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ALT : a 25+ yr old Nokia phone serves as profile pic; and a greyscale photo of a large lake, reminiscent of the astral sea, as banner

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“We each have property in our own hands and minds, and a right to fairly trade in what we produce with them.” – #Anonymous
Patrons as Faction higher-ups. Put PCs on Retainer, instead of Salary.

Lone-acting patrons, perhaps, as more individually well-appointed and resourceful. Vs, Faction higher-up Patrons who may draw from more collective resources and appointments. Each, still mostly to the same effect as the other.
February 6, 2026 at 1:07 PM
I backed #GallowsCorner from @threesailsstudios.bsky.social. Ask your feudal lord if "A Peasants' Revolt" (RPG) might be right for you... ? Or, maybe just decide for yourself! ;P

www.kickstarter.com/projects/thr...
Gallows Corner - A Peasants' Revolt RPG
Rise up, ye pitiful commons! Throw off your shackles and take up the call: there is a brighter future beyond the noose!
www.kickstarter.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:03 PM
What the world needs now... ? Consider pledging this Kickstarter!
youtu.be/1n8rfFRvIH0
February 3, 2026 at 7:07 PM
The rule of Diminishing Returns in Break!! is pretty cool... (Might use it elsewhere too:)

#breakrpg
January 30, 2026 at 12:43 AM
"Tariffs," growled another sailor. Again, they all spat into the bay.

– The Obsidian Oracle, Prism Pentad: Book 4 (1993)

#DarkSun
January 29, 2026 at 7:29 PM
'The Tyranny of Work' by sociologist J.W.Rinehart discussed how people lose control over their works by serving the market over what's personally meaningful. Without balance, people can become alienated from their works...

1/2
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
”Start off
with Something
make it
Weirder
make it
Fantasy
make it
Sci-fi…”

– said of #Troika! by Moose of @melsonian-arts-council.itch.io discord
January 17, 2026 at 9:08 PM
#CloudEmpress : Stories from the Slip by @worldsbywatt.bsky.social arrived, via the wonderful folks at @ratti.bsky.social 💚 Should tide me over until the Life & Death KS starts fulfillment, maybe, in the next few weeks 🤞

Also pictured (bonus) : #Borglite by @calenheydt.bsky.social 💛

All awesome!
January 15, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Business funnel / model for starting an "OnlyLabs" to fund your science, should other funding fail...
YouTube +Twitch +Patreon +Blog +Newsletter

> Monetize the YouTube channel. Push viewers to the Patreon and the Newsletter.

> Patreons get exclusives, plus previews of upcoming public stuff, and can vote from among your predetermined areas of interest for your upcoming scientific direction.

1/3
January 15, 2026 at 3:00 AM
“In a monarchy, the king can turn tyrant; but so can the wealthy become despotic in an oligarchy, or the poor in a lawless democracy.”

– The Syntopicon (1990)
January 15, 2026 at 2:25 AM
From almost 150 years ago: Statue, Bust. (Patented...)

#StatueOfLiberty #Patents
January 13, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Artists, use only one piece to convince people to follow you ⚪⚫⭕

"1-25"
January 9, 2026 at 12:59 PM
PSA: Today's "Deal of the Day" from @drivethrurpg.com is #Dolmenwood Player's Book! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

🤎 Ask your TTRPG doctor whether #NecroticGnome might be right for you 🙂

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...
Dolmenwood Player's Book - Necrotic Gnome | Dolmenwood | DriveThruRPG
The complete player’s guide to the beguiling realm of Dolmenwood—a moss-clad forest on the borders of Fairy, rife with intrigue, secrets, and magic. Step then, bold and foolhardy adventurer, into the ...
www.drivethrurpg.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Another unfinished work : The Kite Fluttered (2012)
January 5, 2026 at 5:39 PM
"This crowdfunder doesn't have to do as well as the last one—if it does half as well as the last one, we will be on cloud nine." – @mattcolville.bsky.social 47 min 17 s youtu.be/aUjNv2ireGk?...

CLOUD 9: @hellomcdm.bsky.social, @alphastream.bsky.social, welcome, it's like you never left.

#drawsteel
January 4, 2026 at 5:26 AM
* c o r p o r e a l o r g a n s *

It was September 2019...

I'd been kicking around how to model multi-layered #corporate-structures based on a #cellular-biology analogy.

The following, an unfinished work, only adapts TOC items shown in the source material's 3rd photo in my quoted post below...
It was September 2019... Here, a 2nd year Bio textbook from 1989. From which, I'd planned to pull an outline for a nascent #DAO corporate hack...
January 1, 2026 at 11:57 PM
It was September 2019... Here, a 2nd year Bio textbook from 1989. From which, I'd planned to pull an outline for a nascent #DAO corporate hack...
January 1, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Yesterday i learned (YIL?) you can pre-order Slime, Warp & Solder by @wilkiescandylab.com from @mythworks.bsky.social right now! :)

💜 #Slugblaster | Kickflip Over a Quantum Centipede™ 😜 Happy New Year!

slugblaster-book-of-warp-slime-solder.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
December 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
For my new year's resolution... I'm going to altogether quit swiping and scrolling, cold turkey... ROFLMAO, not really. But, I'd favor a better tech.
December 30, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Monsters in His-tory

#dnd #adnd
December 30, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Ok, I just searched my own posts and confirmed I've never posted (on bluesky) about DAOs* before... Leaving this here.

* #DecentralizedAutonomousOrganizations
December 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
* Although I work as a copyright lawyer, this is not legal advice...
1/2: Consider whether* to embed this statement (or similar) in your paper along with a standard copyright notice:
"No part of this paper may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems."

Precedent:
www.theverge.com/2024/10/18/2...
Penguin Random House books now explicitly say ‘no’ to AI training
Copyright protections apply whether a note is there or not.
www.theverge.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:27 AM
🤣🤔 “He's trying to conquer the whole world, and make himself the only saint,” said of a dnd* character, by @thedicesociety.bsky.social.

* #drawsteel
THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN!

Tomorrow I will be doing a #DrawSteel flip through LIVE on YouTube! Come hang out and let's chat about the amazing release candidate PDF that patrons got this week ⚔️

📅 Join me on June 26th at 5PM PDT / 8PM EDT / 9PM BRT

youtube.com/live/13bMuXg...
Draw Steel Flip Through LIVE!
Let's take a look at the Draw Steel release candidate that MCDM shared with patrons on Tuesday! More from The Dice Society: - Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheDiceSociety - Mailing list: https://mailc...
youtube.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:08 AM