David 🍂
@gearm.bsky.social
blessed with the desire to learn (autism),
cursed with a limitless capacity for trivia (also autism)
i make games, vidya and tabletop
working on mine by night, and by day, working on yours - dev @ the best virtual table top on the world wide web
cursed with a limitless capacity for trivia (also autism)
i make games, vidya and tabletop
working on mine by night, and by day, working on yours - dev @ the best virtual table top on the world wide web
If you say "scientists say," I'm done listening. 🤷♂️ What are "scientists???"
Tell me what Neurology research is saying! What are Astrobiologists cooking? What's the latest from Psychologists studying psychosis as a result of LLM usage?
But "scientists?" You're telling me you think I'm stupid.
Tell me what Neurology research is saying! What are Astrobiologists cooking? What's the latest from Psychologists studying psychosis as a result of LLM usage?
But "scientists?" You're telling me you think I'm stupid.
November 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
If you say "scientists say," I'm done listening. 🤷♂️ What are "scientists???"
Tell me what Neurology research is saying! What are Astrobiologists cooking? What's the latest from Psychologists studying psychosis as a result of LLM usage?
But "scientists?" You're telling me you think I'm stupid.
Tell me what Neurology research is saying! What are Astrobiologists cooking? What's the latest from Psychologists studying psychosis as a result of LLM usage?
But "scientists?" You're telling me you think I'm stupid.
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Secrets of the universe explained
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Secrets of the universe explained
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Impeachment isn’t an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent.
Impeach, convict, remove. And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo54...
Impeach, convict, remove. And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo54...
Trump Wrongly Indicted Me, I’ll Rightly Impeach Him | Kat Abughazaleh Speaks at Lincoln Memorial
YouTube video by Kat Abughazaleh
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Impeachment isn’t an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent.
Impeach, convict, remove. And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo54...
Impeach, convict, remove. And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo54...
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Yesterday my partner and I counted all the ads along Chicago's Brown Line for "Friend," a company selling an AI chatbot pendant, and tallied how many of those ads were defaced.
Still working on a longer piece on this, but here's the quick and dirty: we counted 104 "Friend" ads total, 42 defaced.
Still working on a longer piece on this, but here's the quick and dirty: we counted 104 "Friend" ads total, 42 defaced.
November 23, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Yesterday my partner and I counted all the ads along Chicago's Brown Line for "Friend," a company selling an AI chatbot pendant, and tallied how many of those ads were defaced.
Still working on a longer piece on this, but here's the quick and dirty: we counted 104 "Friend" ads total, 42 defaced.
Still working on a longer piece on this, but here's the quick and dirty: we counted 104 "Friend" ads total, 42 defaced.
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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My Celes gouache painting from a few weeks back! It was difficult but still worth the attempt 🗡️
November 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
My Celes gouache painting from a few weeks back! It was difficult but still worth the attempt 🗡️
Has anyone asked Grok whether Jesus Christ or Elon Musk would make a better savior yet?
November 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Has anyone asked Grok whether Jesus Christ or Elon Musk would make a better savior yet?
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Astonishing to stop and realize that, at any given moment, bands of masked men armed to the teeth are storming churches and daycares, terrorizing entire communities—and that most of the country's political establishment barely blinks.
November 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Astonishing to stop and realize that, at any given moment, bands of masked men armed to the teeth are storming churches and daycares, terrorizing entire communities—and that most of the country's political establishment barely blinks.
Imagine if we had Warren instead of Schumer in leadership. Just imagine that.
November 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Imagine if we had Warren instead of Schumer in leadership. Just imagine that.
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I prosecuted a lot of pedophiles. One of them made this argument to a jury. It didn’t work.
November 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I prosecuted a lot of pedophiles. One of them made this argument to a jury. It didn’t work.
One of the best to ever do it.
And the only one to stick the landing AND HOW.
And the only one to stick the landing AND HOW.
Happy Anniversary to Final Fantasy IX! 🥳🎉
It released in North America on this day in 2000. It’s still one of the most charming and heartfelt journeys in the series. Is FF9 a favorite of yours?
It released in North America on this day in 2000. It’s still one of the most charming and heartfelt journeys in the series. Is FF9 a favorite of yours?
November 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
One of the best to ever do it.
And the only one to stick the landing AND HOW.
And the only one to stick the landing AND HOW.
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They are coming to Charlotte literally because of a few right-wing propaganda accounts on X and I am livid.
Gregory Bovino, the top Border Patrol official leading the charge on the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in cities, and his officers are heading to Charlotte, according to a source familiar with the planning. That was news to city officials. https://cnn.it/49crpZT
November 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
They are coming to Charlotte literally because of a few right-wing propaganda accounts on X and I am livid.
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If say, like, just a thousand people bought just one of my games...
That would be great.
