Adam Ness (he/him)
@greylurk.bsky.social
Java Dev, TTRPG enthusiast, and possessor of an honestly obtained dadbod.
A few more shots from Lake Geneva. It was interesting to find out that the first #GenCon was held barely a block and a half from Gary's House at the time.
June 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
A few more shots from Lake Geneva. It was interesting to find out that the first #GenCon was held barely a block and a half from Gary's House at the time.
Found the monument. Nice day for it.
June 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Found the monument. Nice day for it.
Chicago, we are in you
June 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Chicago, we are in you
Apparently Hot Topic does CottageCore these days.
June 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Apparently Hot Topic does CottageCore these days.
The rain yesterday was helpful...
May 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The rain yesterday was helpful...
I've never watched any Gundam anime. Where would be a good start?
April 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I've never watched any Gundam anime. Where would be a good start?
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Last year we announced we were merging the mechanical crunch of the d20 system with the narrative flexibility of Fate.
Some of you were skeptical of this move, and it turns out: you were right.
We've reflected.
We've deliberated.
We've acted.
So today we're proud to announce: Fate 5E 2024 Edition!
Some of you were skeptical of this move, and it turns out: you were right.
We've reflected.
We've deliberated.
We've acted.
So today we're proud to announce: Fate 5E 2024 Edition!
April 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Last year we announced we were merging the mechanical crunch of the d20 system with the narrative flexibility of Fate.
Some of you were skeptical of this move, and it turns out: you were right.
We've reflected.
We've deliberated.
We've acted.
So today we're proud to announce: Fate 5E 2024 Edition!
Some of you were skeptical of this move, and it turns out: you were right.
We've reflected.
We've deliberated.
We've acted.
So today we're proud to announce: Fate 5E 2024 Edition!
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When life gives you lemons, make a lemonade.
March 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
When life gives you lemons, make a lemonade.
Conversation that came up at the lunch table: what is an IP (book, movie, TV series, video game, album, etc.) that has never been converted to an RPG, but definitely should be.
March 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Conversation that came up at the lunch table: what is an IP (book, movie, TV series, video game, album, etc.) that has never been converted to an RPG, but definitely should be.
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Not that ~I~ would, but has anyone pulled the list of that "we are clear on OPSEC" list of users, and group messaged them with, "We are discovered. Flee at once."
You know. Just to see what would happen.
You know. Just to see what would happen.
March 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Not that ~I~ would, but has anyone pulled the list of that "we are clear on OPSEC" list of users, and group messaged them with, "We are discovered. Flee at once."
You know. Just to see what would happen.
You know. Just to see what would happen.
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Right now there are a lot of new eyes on Signal, and not all of them are familiar with secure messaging and its nuances. Which means there’s misinfo flying around that might drive people away from Signal and private communications. 1/
March 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Right now there are a lot of new eyes on Signal, and not all of them are familiar with secure messaging and its nuances. Which means there’s misinfo flying around that might drive people away from Signal and private communications. 1/
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The most obvious lesson to draw from the leaked Signal chat is that these people really are morons. It's not a public act, it's not a schtick, there's not some secret back room where they drop the facade. They are genuinely stupid, incompetent people.
March 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The most obvious lesson to draw from the leaked Signal chat is that these people really are morons. It's not a public act, it's not a schtick, there's not some secret back room where they drop the facade. They are genuinely stupid, incompetent people.
Something something Blockchain too
![Know the difference:
Tech bro
[Picture of neck beard man holding an iPhone]
Always consoom latest tech
Elon Musk fanboi
Basic coding skills
Identifies as a geek and a hacker
"lol, who reads books nowadays?"
Disdains humanities and arts
Careless about privacy
Does all his tasks with AI
Looks up to CEOs
Tech Pro
[Lantern jawed Chad with a laptop]
Late adopter of tech
Would happily Luigi Elon
Advanced programming, networks, OSes, etc
"I happen to have some knowledge,"
Avid book reader
Often into humanities or/and arts
Privacy psycho
Too proud to use AI
Looks up to Ted Kazinski](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4yqfggjrszlhakkeqpsbgarr/bafkreidmcezdibujhj22jtxr2arddvbsoe4lw6wm7r6yf7ujvpdljhnpqy@jpeg)
March 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Something something Blockchain too
Post a ship that's not Star Wars or Star Trek.
March 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Post a ship that's not Star Wars or Star Trek.
