Nathan Alderson
@nathanalderson.com
Software engineer, computer hobbyist, person (he/him)
@dcbradshaw.com just got Little But Fierce for Christmas. My little ones and I have just been winging some adventures with no real system. This'll be a great intro to a rules system. Thanks for creating this!
Any chance there's a printer-friendly PDF available (without backgrounds)?
Any chance there's a printer-friendly PDF available (without backgrounds)?
December 28, 2025 at 11:58 PM
@dcbradshaw.com just got Little But Fierce for Christmas. My little ones and I have just been winging some adventures with no real system. This'll be a great intro to a rules system. Thanks for creating this!
Any chance there's a printer-friendly PDF available (without backgrounds)?
Any chance there's a printer-friendly PDF available (without backgrounds)?
Apparently the presence of em dashes—like these—is a common sign of AI-generated text. Guess I'll be gettin' flagged then cuz I love my em dashes—probably more than I should—and the "compose" key on Linux makes them really easy to type. Ellipsis, too…
August 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Apparently the presence of em dashes—like these—is a common sign of AI-generated text. Guess I'll be gettin' flagged then cuz I love my em dashes—probably more than I should—and the "compose" key on Linux makes them really easy to type. Ellipsis, too…
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The Empire killed Jesus.
God raised him anyway.
Easter is God's protest against violence, injustice, and death.
A holy uprising of love, liberation, and life.
You can't legislate resurrection away.
You can't crucify hope forever.
Christ is risen.
God raised him anyway.
Easter is God's protest against violence, injustice, and death.
A holy uprising of love, liberation, and life.
You can't legislate resurrection away.
You can't crucify hope forever.
Christ is risen.
April 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The Empire killed Jesus.
God raised him anyway.
Easter is God's protest against violence, injustice, and death.
A holy uprising of love, liberation, and life.
You can't legislate resurrection away.
You can't crucify hope forever.
Christ is risen.
God raised him anyway.
Easter is God's protest against violence, injustice, and death.
A holy uprising of love, liberation, and life.
You can't legislate resurrection away.
You can't crucify hope forever.
Christ is risen.
In Sim City 2000, when you raised/lowered taxes, it would play a "Yay!" or "Boo!" sound. If I wanted to raise taxes, I would always click the up arrow one extra time (Boo!) so I could end by clicking the down arrow (Yay!).
I never imagined that would one day be actual U.S. foreign trade policy.
I never imagined that would one day be actual U.S. foreign trade policy.
April 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
In Sim City 2000, when you raised/lowered taxes, it would play a "Yay!" or "Boo!" sound. If I wanted to raise taxes, I would always click the up arrow one extra time (Boo!) so I could end by clicking the down arrow (Yay!).
I never imagined that would one day be actual U.S. foreign trade policy.
I never imagined that would one day be actual U.S. foreign trade policy.
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I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
February 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
At least the people in Ready Player One had sick VR. Our world is burning down but instead of fulfilling our fantasies in immersive virtual escapism, we get immobile, low-poly marionettes in a chair circle. That and our Oasis is just being built by the evil corporate overlord from the outset.
Meta’s Awful ‘Horizon Worlds’ Ad Helps Explain $70 Million Metaverse Loss
www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...
www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...
Meta’s Awful ‘Horizon Worlds’ Ad Helps Explain $70 Million Metaverse Loss
The following is a new ad for Horizon Worlds, and it's about as awkward as a virtual world can get.
www.forbes.com
February 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
At least the people in Ready Player One had sick VR. Our world is burning down but instead of fulfilling our fantasies in immersive virtual escapism, we get immobile, low-poly marionettes in a chair circle. That and our Oasis is just being built by the evil corporate overlord from the outset.
Our company's public-safety comms app has been removed from from the Google Play store because of a spurious trademark claim. I've got basically no reach, but if yall want to like/share/whatever to try and raise visibility, I'd appreciate it.
x.com/TreyToTheSha...
x.com/TreyToTheSha...
