Rick Faaberg
@debuggest.bsky.social
Engineering manager, board game fan, lives in Oregon, he/him. Tolerant of all but the intolerant.
Someone in a board game discussion group asked about “3-8 second games”, and I suggested Rock Paper Scissors: Legacy as a joke, and now I kinda want to imagine what that would actually look like
November 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Someone in a board game discussion group asked about “3-8 second games”, and I suggested Rock Paper Scissors: Legacy as a joke, and now I kinda want to imagine what that would actually look like
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In Japan, tourism to Portland, Oregon, is promoted by a grinning blue monster named Odnarodude. He’s at a Portland artisan event in Jiyugaoka De Aone this weekend.
November 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
In Japan, tourism to Portland, Oregon, is promoted by a grinning blue monster named Odnarodude. He’s at a Portland artisan event in Jiyugaoka De Aone this weekend.
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Co-signed
I have decided: I don't need to know that the shipping label was created. Keep me in the dark on that. Come back to me when something real is happening
November 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Co-signed
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Absolutely obsessed with framing your employees sleeping on the floor as a humble brag
“Look how hard my team works” no dude you’re just bad at project management.
Competent companies ship products without cosplaying being homeless
“Look how hard my team works” no dude you’re just bad at project management.
Competent companies ship products without cosplaying being homeless
October 23, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Absolutely obsessed with framing your employees sleeping on the floor as a humble brag
“Look how hard my team works” no dude you’re just bad at project management.
Competent companies ship products without cosplaying being homeless
“Look how hard my team works” no dude you’re just bad at project management.
Competent companies ship products without cosplaying being homeless
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“And this is one of the things that I don’t love about large language model AI, the notion that you can think about something but then have a machine write it for you because it means you’ve never thought about it.” Great interview with @danthurot.bsky.social
talkingshelfspace.com/origin-story...
talkingshelfspace.com/origin-story...
Origin Story: Space Biff – An Interview With Board Game Critic Dan Thurot - Talking Shelf Space
When I started writing about board games, it was in part because of my dissatisfaction of the review landscape at the time. There were on one side a whole lot of YouTubers hyping up crowd-funding proj...
talkingshelfspace.com
October 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
“And this is one of the things that I don’t love about large language model AI, the notion that you can think about something but then have a machine write it for you because it means you’ve never thought about it.” Great interview with @danthurot.bsky.social
talkingshelfspace.com/origin-story...
talkingshelfspace.com/origin-story...
What the hell is this
October 2, 2025 at 2:15 AM
What the hell is this
I’ve seen many board game stores close in my time, so as I’m sitting with friends playing in the largely-empty second room of a game store while drinking the complimentary soda they offer, my gamer-spidey-sense-of-impending-doom is going off like crazy, not gonna lie.
September 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I’ve seen many board game stores close in my time, so as I’m sitting with friends playing in the largely-empty second room of a game store while drinking the complimentary soda they offer, my gamer-spidey-sense-of-impending-doom is going off like crazy, not gonna lie.
Played Elysium for the first time, from the olden times of 2015. Moved quickly and had some interesting decisions, I dig it.
September 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Played Elysium for the first time, from the olden times of 2015. Moved quickly and had some interesting decisions, I dig it.
Board gamers, remember: when @watchitplayed.tv says “return these other cards to The Box”, in any of his videos, this is always The Box he is referring to
September 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Board gamers, remember: when @watchitplayed.tv says “return these other cards to The Box”, in any of his videos, this is always The Box he is referring to
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All I saw was cheesecake boat and ocean for at least 5 minutes
September 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
All I saw was cheesecake boat and ocean for at least 5 minutes
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"but we can't support trans rights, it's unpopular!"
just a reminder that US approval for marriage between black and white people at the start of the civil rights movement was 4%, reaching a whopping 20% by the end of the movement
it's 95% now
you don't wait for popularity for a rights movement
just a reminder that US approval for marriage between black and white people at the start of the civil rights movement was 4%, reaching a whopping 20% by the end of the movement
it's 95% now
you don't wait for popularity for a rights movement
September 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"but we can't support trans rights, it's unpopular!"
just a reminder that US approval for marriage between black and white people at the start of the civil rights movement was 4%, reaching a whopping 20% by the end of the movement
it's 95% now
you don't wait for popularity for a rights movement
just a reminder that US approval for marriage between black and white people at the start of the civil rights movement was 4%, reaching a whopping 20% by the end of the movement
it's 95% now
you don't wait for popularity for a rights movement
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i'm selling a guitar on marketplace and some doorknob offered me a pixelart nft of the same guitar in trade and sent me an image of it and told me it was a 1 of 1 so i downloaded it and replied that now it was a 1 of 2 and this was the last thing he said before i blocked him
September 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
i'm selling a guitar on marketplace and some doorknob offered me a pixelart nft of the same guitar in trade and sent me an image of it and told me it was a 1 of 1 so i downloaded it and replied that now it was a 1 of 2 and this was the last thing he said before i blocked him
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The eye exam is the perfect game design. That big E is a great tutorial that teaches you the basic mechanic. But it doesn't baby you and quickly gets hard as they introduce the small and blurry enemies.
September 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The eye exam is the perfect game design. That big E is a great tutorial that teaches you the basic mechanic. But it doesn't baby you and quickly gets hard as they introduce the small and blurry enemies.
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Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge?
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
September 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge?
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
Tigris AND Euphrates? In this economy?
September 6, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Tigris AND Euphrates? In this economy?
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Confused writing is usually a symptom of confused thinking. As we struggle to clarify writing, we clarify our thoughts. AI writing aids rob us of that struggle, leaving clean-looking text and thoughts still confused for lack of inspection. Writing is not just a product; it is a diagnostic tool.
September 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Confused writing is usually a symptom of confused thinking. As we struggle to clarify writing, we clarify our thoughts. AI writing aids rob us of that struggle, leaving clean-looking text and thoughts still confused for lack of inspection. Writing is not just a product; it is a diagnostic tool.
Post a random picture or else everything will go bad in September
September 1, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Post a random picture or else everything will go bad in September
Now you know.
The piss tank on the ISS is now 41% full.
August 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Now you know.
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1800 block of South Western Avenue in Chicago
August 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
1800 block of South Western Avenue in Chicago
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Back by EXTREMELY popular demand, the TRANS RIGHTS!! tee designed by @kduffles.bsky.social is back again for sale in The Yeteemart, with a portion from each tee sold donated to Transgender Law Center! Pre-order yours now: theyetee.com/transrights
August 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Back by EXTREMELY popular demand, the TRANS RIGHTS!! tee designed by @kduffles.bsky.social is back again for sale in The Yeteemart, with a portion from each tee sold donated to Transgender Law Center! Pre-order yours now: theyetee.com/transrights
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Here's one for all the game devs out there www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
August 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Here's one for all the game devs out there www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Spent a couple lovely days in the woods by the beach at the Oregon coast. Yurts at the state park required making reservations well ahead of time but were worth it, I think my tent camping days were short-lived and behind me
August 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Spent a couple lovely days in the woods by the beach at the Oregon coast. Yurts at the state park required making reservations well ahead of time but were worth it, I think my tent camping days were short-lived and behind me