Doggo was unhappy with the bath, shampoo and brushing he received today.
March 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Doggo was unhappy with the bath, shampoo and brushing he received today.
Introduce yourself with your top 5 #TTRPG picks!
Call of Cthulhu
Scum and Villainy
Ironsworn
Over the Edge
Dungeons and Dragons
Call of Cthulhu
Scum and Villainy
Ironsworn
Over the Edge
Dungeons and Dragons
Introduce yourself with your top 5 #TTRPG picks!
Vampire: the Masquerade
Cortex Prime
Ten Candles
Call of Cthulhu
Sleepaway
Vampire: the Masquerade
Cortex Prime
Ten Candles
Call of Cthulhu
Sleepaway
March 20, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Introduce yourself with your top 5 #TTRPG picks!
Call of Cthulhu
Scum and Villainy
Ironsworn
Over the Edge
Dungeons and Dragons
Call of Cthulhu
Scum and Villainy
Ironsworn
Over the Edge
Dungeons and Dragons
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I published my first update to my dice font, Polymath. Version 1.1 includes a couple of commonly requested features:
0 on d10: Show a 0 instead of a 10—perfect for d100 tables!
Blank dice: Skip the number and just show the dice shape!
hedgemazepress.itch.io/polymath-dic...
#ttrpg #font
0 on d10: Show a 0 instead of a 10—perfect for d100 tables!
Blank dice: Skip the number and just show the dice shape!
hedgemazepress.itch.io/polymath-dic...
#ttrpg #font
Polymath by Hedgemaze Press
Polyhedral dice font
hedgemazepress.itch.io
March 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I published my first update to my dice font, Polymath. Version 1.1 includes a couple of commonly requested features:
0 on d10: Show a 0 instead of a 10—perfect for d100 tables!
Blank dice: Skip the number and just show the dice shape!
hedgemazepress.itch.io/polymath-dic...
#ttrpg #font
0 on d10: Show a 0 instead of a 10—perfect for d100 tables!
Blank dice: Skip the number and just show the dice shape!
hedgemazepress.itch.io/polymath-dic...
#ttrpg #font
Spending some quality time with the Rust book again. Even in languages that don't strictly enforce borrowing and mut references, it's worth thinking about how memory gets managed.
March 19, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Spending some quality time with the Rust book again. Even in languages that don't strictly enforce borrowing and mut references, it's worth thinking about how memory gets managed.
Delving back into the ugliest chunk of data modeling we've got in this code base.
March 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Delving back into the ugliest chunk of data modeling we've got in this code base.
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Just called my state senator and asked him to explain the math to me. How can 880 million dollars be removed from Energy and Commerce without cutting healthcare. I look forward to seeing those numbers.
March 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Just called my state senator and asked him to explain the math to me. How can 880 million dollars be removed from Energy and Commerce without cutting healthcare. I look forward to seeing those numbers.
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Now even raw, uncut, American capitalism is “leftist globalist thinking.”
March 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Now even raw, uncut, American capitalism is “leftist globalist thinking.”
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Absolutely dead serious: D&D nerds are exactly who you want doing this kind of work.
Last year, in more optimistic times, I even wrote a little guide for DMs who want to get involved in local politics: Roll for Climate Initiative: A Dungeon Master’s Guide to Running for Local Public Office
Last year, in more optimistic times, I even wrote a little guide for DMs who want to get involved in local politics: Roll for Climate Initiative: A Dungeon Master’s Guide to Running for Local Public Office
March 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Absolutely dead serious: D&D nerds are exactly who you want doing this kind of work.
Last year, in more optimistic times, I even wrote a little guide for DMs who want to get involved in local politics: Roll for Climate Initiative: A Dungeon Master’s Guide to Running for Local Public Office
Last year, in more optimistic times, I even wrote a little guide for DMs who want to get involved in local politics: Roll for Climate Initiative: A Dungeon Master’s Guide to Running for Local Public Office
Last night we watched a video about the Halting Problem and Busy Beavers (youtu.be/pQWFSj1CXeg?...) and this morning my kid has implemented a general purpose Turing Machine in Scratch.
Amateurs Just Solved a 30-Year-Old Math Problem
YouTube video by Up and Atom
youtu.be
March 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Last night we watched a video about the Halting Problem and Busy Beavers (youtu.be/pQWFSj1CXeg?...) and this morning my kid has implemented a general purpose Turing Machine in Scratch.