Jürgen Hubert

Translates German folk tales. Tries to learn #Italian .

#ttrpg #pnpde #dnd #folklore

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2024-08-12 22:00:07

Even spirits like to play games.
#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore #bowling
https://www.patreon.com/posts/all-nine-bowling-43530102
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2024-08-07 07:53:32

Team #Harris has chosen well, it seems.
#Walz #USPolitics
https://youtube.com/watch?v=B6-MQ8IcbLE&si=jSYc0VGRxX2rt0B2

2024-08-05 23:00:07

Once, three mysterious sisters appeared in the hamlet of Seebach each evening - only to vanish into the direction of a nearby lake a few hours later.
#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/nixies-strange-38442006
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2024-07-26 22:51:19

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@npub16eg…nm8f Ich hatte schon merkwürdigere Sachen auf beiden Seiten des Spielleiterschirms.

2024-07-26 22:37:09

I arrived at my father's house, who was watching the opening of the French #Olympics .
These had a weird robot horse "running" over water, and my first thought was: "How can I use that in a #ttrpg ?"

2024-07-11 12:18:04

Nachdem ich vor zweieinhalb Jahren in die Rolle eines Vermieters hereingeschlittert bin, habe ich jetzt meine erste große Geduldsprobe vor mir:
Die Nachbarin meiner Mieterin (die Teil des selben Wohnkomplexes und der Eigentümergemeinschaft ist) will daß sämtliche Bäume im Garten der Mieterin herausgerissen werden, während meine Mieterin sehr stark an dem Garten wie er ist hängt.

2024-07-11 11:34:32

On the #ManOrBear debate:
https://youtube.com/shorts/z3Ff7rw9gRU?si=VnRD9fOzfCm4Ec6I

2024-06-30 05:32:13

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2/ For the record, I absolutely understand why Facebook is doing this.
Because LLM-assisted replies "increase engagement", and thus advertising revenue.
We are truly in hell.

2024-06-29 17:21:23

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@npub1ljv…y6pw I have not, though based on their Wikipedia descriptions they took a lot of... liberties with folklore.
In particular, "bloodline powers", which are almost entirely absent in German folk tales.

2024-06-28 18:47:16

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@npub1t88…2k4v "Look, USians, I don't want to step into your internal politics,"
Why not?
I mean, it's not as if Americans stay out of the politics of other countries, either.

2024-06-28 09:23:13

#PhantastikPrompts 28.6.:
"Würde es dich reizen, auch Geschichten in einem anderen Genre als bisher zu schreiben?"
Nicht "Geschichten" im eigentlichen Sinne, aber ich habe immer wieder die Versuchung, auch Rollenspielbücher zu schreiben.
Inklusive "Reiseführer" und andere "in-Setting"-Bücher zu einer fiktiven Rollenspielwelt - ähnlich wie das die "Elder Scrolls"-Spiele machen. #pnpde

2024-06-27 18:07:21

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@npub1frn…8gta
_Some_ of the Shared Desk places I can use at work have decent air conditioning.

2024-06-27 16:40:18

Today is a bad day for working from home.
Unfortunately, it can't be helped...
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2024-06-26 06:17:52

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@npub1g7r…jnlp German folk tales often do.

2024-06-18 08:49:18

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@npub1l73…xupt Is that really better than just using regez operations with Notepad++, though?

2024-06-18 08:46:04

Okay, seriously: What are the actual use cases of #LLM beyond, say, random generators for #ttrpg ideas?

2024-06-18 00:00:04

Strange, fiery men can be seen in certain parts of the German countryside at night.
#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/fiery-men-36126048
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2024-06-17 22:00:07

Not all dragons are giant reptiles - some are shapechanging spirits of fire!
#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore #dragon
https://www.patreon.com/posts/dragon-kobolds-32716369
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2024-06-17 18:00:11

There are unquenchable fires deep within the mountains.
#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore #Hell
https://www.patreon.com/posts/hellmouths-41849792
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2024-06-16 07:08:52

I love about local legends that there are all:
"There is a spooky horse appearing next to a chapel at night. It will get you were you want to go - but at the price of your soul!"
And then you look up the chapel and notice that, in the modern day, there are two ski lifts nearby.