January 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Our company's public-safety comms app has been removed from from the Google Play store because of a spurious trademark claim. I've got basically no reach, but if yall want to like/share/whatever to try and raise visibility, I'd appreciate it.
x.com/TreyToTheSha...
x.com/TreyToTheSha...
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Occurs to me that there’s a similarity between these politics grifters & fundamentalist apologetics: Their job isn’t REALLY to make an argument that holds up to reflection or scrutiny. It’s to deliver a performance of “erudite person who agrees with me” so you have permission not to think too hard.
If that phrase alone doesn't encapsulate 90% of the media's current challenge…
January 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Occurs to me that there’s a similarity between these politics grifters & fundamentalist apologetics: Their job isn’t REALLY to make an argument that holds up to reflection or scrutiny. It’s to deliver a performance of “erudite person who agrees with me” so you have permission not to think too hard.
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Gather round kids and let me tell you a story about a real technology ban...
January 16, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Gather round kids and let me tell you a story about a real technology ban...
I wish more things with color fading features had a so-slow-it's-imperceptible mode. Like, I want to look over at the squishy uwu-cat table light after an hour and think "oh that's a nice new color." I don't want a disco show.
December 26, 2024 at 5:08 PM
I wish more things with color fading features had a so-slow-it's-imperceptible mode. Like, I want to look over at the squishy uwu-cat table light after an hour and think "oh that's a nice new color." I don't want a disco show.
This ladybug was like "Brother! You've evolved!"
December 12, 2024 at 3:18 PM
This ladybug was like "Brother! You've evolved!"
In case anyone else needs to know... Nickel Creek has a secret Christmas track. It's a pretty nice cover of "I'll Be Home For Christmas" from, of all things, a 2001 direct-to-video movie sequel called Prancer Returns. tidal.com/browse/track...
Nickel Creek - I'll Be Home For Christmas
Listen to I'll Be Home For Christmas on your streaming service
tidal.com
December 12, 2024 at 3:12 PM
In case anyone else needs to know... Nickel Creek has a secret Christmas track. It's a pretty nice cover of "I'll Be Home For Christmas" from, of all things, a 2001 direct-to-video movie sequel called Prancer Returns. tidal.com/browse/track...
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Maybe music alone can't fix broken things, but also maybe it can. I feel a little less broken after listening to Jon Batiste's absolutely mindblowing cover of Für Elise, and I hope you will, too
Jon Batiste - Für Elise - Batiste (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by JonBatisteVEVO
www.youtube.com
December 7, 2024 at 12:56 AM
Maybe music alone can't fix broken things, but also maybe it can. I feel a little less broken after listening to Jon Batiste's absolutely mindblowing cover of Für Elise, and I hope you will, too
Not affiliated, just a fan, but brain.fm is having a 50% off sale through black friday I believe. $35/yr was a good enough deal for me to finally pull the trigger. Pretty great for creative work. www.brain.fm/blackFridayD...
Black Friday 2024
www.brain.fm
November 21, 2024 at 12:24 AM
Not affiliated, just a fan, but brain.fm is having a 50% off sale through black friday I believe. $35/yr was a good enough deal for me to finally pull the trigger. Pretty great for creative work. www.brain.fm/blackFridayD...
Pretty serious about:
* Software development
* Fundamentalist/evangelical Christian theology and it's deconstruction
* Connected parenting
I play at:
* D&D
* Gymnastics
* Piano
* Drawing
* Software development
* Fundamentalist/evangelical Christian theology and it's deconstruction
* Connected parenting
I play at:
* D&D
* Gymnastics
* Piano
* Drawing
okay, time for a prompt post to distract us all from the horrors. quote this post with your areas of expertise, interest, hyperfixation and/or obsession and invite your audience to ask you questions about them.
