I got canceled on social media" can be a real career-ruining thing! it's not irrational to worry about it!
"I got canceled on social media" can be a real career-ruining thing! it's not irrational to worry about it!
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I Hate Adobe: aftermath.site/i-hate-adobe/
July 29, 2026 at 1:01 AM
I Hate Adobe: aftermath.site/i-hate-adobe/
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i hate these people so much
No longer content with pillaging intellectual work and dismembering our environment (already critically weakened), AI companies are now hellbent on destroying books galore including rare editions.
Shut down these nefarious enterprises already.
Shut down these nefarious enterprises already.
AI labs buy, scan, shred millions of rare books
If you have retreated to physical books because the internet is too full of AI slop, bad news — now they’re shredding the books to feed their AI slop machines.
www.news.com.au
July 29, 2026 at 4:29 PM
i hate these people so much
Are you fucking kidding me--
⚫️ Le DJ Kavinsky retrouvé mort à son domicile à Paris, a annoncé le parquet.
July 29, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Are you fucking kidding me--
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🌱 Are you in the heat dome? Or within the range of forest fires?
It’s time to put out multiple bowls of fresh water & renew them at least daily. Be sure there’s a rock or a branch in the bowl so a desperate small creature doesn’t drown getting water.
🚨 WATER for your WILD NEIGHBORS, please 🚨
It’s time to put out multiple bowls of fresh water & renew them at least daily. Be sure there’s a rock or a branch in the bowl so a desperate small creature doesn’t drown getting water.
🚨 WATER for your WILD NEIGHBORS, please 🚨
July 27, 2026 at 8:22 PM
🌱 Are you in the heat dome? Or within the range of forest fires?
It’s time to put out multiple bowls of fresh water & renew them at least daily. Be sure there’s a rock or a branch in the bowl so a desperate small creature doesn’t drown getting water.
🚨 WATER for your WILD NEIGHBORS, please 🚨
It’s time to put out multiple bowls of fresh water & renew them at least daily. Be sure there’s a rock or a branch in the bowl so a desperate small creature doesn’t drown getting water.
🚨 WATER for your WILD NEIGHBORS, please 🚨
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I have a personal belief that the more a person is a nerd for something: dinosaurs, The Odyssey, etc, the less likely they are to enjoy a popular entertainment version of that thing.
July 27, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I have a personal belief that the more a person is a nerd for something: dinosaurs, The Odyssey, etc, the less likely they are to enjoy a popular entertainment version of that thing.
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Having one of those days where the state of everything just weighs on me and the furious desire to fix it all kinda rattles my bones
Please do something kind this week. Hold a door open. Give a compliment. Help a neighbour. Idk just light a little candle in the dark they wanna suffocate us with
Please do something kind this week. Hold a door open. Give a compliment. Help a neighbour. Idk just light a little candle in the dark they wanna suffocate us with
July 28, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Having one of those days where the state of everything just weighs on me and the furious desire to fix it all kinda rattles my bones
Please do something kind this week. Hold a door open. Give a compliment. Help a neighbour. Idk just light a little candle in the dark they wanna suffocate us with
Please do something kind this week. Hold a door open. Give a compliment. Help a neighbour. Idk just light a little candle in the dark they wanna suffocate us with
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Everyone: The Odyssey, The Odessey
Me: *purposefully not saying a word*
Me: *quiet, quiet*
Me: *head starting to inflate from hot air*
Me: YOU KNOW, THEY DID A PRETTY GOOD ADAPTATION OF THE ODYSSEY ON XENA WARRIOR PRINCESS
Me: *purposefully not saying a word*
Me: *quiet, quiet*
Me: *head starting to inflate from hot air*
Me: YOU KNOW, THEY DID A PRETTY GOOD ADAPTATION OF THE ODYSSEY ON XENA WARRIOR PRINCESS
July 27, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Everyone: The Odyssey, The Odessey
Me: *purposefully not saying a word*
Me: *quiet, quiet*
Me: *head starting to inflate from hot air*
Me: YOU KNOW, THEY DID A PRETTY GOOD ADAPTATION OF THE ODYSSEY ON XENA WARRIOR PRINCESS
Me: *purposefully not saying a word*
Me: *quiet, quiet*
Me: *head starting to inflate from hot air*
Me: YOU KNOW, THEY DID A PRETTY GOOD ADAPTATION OF THE ODYSSEY ON XENA WARRIOR PRINCESS
Taking a month off from drinking, and within that month getting a mystery illness, getting < 4 hours sleep a night, my cat passing, and being bombarded by constant news of the victory of banal evil, is a pretty good fit for those "conditions of absolute reality" that Shirley Jackson wrote about.
July 28, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Taking a month off from drinking, and within that month getting a mystery illness, getting < 4 hours sleep a night, my cat passing, and being bombarded by constant news of the victory of banal evil, is a pretty good fit for those "conditions of absolute reality" that Shirley Jackson wrote about.
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No one has ever looked cooler than this
July 28, 2026 at 12:12 AM
No one has ever looked cooler than this
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Hello everyone!
Many of you likely saw this image recently with the Apple TV+ 'Neuromancer' promotion. Some know, others don't, but this artwork is mine, created alongside actor & post-production artist Milton Menezes, as a personal project and a homage to the original Neuromancer romance
Many of you likely saw this image recently with the Apple TV+ 'Neuromancer' promotion. Some know, others don't, but this artwork is mine, created alongside actor & post-production artist Milton Menezes, as a personal project and a homage to the original Neuromancer romance
July 27, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Hello everyone!
Many of you likely saw this image recently with the Apple TV+ 'Neuromancer' promotion. Some know, others don't, but this artwork is mine, created alongside actor & post-production artist Milton Menezes, as a personal project and a homage to the original Neuromancer romance
Many of you likely saw this image recently with the Apple TV+ 'Neuromancer' promotion. Some know, others don't, but this artwork is mine, created alongside actor & post-production artist Milton Menezes, as a personal project and a homage to the original Neuromancer romance
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I stand by everything I said previously. At least with a major bank I know there is oversight, deposit insurance, and regulation for things like anti-money laundering.
July 27, 2026 at 10:38 PM
I stand by everything I said previously. At least with a major bank I know there is oversight, deposit insurance, and regulation for things like anti-money laundering.
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July 26, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Anyone have any good "autumnal" music recommendations? Not necessarily Halloween-y music (although I'm not opposed to that, just already have a lot of it on the project playlist I'm building). 20th century preferred, but if you like something more recent, surprise me with it!
July 26, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Anyone have any good "autumnal" music recommendations? Not necessarily Halloween-y music (although I'm not opposed to that, just already have a lot of it on the project playlist I'm building). 20th century preferred, but if you like something more recent, surprise me with it!