2024-06-13 21:18:08

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@npub14yj…8ryq
GURPS habe ich gemeistert, aber es ist schon eine Weile her.
Ich muss allerdings zugeben, daß ich da meist im Fantasy-Bereich unterwegs war...

2024-06-12 12:16:02

Okay, this bit of news about #RPGNet is rather concerning.
#ttrpg
https://www.tumblr.com/esperderek/753021968694034432/just-left-rpgnet-that-venerable-old-tabletop-rpg

2024-06-12 10:30:21

Ich habe nie für die #CDU gestimmt, aber es gibt Leute in ihr, die ich respektiere.
Klaus Töpfer war einer von ihnen.
https://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2024-06/klaus-toepfer-tod-cdu-umweltpolitik-lebenswerk

2024-06-12 09:45:51

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@npub192z…jrvr There are, although everyone must find their own social media strategy.
I'm definitely investing most of my effort into the #Fediverse , though.

2024-06-12 09:25:59

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@npub185y…wcuq It's all:
"We can grow your account, and here is our price sheet!"
"We would like to make you Pet Ambassador, and you can get cool stuff!"
and so on and so forth, ad nauseam.

2024-06-12 09:10:17

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@npub185y…wcuq Also, the Fediverse has #Pixelfed as an option if you want to share art.

2024-06-12 09:09:18

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@npub185y…wcuq Basically, almost all the messages I get there are the same types of spam, with only minor variations.

2024-06-12 09:03:56

#WritersCoffeeClub 6/12. Which social media channels do you use as a writer? Which gives you the best engagement?
I use Mastodon, Facebook, and Instagram.
Instagram is clearly the worst, and I am considering dropping it entirely. Facebook has some nice reader feedback, but growth is abysmal.
Mastodon is the best, hands down.

2024-06-12 06:40:38

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@npub1paa…g08c
I'm sorry that you have to deal with such a difficult family. While I try to avoid talking politics with my father, the situation is _nowhere_ near as bad.

2024-06-12 05:58:02

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@npub14uk…2erc So... another part of the ongoing attempt to make everyone forget the real meaning of "woke"? 🧐

2024-06-11 12:01:38

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@npub185n…luq0
Sind die Hochstapler oder unter Drogen?
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2024-06-11 09:03:41

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@npub1wfu…vm2e While fascism is sadly also surging in Germany, it still has some way to go until they can take over the country again.

2024-06-11 00:00:05

The dread pirate Störtebeker had many hideouts and treasure vaults. One of these was within the chalk rocks of Rügen island.
#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore #treasure #pirate
https://www.patreon.com/posts/treasures-of-101374680
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2024-06-10 23:00:07

The "Wahles-Books" contained many secret signs of where treasures could be found in the German mountains.
#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore #Venice
https://www.patreon.com/posts/strange-foreign-35004214
https://ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/files-thefolklore-cafe/media_attachments/files/112/594/334/887/144/000/original/02526658106642ea.png

2024-06-10 20:00:05

Treasure-hunting magic is not something for amateurs.
Of course, this fact never stopped anyone...
#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore #magic #treasure
https://www.patreon.com/posts/treasure-hunting-102189663
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2024-06-07 12:18:40

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@npub159v…350f
Ich sage night daß das alle sind, aber "völkische" Strömungen sind im Neuheidentum doch nicht ganz unbekannt.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1163/j.ctt1w76v8x.12

2024-06-07 09:22:02

I have nothing against modern paganism as such.
But those people who are _really_ into Odin creep me out. #Odinism

2024-06-06 19:27:22

#TTRPG campaign idea:
The setting of "Space: 1889" - but played in the style of "Star Wars", with the PCs in the role of the plucky rebels fighting the Evil British Empire.
https://ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/files-thefolklore-cafe/media_attachments/files/112/570/841/176/763/799/original/ed62a5017ac34858.png

2024-06-06 15:28:39

I kinda wish the #InternetArchive had a filter for "the digital scan still has the original cover".
Because many of these 19th century books had amazing cover illustrations, especially if they were from the #ArtNouveau era. But unfortunately, the binding of most of the books that were digitized was eventually replaced entirely, and the covers were lost to history.
#art #illustration
https://archive.org/

2024-06-06 10:22:33

#WritersCoffeeClub 6/6 Have you queried agents for traditional publishing? How did it go?
Nope, never. For one thing, my books are in a rather obscure niche which likely doesn't fit well into the publishing schemes of publishing houses.
But more importantly, publishers usually insist on pesky things like "exclusive rights", which runs counter to my intention of releasing all my translations under a #CreativeCommons Zero license.

