Michael Harrison
@oldbie.bsky.social
❤️ games, movies, baseball, geocaching, data, writing, local govt, coffee, my fam, social justice, brightening my corner. Formerly: Wired, GeekDad. He/Him
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I wanted to share a few thoughts recent discussions around CGE’s decision to partner with JKR for their upcoming @codenamesgame.bsky.social game have prompted. Thankful to those who spoke early to this issue (Marceline, Tiffany, @nopunincluded.com et al) for helping this get the needed attention.
July 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I wanted to share a few thoughts recent discussions around CGE’s decision to partner with JKR for their upcoming @codenamesgame.bsky.social game have prompted. Thankful to those who spoke early to this issue (Marceline, Tiffany, @nopunincluded.com et al) for helping this get the needed attention.
There's a scene in episode 4 of The Pitt where Dr. Robby is fighting a panic attack in the bathroom and he remembers that he has to pee, has had to pee for nearly an hour, and he finally does. Visceral to an ADHDer like me with massive executive dysfunction. I felt that relief so hard.
April 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
There's a scene in episode 4 of The Pitt where Dr. Robby is fighting a panic attack in the bathroom and he remembers that he has to pee, has had to pee for nearly an hour, and he finally does. Visceral to an ADHDer like me with massive executive dysfunction. I felt that relief so hard.
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And Day Two us also up, wherein I follow the threads through the past to talk about how we started talking about Arthur in the first place.
youtu.be/WJ92afGitXI?...
youtu.be/WJ92afGitXI?...
Arthurian April | Day 2 — All About Arthur
YouTube video by Natania Barron
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April 3, 2025 at 3:42 AM
And Day Two us also up, wherein I follow the threads through the past to talk about how we started talking about Arthur in the first place.
youtu.be/WJ92afGitXI?...
youtu.be/WJ92afGitXI?...
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Today’s hot take: romance books are for anyone.
April 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Today’s hot take: romance books are for anyone.
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Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements
April 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements
50% golden retriever, 50% muppet. 100% the best boy ever.
April 2, 2025 at 4:38 AM
50% golden retriever, 50% muppet. 100% the best boy ever.
Do I need more dice?
No.
Do I need a d100 set that uses icosahedra instead of decahedra?
Also no.
But I'm still backing this Kickstarter, because it's $10 and I need all the little joy I can find. Maybe you'll want to back it, too?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mic...
No.
Do I need a d100 set that uses icosahedra instead of decahedra?
Also no.
But I'm still backing this Kickstarter, because it's $10 and I need all the little joy I can find. Maybe you'll want to back it, too?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mic...
SagaBorn Dice: An Icosahedron D100
Making a d100 roll as well as a d20.
www.kickstarter.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Do I need more dice?
No.
Do I need a d100 set that uses icosahedra instead of decahedra?
Also no.
But I'm still backing this Kickstarter, because it's $10 and I need all the little joy I can find. Maybe you'll want to back it, too?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mic...
No.
Do I need a d100 set that uses icosahedra instead of decahedra?
Also no.
But I'm still backing this Kickstarter, because it's $10 and I need all the little joy I can find. Maybe you'll want to back it, too?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mic...
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Announcing my new chrome extension, in the millennials/snake-people tradition, to fix one of the major aesthetic liabilities on the internet right now: "I asked ChatGPT" phrases in posts and headlines. Join me and free yourself by installing My Stupid Friend chromewebstore.google.com/detail/my-st...
January 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Announcing my new chrome extension, in the millennials/snake-people tradition, to fix one of the major aesthetic liabilities on the internet right now: "I asked ChatGPT" phrases in posts and headlines. Join me and free yourself by installing My Stupid Friend chromewebstore.google.com/detail/my-st...
Really cool post revisiting Rachael Ray's visit to the Triangle from 20 years ago and somehow managing three meals and a snack on $40 in the year of our lord 2024
i got to dress up as Rachael Ray and eat $40 worth of food for an @indyweek.bsky.social article
$40 a Day in Durham, 20 Years Later
In 2004, Rachael Ray visited Durham with a mission: Prove that 40 bucks could fuel a full day of local dining. Is that still possible?
indyweek.com
December 10, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Really cool post revisiting Rachael Ray's visit to the Triangle from 20 years ago and somehow managing three meals and a snack on $40 in the year of our lord 2024
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Hey y'all, Zak S is trying to make his way onto Bsky.
Idk about y'all but I don't think we need his awfulness showing up here.
Idk about y'all but I don't think we need his awfulness showing up here.
November 26, 2024 at 12:44 AM
Hey y'all, Zak S is trying to make his way onto Bsky.
Idk about y'all but I don't think we need his awfulness showing up here.
Idk about y'all but I don't think we need his awfulness showing up here.
Watched THE DARK AND THE WICKED last night. Really weird Oz prequel, tbh. The singing was pretty bad. Didn't see GLADIATOR 2 the same day, so maybe I just misunderstood the assignment? boxd.it/7Ugzf3
A ★★½ review of The Dark and the Wicked (2020)
Highly effective dread in the setup, really engaging premise, and some exceptional acting from Marin Ireland. Really falls apart in the end, though. I don't need a pat explanation for everything going...
boxd.it
November 26, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Watched THE DARK AND THE WICKED last night. Really weird Oz prequel, tbh. The singing was pretty bad. Didn't see GLADIATOR 2 the same day, so maybe I just misunderstood the assignment? boxd.it/7Ugzf3
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My great aunt was a soul friend, and she passed away in 2016.
I have her annotated cookbooks, though, and this one had me giggling and missing her so much. For someone born in the 1920s she sounded pretty modern here.
