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Between 2003 and 2007 I took a Sociology class I can't remember the name of. We did a section on propaganda and I described some of the election campaign ads of the 1980s as "Fear Koans." I adopt that as a moniker today, because "fourthestweet" doesn't work the same way here that it did ""there.""
Mental health day. Digital detox. I had one goal today with a screen and I’ve done it. Now to read books!
October 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Mental health day. Digital detox. I had one goal today with a screen and I’ve done it. Now to read books!
When I read the words “folkloric vampire” I often roll my eyes. But, Eggers’ Nosferatu actually delivers on that promise. It presents a much more gothic weird fiction take than the usual “explode into bats” supernatural “powerz” we’re used to seeing. Unnatural horror, not supernatural.
October 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
When I read the words “folkloric vampire” I often roll my eyes. But, Eggers’ Nosferatu actually delivers on that promise. It presents a much more gothic weird fiction take than the usual “explode into bats” supernatural “powerz” we’re used to seeing. Unnatural horror, not supernatural.
October is a month between two embers
Happy Autumn! I hope you are well. I'm doing a controlled blog burn again. I'm going to post (probably re-post after some edits) existing material I didn't hate between now and January or February. Then I hope to return to and stick to a "monthly plus"…
Happy Autumn! I hope you are well. I'm doing a controlled blog burn again. I'm going to post (probably re-post after some edits) existing material I didn't hate between now and January or February. Then I hope to return to and stick to a "monthly plus"…
October is a month between two embers
Happy Autumn! I hope you are well. I'm doing a controlled blog burn again. I'm going to post (probably re-post after some edits) existing material I didn't hate between now and January or February. Then I hope to return to and stick to a "monthly plus" schedule. Posts on the ninth will be planned and maybe even written in advance. Posts on other days might be canned or immediately posted.
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October 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
October is a month between two embers
Happy Autumn! I hope you are well. I'm doing a controlled blog burn again. I'm going to post (probably re-post after some edits) existing material I didn't hate between now and January or February. Then I hope to return to and stick to a "monthly plus"…
Happy Autumn! I hope you are well. I'm doing a controlled blog burn again. I'm going to post (probably re-post after some edits) existing material I didn't hate between now and January or February. Then I hope to return to and stick to a "monthly plus"…
If I might be so bold as to paraphrase Mad Max: Fury Road’s opening - with the goal of clarity and specificity - “it’s the billionaires, stupid.”
September 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
If I might be so bold as to paraphrase Mad Max: Fury Road’s opening - with the goal of clarity and specificity - “it’s the billionaires, stupid.”
Regarding Tylenol: who over at Kenvue refused to “bend the knee?”
September 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Regarding Tylenol: who over at Kenvue refused to “bend the knee?”
Has anyone done a “Remember who you are” super cut of all of Disney’s anti-authoritarian characters and sent it to their board yet?
September 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Has anyone done a “Remember who you are” super cut of all of Disney’s anti-authoritarian characters and sent it to their board yet?
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Goodbye Charlie Kirk.
September 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Goodbye Charlie Kirk.
It should be. It won’t be. Charlie Kirk Memorial Gun Law does have a nice ring to it though. It just isn’t going to happen. The right started investing fear futures long ago and they’re the only ones buying anymore. Ironically, an unsustainable economy.
What should be asked of every right-wing showboat losing their mind over Kirk's death is "What the fuck are you gonna do to prevent it from happening again?"
September 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
It should be. It won’t be. Charlie Kirk Memorial Gun Law does have a nice ring to it though. It just isn’t going to happen. The right started investing fear futures long ago and they’re the only ones buying anymore. Ironically, an unsustainable economy.
I’ll not shed a single solitary tear for him. But, my heart goes out to his family. A wife and two children. Presumably parents as he was only 31? His family now have to pick up pieces no one should have to pick up. That’s the tragedy.
