PresGas
@presgas.name
Site/Blog! - https://words.presgas.name/
#folkdnd #TTRPG gamer interested in #OSRIC #DnD #1e #2e.
#FLOSS advocate and #sysadmin. Interested in horizontal organization, collaboration and biking.
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#folkdnd #TTRPG gamer interested in #OSRIC #DnD #1e #2e.
#FLOSS advocate and #sysadmin. Interested in horizontal organization, collaboration and biking.
Pronouns: https://en.pronouns.page/are/he%26e He/Him/E/Em
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PresGas
@presgas.name
· Nov 24
I should probably post an #introduction so's you don't think I'm a bot of some sort. I'm a lurker and occasional chatter in various #ttrpg areas. Sometime looking at setting up a blog of some kind. Interested in #biking #slowliving #vegan and #vegetarian cooking. Hope to talk more soon.
I wish I knew of the existence of `extrepo` sooner! How'd I miss this?!?
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#floss #linux #debian
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#floss #linux #debian
Debian(et al) Repo Management Hidden Gem - PresGas Words
Why is it that I hadn’t heard of Debian’s extrepo management tool?!?! I stumbled onto it from an article from beardystarstuff.net’s post and then looking…
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August 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I wish I knew of the existence of `extrepo` sooner! How'd I miss this?!?
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#floss #linux #debian
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#floss #linux #debian
Bravo, @nearlyfreespeech.bsky.social ! This is worth knowing and passing along for #lgbtqi folks looking at hosting. This is the place!
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About NearlyFreeSpeech Hosting + - PresGas Words
This blog post is yet another reason, I am so glad I chose NearlyFreeSpeech.net for my hosting. Not only do they have a solid policy…
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August 9, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Bravo, @nearlyfreespeech.bsky.social ! This is worth knowing and passing along for #lgbtqi folks looking at hosting. This is the place!
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semi-CW - rant on housing and higher ed incoming. I initially thought I'd talk about "Moving Days" and how college towns need to get past it, but then started feeling feels about what places like Indiana are doing to colleges. So fair warning.
#housing #highered
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#housing #highered
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Even in "College Towns" - Moving Day Needs to Die - PresGas Words
Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of issues with large cities and housing. Hell! There are problems all over; ‘cos don’t get me started…
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July 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
semi-CW - rant on housing and higher ed incoming. I initially thought I'd talk about "Moving Days" and how college towns need to get past it, but then started feeling feels about what places like Indiana are doing to colleges. So fair warning.
#housing #highered
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#housing #highered
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As much as I love the Chicago Reader, it was about time to donate:
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You all should look at your regional news source and support em if you can! Let us know what place you like and/or support!!
#media #journalism
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You all should look at your regional news source and support em if you can! Let us know what place you like and/or support!!
#media #journalism
Time to Support The Chicago Reader - PresGas Words
I have been reading off and on Chicago Reader since I lived there for 2 years at the turn of the century (love that I…
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June 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
As much as I love the Chicago Reader, it was about time to donate:
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You all should look at your regional news source and support em if you can! Let us know what place you like and/or support!!
#media #journalism
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You all should look at your regional news source and support em if you can! Let us know what place you like and/or support!!
#media #journalism
Posted some extra thoughts about @joanwestenberg.com and @takeonrules.com blog posts recently. Helped make me crystalize my thoughts on simple, convivial tools and just contributing to that #blogosphere
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Hard Mode and Modularity - PresGas Words
I went down the morning’s RSS hole and found Jeremy’s Take on Rules’ article on “Hard Mode” along with the subsequent reading of Joan Westenberg’s…
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June 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Posted some extra thoughts about @joanwestenberg.com and @takeonrules.com blog posts recently. Helped make me crystalize my thoughts on simple, convivial tools and just contributing to that #blogosphere
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Doing some more thinking about embedding video content in blogs without feeding the corporations...yet supporting the folks creating things. It is definitely a delicate balance!!
