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owls @owls.godless-internets.org · Nov 30
Hi! I've got a PDS set up, but I'm not really using this.

You can follow me in a couple ways:

- godless-internets.org for long-form blogposts
- mastodon.yshi.org/@owls for microbloggin'
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This profile will disappear soon. I am shutting down my bsky PDS hosting.

If you want to see what's up with owls, I remain present on fedi & my own websight:

- mastodon.yshi.org/@owls
- godless-internets.org
October 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Today marks the start of the 2025 Fat Bear festivities at Katmai National Park.

It's happening a bit early this year.

Here's a run-down on the event and important dates.

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#FatBearWeek
Fat Bear Week 2025 Intro & Schedule
Today marks the start of the 2025 Fat Bear festivities at Katmai National Park. It's happening a bit early this year. Here's a run-down on the event and important dates.
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September 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Today is the final day of Blaugust, the Festival of Blogging. While I normally try *not* to do meta posts about blogging, I will indulge in meta to mark the occasion.

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So Ends Another Festival of Blogging
Today is the final day of Blaugust, the Festival of Blogging. While I normally try *not* to do meta posts about blogging, I will indulge in meta to mark the occasion.
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August 31, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Here's an article clipped from the Yled Times Chronicle regarding Arghunn the Annihilator's highest & lowest moments. Most of the individuals involved are undead.

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Arghunn the Annihilator's Relationship Whiplast
Here's an article clipped from the Yled Times Chronicle regarding Arghunn the Annihilator's highest & lowest moments.
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August 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Here's how to spend an upsetting amount of money and years of your life setting up a T6 trophy farm!

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The T6 Material Farm
In Guild Wars 2, tier 6 trophies are a rare and necessary component when crafting nearly any legendary. This makes them an evergreen, always-in-demand item. I've gone through thousands of them. Here's...
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August 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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I use Terraform a lot at $UNIVERSITY. We've decided to move to OpenTofu for the state file encryption they added in. There's a bit of a gotcha -- that the documentation calls out! -- to be aware of.

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OpenTofu Gotcha: Encryption Key Names & Remote State
I use Terraform a lot at `$UNIVERSITY`. We've decided to move to OpenTofu for the state file encryption they added in. There's a bit of a gotcha -- that the documentation calls out! -- to be aware of.
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August 27, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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When we started playing Pathfinder 2e, healing was a jarring change. It seemed like a real struggle to keep everyone topped up without the 5e-style short rest mechanic. But as we played more, we started figuring out all the tricks.

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Assured Healing in Pathfinder
When we started playing Pathfinder 2e, healing was a jarring change. It seemed like a real struggle to keep everyone topped up without the 5e-style short rest mechanic. But as we played more, we start...
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August 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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I haven't seen any introductory guides for Pathfinder 2nd edition meant to quickly get someone started when they're already familiar with DnD 5e. This post will be my attempt at that guide.

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Pathfinder 2e for a DnD 5e Player
I haven't seen any introductory guides for Pathfinder 2nd edition meant to quickly get someone started when they're already familiar with DnD 5e. This post will be my attempt at that guide.
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August 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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1-Star Dungeon is the Abomination Vaults campaign that I've been running for about a year. This will be a series of posts with The Story So Far -- but there's still about 60% of the book to get through.

This post will summarize the beginning of the campaign.

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1-Star Dungeon: Amuse-Bouche
1-Star Dungeon is the Abomination Vaults campaign that I've been running for about a year. This will be a series of posts with The Story So Far -- but there's still about 60% of the book to get throug...
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August 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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1-Star Dungeon is the Abomination Vaults campaign that I've been running for about a year. This will be a series of posts with The Story So Far - but there's still about 60% of the book to get through

This post will take a look at the set-up and party members.

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Dramatis Personae of 1-Star Dungeon
1-Star Dungeon is the Abomination Vaults campaign that I've been running for about a year. This will be a series of posts with The Story So Far -- but there's still about 60% of the book to get throug...
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August 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Today is August 19th and marks our sixteenth year without _why the lucky stiff. He isn't dead or anything, but this was a day where the world became a little bit less fun.

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Whyday 16
Today is August 19th and marks our sixteenth year without `_why the lucky stiff`. He isn't dead or anything, but this was a day where the world became a little bit less fun.
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August 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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It seems that today is some sort of Event in blaugust: a day where everyone is posting their low-stakes hot takes. I have some of those!

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Low Stakes Hot Takes for Blaugust
It seems that today is some sort of Event in blaugust: a day where everyone is posting their low-stakes hot takes. I have some of those!
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August 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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After Janthir's story ran out of steam and the delay for expansion six, I was not feeling great about GW2. The announcement didn't help much, but I am slowly coming around.

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Coming Around to Visions of Eternity
After Janthir's story ran out of steam and the delay for expansion six, I was not feeling great about GW2. The announcement didn't help much, but I am slowly coming around.
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August 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Fat Bear Week in early October is what gets everybody's attention, but the cameras went live on June 18th and the community has been putting in work.

