James P. Taber
@taberiusrex.bsky.social
He/him. Writer, editor, ex-ex-librarian. Rolls dice to make nice. Father of Orm and Tog. Photo by Orm.
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HALO Fan Themes for the Genesys RPG
I think we’re just getting started. Master Chief Petty Officer John-117. In the time of the Human-Covenant War, the United Nations Space Command is fighting a desperate retreating action to p…
www.jamestaber.com
I'm still working on new stuff, so for now (as an intro) check out the #ttrpg I made for Genesys based on the HALO games:
www.jamestaber.com/wc-ss/
www.jamestaber.com/wc-ss/
Bring it back
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Bring it back
The first rule of Final Fantasy Tactics: shoot the summoner first
The second rule of Final Fantasy Tactics:
SHOOT. THE SUMMONER. FIRST.
The second rule of Final Fantasy Tactics:
SHOOT. THE SUMMONER. FIRST.
Often not discussed final fantasy tactics...tactic:
If you see a summoner, KILL HIM IMMEDIATELY
If you see a summoner, KILL HIM IMMEDIATELY
November 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The first rule of Final Fantasy Tactics: shoot the summoner first
The second rule of Final Fantasy Tactics:
SHOOT. THE SUMMONER. FIRST.
The second rule of Final Fantasy Tactics:
SHOOT. THE SUMMONER. FIRST.
This is almost as stupid as naming a spaceship "the Icarus"
Jeff Bezos calling his AI startup “Project Prometheus” feels like a detail that would feel too on the nose for a villain storyline in a scifi b-movie. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Jeff Bezos reportedly launches new AI startup with himself as CEO
Former Amazon CEO to co-head Project Prometheus with tech executive Vik Bajaj, according to the New York Times
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This is almost as stupid as naming a spaceship "the Icarus"
SMASH McRUNFAST
November 16, 2025 at 4:17 AM
SMASH McRUNFAST
My wokest opinion is that civilians should be prohibited from owning semi-automatic firearms
my wokest opinion is that land acknowledgements are fine. people knowing a little bit about the land you're on, even if one isn't invested in a land back project, is not particularly worse than the status quo, even if one comes by this info in a way that is somewhat cringe and forced
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
My wokest opinion is that civilians should be prohibited from owning semi-automatic firearms
Reposted by James P. Taber
Every location has a picket line in front of it. Don’t cross the line.
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Every location has a picket line in front of it. Don’t cross the line.
name a villain you sympathize with
November 12, 2025 at 2:22 AM
name a villain you sympathize with
Sir, who are you and how did you get a copy of my dream journal
You never see, like, a hard sci-fi Redwall. Like, this cute little stoat has a robot arm and pilots a mech the size of an office trash can.
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Sir, who are you and how did you get a copy of my dream journal
Proud to say never have, never will ✋
Just let me know when the Butlerian Jihad gets rolling
Just let me know when the Butlerian Jihad gets rolling
Hands up if you've never used Chat GPT ✋
(I feel like Dozer and Tank in The Matrix right now - at first I didn't use it because, rather ironically, I'm lazy and stubborn (peak Taurus energy there) - literally no, don't make me use the new thing I don't wanna. Now I'm glad I didn't 😅)
(I feel like Dozer and Tank in The Matrix right now - at first I didn't use it because, rather ironically, I'm lazy and stubborn (peak Taurus energy there) - literally no, don't make me use the new thing I don't wanna. Now I'm glad I didn't 😅)
Probably a good way to tell right now if the job you’re applying for is run by absolute dumbfucks is to ask if they’re using AI.
November 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Proud to say never have, never will ✋
Just let me know when the Butlerian Jihad gets rolling
Just let me know when the Butlerian Jihad gets rolling
Never did 9, 12, or 20
Okay fine, I never did 17 either, unless you're willing to count MapQuest directions
Okay fine, I never did 17 either, unless you're willing to count MapQuest directions
I have never done (9) (it's anti-social), (13) (Blockbuster never operated in my country), or (20) (those things were *expensive*).
I am teh oldz.
I am teh oldz.
November 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Never did 9, 12, or 20
Okay fine, I never did 17 either, unless you're willing to count MapQuest directions
Okay fine, I never did 17 either, unless you're willing to count MapQuest directions
Few have done it as good as Osamu Tezuka
None have done it better
None have done it better
Today is the birthday of artist, writer, animator, & producer Osamu Tezuka (Nov. 3, 1928-Feb. 9, 1989).
