Christian Chiakulas
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“Roleplay vs Roll-Play” is a False Dichotomy (and also Bad and Stupid)
There’s a meme in certain corners of the ttrpg hobby that “roleplay” is better or than or preferable to “roll-play.” Let me explain. Basically, the idea goes, in most …
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New blog post, in which I explain why I fucking hate when people say "Roleplay, not roll-play!" and give some ideas on why and how rolling dice can be an integral part of role-playing
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Some so called communists need to read more Engels
November 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Some so called communists need to read more Engels
it's really wild how our financial system is set up so that the person who stands the most to gain from a share boost can simply make a share boost happen by saying unsubstantiated bullshit
The chipmaker is “entering a new era of growth,” chief executive Lisa Su said.
AMD Shares Soar 7% After CEO Predicts $1 Trillion Data Center Market
The chipmaker is “entering a new era of growth,” chief executive Lisa Su said.
www.forbes.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
it's really wild how our financial system is set up so that the person who stands the most to gain from a share boost can simply make a share boost happen by saying unsubstantiated bullshit
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Early TTRPGs didn't have the "only ask for rolls when there are stakes" guidance because they assumed there would be always some sort of stakes involved, as you're supposed to have, you know, adventures, while playing the bloody adventure game
November 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Early TTRPGs didn't have the "only ask for rolls when there are stakes" guidance because they assumed there would be always some sort of stakes involved, as you're supposed to have, you know, adventures, while playing the bloody adventure game
I'm so fckn tired of headlines saying shit like "had sex with an underage woman" like how do you unironically type that and not be like "am I the baddie?"
November 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I'm so fckn tired of headlines saying shit like "had sex with an underage woman" like how do you unironically type that and not be like "am I the baddie?"
I'm telling you, the Democrats missed a total layup by refusing to constantly paint the GOP as "the pedophile party" in every interview and campaign speech they ever do. Like they handed you a silver bullet and you continually choose not to use it
in case you're wondering how the cope is going www.mediamatters.org/megyn-kelly/...
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I'm telling you, the Democrats missed a total layup by refusing to constantly paint the GOP as "the pedophile party" in every interview and campaign speech they ever do. Like they handed you a silver bullet and you continually choose not to use it
this is unironically not far from how a lot of "crime" would be dealt with under communism
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
this is unironically not far from how a lot of "crime" would be dealt with under communism
my "DHS LAW ENFORCEMENT DOES NOT PEPPER SPRAY CHILDREN" shirt has people asking a lot of questions, etc
November 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
my "DHS LAW ENFORCEMENT DOES NOT PEPPER SPRAY CHILDREN" shirt has people asking a lot of questions, etc
let's fucking goooooooooo
Exclusive: Based on documents viewed by this newsletter, OpenAI spent over $12.4 billion on inference from 2024 to September 2025. As part of its Microsoft revenue share, it sent $493.8m in 2024/$865.8m Jan-Sep 2025, implying lower revenues than previously reported.
www.wheresyoured.at/oai_docs/
www.wheresyoured.at/oai_docs/
Exclusive: Here's How Much OpenAI Spends On Inference and Its Revenue Share With Microsoft
As with my Anthropic exclusive from a few weeks ago, though this feels like a natural premium piece, I decided it was better to publish on my free one so that you could all enjoy it. If you liked or f...
www.wheresyoured.at
November 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
let's fucking goooooooooo
play Fallout 1&2 and tell me with a straight face voice actors don't matter for video games, I dare you
Thank you to everyone today who’s said how important voice acting is to games. It really helps fight against the idea we’re disposable or replaceable.
I know we’re not curing cancer here, but human creativity is one of the things that make life worthwhile- VA in games is part of that enjoyment.
I know we’re not curing cancer here, but human creativity is one of the things that make life worthwhile- VA in games is part of that enjoyment.
