Steve Kaltenbaugh
@skaltenbaugh.bsky.social
Adjunct prof. teaching Games, History, and Society @ American Univ (DC). Avid curler, 3-time game show contestant, fledgling puzzle creator, B- puzzle solver, cat guy. Let's all be cool here.
Sliced my thumb on a mandolin cutting a cucumber. Really, really do not recommend
November 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Sliced my thumb on a mandolin cutting a cucumber. Really, really do not recommend
Bruno does a great job breaking down a term that really shouldn't exist. Thank you for this!
azhdarchid.com/against-metr...
I really do hate the term 'metroidbrania'. I think so do many of you. Let's nip it in the bud before it becomes something people are financially invested in.
I really do hate the term 'metroidbrania'. I think so do many of you. Let's nip it in the bud before it becomes something people are financially invested in.
Against 'Metroidbrania': a Landscape of Knowledge Games
What are knowledge games? How do we relate them to each other? What sub-genres exist – and which ones might be implied?
azhdarchid.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Bruno does a great job breaking down a term that really shouldn't exist. Thank you for this!
There's been so much bad stuff happening lately in the world, but I offer this small bit of happiness. This week, we adopted two wonderful kitties! Duke, 2-yo tuxedo male, is amazingly chill, and Puck, 2-yo black male, is a tiny agent of chaos (/pos). They've already made themselves right at home!
October 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
There's been so much bad stuff happening lately in the world, but I offer this small bit of happiness. This week, we adopted two wonderful kitties! Duke, 2-yo tuxedo male, is amazingly chill, and Puck, 2-yo black male, is a tiny agent of chaos (/pos). They've already made themselves right at home!
@benmsmith.com @nonelvis.com this feels relevant to your interests if you haven't seen
pleased to announce that there seems to be a passive-aggressive conflict roiling the august pages of Cooks Illustrated, Fall Harvest recipes edition. allow me to explain:
October 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
@benmsmith.com @nonelvis.com this feels relevant to your interests if you haven't seen
It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of our dear Q. Shortly after her 18th birthday she stopped eating, and we had to say goodbye to her a little while ago. We had almost 10 wonderful years together. Please hug your animals a little bit more, bring them as much joy as they bring you.
September 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of our dear Q. Shortly after her 18th birthday she stopped eating, and we had to say goodbye to her a little while ago. We had almost 10 wonderful years together. Please hug your animals a little bit more, bring them as much joy as they bring you.
Made it home from Trivia Nationals, huge shout out to everyone I played with or against this weekend, and especially to the organizers and volunteers who worked their asses off!
May 27, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Made it home from Trivia Nationals, huge shout out to everyone I played with or against this weekend, and especially to the organizers and volunteers who worked their asses off!
When my pop culture trivia team does well
May 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
When my pop culture trivia team does well
HUNT HUNT HUNT
January 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
HUNT HUNT HUNT
Hey @effinbirds.com your shirts made it to American curlers as well! Cheers from Potomac CC in Maryland!
December 13, 2024 at 4:41 AM
Hey @effinbirds.com your shirts made it to American curlers as well! Cheers from Potomac CC in Maryland!
Here's a Crewel puzzle for you this morning. As a reminder, these are multiple crossword clues woven together. Each clue has the same number of words as there are letters in the answer. Solve the clues, weave the letters together, and you have the answer!
Five Lobos play across the here eyes
Five Lobos play across the here eyes
November 21, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Here's a Crewel puzzle for you this morning. As a reminder, these are multiple crossword clues woven together. Each clue has the same number of words as there are letters in the answer. Solve the clues, weave the letters together, and you have the answer!
Five Lobos play across the here eyes
Five Lobos play across the here eyes
Answer for yesterday's Crewel puzzle:
Inky partner of writing utensil Neil
Inky writing utensil: PEN
Partner of Neil (Simon): ART (Garfunkel)
Reweave the letters, and you get PARENT!
Inky partner of writing utensil Neil
Inky writing utensil: PEN
Partner of Neil (Simon): ART (Garfunkel)
Reweave the letters, and you get PARENT!
November 19, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Answer for yesterday's Crewel puzzle:
Inky partner of writing utensil Neil
Inky writing utensil: PEN
Partner of Neil (Simon): ART (Garfunkel)
Reweave the letters, and you get PARENT!
Inky partner of writing utensil Neil
Inky writing utensil: PEN
Partner of Neil (Simon): ART (Garfunkel)
Reweave the letters, and you get PARENT!
I'm going to start putting some easy puzzles up here. Not daily, because I will forget, but fairly often. I call these Crewel puzzles, after their appearance in the 2022 MITMH.
Multiple crossword clues are woven together. The clues have the same number of words as there are letters in the answer.
Multiple crossword clues are woven together. The clues have the same number of words as there are letters in the answer.
November 18, 2024 at 2:48 PM
I'm going to start putting some easy puzzles up here. Not daily, because I will forget, but fairly often. I call these Crewel puzzles, after their appearance in the 2022 MITMH.
Multiple crossword clues are woven together. The clues have the same number of words as there are letters in the answer.
Multiple crossword clues are woven together. The clues have the same number of words as there are letters in the answer.
HUGE thank you to @kellidunlap.bsky.social for joining our class today! Being able to talk about the incredible benefits @takethisorg.bsky.social provides to the gaming community and industry at large is so important!
November 13, 2024 at 8:01 AM
HUGE thank you to @kellidunlap.bsky.social for joining our class today! Being able to talk about the incredible benefits @takethisorg.bsky.social provides to the gaming community and industry at large is so important!
