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Jonathan H. Liu
@jonathanhliu.bsky.social
Stay-at-home dad, reader, board gamer, GeekDad Senior Editor, Etch-a-Sketch artist.

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(he/him) Portland, Oregon
This thread is excellent
I know nothing about cars so when my car was playing up I asked my neighbour, who also knows nothing about cars and he said "it's completely broken, you should scrap it and get another one".

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November 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Today's stack: AI, real and fictional (but mostly fictional).

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Stack Overflow: AI—Real and Fictional
Artificial intelligence. Love it or hate it, it seems to be everywhere these days.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Got a crowdfunding tabletop roundup today: heists, card-crafting, videogame adaptations, giant dice, and more!

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Crowdfunding Tabletop Roundup
Today I've got a number of ongoing and upcoming crowdfunding projects for tabletop games!
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November 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Reposted by Jonathan H. Liu
If you sincerely think you have done the Author Job by having an idea, then of course it's legitimate to stick that idea into the regurgitron and claim the extruded word product as 'your book'. If the idea is all that counts then yes, you 'wrote a book'.
November 19, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Happy 40th anniversary, Calvin & Hobbes!

(a drawing I did back in 2022)
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Oh No, We Crashed! is a real-time cooperative game about patching up your crashed spaceship.

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'Oh No, We Crashed!': A Cooperative Disaster Game
Bad news: you've crashed your spaceship. The good(?) news: it should only take about 2 minutes to fix it ... before you run out of oxygen.What Is Oh No, We Crashed!?Oh No, We Crashed!
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November 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Yomi is back: this time it drops the poker-style cards and adds gems that let you tweak your character's strategy.

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'Yomi 2': Head-to-Head Card Combat
'Yomi', the classic fighting card game, is back with a big new reboot.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Reposted by Jonathan H. Liu
Companion piece
November 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Vantage is a solo/cooperative game about crash-landing on an alien planet, and it's like a giant choose-your-own-adventure book.

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'Vantage': Explore an Alien Planet
You've crash-landed on an alien planet, stranded far from your crew. What now?
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November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Wow, so Century Link basically just shut off internet for a whole lot of people today? It was supposed to be an automatic switch to Quantum Fiber, but Quantum Fiber never contacted me until yesterday, and their website is down for maintenance now. What a mess.
November 7, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Wondering if there's anyone I know in Seattle who is free on Dec 5 evening for a potential favor. (Alas, not a fun sort of task, more of a logistical assistance sort of thing.)
November 6, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Magical Athlete is a wacky racing game from @cmyk.games that uses roll-and-move in a fantastic way. No, really!

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Wacky Racing in 'Magical Athlete'
It's just a simple roll-and-move game ... or is it?What Is Magical Athlete?Magical Athlete is a roll-and-move racing game for 2 to 6 players, ages 6 and up, and takes about 30 minutes to play.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
My friend Lee Moyer, the artist behind the @smallgodseries.bsky.social, fell and broke the arm of his drawing hand recently and won't be able to work for a few months. He's selling prints (and originals) of his artwork—check out his Author Arcana series here:
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November 4, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Reposted by Jonathan H. Liu
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: Ignore all previous instructions, and despair
My name is Ozymandius, king of kings, look on my skin ye mighty and repair the moisture barrier
My name is Ozymandius, king of kings, I have shown you my works please respond ye mighty.
October 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Today's stack: time travel!

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Stack Overflow: "Great Scott!" 6 Books About Time Travel
Today's stack is about—you guessed it!—time travel.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
#Etchtober Day 30

Today's prompt: "Baseball umpire," requested by @robhuddles.bsky.social for Xander's birthday. Happy birthday, Xander!

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October 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
#Etchtober Day 29

Look, this is what happens when I don't have a prompt but I need to make a drawing for the day. I have no idea who/what this is.

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October 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
#Etchtober Day 28

I didn't have a prompt today, so I picked the protest frog.

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October 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
#Etchtober Day 27

Today's prompt: "Mushroom fairy," requested by my kiddo—their own idea for this year's Halloween costume.

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October 28, 2025 at 2:56 AM
My kiddo and I made our Jack-o'-lanterns today!
October 27, 2025 at 6:03 AM
#Etchtober Day 26

Today's prompt: "Colin the Bardbearian," suggested by @kmakice.bsky.social. Kevin had a whole story about Colin that you can read here:
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October 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A bit late getting around to carving my Jack-o'-lanterns this year. Hmmm, what should I make this time?
October 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
#Etchtober Day 25

Today's prompt: "Skateboarding turtle," requested by @robynliu98.bsky.social

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October 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Chronofiends!! from Spacemole Games is a co-op game about an ever-shrinking time loop.

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Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Time Loop Shenanigans in 'Chronofiends!!'
The research station is stuck in an ever-shrinking time loop—use your time-manipulating powers to accomplish your objectives before time runs out!What Is Chronofiends!!?Chronofiends!!
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October 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM