M. Blind
@mdotblind.bsky.social
foundling raised by a feral tribe of sarcastic suburbanites || Hyperfocus for hire · Gamesmith, wordwright, rules wrangler · Fan of scifi & fantasy, lover of books, former bookseller || Interpuctgames.com, personal blog at rocketbomber.com || 52. He/him.
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M. Blind
@mdotblind.bsky.social
· Oct 19
Fire is great. We couldn't have built civilization without it.
Capitalism is great. We couldn't have built civilization without it.
but free market capitalism isn't the solution to everything, just like we don't light everything on fire just because it burns.
Capitalism is great. We couldn't have built civilization without it.
but free market capitalism isn't the solution to everything, just like we don't light everything on fire just because it burns.
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"Dogs don't bark at parked cars" is an all-time great line
"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"Dogs don't bark at parked cars" is an all-time great line
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Secret Panel HERE 😼 tapas.io/episode/3735274
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November 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Secret Panel HERE 😼 tapas.io/episode/3735274
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A question for the other #IndieGame #ttrpgs designers on here:
With regard to promo tags/posts on here, do you mute them ignore them, repost/interact with them, or some other option?
This isn't the Old Place; we have to actively boost and repost each here if we want things to be noticed.
#rpgs
With regard to promo tags/posts on here, do you mute them ignore them, repost/interact with them, or some other option?
This isn't the Old Place; we have to actively boost and repost each here if we want things to be noticed.
#rpgs
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A question for the other #IndieGame #ttrpgs designers on here:
With regard to promo tags/posts on here, do you mute them ignore them, repost/interact with them, or some other option?
This isn't the Old Place; we have to actively boost and repost each here if we want things to be noticed.
#rpgs
With regard to promo tags/posts on here, do you mute them ignore them, repost/interact with them, or some other option?
This isn't the Old Place; we have to actively boost and repost each here if we want things to be noticed.
#rpgs
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Finally got the food processor but more importantly, she got a new cardboard box
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Finally got the food processor but more importantly, she got a new cardboard box
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Trying very hard to break into your algorithm and let you know about my book. 2 days left. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ter...
November 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Trying very hard to break into your algorithm and let you know about my book. 2 days left. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ter...
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I feel like so much of politics has turned into “well, if you give a mouse a cookie…” politics, without interrogating the fact that we actually deserve food and a warm, comfortable place to sleep and free hours in the day.
ZOHRAN: “The next challenge is fulfilling the agenda so people understand they were right to demand more.”
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social tells @adamfriedlandshow.bsky.social he’s ready for the fight.
Full: youtu.be/hsi5C_5HpoY?...
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social tells @adamfriedlandshow.bsky.social he’s ready for the fight.
Full: youtu.be/hsi5C_5HpoY?...
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I feel like so much of politics has turned into “well, if you give a mouse a cookie…” politics, without interrogating the fact that we actually deserve food and a warm, comfortable place to sleep and free hours in the day.
yes. but probably mostly cheese.
What are you made of?
1. tea & tenderness
2. books & baked goods
3. cheese & confusion
4. moss & chaos
1. tea & tenderness
2. books & baked goods
3. cheese & confusion
4. moss & chaos
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
yes. but probably mostly cheese.
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Somehow there's a connection between this and the death of Google Reader. The danger in letting people find and access other people's creations was that there was money being made there but it wasn't being made by Google. They're sure taken care of that.
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Somehow there's a connection between this and the death of Google Reader. The danger in letting people find and access other people's creations was that there was money being made there but it wasn't being made by Google. They're sure taken care of that.
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I grew a cat.
November 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I grew a cat.
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Six Ships. I'm very much in the Chris Foss school of thought when it comes to colour, rather than SW or ST.
#Spaceships #SciFi #Illustration
#Spaceships #SciFi #Illustration
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Six Ships. I'm very much in the Chris Foss school of thought when it comes to colour, rather than SW or ST.
#Spaceships #SciFi #Illustration
#Spaceships #SciFi #Illustration
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Eyeing some of my art books and wondering if I have them to ever read them or to simply draw power from them
November 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Eyeing some of my art books and wondering if I have them to ever read them or to simply draw power from them
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I can bang on a bit about, and often come back to, things like UBI and 4 day work weeks. We need to talk more about what's possible, and what would make the world and our lives better. Shifting that overton window. ["Overton Windows! Oddly Useful! Not just for the worst people you know!"]
April 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I can bang on a bit about, and often come back to, things like UBI and 4 day work weeks. We need to talk more about what's possible, and what would make the world and our lives better. Shifting that overton window. ["Overton Windows! Oddly Useful! Not just for the worst people you know!"]
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Overton windows: oddly useful! and anybody can try to move one, that isn't reserved to just the worst people you know.
Help grow the conversation around universal basic income by boosting posts about it and doing your part to be and stay informed. I try to make it easier to do these things. Use my timeline. Use my pinned thread. Use my YT channel. Help get UBI mentioned more often and widely as a key policy demand!
June 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Overton windows: oddly useful! and anybody can try to move one, that isn't reserved to just the worst people you know.
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Why everyone should have a basic income.
I've yet to see a good argument against it.
youtu.be/NNHAgXy5dxQ?...
I've yet to see a good argument against it.
youtu.be/NNHAgXy5dxQ?...
Why everyone should have a basic income | Guy Standing | TEDxKlagenfurt
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Why everyone should have a basic income.
I've yet to see a good argument against it.
youtu.be/NNHAgXy5dxQ?...
I've yet to see a good argument against it.
youtu.be/NNHAgXy5dxQ?...
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This is also why universal basic income is such a good idea. Not only would it save money on the high costs of poverty, but it would grow GDP and reduce the costs of healthcare by reducing stress and improving physical and mental health.
To recap:
•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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November 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This is also why universal basic income is such a good idea. Not only would it save money on the high costs of poverty, but it would grow GDP and reduce the costs of healthcare by reducing stress and improving physical and mental health.
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There are a lot of misconceptions about peoples' desire to work and to contribute.
November 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
There are a lot of misconceptions about peoples' desire to work and to contribute.
"If they have a patch of grass to eat or a nice pond to stay cool in, they're good"
life goals.
www.iflscience.com/why-do-croco...
life goals.
www.iflscience.com/why-do-croco...
Why Do Crocodiles Not Eat Capybaras?
Capybaras: the chillest guys on planet Earth.
www.iflscience.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"If they have a patch of grass to eat or a nice pond to stay cool in, they're good"
life goals.
www.iflscience.com/why-do-croco...
life goals.
www.iflscience.com/why-do-croco...
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The capybara has a far better reputation than its fellow rodents
What has webbed feet, a big snout and is adored on the internet?
The capybara has a far better reputation than its fellow rodents
econ.st
November 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The capybara has a far better reputation than its fellow rodents
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Everyone's been exploring outside this morning.
#EverybodyLovesMousecow
#EverybodyLovesMousecow
November 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Everyone's been exploring outside this morning.
#EverybodyLovesMousecow
#EverybodyLovesMousecow
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Sir Elvin meets the crew 😺 #FosterKittens #cats
November 25, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Sir Elvin meets the crew 😺 #FosterKittens #cats
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You can't stop me from going on my trip, I'm sorry!!!
I don't care how hamson you are! T_T
I don't care how hamson you are! T_T
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
You can't stop me from going on my trip, I'm sorry!!!
I don't care how hamson you are! T_T
I don't care how hamson you are! T_T
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