Tom

@zenithed
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Gentleman, scholar, murderer.

For gaming content, you can follow me at @zenithed

TomNov 10, 2022
Just to note I also have a gaming account (set it up in 2018 and don't see a pressing need to combine it with this one), which is @zenithed - feel free to give me a follow if you're into that sort of thing
TomNov 10, 2022
Clive ThompsonNov 9, 2022

I built this tool a year ago but I feel like Mastodon folks would like it

The "Weird Old Book Finder"

Type in a search query, and it'll find one randomly-chosen public-domain book that matches the query -- and present it for immediate reading: https://www.weirdoldbookfinder.net/

Why only one book? To prevent the paradox of choice! Just *start readin'*

Can't promise every book will be weird, but most are

A longer essay on how/why I developed it: https://debugger.medium.com/a-search-engine-that-finds-you-weird-old-books-3a74fbb5f3d4

This was a search for "mastodon"

Show threadTomNov 10, 2022
@clinkingdog these are gorgeous! Is this in VR as well?
TomNov 8, 2022
Reading about the blue glass craze of the 1870s, where some people thought that tinted windows could cure all ailments https://www.vox.com/2015/5/14/8602411/blue-glass-debate
Blue glass: the 19th-century miracle cure that split the country

The blue glass craze was the greatest health fad of the 1870s.

Vox
TomNov 8, 2022
Pleased to remember that there's a jungle/breakcore act called Bellend Sebastian
TomNov 8, 2022

Encountered the episode of Adventure Time where Finn starts talking about his memory vault:

"Oh yeah, the vault, that's where the stuff I can't handle goes - kerplunk!"

And yes, highly relatable.

https://youtu.be/4mHrTcll6So

Adventure Time - Vault (Clip)

YouTube
TomNov 8, 2022
Low-key one of the most important posts of recent years
Show threadTomNov 7, 2022
@clinkingdog Ah that's handy - I'll probably stick with two accounts for now, means I'm less likely to clog up peoples feeds with things they're not into
Show threadTomNov 7, 2022
@zenithed then again maybe it's healthier to have different accounts for different topics, who can say
TomNov 7, 2022
Ha, was thinking of moving to a less busy instance in case this one falls over, but turns out I'm already on a gaming one (from when I signed up in 2018) - I wonder if there's a way to combine them @zenithed