2024-06-04 00:00:05

From time to time, a strange palace appears in Gerlachsbach valley.
#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/tales-of-altenau-70141414
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2024-06-03 22:30:31

No one knows why the Cursed Castle Mecklenburg only appears some of the time.
#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore #castle
https://www.patreon.com/posts/accursed-abodes-97229842
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2024-06-03 13:20:30

Thought of the day:
Based on my readings of old German folk tales, #QAnon in the current age and the "Satanic Panics" of the 1980s are just another incarnation of the #Witchcraft Panics of previous centuries.

2024-06-03 10:01:32

When it comes to #ttrpg #worldbuilding , I struggle with a dilemma:
I want to have more counterpart cultures than just European ones in my setting in order to have better representation in my setting, but this also includes a high risk of screwing them up.
Consider, for example, developing counterpart cultures of the North American #FirstNations - getting names and terms right would be a massive challenge, since there aren't enough written sources for working LLMs for most of their languages.

2024-06-03 08:00:59

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@npub1w84…e584 In such a situation, even the best case will look like a "Spanish Civil War" outcome.

2024-06-02 20:52:12

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@npub104s…qcvf Nein.
Das Oldenburger Museum für Landeskunde hat da einiges an Ausstellung zu dem Thema.
Ich habe auch ein paar Bücher dazu in meiner Wohnung, komme aber erst morgen wieder heim.

2024-06-02 20:49:39

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@npub104s…qcvf Also, so ziemlich der komplette Nordwesten zählt als "trockengelegte Sumpfgebiete"...

2024-06-02 08:03:39

Voting in the USA is a privilege, not a right.
https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-kansas-supreme-court-0a0b5eea5c57cf54a9597d8a6f8a300e

2024-05-31 18:21:19

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@npub1ua7…rrg3 It's _always_ a good time to bring that up!

2024-05-31 06:01:35

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@npub1cyk…g8fq So how much diversity in voting options can you actually stand?
And what makes you say that a vote for "AOC"-like candidates is a "protest vote"?

2024-05-30 21:02:31

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@npub1cyk…g8fq
If the point of democracy is to "let the voters decide", then how many Americans can actually vote for AOC or like-minded candidates?

2024-05-24 16:09:22

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@npub14qt…325d Oglaf is... special.

2024-05-24 15:53:02

This headline is a thing of beauty.
https://www.404media.co/google-is-paying-reddit-60-million-for-fucksmith-to-tell-its-users-to-eat-glue/

2024-05-24 11:16:48

"Evil turns upon itself."
#fascism #Germany #EuropeanUnion #Politics
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/world/europe/afd-germany-eu-parliament.html

2024-05-24 09:14:30

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@npub1e66…jywu
Alas, folklore neglects to give us such details - as usual.

2024-05-22 15:52:47

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@npub1hel…lxuv That _is_ the overall plan, yes.
The question is how much effort and research I will have to put into this - it's certainly going to be non-trivial...

2024-05-22 15:49:35

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@npub1jh4…mvse Personally, I prefer to interpret "monks" as "badass ex-slaves who used their martial arts to free themselves from their oppressors", similar to real world capoeira.

2024-05-22 13:11:59

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@npub1c82…2udx
§14 (2) "Eigentum verpflichtet. Sein Gebrauch soll zugleich dem Wohle der Allgemeinheit dienen."

2024-05-22 10:57:19

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@npub1pre…99k7 As for conquerors, I plan to make these regional affairs - each culture has enough to deal with in their own immediate environment so that they can't really attempt to conquer the rest of the world.

