Scott Starkey
@scottstarkey.bsky.social
I'm probably on Mastodon more than here, at @ScottStarkey@hoosier.social.
Magician, mentalist, fake psychic; I like Esperanto; Enthusiastic game designer and player; Playwright and wordsmith; Freemason; Resident weirdo; Master of Akimbo.
Magician, mentalist, fake psychic; I like Esperanto; Enthusiastic game designer and player; Playwright and wordsmith; Freemason; Resident weirdo; Master of Akimbo.
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My mom, the former high school chemistry teacher would have loved #chemadvent and totally shared it with her students! 🤓
She passed away almost exactly 3 years ago, but here's a picture of her when she was in her prime.
She passed away almost exactly 3 years ago, but here's a picture of her when she was in her prime.
December 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
My mom, the former high school chemistry teacher would have loved #chemadvent and totally shared it with her students! 🤓
She passed away almost exactly 3 years ago, but here's a picture of her when she was in her prime.
She passed away almost exactly 3 years ago, but here's a picture of her when she was in her prime.
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How to build a "Truth Sandwich" for Thanksgiving gatherings. No, you won't need any left-over turkey. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
How to build a "Truth Sandwich" for Thanksgiving gatherings. No, you won't need any left-over turkey. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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#hoosierfunq #hoosierquestionoftheweek 🎉
With Thanksgiving coming up, we might have some family time. Tell us your favorite board game(s)?
(I post HoosierFunQ on Mondays about personal Qs, and HoosierLifeQ on Thursdays about regional/cultural Qs. This is for #hoosiermast and the #hoosier […]
With Thanksgiving coming up, we might have some family time. Tell us your favorite board game(s)?
(I post HoosierFunQ on Mondays about personal Qs, and HoosierLifeQ on Thursdays about regional/cultural Qs. This is for #hoosiermast and the #hoosier […]
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hoosier.social
November 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
#hoosierfunq #hoosierquestionoftheweek 🎉
With Thanksgiving coming up, we might have some family time. Tell us your favorite board game(s)?
(I post HoosierFunQ on Mondays about personal Qs, and HoosierLifeQ on Thursdays about regional/cultural Qs. This is for #hoosiermast and the #hoosier […]
With Thanksgiving coming up, we might have some family time. Tell us your favorite board game(s)?
(I post HoosierFunQ on Mondays about personal Qs, and HoosierLifeQ on Thursdays about regional/cultural Qs. This is for #hoosiermast and the #hoosier […]
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Hey there #evansville #hoosiermast - one last boost before the event, but if you have time this evening we'll be writing letters to lawmakers in opposition to redistricting!
We'll be at the old Washington Square Mall food court. Come on out and join us - I'm […]
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We'll be at the old Washington Square Mall food court. Come on out and join us - I'm […]
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November 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Hey there #evansville #hoosiermast - one last boost before the event, but if you have time this evening we'll be writing letters to lawmakers in opposition to redistricting!
We'll be at the old Washington Square Mall food court. Come on out and join us - I'm […]
[Original post on hoosier.social]
We'll be at the old Washington Square Mall food court. Come on out and join us - I'm […]
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Hey #HoosierSky - I'm the official "Ambassador of Fun" over at Hoosier.Social. It's the most beautiful and lovely Mastodon server ever, locally owned and operated, and just for us Hoosiers. We are doing fun stuff over there.
#hoosierfunq #hoosierquestionoftheweek 🎉
Introduce us to your pet family! Dog, cat, bird, lizard, spider living in your house, or anything in between—show us a picture and tell us what makes them part of your #hoosierpets family.
(I post HoosierFunQ on Mondays about personal Qs, and […]
Introduce us to your pet family! Dog, cat, bird, lizard, spider living in your house, or anything in between—show us a picture and tell us what makes them part of your #hoosierpets family.
(I post HoosierFunQ on Mondays about personal Qs, and […]
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hoosier.social
November 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Hey #HoosierSky - I'm the official "Ambassador of Fun" over at Hoosier.Social. It's the most beautiful and lovely Mastodon server ever, locally owned and operated, and just for us Hoosiers. We are doing fun stuff over there.
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What's next, you ask?
October 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
What's next, you ask?
Hey #HoosierSky - I stopped by lovely Lebanon on my way to am Indianapolis magic gig. Come out and say hi. It's a wonderful, positive, and patriotic event! 🤩 Also, check out Hoosier.Social for a friendly buncha Hoosiers.
I managed to bop into the #nokings protest in #lebanonin on my way to a magic gig. The party is hopping in #booneco. #indiana #hoosiermast
October 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Hey #HoosierSky - I stopped by lovely Lebanon on my way to am Indianapolis magic gig. Come out and say hi. It's a wonderful, positive, and patriotic event! 🤩 Also, check out Hoosier.Social for a friendly buncha Hoosiers.
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For those of you in #HoosierSky, hoosier.social is a great on-ramp to the Mastodon experience, with a friendly local community made by and for Hoosiers.
hoosier.social
A small, independent Mastodon server focused on serving Indiana residents.
hoosier.social
October 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
For those of you in #HoosierSky, hoosier.social is a great on-ramp to the Mastodon experience, with a friendly local community made by and for Hoosiers.
