Chris
@mrzarquon.bsky.social
mrzarquon in most places, internet person.
PDX -> BFS, freshly minted 🇮🇪
PDX -> BFS, freshly minted 🇮🇪
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I think this new shirt design is an important statement in these trying times, and may heal the world
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September 30, 2026 at 10:36 PM
I think this new shirt design is an important statement in these trying times, and may heal the world
roryblank.bigcartel.com
roryblank.bigcartel.com
First D&D event night I coordinated for the shop has amazing. This mini got a “oh fuck you, DM” moment when it was put on the map.
September 18, 2026 at 10:39 PM
First D&D event night I coordinated for the shop has amazing. This mini got a “oh fuck you, DM” moment when it was put on the map.
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VERY important paper!
This study detected SARS-CoV-2 in the air of common areas of 4 big US airports. SARS-CoV-2 detected in 98% of samples through the year. Influenza A was found during flu season.
That’s why you want to wear an N95 respirator in an airport! And all indoor public spaces all year!
This study detected SARS-CoV-2 in the air of common areas of 4 big US airports. SARS-CoV-2 detected in 98% of samples through the year. Influenza A was found during flu season.
That’s why you want to wear an N95 respirator in an airport! And all indoor public spaces all year!
Multimodal genomic surveillance for respiratory pathogens at four U.S. international airports: A comparison of air, wastewater, clinical, and national surveillance data
Early detection of outbreaks and emerging pathogens is critical for public health and global biosecurity. Airports, as major international travel hubs with dense, enclosed populations, are high-risk s...
journals.plos.org
September 17, 2026 at 10:15 PM
VERY important paper!
This study detected SARS-CoV-2 in the air of common areas of 4 big US airports. SARS-CoV-2 detected in 98% of samples through the year. Influenza A was found during flu season.
That’s why you want to wear an N95 respirator in an airport! And all indoor public spaces all year!
This study detected SARS-CoV-2 in the air of common areas of 4 big US airports. SARS-CoV-2 detected in 98% of samples through the year. Influenza A was found during flu season.
That’s why you want to wear an N95 respirator in an airport! And all indoor public spaces all year!
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This needs to go in some sort of Bad Idea Hall of Fame
Another way to commemorate 9/11 would be to not do any of this
September 9, 2026 at 4:43 PM
This needs to go in some sort of Bad Idea Hall of Fame
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Walking up to AI developers like "so are you the kind of AI developer who knows they're a fraud or the kind of AI developer who thinks they're a slaver?"
tech ppl will rly be like "wow ai is becoming sentient we must be aware of their rights" while typing shit like "put my docor appt into calandar" and "make th code better this time"
September 4, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Walking up to AI developers like "so are you the kind of AI developer who knows they're a fraud or the kind of AI developer who thinks they're a slaver?"
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this second session being impossible to schedule is the most D&D thing you could possibly imagine
‘DUNGEONS & DRAGONS 2’ isn’t fully dead yet.
• Script is complete
• Hasbro remains committed
• A new studio partner is being sought after Paramount passed for financial reasons
#DungeonsAndDragons #Hasbro
• Script is complete
• Hasbro remains committed
• A new studio partner is being sought after Paramount passed for financial reasons
#DungeonsAndDragons #Hasbro
September 4, 2026 at 4:10 PM
this second session being impossible to schedule is the most D&D thing you could possibly imagine
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Lawn darts killed three children before they were completely banned in the United States.
The role of ChatGPT went far beyond providing tactical tips in the final hours before the mass shooting. The shooter messaged with ChatGPT more than 6,600 times over 12 months—including dozens of conversations revealing he was desperate, focused on extremist violence, and suicidal.
Inside a mass shooter’s harrowing history with ChatGPT
A year of chats reveals glaring red flags—and disturbing ChatGPT replies—from long before a rampage at Florida State University.
www.motherjones.com
August 30, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Lawn darts killed three children before they were completely banned in the United States.
Went to the most northerly part of Ireland, also last Jedi filming location.
And more north than Northern Ireland
And more north than Northern Ireland
August 29, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Went to the most northerly part of Ireland, also last Jedi filming location.
And more north than Northern Ireland
And more north than Northern Ireland
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Forgot to order eclipse glasses yet again (found some last month, went down the rabbit hole of making sure there were legit ones, got distracted).
So cardboard box pinhole cameras it is.
So cardboard box pinhole cameras it is.
August 12, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Forgot to order eclipse glasses yet again (found some last month, went down the rabbit hole of making sure there were legit ones, got distracted).
So cardboard box pinhole cameras it is.
So cardboard box pinhole cameras it is.
Of all the things I was expecting to be mentioned or discussed in @friede.bsky.social 's episode, kolache was not one of them.
➡️ Watch this episode of Adventuring Academy on Dropout: watch.dropout.tv/videos/a-du...
A Duty of Care (with Dr. Emily Friedman) - Season 7 - Dropout
Dr. Emily Friedman joins Brennan to discuss the history of actual play and the best gaming system.
Content Warning:
Misophonia (Crunching) - [throughout 54:37-1:01:03]
watch.dropout.tv
August 11, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Of all the things I was expecting to be mentioned or discussed in @friede.bsky.social 's episode, kolache was not one of them.
Hasbro finally figured out what to do with D&D that isn’t entirely terrible - make more books and settings, use their leverage to get deals like official WoW and Star Wars expansions
July 30, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Hasbro finally figured out what to do with D&D that isn’t entirely terrible - make more books and settings, use their leverage to get deals like official WoW and Star Wars expansions
"It's pronounced guacamole"
What's a Futurama line that lives forever in your head?
