Hiếu McKinney
@bokavordur.bsky.social
He/him
Hiếu from Hew from Matthew
Born to read, doomed to talk to strangers
I talk about libraries, Linux and TTRPGs
Not Vietnamese, just passionate about it
Hiếu from Hew from Matthew
Born to read, doomed to talk to strangers
I talk about libraries, Linux and TTRPGs
Not Vietnamese, just passionate about it
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Introduce yourself in 5 #TTRPG classes:
- Troubadour (Draw Steel)
- Witch (Pathfinder)
- Whisper (Blades in the Dark)
- The Hungry (Apocalypse Keys)
- Junk Mage (Heart)
- Troubadour (Draw Steel)
- Witch (Pathfinder)
- Whisper (Blades in the Dark)
- The Hungry (Apocalypse Keys)
- Junk Mage (Heart)
Introduce yourself in 5 #TTRPG classes (being a bit loose with the definition here, but whatever):
-Tzimisce (Vampire the Masquerade)
-Humakti (RuneQuest)
-Scoundrel (Thirsty Sword Lesbians)
-The Infernal (Monsterhearts)
-Occultist (Call of Cthulhu)
-Tzimisce (Vampire the Masquerade)
-Humakti (RuneQuest)
-Scoundrel (Thirsty Sword Lesbians)
-The Infernal (Monsterhearts)
-Occultist (Call of Cthulhu)
Introduce yourself in 5 #TTRPG classes
1. Brujah (Vampire the Masquerade)
2. Animist (Pathfinder 2e)
3. Troubadour (Draw Steel)
4. The Vagrant (Root)
5. Wizard (Daggerheart)
1. Brujah (Vampire the Masquerade)
2. Animist (Pathfinder 2e)
3. Troubadour (Draw Steel)
4. The Vagrant (Root)
5. Wizard (Daggerheart)
Me when I do my dissertation related to AI in libraries, so now I'm the local expert on LLMs and have to explain it over and over and over again.
December 22, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Me when I do my dissertation related to AI in libraries, so now I'm the local expert on LLMs and have to explain it over and over and over again.
So, we have a weekly game of Pathfinder 2e, and I think I'm at my wits end with one of the players.
He's in his mid to late 30s and this man is SUPER immature and awful to my brother, the GM. Just constantly arguing about rulings and not even reading his feats or spells.
He's in his mid to late 30s and this man is SUPER immature and awful to my brother, the GM. Just constantly arguing about rulings and not even reading his feats or spells.
December 21, 2025 at 7:29 AM
So, we have a weekly game of Pathfinder 2e, and I think I'm at my wits end with one of the players.
He's in his mid to late 30s and this man is SUPER immature and awful to my brother, the GM. Just constantly arguing about rulings and not even reading his feats or spells.
He's in his mid to late 30s and this man is SUPER immature and awful to my brother, the GM. Just constantly arguing about rulings and not even reading his feats or spells.
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What's the Nebula Crew up to these days? Still taking $30k a month from their rabid patrons while uploading fuck all?
December 19, 2025 at 11:27 PM
What's the Nebula Crew up to these days? Still taking $30k a month from their rabid patrons while uploading fuck all?
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Liberals: we need to reach out to Republicans!!
The average Republicans:
The average Republicans:
December 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Liberals: we need to reach out to Republicans!!
The average Republicans:
The average Republicans:
Them: "Hew, why do you want to run Vampire the Masquerade?"
Me: "So I can make Ronald Reagan a vampire so players and beat the shit out of him"
Me: "So I can make Ronald Reagan a vampire so players and beat the shit out of him"
December 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Them: "Hew, why do you want to run Vampire the Masquerade?"
Me: "So I can make Ronald Reagan a vampire so players and beat the shit out of him"
Me: "So I can make Ronald Reagan a vampire so players and beat the shit out of him"
In my version of Vampire the Masquerade, the key is survival and community.
Sure, every group has their idea of what a good society means. They're all representative of radical groups in a way.
The Camarilla, Carthians, Sabbat, Lilithian League, Strix, they all want stability and community.
Sure, every group has their idea of what a good society means. They're all representative of radical groups in a way.
The Camarilla, Carthians, Sabbat, Lilithian League, Strix, they all want stability and community.
Well I don't care, I'm sharing
So, I'm a dirty heretic who rewrites A LOT in order for people to have options and such. As such, I basically took the Jyhad (renamed to Kulhivaru for reasons) and made it more of a millenia long game of chess and not as much all out war... Usually.
