BitterOldPunk
@bitteroldpunk.bsky.social
I could tell you but I’d have to bore you. Fan of tuna noodle casserole and ugly music. Alabamian lucky enough to live on Vancouver Island. I talk too much about tabletop role-playing games.
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BitterOldPunk
@bitteroldpunk.bsky.social
· Aug 16
I no longer trust my ability to distinguish real people from bots so going forward I’m not following anyone back.
Were it not for the friendships made and grown across multiple platforms over decades I’d close this account too.
The well is poisoned, at least for me it seems to be.
Were it not for the friendships made and grown across multiple platforms over decades I’d close this account too.
The well is poisoned, at least for me it seems to be.
The cat’s Xmas prezzie arrived
He may get it early, as he has been a Very Good Cat all year long (excepting the times he puked on the duvet)
He may get it early, as he has been a Very Good Cat all year long (excepting the times he puked on the duvet)
November 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The cat’s Xmas prezzie arrived
He may get it early, as he has been a Very Good Cat all year long (excepting the times he puked on the duvet)
He may get it early, as he has been a Very Good Cat all year long (excepting the times he puked on the duvet)
The diner across the street has been in business since Jesus rode a mastodon. I had coffee and a pancake the size of the plate.
November 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The diner across the street has been in business since Jesus rode a mastodon. I had coffee and a pancake the size of the plate.
Trapped! In a world he never made.
November 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Trapped! In a world he never made.
I was sitting there but now I guess I’m not
November 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I was sitting there but now I guess I’m not
If I were a Science Edumicator, I would be thinking seriously about how to teach people to distinguish between machine learning, which is a Cool and Important field of scientific inquiry, and large language models, which are Theft-Fueled Bullshit Vortices
November 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
If I were a Science Edumicator, I would be thinking seriously about how to teach people to distinguish between machine learning, which is a Cool and Important field of scientific inquiry, and large language models, which are Theft-Fueled Bullshit Vortices
I say we're growing every day
Getting stronger
every way
I'll take you to a place where we shall find our
ROOTS
BLOODY ROOTS
ROOTS
BLOODY ROOTS
Getting stronger
every way
I'll take you to a place where we shall find our
ROOTS
BLOODY ROOTS
ROOTS
BLOODY ROOTS
November 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I say we're growing every day
Getting stronger
every way
I'll take you to a place where we shall find our
ROOTS
BLOODY ROOTS
ROOTS
BLOODY ROOTS
Getting stronger
every way
I'll take you to a place where we shall find our
ROOTS
BLOODY ROOTS
ROOTS
BLOODY ROOTS
No Dragonbane game today. Scheduling issues. :(
Thinking of writing a TTRPG in which players play the role of GMs trying to get five adults to sit down at a table at the same time on a regular basis
it’s a horror game and everyone dies
Thinking of writing a TTRPG in which players play the role of GMs trying to get five adults to sit down at a table at the same time on a regular basis
it’s a horror game and everyone dies
November 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
No Dragonbane game today. Scheduling issues. :(
Thinking of writing a TTRPG in which players play the role of GMs trying to get five adults to sit down at a table at the same time on a regular basis
it’s a horror game and everyone dies
Thinking of writing a TTRPG in which players play the role of GMs trying to get five adults to sit down at a table at the same time on a regular basis
it’s a horror game and everyone dies
Repo Man
Do The Right Thing
Raising Arizona
Gremlins
Do The Right Thing
Raising Arizona
Gremlins
Name your top 4 80s films.
November 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Repo Man
Do The Right Thing
Raising Arizona
Gremlins
Do The Right Thing
Raising Arizona
Gremlins
This would matter if words still held meaning
Reporter: Are you affirming that you think the president is a fascist?
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
November 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
This would matter if words still held meaning
Ah fuck it’s the goddamn holidays again
November 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Ah fuck it’s the goddamn holidays again
“Borborygmus” would be a great name for a metal band
November 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
“Borborygmus” would be a great name for a metal band
Can’t wait for the forthcoming end-of-year streaming summary to show that my thoughtful and discerning listening habits basically boil down to blasting the same six songs over and over again like an unhinged obsessive
November 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Can’t wait for the forthcoming end-of-year streaming summary to show that my thoughtful and discerning listening habits basically boil down to blasting the same six songs over and over again like an unhinged obsessive
well drat
also yay science, I guess
also yay science, I guess
Now it can (finally) be told. We've been tracking Comet 3I more or less continuously with PUNCH. Everything is fine. 3I is definitely very interesting – but it is most definitely *not* an alien spaceship undergoing maneuvers, no matter what that Boston guy says. ☀️🛰️🔭🧪 #3I #comet #not_aliens
NASA’s PUNCH Spies Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS - NASA Science
NASA’s PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS during its passage through the
science.nasa.gov
November 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
well drat
also yay science, I guess
also yay science, I guess
We can start rewarding people for being healthy after we start punishing politicians for being stupid
Markwayne Mullin: "Reward people for being healthy. Think about this. Healthcare is the only industry that you're not rewarded for taking care of your responsibility. If you think about homeowners insurance, if you're within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, your insurance goes down."
