Adrian Bott @cavalorn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Was thinking about how much of Python's humour relied upon the formula of 'contrast the formal, precise and mannerly with the immediate and visceral' & realised I'd only gone and used that exact same stale old formula for the leopard tweet. luckily nobody noticed 6615
Reposted by Adrian BottMicah @rincewind.run · 25/08/2026Discworld QOTD, from The Shepherd's Crown "FOR I CAN SEE THE BALANCE AND YOU HAVE LEFT THE WORLD MUCH BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT, AND IF YOU ASK ME, said Death, NOBODY COULD DO ANY BETTER THAN THAT…" 362249671
Reposted by Adrian BottValentinaPaz @valentinapaz.com · 15/05/2026She just wants to sit at her knee and listen to her talk. close-up: www.valentinapaz.com/blog/enraptu... #Art #Fanart #Warframe #warframefanart 620780
Reposted by Adrian BottValentinaPaz @valentinapaz.com · 25/05/2026something something what if the serum acted slower etc Close-up + sketch: www.valentinapaz.com/blog/eleanor/ #Art #Fanart #Warframe #WarframeFanart 319677
Reposted by Adrian BottRobert Brookes 🌿 @sphynxian.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Bungie folks impacted by the layoffs: please let me know if you see anything on our careers page that is a fit for you. I will gladly help with application advice and recommendations: www.cdprojektred.com/en/jobscdprojektred.comCD PROJEKT RED | Award-Winning Creator of Story-Driven RPGsAs the team behind The Witcher 4, Cyberpunk 2077, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, we create revolutionary RPGs with memorable stories that inspire gamers. 7665290
Reposted by Adrian Bottariella @agbouskila.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Well, I've been affected by the Bungie layoffs, and I guess I'm now looking for work. I'm a senior narrative designer on Destiny 2. I'm going to thread a little list of stuff I've done on the game; normally I go out of my way to avoid attention, but today I'd appreciate reposts. 4119561107
Adrian Bott @cavalorn.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Given the apparent controversy of @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social suggesting that scenes can be resolved without the use of dice, here's an interesting quote from Gary Gygax in 1983, as reported in Imagine Magazine #2: 2398
Reposted by Adrian BottSky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 15/06/2026One of the most interesting interpretations of 1984, and somewhat supported by comments by Orwell, is that the rest of the world is normal and Britain was just, sort of, like that 44987109
Reposted by Adrian BottThe Cool Dude @2house2fly.bsky.social · 01/04/2026The whole world will be your enemy, prince with a thousand enemies. And when they catch you, they will smash you with a hammer. But first they must catch you. 3768402652
Adrian Bott @cavalorn.bsky.social · 07/06/2026AHHH DIRECTLY INTO MY VEINS www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qucl...youtube.comThief: The Dark Project Remastered Reveal Trailer | Nightdive StudiosYouTube video by Nightdive Studios 0162
Adrian Bott @cavalorn.bsky.social · 07/06/2026sometimes you don't realise your writing influences until long after the fact www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRXt...youtube.comButthole Surfers - PepperYouTube video by ButtholeSurfersVEVO 2101
Reposted by Adrian BottJay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 05/06/2026I don't really talk about this, because I'm actually quite private about my personal life, but many many years ago Tony Head took me under his wing and showed me the kind of person I could be. It's not an exaggeration to say that I'm the person I am today because of the kindness he showed me. 735030607
Reposted by Adrian BottLucas Schuneman @lucasschuneman.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Looks like I'm signing a 5-year contract to teach in the UK! And since longer contracts = higher visa fees, I'm selling signed autograph prints and video shoutouts to offset costs. You'll find links to help out in the thread; shares & reposts are greatly appreciated!!static.klipy.comWoman Rapidly Stamping PapersALT: Woman Rapidly Stamping Papers 64126
Reposted by Adrian BottAdrian Bott @cavalorn.bsky.social · 11/11/2024'I never thought leopards would eat MY face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party. 491958465
Reposted by Adrian BottSimon and Gargamel @kellylink.bsky.social · 20/04/2026This Is Just To Say I have turned off the AI features that were in the update and which you were probably hoping to monetize Fuck you they were stupid so unnecessary and so annoying 6695973545
Adrian Bott @cavalorn.bsky.social · 05/04/2026oh my god, those naïve idiots saw him on TV pretending to be competent as part of a TV show, so they thought he was ACTUALLY competent, so they PUT THE DAFT OAF IN CHARGE? And of course he was completely out of his depth? wow I do love Galaxy Quest (1999) 414429
Adrian Bott @cavalorn.bsky.social · 05/04/2026From 1789: this is the earliest known visual depiction of the Easter Hare, who would ultimately become the Easter Bunny Please note that he is bringing the eggs in a basket, thus settling the question of whether the bunny lays the eggs or not 1348
Adrian Bott @cavalorn.bsky.social · 05/04/2026The joy, the JOY of finding that the Chortlemuffin Effect has been transposed to bsky 24413
Adrian Bott @cavalorn.bsky.social · 05/04/2026This will always be my favourite reconstruction of Ulysses 31. We just don't see this kind of dedication any more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMpf...youtube.comUlysses 31 ReduxYouTube video by dermotcanterbury 1153
Reposted by Adrian BottThe Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 05/04/2026A HD remaster of Ulysses 31 (1982) is coming today on a French network!! 🤩 2135576
