MrStonebender | With some stuff after the name.
@mrstonebender.bsky.social
Alleged Writer, Wrangler of Audio Plugins and Audio Plugin Accessories
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I’ve been watching The Rip on Netflix this evening and it feels like a movie adapted from a play that doesn’t exist. I’m enjoying imagining what staging that play would be like.
January 17, 2026 at 7:44 AM
I’ve been watching The Rip on Netflix this evening and it feels like a movie adapted from a play that doesn’t exist. I’m enjoying imagining what staging that play would be like.
It’s like the ttrpg-rules version of a TV series that, I swear, gets really really good once you hit season 5, but only if you read these thirteen tie-in fanfics, and pretend some of the characters don’t exist. But then trust me it’s great you’ll love it.
D&D benefits heavily from the tacit knowledge provided by a long history and robust community.
Though I love D&D, I think if you handed the books to someone who had never heard of DND/had no ability to access other resources they would find it an experience whose juice is barely worth the squeeze.
Though I love D&D, I think if you handed the books to someone who had never heard of DND/had no ability to access other resources they would find it an experience whose juice is barely worth the squeeze.
I'm not usually one for "5e is the worst thing ever", but today I facilitated a D&D club for 12-13y/o...
It really hit me how counterintuitive and confusing it is compared to nearly everything else I've ever played. The kids had no clue what was going on
...
It really hit me how counterintuitive and confusing it is compared to nearly everything else I've ever played. The kids had no clue what was going on
...
January 16, 2026 at 1:14 AM
It’s like the ttrpg-rules version of a TV series that, I swear, gets really really good once you hit season 5, but only if you read these thirteen tie-in fanfics, and pretend some of the characters don’t exist. But then trust me it’s great you’ll love it.
Incidentally, I would welcome the opportunity to build something like this for someone else. If you see this and happen to be interested, Y’know. Say hi.
I finished this!
January 7, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Incidentally, I would welcome the opportunity to build something like this for someone else. If you see this and happen to be interested, Y’know. Say hi.
I finished this!
January 7, 2026 at 6:53 AM
I finished this!
It took me a 3rd watch of “Wake Up Dead Man” to notice that Josh Brolin’s performance is absolutely BONKERS good. There’s not a dud in the bunch, but his made me utterly forget the actor so much that I didn’t consider the performance at all the first couple times.
I think that’s neat.
I think that’s neat.
December 27, 2025 at 9:12 AM
It took me a 3rd watch of “Wake Up Dead Man” to notice that Josh Brolin’s performance is absolutely BONKERS good. There’s not a dud in the bunch, but his made me utterly forget the actor so much that I didn’t consider the performance at all the first couple times.
I think that’s neat.
I think that’s neat.
Dreams, it would seem, really do come true.
You ever have a day that just spins so weirdly out of control that you find yourself sitting, pants off, staring at an 1858 copy of Webster's unabridged dictionary of unknown origin?
December 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Dreams, it would seem, really do come true.
Katie Mack is one of my very favorite cosmological thinkers, and has some really nice local-cluster thoughts too. Like this one!
Also, it’s a quote, but she was the first person I ever heard suggest that one “wear their convictions lightly” and that has been enormously helpful software to install.
Also, it’s a quote, but she was the first person I ever heard suggest that one “wear their convictions lightly” and that has been enormously helpful software to install.
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
December 1, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Katie Mack is one of my very favorite cosmological thinkers, and has some really nice local-cluster thoughts too. Like this one!
Also, it’s a quote, but she was the first person I ever heard suggest that one “wear their convictions lightly” and that has been enormously helpful software to install.
Also, it’s a quote, but she was the first person I ever heard suggest that one “wear their convictions lightly” and that has been enormously helpful software to install.
I have a woodworking project that I will now begin to share with strangers on the internet. Here is but a teaser. An appetizer for the forthcoming incomplete recollection of the process so far, which will eventually and mercifully conclude with an inexpertly staged photograph of the finished piece.
