Patrick McNamara
@dogfoodstudios.bsky.social
Music and video producer in Seattle, WA. Storyteller for #MageOfSail. Chosen of Nurgle. www.patreon.com/PatrickMcNamara. Work enquiries: patrick@dogfoodstudios.com
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Mage Of Sail is a comedy-horror Actual Play where pirate-wizards fight British colonialism on the high seas. The latest episode (and great starting point) just launched! youtu.be/YRNKdwApCl8
Likes, comments, subscriptions and especially shares are hugely appreciated.
Likes, comments, subscriptions and especially shares are hugely appreciated.
The season finale of Mage Of Sail is now available! youtu.be/gOhSYktkDBY
If you've been waiting for the whole story, you can check out the full playlist here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
If you've been waiting for the whole story, you can check out the full playlist here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
December 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The season finale of Mage Of Sail is now available! youtu.be/gOhSYktkDBY
If you've been waiting for the whole story, you can check out the full playlist here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
If you've been waiting for the whole story, you can check out the full playlist here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
It's Sunday! Watch Mage Of Sail! Watch it again if you already watched it! youtu.be/UYjiOI8xdZI
Mage of Sail The British Empire Strikes Back Part 5
YouTube video by Dogfood Studios
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
It's Sunday! Watch Mage Of Sail! Watch it again if you already watched it! youtu.be/UYjiOI8xdZI
After some catastrophic computer errors, Mage Of Sail Part 5 is up! Check it out here: youtu.be/va_BEH0g2mk
Or start again from the beginning of this arc: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Or start again from the beginning of this arc: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Mage of Sail Actual Play: The British Empire Strikes Back Part 5
YouTube video by Dogfood Studios
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
After some catastrophic computer errors, Mage Of Sail Part 5 is up! Check it out here: youtu.be/va_BEH0g2mk
Or start again from the beginning of this arc: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Or start again from the beginning of this arc: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
In the olden days when I had a computer problem I had a particular internet forum whose users would help me out every time, including going through a BIOS line by line over the phone.
I just moaned about my computer problem in my Discord and a user from that forum DM'd me to help me fix it.
I just moaned about my computer problem in my Discord and a user from that forum DM'd me to help me fix it.
December 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
In the olden days when I had a computer problem I had a particular internet forum whose users would help me out every time, including going through a BIOS line by line over the phone.
I just moaned about my computer problem in my Discord and a user from that forum DM'd me to help me fix it.
I just moaned about my computer problem in my Discord and a user from that forum DM'd me to help me fix it.
One of the modern world’s greatest pleasure is experiencing a phenomenal piece of art made by a huge team of creator professionals at the top of their games and then immediately signing in to Reddit to find out what the densest people in the world thought about it.
December 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
One of the modern world’s greatest pleasure is experiencing a phenomenal piece of art made by a huge team of creator professionals at the top of their games and then immediately signing in to Reddit to find out what the densest people in the world thought about it.
Me when I’m trying to sell the Daddy Of The Month tier
Me and my gf were watching an explainer video about hyraxes and when describing their feet it cut to this pic of a hyrax with his foot up and I think it’s a good reaction image and feel free to use it in all situations where it’s appropriate
December 2, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Me when I’m trying to sell the Daddy Of The Month tier
It looks like video operations are down here due to my PSU possibly dying. This is unlikely to be fixed in time for tomorrow, catch up on the existing 4 episodes in the meantime: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Mage Of Sail: Start Here - YouTube
This playlist contains the episodes from our introductory chapter, The British Empire Strikes Back. I hope you enjoy!
youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM
It looks like video operations are down here due to my PSU possibly dying. This is unlikely to be fixed in time for tomorrow, catch up on the existing 4 episodes in the meantime: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
I would suggest that if your brand new left-wing party has yet to reach the six month mark and has already devolved into sectarian in-fighting that perhaps you should simply start again.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Your Party's antics assume a luxury the left does not have: time | Owen Jones
Legal spats, public denunciations and an obsession with internal process must be consigned to the past, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I would suggest that if your brand new left-wing party has yet to reach the six month mark and has already devolved into sectarian in-fighting that perhaps you should simply start again.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’m enjoying people working their way through the new Mage Of Sail because every time someone gets to episode 3 I get a random “hey fuck you” message
Also, HOW DARE YOU!!
November 30, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I’m enjoying people working their way through the new Mage Of Sail because every time someone gets to episode 3 I get a random “hey fuck you” message
When I mixed music on streams there was a guy who used to come in and tell me that he liked to mix for 24 hours at a time. Similar situation: your ears are totally cooked after about two hours of intense listening.
Saying you "coded for 36 hours straight" is something only people who have never programmed, and have no idea what programming is, would think is an impressive thing.
It is a claim that literally would not even fool a first year CS student. They'd laugh at you for saying it.
It is a claim that literally would not even fool a first year CS student. They'd laugh at you for saying it.
November 28, 2025 at 11:45 PM
When I mixed music on streams there was a guy who used to come in and tell me that he liked to mix for 24 hours at a time. Similar situation: your ears are totally cooked after about two hours of intense listening.
It’s a pretty common problem for DMs to ask for too many rolls, which slows their games down. If you suffer from this, I highly recommend engineering a scenario where each roll requires you to complete a VFX shot.
Mage Of Sail part 4 of 6 is now live! Check it out here: youtu.be/dAfRrpHnk_Q
Mage of Sai: The British Empire Strikes Back Part 4
YouTube video by Dogfood Studios
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 11:32 PM
It’s a pretty common problem for DMs to ask for too many rolls, which slows their games down. If you suffer from this, I highly recommend engineering a scenario where each roll requires you to complete a VFX shot.