Here's a quick look at the most important Bear Developments that the bearwatching community has reported!

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Bearwatching Season is Upon Us
Fat Bear Week in early October is what gets everybody's attention, but the cameras went live on June 18th and the community has been putting in work bearspotting. So here's a quick look at the most im...
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August 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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On Wednesday, I visited The Coach House in Wicker Park. They've built a joint fine-dining & casual-dining operation on the back of *the* best fried chicken sandwich in the city, drawing flavours from Tamil Nadu and south east asia.

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The Coach House
On Wednesday, I visited The Coach House in Wicker Park. They've built a joint fine-dining & casual-dining operation on the back of *the* best fried chicken sandwich in the city, drawing flavours from ...
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August 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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With some apprehension, I've listed my first legendary greatsword on the trading post since the Janthir Wilds expansion launched. About a month before JW, I started doing this and was making good money on it ... but I'm worried about wizard vault boxes.

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Legendary Sales
With some apprehension, I've listed my first legendary greatsword on the trading post since the Janthir Wilds expansion launched. About a month before JW, I started doing this and was making good mone...
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August 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Bayan Ko is a Filipino/Cuban restaurant with a bit of history: it started à la carte, transitioned to a tasting menu, and then forked off a standalone diner to serve à la carte once again.

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Bayan Ko's Filipino/Cuban Fusion
Bayan Ko is a Filipino/Cuban restaurant with a bit of history: it started à la carte, transitioned to a tasting menu, and then forked off a standalone diner to serve à la carte once again.
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August 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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July 16th is National Hotdog Day. In most places, this is a non-event. But Chicago is not normal about hotdogs, so for me, it's a blitz of marketing emails from beef shacks trying to get me to guzzle their glizzies ...

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Celebrating National Hotdog Day with an Abomination
July 16th is National Hotdog Day. In most places, this is a non-event. But Chicago is not normal about hotdogs, so for me, it's a blitz of marketing emails from beef shacks trying to get me to guzzle ...
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August 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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I was downtown one afternoon in May with no dinner plans. Proxi, the sister to Sepia, had impressed me a few years ago with their elote bites, so I decided to check out their happy hour.

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Proxi's Happy Hour
I was downtown one afternoon in May with no dinner plans. Proxi, the sister to Sepia, had impressed me a few years ago with their elote bites, so I decided to check out their happy hour.
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August 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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I had a spirit-free drink called Mulberry Lapo's at Atelier a month or two ago. It was a pretty good drink, so I asked for the recipe and that's become my mid-afternoon go-to.

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Lapo's
I had a spirit-free drink called Mulberry Lapo's at Atelier a month or two ago. It was a pretty good drink, so I asked for the recipe and that's become my mid-afternoon go-to.
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August 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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The blaugust feed has brought me a few posts lamenting the end of NaNoWriMo this week. I hadn't participated in a long time, but I still really loved the concept. Here's my own eulogy for a bit of fallen web culture.

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Memories of NaNoWriMo
The blaugust feed has brought me a few posts lamenting the end of NaNoWriMo this week. I hadn't participated in a long time, but I still really loved the concept. Here's my own eulogy for a bit of fal...
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August 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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The Palm Court at the Drake Hotel offers afternoon tea in a fancy space full of flowers, a fountain, and a live harpist. As our swankiest tea service, it's been on my list for a while, and in May I finally made it in.

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Afternoon Tea at the Drake's Palm Court
The Palm Court at the Drake Hotel offers afternoon tea in a fancy space full of flowers, a fountain, and a live harpist. As our swankiest tea service, it's been on my list for a while, and in May I fi...
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August 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Moody Tongue is an oddball: despite being a brewery, they had a 2-star tasting menu that featured a lot of asian flavours and ingredients. But, being a brewpub, they offered beer pairings instead of wine, which is exciting!

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Beer at Moody Tongue
Moody Tongue is an oddball: despite being a brewery, they had a 2-star tasting menu that featured a lot of asian flavours and ingredients. But, being a brewpub, they offered beer pairings instead of w...
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August 7, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Valhalla is a relatively "new" tasting menu. They don't have a star, but it's certainly a star-worthy experience. I've been in twice over the last year.

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Visiting the Halls Valhalla Repeatedly
Valhalla is a relatively "new" tasting menu. They don't have a star, but it's certainly a star-worthy experience. I've been in twice over the last year.
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August 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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At the beginning of June, I visited Sepia for their choose-your-own-adventure tasting menu. It was a nice, quiet meal in a beautiful dining room.

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Spring at Sepia
At the beginning of June, I visited [Sepia](https://www.sepiachicago.com/) for their choose-your-own-adventure tasting menu. It was a nice, quiet meal in a beautiful dining room.
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August 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM