Patrick
@distantbabble.bsky.social
husband, childless cat dad, tabletop gamer... fan of sci-fi and fantasy.
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Ya know what bugs me just a wee bit...?
Seeing games I crowdfunded or pre-ordered at a retail store before I have my copy.
Seeing games I crowdfunded or pre-ordered at a retail store before I have my copy.
November 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Ya know what bugs me just a wee bit...?
Seeing games I crowdfunded or pre-ordered at a retail store before I have my copy.
Seeing games I crowdfunded or pre-ordered at a retail store before I have my copy.
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The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Forced to retire more like!
"This will live on" -- Duffy explains that flying will remain a mess even after the shutdown because so many air traffic controllers are retiring
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Forced to retire more like!
Played a game completely off my radar tonight: Tolleno, from Sit Down Games.
Neat tile laying game that I had heard nothing about.
Have you?
#boardgames
@rolldicetakenames.com @thesecretcabal.bsky.social
Neat tile laying game that I had heard nothing about.
Have you?
#boardgames
@rolldicetakenames.com @thesecretcabal.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Played a game completely off my radar tonight: Tolleno, from Sit Down Games.
Neat tile laying game that I had heard nothing about.
Have you?
#boardgames
@rolldicetakenames.com @thesecretcabal.bsky.social
Neat tile laying game that I had heard nothing about.
Have you?
#boardgames
@rolldicetakenames.com @thesecretcabal.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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🚨 CNBC: "Announced corporate job cuts surging past 1 million so far this year, with 153,000 new layoffs just in October according to Challenger. That is the worst October since 2003."
November 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
🚨 CNBC: "Announced corporate job cuts surging past 1 million so far this year, with 153,000 new layoffs just in October according to Challenger. That is the worst October since 2003."
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It's definitely got that AI sheen to it and sure enough:
November 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
It's definitely got that AI sheen to it and sure enough:
Here are job openings for the "they're taking our jobs" crowd.
"Farmers, as a result, are worried that it'll be tough to fill labor shortages in an industry already hamstrung for upcoming harvests."
www.wlrn.org/immigration/...
"Farmers, as a result, are worried that it'll be tough to fill labor shortages in an industry already hamstrung for upcoming harvests."
www.wlrn.org/immigration/...
Florida's agriculture industry could suffer if H-2A workers are too hesitant to come
Farmers said intense immigration enforcement is creating fear among their employees who work on H-2A visas.
www.wlrn.org
November 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Here are job openings for the "they're taking our jobs" crowd.
"Farmers, as a result, are worried that it'll be tough to fill labor shortages in an industry already hamstrung for upcoming harvests."
www.wlrn.org/immigration/...
"Farmers, as a result, are worried that it'll be tough to fill labor shortages in an industry already hamstrung for upcoming harvests."
www.wlrn.org/immigration/...
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We're currently at the "Jesus didn't say we should feed people"
portion of the fall of American Evangelicalism.
portion of the fall of American Evangelicalism.
November 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
We're currently at the "Jesus didn't say we should feed people"
portion of the fall of American Evangelicalism.
portion of the fall of American Evangelicalism.
We early voted... voting while we legally still can.
#ProDemocracy
#ProDemocracy
November 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
We early voted... voting while we legally still can.
#ProDemocracy
#ProDemocracy
We are literally starting a war.
The largest war ship in the world has been moved to the Caribbean, along with other ships, bombers, amphibious vehicles and more.
That’s a lot of firepower to stop small vessels carrying drugs.
It looks a lot more like preparation for war.
Congress needs to get involved before it’s too late.
That’s a lot of firepower to stop small vessels carrying drugs.
It looks a lot more like preparation for war.
Congress needs to get involved before it’s too late.
October 31, 2025 at 12:27 PM
We are literally starting a war.
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“They think that they’re tough. They have no idea how tough we are. They think that they’re hardcore. We are so much more hardcore than they are.”
--Stephen Miller speaking to Memphis police earlier this month.
--Stephen Miller speaking to Memphis police earlier this month.
October 31, 2025 at 12:51 AM
“They think that they’re tough. They have no idea how tough we are. They think that they’re hardcore. We are so much more hardcore than they are.”
--Stephen Miller speaking to Memphis police earlier this month.
--Stephen Miller speaking to Memphis police earlier this month.
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Soyinka, the first African to win the Nobel Prize in literature, believes his non-resident visa could have been rejected because he likened President Trump to a former Ugandan dictator. n.pr/3J8XXJN
Nigerian Nobel winner Wole Soyinka says U.S. revoked his visa after Trump criticism
Soyinka, the first African to win the Nobel Prize in literature, believes his non-resident visa could have been rejected because he likened President Trump to a former Ugandan dictator.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Soyinka, the first African to win the Nobel Prize in literature, believes his non-resident visa could have been rejected because he likened President Trump to a former Ugandan dictator. n.pr/3J8XXJN
A super fun interview with
@rosemaryjones.bsky.social
Hosted by the great folks at @rolldicetakenames.com
spotify.link/aM1OVXTHPXb
@rosemaryjones.bsky.social
Hosted by the great folks at @rolldicetakenames.com
spotify.link/aM1OVXTHPXb
Bonus Episode: Interview with Arkham Horror Author, Rosemary Jones
spotify.link
October 28, 2025 at 11:57 AM
A super fun interview with
@rosemaryjones.bsky.social
Hosted by the great folks at @rolldicetakenames.com
spotify.link/aM1OVXTHPXb
@rosemaryjones.bsky.social
Hosted by the great folks at @rolldicetakenames.com
spotify.link/aM1OVXTHPXb
I know @jamesgunn.bsky.social is super busy these days, but after seeing #Superman, I really need a #Brightburn sequel.
Brightburn Light GIF
ALT: Brightburn Light GIF
media.tenor.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I know @jamesgunn.bsky.social is super busy these days, but after seeing #Superman, I really need a #Brightburn sequel.
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We had a chance to play through Fate of the Fellowship, and Chad and I had some thoughts....
youtu.be/wrDAbHFC7HI?...
youtu.be/wrDAbHFC7HI?...
Fate of the Fellowship: The Best LOTR Game Yet???
YouTube video by Games and Drinks
youtu.be
October 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
We had a chance to play through Fate of the Fellowship, and Chad and I had some thoughts....
youtu.be/wrDAbHFC7HI?...
youtu.be/wrDAbHFC7HI?...
