More about the #Traveller #TTRPG. This is my last post before going #solarpunk. I talk about the origin of life and how it effects game play and world building. I also give a "shout out" to Sidney Fox who was both a great scientist and a wonderful person. ruduswritings.blogspot.com/2026/01/trav...

We all know which game they really meant

If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free. consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov

Let's all do whatever we can to encourage smokers to quit & others to never start. 🚭🚭🚭🚭🚭🚭🚭

I'm blogging towards a call for a #solarpunk #Traveller #RPG, and this one is about biology and computation--and how they're missing. Biological engineering enters at a much lower TL then was thought it would in 1977. Traveller needs to be #Biopunk. ruduswritings.blogspot.com/2025/12/trav...

On this day in 2003, the last known speaker of Akkala Sami died, meaning the language became extinct (or moribund). All remaining Sami languages - spoken by indigenous Samit people - are considered "endangered." #Language #Extinction #OTD

If you’re looking for a list of maple flavoured TTRPG folks into the new year, here is a wonderful place to start. A big shoutout to @pocgamer.com for putting it together. go.bsky.app/HEx5pr5

🌻 Happy holidays #Solarpunk feed! 🌻 I've been reading through this great article called "Envisioning Utopic Cities" by @eruditelijah.bsky.social and I cannot recommend it enough! Some of the ideas presented here are really fascinating for how cities of the future could look.

We were talking about how they need to get the word out about great the #Winnipeg #FoodScene is. We must be the "they" who make positive change, so here is an unsolicited contribution. Munch It (a small bakery) on Goulet St is great! I can't describe how tasty these are. Each is a work of art.

Xmas pressie money burning a hole in your pocket? Sixtystone’s 50% off PDF & POD still on for Investigator Weapons and Cathulhu titles. Ends 02 Jan 2026. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher... #callofcthulhu #ttrpg

Habari Gani? It’s the first day of Kwanzaa! Join the New Orleans Kwanzaa Coalition this evening at 6 to kick things off at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center #Kwanzaa #NewOrleans

I've posted my 2nd post about the #TTRPG #Traveller. In this one, I argue that the science in the game is looking back at old science, not forward. It's physics and geography. I'm working towards a call for a #solarpunk Traveller, but I'm not there yet. ruduswritings.blogspot.com/2025/12/trav...

I follow @iquitcigs.bsky.social, and every now and then, he posts lists of neat people to follow. I alway punch through and check them out. I don't read ahead and was completely surprised near the end. Thanks for the boost and for introducing me to all these cool people.

I mean, Winnipeg still has a lot of cold and snow in front of us, but the days are getting longer. Happy Solstice everyone!

So if you're walking up to the park in my hometown, you will pass this stump.

#AI #Hype is in my feed again. This is a realistic summary of the current state of AI hype. It doesn't address all the important issues, but it is a good read. www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/15/1...

After a blogging break, I'm back at it. Here are some thoughts on my early experiences with the #TTRPG #Traveller. I'll have more current things to say about the game in future posts, but here are some thoughts from way back when. ( #SciFi ) ruduswritings.blogspot.com/2025/12/trav...

HOT OFF THE PRESS: My latest piece on Germany’s energy transition & the heating law. It already offers a solid path to phase out fossil heating. What we need: stable funding, better local planning & skilled workers. Cutting complexity instead of endless political debate. medium.com/@jan.rosenow...

I'm a day late, but when I lived in Central Illinois, we still had Van Dyke Furniture Stores. Missouri / downstate Illinois local-boy, done good!

This is both interesting for its content and as a demonstration of what researchers can do with quantitative research.

We all know Clarke's "sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" Well we have corollary:

Well Canada, we're into the flu season... and Manitoba didn't report.

Look at this ridiculously amazing deal on Classic Traveller PDFs! 61 books for $16 www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/tr...

Maybe I am the last to know about this, but this is the coolest thing I've seen in a long time. #Nautical #Ghibli Real-world Nausicaa Ghibli anime glider completes its final flight in Japan【Video】 | SoraNews24 -Japan News- share.google/uZLKXokfflWU...

“Every corporation operating under the laws of this state has all the corporate powers it held previously, except that nothing in this statute grants or recognizes any power to engage in election activity or ballot-issue activity.” open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Strength In Numbers www.gelliottmorris.com?r=16wq94&utm...

Let's all do what we can to encourage smokers to quit & others to never start.

