Patrick
@ahackeridpunto.bsky.social
All around nerd. Interested in computers, D&D, sci-fi and fantasy books, and baking. (He/Him)
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With alt-text. The Parable of the Talents is a novel by Octavia Butler. It was published in 1998, a sequel to The Parable of the Sower (1993.) Both were award winning books.
January 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
With alt-text. The Parable of the Talents is a novel by Octavia Butler. It was published in 1998, a sequel to The Parable of the Sower (1993.) Both were award winning books.
I found a few of my old D&D rule books at my parent’s house. I’m having fun looking at how the rules have changed over the years. The small number of spells and the higher class specialization really stands out. I think thief in particular has lost a bit in the simplification of recent versions.
January 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I found a few of my old D&D rule books at my parent’s house. I’m having fun looking at how the rules have changed over the years. The small number of spells and the higher class specialization really stands out. I think thief in particular has lost a bit in the simplification of recent versions.
The new story about Neil Gayman is so horrific and heartbreaking I don’t think I’ll ever be able to look at his books again. How sad for everyone hurt.
January 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The new story about Neil Gayman is so horrific and heartbreaking I don’t think I’ll ever be able to look at his books again. How sad for everyone hurt.
Audio Books kept me sane when commuting, are great for walking, and let me enjoy books even when real life gets in the way of sitting down with a physical book. Not to mention that a good narrator can be a lot of fun!
Hey, just a note: Saying people are “illiterate” if they listen to audiobooks sucks for a bunch of reasons.
November 23, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Audio Books kept me sane when commuting, are great for walking, and let me enjoy books even when real life gets in the way of sitting down with a physical book. Not to mention that a good narrator can be a lot of fun!
Hi, I’m Patrick and I “can’t have a learning disability because I get decent grades in honors classes”.
Hi I’m cee and I beat the crap out of all my final exams in gr. 9 but I was sandbagged out of IB classes in high school amyway because “her effortless mastery of these subjects is soured by in-class apathy and careless arrogance.”
Introduce yourself with your worst feedback from school:
Hi, I'm Michael and I got the highest average but I don't actually deserve it because I never seem to make an effort to participate in classes
Hi, I'm Michael and I got the highest average but I don't actually deserve it because I never seem to make an effort to participate in classes
November 21, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Hi, I’m Patrick and I “can’t have a learning disability because I get decent grades in honors classes”.
Book Loving friends @scalzi.com ‘s excellent book “starter villain” is on sale on Amazon. It’s a very fun book!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0B9KVXCQ...
www.amazon.com/dp/B0B9KVXCQ...
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Starter Villain - Kindle edition by Scalzi, John. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Starter Villain.
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November 17, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Book Loving friends @scalzi.com ‘s excellent book “starter villain” is on sale on Amazon. It’s a very fun book!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0B9KVXCQ...
www.amazon.com/dp/B0B9KVXCQ...
Same goes for the cartoons mocking trump just by making him fat. There are so many better ways to call them out. Stick to the options that don’t tell your friends that you think they are the butt of a joke.
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I'm seeing posts going around with photoshops of Elon Musk in drag, as "First Lady" or otherwise, implicitly and/or explicitly mocking him as being subservient to Trump. Elon will never see those posts. Trump will never see those posts. They will never be harmed by them. (1/?)
I'm seeing posts going around with photoshops of Elon Musk in drag, as "First Lady" or otherwise, implicitly and/or explicitly mocking him as being subservient to Trump. Elon will never see those posts. Trump will never see those posts. They will never be harmed by them. (1/?)
November 15, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Same goes for the cartoons mocking trump just by making him fat. There are so many better ways to call them out. Stick to the options that don’t tell your friends that you think they are the butt of a joke.
Cyndi Lauper can still put on a hell of a show. Girls just want fundamental rights! Vote for someone who will look out for you!
October 28, 2024 at 3:21 AM
Cyndi Lauper can still put on a hell of a show. Girls just want fundamental rights! Vote for someone who will look out for you!
Over the Woodward Wall, An excellent book from Seanan McGuire is currently free to download. Highly recommended!
Well, in North America at least (I can't check other regions), book one, OVER THE WOODWARD WALL, is free in ebook format from all major retailers as of today. A free book!
Of course, the hope is that you'll read it, like it, and buy the rest. I would like that. But reading it comes first.
