Me, at 21 trying to read Critique of Pure Reason.

No one can take a scene of benign small-talk & make it feel oppressive & foreboding like Kubrick.

I had a #ttrpg chat with 1/2 of Thieves Guild Games about a variety of things including their past, present, and future games, some design considerations which went into them, and the ever-popular notion that "that word we keep using might not mean what we think it means"~ youtu.be/LdqytLSQd9o

Random encounter. I must have rolled a '100'.

TLDR - Handwriting > typing for learning: - Triggers wider brain networks - Boosts memory & info encoding - Typing is faster, but weaker for recall pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

GMing online w/ Zoom shows how our RPG 'history' bends instantly. Human memory & the actual Zoom transcripts split fast. Even 1 important word misremembered & it cascades, reshaping how we read all other events, & how PCs proceed thereafter.

Happy Bday to one of the true pioneers of RPGs, Dave Arneson.

into the swamp #digitalart #fantasy #rpg #d&d

The value of Internet fighting reached its zenith surrounding the Dark Side of the Rainbow...

Returning to Pendragon… again What is Pendragon, really? Can we come to terms with it without first finding and naming our Arthur as King?

Enjoying rewatching this. Amazing how much more patient shows were ~30 years ago.

Division is no accident. It’s a feature of the system — and connection is our best rebellion. My latest piece offers a strategy for reaching across the ideological divide without losing yourself in the process. 🔗 kellyeros.com/reaching-acr... #DigitalTrust #CivicDiscourse #MediaPsychology

When the Internet began permeating daily life c. 2000 we believed information would finally be free, that facts could be checked by millions, & that TV networks would no longer dominate, but it was just another machine that corporations/governments crafted for their agendas.

Unexpected, but not unwelcome, visitor in my house. Joys of living in the country.

Players who expect to be led by the nose...

It's been *30 years* since this came out, and I still have no idea... "What's in the box?!"

Sept 22. Happy Bday to Bilbo & Frodo.

How is Word's grammar check getting WORSE instead of better?

The real question we need to take seriously is, Do Elves poop?

I may try this one: store.steampowered.com/app/2498570/...

Avoid anyone who lacks a healthy sense of humor, especially about themselves.

So clever of these guys... (FYI, O'Reilly is a real auto parts store) www.oreillyauto.com/flux-capacit...

Mostly intact shedding I found today in my yard. Not sure what kind of snake this belongs to though. 53".

Only today did I learn that Robert Picardo played the troll, Meg Mucklebones.

Thing I do: In stead of trying to map out exactly what caves do on paper, I create sections showing the est time of twisting, climbing, squeezing an area should take. Spelunking should feel endless & exhausting.

Sept 18: On this date, Gandalf cannot find the emergency fire escape ladder, & so has to wait to be rescued by Gwaihir... yet again. #Tolkien (John Howe art)

Arthurian pics by Aubrey Beardsley:

Fantastic Rivendell here. -Matty Rogers

September 15, 1977- On this date my favorite book was published.

Cultists are the last ones to know they are in a cult: 1 Dogmatic: absolutized, non-negotiable truth 2 Isolation: discourse with outsiders cut off 3 No doubts: "certainty" touted 4 Info control: dissent filtered/censored 5 Fear/guilt: shame & threats 6 Us-vs-them: outsiders evil

The story of Bones' ring.... His Precious...

I finally had the chance to interview neuro-philosopher @Iain McGilchrist and it was a delight. Listen to us discuss the necessity of metaphors, the relationship between our brain hemispheres and giggle about his portrayal of the unconscious mind. Episode: www.planetcritical.com/p/iain-mcgil...

first watch, weather turns #digitalart #fantasy #rpg #d&d

Discovered this beautiful blue-grey moths in one of my raised beds today.

I made a wilderness map maker, but all the icons I got (mountains, hills, trees) were CC/public domain, and so they lack the uniformity I would want. But all my searches for those who sell such icons were off the mark. If you know of those who sell those icon packages, throw me a link.

I wonder who this "Sue" was in "Runaround Sue".

"... and thus Melkor was released from his bondage, for the Valar were monumentally stupid."

TIL what "Touching Cloth" means.

When you have a high level mage in a party... www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFuM...

Engaging Belief, musing on the need to believe in the Otherworld at the #RPG table: roleplayrescue.com/2025/09/06/e...

TILT I share Bdays with this guy. How did I never know this?

- Carl Blechen

Who around here sells B&W map icons used for map making?

On this day 52 years ago, Tollers sailed on the Unbending Seas to that greenest of Shires beyond the veil.

What are Character Points in #GURPS and what can I spend them on? What's the point of these points? That’s this week’s GURPStalk topic —> shows.acast.com/gurpstalk/ep...

Cool deep dive into the older varieties of vamps: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF9F...

How cool. lotrproject.com/map/belerian...

the flame in the temple beneath the necropolis #digitalart #weird #horror #cthulhu #rpg

If nothing else, get a genuine laugh by listening to the last 10 seconds. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6jy...

Dostoevsky & Merton got together and wrote a chipper flick. Highly recommend.