justin achilli
@jachilli.bsky.social
Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Studio Hermitage | ex-WoD, ex-Ubi, ex-etc. | shoe enjoyer | he/ him
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justin achilli
@jachilli.bsky.social
· Jun 20
Our Brilliant Ruin Roleplaying Game - Studio Hermitage | DriveThruRPG
Your story of decadence and doom awaits in a world of rust and ruin. Discover your faction. Confront the Ruin. What will you do with the time you have left?
Our Brilliant Ruin explores human drama and...
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Exactly like in 1984. Or Animal Farm. Something, surely.
January 17, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Exactly like in 1984. Or Animal Farm. Something, surely.
generate revenue or starve
January 17, 2026 at 8:07 PM
generate revenue or starve
As a person who's renting his place, I can assure you that I'm actively making it worse by process of living in it, and yet my rent continues to climb.
January 17, 2026 at 7:48 PM
As a person who's renting his place, I can assure you that I'm actively making it worse by process of living in it, and yet my rent continues to climb.
In case you need an eight-plus-minute dirge rearrangement of the theme song from "Are You Being Served?"
Going Up (Remastered)
YouTube video by Coil - Topic
youtu.be
January 17, 2026 at 7:46 PM
In case you need an eight-plus-minute dirge rearrangement of the theme song from "Are You Being Served?"
Do you ever think about how weird it is that our everyday vehicles move by exploding tiny volumes of liquified dinosaur + plankton slurm and the explosion pushes a rod that pushes another rod and eventually turns the wheels of our personal tiny-apartment-sized travel box. Like, how did we get here.
January 17, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Do you ever think about how weird it is that our everyday vehicles move by exploding tiny volumes of liquified dinosaur + plankton slurm and the explosion pushes a rod that pushes another rod and eventually turns the wheels of our personal tiny-apartment-sized travel box. Like, how did we get here.
The weird thing about naming your data center "Colossus 2" is that the original Colossus was built -in opposition to- the Nazis.
January 17, 2026 at 4:43 PM
The weird thing about naming your data center "Colossus 2" is that the original Colossus was built -in opposition to- the Nazis.
Viy is such a delight.
January 17, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Viy is such a delight.
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🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
January 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
Stalin dies in that one, FYI.
January 17, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Stalin dies in that one, FYI.
I honestly like shared spaces more. But, then, most of what I do now is much more team-based with constant availability for communication. A very different kind of work than emerging from a cavern with a manuscript every six to 10 weeks.
January 17, 2026 at 2:24 AM
I honestly like shared spaces more. But, then, most of what I do now is much more team-based with constant availability for communication. A very different kind of work than emerging from a cavern with a manuscript every six to 10 weeks.
Heck, totally forgot about the third office in the last pre-CCP building, where the studio and the warehouse were the same address. Nothing remarkable about that one, and it was perilously close to the restrooms. By then I was working from home most of the time & home was farthest from the office.
January 17, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Heck, totally forgot about the third office in the last pre-CCP building, where the studio and the warehouse were the same address. Nothing remarkable about that one, and it was perilously close to the restrooms. By then I was working from home most of the time & home was farthest from the office.
Anyway, thinking about it because I’ve now worked from home for so long and basically my house is my office, except when I work from the library or coffee shop. And all of my post-WW jobs, which have all paid more and had more responsibilities were all in open, shared team spaces, not oubliettes.
January 17, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Anyway, thinking about it because I’ve now worked from home for so long and basically my house is my office, except when I work from the library or coffee shop. And all of my post-WW jobs, which have all paid more and had more responsibilities were all in open, shared team spaces, not oubliettes.
The second one I put more effort into. I painted it British racing green and one wall had five or six rows of butcher paper pinned up so I could do the Charlie Day murder chart of vampires and their lineages. I also put up a full-length curtain to block out the fluorescent light from the main area.
January 17, 2026 at 2:04 AM
The second one I put more effort into. I painted it British racing green and one wall had five or six rows of butcher paper pinned up so I could do the Charlie Day murder chart of vampires and their lineages. I also put up a full-length curtain to block out the fluorescent light from the main area.
The first one was very standard. I had a desk and a desk chair and a separate reading chair to — physically! — redline manuscripts. I brought my own coffee maker so I didn’t have to drink the less savory kitchen brew. Awful pressboard bookshelves. Each full shelf contained eight boxes of books.
January 17, 2026 at 2:04 AM
The first one was very standard. I had a desk and a desk chair and a separate reading chair to — physically! — redline manuscripts. I brought my own coffee maker so I didn’t have to drink the less savory kitchen brew. Awful pressboard bookshelves. Each full shelf contained eight boxes of books.
Thinking about how, 25-30 years ago I had an office, a genuine office, in the old White Wolf Game Studio. Two of them, actually; one at the building where I started working and another one when we moved down the road. Each office was a solitary, one-dev-per-office affair, with a door.
January 17, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Thinking about how, 25-30 years ago I had an office, a genuine office, in the old White Wolf Game Studio. Two of them, actually; one at the building where I started working and another one when we moved down the road. Each office was a solitary, one-dev-per-office affair, with a door.
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From Sesame Street
January 15, 2026 at 6:25 PM
From Sesame Street
POV: It's karaoke night and I'm on stage, looking tenderly, soulfully at you, only you.
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by INXS
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 7:23 PM
POV: It's karaoke night and I'm on stage, looking tenderly, soulfully at you, only you.
On 24 January 41, the day before his due departure for Alexandria, Caligula was assassinated by the Praetorian tribunes Cassius Chaerea and Cornelius Sabinus.
January 15, 2026 at 1:03 PM
On 24 January 41, the day before his due departure for Alexandria, Caligula was assassinated by the Praetorian tribunes Cassius Chaerea and Cornelius Sabinus.
I am always in favor of policy over personality but this dude seems to be Making Things Happen so far, which is far preferable to Making Things Worse or the dreaded Making Things Worse Incrementally.
January 15, 2026 at 12:56 PM
I am always in favor of policy over personality but this dude seems to be Making Things Happen so far, which is far preferable to Making Things Worse or the dreaded Making Things Worse Incrementally.
Putting in the work, doing effective good vs. managed-decline “lesser evil” status quo.
January 15, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Putting in the work, doing effective good vs. managed-decline “lesser evil” status quo.
The difference between being a public official and wanting to be known for holding office.
Last week, we announced a plan to make child care universal. Today, applications are open for pre-K & 3-K. If your child is turning 3 or 4, apply now for the fall at: myschools.nyc
January 15, 2026 at 2:06 AM
The difference between being a public official and wanting to be known for holding office.
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We are aware of reports of a shooting involving federal law enforcement in North Minneapolis. We are working to confirm additional details.
January 15, 2026 at 1:44 AM
We are aware of reports of a shooting involving federal law enforcement in North Minneapolis. We are working to confirm additional details.