So, I'm a dirty heretic who rewrites A LOT in order for people to have options and such. As such, I basically took the Jyhad (renamed to Kulhivaru for reasons) and made it more of a millenia long game of chess and not as much all out war... Usually.
Psst, hey kid, wanna hear the plot to my Vampire the Masquerade (using PbtA) chronicle concept set in Washington DC?
December 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
In my version of Vampire the Masquerade, the key is survival and community.
Sure, every group has their idea of what a good society means. They're all representative of radical groups in a way.
The Camarilla, Carthians, Sabbat, Lilithian League, Strix, they all want stability and community.
Sure, every group has their idea of what a good society means. They're all representative of radical groups in a way.
The Camarilla, Carthians, Sabbat, Lilithian League, Strix, they all want stability and community.
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Draw Steel not only enables or encourages team work, it demands it. So many abilities in the game "don’t work" if you don’t have an ally to do them with
In tactical RPGs we often see the "how do I optimize MY hero" discussion, which certainly happens with Draw Steel, but I have also seen a lot of people say stuff like, "If you really wanna optimize in DS, you should focus on the party not the individual." That was by design, and I'm glad it works.
December 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Draw Steel not only enables or encourages team work, it demands it. So many abilities in the game "don’t work" if you don’t have an ally to do them with
If you elect me President of the United States, I will make debate streamers illegal.
December 19, 2025 at 1:45 AM
If you elect me President of the United States, I will make debate streamers illegal.
When I was in the UK I was on Threads instead (it was awful) and I got off of there because liberals thought they were revolutionary and repeating CIA propaganda and shaming anyone for correcting it.
Good times.
Good times.
December 19, 2025 at 12:57 AM
When I was in the UK I was on Threads instead (it was awful) and I got off of there because liberals thought they were revolutionary and repeating CIA propaganda and shaming anyone for correcting it.
Good times.
Good times.
Waterfox is cool again, at least.
I really wish there were more actually independent web browsers that aren't Chromium.
There's really only Chromium (ew)
Safari (Mac only)
Firefox flavors
Interested to see what Lady Bird looks like when it eventually launches.
I really wish there were more actually independent web browsers that aren't Chromium.
There's really only Chromium (ew)
Safari (Mac only)
Firefox flavors
Interested to see what Lady Bird looks like when it eventually launches.
December 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Waterfox is cool again, at least.
I really wish there were more actually independent web browsers that aren't Chromium.
There's really only Chromium (ew)
Safari (Mac only)
Firefox flavors
Interested to see what Lady Bird looks like when it eventually launches.
I really wish there were more actually independent web browsers that aren't Chromium.
There's really only Chromium (ew)
Safari (Mac only)
Firefox flavors
Interested to see what Lady Bird looks like when it eventually launches.
I believe it is impossible to continue supporting the USA after reading about what happened in Vietnam by the US and South Vietnam puppet government.
It's disgusting.
One thing after another, and it's a constant stream of horrors.
Vinh Quang Việt Nam
It's disgusting.
One thing after another, and it's a constant stream of horrors.
Vinh Quang Việt Nam
December 18, 2025 at 6:26 AM
I believe it is impossible to continue supporting the USA after reading about what happened in Vietnam by the US and South Vietnam puppet government.
It's disgusting.
One thing after another, and it's a constant stream of horrors.
Vinh Quang Việt Nam
It's disgusting.
One thing after another, and it's a constant stream of horrors.
Vinh Quang Việt Nam
The key problem is that the DNC/liberals do not care. They want their own imperialism.
It's why we called out the inhumanity of the DNC for a long ass time
youtu.be/-sF4XoLTxnA?...
It's why we called out the inhumanity of the DNC for a long ass time
youtu.be/-sF4XoLTxnA?...
December 18, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The key problem is that the DNC/liberals do not care. They want their own imperialism.
It's why we called out the inhumanity of the DNC for a long ass time
youtu.be/-sF4XoLTxnA?...
It's why we called out the inhumanity of the DNC for a long ass time
youtu.be/-sF4XoLTxnA?...
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cis people on the skyline are genuinely more distressed by karoline leavitt’s lip fillers than the fact that congress just said, “what we should do is put any doctor or pharmacist in prison who gives lifesaving medical care to this specific kind of child we find gross.”
Bluesky tonight is neatly divided between trans people and family members appropriately angry and freaking out and everyone else who has barely noticed.
