Jacob Meyer
@jcmeyer119.bsky.social
When not writing about weapons, warfare, or finance, Jacob works as a software developer for a fortune 500 company, and lives in a house outside of Cleveland.
January 31, 2026 at 7:15 AM
...and there are also rats in the sewers, and things worse than rats... #dungeonsanddragons #dnd
January 30, 2026 at 5:41 AM
...and there are also rats in the sewers, and things worse than rats... #dungeonsanddragons #dnd
There are wolves in the mountains...and things worse than wolves... #dungeonsanddragons #dnd
January 28, 2026 at 9:32 PM
There are wolves in the mountains...and things worse than wolves... #dungeonsanddragons #dnd
Here is a new Ogre, eating a questionable feast. #dungeonsanddragons #dnd
January 28, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Here is a new Ogre, eating a questionable feast. #dungeonsanddragons #dnd
Here's a couple Wights I did for #dungeonsanddragons #dnd too. Kind of the AD&D 1E wight made realistic, with a version more like Tolkien's Barrow Wights.
January 28, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Here's a couple Wights I did for #dungeonsanddragons #dnd too. Kind of the AD&D 1E wight made realistic, with a version more like Tolkien's Barrow Wights.
a couple of Wraiths for #dungeonsanddragons #dnd
January 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM
a couple of Wraiths for #dungeonsanddragons #dnd
I've been exploring using AI top create realistic images of classic #dungeonsanddragons monsters. Here are a couple takes on classic orcs.
January 27, 2026 at 5:37 AM
I've been exploring using AI top create realistic images of classic #dungeonsanddragons monsters. Here are a couple takes on classic orcs.
Hadn't thought much about the SAVE Act until I looked into it today...and I did not like what I found.
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Here’s what’s wrong with the SAVE Act
Turning voter registration into a Kafkaesque bureaucratic experience.
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January 26, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Hadn't thought much about the SAVE Act until I looked into it today...and I did not like what I found.
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An early precursor machine gun, it got the rate of fire up by having lots of barrels. An experimental, 1 barrel, variant would have been the first light machine gun had it been adopted.
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Nordenfelt Gun
A manually operated, rapid-firing gun with multiple barrels that fired in succession. Invented in the late 19th century, it was used by various navies for anti-torpedo boat defense and could fire rifl...
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January 6, 2026 at 4:43 AM
An early precursor machine gun, it got the rate of fire up by having lots of barrels. An experimental, 1 barrel, variant would have been the first light machine gun had it been adopted.
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I've been playing with AI to create photo-quality images of Dungeons & Dragons monsters. Here are an ogre, a troll, and a gnoll.
December 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I've been playing with AI to create photo-quality images of Dungeons & Dragons monsters. Here are an ogre, a troll, and a gnoll.
Crime Isn’t About Race. It’s About Poverty—and Death.
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Crime Isn’t About Race. It’s About Poverty—and Death.
America loves to argue about crime, but it almost always does so dishonestly.
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December 20, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Crime Isn’t About Race. It’s About Poverty—and Death.
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How do we know the Egyptians didn't employ undead labor to build the pyramids? Armies of skeletons work well in the desert, don't need water, and would explain the erased pharaohs from the king lists. Ancient necromancy to explain ancient mysteries?
December 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
How do we know the Egyptians didn't employ undead labor to build the pyramids? Armies of skeletons work well in the desert, don't need water, and would explain the erased pharaohs from the king lists. Ancient necromancy to explain ancient mysteries?
What was the best version of Orcs in any game or book series?
And why was it the Pig Orcs of Original Dungeons & Dragons?
And why was it the Pig Orcs of Original Dungeons & Dragons?
December 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
What was the best version of Orcs in any game or book series?
And why was it the Pig Orcs of Original Dungeons & Dragons?
And why was it the Pig Orcs of Original Dungeons & Dragons?
Join the Commander’s Tech community and test your WW2 weapons knowledge! ⚙️
Start with the Easy Quiz, earn awards, and take on the Hard Quiz when you're ready. Registered users get medals—and soon, quiz performance will earn store discounts on shirts and more!
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Start with the Easy Quiz, earn awards, and take on the Hard Quiz when you're ready. Registered users get medals—and soon, quiz performance will earn store discounts on shirts and more!
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December 19, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Join the Commander’s Tech community and test your WW2 weapons knowledge! ⚙️
Start with the Easy Quiz, earn awards, and take on the Hard Quiz when you're ready. Registered users get medals—and soon, quiz performance will earn store discounts on shirts and more!
