Brian
@spinstabilized1.bsky.social
Geek, Engineer, Gamer, TTRPG Enthusiast. Pretty boring really. He/Him
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Me being interviewed for HBO Inside the Episode: For this episode it was important to me as the writer to convey my clawing sense of desperation to remain employed. I titled the episode “42” because TV writing jobs are down 42% this year. Please renew us. I can’t go back out there. It’s Armageddon.
April 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Me being interviewed for HBO Inside the Episode: For this episode it was important to me as the writer to convey my clawing sense of desperation to remain employed. I titled the episode “42” because TV writing jobs are down 42% this year. Please renew us. I can’t go back out there. It’s Armageddon.
I don’t know why I’m stunned. They did what they said they would do. But I’m still stunned.
This really is an extinction level event for NASA's science programs.
arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
Trump White House budget proposal eviscerates science funding at NASA
“This would decimate American leadership in space.”…
arstechnica.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I don’t know why I’m stunned. They did what they said they would do. But I’m still stunned.
Same as it ever was…
Under Fascism, the state makes sweeping changes (sold as an attack on waste, fraud, and abuse) in the name of efficiency…and “the trains will run on time!”
Stream my hour-long special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe” at www.ricksteves.com/fascism.
Stream my hour-long special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe” at www.ricksteves.com/fascism.
April 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Same as it ever was…
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"The numbers have been calculated by the Council of Economic Advisers"
April 3, 2025 at 1:07 AM
"The numbers have been calculated by the Council of Economic Advisers"
I didn’t realize we had run into you…
My well-meaning spouse to a stranger: Your kids are ADORABLE btw!
The parent: Oh thank you so much.
The parent’s eyes: You don’t know. You don’t know the atrocities committed by these pint-sized Colonel Kurtzes. I have endured a million thorny tyrannies. MY SOUL
SCREAMS UNANSWERED FOR LIBERATION.
The parent: Oh thank you so much.
The parent’s eyes: You don’t know. You don’t know the atrocities committed by these pint-sized Colonel Kurtzes. I have endured a million thorny tyrannies. MY SOUL
SCREAMS UNANSWERED FOR LIBERATION.
March 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I didn’t realize we had run into you…
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New recurring program starts next week at Omnihedral! On-staff GM Alan is running a series of one shot to introduce folks to some of the lesser-known denizens of our RPG shelves. We kick things off April 1st with @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social 's EAT THE REICH 🦇
March 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
New recurring program starts next week at Omnihedral! On-staff GM Alan is running a series of one shot to introduce folks to some of the lesser-known denizens of our RPG shelves. We kick things off April 1st with @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social 's EAT THE REICH 🦇
Nothing like asbestos remediation in the office next to mine. This is much better than working from home. /s
March 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Nothing like asbestos remediation in the office next to mine. This is much better than working from home. /s
It appears my book wasn’t part of LibGen but one of the papers I’ve written is.
March 21, 2025 at 3:12 AM
It appears my book wasn’t part of LibGen but one of the papers I’ve written is.
Go checkout @omnihedral.bsky.social if you’re in the DMV region!
It's time to celebrate PI WEEK here at Omnihedral! From 3.10-3.16, enjoy 31% off select items, $3.14 rental fees and free pie (while supplies last)🥧
March 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Go checkout @omnihedral.bsky.social if you’re in the DMV region!
For anyone watching, I still have my job for now. Admittedly I haven’t checked my email since Friday afternoon. Logging in tomorrow morning will be soon enough…
February 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
For anyone watching, I still have my job for now. Admittedly I haven’t checked my email since Friday afternoon. Logging in tomorrow morning will be soon enough…
Our group has been playing long enough that one of the players was new to two of us. Since then they met someone, dated them, married them, and their partners in the campaign now.
How long has your ttrpg group played together?
1️⃣ Less than 6 months
2️⃣️ 6 months - 1 year
3️⃣ 1 year - 5 years
4️⃣ Over 5 years
📊 Show results
1️⃣ Less than 6 months
2️⃣️ 6 months - 1 year
3️⃣ 1 year - 5 years
4️⃣ Over 5 years
📊 Show results
February 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Our group has been playing long enough that one of the players was new to two of us. Since then they met someone, dated them, married them, and their partners in the campaign now.
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How long has your ttrpg group played together?
1️⃣ Less than 6 months
2️⃣️ 6 months - 1 year
3️⃣ 1 year - 5 years
4️⃣ Over 5 years
📊 Show results
1️⃣ Less than 6 months
2️⃣️ 6 months - 1 year
3️⃣ 1 year - 5 years
4️⃣ Over 5 years
📊 Show results
February 15, 2025 at 10:11 PM
How long has your ttrpg group played together?
