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SANFORD @douibyorthst.bsky.social · 8h

But the bad guys learned of her goals and are going to kill her on the train when the lights go out in a tunnel. Then it's up to the party to solve it, which means now I gotta write some clues.

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SANFORD @douibyorthst.bsky.social · 8h

None of my players follow me on here (I don't think) so I'll spoil that the murder victim is an elven queen from a distant island nation. She's trying to interfere with a political marriage by offering herself up as an alternative marriage proposal.

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SANFORD @douibyorthst.bsky.social · 8h

And this is all just background, the players might only encounter the price chart for 1st and 2nd class tickets.

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SANFORD @douibyorthst.bsky.social · 8h

I got 7 pages of background written for my D&D murder mystery train scenario. There's magic, there's elves, there's political intrigue, some one's getting decapitated, and I'm bringing back one of my party's most hated antagonists from 15 months ago and he's aboard the train with them.

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SANFORD @douibyorthst.bsky.social · 8h

You'd think he would know how to use his own fucking app.

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SANFORD @douibyorthst.bsky.social · 12h

I wrote up this little thing on @maxutmost.com about our friends at @fixyourheartpod.bsky.social who have been putting out all kinds of David Lynch-based podcast content all year. The focus is on Link's Awakening but there's lots to explore! maxutmost.com/the-legend-o...

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening – Lynchian Analysis on “Fix Your Heart or Die!”

We’re teaming up with our friends over at the show “Fix Your Heart or Die!” to present to the Maximum Utmost fanbase the first two episodes of this Lynchian podcast series that se…

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SANFORD @douibyorthst.bsky.social · 15h

Sure, but how much does getting your city's workers where they need to be (as opposed to introducing hindrances for workers that might keep them from their jobs) earn in taxable income?

SANFORD @douibyorthst.bsky.social · 16h

We could get his episodes of Road Rules seen by new audiences on YT if we put together a cast to re-dub the entire show. Then we'll get around those pesky copyrighted songs in the background.

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SANFORD @douibyorthst.bsky.social · 16h

The 2nd one (had to look that up). They just dub out Will Arnett's voice and all the contestants from Lego Masters and all the music with royalty free shit.

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SANFORD @douibyorthst.bsky.social · 16h

Completely insane that I found an episode of a reality TV show posted entirely to YouTube with the audio re-dubbed by the uploader to skirt the copyright filter. He's done multiple 1 hour long episodes.

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SANFORD @douibyorthst.bsky.social · 17h

Funny, stealing art from artists without permission would kill the art industry.

SANFORD @douibyorthst.bsky.social · 18h

I was just in Berlin and the trains and buses were fast, clean, and safe. It's possible with buy-in from the community!

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Aysha @ayshaufarah.bsky.social · 18h

a good sign about the adoption of AI is that as soon as you ask people to pay for it, they stop using it. so perhaps not as inevitable as we're all constantly being told

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SANFORD @douibyorthst.bsky.social · 1d

He also did that on a Worst Song on Earth episode.

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Ether Diver @etherdiver.bsky.social · 1d

A bluesky-centric Other People's Music this week! Contributions from @dearrainmusic.bsky.social @attndfct.com @dobrobson.bsky.social @sjldmusic.bsky.social cover genres including space-themed Berlin School, classic drum & bass, IDM-infused ambient & experimental

www.etherdiver.com/2025/10/03/o...

OPM: Dreams and Violence – Ether Diver

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SANFORD @douibyorthst.bsky.social · 1d

Good call, don't rush it.

SANFORD @douibyorthst.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, I just watched it again to confirm, it's got that kinda grungy mid-90s surf guitar vibe going for it that you also heard on like the Kids in the Hall theme song. Pretty short too, I bet you could knock it out in 1 take, lol.

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SANFORD @douibyorthst.bsky.social · 1d

Completely different tempo but some of the effects and note bends you were doing made me think you could put together a pretty sick cover of the Space Ghost Coast to Coast theme song.

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SANFORD @douibyorthst.bsky.social · 1d

Never too late to start a new one.

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SANFORD @douibyorthst.bsky.social · 1d

I talked extensively with a friend of mine from college who has been playing World of Warcraft and a number of other MMOs since launch. I didn't even know until we talked that he was still with this game 20 years later.

Jonathan Holmes, Original Chungus @tronknotts.bsky.social · 1d

Hey hot stuff! I got a new podcast for you! It's a hum dinger! It DINGS while it HUMS!
Anchor- creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
Spotify - open.spotify.com/episode/3xuX...
iTunes - podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/c...

Currently Playing - 15 – World of Warcraft with Evan Hilliard

Podcast Episode · Maximum Utcast · 05/10/2025 · 1h

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Jonathan Holmes, Original Chungus @tronknotts.bsky.social · 1d

Hey hot stuff! I got a new podcast for you! It's a hum dinger! It DINGS while it HUMS!
Anchor- creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
Spotify - open.spotify.com/episode/3xuX...
iTunes - podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/c...

Currently Playing - 15 – World of Warcraft with Evan Hilliard

Podcast Episode · Maximum Utcast · 05/10/2025 · 1h

podcasts.apple.com

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SANFORD @douibyorthst.bsky.social · 2d

True but a little venture capital never hurt anybody.

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SANFORD @douibyorthst.bsky.social · 2d

I'll probably check it out on streaming, kinda like how I caught Sing Sing a few weeks ago streaming and loved it. I'm the problem, it's me.

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SANFORD @douibyorthst.bsky.social · 2d

Oh I forgot what that one was about (not a wrestling fan). Also A24 is often dabbling in horror, which I don't care for. The genre niche stuff goes hard with the niche fans, but the wider appeal can be lost. I guess they can't hit every time even if that movie did look like it took some big swings.

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SANFORD @douibyorthst.bsky.social · 2d

Who would have thought, making low budget movies under an umbrella of a company with a reputation for quality would result in the movies not having to earn $1b to be successful?

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