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Start with the Easy Quiz, earn awards, and take on the Hard Quiz when you're ready. Registered users get medals—and soon, quiz performance will earn store discounts on shirts and more!
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Ready to prove your weapons knowledge? Take the WWII Easy Quiz at Commander’s Tech and earn medals for your profile! 🏅
Ace it and then try the Hard Quiz. More eras—WWI, Cold War, and more—are on the way. Future store perks for top community members!
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Ace it and then try the Hard Quiz. More eras—WWI, Cold War, and more—are on the way. Future store perks for top community members!
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December 18, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Ready to prove your weapons knowledge? Take the WWII Easy Quiz at Commander’s Tech and earn medals for your profile! 🏅
Ace it and then try the Hard Quiz. More eras—WWI, Cold War, and more—are on the way. Future store perks for top community members!
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Ace it and then try the Hard Quiz. More eras—WWI, Cold War, and more—are on the way. Future store perks for top community members!
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Ready to prove your weapons knowledge? Take the WWII Easy Quiz at Commander’s Tech and earn medals for your profile! 🏅
Ace it and then try the Hard Quiz. More eras—WWI, Cold War, and more—are on the way. Future store perks for top community members!
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Ace it and then try the Hard Quiz. More eras—WWI, Cold War, and more—are on the way. Future store perks for top community members!
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December 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Ready to prove your weapons knowledge? Take the WWII Easy Quiz at Commander’s Tech and earn medals for your profile! 🏅
Ace it and then try the Hard Quiz. More eras—WWI, Cold War, and more—are on the way. Future store perks for top community members!
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Ace it and then try the Hard Quiz. More eras—WWI, Cold War, and more—are on the way. Future store perks for top community members!
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Think you’re a weapons expert? Prove it with the Commander’s Tech WWII Trivia Quizzes! 🔥
Earn medals, unlock harder challenges, and stay tuned for new quizzes on WWI, the Cold War, and more!
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Earn medals, unlock harder challenges, and stay tuned for new quizzes on WWI, the Cold War, and more!
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December 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Think you’re a weapons expert? Prove it with the Commander’s Tech WWII Trivia Quizzes! 🔥
Earn medals, unlock harder challenges, and stay tuned for new quizzes on WWI, the Cold War, and more!
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Earn medals, unlock harder challenges, and stay tuned for new quizzes on WWI, the Cold War, and more!
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Everyone should have one in their collection. The #WWII classic.
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M1 Garand
A semi-automatic rifle used by the U.S. military during World War II and the Korean War. It was praised for its accuracy and reliability and was the first standard-issue semi-automatic military rifle.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Everyone should have one in their collection. The #WWII classic.
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#WWII aerial weapons were more sophisticated than we remember...
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3.5-Inch FFAR
The 3.5-inch Folding-Fin Aircraft Rocket (FFAR) was an early American air-to-ground rocket designed for flexible launch from jet or propeller aircraft. It provided light support against ground targets...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:44 AM
#WWII aerial weapons were more sophisticated than we remember...
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Something about Mid-Autumn always puts me in the mood for older ways, and calls to mind black powder arms, like the #BrownBess. Anyone ever #hunt with traditional #muzzleloaders in the fall season?
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Brown Bess India Pattern
A variation of the Brown Bess musket, produced in India for the British East India Company. The India Pattern was shorter and lighter than earlier versions, making it more suitable for use in the hot ...
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October 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Something about Mid-Autumn always puts me in the mood for older ways, and calls to mind black powder arms, like the #BrownBess. Anyone ever #hunt with traditional #muzzleloaders in the fall season?
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Why did we stop designing out own weapons? Nothing wrong with the #M249 but in the 19th century we designed most of the machine guns used by everyone.
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FN MINIMI
A Belgian light machine gun that fires the 5.56x45mm NATO cartridge. It is known for its light weight, versatility, and the ability to be fed from either a belt or a magazine. It is widely used by mil...
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October 1, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Why did we stop designing out own weapons? Nothing wrong with the #M249 but in the 19th century we designed most of the machine guns used by everyone.
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The reaper's scythe of the World War I battlefield, this was among the most widely used variants of the #Maxim machine gun
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MG08
A German heavy machine gun based on the Maxim gun, widely used during World War I. It was known for its effectiveness in defensive positions but was heavy and required a crew to operate.
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October 1, 2025 at 4:30 AM
The reaper's scythe of the World War I battlefield, this was among the most widely used variants of the #Maxim machine gun
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