Daniel M Ford
@soundingline.bsky.social
Fantasist. Bespoke Cusses. Rum Cove. Ring Guy. Orioles Fan. Cocktails and weightlifting, rarely at the same time. Opinions are my own. https://www.patreon.com/c/DanielMFord
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Check out this great listen on Audible.com. "Omigosh! I've just found an author to put on my list of I've got to read everything they ever wrote! The Warden is a gem of the first order. Aelis is my he...
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Look, I could afford to give a lot more than I do, so don't take this as patting myself on the back
I give more than $600 yearly to three different charities, off the top of my head
I give more than $600 yearly to three different charities, off the top of my head
Fascinating chart with one outlier: Warren Buffett.
At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to:
Net worth -> Lifetime Giving
50K->$30
100K->$60
500K->$300
$1M->$600
Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*.
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to:
Net worth -> Lifetime Giving
50K->$30
100K->$60
500K->$300
$1M->$600
Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*.
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
February 18, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Look, I could afford to give a lot more than I do, so don't take this as patting myself on the back
I give more than $600 yearly to three different charities, off the top of my head
I give more than $600 yearly to three different charities, off the top of my head
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It's totally okay to not monetize your hobbies and passions.
February 18, 2026 at 1:54 AM
It's totally okay to not monetize your hobbies and passions.
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We're all laughing but it was weird discovering my insurance really does cover "quiet house near the moors, good sir, no ghosts there." Exact wording in the document. I can't get injured but I can go to North Wales.
Reading ghost stories from a century ago a lot of them begin like "Seeing as I was beset by Nerves, my doctor prescribed I travel the Continent for three months" oh word yeah that does sound helpful. I didn't know that was an option
February 17, 2026 at 11:01 PM
We're all laughing but it was weird discovering my insurance really does cover "quiet house near the moors, good sir, no ghosts there." Exact wording in the document. I can't get injured but I can go to North Wales.
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We should all try really hard to enjoy baseball in 2026.
February 17, 2026 at 11:12 PM
We should all try really hard to enjoy baseball in 2026.
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UMM THE ORIOLES JUST DROPPED A 30 MINUTE VIDEO OF THE GUITARIST FROM TURNSTILE CHATTING WITH PETE ALONSO
February 17, 2026 at 10:03 PM
UMM THE ORIOLES JUST DROPPED A 30 MINUTE VIDEO OF THE GUITARIST FROM TURNSTILE CHATTING WITH PETE ALONSO
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I am. Somebody.
Workshop design discussion early today about the importance of feeling you matter and then saw Jesse Jackson video youtu.be/zuZV7ES4VE8 which makes the point
Jesse Jackson 'I Am Somebody' on Sesame Street
YouTube video by Headline USA
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 6:39 PM
I am. Somebody.
Things I wish my players would do (besides, you know, respond to scheduling and actually try to make it to the game that is mostly theoretical at this point)
1. take risks.
2. do the adventure that is in front of them instead of constantly trying to break it
that's p much it
1. take risks.
2. do the adventure that is in front of them instead of constantly trying to break it
that's p much it
February 17, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Things I wish my players would do (besides, you know, respond to scheduling and actually try to make it to the game that is mostly theoretical at this point)
1. take risks.
2. do the adventure that is in front of them instead of constantly trying to break it
that's p much it
1. take risks.
2. do the adventure that is in front of them instead of constantly trying to break it
that's p much it
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I'm not saying it should be illegal to take Zoom work meetings at a coffee shop, but your drink should cost 3-4x as much
February 17, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I'm not saying it should be illegal to take Zoom work meetings at a coffee shop, but your drink should cost 3-4x as much
The President of Bard College offered to meet Epstein at _Bard High School_ in 2013?
Fucking really?
So, you can just lead that guy straight up on to the platform then. No show trial needed.
Fucking really?
So, you can just lead that guy straight up on to the platform then. No show trial needed.
February 17, 2026 at 4:57 PM
The President of Bard College offered to meet Epstein at _Bard High School_ in 2013?
Fucking really?
So, you can just lead that guy straight up on to the platform then. No show trial needed.
Fucking really?
So, you can just lead that guy straight up on to the platform then. No show trial needed.
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You can get it at:
Itch: tablecatgames.itch.io/street-wolve...
Drive Thru RPG: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Itch: tablecatgames.itch.io/street-wolve...
Drive Thru RPG: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Street Wolves Case Files 001: The Ultimate Red Rumble Adventure by Table Cat Games
Out of the streets, into the ring!
tablecatgames.itch.io
February 17, 2026 at 3:15 PM
You can get it at:
Itch: tablecatgames.itch.io/street-wolve...
Drive Thru RPG: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Itch: tablecatgames.itch.io/street-wolve...
Drive Thru RPG: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Anytime somebody makes an error I'm hittin' em with 30 seconds of the Benny Hill music. Negative conditioning.