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Amabel Holland has designed board games that tackle the struggle to end slavery, women’s suffrage, and the highly personal topic of gender transition, referring to them as “political art.” What can board games say that other art forms can’t?
The Personal, Political Art of Board-Game Design
What can board games say that other art forms can’t?
www.newyorker.com
September 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Amabel Holland has designed board games that tackle the struggle to end slavery, women’s suffrage, and the highly personal topic of gender transition, referring to them as “political art.” What can board games say that other art forms can’t?
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Too elaborate for a Labor Day protest sign, but worth sharing again.
August 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Too elaborate for a Labor Day protest sign, but worth sharing again.
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Yesterday at my gig, I performed magic for a local celebrity, and former colleague at Purdue Athletics. (I was his computer guy about 20 years ago.) He said, "You're a really good magician!"
#lafayettein #purdue #mbb #hoosiermast #indiana #tippecanoeco
#lafayettein #purdue #mbb #hoosiermast #indiana #tippecanoeco
August 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Yesterday at my gig, I performed magic for a local celebrity, and former colleague at Purdue Athletics. (I was his computer guy about 20 years ago.) He said, "You're a really good magician!"
#lafayettein #purdue #mbb #hoosiermast #indiana #tippecanoeco
#lafayettein #purdue #mbb #hoosiermast #indiana #tippecanoeco
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Hey #lafayettein, what dumb mischief can we get into today? At the #moseydownmainstreet.
#hoosiermast #indiana #magic #magician #magiciansofmastodon #tippecanoeco
#hoosiermast #indiana #magic #magician #magiciansofmastodon #tippecanoeco
August 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Hey #lafayettein, what dumb mischief can we get into today? At the #moseydownmainstreet.
#hoosiermast #indiana #magic #magician #magiciansofmastodon #tippecanoeco
#hoosiermast #indiana #magic #magician #magiciansofmastodon #tippecanoeco
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re: generative AI
I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used.
And now, you can use it, too.
I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used.
And now, you can use it, too.
July 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
re: generative AI
I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used.
And now, you can use it, too.
I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used.
And now, you can use it, too.
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ICE is a government jobs program for sociopaths
August 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
ICE is a government jobs program for sociopaths
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If you're take is that it's ok to celebrate harm done to people with the justification that some X percentage of them have bad ideas then you and I definitely aren't fighting to build the same kind of world and I don't think I want to be in your movement or to have you in mine.
July 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
If you're take is that it's ok to celebrate harm done to people with the justification that some X percentage of them have bad ideas then you and I definitely aren't fighting to build the same kind of world and I don't think I want to be in your movement or to have you in mine.
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Tomorrow I'll be representing @ttgda.bsky.social and @gamaofficial.bsky.social on a lobby day on tariffs. Feel free to share your stories with me about how you've been affected by tariffs on games.
June 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Tomorrow I'll be representing @ttgda.bsky.social and @gamaofficial.bsky.social on a lobby day on tariffs. Feel free to share your stories with me about how you've been affected by tariffs on games.
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A little good news for your scrolly-scroll.
I just turned in my final project for #gradschool at #purdueglobal. Which means I'm all done except for the shouting. I have sufficient points to #graduate with my #msit, however the grade lands.
I also feel like an incredible weight has been lifted […]
I just turned in my final project for #gradschool at #purdueglobal. Which means I'm all done except for the shouting. I have sufficient points to #graduate with my #msit, however the grade lands.
I also feel like an incredible weight has been lifted […]
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hoosier.social
May 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM
A little good news for your scrolly-scroll.
I just turned in my final project for #gradschool at #purdueglobal. Which means I'm all done except for the shouting. I have sufficient points to #graduate with my #msit, however the grade lands.
I also feel like an incredible weight has been lifted […]
I just turned in my final project for #gradschool at #purdueglobal. Which means I'm all done except for the shouting. I have sufficient points to #graduate with my #msit, however the grade lands.
I also feel like an incredible weight has been lifted […]
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If you find Indiana too far away, and still wanna do #boardgamedesign with a great crowd at home, check out #protospielonline - the same weekend May 16-18. Yes, the same cool community of #protospiel fun, packaged up into a gamified online experience and it literally attracts gamers testing […]
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hoosier.social
May 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
If you find Indiana too far away, and still wanna do #boardgamedesign with a great crowd at home, check out #protospielonline - the same weekend May 16-18. Yes, the same cool community of #protospiel fun, packaged up into a gamified online experience and it literally attracts gamers testing […]
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Stoppage: Flat River Group has decided not to attend Gen Con 2025 as originally planned, so its booth will (I imagine) go up for grabs to other publishers still interested in attending...assuming that they have goods to sell. (FRG had placed its productions on hiatus in mid-April 2025.) —WEM
April 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Stoppage: Flat River Group has decided not to attend Gen Con 2025 as originally planned, so its booth will (I imagine) go up for grabs to other publishers still interested in attending...assuming that they have goods to sell. (FRG had placed its productions on hiatus in mid-April 2025.) —WEM
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If your social network can "go down" than it is not decentralized.
April 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
If your social network can "go down" than it is not decentralized.
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The number of people I know who want to do fascist things in order to "fight" fascism is pretty disturbing.
April 20, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The number of people I know who want to do fascist things in order to "fight" fascism is pretty disturbing.