#SelfPromoSaturday
#TTRPGS
#IndieGames
That would be great.
#SelfPromoSaturday
#TTRPGS
#IndieGames
Since I just sold a copy (YAY!), I'm going to #SelfPromoSaturday what I think is my best named game:
Claws & Affect - Cats versus the Supernatural.
And "affect" is used correctly!
#ttrpgs #cats #IndieGames
kpetker.itch.io/claws-affect
Claws & Affect - Cats versus the Supernatural.
And "affect" is used correctly!
#ttrpgs #cats #IndieGames
kpetker.itch.io/claws-affect
Claws & Affect by K. Petker
Cats versus the Supernatural
kpetker.itch.io
September 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
If say, like, just a thousand people bought just one of my games...
That would be great.
#SelfPromoSaturday
#TTRPGS
#IndieGames
That would be great.
#SelfPromoSaturday
#TTRPGS
#IndieGames
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
While the traditional wisdom of TTRPGs is that every player should feel balanced with the others, I ask you all to question what "balance" means and why it matters.
Lois is important to Superman. Samwise is important to Frodo - and Frodo isn't Gandalf.
"Balance" is about how you *play together.*
Lois is important to Superman. Samwise is important to Frodo - and Frodo isn't Gandalf.
"Balance" is about how you *play together.*
You also need to understand that if your immediate reaction to those two examples was "wait, those actually make sense because Having One Character Who's More Powerful Than Other Characters Is Always Bad", you are very much part of the problem.
November 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
While the traditional wisdom of TTRPGs is that every player should feel balanced with the others, I ask you all to question what "balance" means and why it matters.
Lois is important to Superman. Samwise is important to Frodo - and Frodo isn't Gandalf.
"Balance" is about how you *play together.*
Lois is important to Superman. Samwise is important to Frodo - and Frodo isn't Gandalf.
"Balance" is about how you *play together.*
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Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
November 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
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Pizzagate: If you replace the word “hot dog” with “little boy” and “pizza party” with “child sex orgy,” you will see the lengths these elites go to cover up their crimes.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Pizzagate: If you replace the word “hot dog” with “little boy” and “pizza party” with “child sex orgy,” you will see the lengths these elites go to cover up their crimes.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
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The GOP and a small group of Democratic senators have cleared the path to taking away your edibles
The provision, tucked into the spending bill that could end the US government shutdown, would ban intoxicating hemp-derived THC products, including gummies and drinks. www.wired.com/story/propos...
A Proposed Federal THC Ban Would ‘Wipe Out’ Hemp Products That Get People High
The provision, tucked into the spending bill that could end the US government shutdown, would ban intoxicating hemp-derived THC products, including gummies and drinks.
www.wired.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The GOP and a small group of Democratic senators have cleared the path to taking away your edibles
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Neutrality and objectivity are not the same thing and are, in fact, often contradictory goals. The objective truth is often not neutral in its political implications, and it would be a useless exercise if it was.
Got turned down on a piece about ICE in Chicago for an international news org because they believed I couldn’t be objective about my neighbors getting kidnapped. And well, guilty as charged I guess.
November 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Neutrality and objectivity are not the same thing and are, in fact, often contradictory goals. The objective truth is often not neutral in its political implications, and it would be a useless exercise if it was.
The new Google Meet change is horrible. All Meetings now create a Google Chat automatically with all attendees (and anyone absent who was invited!!), and the messages get sent to everyone and persist after the meeting.
This is going to lead to some HUGE workplace issues.
This is going to lead to some HUGE workplace issues.
November 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The new Google Meet change is horrible. All Meetings now create a Google Chat automatically with all attendees (and anyone absent who was invited!!), and the messages get sent to everyone and persist after the meeting.
This is going to lead to some HUGE workplace issues.
This is going to lead to some HUGE workplace issues.
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the republican party is engaged in a cover up to keep the american people from learning whether president trump is president pedo
A direct email exchange from 2011 between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, just released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
the republican party is engaged in a cover up to keep the american people from learning whether president trump is president pedo
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OSCAR ISAAC, on whether he'd return to "Star Wars":
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Oscar Isaac Was ‘Not So Open to Working With Disney’ After Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, Said He’d Return to ‘Star Wars’ if Disney Does ‘Not Succumb to Fascism’
Oscar Isaac was not open to working with Disney after Jimmy Kimmel's suspension and will only return to 'Star Wars' if the studio avoids fascism.
variety.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
OSCAR ISAAC, on whether he'd return to "Star Wars":
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
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I can’t remember the last time I legit cried laughing at something but the second verse of this song has done it
second verse on this is one of the funniest things i've ever heard
November 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I can’t remember the last time I legit cried laughing at something but the second verse of this song has done it
This is so ugly it should be *actually* criminal.
November 8, 2025 at 11:23 PM
This is so ugly it should be *actually* criminal.