Nick Picone
@nickpicone.bsky.social
37 and from Boston. Interests include Magic cards, board and video games, movies, language.
Here's my referral link for CardSphere: https://www.cardsphere.com/ref/2444/7f60d7
And here's my storefront on Mana Pool:
https://manapool.com/shop/newenglandtcg
Here's my referral link for CardSphere: https://www.cardsphere.com/ref/2444/7f60d7
And here's my storefront on Mana Pool:
https://manapool.com/shop/newenglandtcg
Disney owns Marvel Comics. I have a few remaining Spider-Man boosters - once I've opened those I will have nothing to do with sealed product from Marvel sets from now on. #MagicTheGathering #MTG
Disney and OpenAI sign a deal to bring 200+ Disney characters to Sora
Disney makes $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will become a "major" OpenAI customer
openai.com/index/disney...
Disney makes $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will become a "major" OpenAI customer
openai.com/index/disney...
December 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Disney owns Marvel Comics. I have a few remaining Spider-Man boosters - once I've opened those I will have nothing to do with sealed product from Marvel sets from now on. #MagicTheGathering #MTG
The Boston Archdiocese is a bunch of cowards. What's the point of even having a church if not to advocate for and protect the vulnerable?
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/05/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/05/m...
Dedham church’s ‘ICE was here’ nativity display ‘should be removed,’ Boston Archdiocese says - The Boston Globe
The display at St. Susanna Parish features a large sign reading “ICE was here” in place of nativity figurines of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The Boston Archdiocese is a bunch of cowards. What's the point of even having a church if not to advocate for and protect the vulnerable?
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/05/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/05/m...
"How do you do, fellow kids?" #MagicTheGathering #MTG
November 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
"How do you do, fellow kids?" #MagicTheGathering #MTG
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When a chatbot gets something wrong, it’s not because it made an error. It’s because on that roll of the dice, it happened to string together a group of words that, when read by a human, represents something false. But it was working entirely as designed. It was supposed to make a sentence & it did.
June 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
When a chatbot gets something wrong, it’s not because it made an error. It’s because on that roll of the dice, it happened to string together a group of words that, when read by a human, represents something false. But it was working entirely as designed. It was supposed to make a sentence & it did.
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
I am shocked, SHOCKED to learn that the party that promotes racist and homophobic policy in public says racist and homophobic things in private.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/15/n...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/15/n...
Republicans face fallout from racist and homophobic texts - The Boston Globe
Many state officials have condemned the texts, and some who participated in the chats have lost their jobs or been called on to resign.
www.bostonglobe.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I am shocked, SHOCKED to learn that the party that promotes racist and homophobic policy in public says racist and homophobic things in private.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/15/n...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/15/n...
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Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
September 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
Can anyone tell me what this says? #MagicTheGathering #MTG
August 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Can anyone tell me what this says? #MagicTheGathering #MTG
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So CBS is cancelling the Late Show, which regularly skewered Donald Trump just a week or so after its parent company agreed to pay a bribe to Donald Trump to get its merger approved with a company run by the son of one of Trump's biggest donors/supporters.
Nothing to see here.
Nothing to see here.
CBS to cancel "Late Show With Stephen Colbert" after the next TV season, citing a “financial decision"
CBS to Cancel ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Citing ‘Financial Decision’
CBS said it planned to cancel Stephen Colbert's Late Show after next season, citing the weakening finances of late night
variety.com
July 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
So CBS is cancelling the Late Show, which regularly skewered Donald Trump just a week or so after its parent company agreed to pay a bribe to Donald Trump to get its merger approved with a company run by the son of one of Trump's biggest donors/supporters.
Nothing to see here.
Nothing to see here.