2024-05-21 14:55:26

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@npub142w…v3nw I feel you. In the summer months, my rooftop apartment can get 29 °C - fortunately only later in the afternoon.

2024-05-21 14:54:06

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@npub1ql3…x4nw Not always - #Eberron, for example, has more of a 1920s "Pulp/Noir" atmosphere.
It's probably not a coincidence that it's my favorite #DnD setting.

2024-05-21 14:43:51

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@npub1ql3…x4nw Which raises the next question: Why should a fantasy setting be based on the "Middle Ages"?

2024-05-21 14:14:31

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@npub1gy5…wg93 Those "supernatural bride" tales can get really creepy really fast.

2024-05-21 13:56:49

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@npub14qt…325d
Hey, fiction also gave us the "Mad Scientist" trope if you think modern academia is too boring!

2024-05-21 13:26:25

A lot of people talk about making magic in #ttrpg more mysterious and unpredictable.
But what _I_ want to see is wizards treating magic as yet another science. Why _not_ study magic with the scientific method? #DnD

2024-05-21 13:07:24

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@npub15xt…wep6 I've come across this review of the book, and... ouch.
https://writeups.letsyouandhimfight.com/bedlamdan/arrows-of-indra/

2024-05-21 12:59:27

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@npub15xt…wep6 Ugh. "Arrows of India" appears to be by RPGPundit.

2024-05-21 11:06:38

Back in the 1990s, I participated in the German student protests against #tuition fees - and I am glad that we could make it stick.
In my view, education is public infrastructure just as roads are. Making its cost prohibitively expensive can only harm a nation.
https://www.marketplace.org/2024/04/08/vanderbilt-100000-tuition-college-affordability/

2024-05-21 10:20:24

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@npub1mv6…0fu0 I dunno, I'd say #WFRP is a pretty prominent fantasy #ttrpg , and mages are not exactly popular there.

2024-05-20 18:43:45

FYI, there's a new Kickstarter for an India-based #DnD / #Pathfinder setting.
I'm always interested in increasing representation in #ttrpg spaces, and I am curious what the author will come up with.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/silvercompassmaps/devabhumi-a-dandd-5e-setting-inspired-by-ancient-india

2024-05-20 18:00:12

Witches often congregate in remote places to dance, away from prying eyes.
#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore #music
https://www.patreon.com/posts/witches-palaces-81885874
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2024-05-20 14:00:15

Learn about the links between the Wild Hunt and Santa Claus!
#Germany #folktale #folklore #WildHunt #Christmas #SantaClaus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdetKzHvwto

2024-05-20 11:18:32

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@npub1hvx…j6p0 Again, this is not the issue I am talking about.

2024-05-20 10:51:11

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@npub1hvx…j6p0 My initial question _was_ about whether they are being representative.
That you choose to go off on this particular tangent is on you, not me.

2024-05-20 09:20:45

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@npub1hvx…j6p0 It is precisely my remembering of German history why I think the Nazi comparisons thrown around by both sides are _not_ helpful.

2024-05-19 22:17:51

#WritersCoffeeClub May 19 - Do you agree with Hilary Mantel, who said the best qualities for writing are self-confidence and a little arrogance?
Well, it's not entirely wrong. Sooner or later, you need to be confident enough in your writing that you can hit the "Send" or "Publish" button. If you don't believe in your own writing, then who will?

2024-05-18 05:39:54

'The network’s logo resembles a “red pill,” as in the metaphorical medicine that alt-right podcasters urge their listeners to swallow so that they might stop feeling bad about being bigoted incels.'
#RedPill #incel
https://slate.com/business/2024/05/tucker-carlson-fox-news-aaron-rodgers-joe-rogan.html

2024-05-15 18:55:01

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@npub1rj2…24eh In Germany, Amazon usually takes a week or so to deliver author copies.

2024-05-15 12:37:48

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@npub185y…wcuq To be honest, I haven't even heard of book fairs focusing on translated works before.

