Seth Rutledge

@eldritch48.bsky.social

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He/Him Designer & cinematic illustrator. ‘Unelectable’ is my Industrial music project. At this point in my life, I’m pretty rabidly anti-capitalist. NO AI. https://sethrutledge.com

Two views of the interior of a spaceship 'rv', with marble floors, brass and wood furniture,and red velvet fabric on the chairs, bed and sofa.
Two views of the exterior of a small, winged spaceship hovering just inside a cenote in the jungle.
The general minimum wage in Vancouver is $18.25 per hour, which went into effect on June 1, 2026.Key wage details and local rates:Standard Minimum Wage: $18.25/hour, which applies to most employees across all industries.Gig Workers: App-based ride-hailing and delivery service workers have a minimum wage of $21.89 per hour of "engaged time".Specialized Rates: Specific minimum wages apply to other roles, such as resident caretakers, live-in home support workers, and agricultural workers.Living Wage: While not legally mandated, the calculated living wage for Metro Vancouver—the amount a worker needs to earn to meet basic expenses—is $27.85 per hour.For comprehensive information on exceptions and specialized roles, please refer to the Province of British Columbia Minimum Wage guidelines.
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Two views of a yellow, single-occupant "hover pickup" driving over a rough stone road in the jungle. On the side of the road, a woman waits under a straw-roofed shelter for public transportation.
Two views of a homestead in the jungle, with multiple small structures made of brick and stucco, with grass roofs. The entire living area is built up on a grey rock platform to keep things off the floor of the jungle.
A bear eating river grass, most Sunni a creek
A one gallon jar of what will become kvass mead.
Two views of a collection of grey brick five-sided towers supporting large pipes up to metal cylinders. At the top, each tower has a landing dock where gas can be transferred to vehicles. A ship is current loading from one of the towers. A smaller structure in the foreground made from the same brick supports technology for the operation. A man on a radio stands on the roof. In the top image, another tanker ship is flying overhead.
The cover of the KMFDM singe "Sucks"
A grave with a cross made from rotted driftwood in front of a young tree. Both are hit by a warm beam of sunlight, in front of a rusted and destroyed series of panels that used to belong to a giant spaceship. "Day 3287:" and "Unelectable" are written on top of the image.
Two views of a cemetery with above-ground mausoleums, in a similar style to French cemeteries, or those in New Orleans. One mausoleum has the door open, and a bouquet of flowers laid at the entrance.
Two views of an empty indoor aquarium. There are 3 large tank exhibits, and the room itself has a marble floor and a ceiling with lighting based on the glowing coral of the planet. There are benches for seating, and the entire room is capable of containing large crowds if needed.
A picture of me in a long green tunic and cloak, standing in front of a tree in dappled light.
Two views of the first floor interior of a hemispherical structure with primarily glass-and-frame walls. The floors are polished marble and the walls, a pale white stone. Twinkling lights have been inlaid into the structure, and dual curved staircases make their way up to the 2nd level.
Two exterior shots of a circular, two-level structure on the top of a snowy, tree covered mountain. A patio with outdoor seating rings the building, and a stair leads down from the front to a rectangular platform where a small aircraft is landing. Two robot attendants wait at the top of the stairs to assist any customers with whatever they might need.
Two views of the capital city at night from across a body of water. A noble woman, wearing her shield and a simple dress, stands on a balcony in the foreground looking at the city with her back to the camera.
Two views of a two-seater air vehicle piloted by a nobleman in the dusk of evening. The craft itself is metallic blue, with a long, almost deer-skull-shaped frame and two bulbous windows where eyes might be.
Two views of a wooden 3-sided workshop attached to a full wood structure. Inside the workshop, a robot horse is connected to a machine on the left, while a man in a Regency-style suit stands in the open space on the other side of the area. The walls are covered with tools and materials, as is a table that lines the back.
Two views of a theatre, with seats, carpet and curtains of red velvet, and brass accents everywhere. The stage itself has been finished with a varnished wood. In the background, outside the auditorium, the windows are flanked by giant brass statues of men wearing full masks, their arms outstretched and carrying torches.
