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dumbster.bsky.social
Academic psychologist by day. Board gamer by night. I skeet about board games, psychology, pedagogy, critical research analysis.
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My wife just got the JG Wentworth song wrong. Should I be concerned that this is an early warning sign of dementia?

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I guess people need to see the prospect of their own mortality to make smart decisions.

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An American Pope? Is this the long awaited sequel to Rob Reiner and Aaron Sorkin’s well received 1995 political romcom?

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“We didn’t elect Anthony Fauci, and that makes me angry. So the only appropriate response is to adopt a monarchical system run by unelected billionaire technocrats”

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Cleo from 10 to 14

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About The Boys

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

This might be the biggest disappointment of my life.

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

Please, if you love anything about this life, stop using ChatGPT and other GenAI. Just stop. Don't use it to dunk on it, don't use it for a laugh, just stop and let that shit wither.

submitted 70 days ago • 14 comments

The US government doesn't subsidize university research. Rather, universities subsidize government research. I've seen recent threads deceiving the first half of this, but nothing recent describing the extent to which universities are doing the subsidizing.

submitted 45 days ago • 39 comments

Not only did I blow up the Death Star with a trench run. I did so by evacuating my rebel base one turn before the imperial player was assured to locate and decimate it, earning the 2 points I needed to win the game. Banner win. #boardgamesky #boardgames #boardgamegeek #starwars #rebellion

submitted 46 days ago • 1 comment

Movies you've watched more than six times using gifs & alt text (Hard Mode: no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

Your next board game may be smaller, cheaper, more efficient to pack, less expensive to ship - and potentially still the same price as what you’re paying now. Guess why. youtu.be/5TWC4jmQTBI

submitted 47 days ago • 4 comments

Live stream by Indivisible Auburn/Opelika Town Hall for Congressman Mike Rogers. As expected, Mike Rogers did not show. m.youtube.com/watch?v=V645...

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

For the last 3 yrs, I was the director for the Science of Science program at the NSF. We funded projects on science communication - science communication to the public, communication of public priorities to scientists, citizens engagement & participation in science. 🧵

submitted 49 days ago • 15 comments

As the rules teach for my board game group, I usually find it easy to conceptualize a game from the manual. But I’ve had a hard time doing so w/ Molly House. So we threw caution to the wind and played a week. Once it hits the table it all makes so much sense. Looking forward to more plays!

submitted 50 days ago • 1 comment

This is incredibly cool: if you search for a condition that’s affected your family, the site returns stats on how much NIH has done for that disease, *and* a contact form for reaching out to tell your Members of Congress why you want to see them defend NIH. Pass it on!

submitted 51 days ago • 5 comments

Just finished this book by @scalzi.com It’s a very good book. You should read it. Especially if you despise rich a-holes whose only concern is maximizing their own wealth regardless of the effect it has on others. But why would anyone be inclined to have that attitude right now?

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