Mine is, "Oh, a lesson in not changing history from Mr. I'm My Own Grandpa."
Mine is, "Oh, a lesson in not changing history from Mr. I'm My Own Grandpa."
July 22, 2026 at 10:24 PM
"It's pronounced guacamole"
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July 21, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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Bonfires are crime scenes, from hate displaces to home burnings.
'In one incident, firefighters had to withdraw from a bonfire in Cookstown, Tyrone, as a result of a hostile crowd.'
Bonfires have changed from small community bonfires to megastructures - they are now paramilitary shows of strenth.
'In one incident, firefighters had to withdraw from a bonfire in Cookstown, Tyrone, as a result of a hostile crowd.'
Bonfires have changed from small community bonfires to megastructures - they are now paramilitary shows of strenth.
July 12, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Bonfires are crime scenes, from hate displaces to home burnings.
'In one incident, firefighters had to withdraw from a bonfire in Cookstown, Tyrone, as a result of a hostile crowd.'
Bonfires have changed from small community bonfires to megastructures - they are now paramilitary shows of strenth.
'In one incident, firefighters had to withdraw from a bonfire in Cookstown, Tyrone, as a result of a hostile crowd.'
Bonfires have changed from small community bonfires to megastructures - they are now paramilitary shows of strenth.
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witnessing the birth of a new all timer post is such a beautiful thing
July 1, 2026 at 6:56 PM
witnessing the birth of a new all timer post is such a beautiful thing
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Both the UK and the US have a ruling overclass filled with stupid nepo babies who believe they know better than everyone, but in the UK that group is about 2000 people who all showered together in boarding school
June 15, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Both the UK and the US have a ruling overclass filled with stupid nepo babies who believe they know better than everyone, but in the UK that group is about 2000 people who all showered together in boarding school
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The most important cultural lesson of the late 80s/early 90s
June 4, 2026 at 10:47 AM
The most important cultural lesson of the late 80s/early 90s
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Thrilled to announce that “Drosera regina” has been selected for this year’s Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy!
Many thanks to @olivieblake.bsky.social, @johnjosephadams.com, and the @marinerbooks.bsky.social team.
Congratulations to my fellow contributors!
Many thanks to @olivieblake.bsky.social, @johnjosephadams.com, and the @marinerbooks.bsky.social team.
Congratulations to my fellow contributors!
I'm pleased to announce the 2026 table of contents of Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy (published by @marinerbooks.bsky.social), as selected by guest editor @olivieblake.bsky.social and me.
LitHub reveal: lithub.com/here-are-the...
TOC: www.johnjosephadams.com/projects/bes...
LitHub reveal: lithub.com/here-are-the...
TOC: www.johnjosephadams.com/projects/bes...
Here are the new covers and guest editors for the 2026 Best American Series.
For decades, Mariner Books has stewarded The The Best American Series®, a literary institution that began in 1915 with Best American Short Stories, to your bookshelves. But just in case you’re stum…
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May 28, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Thrilled to announce that “Drosera regina” has been selected for this year’s Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy!
Many thanks to @olivieblake.bsky.social, @johnjosephadams.com, and the @marinerbooks.bsky.social team.
Congratulations to my fellow contributors!
Many thanks to @olivieblake.bsky.social, @johnjosephadams.com, and the @marinerbooks.bsky.social team.
Congratulations to my fellow contributors!
I just discovered “We” here in hay on wye because there are stacks of it in one of the used bookshops (that handles excess stock).
This is the prototypical lonely male protagonist in a grey dystopian sci-fi novel. Published in 1924.
This is the prototypical lonely male protagonist in a grey dystopian sci-fi novel. Published in 1924.
May 28, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I just discovered “We” here in hay on wye because there are stacks of it in one of the used bookshops (that handles excess stock).
This is the prototypical lonely male protagonist in a grey dystopian sci-fi novel. Published in 1924.
This is the prototypical lonely male protagonist in a grey dystopian sci-fi novel. Published in 1924.
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The animation chat has me thinking one telling thing - in the years since AI arrived, there's not been a ground-up indie phenomenon, like we saw with earlier tech (Flash, etc). It hasn't unlocked anyone's creativity. For all the anti-gatekeeping rhetroic, nothing anyone cares about has been born.
May 28, 2026 at 6:53 AM
The animation chat has me thinking one telling thing - in the years since AI arrived, there's not been a ground-up indie phenomenon, like we saw with earlier tech (Flash, etc). It hasn't unlocked anyone's creativity. For all the anti-gatekeeping rhetroic, nothing anyone cares about has been born.
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Our entire economy is being artificially propped up by astrology for men: AI, crypto, sports betting, and prediction markets. It's an economy shaped entirely by male insecurity and lack of impulse control, and we'll all pay the price.
May 27, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Our entire economy is being artificially propped up by astrology for men: AI, crypto, sports betting, and prediction markets. It's an economy shaped entirely by male insecurity and lack of impulse control, and we'll all pay the price.
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every time i see a white guy in their fifties radicalized by the twitter algorithm into racism and extremism i think about how it's a total failure of the youtube algorithm to instead radicalize him into home brewing, elaborate A/V setups, or DIY solar
January 28, 2026 at 8:22 PM
every time i see a white guy in their fifties radicalized by the twitter algorithm into racism and extremism i think about how it's a total failure of the youtube algorithm to instead radicalize him into home brewing, elaborate A/V setups, or DIY solar
Our catsitter sends us the best photos
May 27, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Our catsitter sends us the best photos