September 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I’ll not shed a single solitary tear for him. But, my heart goes out to his family. A wife and two children. Presumably parents as he was only 31? His family now have to pick up pieces no one should have to pick up. That’s the tragedy.
Sinners is a masterpiece. 10/10.
a man in a suit and hat is holding a guitar with the words woohoo boy above him
ALT: a man in a suit and hat is holding a guitar with the words woohoo boy above him
media.tenor.com
August 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Sinners is a masterpiece. 10/10.
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Good morning Bluesky !
August 14, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Good morning Bluesky !
“What is this WFH bullshit. You work for me, hooman.”
August 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
“What is this WFH bullshit. You work for me, hooman.”
She’ll never be “buried under a prison in Texas…” right? I mean, the same camera glitch can’t happen twice… right?
Ghislaine Maxwell , who was convicted of trafficking children for rape - met with top DOJ leadership and days later was moved to a cushy, fence-free camp. She facilitated and participated in monstrous crimes against children. That she’s being rewarded instead of buried under a prison is obscene.
August 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
She’ll never be “buried under a prison in Texas…” right? I mean, the same camera glitch can’t happen twice… right?
Target Ten: What is it?
The Short Version: Target Ten is a set of rules (guidelines really) for a TTRPG. It's a dice mechanic (roll 2d6, plus or minus modifiers, versus a fixed target number of ten) and some suggestions on how to use it. The Long Version: From 2015 ish to 2020 ish nearly all I was…
The Short Version: Target Ten is a set of rules (guidelines really) for a TTRPG. It's a dice mechanic (roll 2d6, plus or minus modifiers, versus a fixed target number of ten) and some suggestions on how to use it. The Long Version: From 2015 ish to 2020 ish nearly all I was…
Target Ten: What is it?
The Short Version: Target Ten is a set of rules (guidelines really) for a TTRPG. It's a dice mechanic (roll 2d6, plus or minus modifiers, versus a fixed target number of ten) and some suggestions on how to use it. The Long Version: From 2015 ish to 2020 ish nearly all I was playing or running was 5e. It was fine.
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July 11, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Target Ten: What is it?
The Short Version: Target Ten is a set of rules (guidelines really) for a TTRPG. It's a dice mechanic (roll 2d6, plus or minus modifiers, versus a fixed target number of ten) and some suggestions on how to use it. The Long Version: From 2015 ish to 2020 ish nearly all I was…
The Short Version: Target Ten is a set of rules (guidelines really) for a TTRPG. It's a dice mechanic (roll 2d6, plus or minus modifiers, versus a fixed target number of ten) and some suggestions on how to use it. The Long Version: From 2015 ish to 2020 ish nearly all I was…
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The single coolest spellcasting mechanic I’ve ever seen in a TTRPG…
SCRABBLE TILES!
SCRABBLE TILES!
July 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The single coolest spellcasting mechanic I’ve ever seen in a TTRPG…
SCRABBLE TILES!
SCRABBLE TILES!
What I'm learning as I get older is that Star Trek, X-Men, Star Wars, Superman were all way to subtle in their messaging. Star Trek was "woke." X-Men was "woke." I don't know how the anti-fascist message of Star Wars is not clear. Superman is an immigrant. Supes was explicitly an infant refugee.
July 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
What I'm learning as I get older is that Star Trek, X-Men, Star Wars, Superman were all way to subtle in their messaging. Star Trek was "woke." X-Men was "woke." I don't know how the anti-fascist message of Star Wars is not clear. Superman is an immigrant. Supes was explicitly an infant refugee.
11? Those are rookie numbers. I kid. Sharing the weird dice is a simple but important way to help people try TTRPGs!
A friend told me he didn't have any D&D dice for the game we were starting up, and I was like, I may have a set or two to loan you until you figure out what's right for your hero, and I went to my gaming hutch and pulled out 11 full sets of D&D dice that I bought in the past for emergencies.
July 8, 2025 at 9:20 AM
11? Those are rookie numbers. I kid. Sharing the weird dice is a simple but important way to help people try TTRPGs!