A glass of mead.
Two views of a drawing room, with a ground-floor view from the left side of a grassy lawn contained by trimmed shrubbery. The room itself is painted cream, with brass and wood trim, and has a green marble floor. Three bookshelves with busts of famous ancestors sit in the corners that do not have windows to the outside, and a white marble fireplace, flanked by mirrors, sits opposite the main windows. A large dog is in the yard outside, looking into the room.
Two views of a 8-robot work crew being transported via air vehicle over a sprawling concrete structure at dusk. The yellow vehicle is open on both sides in the back for easy access, and has a crew of 2 human pilots in a sealed cockpit chamber.
Two views of the House of Lords debate chamber - a white stone and wooden room with red leather benches lining both sides of the room. A blue carpet with gold crowns lies on the floor, and the vaulted ceiling lets light in from above. The "Globe with Piercing Sword" floats over the chair of the Speaker at the far end of the room, between two large doors. Behind the Speaker's chair, a red velvet platform sits empty, representing the Emperor's position above the entire sector.
Two views of a marble-and-stone bathhouse, with 3 rows of 5 pools, each flanked by columns and arches. Two pools have been sectioned off with glow energy shields for privacy. An attendant robot carries a towel towards to men with face shields in a central pool.
Two views of a small boutique dress shop. Holographic display dresses line the walls, and bolts of silk fabric are on shelves on the opposite side. A small table with hats and bows is in the middle of the room. The door to the back office is open, leading to a room with more cabinets and a small desk and computer.
Two views of inside a large study hall. The walls are made of stone, and the floor and ceiling, white marble. Large chandeliers hang in two rows from the ceiling, and every table has a lit lamp in the center. There is a raised, open second floor along the sides of the space, lined with bookshelves, and a huge brass globe split by a stylized sword hangs unsuspended at the far end of the chamber.
Two views of a boarding school hallway, late at night, so the overhead lights have been dimmed to 1/4 strength. A hovering hall monitor robot is patrolling the area, and coming towards two boys crouching on either side of the end of the hallway.
A hand holding a flaming Molotov cocktail.
Two views of a dorm room at a boy's boarding school. The room is divided lengthwise in half, with one side for each of the 2 occupants. On the left, the boy has raised their bed up onto a loft platform, and has their desk underneath, in order to make room for a large red "bean bag" recliner chair. The other boy has a standard bed, and his desk towards the back wall. The back wall has a large sliding glass door that opens up onto a small balcony with 2 chairs.
Two views of an unlicensed fight arena in a small warehouse. Two robots face off for practice in the wring, while their owners talk outside the ropes. Several commoner employees are working in the space, as are two non-combat robots.
Two views of a torus-shaped structure with an inner mirrored wall facing a forest of pink trees in bloom. The floor is white marble, and the walls are marble, blue paint and then a layer of high windows under a glass-and-frame ceiling. A large pink tree has been brought inside the structure and sits in a large planter near the entrance. Several groups of people are walking and exchanging pleasantries.
Two views of a nobleman, dressed to leave his home, in a residential hallway with flower-painted walls and blue and white painted trim. A plinth with a vase full of yellow flowers stands on the left side, and another vase sits on a wooded table at the end of the hall, in front of a window through which tree branches can be seen.
Unelecable's second album, Xeno-Derelict A-471 is "industrial folk", meant to convey the feeling of the music tribes of people scrambling for a life inside the decaying hull of an alien spaceship. It is un-apologetically electronic and gritty, with the sense that these sine and saw waves were pulled from repurposed machinery, and the percussion is made from the dying engines and life support systems. The image is a decaying spaceship floating over a planet in outer space.
A ruined and crumbling spaceship in front of an alien planet in outer space.
An "in-camera", front and side view of a simple flying delivery vehicle, with 4 arm mounted lift thrusters and an asymmetrical cockit on the left side.