What would your Orioles spring training playlist be like? Mine would start with the classics...Prine, Springsteen, maybe some Isbell, then I'd confused EVERYONE with, say, an entire Renaissance Mass by Josquin des Pres and then, for fielding drills, nonstop hurdy-gurdy stuff
February 17, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Anytime somebody makes an error I'm hittin' em with 30 seconds of the Benny Hill music. Negative conditioning.
What would your Orioles spring training playlist be like? Mine would start with the classics...Prine, Springsteen, maybe some Isbell, then I'd confused EVERYONE with, say, an entire Renaissance Mass by Josquin des Pres and then, for fielding drills, nonstop hurdy-gurdy stuff
February 17, 2026 at 4:04 PM
What would your Orioles spring training playlist be like? Mine would start with the classics...Prine, Springsteen, maybe some Isbell, then I'd confused EVERYONE with, say, an entire Renaissance Mass by Josquin des Pres and then, for fielding drills, nonstop hurdy-gurdy stuff
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5) "Running the game" is something severely underexamined, and as such, many games have huge gaps that are foisted onto the GM to do impromptu game design and fill those gaps with *extensive storytelling and GMing experience* live at the table.
February 17, 2026 at 9:28 AM
5) "Running the game" is something severely underexamined, and as such, many games have huge gaps that are foisted onto the GM to do impromptu game design and fill those gaps with *extensive storytelling and GMing experience* live at the table.
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Silicon Valley is a cult.
Not something that looks like a cult, but an actual, literal, non-figurative, end-times death cult with direct historical ties to the maniac fringe of 20th century charismatic religious movements.
Not something that looks like a cult, but an actual, literal, non-figurative, end-times death cult with direct historical ties to the maniac fringe of 20th century charismatic religious movements.
February 17, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Silicon Valley is a cult.
Not something that looks like a cult, but an actual, literal, non-figurative, end-times death cult with direct historical ties to the maniac fringe of 20th century charismatic religious movements.
Not something that looks like a cult, but an actual, literal, non-figurative, end-times death cult with direct historical ties to the maniac fringe of 20th century charismatic religious movements.
I'll be damned if that trailer doesn't look a lot better than the first one...
February 17, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I'll be damned if that trailer doesn't look a lot better than the first one...
Every night when I work on this book I'm like FUCK YEAH this is good, writing is what I'm meant to do, hell yeah, then in the morning I'm at my desk, I may have time, but I am presented with The State of the World and Publishing and my momentum just evaporates
February 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Every night when I work on this book I'm like FUCK YEAH this is good, writing is what I'm meant to do, hell yeah, then in the morning I'm at my desk, I may have time, but I am presented with The State of the World and Publishing and my momentum just evaporates
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The wrong people are dying.
February 17, 2026 at 1:32 PM
The wrong people are dying.
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The right, which has abandoned every philosophy beyond gutter fascism, has gone all in on AI. The left, which has not been unified since the Spanish Civil War, is unified against AI. Clearly the left is missing out, as I will explain in this Substack.
February 17, 2026 at 1:27 PM
The right, which has abandoned every philosophy beyond gutter fascism, has gone all in on AI. The left, which has not been unified since the Spanish Civil War, is unified against AI. Clearly the left is missing out, as I will explain in this Substack.
dear orioles, please pay trevor rogers some money to stay more than one season
February 17, 2026 at 1:14 PM
dear orioles, please pay trevor rogers some money to stay more than one season
Portrait of an Unrepentant Criminal
February 17, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Portrait of an Unrepentant Criminal
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Happy Mardi Gras! Look for Fortunato (zombificato!) out in the French Quarter this morning with @cryptiquekrewe.bsky.social ! Fellow monsters, join us at Esplanade and Burgundy at 9am if you wanna shamble with us! All are welcome!
February 17, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Happy Mardi Gras! Look for Fortunato (zombificato!) out in the French Quarter this morning with @cryptiquekrewe.bsky.social ! Fellow monsters, join us at Esplanade and Burgundy at 9am if you wanna shamble with us! All are welcome!
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This episode is fucking terrible and the combat is a fucking joke
Wow this episode of Knight of the Seven Kingdoms just took all the narrative momentum and shat it all over the floor huh
February 17, 2026 at 12:43 AM
This episode is fucking terrible and the combat is a fucking joke
Wow this episode of Knight of the Seven Kingdoms just took all the narrative momentum and shat it all over the floor huh
February 17, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Wow this episode of Knight of the Seven Kingdoms just took all the narrative momentum and shat it all over the floor huh
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‘I Built This,’ Whispers Social Media Manager Beholding His Empire Of Successful Fuddruckers Tweets https://theonion.com/i-built-this-whispers-social-media-manager-beholding-1839032610/
February 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM
‘I Built This,’ Whispers Social Media Manager Beholding His Empire Of Successful Fuddruckers Tweets https://theonion.com/i-built-this-whispers-social-media-manager-beholding-1839032610/