November 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
We can start rewarding people for being healthy after we start punishing politicians for being stupid
Another day in the electron mines
November 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Another day in the electron mines
This latest Cloudflare outage kinda feels like the internet is starting to flicker like the cabin lights in an old Volkswagen
it all still WORKS, sometimes, mostly, except when it doesn’t
it all still WORKS, sometimes, mostly, except when it doesn’t
November 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This latest Cloudflare outage kinda feels like the internet is starting to flicker like the cabin lights in an old Volkswagen
it all still WORKS, sometimes, mostly, except when it doesn’t
it all still WORKS, sometimes, mostly, except when it doesn’t
NB: things have always been moderately stupid, but it used to be that people weren’t proud of being stupid, and some of them actively tried not to be quite so stupid, which kinda kept things in check. But now stupid sells and people wallow in it, so here we are
This is going to be difficult for the younger generation to understand, but within living memory there was a time when everything wasn't obviously incredibly stupid all the time.
November 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
NB: things have always been moderately stupid, but it used to be that people weren’t proud of being stupid, and some of them actively tried not to be quite so stupid, which kinda kept things in check. But now stupid sells and people wallow in it, so here we are
The existence of Bobby Orr implies the existence of Bobby Andd
November 18, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The existence of Bobby Orr implies the existence of Bobby Andd
November 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Ran that little Call of Cthulhu scenario again. They didn’t finish the story because I suck at pacing but both tables were thoroughly creeped out and disturbed by how much of it actually happened, so mission accomplished I suppose
you gotta love a good old-fashioned snake cult
you gotta love a good old-fashioned snake cult
November 17, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Ran that little Call of Cthulhu scenario again. They didn’t finish the story because I suck at pacing but both tables were thoroughly creeped out and disturbed by how much of it actually happened, so mission accomplished I suppose
you gotta love a good old-fashioned snake cult
you gotta love a good old-fashioned snake cult
On the bright side, maybe this is the weak the global economy collapses
November 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
On the bright side, maybe this is the weak the global economy collapses
8 hours of rocking
8 hours of rolling
8 hours of healthful, restorative sleep
8 hours of rolling
8 hours of healthful, restorative sleep
i used to think the lyric was ‘i wanna rock and roll all night / and part of every day’ and i remember thinking, honestly that sounds reasonable
November 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
8 hours of rocking
8 hours of rolling
8 hours of healthful, restorative sleep
8 hours of rolling
8 hours of healthful, restorative sleep
Turns out that when you just laze about eating delicious foods, you put on weight
why did no one inform me of this
now I have to do stuff and y’all know how I hate doing stuff
Sigh. Ok. I’ll go for a walk. That’s almost like doing stuff. And if I walk in the right direction, there’s a donut place
why did no one inform me of this
now I have to do stuff and y’all know how I hate doing stuff
Sigh. Ok. I’ll go for a walk. That’s almost like doing stuff. And if I walk in the right direction, there’s a donut place
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Turns out that when you just laze about eating delicious foods, you put on weight
why did no one inform me of this
now I have to do stuff and y’all know how I hate doing stuff
Sigh. Ok. I’ll go for a walk. That’s almost like doing stuff. And if I walk in the right direction, there’s a donut place
why did no one inform me of this
now I have to do stuff and y’all know how I hate doing stuff
Sigh. Ok. I’ll go for a walk. That’s almost like doing stuff. And if I walk in the right direction, there’s a donut place
If I were to Frankenstein together my dream TTRPG, it would have Traveller’s chargen, Dragonbane’s combat and skill advancement, and Blades in the Dark’s clocks, crews, and factions. With the main resolution mechanic being CoC/BRP percentile roll-under.
Tell me why this is a terrible idea.
Tell me why this is a terrible idea.
November 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
If I were to Frankenstein together my dream TTRPG, it would have Traveller’s chargen, Dragonbane’s combat and skill advancement, and Blades in the Dark’s clocks, crews, and factions. With the main resolution mechanic being CoC/BRP percentile roll-under.
Tell me why this is a terrible idea.
Tell me why this is a terrible idea.