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#blogosphere
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#blogosphere
YouTube, Blogging, and Surveillance Capitalism - PresGas Words
I have been mulling over a comment someone sent me over Matrix (that’s living by the ol’ Blogosphere mindset!!) about embedding YouTube videos. Since “some…
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May 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Doing some more thinking about embedding video content in blogs without feeding the corporations...yet supporting the folks creating things. It is definitely a delicate balance!!
words.presgas.name/youtube-blog...
#blogosphere
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#blogosphere
I know we have a shload of things happening. There is a lot to parse and act on in a civic way (let's goooo!!). However, my walk from a day ago got me thinking about US housing:
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Just a gentle mini-rant from feelings...
#housing #rent #housingfirst #humanrights
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Just a gentle mini-rant from feelings...
#housing #rent #housingfirst #humanrights
Thinking about Housing - PresGas Words
As I am getting ready to move to a smaller place; a one bedroom split house, I find myself walking around my town and seeing…
words.presgas.name
May 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I know we have a shload of things happening. There is a lot to parse and act on in a civic way (let's goooo!!). However, my walk from a day ago got me thinking about US housing:
words.presgas.name/thinking-abo...
Just a gentle mini-rant from feelings...
#housing #rent #housingfirst #humanrights
words.presgas.name/thinking-abo...
Just a gentle mini-rant from feelings...
#housing #rent #housingfirst #humanrights
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AI is violence to culture.
(Remember when everyone was like "3D movies are the future, deal with it"?)
(Remember when everyone was like "3D movies are the future, deal with it"?)
May 8, 2025 at 11:28 AM
AI is violence to culture.
(Remember when everyone was like "3D movies are the future, deal with it"?)
(Remember when everyone was like "3D movies are the future, deal with it"?)
Thought I'd rummage through my #Bandcampfriday bag to see what I picked up to support Indie and local-ish artists.
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What did you all get??
#music #bandcamp
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What did you all get??
#music #bandcamp
Bandcamp Friday Finds 202505 - PresGas Words
Just got me some good finds from the recent Bandcamp Friday!! https://bandcamp.com/presgas So let’s rummage through the shopping bag, shall we? I got almost everything…
words.presgas.name
May 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Thought I'd rummage through my #Bandcampfriday bag to see what I picked up to support Indie and local-ish artists.
words.presgas.name/bandcamp-fri...
What did you all get??
#music #bandcamp
words.presgas.name/bandcamp-fri...
What did you all get??
#music #bandcamp
Trying to live my #blogosphere ideals and reach out to folks via their contact page over comments (esp if they don't have comments enabled but that contact page).
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It definitely encourages thought and pause. I like this slow internet.
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It definitely encourages thought and pause. I like this slow internet.
Blogosphere Reaching Out - PresGas Words
I finally started practicing what my ideals are and reaching out to another blog after reading it. They don’t have comments enabled either and had…
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April 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Trying to live my #blogosphere ideals and reach out to folks via their contact page over comments (esp if they don't have comments enabled but that contact page).
words.presgas.name/blogosphere-...
It definitely encourages thought and pause. I like this slow internet.
words.presgas.name/blogosphere-...
It definitely encourages thought and pause. I like this slow internet.
On Thursday one of my puppers passed away. It was fast, but not fully unexpected. I miss him quite a bit, but really taking time to be with people and his 3 legged brother. He was a good boi, but we will be alright.
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#pets #feelings
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#pets #feelings
Regarding my Pupper Tesla (after the scientist!!) - PresGas Words
On Thursday, we lost our anxious, four legged buddy Tesla. We had him since March 2013. It was very sudden, but not unexpected. He was…
words.presgas.name
April 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
On Thursday one of my puppers passed away. It was fast, but not fully unexpected. I miss him quite a bit, but really taking time to be with people and his 3 legged brother. He was a good boi, but we will be alright.