November 4, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Pretty serious about:
* Software development
* Fundamentalist/evangelical Christian theology and it's deconstruction
* Connected parenting
I play at:
* D&D
* Gymnastics
* Piano
* Drawing
* Software development
* Fundamentalist/evangelical Christian theology and it's deconstruction
* Connected parenting
I play at:
* D&D
* Gymnastics
* Piano
* Drawing
I played this game so much. The music is also great.
31 years ago today, Secret of Mana was released in North America for the SNES! 🎂🥳🎉
A favorite for many, it's one of the best games on the SNES. It took the action RPG genre to a new level! Do you love Secret of Mana?
Secret of Mana is available on mobile and "Collection of Mana" for Switch.
A favorite for many, it's one of the best games on the SNES. It took the action RPG genre to a new level! Do you love Secret of Mana?
Secret of Mana is available on mobile and "Collection of Mana" for Switch.
October 15, 2024 at 1:03 AM
I played this game so much. The music is also great.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #161,547!
I like it here.
I like it here.
September 16, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #161,547!
I like it here.
I like it here.
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“I don’t like that (school shootings) is a fact of life,”
“We don’t have to like the reality that we live in. But it is the reality that we live in. We’ve got to deal with it.”
— JD Vance, a U.S. Senator with the power to make sure school shootings aren’t a “fact of life.”
“We don’t have to like the reality that we live in. But it is the reality that we live in. We’ve got to deal with it.”
— JD Vance, a U.S. Senator with the power to make sure school shootings aren’t a “fact of life.”
September 6, 2024 at 11:18 AM
“I don’t like that (school shootings) is a fact of life,”
“We don’t have to like the reality that we live in. But it is the reality that we live in. We’ve got to deal with it.”
— JD Vance, a U.S. Senator with the power to make sure school shootings aren’t a “fact of life.”
“We don’t have to like the reality that we live in. But it is the reality that we live in. We’ve got to deal with it.”
— JD Vance, a U.S. Senator with the power to make sure school shootings aren’t a “fact of life.”
What's the best way to find a TTRPG group? I really want to find a group, but it needs to be a good fit. I don't even really care what game we're playing. Has anyone had any luck with rpgtablefinder.com? Is there a discord server? How does this happen?
June 21, 2024 at 2:05 AM
What's the best way to find a TTRPG group? I really want to find a group, but it needs to be a good fit. I don't even really care what game we're playing. Has anyone had any luck with rpgtablefinder.com? Is there a discord server? How does this happen?
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I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️🌈💖
June 14, 2024 at 2:19 AM
I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️🌈💖
bluesky more like pinksky today amiright
May 11, 2024 at 1:50 PM
bluesky more like pinksky today amiright
Molly is being forced to relocate because of this and is looking for financial assistance. Let's help send her off well. gofund.me/5ec01063
A friend of a friend is being targeted by the likes of senators and LbsOfTkTk for being employed while trans. Will you sign a letter of support? actionnetwork.org/petitions/ma...
Make Space for Everyone — Stand in Solidarity with Molly
Over the weekend, several conservative groups (including 1819 News and Libs of TikTok) spread inflammatory misinformation about Molly Bowman, an employee at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsvi...
actionnetwork.org
April 11, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Molly is being forced to relocate because of this and is looking for financial assistance. Let's help send her off well. gofund.me/5ec01063
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The Three Buddy Problem
March 21, 2024 at 4:55 PM
The Three Buddy Problem
A friend of a friend is being targeted by the likes of senators and LbsOfTkTk for being employed while trans. Will you sign a letter of support? actionnetwork.org/petitions/ma...
Make Space for Everyone — Stand in Solidarity with Molly
Over the weekend, several conservative groups (including 1819 News and Libs of TikTok) spread inflammatory misinformation about Molly Bowman, an employee at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsvi...
actionnetwork.org
March 13, 2024 at 2:00 AM
A friend of a friend is being targeted by the likes of senators and LbsOfTkTk for being employed while trans. Will you sign a letter of support? actionnetwork.org/petitions/ma...