Ed Coffeemeyer
@coffeemeyer.bsky.social
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Back at it with @prismaticwasteland.com's look at the implied setting of D&D through the lens of language. What does the existence of 'Common' actually imply?
www.prismaticwasteland.com/blog/the-lan...
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www.prismaticwasteland.com/blog/the-lan...
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The Languages of D&D Imply a Specific Setting — Prismatic Wasteland
If you start from the premise that languages in D&D make sense you can extrapolate a bit about its implied setting.
www.prismaticwasteland.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Back at it with @prismaticwasteland.com's look at the implied setting of D&D through the lens of language. What does the existence of 'Common' actually imply?
www.prismaticwasteland.com/blog/the-lan...
🧵8/9
www.prismaticwasteland.com/blog/the-lan...
🧵8/9
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Good Lord. This is the actual Secretary of Education. Please make this famous.
Alabama is an "academic powerhouse"?
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Alabama is an "academic powerhouse"?
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
December 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Good Lord. This is the actual Secretary of Education. Please make this famous.
Alabama is an "academic powerhouse"?
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Alabama is an "academic powerhouse"?
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
December 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
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at a certain level of any creative or intellectual collaborative job the main task is sin-eater: to fix what you can and get blamed for what you can’t, secretly knowing how much worse it would have been if you hadn’t done what you did.
December 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
at a certain level of any creative or intellectual collaborative job the main task is sin-eater: to fix what you can and get blamed for what you can’t, secretly knowing how much worse it would have been if you hadn’t done what you did.
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"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
December 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
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No one before Sam successfully raised a child, which is why the human species went extinct in Mesopotamia. Seriously, the best way to read this is that countless billions of humans did just fine but Sam is not as competent and self-reliant as them, and that's what AI wants us to be: dependent.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
No one before Sam successfully raised a child, which is why the human species went extinct in Mesopotamia. Seriously, the best way to read this is that countless billions of humans did just fine but Sam is not as competent and self-reliant as them, and that's what AI wants us to be: dependent.
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it's 2025 and the gangly guy who appeared on a few seasons of The Office is now our only mirror to society
December 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
it's 2025 and the gangly guy who appeared on a few seasons of The Office is now our only mirror to society
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There is no monstrous grift Jimmy Fallon won't run cover for
December 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
There is no monstrous grift Jimmy Fallon won't run cover for
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Hometown Unveils Disappointing Microbrewery https://theonion.com/hometown-unveils-disappointing-microbrewery/
December 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Hometown Unveils Disappointing Microbrewery https://theonion.com/hometown-unveils-disappointing-microbrewery/
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“As prices for streaming subscriptions continue to soar and finding movies to watch, new and old, is becoming harder as the number of streaming services continues to grow, people are turning to the unexpected last stronghold of physical media: the public library.”
The Last Video Rental Store Is Your Public Library
Audio-visual librarians are quietly amassing large physical media collections amid the IP disputes threatening select availability.
www.404media.co
December 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
“As prices for streaming subscriptions continue to soar and finding movies to watch, new and old, is becoming harder as the number of streaming services continues to grow, people are turning to the unexpected last stronghold of physical media: the public library.”
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As a former academic advisor, I definitely had to explain the value of general education. The "customer model" warps reality. Some just want to speedrun to a degree or major or job and don't understand the value of learning for the sake of learning.
December 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
As a former academic advisor, I definitely had to explain the value of general education. The "customer model" warps reality. Some just want to speedrun to a degree or major or job and don't understand the value of learning for the sake of learning.
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I can’t emphasize enough how much you need to watch this until the end
December 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I can’t emphasize enough how much you need to watch this until the end
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The way tech companies constantly do stuff that nobody asked for really tells you a lot about their bigger ideology. They tell themselves that you will like it over time. What they mean is you’ll learn to endure it, or you’ll give up. quality of UI is not actually anywhere on their radar
new iOS update is sleek and also defaults in Music to “you must want songs transition as they would on a dance floor.” so many people will wonder why they can’t just listen to an album. Apps > Music > Song Transitions > toggle off.
December 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The way tech companies constantly do stuff that nobody asked for really tells you a lot about their bigger ideology. They tell themselves that you will like it over time. What they mean is you’ll learn to endure it, or you’ll give up. quality of UI is not actually anywhere on their radar
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Munchkin Digital – Pathfinder is now available! Created with direwolfdigital.bsky.social and Paizo, this new stand-alone DLC lets you take on classes – Witch and Alchemist – then equip yourself with hilarious items before battling your favorite Pathfinder characters.
bit.ly/mdpsteam
bit.ly/mdpsteam
December 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Munchkin Digital – Pathfinder is now available! Created with direwolfdigital.bsky.social and Paizo, this new stand-alone DLC lets you take on classes – Witch and Alchemist – then equip yourself with hilarious items before battling your favorite Pathfinder characters.
bit.ly/mdpsteam
bit.ly/mdpsteam
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
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If all 41,000 of you joined my Patreon as Free members today I'm really not kidding when I say that would basically solve all of my problems and put me in a really strong position to pitch games and tv shows and other stuff with a lot more confidence on the other end
www.patreon.com/swordscomic
www.patreon.com/swordscomic
December 9, 2025 at 2:45 AM
If all 41,000 of you joined my Patreon as Free members today I'm really not kidding when I say that would basically solve all of my problems and put me in a really strong position to pitch games and tv shows and other stuff with a lot more confidence on the other end
www.patreon.com/swordscomic
www.patreon.com/swordscomic
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This is tremendous by the BBC's Andrew Benson.