Tomorrow is my 40th birthday. I have a habit of self-deprecation and denying myself of anything i might want - food, comfort, etc. So, in the spirit of self-improvement, I am going to ask the universe for something I want very badly.
I want to be in the #Jeopardy Second Chance Tournament. (1/n)
I want to be in the #Jeopardy Second Chance Tournament. (1/n)
November 9, 2024 at 2:41 AM
Tomorrow is my 40th birthday. I have a habit of self-deprecation and denying myself of anything i might want - food, comfort, etc. So, in the spirit of self-improvement, I am going to ask the universe for something I want very badly.
I want to be in the #Jeopardy Second Chance Tournament. (1/n)
I want to be in the #Jeopardy Second Chance Tournament. (1/n)
I got some good cookies from the place in the mall, and now I'm going to spend the rest of the night playing Kingdom Hearts 3. It's not my first playthrough, but I enjoy it. Hope you all do what you like tonight!
November 5, 2024 at 11:55 PM
I got some good cookies from the place in the mall, and now I'm going to spend the rest of the night playing Kingdom Hearts 3. It's not my first playthrough, but I enjoy it. Hope you all do what you like tonight!
Excited for WNBA finals game 5, rooting for Minnesota to win because 1) Lynx are a cool name, and 2) i never want a NY team to win anything
October 20, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Excited for WNBA finals game 5, rooting for Minnesota to win because 1) Lynx are a cool name, and 2) i never want a NY team to win anything
Reposted by Steve Kaltenbaugh
Over the last several months, I have been investigating rumors that games accessibility advocate Susan Banks, Tubi Hamid, and Deb Vaughan were not real people. Here's what I found: www.ign.com/articles/a-p...
A Prominent Accessibility Advocate Worked With Studios and Inspired Change. But She Never Actually Existed. - IGN
In the years since the alleged death of beloved accessibility advocate Susan Banks, mounting evidence and accounts from those close to her work suggest that she was not the person she claimed to be. I...
www.ign.com
August 23, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Over the last several months, I have been investigating rumors that games accessibility advocate Susan Banks, Tubi Hamid, and Deb Vaughan were not real people. Here's what I found: www.ign.com/articles/a-p...
Today is the 12th anniversary of me leaving the Navy, and in a few days it'll be my 20th anniversary of joining. I don't talk about it much because to me, it was a job. Not a higher calling, not an act of patriotism. My high-achieving family didn't really understand the concept of flunking out.
July 24, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Today is the 12th anniversary of me leaving the Navy, and in a few days it'll be my 20th anniversary of joining. I don't talk about it much because to me, it was a job. Not a higher calling, not an act of patriotism. My high-achieving family didn't really understand the concept of flunking out.
On this Father's Day, shout out to my father-in-law. I lost my dad a few years ago (literal days before my wedding), and he's been everything you'd want in a FIL. Thanks Jim.
June 16, 2024 at 11:08 PM
On this Father's Day, shout out to my father-in-law. I lost my dad a few years ago (literal days before my wedding), and he's been everything you'd want in a FIL. Thanks Jim.
(Sorry for vagueskeeting) Sometimes life doesn't quite work out the way you hoped. When that happens, you find out who truly has your back, and who wants things out of you. Exceedingly grateful to see how many folks are falling into the first category. I promise to do the same when the time comes.
June 14, 2024 at 1:32 PM
(Sorry for vagueskeeting) Sometimes life doesn't quite work out the way you hoped. When that happens, you find out who truly has your back, and who wants things out of you. Exceedingly grateful to see how many folks are falling into the first category. I promise to do the same when the time comes.
Real up-and-down weekend. I curled with friends(good), I got hurt curling(bad)
I went to a fantastic museum and saw amazing things (very good), I'm stuck in a small airport due to plane malfunction (not very good),
I found a comfy chair and an outlet(good), I still have work in the morning (bad)
I went to a fantastic museum and saw amazing things (very good), I'm stuck in a small airport due to plane malfunction (not very good),
I found a comfy chair and an outlet(good), I still have work in the morning (bad)
April 14, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Real up-and-down weekend. I curled with friends(good), I got hurt curling(bad)
I went to a fantastic museum and saw amazing things (very good), I'm stuck in a small airport due to plane malfunction (not very good),
I found a comfy chair and an outlet(good), I still have work in the morning (bad)
I went to a fantastic museum and saw amazing things (very good), I'm stuck in a small airport due to plane malfunction (not very good),
I found a comfy chair and an outlet(good), I still have work in the morning (bad)
If you enjoy sports and you're not watching this Iowa/South Carolina game, you're missing out hard
April 7, 2024 at 7:26 PM
If you enjoy sports and you're not watching this Iowa/South Carolina game, you're missing out hard
Will def watch a lot of this new Jeopardy tournament, considering I'm one of the very few people (and possibly the only person in regular season play) who had to face 2 of the JIT contestants at once. (Second Chance, how bout it?) There's some serious talent up there, excited to see it play out!
March 14, 2024 at 12:08 AM
Will def watch a lot of this new Jeopardy tournament, considering I'm one of the very few people (and possibly the only person in regular season play) who had to face 2 of the JIT contestants at once. (Second Chance, how bout it?) There's some serious talent up there, excited to see it play out!
Being an elder millennial means I take 5 different medications, but they're mostly in gummy form
March 4, 2024 at 12:01 AM
Being an elder millennial means I take 5 different medications, but they're mostly in gummy form
Reminder to my curling friends in the US: TSN is showing the Scotties and Brier live on their YouTube channel! First draw of the Scotties just started, enjoy!
February 17, 2024 at 1:12 AM
Reminder to my curling friends in the US: TSN is showing the Scotties and Brier live on their YouTube channel! First draw of the Scotties just started, enjoy!