December 18, 2025 at 12:56 AM
cis people on the skyline are genuinely more distressed by karoline leavitt’s lip fillers than the fact that congress just said, “what we should do is put any doctor or pharmacist in prison who gives lifesaving medical care to this specific kind of child we find gross.”
I'll be 100% honest, I'm not a doomer when it comes to technology. I even think that AI, if handled equitably and humanely, has a place in society.
But goddamn, I think AI psychosis may be the thing that collapses society.
But goddamn, I think AI psychosis may be the thing that collapses society.
If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
December 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I'll be 100% honest, I'm not a doomer when it comes to technology. I even think that AI, if handled equitably and humanely, has a place in society.
But goddamn, I think AI psychosis may be the thing that collapses society.
But goddamn, I think AI psychosis may be the thing that collapses society.
Yes, actually.
The Nazi myth of cool competent soldiers is just that, a myth.
Nazis were notorious for being bumbling idiots. They were just strong, because they first brought in the disillusioned freikorps fascists to pick fights in bars.
Hitler had no idea what he was doing at any time.
The Nazi myth of cool competent soldiers is just that, a myth.
Nazis were notorious for being bumbling idiots. They were just strong, because they first brought in the disillusioned freikorps fascists to pick fights in bars.
Hitler had no idea what he was doing at any time.
I'm German and I actually caught myself thinking something along those lines back in January or February.
Like "Jesus Christ, were 'our' guys such complete morons too?!" (I then wondered wtf was wrong with me and/or the US and the world that I'd even be contemplating this question.)
Like "Jesus Christ, were 'our' guys such complete morons too?!" (I then wondered wtf was wrong with me and/or the US and the world that I'd even be contemplating this question.)
December 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Yes, actually.
The Nazi myth of cool competent soldiers is just that, a myth.
Nazis were notorious for being bumbling idiots. They were just strong, because they first brought in the disillusioned freikorps fascists to pick fights in bars.
Hitler had no idea what he was doing at any time.
The Nazi myth of cool competent soldiers is just that, a myth.
Nazis were notorious for being bumbling idiots. They were just strong, because they first brought in the disillusioned freikorps fascists to pick fights in bars.
Hitler had no idea what he was doing at any time.
Okay, that may be the last of the Zak weirdos for a bit. I blocked a bunch of their accounts that are connected to him or works associated with him.
I definitely missed some. But it's hard to tell which ones are on this site.
I definitely missed some. But it's hard to tell which ones are on this site.
December 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Okay, that may be the last of the Zak weirdos for a bit. I blocked a bunch of their accounts that are connected to him or works associated with him.
I definitely missed some. But it's hard to tell which ones are on this site.
I definitely missed some. But it's hard to tell which ones are on this site.
The saga continues
Another sycophant shows up with some bizarre defense of "Zak is Jewish" and "I'm a girl"
Riveting stuff.
And no, the judge laughed him out of court.
He has had 2 "successes" in court. One was a settlement he holds as a victory. The other he was awarded $1
Another sycophant shows up with some bizarre defense of "Zak is Jewish" and "I'm a girl"
Riveting stuff.
And no, the judge laughed him out of court.
He has had 2 "successes" in court. One was a settlement he holds as a victory. The other he was awarded $1
December 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The saga continues
Another sycophant shows up with some bizarre defense of "Zak is Jewish" and "I'm a girl"
Riveting stuff.
And no, the judge laughed him out of court.
He has had 2 "successes" in court. One was a settlement he holds as a victory. The other he was awarded $1
Another sycophant shows up with some bizarre defense of "Zak is Jewish" and "I'm a girl"
Riveting stuff.
And no, the judge laughed him out of court.
He has had 2 "successes" in court. One was a settlement he holds as a victory. The other he was awarded $1
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Preview Crew, activate. This is the last CrossOver Preview before CrossOver 26, and it’s basically an early alpha. Your mission: if something breaks or magically works, we really want to hear about it. Not part of the Preview Crew yet? If you’ve got an active CrossOver license, you’re in.
Preview Center | CodeWeavers
We’re excited to announce that CrossOver Preview is now available to all users with a current CrossOver license. This is your chance to experience cutting-edge features before anyone else, bringing new enhancements to Windows apps and games on macOS and Linux. As a member of the Preview Crew, you’ll help us perfect the next release by providing valuable feedback on any glitches you encounter along the way. It’s a win-win: you get the latest features faster, and we get your insights to make CrossOver better than ever. Think of it as "snitches find glitches". But fair warning — if the thought of finding potential bugs freaks you out, CrossOver Preview is not for you.
bit.ly
December 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Preview Crew, activate. This is the last CrossOver Preview before CrossOver 26, and it’s basically an early alpha. Your mission: if something breaks or magically works, we really want to hear about it. Not part of the Preview Crew yet? If you’ve got an active CrossOver license, you’re in.
