Sam Pearson
@skulan.bsky.social
Hi there! I gave up on being an adult in favor of working at a game store, so now I get to obsess about tabletop RPGs as a matter of professional interest. Expect to find me either reveling in collaborative stories or selling joy.
This is the end of my Duolingo streak. Realized that I was only clinging to the hope that it would get better again, which realistically never happens. App is deleted, and I’m free of the owl. On to Mango, which is free through my local library.
November 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
This is the end of my Duolingo streak. Realized that I was only clinging to the hope that it would get better again, which realistically never happens. App is deleted, and I’m free of the owl. On to Mango, which is free through my local library.
Trump called it “great news for the country.” In other news, a stopped clock was discovered to briefly display the correct time.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a once-loyal supporter of President Donald Trump who has become a critic, says she is resigning from Congress in January.
apnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Trump called it “great news for the country.” In other news, a stopped clock was discovered to briefly display the correct time.
We're smack-dab in "let them eat cake" territory.
Trump's Republican Party insists there's no affordability crisis and dismisses election losses
Many Republican leaders insist there's no problem with the GOP's policies, the party's message or President Donald Trump’s leadership, despite big losses in this month's elections.
apnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
We're smack-dab in "let them eat cake" territory.
Today’s realization: integrating robots into our lives would be way easier if we actually designed human spaces with accessibility in mind.
November 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Today’s realization: integrating robots into our lives would be way easier if we actually designed human spaces with accessibility in mind.
You know, I wonder how quickly the Supreme Court would overturn their Presidential immunity decision if the next President, as an official act, ordered the Treasury Department to stop paying Supreme Court Justices.
November 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
You know, I wonder how quickly the Supreme Court would overturn their Presidential immunity decision if the next President, as an official act, ordered the Treasury Department to stop paying Supreme Court Justices.
Today's comic from @smbccomics.bsky.social coined the phrase "I AM THE ANTLERS ON THE STAG OF STATE" and it made my day. www.smbc-comics.com/comic/signal-4
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Signal
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Signal
www.smbc-comics.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Today's comic from @smbccomics.bsky.social coined the phrase "I AM THE ANTLERS ON THE STAG OF STATE" and it made my day. www.smbc-comics.com/comic/signal-4
Just learned that Mango Languages is free through my local library, which means I can escape from Duolingo’s grip. Turns out the answer to “make education free” isn’t an app-based ad strategy, but instead… libraries. It was always just libraries.
Mango Languages - Break the Fluency Barrier
Over 70 languages are at your fingertips with the highest-rated language-learning app* designed for the real world by real people.
mangolanguages.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Just learned that Mango Languages is free through my local library, which means I can escape from Duolingo’s grip. Turns out the answer to “make education free” isn’t an app-based ad strategy, but instead… libraries. It was always just libraries.
Man, I’d love to get a bunch of people to go through recent Duolingo reviews on the App Store, and mark every complaint about AI or the new energy system as “Helpful”. Descending review scores seems like the only way to communicate at this point.
October 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Man, I’d love to get a bunch of people to go through recent Duolingo reviews on the App Store, and mark every complaint about AI or the new energy system as “Helpful”. Descending review scores seems like the only way to communicate at this point.
For those who miss NaNoWriMo, I suggest we claim it. The rules of #MyNoWriMo: write a 50,000 word novel entirely within the month of November. That's it. Though I do suggest we:
1. Help each other.
2. Keep it free and accessible.
3. Avoid attaching authority to it.
Let's write together again!
1. Help each other.
2. Keep it free and accessible.
3. Avoid attaching authority to it.
Let's write together again!
MyNoWriMo Progress Tracker
docs.google.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
For those who miss NaNoWriMo, I suggest we claim it. The rules of #MyNoWriMo: write a 50,000 word novel entirely within the month of November. That's it. Though I do suggest we:
1. Help each other.
2. Keep it free and accessible.
3. Avoid attaching authority to it.
Let's write together again!
1. Help each other.
2. Keep it free and accessible.
3. Avoid attaching authority to it.
Let's write together again!
#Duolingo is trying out a new “feature” where lessons cost energy. But don’t worry, you can get more energy with ads! Or waiting! Or giving them money! Utterly antithetical to the stated purpose of learning, and just more like hyper-monetized idle games. Terrible update.
September 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
#Duolingo is trying out a new “feature” where lessons cost energy. But don’t worry, you can get more energy with ads! Or waiting! Or giving them money! Utterly antithetical to the stated purpose of learning, and just more like hyper-monetized idle games. Terrible update.
Aw, man, we’re having another Rapture? I haven’t had any time to prepare! Anybody know someone pious with a nice house?
September 23, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Aw, man, we’re having another Rapture? I haven’t had any time to prepare! Anybody know someone pious with a nice house?