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#pets #feelings
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#pets #feelings
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I think I have a new interview show to obsess about. Also, a new, profound admiration for Seth Green. That comedy genius thinks deep!!
I think I have a new interview show to obsess about. Also, a new, profound admiration for Seth Green. That comedy genius thinks deep!!
You Can Only Hug So Hard... - PresGas Words
I think I just found my new favorite interview show! Grave Conversations with David Dastmalchian has the great character actor interviewing folks each in their…
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April 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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I think I have a new interview show to obsess about. Also, a new, profound admiration for Seth Green. That comedy genius thinks deep!!
I think I have a new interview show to obsess about. Also, a new, profound admiration for Seth Green. That comedy genius thinks deep!!
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Such petty, unprofessional behavior for someone in power to talk this way to someone who works with folks with disabilities. Reach out.
#uspolitics #ussenate
Such petty, unprofessional behavior for someone in power to talk this way to someone who works with folks with disabilities. Reach out.
#uspolitics #ussenate
RE Indiana Senator Jim Banks - PresGas Words
https://indianapublicmedia.org/news/banks-says-former-hhs-worker-probably-deserved-to-be-fired.php No elected official should talk to their constituents (or anyone) in this unprofessional way. It is a...
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April 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Such petty, unprofessional behavior for someone in power to talk this way to someone who works with folks with disabilities. Reach out.
#uspolitics #ussenate
Such petty, unprofessional behavior for someone in power to talk this way to someone who works with folks with disabilities. Reach out.
#uspolitics #ussenate
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I had a really unexpectedly great morning walk! I really enjoy bumping into wonderful folks.
I had a really unexpectedly great morning walk! I really enjoy bumping into wonderful folks.
Is There Magic in the Town or in People? - PresGas Words
I had a good morning walk to a local coffee shop to have a black sesame late (it was awesome!) and intending to read my…
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March 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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I had a really unexpectedly great morning walk! I really enjoy bumping into wonderful folks.
I had a really unexpectedly great morning walk! I really enjoy bumping into wonderful folks.
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On this week's casting of the Dazzling Prismatic Hemicycle I'm talking system - particularly my system of choice, Worlds Without Number. What's your favorite system?
Read it here: strages.bearblog.dev/000c/
#OSR #DnD #TTRPG #WorldsWithoutNumber
Read it here: strages.bearblog.dev/000c/
#OSR #DnD #TTRPG #WorldsWithoutNumber
Why Worlds Without Number?
Singing the praises of Sine Nomine.
strages.bearblog.dev
March 17, 2025 at 3:17 AM
On this week's casting of the Dazzling Prismatic Hemicycle I'm talking system - particularly my system of choice, Worlds Without Number. What's your favorite system?
Read it here: strages.bearblog.dev/000c/
#OSR #DnD #TTRPG #WorldsWithoutNumber
Read it here: strages.bearblog.dev/000c/
#OSR #DnD #TTRPG #WorldsWithoutNumber
Trying out the domain name handle change. Lessee how this goes...
March 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Trying out the domain name handle change. Lessee how this goes...
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Damon & Naomi - very good indie artists that have put out quite a bit of music over the years are interviewed on @pbsnews.org
Wish they talked about @bandcamp.com
#music
Damon & Naomi - very good indie artists that have put out quite a bit of music over the years are interviewed on @pbsnews.org
Wish they talked about @bandcamp.com
#music
PBS - Don't Forget Bandcamp! - PresGas Words
A short bit ago, PBS NewsHour had an article about streaming payments. You should give it a watch! One really cool thing was they interviewed…
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March 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Damon & Naomi - very good indie artists that have put out quite a bit of music over the years are interviewed on @pbsnews.org
Wish they talked about @bandcamp.com
#music
Damon & Naomi - very good indie artists that have put out quite a bit of music over the years are interviewed on @pbsnews.org
Wish they talked about @bandcamp.com
#music
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Great website gathering the #indieweb together and letting you slot machine great content. ...keeping the #blogosphere alive!