November 12, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I have a woodworking project that I will now begin to share with strangers on the internet. Here is but a teaser. An appetizer for the forthcoming incomplete recollection of the process so far, which will eventually and mercifully conclude with an inexpertly staged photograph of the finished piece.
With all our beauty and care and love and wonder, we truly could be better than this. But enough of us have had those senses poisoned that it’s more profitable for some to offer odds on the apocalypse than it is to invest in its avoidance.
I have forgotten what new disappointment feels like.
I have forgotten what new disappointment feels like.
November 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
With all our beauty and care and love and wonder, we truly could be better than this. But enough of us have had those senses poisoned that it’s more profitable for some to offer odds on the apocalypse than it is to invest in its avoidance.
I have forgotten what new disappointment feels like.
I have forgotten what new disappointment feels like.
@ass.golf you’ve mentioned yoga as a transformative experience for you.
Online resources are all “watch this expert do this. Now you do it!” and there’s no sense of how to get there from “I’m 40 and work at a desk all day”
Do you have tips on the “finger exercises and running scales” of it all?
Online resources are all “watch this expert do this. Now you do it!” and there’s no sense of how to get there from “I’m 40 and work at a desk all day”
Do you have tips on the “finger exercises and running scales” of it all?
November 3, 2025 at 4:04 AM
@ass.golf you’ve mentioned yoga as a transformative experience for you.
Online resources are all “watch this expert do this. Now you do it!” and there’s no sense of how to get there from “I’m 40 and work at a desk all day”
Do you have tips on the “finger exercises and running scales” of it all?
Online resources are all “watch this expert do this. Now you do it!” and there’s no sense of how to get there from “I’m 40 and work at a desk all day”
Do you have tips on the “finger exercises and running scales” of it all?
I did some words for this!
Happy Halloween from Biscuit Wolf! As the veil between this world and the next lifts, we have uncovered a dark and strange archive buried deep in the city of Doskvol... The Lost Archives contains 73 rituals and inventions designed for use with your Blades in the Dark game!
The Lost Archives: Inventions and Rituals for Blades in the Dark by Biscuit Wolf Games
73 strange and unusual sources and blueprints
biscuitwolfgames.itch.io
October 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I did some words for this!
Margaritaburg
Slightly Ruin a Song Title:
"I Will Follow You Into the Dark Web"
"I Will Follow You Into the Dark Web"
Slightly ruin a song title. Thus:
Blue Tuesday.
Blue Tuesday.
May 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Margaritaburg
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Weird that we have to say this, but the government doesn’t get to decide what gender a person is.
January 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Weird that we have to say this, but the government doesn’t get to decide what gender a person is.
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I’m just going to say that AOC is the acting leader of the Democratic Party until someone proves otherwise. At least insofar as she is responding to the moment with leadership.
January 21, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I’m just going to say that AOC is the acting leader of the Democratic Party until someone proves otherwise. At least insofar as she is responding to the moment with leadership.
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Today and in the coming days, remember
January 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Today and in the coming days, remember
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Solidarity means joining forces with people you find annoying so you can more effectively fight people who want you dead
November 21, 2024 at 6:54 AM
Solidarity means joining forces with people you find annoying so you can more effectively fight people who want you dead
I thought the piglet’s name was Hans Hoffmann and was briefly delighted. Then, when I realized my error I became briefly sad. Fortunately, it was a sadness curable by adorable piglets.
Timeline cleanse.
Hans Hoffmann, Wild Boar Piglet, 1578, watercolor and on vellum, 30 x 45 cm (Private collection)
Hans Hoffmann, Wild Boar Piglet, 1578, watercolor and on vellum, 30 x 45 cm (Private collection)
September 20, 2024 at 6:44 PM
I thought the piglet’s name was Hans Hoffmann and was briefly delighted. Then, when I realized my error I became briefly sad. Fortunately, it was a sadness curable by adorable piglets.
