The Sneaky Hare

Dylan | He/They | Spreadsheet Gardener pfp by @fjunkymonk Co-Host of Eccentricity Vector Podcast

[bunnies1230]

Introducing: Eccentricity Vector

A couple months ago, my friend Julia and I decided to start Eccentricity Vector - a podcast about Politics, Media, History, and the gravitational pull they have on each other. We discuss tabletop RPGs, politics, movies, television, anime, and how all these topics intersect.

Give us a listen!

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Creating interconnected podcast content

Who are we?

Dylan (he/they) - that's me! - has a background in film, but heavily dabbles in all things computer, gaming, media, and politics.

Julia (she/her) is a transgender librarian and former professional game developer who worked on mobile games and ttrpgs. She has a passion for politics and learning why the world is the way it is.

Why make a podcast?

We've created it as a way to document the various conversations we have on such topics to then share it with our friends, with no grand aspirations of making it into a Whole Thing.

If a handful of friends find enjoyment, and it inspires debate and conversation, I'd call that a win.

We have three episodes out currently, with more on the way on topics such as Demon Slayer, the music of the Civilization series, and the Effect of Bingeable Releases.

Ep 1: D&D 5e's Preferred Narrative - What types of stories 5e's mechanics want you to tell, and how that often clashes with what people actually want out of it.

Ep 2: TTRPGs We Like - Two TTRPGs that inspire us: Pathfinder 2e and Dungeon World.

Ep 3: TTRPGs We're Making - Two TTRPGs that we're making: Mantle, a classless power fantasy, and a conversion from classic Pokemon to a TTRPG.

We hope you give it a listen, drop us a follow, and maybe even talk to us about it!

(god knows we love to talk; why else would we start a podcast??)

[soundoftheirwings]

Gotta tell you guys something wild in the Chinese fan sphere

So some fanartist drew a “sexy” (read: booby) version of a (cartoon) character who is traditionally very non-sexualised. Fans of the character got mad about it because it’s kind of groundbreaking how that character is written and portrayed and this art totally ignores the entire point of the character. They demanded the art be deleted. In response to that other people said, well what the fanartist did may be distateful but they have every right to draw what they’re into. The two sides fight for days and each starts a harassment campaign and even report their “opponents’” accounts.

So far so typical. But things eventually come to a head and they decide that this will be settled by votes - not through a poll. Through donations to a children’s education charity via each side’s portal. Whoever can get the highest amount of donation wins.

And that is how this charity received over 1 million in donations in three days lol. Oh btw the “freedom of expression” side won by a landslide (960k to 40k)

[tlbodine]

From now on this is how all petty fandom disputes should be settled.

[mousegirlheart]

Visit Original Link

[lovertm]

orangesnackcake

[11lambchop]

boy you aren’t a brick

[beemovieerotica]

[cairviecorvi]

[beardedmrbean]

[becherdireinen]

what a privilege it is to come home to a little animal that loves you like you're their whole world.

[anarchopuppy]

sometimes being a fan of something means not wanting them to make any more of it

[puppygirllaika]

so. i just learned that my entirely me-written resume flags as being AI-written by automated HR systems for a few writing quirks and the fact that i followed all the rules of good resume writing, which is apparently a telltale sign of AI use in this fucking hellworld. i've been desperately applying to jobs that i am massively overqualified for for months with no response, not even an interview, and now i find out that at least part of the reason is because some fucking moron decided that following the rules every career advisor has given me for a decade means i cheated and should be disqualified. the ai bubble cannot pop soon enough. what the actual fuck.

[puppygirllaika]

"frequent use of action-result sentences. bullet points all start with action verbs. no career gaps." girl what the fuck are you talking about. that's just resume writing advice being followed. i just did what i was told. it's a fucking resume. you're supposed to do all that stuff. what the fuck do you mean it looks ai generated and wouldn't pass basic detection systems?????????? for following the resume writing rules????????????

[puppygirllaika]

wishing every AI bro and ceo a very [REDACTED]

[rustmarty]

[gdrivesuperdry]

Emo.

They blocked tumblr at my school. Apparently it a “Social Networking” site.. I might drop out of my computer classes now..

[hikikomoricomplex]

I see we’ve reached the “blame your failures on communist subterfuge” phase of the AI business plan

[mindblank]

"The Theory taking the Babies by storm: Nap time funded by The monsters under the bed?"

[crafty-butch]

anyone else notice how when "digital assistants" were just supposed to do specific tasks when you asked for them we had Alexa and Siri and Cortana, but now that they're being marketed as smart enough to take actions and make decisions on their own they've got names like Claude and Devin

[crafty-butch]

@namanie @tsunderrated the point isn't "fake names -> real names," it's "feminine names -> masculine names"

[sexhaver]

lmfao the Scots in town for the World Cup have made a pilgrimage to Boston's world-famous Cop Annihilating Slide

[dddreamscape]

Mutuals do this

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

You've heard of parallel play, now get ready for perpendicular play.

[amuseoffyre]

Hot cross buns?

[fantasmadelaciudad]

i'll be honest thinking about las vegas makes me nauseous.

[fantasmadelaciudad]

like this shouldnt be possible.

[sillyspirit]

Every part of Vegas feels like it's pulled out of fiction and is Incredibly off-putting. It's a major city in the middle of one of the world's most inhospitable deserts

Its famous for recreating other world landmarks on a small scale. It uses this as a trap to bait people into making life ruining decisions. It's motto is essentially "never speak of what happened here". Fucked up

[cyber-corp]

brother came home from school with a list of “philosophical questions” he discussed with his friends such as “what if there was an evil stove that uncooked things” and “how do trees know if they’re gay”

[cyber-corp]

hello staff. good to see that flagging this post as mature has done wonders for this website. maybe you could stop booting trans women off this site as well you fucking wankers