November 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
play Fallout 1&2 and tell me with a straight face voice actors don't matter for video games, I dare you
I will never get over Stranger Things going from "evil government doing MKUltra shit ushers in the apocalypse" to "actually COMMUNISM is the villain!" once it became the biggest show ever
November 12, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I will never get over Stranger Things going from "evil government doing MKUltra shit ushers in the apocalypse" to "actually COMMUNISM is the villain!" once it became the biggest show ever
yeah y'all have got to stop with this shit
i think an especially depressing part of this whole saga is that "we need to win primaries so establishment dems are replaced by true progressives" is a thing we've done before but one of the progressives we worked hard to install over the establishment pick was fetterman
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
yeah y'all have got to stop with this shit
the Democratic Party will always have exactly as many Manchins/Sinemas/Fettermans/etc as it takes to have plausible deniability while never, ever advancing or protecting any progressive cause whatsoever
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
the Democratic Party will always have exactly as many Manchins/Sinemas/Fettermans/etc as it takes to have plausible deniability while never, ever advancing or protecting any progressive cause whatsoever
so the Democrats fumbled the bag, huh
November 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
so the Democrats fumbled the bag, huh
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They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
they should re-open the Coliseum as a concert venue
November 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
they should re-open the Coliseum as a concert venue
who is Jesus in this analogy? Chuck Schumer? Can you people THINK before you post
November 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
who is Jesus in this analogy? Chuck Schumer? Can you people THINK before you post
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saying "capitalism is good, capitalism is right, capitalism works" as they set fire to me inside the wicker man
November 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
saying "capitalism is good, capitalism is right, capitalism works" as they set fire to me inside the wicker man
this is a great thread after like the 3rd skeet, but it misses the mark with the ancient history aspect. The urban/rural divide in pre-industrial eras is not analogous to that in industrial society; the function of a "city" is fundamentally different
1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
this is a great thread after like the 3rd skeet, but it misses the mark with the ancient history aspect. The urban/rural divide in pre-industrial eras is not analogous to that in industrial society; the function of a "city" is fundamentally different
i am constantly finding myself wanting to close messages and emails with "Thank you for your attention to this matter!" but I feel like I can't. Because of Him
November 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
i am constantly finding myself wanting to close messages and emails with "Thank you for your attention to this matter!" but I feel like I can't. Because of Him
(comparing apples to oranges) This apple is so much better at being an apple than this orange thing is
The Better Things Aren't Possible Wing has declared Spanberger is The Future Of The Democratic Party with this transparently stupid line fed to one of their press familiars
November 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
(comparing apples to oranges) This apple is so much better at being an apple than this orange thing is
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hello,
Spanberger will win the election not because she's a great candidate, but because VA traditionally votes a governor in the opposite party of president, she's recognizable, and because Winsome Earle-Sears is a horrific candidate obsessed with trans issues that Virginians don't care about
Spanberger will win the election not because she's a great candidate, but because VA traditionally votes a governor in the opposite party of president, she's recognizable, and because Winsome Earle-Sears is a horrific candidate obsessed with trans issues that Virginians don't care about
The Better Things Aren't Possible Wing has declared Spanberger is The Future Of The Democratic Party with this transparently stupid line fed to one of their press familiars
November 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
hello,
Spanberger will win the election not because she's a great candidate, but because VA traditionally votes a governor in the opposite party of president, she's recognizable, and because Winsome Earle-Sears is a horrific candidate obsessed with trans issues that Virginians don't care about
Spanberger will win the election not because she's a great candidate, but because VA traditionally votes a governor in the opposite party of president, she's recognizable, and because Winsome Earle-Sears is a horrific candidate obsessed with trans issues that Virginians don't care about
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lol remember how Kamala campaigned on his endorsement
November 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
lol remember how Kamala campaigned on his endorsement
Dick Cheney is responsible for millions of lives lost/ruined and that doesn't stop being true just because the liberals who will spend today lionizing him decided in 2016 that Donald Trump is the source of all evil in the world
November 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Dick Cheney is responsible for millions of lives lost/ruined and that doesn't stop being true just because the liberals who will spend today lionizing him decided in 2016 that Donald Trump is the source of all evil in the world
polenta cakes. fuck those fancy trattorias, it's peasant food.
cook whatever vegetables and meat you have in whatever fat you have in whatever big pot you have. add water and cornmeal (i like coarse but whatever you have works). Put on your favorite album and stir till it's nice and thick. (1/2)
cook whatever vegetables and meat you have in whatever fat you have in whatever big pot you have. add water and cornmeal (i like coarse but whatever you have works). Put on your favorite album and stir till it's nice and thick. (1/2)
IT IS TIME FOR BLUESKY RECIPE POSTING
do you have a cheap, healthy, low-cost recipe? post it here! or quote tweet this post. or dunk on me for something I don't care just post easy meals that people can make right now.
do you have a cheap, healthy, low-cost recipe? post it here! or quote tweet this post. or dunk on me for something I don't care just post easy meals that people can make right now.
November 4, 2025 at 4:24 AM
polenta cakes. fuck those fancy trattorias, it's peasant food.
cook whatever vegetables and meat you have in whatever fat you have in whatever big pot you have. add water and cornmeal (i like coarse but whatever you have works). Put on your favorite album and stir till it's nice and thick. (1/2)
cook whatever vegetables and meat you have in whatever fat you have in whatever big pot you have. add water and cornmeal (i like coarse but whatever you have works). Put on your favorite album and stir till it's nice and thick. (1/2)
i like when libs admit that they're not against deportation, they're against the "cruelty of the method." They want kinder, gentler deportation
November 3, 2025 at 4:34 AM
i like when libs admit that they're not against deportation, they're against the "cruelty of the method." They want kinder, gentler deportation