Chomsky has always been a useful tool for the imperial core.
it's shameful regardless. Larry Summers is not the bar
Noam Chomsky’s emails to Jeffrey Epstein display none of the fawning chatter found from, say, Larry Summers. And he does not appear to have been co-opted by whatever access Epstein provided.
https://bit.ly/4s3vx5A
https://bit.ly/4s3vx5A
December 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Chomsky has always been a useful tool for the imperial core.
I need people to understand, the ghouls in power do this because a financial crisis doesn't hurt them. It benefits them.
The crash hits you, the working class, but it only makes them richer as they buy up what is cheap so they can sell it back to you at a premium.
The crash hits you, the working class, but it only makes them richer as they buy up what is cheap so they can sell it back to you at a premium.
Bessent: "These 2008, 2009, 2010 financial rules were too tight. They hamstrung the American financial system. It was time for a change ... we have to take the financial system out of this straitjacket ... the regulated system is too constrained."
December 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I need people to understand, the ghouls in power do this because a financial crisis doesn't hurt them. It benefits them.
The crash hits you, the working class, but it only makes them richer as they buy up what is cheap so they can sell it back to you at a premium.
The crash hits you, the working class, but it only makes them richer as they buy up what is cheap so they can sell it back to you at a premium.
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lol. I thought this was a joke, but it's real ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
December 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
lol. I thought this was a joke, but it's real ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
This is really not surprising.
"Victims of Communism" books and memorials have always been funded and produced by Nazis and other fascist groups.
Because they are the victims of communism.
It's the old joke of Cubans under Bautista fleeing saying "They took my business!" and it was just slavery
"Victims of Communism" books and memorials have always been funded and produced by Nazis and other fascist groups.
Because they are the victims of communism.
It's the old joke of Cubans under Bautista fleeing saying "They took my business!" and it was just slavery
lol. I thought this was a joke, but it's real ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
December 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This is really not surprising.
"Victims of Communism" books and memorials have always been funded and produced by Nazis and other fascist groups.
Because they are the victims of communism.
It's the old joke of Cubans under Bautista fleeing saying "They took my business!" and it was just slavery
"Victims of Communism" books and memorials have always been funded and produced by Nazis and other fascist groups.
Because they are the victims of communism.
It's the old joke of Cubans under Bautista fleeing saying "They took my business!" and it was just slavery
So, I am far too online when it comes to niche drama and controversies in different online communities.
Yesterday resparked the Zak S stuff.
But also given my left wing stances I know far too much about about the history of the people from the ACP (American Communist Party) and their cult history
Yesterday resparked the Zak S stuff.
But also given my left wing stances I know far too much about about the history of the people from the ACP (American Communist Party) and their cult history
December 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
So, I am far too online when it comes to niche drama and controversies in different online communities.
Yesterday resparked the Zak S stuff.
But also given my left wing stances I know far too much about about the history of the people from the ACP (American Communist Party) and their cult history
Yesterday resparked the Zak S stuff.
But also given my left wing stances I know far too much about about the history of the people from the ACP (American Communist Party) and their cult history
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I think they are showing a Muslim man stepped in because immediately the Israeli government weaponised the attack and linked it to Islam and Pro-Palestine movements as a whole. It's about combating division. It's weird anyone would have a problem with this...
December 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I think they are showing a Muslim man stepped in because immediately the Israeli government weaponised the attack and linked it to Islam and Pro-Palestine movements as a whole. It's about combating division. It's weird anyone would have a problem with this...
There's something fascinating with the egoism to look at a tragedy where people are mourning and go "You're not mourning the right way. Care about my community more."
When you look for antisemitism under every rock, you start seeing it in the dirt even when it's not there.
When you look for antisemitism under every rock, you start seeing it in the dirt even when it's not there.
December 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
There's something fascinating with the egoism to look at a tragedy where people are mourning and go "You're not mourning the right way. Care about my community more."
When you look for antisemitism under every rock, you start seeing it in the dirt even when it's not there.
When you look for antisemitism under every rock, you start seeing it in the dirt even when it's not there.