And now a friend of mine who's there tells me they are happening??? What a poorly run event lol #MagicTheGathering #mtg
PSA: Don't bother going to CommandFest Worcester if your plan was to do on-demand drafts. Apparently that part of the event page was a mistake and they're not doing them. #MagicTheGathering #MTG
July 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
And now a friend of mine who's there tells me they are happening??? What a poorly run event lol #MagicTheGathering #mtg
I'm at Untapped Games in Pawtucket, RI and they're offering Final Fantasy drafts for $17.12 or $5 if you bring your own packs, pack per win. One at 1:00/maybe whenever they get enough people? and one at 5:00 #MagicTheGathering #mtg
PSA: Don't bother going to CommandFest Worcester if your plan was to do on-demand drafts. Apparently that part of the event page was a mistake and they're not doing them. #MagicTheGathering #MTG
July 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I'm at Untapped Games in Pawtucket, RI and they're offering Final Fantasy drafts for $17.12 or $5 if you bring your own packs, pack per win. One at 1:00/maybe whenever they get enough people? and one at 5:00 #MagicTheGathering #mtg
PSA: Don't bother going to CommandFest Worcester if your plan was to do on-demand drafts. Apparently that part of the event page was a mistake and they're not doing them. #MagicTheGathering #MTG
July 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
PSA: Don't bother going to CommandFest Worcester if your plan was to do on-demand drafts. Apparently that part of the event page was a mistake and they're not doing them. #MagicTheGathering #MTG
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Don’t buy from TCGPlayer.
This morning, eBay subsidiary TCGplayer abruptly announced plans to shut down its authentication center in Syracuse, NY, eliminating the jobs of hundreds of union workers who have been bargaining their first contract with the company.
cwa-union.org/news/release...
cwa-union.org/news/release...
CWA Statement on eBay’s Syracuse Closure Announcement
eBay subsidiary TCGplayer has abruptly announced plans to shut down its authentication center in Syracuse, N.Y., eliminating the jobs of hundreds of union workers who have been bargaining their first ...
cwa-union.org
May 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Don’t buy from TCGPlayer.
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I'm giving away EVERY Masters set EVER! It's Masters Masters!
I'm giving TEN PEOPLE each one box of Masters from the entire history of Masters sets as a thank you!
Just donate in multiples of $4.00 to
@translifeline.bsky.social until Feb 15 at 11am PST!
Donate---> give.translifeline.org/tolarian
I'm giving TEN PEOPLE each one box of Masters from the entire history of Masters sets as a thank you!
Just donate in multiples of $4.00 to
@translifeline.bsky.social until Feb 15 at 11am PST!
Donate---> give.translifeline.org/tolarian
February 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I'm giving away EVERY Masters set EVER! It's Masters Masters!
I'm giving TEN PEOPLE each one box of Masters from the entire history of Masters sets as a thank you!
Just donate in multiples of $4.00 to
@translifeline.bsky.social until Feb 15 at 11am PST!
Donate---> give.translifeline.org/tolarian
I'm giving TEN PEOPLE each one box of Masters from the entire history of Masters sets as a thank you!
Just donate in multiples of $4.00 to
@translifeline.bsky.social until Feb 15 at 11am PST!
Donate---> give.translifeline.org/tolarian
First day I can post this.
December 23, 2024 at 3:11 PM
First day I can post this.
Played some sealed and earned my entry fee back. I started with a green-white deck that I was lured into playing based on getting 3 green rares, then promptly lost twice. I switched over to this red-white deck and had much better success. #MagicTheGathering #MTG
November 19, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Played some sealed and earned my entry fee back. I started with a green-white deck that I was lured into playing based on getting 3 green rares, then promptly lost twice. I switched over to this red-white deck and had much better success. #MagicTheGathering #MTG
Got my first trophy of the format going 7-2 with this GW Angels deck. I've also played with her in Brawl on Arena - turns out, Giada's still good. #MagicTheGathering #MTG
November 17, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Got my first trophy of the format going 7-2 with this GW Angels deck. I've also played with her in Brawl on Arena - turns out, Giada's still good. #MagicTheGathering #MTG
Did my first Foundations draft in paper with some friends last night. Only went 1-2 with this deck, but I got to win two games using Hidetsugu's Second Rite. I enjoyed that card more than I thought I would - it's fun to get your opponent with it.
#MagicTheGathering #MTG
#MagicTheGathering #MTG
November 14, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Did my first Foundations draft in paper with some friends last night. Only went 1-2 with this deck, but I got to win two games using Hidetsugu's Second Rite. I enjoyed that card more than I thought I would - it's fun to get your opponent with it.
#MagicTheGathering #MTG
#MagicTheGathering #MTG
Decaphobia - The fear that your opponent is running a copy of Hidetsugu's Second Rite. #MagicTheGathering #MTG
November 12, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Decaphobia - The fear that your opponent is running a copy of Hidetsugu's Second Rite. #MagicTheGathering #MTG