Patrick Charlton-O'Shea

Good morning Bluesky! I'm Patrick, the author of the series The Age of Steam and Sorcery. My first book is published here: aesonique.itch.io/death-become... ko-fi.com/s/dedefa2e72 amzn.asia/d/eYGjxG4 www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/... And pre-release versions of my books are on Royal Road for free.

A discussion in the lunch room today revealed that the HSP, or halal snack pack (donner kebab meat on top of chips in a styrofoam contianer) was preceeded, by nearly a decade, by the AB, or Adelaide Box, invented here in South Australia. I still prefer a kebab in a wrap, but it's interesting.

I do not want your AI slop I kindly wish that you would stop Pushing it in my face And in every hobby space I wish I wish For this bubble to pop I do not want your AI slop

a "divorcee"? oh you mean a rōnin husband

Hear me out, I have an idea ⚡️

Oh look… another GenAi bot account skimming Bsky’s writing tags… Block this fucker: bsky.app/profile/book... #Bookish #BookSky #Writesky

HEY GANG - DID YOU KNOW THAT NVIDIA JUST PUT ALL OUR GPUS INTO REMOTE ACCESS MODE FOR SLOP AGENTS TO CONNECT TO? NVIDIA APP > SETTINGS > FEATURES > ALLOW AGENT ACCESS > OFF TURN THAT SHIT OFF

Something that I will never understand, is why these "enjoy the camps" wankers are pissed at you when you won't vote for their transphobic politician, and not pissed at the politician for being transphobic?

Aussies defeating AI in the most Aussie way possible.

Look, I'm never buying from Temu... But I will admit that I am for once tempted.

“I feel like many have forgotten that the first S in SARS stands for ‘Severe.’” Source: x.com/suchnerve/st...

Kirby explaining global democratic failings here? “Social & economic exclusion often becomes civic exclusion – & civic exhaustion...people are too tired & busy trying to keep their heads above water that they don’t have the time or energy to speak up about issues & hold those in power to account."

Scab.

I, on the other hand, will block as hard as I can, and even then it's only because the Standards Committee refuses to ratify my 10KVoIP proposal.

Important Australian Fauna update

Almost 150,000 Australians are being hit with Centrelink repayment debts that had been paused for years and calculated using the unlawful "income apportionment" method. It was a similar method to that used in Robodebt, and tallied up $4.4 billion in debts over two decades.

Shaun of the Dead was already my number 1, but second place goes to the origional Resident Evil movie.

I feel like this is true of team sports, which, while there are a lot of benefits, also drill "loyalty to the team at all costs" into young brains. I'm biased though, as my preferred sports were martial arts and motorcycling, both of which emphasise balance and introspection.

Seven demons go on a picnic trip...

I get that language isn't static, and being hidebound to the dictionary does you no favours, but there are linguistic dead ends. If you talk like an incel, I'm going to assume you are one and treat you accordingly. And no, "using it ironically" doesn't give you a pass either.

Remember when you talk about Black Lightning's creator in the future to cite Jenny Blake properly

For just a couple more days then not again this year, Shadow of a Dead God is on sale. Get your dose of a snarky fantasy mystery. books2read.com/ShadowGod #fantasynovel #SPFBO #booksale #fantasy

There's still time to get in on the action! The adventure! The excitement! Don't have a dreary weekend, read a good book and live vicariously through these wonderful people's eyes.

The Nazi-supporting Daily Mail and the other extremist British media need to be reigned in by the government before they drive anyone else to their death. Because they will, repeatedly and with no regret.

ive talked on how i wont engage with writers who use ai, i wont eat at a restaurant with an ai menu, i wont have anything to do with it. but what this post illustrates is regardless of how OTHERS react, ultimately the worst part about using ai is that you are punishing YOURSELF and dont even know it

I write sapphic romantasy where an all female polycule help a woman poison her abusive cishet husband on their honeymoon to stop a nation of white supremacists from invading a diverse queernormative kingdom. And it's free! www.patreon.com/ddwardiswrit...

One of my all-time favorite students said to me: I love your class, Professor Murray, you let every one talk and debate, but what I need you to do is: handle the assholes. You have always got to handle the assholes, not appease them.

Imo, what you call your game doesn't matter if you end up being financially successful and make multiple sequels. If you name your game "Lightning Bum-Kissers", by the time you get to the 3rd game, no one will care what it means. It's just a series of sounds that evokes images of the previous games.

If I was a freelance New Yorker illustrator, learning the art director was really good at using Claude would be a red flag

Windsor has an important statement to make.

When You Can’t Pick Between Electric and Jet Power, This Buggy Has You Covered

"Carl has not been cast. We don’t have a specific answer. I don’t even think auditions have begun yet. I want Carl to be played by someone who embodies the role and can be both goofy and give off that really scary vibe." #DCC Hear me out:

Reconstructing the Ancient Chinese Storm of Crows Weapon

I think it's important to note that I did invent this game and that I did so because I enjoy showing off that I'm very clever. www.youtube.com/live/RBKH19N... #GuessTheKickstarter #mutrt

RepRapMicron Uses Fibre Optics To Print Tiny Benchy in Resin