November 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Few have done it as good as Osamu Tezuka
None have done it better
None have done it better
Staying home with sick kiddos ain't great, but it's almost worth it to hear the 4yo giving snippy answers to Handyman Hal on TV
October 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Staying home with sick kiddos ain't great, but it's almost worth it to hear the 4yo giving snippy answers to Handyman Hal on TV
I am going to take a massive swing here and say that anyone who rolls off the Harvard Law conveyor belt is not perfect at all and is categorically unfit for public office
“Let him among you who is without a Nazi tattoo cast the first stone.” -The Bible
October 22, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I am going to take a massive swing here and say that anyone who rolls off the Harvard Law conveyor belt is not perfect at all and is categorically unfit for public office
Reposted by James P. Taber
my tats don't qualify, but yours might
Are you 18 or older with a fandom-related tattoo (or know someone who has one)? Please take 10 min to fill out this survey for my new book project on embodied fan identities and practices. Share widely! utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Contact info: suzanne.scott@utexas.edu.
October 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
my tats don't qualify, but yours might
Yet "SOMEHOW PALPATINE RETURNED" made the cut
whelp, I’ll be thinking about the Steven Soderbergh movie about Ben Solo until the day I die, I guess. we could’ve had it all.
apnews.com/article/adam...
apnews.com/article/adam...
October 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Yet "SOMEHOW PALPATINE RETURNED" made the cut
My little idiot 🐈⬛🖤
October 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
My little idiot 🐈⬛🖤
Also: please stop putting cheese in places where it doesn't belong
Signed, a guy with a dairy allergy who would like to be less paranoid
Signed, a guy with a dairy allergy who would like to be less paranoid
If you want cheese on your beef sandwich, go to Philly :-D
Seriously, though, historically speaking, this is not a cheesy sandwich, and there's a reason for that. When an IB is really good -- seasoned well, fresh roasted beef, good jus that isn't some bouillon bullshit -- it's about the BEEF...
Seriously, though, historically speaking, this is not a cheesy sandwich, and there's a reason for that. When an IB is really good -- seasoned well, fresh roasted beef, good jus that isn't some bouillon bullshit -- it's about the BEEF...
October 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Also: please stop putting cheese in places where it doesn't belong
Signed, a guy with a dairy allergy who would like to be less paranoid
Signed, a guy with a dairy allergy who would like to be less paranoid
Reposting this for, y'know, reasons
I only understand about 85% of this but holy shitthats some devious shit from Amazon and great work by this blogger.
blog.pixelmelt.dev/kindle-web-d...
blog.pixelmelt.dev/kindle-web-d...
How I Reversed Amazon's Kindle Web Obfuscation Because Their App Sucked
As it turns out they don't actually want you to do this (and have some interesting ways to stop you)
blog.pixelmelt.dev
October 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Reposting this for, y'know, reasons
This isn't the point of this thread, which is a great one, but—
AAA managed to get my name wrong in their system by mixing up my given and family names. And this is despite them reading the information off my driver's license!
It is extremely easy for ignorance to lead to bureaucratic fuck-ups
AAA managed to get my name wrong in their system by mixing up my given and family names. And this is despite them reading the information off my driver's license!
It is extremely easy for ignorance to lead to bureaucratic fuck-ups
Anyway do you know how HARD it is to find someone whose name gets spelled differently every time they show up, and maybe the family name gets put in the personal name section or vice versa?
October 14, 2025 at 12:38 PM
This isn't the point of this thread, which is a great one, but—
AAA managed to get my name wrong in their system by mixing up my given and family names. And this is despite them reading the information off my driver's license!
It is extremely easy for ignorance to lead to bureaucratic fuck-ups
AAA managed to get my name wrong in their system by mixing up my given and family names. And this is despite them reading the information off my driver's license!
It is extremely easy for ignorance to lead to bureaucratic fuck-ups
I wrote my 20 page undergrad thesis the night before it was due. I finished the conference version I had to present while sitting in the audience waiting for my turn. I was completely winging it for the Q&A portion—I hadn't even had time to print out a copy of my own paper
I got an A and my degree
I got an A and my degree
I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.
October 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I wrote my 20 page undergrad thesis the night before it was due. I finished the conference version I had to present while sitting in the audience waiting for my turn. I was completely winging it for the Q&A portion—I hadn't even had time to print out a copy of my own paper
I got an A and my degree
I got an A and my degree
I think @angryblacklady.blacksky.app is absolutely right about this: white people aren't really surprised about all the fascism, they're just performing ignorance to avoid taking responsibility and doing what they need to in order to fight this
White People’s Performative Ignorance Is Exhausting—Opinion
Disbelief over authoritarianism in America isn’t a cutesy personality trait. It’s a confession: You haven’t been paying attention.
rewirenewsgroup.com
October 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I think @angryblacklady.blacksky.app is absolutely right about this: white people aren't really surprised about all the fascism, they're just performing ignorance to avoid taking responsibility and doing what they need to in order to fight this