cartotastic

cartotastic

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I love maps and comics and RPGing and once upon a time I sang rock songs in seedy pubs Mastodon: @cartotastic@aus.social GenAI is for jerks.

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1. Dragon Warriors 2. AD&D 2nd edition 3. Rolemaster (and MERP) 4. Call of Cthulhu 5. Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay I also played some other games like Paranoia, Vampire/Werewolf, Palladium Fantasy RPG, Fighting Fantasy RPG and TMNT RPG, but not for long or consistently.

Charlie Stross@cstross.bsky.social

1. Basic D&D, supplemented by White Box supplementary kipple 2. AD&D (original, as it came out) 3. Metamorphosis Alpha 4. Traveller (original) 5. There is no 5.

Jensen Huang of #NVIDIA wants us calling data centres "AI factories" because they supposedly make things. Let's call them #slopatoriums instead, because the primary output rolling out of these energy vampires is unwanted #AIslop. Ignore the corporate spin of the #Broligarchy and fight #TechFascism

Donate today to help raise funds for women and girls experiencing violence from men! This is a men's issue; stand up and encourage your bros to do so as well.

Kon Karapanagiotidis@kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social

2.28pm and 32km done 🙌🏼 for my 50km to help end male violence against women. Travis Lovett and Peter McNamara have joined me for part of the walk ✊🏼 We would love your donation here: www.walkforwagec.org.au/fundraisers/... to raise $ for safe housing for women and girls

Just uploaded the first drafts of the last of 107 maps for an historical atlas and my #cartography muscles are aching! Gonna have to take a week (to work on other projects) before I hit the corrections. Time for some drinks. Map-makers out there, this shot's for you! #maps #mapping #celebration

Coming soon to #Pathfinder Infinite: Through the Void, a fantastic compilation of adventurers from a cadre of talented creators, including some maps by me! Dare you enter the Dark Tapestry? #TTRPG #PF2e #Paizo #NoAI

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Oh look! Something has gone wrong with my @paizo.com preorder of Impossible Magic... just like, well, almost every time. It's so frustrating trying to order #Pathfinder products to Australia. Paizo shipping is prohibitively expensive, but supplies to distributors are always unreliable. Catch-22.

There's still time to make a tax-deductible donation to the ASRC and get it matched by VMG!

Kon Karapanagiotidis@kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social

6 hours left to have your donation to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre Winter Appeal matched up to $155,817 till midnight today by the Victorian Mortgage Group | VMG, Cathy Quealy & other generous donors at: asrc.org.au/donate #taxdeductible #eofy

Joshua Williamson writing & Hayden Sherman on pencils for new Legion of Super-Heroes in September! Let's goooo! I still miss my Reboot Legion but I'll give this one a go. Has to be better than the Bendis Legion or a rehash of the Preboot Legion again. #LSH #DCComics #LegionofSuperHeroes #comics

Is @libro.fm broken for everyone or just me? Getting an "We’re sorry, an error occurred on checkout." error whenever I try to purchase an audiobook with credits, regardless of if I use Android or PC. ☹️ Just finished a book and I need another! 😩 #help #techfail #books #audiobooks #librofm

Finally! The #Pathfinder books that I ordered in (checks email) August have arrived. It's frustratingly difficult to find a reliable supplier for @paizo.com products in Australia. #pf2 #rpg #ttrpg

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I had to upgrade my PC to get a process with a TPM module to run Windows 11, and now I'd have to get a new processor with an NPU to run Windows 12? Uh, I don't think so. Fooled me once. #AIslop #NoAI #techfail tech4gamers.com/windows-12-r...

tech4gamers.comWindows 12 Reportedly Set for Release This Year as a Fully Modular, Subscription-Based, AI-Focused OSReports suggest that Microsoft may be gearing up to launch Windows 12 this year, which will be a modular and AI-focused OS.

I never used Pinterest - I bounced off it even harder than I did Instagram - but if you do, maybe it's time to stop. Especially if you value human-created artwork and hate AI slop. #AIslop #Pinterest #art #techfail

Jameela Wahlgren 🏳️‍🌈 🎨@jameelawahlgren.bsky.social

Pinterest CEO says in layoff email: "We’re doubling down on an AI-forward approach – prioritizing AI-focused roles, teams, and ways of working" So it's time for me to move to another platform to save images

Made my own yakinuki beef recipe this evening; was a hit with the family. Will cook it in the wok next time and reduce the sauce so it caramelises more and doesn't stew in the liquid. Even so, it was super tasty!

Why do you lie so much, ArcGIS for Adobe "Keep me signed in" check box? You never work! #ESRI #ArcGIS #Adobe #Illustrator #techfail

Trying to work out who this actor is from Pootie Tang that appeared as an uncredited 'man on the street'. Voice was immediately familiar, but I can't work out who they are. Film came out in 2001, so they're born around 1980? Appears in the film at around 1:21:20 #FilmSky #HelpMeFind #BlackSky