Of course, the hope is that you'll read it, like it, and buy the rest. I would like that. But reading it comes first.
September 18, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Over the Woodward Wall, An excellent book from Seanan McGuire is currently free to download. Highly recommended!
Since I’ve benefited from everyone else’s cats on the internet, here are my two new chaos engines in a rare moment of calm. Many thanks to all of you who have shared your and encouraged me to finally adopt a pair of my own.
September 5, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Since I’ve benefited from everyone else’s cats on the internet, here are my two new chaos engines in a rare moment of calm. Many thanks to all of you who have shared your and encouraged me to finally adopt a pair of my own.
An excellent thread on digital security to help keep your accounts safe. The reminders are helpful even if you are already knowledgeable about such things.
It's December, so here are a collection of end of year digital housekeeping tasks you can do while chilling out for the holidays in order to improve your privacy and security for entering 2024 on a good footing. You don't have to do all of them, but they're stuff to consider!
December 23, 2023 at 7:45 PM
An excellent thread on digital security to help keep your accounts safe. The reminders are helpful even if you are already knowledgeable about such things.
All companies charging a subscription / recurring cost must make it possible to cancel with a single click. No upsells. No calling customer service who tries to talk you out of canceling.
unhinged and low-stakes answers ONLY:
what is the most trivial piece of legislation you would force through Congress if you had the power
mine is a standardized rubric for AO3 ratings (who are you fooling with that “E” for like one kiss at the end you absolute monsters)
what is the most trivial piece of legislation you would force through Congress if you had the power
mine is a standardized rubric for AO3 ratings (who are you fooling with that “E” for like one kiss at the end you absolute monsters)
oh my god FINE everybody I’ll be the speaker
October 20, 2023 at 1:47 PM
All companies charging a subscription / recurring cost must make it possible to cancel with a single click. No upsells. No calling customer service who tries to talk you out of canceling.
How am I expected to get any work done, when the latest @seananmcguire.bsky.social book just came out , after the last book ended on a major cliffhanger? I guess the title "Sleep no more" is about to be accurate!
September 5, 2023 at 3:33 PM
How am I expected to get any work done, when the latest @seananmcguire.bsky.social book just came out , after the last book ended on a major cliffhanger? I guess the title "Sleep no more" is about to be accurate!
My very first roll in Baldurs Gate 3 was a nat 1. This does not bode well for my poor gnome.
August 4, 2023 at 4:24 PM
My very first roll in Baldurs Gate 3 was a nat 1. This does not bode well for my poor gnome.
Scammer kept contacting me asking to chat, so I subscribed them to Lizard Facts. They were quite confused. What are your favorite ways to mess with scammers? (Besides ignoring and blocking, which is always the best option)
August 3, 2023 at 8:12 PM
Scammer kept contacting me asking to chat, so I subscribed them to Lizard Facts. They were quite confused. What are your favorite ways to mess with scammers? (Besides ignoring and blocking, which is always the best option)
Stayed up way too late reading @maryrobinette.bsky.social ‘s The Spare Man, and predict the same happening tonight since I want to know how it turns out! It’s a fun mix of science fiction and mystery that is impossible to put down.
July 14, 2023 at 2:21 PM
Stayed up way too late reading @maryrobinette.bsky.social ‘s The Spare Man, and predict the same happening tonight since I want to know how it turns out! It’s a fun mix of science fiction and mystery that is impossible to put down.
It was very exciting to see the Hugo nominees and realize how many of the Best Novel candidates I’ve read. Which reminds me that I need to go grab @tkingfisher.bsky.social ‘s Nettle and Bone from the TBR pile. Seems like a good way to spend a rainy weekend.
July 8, 2023 at 12:29 AM
It was very exciting to see the Hugo nominees and realize how many of the Best Novel candidates I’ve read. Which reminds me that I need to go grab @tkingfisher.bsky.social ‘s Nettle and Bone from the TBR pile. Seems like a good way to spend a rainy weekend.
Hello Bluesky. I’m another twitter refugee looking for a new home. I’m particularly interested in D&D and other TTRPG stuff, computers, including devops and powershell , baking , and sci-fi / fantasy books.
July 3, 2023 at 6:17 PM
Hello Bluesky. I’m another twitter refugee looking for a new home. I’m particularly interested in D&D and other TTRPG stuff, computers, including devops and powershell , baking , and sci-fi / fantasy books.