Mage Of Sail part 4 of 6 is now live! Check it out here: youtu.be/dAfRrpHnk_Q
Mage of Sai: The British Empire Strikes Back Part 4
YouTube video by Dogfood Studios
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Mage Of Sail part 4 of 6 is now live! Check it out here: youtu.be/dAfRrpHnk_Q
I'm so pleased that the Labour government can be trusted to do the right thing, eventually, grudgingly and after every other possibility has been ruled out.
Scrapping the two-child limit in full is a monumental decision. Well done to all involved in the Child Poverty Strategy, and everyone who has made the case against the policy.
OBR says scrapping costs £3 billion in 2029-30 and will lift 450,000 out of poverty
OBR says scrapping costs £3 billion in 2029-30 and will lift 450,000 out of poverty
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I'm so pleased that the Labour government can be trusted to do the right thing, eventually, grudgingly and after every other possibility has been ruled out.
Reposted by Patrick McNamara
Is switching to Linux as big of a pain in the arse as it sounds?
www.rockpapershotgun.com/microsoft-de...
www.rockpapershotgun.com/microsoft-de...
Microsoft detail 'agentic AI' plan for Windows 11, immediately admit it might install malware on your PC
Windows 11's promised AI helpers carry a serious security risk, according to Microsoft themselves.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Is switching to Linux as big of a pain in the arse as it sounds?
www.rockpapershotgun.com/microsoft-de...
www.rockpapershotgun.com/microsoft-de...
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Sharing the playlist for Mage Of Sail again, it’s a fun tale of magical pirates fighting the British and I think you will like it: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
November 19, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Sharing the playlist for Mage Of Sail again, it’s a fun tale of magical pirates fighting the British and I think you will like it: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
While this may sound like a naive statement for someone with experience of internet forums, AI can never match the true mania of a forum poster who is an expert in something pointless.
My main sign is “I don’t think anyone would have spent this much time writing something so pointless”.
The closest thing to a "silver bullet" for spotting AI writing is that it's lazy, vacuous, and impressive-sounding while avoiding any commitment. Conveniently, applying this rule means that you also avoid a lot of generally bad writing, meaning that false positives aren't really a problem.
November 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
While this may sound like a naive statement for someone with experience of internet forums, AI can never match the true mania of a forum poster who is an expert in something pointless.
My main sign is “I don’t think anyone would have spent this much time writing something so pointless”.
The closest thing to a "silver bullet" for spotting AI writing is that it's lazy, vacuous, and impressive-sounding while avoiding any commitment. Conveniently, applying this rule means that you also avoid a lot of generally bad writing, meaning that false positives aren't really a problem.
people keep looking for silver grammar bullets for detecting ai writing, but there's not really a single one that doesn't get get you a ton of false positives. "x, not y" is probably the closest you can get.
November 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
My main sign is “I don’t think anyone would have spent this much time writing something so pointless”.
Sharing the playlist for Mage Of Sail again, it’s a fun tale of magical pirates fighting the British and I think you will like it: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
November 19, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Sharing the playlist for Mage Of Sail again, it’s a fun tale of magical pirates fighting the British and I think you will like it: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Reposting for evening viewers. Let me know what you think!
Once you've won a dinner with daddy, what comes next? Our pirate-wizards must discover the answer in a new episode of Mage Of Sail: youtu.be/3nkgD1vwMBM
November 19, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Reposting for evening viewers. Let me know what you think!
Once you've won a dinner with daddy, what comes next? Our pirate-wizards must discover the answer in a new episode of Mage Of Sail: youtu.be/3nkgD1vwMBM
November 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Once you've won a dinner with daddy, what comes next? Our pirate-wizards must discover the answer in a new episode of Mage Of Sail: youtu.be/3nkgD1vwMBM
Reposted by Patrick McNamara
Bittersweet to close my chapter at Roll20. Grateful I got to help support #dnd across Roll20, Demiplane, and DMsGuild and work with so many talented collaborators. I’m now looking for my next adventure in brand management, marketing, and creative production. If you have any leads, send them my way!
November 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Bittersweet to close my chapter at Roll20. Grateful I got to help support #dnd across Roll20, Demiplane, and DMsGuild and work with so many talented collaborators. I’m now looking for my next adventure in brand management, marketing, and creative production. If you have any leads, send them my way!
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Next appointment’s on the 18th. Just for transparency I’m at $5000/$7000! So close. Thank you for any reposts and all the help so far. I love you very much
did you know if you're going blind insurance will only pay for one eye
anyways i need somewhere between like. seven to ten thousand dollars. for a new eye. sold a bunch of my stuff and soul and got about half of that in savings right now, but any amount if you can help..helps cash.app/$RoxanneRasco
anyways i need somewhere between like. seven to ten thousand dollars. for a new eye. sold a bunch of my stuff and soul and got about half of that in savings right now, but any amount if you can help..helps cash.app/$RoxanneRasco
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November 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Next appointment’s on the 18th. Just for transparency I’m at $5000/$7000! So close. Thank you for any reposts and all the help so far. I love you very much
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Two out of four episodes in the latest Mage Of Sail arc have been released, this playlist will eventually have them all: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
If you like wizards, pirates, magic etc please consider giving it a watch, or telling a friend who likes this sort of thing.
If you like wizards, pirates, magic etc please consider giving it a watch, or telling a friend who likes this sort of thing.
November 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Two out of four episodes in the latest Mage Of Sail arc have been released, this playlist will eventually have them all: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
If you like wizards, pirates, magic etc please consider giving it a watch, or telling a friend who likes this sort of thing.
If you like wizards, pirates, magic etc please consider giving it a watch, or telling a friend who likes this sort of thing.