1️⃣ Less than 6 months
2️⃣️ 6 months - 1 year
3️⃣ 1 year - 5 years
4️⃣ Over 5 years
📊 Show results
1️⃣ Less than 6 months
2️⃣️ 6 months - 1 year
3️⃣ 1 year - 5 years
4️⃣ Over 5 years
📊 Show results
Hey, spread the word. @mapquest.com is still around, they have an App, and they aren’t changing the name of the Gulf. $2/month for ad free but it’s looking promising in the ad-sponsored version now.
February 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Hey, spread the word. @mapquest.com is still around, they have an App, and they aren’t changing the name of the Gulf. $2/month for ad free but it’s looking promising in the ad-sponsored version now.
I’ve got a bad feeling about this.
February 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I’ve got a bad feeling about this.
I can confirm. Being someone who has no artistic or creative skills to speak of but deeply appreciates the creativity of others AND being in the middle of this shitstorm, it really does help.
It may feel weird or somehow improper to talk about your art or your writing, but we need it. It can’t be wall-to-wall nightmare all the time. Art is both counterweight and context. It’s escape and enlightenment and a mirror of our own exasperation. We need it. We NEED it. Keep showing us.
February 14, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I can confirm. Being someone who has no artistic or creative skills to speak of but deeply appreciates the creativity of others AND being in the middle of this shitstorm, it really does help.
Don’t be silent and let the fragile racist, sexist, and everything-phobic people win.
Don’t let these folks (who have been and are 100% using “DEI” as a racial slur) be the only parent voices in the room/convo. Wherever you are, especially if you have the privilege, get in the mix and help teachers and librarians push back. This is the most vile censorship and it’s getting worse.
Got my first "Violating an Executive Order" and "I'll make sure you lose federal funding" parent threat today for teaching "DEI" books in our upcoming "Liberty and Justice" themed unit. Even in "Blue" Massachusetts we're dealing with this.
Anyway, don't obey in advance, and don't obey later.
Anyway, don't obey in advance, and don't obey later.
February 14, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Don’t be silent and let the fragile racist, sexist, and everything-phobic people win.
They are going through the halls at work tearing down allyship posters and anything that is has anything remotely celebrating people of diverse backgrounds. It’s awful.
I know Rose, and this SUCKS.
Interestingly, however, it's still on the NASA site *in Spanish*.
www.nasa.gov/universe/pas...
Interestingly, however, it's still on the NASA site *in Spanish*.
www.nasa.gov/universe/pas...
February 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
They are going through the halls at work tearing down allyship posters and anything that is has anything remotely celebrating people of diverse backgrounds. It’s awful.
I’m not sure which is the best part of being back in a government building full time. The mice and other critters in the building such that you have to be careful with food? The water they recommend you don’t drink? The doors you can’t open because of asbestos? The wonky temperature swings?
February 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I’m not sure which is the best part of being back in a government building full time. The mice and other critters in the building such that you have to be careful with food? The water they recommend you don’t drink? The doors you can’t open because of asbestos? The wonky temperature swings?
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Hey. Stop apologizing for promoting your book. You see all these “writing is resistance! write, make art!” posts that have been going viral like every day around here? Promoting the book you wrote so people know it exists is supposed to be the end result of that. You’re fine. Just promote your book.
February 4, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Hey. Stop apologizing for promoting your book. You see all these “writing is resistance! write, make art!” posts that have been going viral like every day around here? Promoting the book you wrote so people know it exists is supposed to be the end result of that. You’re fine. Just promote your book.
I can’t say this enough. The federal workforce is under attack and while I feel like the congress people from VA and MD care about the matter, I think the other 48 states really don’t care. When you’re making calls, please remember us.
February 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I can’t say this enough. The federal workforce is under attack and while I feel like the congress people from VA and MD care about the matter, I think the other 48 states really don’t care. When you’re making calls, please remember us.
As I was complying with the order I received today to remove my pronouns from my work email I was reminded of this again.
Imagine being afraid of pronouns.
February 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
As I was complying with the order I received today to remove my pronouns from my work email I was reminded of this again.
Helping with an invitational Science Olympiad event at University of Maryland today. Gives me a little hope for the future of science and engineering in this country. Needed that today.
February 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Helping with an invitational Science Olympiad event at University of Maryland today. Gives me a little hope for the future of science and engineering in this country. Needed that today.
This.
Imagine being afraid of pronouns.
January 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This.