Ryan S. Dancey
@ryandancey.com
Respect other's life choices; defend free speech; protect democracy; yield to the rule of law; apologize when wrong; pay your taxes; debate honestly; celebrate diversity; love your neighbors; and do unto others as you would have done unto you
Our new game Mystic Lands, designed by John D Clair, is live on Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ald...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ald...
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Our new game Mystic Lands, designed by John D Clair, is live on Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ald...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ald...
October 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The world is on fire but the guy in the #61 Dump Here jersey at the ALDS last night is my current hero.
October 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The world is on fire but the guy in the #61 Dump Here jersey at the ALDS last night is my current hero.
Andor was the best mass media (don't care about size of screen) I have seen in the past two years.
Well deserved.
Well deserved.
September 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Andor was the best mass media (don't care about size of screen) I have seen in the past two years.
Well deserved.
Well deserved.
The Digital Economy Lab has posted a report about the effect of AI on software engineering. This chart summarizes the effect of AI in this field. This is what I would expect to see if AI coding was "working" in the sense that it was allowing smaller teams to get the same velocity.
August 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The Digital Economy Lab has posted a report about the effect of AI on software engineering. This chart summarizes the effect of AI in this field. This is what I would expect to see if AI coding was "working" in the sense that it was allowing smaller teams to get the same velocity.
JM Fun running the @alderaceg.bsky.social 30th Anniversary Party
August 1, 2025 at 1:37 AM
JM Fun running the @alderaceg.bsky.social 30th Anniversary Party
@alderaceg.bsky.social booth at Gen Con 2025 up and running for day 4 (of 7)
July 31, 2025 at 11:58 PM
@alderaceg.bsky.social booth at Gen Con 2025 up and running for day 4 (of 7)
Here's my Jimmy Olsen theory from the new Superman movie:
He's got whatever tech Clark uses in his glasses. Maybe Mr. Terrific made it for him. Clark's glasses make people unable to see Superman. Jimmy's gizmo makes him irresistible to women.
He's got whatever tech Clark uses in his glasses. Maybe Mr. Terrific made it for him. Clark's glasses make people unable to see Superman. Jimmy's gizmo makes him irresistible to women.
July 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Here's my Jimmy Olsen theory from the new Superman movie:
He's got whatever tech Clark uses in his glasses. Maybe Mr. Terrific made it for him. Clark's glasses make people unable to see Superman. Jimmy's gizmo makes him irresistible to women.
He's got whatever tech Clark uses in his glasses. Maybe Mr. Terrific made it for him. Clark's glasses make people unable to see Superman. Jimmy's gizmo makes him irresistible to women.
This may be the first image known to be taken of the mysterious Planet 9; a new planet millions of miles beyond the order of Neptune. This is data from two Japanese sky studies that indicate a source of heat in the far outer solar system exactly where predicted
arxiv.org/pdf/2504.17288
arxiv.org/pdf/2504.17288
July 8, 2025 at 3:36 AM
This may be the first image known to be taken of the mysterious Planet 9; a new planet millions of miles beyond the order of Neptune. This is data from two Japanese sky studies that indicate a source of heat in the far outer solar system exactly where predicted
arxiv.org/pdf/2504.17288
arxiv.org/pdf/2504.17288
TIL that the lyric "but I won't do that" refers in all cases to the action described in the previous verse.
June 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
TIL that the lyric "but I won't do that" refers in all cases to the action described in the previous verse.
There's an Alternate Universe where the vision of Tony Gilroy's version of Star Wars is the path Lucasfilm chooses to pursue and we get a 5 year series where the ISB and the Rebellion engage in a taught cat & mouse game across the galaxy building towards the Battle of Yavin.
May 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
There's an Alternate Universe where the vision of Tony Gilroy's version of Star Wars is the path Lucasfilm chooses to pursue and we get a 5 year series where the ISB and the Rebellion engage in a taught cat & mouse game across the galaxy building towards the Battle of Yavin.
Stack Overflow is a proxy for how AI is impacting software engineering. As programmers increasingly use AI tools to get answers to the kind of routine questions that Stack Overflow used to provide interaction with other humans on Stack Overflow crashed.
May 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Stack Overflow is a proxy for how AI is impacting software engineering. As programmers increasingly use AI tools to get answers to the kind of routine questions that Stack Overflow used to provide interaction with other humans on Stack Overflow crashed.
CATUPDATE
Cat probably dors NOT have cancer. Vet prescribes some meds. Maybe Elfie uses another of her 9 lives!
Cat probably dors NOT have cancer. Vet prescribes some meds. Maybe Elfie uses another of her 9 lives!
April 7, 2025 at 11:49 PM
CATUPDATE
Cat probably dors NOT have cancer. Vet prescribes some meds. Maybe Elfie uses another of her 9 lives!
Cat probably dors NOT have cancer. Vet prescribes some meds. Maybe Elfie uses another of her 9 lives!
Our cat Elfie, who survived almost losing her tail last year, is going in tomorrow for an ultrasound test that will likely determine she has cancer. She is a tough little kitty. I love her very much.
April 7, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Our cat Elfie, who survived almost losing her tail last year, is going in tomorrow for an ultrasound test that will likely determine she has cancer. She is a tough little kitty. I love her very much.
The Service obligation was not necessarily military. Here is what Heinlein himself said about it.
March 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The Service obligation was not necessarily military. Here is what Heinlein himself said about it.
This chart is from Asmodee's prospectus.
What this chart tells us is that Asmodee is a wholesaler with a sideline in publishing.
What this chart tells us is that Asmodee is a wholesaler with a sideline in publishing.
February 4, 2025 at 11:41 PM
This chart is from Asmodee's prospectus.
What this chart tells us is that Asmodee is a wholesaler with a sideline in publishing.
What this chart tells us is that Asmodee is a wholesaler with a sideline in publishing.
Comics fan?
When you think of Galactus, how big do you think he is?
Here he is in his debut in Fantastic 4 #50 in 1966
When you think of Galactus, how big do you think he is?
Here he is in his debut in Fantastic 4 #50 in 1966
February 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Comics fan?
When you think of Galactus, how big do you think he is?
Here he is in his debut in Fantastic 4 #50 in 1966
When you think of Galactus, how big do you think he is?
Here he is in his debut in Fantastic 4 #50 in 1966
And every time he sees this image he knows his wife would fuck Trudeau if given the opportunity.
February 4, 2025 at 2:33 AM
And every time he sees this image he knows his wife would fuck Trudeau if given the opportunity.
Last game of 2024
River of Gold from Office Dog / Asmodee
A lightweight euro set in the world of Legend of the Five Rings. Players trade along the river, picking up trade goods, delivering orders, gaining regional influence and pursuing various objectives to gain the most victory points amd win.
River of Gold from Office Dog / Asmodee
A lightweight euro set in the world of Legend of the Five Rings. Players trade along the river, picking up trade goods, delivering orders, gaining regional influence and pursuing various objectives to gain the most victory points amd win.
January 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Last game of 2024
River of Gold from Office Dog / Asmodee
A lightweight euro set in the world of Legend of the Five Rings. Players trade along the river, picking up trade goods, delivering orders, gaining regional influence and pursuing various objectives to gain the most victory points amd win.
River of Gold from Office Dog / Asmodee
A lightweight euro set in the world of Legend of the Five Rings. Players trade along the river, picking up trade goods, delivering orders, gaining regional influence and pursuing various objectives to gain the most victory points amd win.
