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(he/they) Low-profile geek who supports others and loves TTRPGs and tabletop gaming. Profile pic is Hatch from GTG's Sentinels of the Multiverse, by Adam Rebottaro. Banner is Vera, our cat.
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I appreciate this response from Ed Yong on why he requests that people mask at his events. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...

This is misinformation. It was set to end March 31 after the extension given in the end of year Congressional package. It doesn't mean it can't be renewed, and the end date wasn't a Trump decision.

If you played TTRPGs between 1970-2004, PhD Candidate Geoffrey Ramirez (Binghamton U) is seeking participants for “Character Creation: The Tabletop Role-Players Oral History Project” as part of his dissertation. Interviews will be archived at the Strong Museum of Play (can be time-locked, etc)

If only 1970s ABC was in charge of the Dept of Education youtu.be/WvOZs3g3qIo?...

There's only 400-500 public comments listed here. You can make a notable contribution in these numbers. And as a friend points out, judges will take public comments into account so it's not just shouting into the void.

@ginnydi.com ran a #DnD game for her 97-year-old grandmother. 😍 That's just awesome! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb6C...

I had to see if this was real. It is. And all the replies are just about "owning the libs." Fellas is it lib to have a functioning democracy?

Seriously, @dndbeyond.bsky.social, please stop treating this as if it's exclusively about the online tools? 🥺 Errata docs are wonderful tools for folks who use physical media. And you could use a link instead of a "spoiler" to hide it.

Want to go visit the national parks this year? Sorry. The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

The power of marketing to destroy effective communications is impressive. 😔

But yet there are people who will only trust answers provided by AI. 😒

Knowledge is power…

Happy kitty..🐈‍⬛😊

We got a Costco membership for the first time in our lives today. They asked why & I said because treat your workers well, you value diversity, & you didn’t cave in to authoritarian demands. He said: “We’ve been getting lots of folks saying that, thanks for joining.” Who needs a gallon of ketchup?

Thank you to everyone who has joined the resistance! Our ranks grow stronger every day.

Familiar to connoisseurs of fortune-teller scams but worth it for Orson Welles’s firsthand account of pulling it off for a day youtu.be/IjPsnfysrp8?...

One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

Musk's wealth in 2012: $2 Billion Musk's wealth in 2024: $447 Billion Bezos's wealth in 2012: $18 Billion Bezos's wealth in 2024: $249 Billion Zuckerberg's wealth in 2012: $44 Billion Zuckerberg's wealth in 2024: $224 Billion Minimum wage in 2012: $7.25 Minimum wage in 2024: $7.25

nahh ill just take the time to cast magehand 😅 #dnd #memes

🎲✂️ Got questions about signing contracts as a tabletop game designer? Consider joining the @ttgda.bsky.social where contract review is a benefit of membership. The TTGDA is all about advocacy for and elevation of the profession within the tabletop industry. Check out www.ttgda.org for more info.

See here's how to do a headline. fortune.com/2025/02/13/e...

Interested in recycled plastic dice? We're getting some to market! First up are two sets of percentile dice -- both of these products are being offered to our regular wholesale channels as well as on our web store. Superior Agate Swirl (shop.atlas-games.com/products/sup...)

I thought this was interesting enough to share, in case anyone else is interested. Lots of sources - feel free to research. Basics are simple: Don't do anything that involves financial transactions, and, if you must spend, ONLY support small, local businesses. 🙂 www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

I gotta admit, seeing this level of open corruption goes a long way towards explaining why the Imperial stormtroopers' gear in Star Wars turned out to be completely useless the first time some stone-age teddy bears started throwing hands.

When Trump was sworn in, Elon Musk's corporations were under more than 32 investigations conducted by at least 11 federal agencies. Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE. Funny how that works, huh?

For those new here, I spent last year writing for @newrepublic.com about an extremist tech ideology. It calls for tech elites to control governments and/or create new ones. It seeks to dismantle nations and destroy democracy. Some call it the "Network State," and it may now seem familiar to you 🧵

Honestly, _anything_ is better, but "fortify" rocks. 😃

This is why I’ve railed against AI for years, as I’ve been seeing my students’ abilities to create, critically think, analyze, weigh evidence, write analytically all wither away in this zombification trend. They’re creating the permanent underclass.

this attitude — paperwork is for sissies, real wars are won by Big Strong Men — is traditionally a harbinger of ruinous for defeat for everyone who holds it

New comic! ❤️✈️ Love is in the air… Sky Team by @scorpionmasque.bsky.social is an excellent game to play on Valentine's Day! Can you and your co-pilot stick the landing, or will your relationship nosedive? #boardgames

Fuck no. No. Just no. We came here to try and protect our stuff from corporate greed and AI abuse. We can leave too.