STONEBENDER: I’m gonna take a nap first, then I’ll check it out.
Your campaign slogan is your last name and the last text you sent
CARROLL: But people will want to pet me
CARROLL: But people will want to pet me
Your campaign slogan is your last name and the last text you sent
McCLURE: Amazing. It’s like a whole RITUAL.
McCLURE: Amazing. It’s like a whole RITUAL.
August 16, 2024 at 8:53 PM
STONEBENDER: I’m gonna take a nap first, then I’ll check it out.
I like the feeling of using the ScrubDaddy’s eyes as finger holds for really intense dish cleaning situations and I think maybe that is a problem™️ of some kind.
August 12, 2024 at 8:29 AM
I like the feeling of using the ScrubDaddy’s eyes as finger holds for really intense dish cleaning situations and I think maybe that is a problem™️ of some kind.
@mattcolville.bsky.social I’ve wept twice reading the ancestry lore blocks in the latest Patreon packet. It’s not just ‘cause of the quality of the prose, but how it connects to the clear heart of the game. Y’all have something special here. Looking forward to running it for friends next weekend!
August 7, 2024 at 5:23 AM
@mattcolville.bsky.social I’ve wept twice reading the ancestry lore blocks in the latest Patreon packet. It’s not just ‘cause of the quality of the prose, but how it connects to the clear heart of the game. Y’all have something special here. Looking forward to running it for friends next weekend!
I’m getting serious “PT Cruiser” lifecycle vibes from this one.
Driving Tesla Cybertruck: Everything You Need to Know!
Behind the wheel and every detail and spec of the new "Beast Mode" Cybertruck from Tesla!Get Ridge's Carry-On and more at https://ridge.com/MKBHD and use cod...
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December 2, 2023 at 2:08 AM
I’m getting serious “PT Cruiser” lifecycle vibes from this one.
This is a good read.
So yes, I will obviously be talking about Elon’s dumbass lawsuit against Media Matters. @akivamcohen.bsky.social and @questauthority.bsky.social have already done great threads on it but I am gonna talk about anyway.
But first, I want to talk about Up Goer Five.
xkcd.com/1133/
But first, I want to talk about Up Goer Five.
xkcd.com/1133/
Up Goer Five
xkcd.com
November 22, 2023 at 4:38 AM
This is a good read.
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So yes, I will obviously be talking about Elon’s dumbass lawsuit against Media Matters. @akivamcohen.bsky.social and @questauthority.bsky.social have already done great threads on it but I am gonna talk about anyway.
But first, I want to talk about Up Goer Five.
xkcd.com/1133/
But first, I want to talk about Up Goer Five.
xkcd.com/1133/
Up Goer Five
xkcd.com
November 21, 2023 at 6:14 PM
So yes, I will obviously be talking about Elon’s dumbass lawsuit against Media Matters. @akivamcohen.bsky.social and @questauthority.bsky.social have already done great threads on it but I am gonna talk about anyway.
But first, I want to talk about Up Goer Five.
xkcd.com/1133/
But first, I want to talk about Up Goer Five.
xkcd.com/1133/
Something I appreciate about John Wick: action movies of a certain type now have to track their ammo. Super fun 😂
September 29, 2023 at 6:16 AM
Something I appreciate about John Wick: action movies of a certain type now have to track their ammo. Super fun 😂
This may be a hope unfulfilled, but what if this is like the Quiet Pub Where You Can Hear Your Own Conversation version of other stuff. Like, maybe there's Karaoke on Thursdays, and a DJ on Fridays, but mostly we can just talk to each other somehow?
I would pay for that.
I would pay for that.
August 21, 2023 at 5:12 AM
This may be a hope unfulfilled, but what if this is like the Quiet Pub Where You Can Hear Your Own Conversation version of other stuff. Like, maybe there's Karaoke on Thursdays, and a DJ on Fridays, but mostly we can just talk to each other somehow?
I would pay for that.
I would pay for that.