Two views of the interior of a Victorian-style convervatory room, with a vaulted glass ceiling, arched doors and large windows. The floor is made of white marble, and the walls are painted white. In the center of the room, directly beneath a chandelier are 3 concentric "wireframe" eggs, each of a different colour. In the back of the room, four wooden chairs sit around a small table, and a computer sits so the user can view the entrance door. The room is filled with flowers, shrubs and plants, and outside, a small grassy area with fountains and benches is enclosed by a 4m tall hedge.
Two views of a humanoid robot standing in front of a white-painted gazebo in the center of a hedge maze at night, mostly lit by the glow shield over the manor.
Two views of a well-maintained "Victorian" garden, with shaped topiary trees and hedges, and beds of different coloured flowers. In the centre, a large olive tree stands on a grassy hill, with a swing hanging from one of its branches. In the background, the swirling white and blue glowing shield protects the space from the poisonous atmosphere.
Two views of a large, circular room with a staircase following the wall from the right side to the second floor. The floors and stairs are done in white and black marble, while the domed room is made from a single slab of black marble. The walls are the same blue paint as from the breakfast room. A tripod-legged robot attendant stands waiting to be commanded.
Two views of a large room with marble flooring and pale blue-green walls. There is a 10-seater table in front of the window, with a hologram projector in the center showing an alien world. The room trim is a yellow-gold, and there is a seating area in one corner with a small love seat and multiple chairs. All the furniture is done in red and gold. A black piano is in the opposite corner, and a mantle with various knick-knacks sits opposite to the large window letting sun in.
Two images of a young noblewoman in a cream and lime green dress standing beside her family's shuttlecraft.
Two views of a green family shuttle hovering over a circular gravel "landing platform" at the base of a cliff, with grass and trees framing the space. A white and green structure leads to an elevator leading up. A dog waits on the gravel.
My tabby cat Fafnir sits on a chair behind a pineapple upside down cake with one lit birthday candle.
Looking down at a stripped down spaceship vehicle hovering over an ocean in late afternoon.
A giant robot silhouetted against a back light in a large, foggy industrial space.
A Volca sample on a table at a coffee shop in front of a JJ Bean cofffee cup.
My cat Fafnir
My daily listens numbers from bandcamp for today. All the tracks have 1-2 listens, except for one song has 14 "skip" plays.
My tabby cat, Fafnir, standing next to a carboy of mead in my kitchen.
A group of rabbits run for their lives through the forest at night.
My tabby cat, Fafnir, standing next to my 1 gallon fermenting bottle on my kitchen counter. Label on the bottle says "12/07 OG 1.15"
An old delivery truck, rebuilt and armoured for the wasteland, stopped in a scrubland. A man is under the front hood working on something, while his two associates patrol the area.
waterful ring-toss handheld game.
Yes, numerous large-scale observational studies and meta-analyses show that regular, caffeinated coffee consumption is associated with a significantly lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease (PD). This effect is largely attributed to caffeine's neuroprotective properties. Key Findings Reduced Risk: People who drink more caffeinated coffee (and other caffeinated beverages like tea) have a consistently lower risk of being diagnosed with PD compared to non-drinkers. The risk reduction appears to be dose-dependent, meaning the more coffee consumed, the lower the risk. Caffeine as the Key Agent: Research suggests caffeine, which acts as an adenosine A2A receptor antagonist, is the primary compound responsible for this protective effect, though other coffee components may also play a role. Genetic Factors: The protective effect of caffeine may be especially important for individuals with a genetic predisposition to Parkinson's. Studies in these populations have shown that caffeine consumption can lower their elevated risk. Sex Differences: The association may be less significant in women, particularly those undergoing hormone replacement therapy (HRT), due to an interaction between estrogen and caffeine metabolism. Not a Treatment for Symptoms: While coffee is linked to prevention and potentially a delayed onset of symptoms, clinical trials do not support the use of caffeine as a treatment to slow the progression or significantly improve existing motor symptoms once a person has already developed Parkinson's disease.
Frost on some lichen on the side of a tree.
Two men in a rescue raft in the ocean. One is holding up a flare wand to signal for help.