synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 2hI’d suggest you at least finish The Wastelands. It’s one of the better ones IMO & should give you an idea of what to expect going forward. If by the end it hasn’t grabbed you, you have your answer. 000
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 17hThere is only one knife fighting technique worth using:m.youtube.comNavy shows knife defense moveYouTube video by Thingsyoulike 2195
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 20hNot sure how fun this particular FF14 fact is, that’s pretty horrifying stuff Between Haukke Manor & Tam-Tara Deepcroft, Gridania was a seriously messed-up place 110
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Can you imagine though? Don’t think anyone could have survived WW1 if every artillery shell had 5x the casualty radius of the A-bomb Although being 5 miles away and getting randomly shot with a BB from nowhere is still probably pretty disconcerting 130
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I’m not terribly upset by the hangings we did at Nuremberg either. What a monster I must be. I am willing to call what Biden did with those pardons good enough. I do not see any need to fight for Dylan-goddamn-Roof specifically. 2120
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Not to that degree, and not so publicly. How many of the others could you name unprompted? But everyone knew those three. 180
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Plus the three he didn’t commute were…Dylan Roof, the Tree Of Life shooter, and the Boston Bomber. Two megaracist spree killers and a guy who did no-gray-area terrorism. I do not blame him for skipping the backlash there. Let Trump pardon them; he sympathizes with their hate already. 2220
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026That’s another fun recurring storyline in espionage: “Guy agrees to commit high treason & destroys own life in exchange for incredibly small amount of money” 1721
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026They arguably don’t even have a foothold outside the United States anymore, the ideological project is defunct Even the few nominally-communist nations left are just ordinary autocratic governments with market economies, and Republicans don’t particularly object to autocracy; what are we doing here 040
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Why would anyone hold an orgy without masks? It’s not about COVID etc, it’s just good taste to have a theme and costumes. Keeps your guests’ minds off the greasy reality of the whole thing.m.youtube.comIASIP S4E5 Mac and Charlie Die (Part 1) - The OrgyYouTube video by yuffiehighwind 1170
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026It puts me in mind of the stereotypical LinkedIn poster, TBH. “I got engaged this weekend, here’s some thoughts it sparked about B2B sales” and so forth. A guy trying to curate an image of someone who never stops grinding, lives & breathes AI. Hustle-culture slop. 120
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The only thing they have in common is a talent for pissing off everyone around them But I don’t think being insufferable is sufficient to declare yourself Chucky D’s spiritual heir 070
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This is cope. Do you see any of these people acting like the past 3 years were a victory for Gaza? No; they are deeply unhappy with all of it, for obvious reasons, and looking for a way to stop the events they supposedly planned. They’re just trying to salve their pride rather than admit error. 170
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026m.youtube.comA LOT OF Y'ALL STILL DON'T GET ITYouTube video by The Worst Of All Possible Worlds 000
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026When someone has SI that usually requires a psych referral, I don’t think there’s any context where it’s useful 010
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026IMO it’s the sycophancy of it that rankles President Birthday Boy waddles in and decides randomly to change a name that’s been in use for years for no real reason, and suddenly a bunch of CEOs and media figures go “yes sir, what a genius idea sir, I will book a press tour on this right now sir” 000
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The story of Half-Hanged Maggie is a precedent here 010
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 06/10/2026TBH this is among its least realistic elements 020
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 06/10/2026IDK that Disco Elysium can really play that role well TBH. The political stuff is so orthogonal to the actual plot, and so suffused with parody & irony, that it ends up actually saying very little of substance. Revachol is a place where ideologies go to fail thanks to its dimensional weakness. 060
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Men’s Wearhouse would like to add, in regards to Trump, that they only guarantee *the customer himself* will like the way he looks. It is not technically false advertising if everyone else still thinks he looks like a walking landfill. 070
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I think that was @cartoonshateher.bsky.socialcartoonshateher.comWhite Lotus is Rich People Hate-Porn for Rich PeopleAnd I still love watching it 020
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 06/10/2026IMO the concept of a “benevolent dictator” is an oxymoron the same way a “kind slaveowner” is. Violent repression is inherent to dictatorship, and the existence of that repression means it cannot be truly benevolent. 170
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I can 100% see this administration pulling a King Cnut, yeah 030
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Fair but I still think Sorcerer is mechanically better than Wizard 9/10 of the time 020
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 05/10/2026IIRC the kids who made it to the national spelling bee each year studied very, very intensely TBH the better argument against being one of those kids is that the rewards for doing so are pretty meager; even George Thampy didn‘t get a ton of tangible rewards out of it 061
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It’s pretty weird seeing it crop up in certain corners of the world though How TF are you gonna be virulently anti-immigrant when there’s nobody trying to immigrate to your country 030
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Interestingly, artistic depictions of the five wounds DO tend to be yonic and I have seen it argued that this was an intentional choice 110
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026What was her problem, anyway, Riker recusing himself because of a conflict of interest is the only professional thing to do here Is it just a rule that Federation bureaucracy have to be pricks 110
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Wrong series, Louvoisstatic.klipy.comBattlestar Galactica: Intense StareAlt: Adama & Tigh, alarmed by the prospect of toasters in the Federation 110
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Princess did the exact right thing herestatic.klipy.comLucille Bluth's Iconic 'Good For Her' - Arrested DevelopmentALT: Lucille Bluth's Iconic 'Good For Her' - Arrested Development 0440
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026For me, the constraint of playing against type is part of the fun of pregen scenarios It’s like a little puzzle; you’re handed a set of tools and motivations/goals you wouldn’t ordinarily pick, now how will you prevail anyway 000
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026TBH I think that sounds like a fun story hook How does a ninja escape the Sakoku laws of Tokugawa Japan and end up in Italy, and what role does such an obviously-unusual person play amongst the squabbling noble families 121
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This is the closest I’ve heard to an explanation of what it’s about since I heard of the film, so thank you The ads just go “Tom Cruise is DIGGER!” and I’m thinking okay but wtf is the premise here 1110
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Even in some fantastical alt-history scenario, I don’t see a case in which Germany subjugates the UK and then goes “sure, whatever, keep your massive global empire“ 010
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026IDK, staring into the infinite still sounds better than “Profit & Lace” 000
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026IDK why they like this idea so much, it’s a horrifying thought If a machine has a soul, anything you make it do, or do to it, takes on a new & unsavory moral dimension 040
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Needed that Oreo money, keeping the dad’s crimes under wraps wasn’t cheap 010
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Oh, for sure - but that’s exactly why I can’t trust someone else to tell me what’s lowbrow, because biases like those will taint their output. 020
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026If I’d let other people’s perceptions dictate what I read, I never would have read Anne Rice for myself. How many snobs have turned up their noses at those works as being mere “vampire smut”? People are stupid and criticism is often more performance than substance. Can’t trust their takes. 110
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026So are they just stealing the money, or It would be in character for them 100
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is, canonically, the US government’s approach to psychics in the Stephen King universe. They’re known as The Shop and they’re the antagonists in “Firestarter”. Carrie would also likely be under threat from the True Knot. Being a psychic in the Kingverse sucks! 1191
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Shame, that would have been a very “dudes rock” story 050
synshie.bsky.social @synshie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026IIRC the reason the Klan does those ridiculous fantasy titles (cyclopes, wizards, dragons etc) was because that was the style of fraternities & secret societies at the time of its founding Which, since Greek houses don’t do that anymore, I suppose could imply either conclusion 040