#AI #foundation models have an interesting weakness... their "guardrails," which filter inappropriate prompts, can be bypassed with poetry. Can't make this up. arxiv.org/abs/2511.15304

Meanwhile, in #TechNews, #Minecraft runs on a light bulb... Hardware hacker installs Minecraft server on a cheap smart lightbulb — single 192 MHz RISC-V core with 276KB of RAM, enough to run tiny 90K byte world | Tom's Hardware share.google/OJZQJBfou5YT...

100% said this and feel free to quote me on it. Also @jackiekashian.bsky.social is a fantastic comedian and you should see her when she comes to your town.

Friends! Here is the first episode of a new podcast i'm hosting. I'm thinking of it as a way of trying to have more of the conversations I have w/ smart ppl about the internet/politics/broken attention economy in public. first guest is the great @hankgreen.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=A492...

I love #Hermitcraft. If you like #Minecraft, check it out. It's a group of artists and professional Youtubers who tell an emergent story. I honestly think it is the most innovative thing I have seen in storytelling. New session just started, good time to see if you like it. hermitcraft.com

New Chester Bridge: Mississippi River 65 miles South of St. Louis My Home Area Pic Oct. 2025 Keep up to Date 👉 www.facebook.com/nealman.777 Open mid 2026 @piperformissouri.bsky.social @stltoday.com @kansascity.com @lesliejones4mo.bsky.social @tebarrett.bsky.social @tammykomoff.bsky.social

#AI like #LLM and #GenAI make those who aren't very good at a task overestimate their initial skills. There's a link to the peer-reviewed paper in this report. I've had this conversation at work several times recently. Nice to see others are finding the same. techxplore.com/news/2025-10...

Today, on Halloween, The Chaosium officially turns 50 years old. 🧵 On October 31, 1975 our founder Greg Stafford went down to the Alameda County Clerk’s office and filed the paperwork to officially register the company...

Happy 50th birthday to @chaosium.bsky.social. Born on Halloween 1975.

Read this great review article from @morganeilish.bsky.social about canadian friends @hitpointpress.bsky.social first original (and upcoming) game, SHIFT, currently on Kickstarter! #CanadianTTRPGScene #Ottawa #ClosePersonalFriendsofCCU

From the Free DC project. 1. Do not obey in advance 2. Prioritize joy 3. Take up Space 4. Practice solidarity. 5. Organize #Resistance is not futile! www.youtube.com/watch?v=34U_...

In a world at war, two hearts fought their own battle. One for love. One for survival. 🔗 mybook.to/Nightingales #nightingale #historicalromance #bookrecommendation #readersoftwitter #bookaddict #historicalfictionlovers #bookstagram #indiebooks #WomenWriters

Wow. Based on the comments, a lot of people saw me on Maddow tonight! To everyone asking me how they can help Democracy Docket fulfill its critical pro-democracy mission while receiving critical information ands analysis, it's easy. Sign-up now! hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

My father, a child of the Great Depression, said, "They're called banks because you put food in when you have extra, so you can take it out when you don't."

The post from the Reagan Foundation is just complete gibberish. The ad did not, in fact, misrepresent Reagan's views. But the idea that anyone needs the Reagan Foundation's goddamn permission to use the publicly broadcast official remarks of a former president and/or edit them for brevity is crazy

Trolling ICE in Portland. ##NoKings

Hey @sixtystonepress.co.uk has joined BlueSky! If you're into #CofC (Call of #Cthulhu), or #d100 games in general, check them out. www.sixtystonepress.co.uk

Not trying to detract from Mr. Stafford's great legacy or Chaosium's tribute. I just think it's ironic my first blog post was about how I, in fact, never met Greg Stafford. For me, Stafford is the hero of modern #ttrpg, not the corporate folks from TSR. ruduswritings.blogspot.com/2024/12/star...

I just posted this graph on bluesky this week: I think it was very illuminating of the bubbly state of AI recently.

The BIG Awe-inspiring Reading Room 📚 St. Louis Main Library @stlpubliclibrary.bsky.social 📚 @booksstlouis.bsky.social @stlpublicradio.bsky.social @2bdynamic.bsky.social @tammykomoff.bsky.social @tebarrett.bsky.social @kellymiller.bsky.social @piperformissouri.bsky.social @rockafowlers.bsky.social

Have we all met Austin Ramsay, a #Canadian #indie #ttrpg creator. If you haven't heard of the #CCUTTRP (@ccuttrpg.ca) and you're interested in Canadian indie game developers, check out the website. It's where indie TTRPG creators collaborate, not compete. ccuttrpg.ca/supporters/p...