I don’t share every meme I find and I don’t think I get enough credit for that.
June 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I don’t share every meme I find and I don’t think I get enough credit for that.
That’s the sweet spot. Drunk, but sober enough to assemble furniture.
dnd got canceled tonight so instead i will try to walk the fine line where i am drunk enough to use my hands despite carpal tunnel pain yet not so drunk that diagrams and directions are complete gibberish. this unassembled desk shall taunt me no longer!
June 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
That’s the sweet spot. Drunk, but sober enough to assemble furniture.
Hmmm… Pandemic style board game where you’re organizing protests or revolution?
Welcome to protesting! Choose your class:
Fighter: March in demonstrations, attend sit-ins
Healer: Provide medical support & supplies, including water
Bard: Spread the word, keep folks connected & spirits up
Wizard: Use your tech skills/platform to broadcast clear info & hold lines of communication
Fighter: March in demonstrations, attend sit-ins
Healer: Provide medical support & supplies, including water
Bard: Spread the word, keep folks connected & spirits up
Wizard: Use your tech skills/platform to broadcast clear info & hold lines of communication
June 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Hmmm… Pandemic style board game where you’re organizing protests or revolution?
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a game where you craft rag armor, then leather, then you make an iron smelter and make iron armor, then you make a printing press and make spellbooks, and then you meet the people in the neighboring town who are like "wow, you're that guy we heard of who doesn't understand division of labor."
June 14, 2025 at 11:44 PM
a game where you craft rag armor, then leather, then you make an iron smelter and make iron armor, then you make a printing press and make spellbooks, and then you meet the people in the neighboring town who are like "wow, you're that guy we heard of who doesn't understand division of labor."
www.latintimes.com/florida-sher... “SHOCKED! I’M SHOCKED! Well, not that shocked.”
Florida Sheriff Who Threatened to Kill Protesters Has History of Corruption, Racial Profiling and Bribery Accusations
Florida Sheriff Wayne Ivey and his office have been sued multiple times throughout the years, including for false arrest and imprisonment.
www.latintimes.com
June 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
www.latintimes.com/florida-sher... “SHOCKED! I’M SHOCKED! Well, not that shocked.”
As a former hospitality worker? This fills me with almost sublime joy.
There are zillions of rooms in DC this weekend available for a normal-to-low $150-$200 per night. The Glorious Leader Likes Big Tanks Parade is not drawing in the masses.
June 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
As a former hospitality worker? This fills me with almost sublime joy.
Alignment & Other Expectations to Subvert
Rules as Written in the BX and OSE rules, you can have a Cleric of any alignment. You can have a Magic-User of any alignment. And, this is great, but if there were alignment restrictions for either or both of these classes, what would they be? For the most…
Rules as Written in the BX and OSE rules, you can have a Cleric of any alignment. You can have a Magic-User of any alignment. And, this is great, but if there were alignment restrictions for either or both of these classes, what would they be? For the most…
Alignment & Other Expectations to Subvert
Rules as Written in the BX and OSE rules, you can have a Cleric of any alignment. You can have a Magic-User of any alignment. And, this is great, but if there were alignment restrictions for either or both of these classes, what would they be? For the most part I'm going to assume a three (and sometimes four) alignment system: Law, Chaos, Neutrality/Balance, and sometimes a non-aligned or unaligned option.
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June 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Alignment & Other Expectations to Subvert
Rules as Written in the BX and OSE rules, you can have a Cleric of any alignment. You can have a Magic-User of any alignment. And, this is great, but if there were alignment restrictions for either or both of these classes, what would they be? For the most…
Rules as Written in the BX and OSE rules, you can have a Cleric of any alignment. You can have a Magic-User of any alignment. And, this is great, but if there were alignment restrictions for either or both of these classes, what would they be? For the most…
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...creativity is inherently unsafe...
June 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
...creativity is inherently unsafe...