Reposted by Adrian BottThe Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 05/04/2026"A sneak peek at the HD restoration of the #Ulysses31 series. This new scan fully reveals the richness of TMS's work, including the character designs by Shingo Araki and Michi Himeno. I never imagined I'd be able to rediscover this cult classic in such high quality. Thank you! 🤩" Oh my. 56020
Adrian Bott @cavalorn.bsky.social · 05/04/2026So the current year's crop of Eostre discourse contains a lot of protestation along the lines of: 'but why would Bede, a Christian monk, invent a pagan goddess?' and 'but why would Bede, a revered historian, lie?' & it's past time to point out what the problems with Bede's account actually are: 611752
Adrian Bott @cavalorn.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Welcome back, #headlinesthatsoundlikecrypticcrosswordclues 23710
Reposted by Adrian BottAdrian Bott @cavalorn.bsky.social · 22/03/2026The pagan Spring Equinox festival of Ostara is not the antecedent of the Christian Easter, because the pagan Spring Equinox festival of Ostara was created in around 1973. I appreciate that a statement like this warrants some substantiation, so bear with me. 523491
Reposted by Adrian BottScott Lynch @scottlynch78.bsky.social · 01/04/2026moby-dick, his eyes enormous: from hell's heart you STAB at moby? for hate's sake you spit your last BREATH at moby? oh! oh! the great shroud of the sea for ahab! the great shroud of the sea rolling on as it rolled five thousand years ago!!!! 4558612175
Reposted by Adrian BottAftermath @aftermath.site · 27/03/2026Life (and death) in Warframe aftermath.site/warframe-dig... 320476
Reposted by Adrian BottSmooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 10/11/2025me when the AI bubble bursts 4766971650
Adrian Bott @cavalorn.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Claiming that Easter is a pagan festival is like claiming that the American city of New York was conquered by Viking warlord Ivar the Boneless in the year 866, because it is named after York. 57017
Reposted by Adrian BottHappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 15/02/2026Just looking through some old comics and found a mail order advert for Small Prophets 13831189
Reposted by Adrian Bottelia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 22/03/2026One of my favourite things about LotR is how someone like Sam was inconceivable to Sauron and Saruman. He made no sense to them. I'm also reminded of an interview Tolkien did in which he said "I don't believe in absolute evil but I do believe in absolute good" www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbKN...youtube.comTolkien on absolute evilYouTube video by Eric Blauer (FCB4: Frederick Christian Blauer IV) 024750
Adrian Bott @cavalorn.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Since some of you were asking, here's the relevant bit from 'An Egg at Easter'. How the old man manages to fly with the birds is not explained 1215
Reposted by Adrian BottSmooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/04/2025I better not catch any of u saying happy easter 382501367
Adrian Bott @cavalorn.bsky.social · 22/03/2026The pagan Spring Equinox festival of Ostara is not the antecedent of the Christian Easter, because the pagan Spring Equinox festival of Ostara was created in around 1973. I appreciate that a statement like this warrants some substantiation, so bear with me. 523491
Reposted by Adrian BottJennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 21/03/2026There's a paid, home-based work opportunity available for a UK-based trans person. It involves some dealing with transphobic material so might be stressful, but give me a shout if you'd like to know more. 3614
Adrian Bott @cavalorn.bsky.social · 21/03/2026me: doing anything whatsoever my brain: *ominous silence* me: ... any moment now my brain: I CUT A STOUUT BLACKTHOOOORRRNNNN 1221
Adrian Bott @cavalorn.bsky.social · 21/03/2026do I really have the energy for another round of 'why the Easter elements you think are pagan aren't, and why a load of Easter elements most people haven't even heard of probably are' 32744219
Reposted by Adrian BottFin @finlaena.ink · 16/02/2026Commission for Spectrum Syndicate (tag in next post): Marie & Eleanor This was truly an honor to be asked to take on. I regrettably don't do enough WLW art, so when they suggested these two (who also happen to be personal favorites) it was an instant "YES!!" #warframe #warframefanart 011535
Adrian Bott @cavalorn.bsky.social · 04/03/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGbZ...youtube.comTomorrow, and tomorrow -- Ian McKellen analyzes Macbeth speech (1979)YouTube video by Kris Joseph 290
Reposted by Adrian Bottdr. hazel 🕯️ @hazelmonforton.com · 11/11/2025It's also the coolest and most fun part of the job, why would you want to cut it out!? 1036622
Reposted by Adrian Bottdr. hazel 🕯️ @hazelmonforton.com · 11/11/2025AI can't do that. It can't understand the words or the characters it's "voicing." It can't understand your intent and has no intent of its own. You need a real actor to do this. 554869
Reposted by Adrian Bottdr. hazel 🕯️ @hazelmonforton.com · 11/11/2025If your game has voice acting, then working with the voice actors is half of your writing process. It's not complete until you've heard it interpreted and reimagined by a voice actor. And they always reimagine it in ways that elevate the writing, in ways you never would have imagined yourself. 272317530
Adrian Bott @cavalorn.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Remembering a favourite book when I was small, 'The Magician Who Lost His Magic' by David McKee. Melric the Magician uses magic to do everything for everyone, with the result that nobody remembers how to do anything for themself any more. Then one day the magic vanishes. Something something AI. 55613
Reposted by Adrian BottAngus Main @angusmain.bsky.social · 20/12/2025December 20th. A partially rubberised torso stands on the corner of Edward Street and screams for thirty seconds before vanishing. 6483169