Ghost Palm Technique
@ghostpalmtechnique.bsky.social
Board gaming; wordplay; opinions/observations offered for free and mostly left on the shelf anyway.
"You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it."
Have a much longer posting history under the same name on Tumblr
"You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it."
Have a much longer posting history under the same name on Tumblr
Not a unique instance, but I feel like one example is sufficient.
November 12, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Not a unique instance, but I feel like one example is sufficient.
Treating people like interchangeable representatives of their demographics is fundamentally illiberal and I would like to see less of ostensibly progressive people doing it for giggles.
October 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Treating people like interchangeable representatives of their demographics is fundamentally illiberal and I would like to see less of ostensibly progressive people doing it for giggles.
In case anyone is still tracking
October 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
In case anyone is still tracking
I need @dieworkwear to explain to me how to get the pinched-at-the-waist look without spending thousands of dollars for bespoke clothing. I had this tailored a bit, and I still end up with the broad-side-of-a-barn look.
October 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I need @dieworkwear to explain to me how to get the pinched-at-the-waist look without spending thousands of dollars for bespoke clothing. I had this tailored a bit, and I still end up with the broad-side-of-a-barn look.
For posterity
October 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
For posterity
This is always going to be my favorite Peregrine falcon moment:
October 25, 2025 at 3:01 AM
This is always going to be my favorite Peregrine falcon moment:
Still need to lose another ~10 lbs to get back to a fighting weight, but I am 47 and I look way better than vampire billionaire guy.
October 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Still need to lose another ~10 lbs to get back to a fighting weight, but I am 47 and I look way better than vampire billionaire guy.
I prefer the graphical way of illustrating this (I have passed through, but not visited Delaware):
October 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I prefer the graphical way of illustrating this (I have passed through, but not visited Delaware):
Me to the obnoxiously impatient auto-flush toilet:
September 30, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Me to the obnoxiously impatient auto-flush toilet:
I feel this one was good enough to cross-post.
![A screen shot of a tumblr exchange that starts with a screenshot of a bluesky quote from Stephen Bush. about starting new types of discourse. The relevant tumblr exchange is, caesarsaladin saying, "there are some who take cgreat offense at [the term "Byzantine"], both in defense of their field and occasionally from Hellenic pride, but personally I'm just glad they're in the vocabulary at all. Nobody describes their daily lives as "Mughal" or "Carolingian," and ghostpalmtechnique responding, "Judging by social media, I live in an anti-Carolingian society. There are so many people who somehow know how to write but not how to read."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ux6n2ynjba7247rjnm6r5d37/bafkreidifzdckapxy5erigqoq6aqzlxfzy23w7bxfwz3kzibsktqc22i5u@jpeg)
September 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I feel this one was good enough to cross-post.
Nothing to see here, just a self-propelled howitzer being transported around the Capital Beltway this morning...
August 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Nothing to see here, just a self-propelled howitzer being transported around the Capital Beltway this morning...
For some reason, we are cursed with a political right that wants to do a reverse John Adams speed run.
April 4, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For some reason, we are cursed with a political right that wants to do a reverse John Adams speed run.
Trump never talked about annexing Canada until after the election, and contrary to what GOP-aligned media would have you believe, it is not a popular position:
March 28, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Trump never talked about annexing Canada until after the election, and contrary to what GOP-aligned media would have you believe, it is not a popular position:
Gonna keep micro-rewarding good behavior.
March 17, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Gonna keep micro-rewarding good behavior.
Obviously, this guy:
March 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Obviously, this guy:
When Elon tries to blame a group of Jews, half of whom are deceased, for the campaign against his businesses sparked by his own bigotry:
March 9, 2025 at 1:08 AM
When Elon tries to blame a group of Jews, half of whom are deceased, for the campaign against his businesses sparked by his own bigotry:
Incentivize correct behavior
March 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Incentivize correct behavior
Anyway, as an EA this is what my charitable giving has looked like over the past few years. This does not include hundreds of dollars given to Democratic political campaigns.
February 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Anyway, as an EA this is what my charitable giving has looked like over the past few years. This does not include hundreds of dollars given to Democratic political campaigns.
The consequences of the insurrectionist regime's idiotic trade policies have reached your #boardgames :
February 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The consequences of the insurrectionist regime's idiotic trade policies have reached your #boardgames :
Love to get consistent instructions from interior and exterior packaging of my food.
February 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Love to get consistent instructions from interior and exterior packaging of my food.