Remember when voting for Trump was because Biden would get us into World War III?
US has struck 3 Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says, joining Israeli air campaign
President Donald Trump says the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel’s effort to decapitate the country’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid T...
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June 22, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Remember when voting for Trump was because Biden would get us into World War III?
Barely into the ABC transcript, and:
TERRY MORAN: “People are worried, even some people who voted for you, sayin', "I didn't sign up for this." So how do you answer those concerns?”
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: “Well, they did sign up for it, actually. And this is what I campaigned on.”
TERRY MORAN: “People are worried, even some people who voted for you, sayin', "I didn't sign up for this." So how do you answer those concerns?”
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: “Well, they did sign up for it, actually. And this is what I campaigned on.”
April 30, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Barely into the ABC transcript, and:
TERRY MORAN: “People are worried, even some people who voted for you, sayin', "I didn't sign up for this." So how do you answer those concerns?”
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: “Well, they did sign up for it, actually. And this is what I campaigned on.”
TERRY MORAN: “People are worried, even some people who voted for you, sayin', "I didn't sign up for this." So how do you answer those concerns?”
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: “Well, they did sign up for it, actually. And this is what I campaigned on.”
Fun breakdown of the tariff math. Turns out the Trump administration essentially declared that prices on imported goods will go up by 10.5%, and hoped no one would notice.
Explaining the Trump Tariff Equation
YouTube video by Stand-up Maths
youtu.be
April 7, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Fun breakdown of the tariff math. Turns out the Trump administration essentially declared that prices on imported goods will go up by 10.5%, and hoped no one would notice.
Can’t wait for secret government meetings to have their own streaming service.
Top Trump officials mistakenly divulged military plans to journalist
Top Trump administration officials, including U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, mistakenly included a journalist in a messaging group discussing strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, according to a firsthand account by The Atlantic magazine.
www.reuters.com
March 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Can’t wait for secret government meetings to have their own streaming service.
Step 1: Massive immigration crackdown.
Step 2: Fire already backlogged immigration judges.
Step 3: Massive human rights violations, I assume. Not many other likely outcomes.
Step 2: Fire already backlogged immigration judges.
Step 3: Massive human rights violations, I assume. Not many other likely outcomes.
Justice Department fires 20 immigration judges from backlogged courts amid major government cuts
A union official says the Trump administration has fired 20 immigration judges without explanation amid sweeping moves to shrink the size of the federal government.
apnews.com
February 16, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Step 1: Massive immigration crackdown.
Step 2: Fire already backlogged immigration judges.
Step 3: Massive human rights violations, I assume. Not many other likely outcomes.
Step 2: Fire already backlogged immigration judges.
Step 3: Massive human rights violations, I assume. Not many other likely outcomes.
“It’s our dream to have everybody, almost, working in the private sector, not in the public sector.”
And I’m sure letting the private sector bill the federal government for essential services will cut costs tremendously! And they’ll never sell taxpayer data for ad purposes. Right?
And I’m sure letting the private sector bill the federal government for essential services will cut costs tremendously! And they’ll never sell taxpayer data for ad purposes. Right?
February 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
“It’s our dream to have everybody, almost, working in the private sector, not in the public sector.”
And I’m sure letting the private sector bill the federal government for essential services will cut costs tremendously! And they’ll never sell taxpayer data for ad purposes. Right?
And I’m sure letting the private sector bill the federal government for essential services will cut costs tremendously! And they’ll never sell taxpayer data for ad purposes. Right?
Anyone taking bets on when we’ll see stickers of Trump saying “I did this!” next to price tags in the grocery store?
January 27, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Anyone taking bets on when we’ll see stickers of Trump saying “I did this!” next to price tags in the grocery store?
Once again I'm glad I'm in the escapism business.
January 21, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Once again I'm glad I'm in the escapism business.
Hey, Wyrmwood Gaming laid off about half of their Massachusetts workforce today! Right before the holidays, and with their insurance ending on Saturday. Is there such a thing as KickStopper? Because this company needs to.
November 26, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Hey, Wyrmwood Gaming laid off about half of their Massachusetts workforce today! Right before the holidays, and with their insurance ending on Saturday. Is there such a thing as KickStopper? Because this company needs to.
@hankgreen.bsky.social My wife (F34) had a brain tumor when she was 12. It was removed (and hasn't come back!), but lately she's been curious: what physical stuff is in her head now where the tumor was? Like, a chunk was taken out, so what's taking up that space? Thought you might be curious too!
November 20, 2024 at 6:37 AM
@hankgreen.bsky.social My wife (F34) had a brain tumor when she was 12. It was removed (and hasn't come back!), but lately she's been curious: what physical stuff is in her head now where the tumor was? Like, a chunk was taken out, so what's taking up that space? Thought you might be curious too!