Great website gathering the #indieweb together and letting you slot machine great content. ...keeping the #blogosphere alive!
indieblog Slot Machine FTW - PresGas Words
Thanks to @alex, I discovered the most wonderful indieblog.page, which churns out random posts from the IndieWeb and beyond! It is maintained by Andreas Gohr,…
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March 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Great website gathering the #indieweb together and letting you slot machine great content. ...keeping the #blogosphere alive!
Great website gathering the #indieweb together and letting you slot machine great content. ...keeping the #blogosphere alive!
People of the #blogosphere
If you have a #blog with an #RSS feed, how do you tell people how to follow you without big social?
Newer denizens on the Internet have no concept of the older, decentralized web.
Reposts or boosts welcome, replies preferred.
If you have a #blog with an #RSS feed, how do you tell people how to follow you without big social?
Newer denizens on the Internet have no concept of the older, decentralized web.
Reposts or boosts welcome, replies preferred.
March 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
People of the #blogosphere
If you have a #blog with an #RSS feed, how do you tell people how to follow you without big social?
Newer denizens on the Internet have no concept of the older, decentralized web.
Reposts or boosts welcome, replies preferred.
If you have a #blog with an #RSS feed, how do you tell people how to follow you without big social?
Newer denizens on the Internet have no concept of the older, decentralized web.
Reposts or boosts welcome, replies preferred.
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Woo!! Time to set up your #openlibrary profile from #internetarchive !! No need to give #amazon anything more for what you do with your #socialmedia #book readin'!!
Woo!! Time to set up your #openlibrary profile from #internetarchive !! No need to give #amazon anything more for what you do with your #socialmedia #book readin'!!
OpenLibrary > GoodReads - PresGas Words
Holy crapanoli!! I didn’t realized that there were social aspects in The Internet Archive’s Open Library there are areas in folks’ profiles for past, present,…
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March 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Woo!! Time to set up your #openlibrary profile from #internetarchive !! No need to give #amazon anything more for what you do with your #socialmedia #book readin'!!
Woo!! Time to set up your #openlibrary profile from #internetarchive !! No need to give #amazon anything more for what you do with your #socialmedia #book readin'!!
March 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I started a #blog if yer interested.
words.presgas.name
Not sure what I want to do with #bsky but it is definitely to get out of big socials and attempt more thoughtful posting and reading.
The about (words.presgas.name/whats-all-th...) has the ways I plan to allow comments and we got #rss 🧵
words.presgas.name
Not sure what I want to do with #bsky but it is definitely to get out of big socials and attempt more thoughtful posting and reading.
The about (words.presgas.name/whats-all-th...) has the ways I plan to allow comments and we got #rss 🧵
PresGas Words
words.presgas.name
March 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I started a #blog if yer interested.
words.presgas.name
Not sure what I want to do with #bsky but it is definitely to get out of big socials and attempt more thoughtful posting and reading.
The about (words.presgas.name/whats-all-th...) has the ways I plan to allow comments and we got #rss 🧵
words.presgas.name
Not sure what I want to do with #bsky but it is definitely to get out of big socials and attempt more thoughtful posting and reading.
The about (words.presgas.name/whats-all-th...) has the ways I plan to allow comments and we got #rss 🧵
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Observation of the seasons contribute to a cozy vibe. That's why every ~4th session of Under Hill, By Water is Yule. A chance to reflect on the past year's shenanigans, and maybe grow from your experiences. If you play 1x/week for 4 weeks, you'll go through all the seasons.
December 21, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Observation of the seasons contribute to a cozy vibe. That's why every ~4th session of Under Hill, By Water is Yule. A chance to reflect on the past year's shenanigans, and maybe grow from your experiences. If you play 1x/week for 4 weeks, you'll go through all the seasons.