It also illustrates the sort of story that's possible through days and weeks and years of relationship-building. That's where the stories are.
www.bbc.com/sport/formul...
It also illustrates the sort of story that's possible through days and weeks and years of relationship-building. That's where the stories are.
www.bbc.com/sport/formul...
Lando Norris on family sacrifices, proving himself wrong and how Monaco lap made him cry
Lando Norris reflects on family sacrifices, proving himself wrong and how a lap in Monaco made him cry and
www.bbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
This is tremendous by the BBC's Andrew Benson.
It also illustrates the sort of story that's possible through days and weeks and years of relationship-building. That's where the stories are.
www.bbc.com/sport/formul...
It also illustrates the sort of story that's possible through days and weeks and years of relationship-building. That's where the stories are.
www.bbc.com/sport/formul...
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Maybe AI can eat their shit-ass hamburgers, then. I mean, if you don't want people to make your stuff, then I don't think people really need to consume it, do they?
McDonald's has released an AI-generated Christmas ad
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
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The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
December 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Maybe AI can eat their shit-ass hamburgers, then. I mean, if you don't want people to make your stuff, then I don't think people really need to consume it, do they?
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Trinity Rodman has the blend of talent and charisma that makes a genuine star. It sounds obvious, but having her stateside benefits the entire U.S. soccer landscape way more than it does one single team.
Who's the first person you see in Adidas's opening ad for the 2026 *men's* World Cup? Rodman.
Who's the first person you see in Adidas's opening ad for the 2026 *men's* World Cup? Rodman.
I've said this multiple times, but it's just so obvious that it behooves the NWSL, each NWSL club, the decision-makers in the league office, to keep Rodman (who by all accounts is leaving money on the table!) in the NWSL.
The existing arguments to the contrary simply do not hold water.
The existing arguments to the contrary simply do not hold water.
December 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Trinity Rodman has the blend of talent and charisma that makes a genuine star. It sounds obvious, but having her stateside benefits the entire U.S. soccer landscape way more than it does one single team.
Who's the first person you see in Adidas's opening ad for the 2026 *men's* World Cup? Rodman.
Who's the first person you see in Adidas's opening ad for the 2026 *men's* World Cup? Rodman.
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#TTRPG 🎲 Advent Calendar, Day 8:
"Prismatic Wisdom" by W.F. Smith ( @prismaticwasteland.com )
A book? Made out of a blog⁉️ I don't know if that's legal, & frankly, I don't think it should be 😡 A curated collection of some of the #OSR scene's best writing, from the highly regarded to the hidden gems
"Prismatic Wisdom" by W.F. Smith ( @prismaticwasteland.com )
A book? Made out of a blog⁉️ I don't know if that's legal, & frankly, I don't think it should be 😡 A curated collection of some of the #OSR scene's best writing, from the highly regarded to the hidden gems
December 8, 2025 at 11:33 PM
#TTRPG 🎲 Advent Calendar, Day 8:
"Prismatic Wisdom" by W.F. Smith ( @prismaticwasteland.com )
A book? Made out of a blog⁉️ I don't know if that's legal, & frankly, I don't think it should be 😡 A curated collection of some of the #OSR scene's best writing, from the highly regarded to the hidden gems
"Prismatic Wisdom" by W.F. Smith ( @prismaticwasteland.com )
A book? Made out of a blog⁉️ I don't know if that's legal, & frankly, I don't think it should be 😡 A curated collection of some of the #OSR scene's best writing, from the highly regarded to the hidden gems
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Has there ever been a better use case for this?
December 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Has there ever been a better use case for this?
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It’s Critique Navidad, and today I look at AM radio station simulator, VOID 1680 AM. Don’t dream of being a DJ, become one, in this fascinating game (and community) idlecartulary.com/2025/12/08/c...
Critique Navidad: Void 1680 AM
Each holiday season, I review different modules, games or supplements as a thank you to the wider tabletop roleplaying game community. All of the work I review during Critique Navidad is either giv…
idlecartulary.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM
It’s Critique Navidad, and today I look at AM radio station simulator, VOID 1680 AM. Don’t dream of being a DJ, become one, in this fascinating game (and community) idlecartulary.com/2025/12/08/c...
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You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
December 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
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This goal is so filthy. I want it displayed on a wall in the hallway. Shouts out to Raúl
FULHAM EQUALIZE IN STYLE. That is a beautiful goal by Harry Wilson! 👏
December 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This goal is so filthy. I want it displayed on a wall in the hallway. Shouts out to Raúl