BASIC GARBAGE
I have her annotated cookbooks, though, and this one had me giggling and missing her so much. For someone born in the 1920s she sounded pretty modern here.
BASIC GARBAGE
November 15, 2024 at 8:13 PM
My great aunt was a soul friend, and she passed away in 2016.
I have her annotated cookbooks, though, and this one had me giggling and missing her so much. For someone born in the 1920s she sounded pretty modern here.
BASIC GARBAGE
I have her annotated cookbooks, though, and this one had me giggling and missing her so much. For someone born in the 1920s she sounded pretty modern here.
BASIC GARBAGE
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The thing about following a bunch more people on a suddenly hopping social platform is relearning the difference between “This would be a funny reply,” and “This would be a funny reply — if we knew each other.”
November 13, 2024 at 2:58 PM
The thing about following a bunch more people on a suddenly hopping social platform is relearning the difference between “This would be a funny reply,” and “This would be a funny reply — if we knew each other.”
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i’ll say i am darkly amused by the increase in web searches for “what are tariffs”
November 9, 2024 at 2:56 PM
i’ll say i am darkly amused by the increase in web searches for “what are tariffs”
Pre-ordered through our amazing local bookstore, Flyleaf Books! www.flyleafbooks.com/book/9780374...
August 30, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Pre-ordered through our amazing local bookstore, Flyleaf Books! www.flyleafbooks.com/book/9780374...
Well, the Boar's Head brand name takes on an entirely different meaning now. It was always weird, but now it’s downright ghoulish.
"Heavy discolored meat buildup." JFC
"Heavy discolored meat buildup." JFC
Boar's Head plant linked to deadly outbreak broke food safety rules dozens of times, records show
Records show that a Boar's Head deli meat plant in Virginia tied to a deadly food poisoning outbreak repeatedly violated federal regulations.
apnews.com
August 30, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Well, the Boar's Head brand name takes on an entirely different meaning now. It was always weird, but now it’s downright ghoulish.
"Heavy discolored meat buildup." JFC
"Heavy discolored meat buildup." JFC
What do you think, @natania.bsky.social? Should I construct a bookwheel for your new studio? blog.lostartpress.com/2024/07/28/e...
Early Bookcases, Cupboards & Carousels - Lost Art Press
Scholars, translators, transcribers and writers have always needed to have multiple books and other resources within easy reach. Illustrated manuscripts give
blog.lostartpress.com
August 30, 2024 at 3:29 PM
What do you think, @natania.bsky.social? Should I construct a bookwheel for your new studio? blog.lostartpress.com/2024/07/28/e...
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Disappointing but not surprising to see DT once again pledge themselves to indifference. Games are nothing without the people who make them, without the people who sit around the table and play them with us. To make excuses for terrible people and ignore their harm is to actively propagate it.
August 19, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Disappointing but not surprising to see DT once again pledge themselves to indifference. Games are nothing without the people who make them, without the people who sit around the table and play them with us. To make excuses for terrible people and ignore their harm is to actively propagate it.
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Oh look. Who’s that quoted in Bloomberg talking about romantasy?
It’s me!
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
It’s me!
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
ACOTAR and Sarah Maas Should Be Hollywood’s Next Marvel Moment
Book publishers are benefitting from the boom in romance and fantasy. Can Hollywood studios fall in love with it, too?
www.bloomberg.com
August 19, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Oh look. Who’s that quoted in Bloomberg talking about romantasy?
It’s me!
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
It’s me!
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Nostalgia is a hell of a thing. But that pig ain't painstakingly gathering honeysuckle to make sorbet. It doesn't know persimmons from Purina.
The pig versus a perfectly pulled doppio at Gray Squirrel? No contest. Vote Gray Squirrel in the @triangleblogblog.bsky.social March Radness bracket!
The pig versus a perfectly pulled doppio at Gray Squirrel? No contest. Vote Gray Squirrel in the @triangleblogblog.bsky.social March Radness bracket!
March 22, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Nostalgia is a hell of a thing. But that pig ain't painstakingly gathering honeysuckle to make sorbet. It doesn't know persimmons from Purina.
The pig versus a perfectly pulled doppio at Gray Squirrel? No contest. Vote Gray Squirrel in the @triangleblogblog.bsky.social March Radness bracket!
The pig versus a perfectly pulled doppio at Gray Squirrel? No contest. Vote Gray Squirrel in the @triangleblogblog.bsky.social March Radness bracket!
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I finally watched JOHN WICK.
I kept thinking, while watching it, that John Wick is just Ken whose job is Gun.
I kept thinking, while watching it, that John Wick is just Ken whose job is Gun.
January 17, 2024 at 4:01 AM
I finally watched JOHN WICK.
I kept thinking, while watching it, that John Wick is just Ken whose job is Gun.
I kept thinking, while watching it, that John Wick is just Ken whose job is Gun.
Really impressed when people watch videos on their phones in a public place without headphones. Just straight up blazing TikToks with their phone speaker at like 75%. No shame whatsoever.
Seems sociopathic to me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Seems sociopathic to me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
December 29, 2023 at 2:22 AM
Really impressed when people watch videos on their phones in a public place without headphones. Just straight up blazing TikToks with their phone speaker at like 75%. No shame whatsoever.
Seems sociopathic to me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Seems sociopathic to me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@natania.bsky.social just made me the most amazing cup of coffee that I could just barely taste. Somehow it has melded with the awful paxlovid melange and there’s just such a pleasant aftertaste. And the caffeine kick is just 🤌
December 22, 2023 at 8:33 PM
@natania.bsky.social just made me the most amazing cup of coffee that I could just barely taste. Somehow it has melded with the awful paxlovid melange and there’s just such a pleasant aftertaste. And the caffeine kick is just 🤌