2024-05-15 12:07:18

#WritersCoffeeClub
15. Have you ever attended a writer's fair / festival to promote your work? Would you
I haven't done so, though I might do this once I have a few more books under my table. Finding the right one is tricky, though - I live in Germany but write in English.
However, my cover artist _is_ going to show off my books at the #ComicSalon in #Erlangen in a few weeks!

2024-05-14 14:53:47

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@npub18kw…2k55 No, not yet. Though she _did_ get the "one nearby creature is born mutated" result (not that any of us know about that).

2024-05-14 14:44:12

Magic in #WFRP is like using grenades.
It is extremely useful in the right circumstances, but there's always a chance that you will accidentally drop it at your feet.
Which is why it should be used _sparingly_ instead of whenever it seems convenient.
<glares at party mage casting "Protection from Rain">

2024-05-14 13:57:06

I am curious: Is there a strong interest in "Ecology of" #ttrpg supplements which examine the ecology, behaviors, and other elements of specific creatures in more detail?
I.e. fleshing them out beyond brief "combat encounters". #dnd #Pathfinder

2024-05-13 21:00:13

Brewing beer in an eggshell is also a good way of tricking changelings to reveal themselves.
#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore #dwarf
https://www.patreon.com/posts/tales-of-70158703
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2024-05-13 19:00:18

The Devil knows his way around brewing utensils.
#MythologyMonday #Poland #folktale #folklore #Devil
https://www.patreon.com/posts/devils-utensils-66975017
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2024-05-13 18:00:04

The famous Doctor Theophrast could brew potions which would cure almost any illness.
#MythologyMonday #Austria #folktale #folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/doctor-100111484
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2024-05-13 16:56:21

My impression is that the satire of HellDivers 2 was made so extremely unsubtle that even the people who _didn't_ realize that the Starship Troopers movie was satire will get it this time.
#HellDivers #HellDivers2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9STizATKjE

2024-05-13 14:18:45

I could use some more suggestions for improving my #Italian : What #comics written by Italian authors do you recommend?
They should be reasonably popular so that I can get them in Germany without too much hassle.

2024-05-10 17:12:58

Le sigh.
Look, if you find a baby bird hopping around without its parents, _don't_ pick it up, but leave it where it is. The parents are likely nearby.
#bird #photography
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2024-05-10 14:59:29

Thought of the day:
You can learn a lot about a person if you have almost exactly the same email address.

2024-05-08 13:34:35

I can't really contribute anything to the #ManOrBear debate, but I _can_ contribute a #ManOrGhost tale:
#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory
https://www.patreon.com/posts/blessings-upon-47613599
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2024-05-07 16:42:12

This month's free translation from German #folklore :
An old man abducts a small boy for dubious purposes.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/103490152

2024-05-07 15:26:42

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@npub1qe5…8ugl This project was always an atrocity.

2024-05-07 14:13:51

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@npub1y08…gg8y I've often thought that a #Fediverse -based alternative to Quora would be very useful. It seems a Stack Overflow alternative would likely be a good opportunity.

2024-05-06 17:59:08

Does anyone have suggestions on how to say:
"You are a racist little shit."
without triggering Facebook's profanity filters?
I need it for... reasons.

2024-05-06 17:00:28

When the dead won't rest in their graves, extreme measures have to be taken.
#CzechRepublic #folktale #folklore #vampire @npub1ku6…5t4e
https://www.patreon.com/posts/murderous-dead-90458855
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2024-05-06 12:52:06

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@npub1e4m…rx0a Yup, at least in shops and on public transportation.
I caught COVID once, at a work event. I hope not to catch it again any time soon.

2024-05-06 09:01:20

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@npub1p0w…22r5 And this is why I hope that people will vote for Biden en masse, no matter how personally (and justifiably) disappointed they might be with him.
With fascists, things can and will always get worse.

2024-05-06 07:24:35

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@npub1zzp…en79 I've never come across any, and there's no real physical separation between the rich parts of towns and everywhere else - they have the same sidewalks.

2024-05-06 06:42:31

To me, one of the major signs of a country ruled by fear is the presence of gated communities.
If the affluent feel the need to isolate themselves from the rest of the population like that, then something has gone very, very wrong in that society.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gated_community