tanstaafl - aka Dennis Matheson
@paleogamer.bsky.social
Retired Engineer, Hiker, Diver, Traveller, Dog Lover, Beer Drinker, Gamer, Science Fiction fan.
Yes, I know it is an odd-numbered year, so the only things on the ballot are weird local issues.
Go vote.
You can do something that the vast majority of people in history have not been able to do.
Go vote.
Go vote.
You can do something that the vast majority of people in history have not been able to do.
Go vote.
November 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Yes, I know it is an odd-numbered year, so the only things on the ballot are weird local issues.
Go vote.
You can do something that the vast majority of people in history have not been able to do.
Go vote.
Go vote.
You can do something that the vast majority of people in history have not been able to do.
Go vote.
OK everyone. I know that I just post a joke here that no one else thinks is funny, and only every few months.
Tomorrow is an election day. Go vote.
I don't care what your politics are. I don't care if I agree with you or not.
Go vote.
Tomorrow is an election day. Go vote.
I don't care what your politics are. I don't care if I agree with you or not.
Go vote.
November 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
OK everyone. I know that I just post a joke here that no one else thinks is funny, and only every few months.
Tomorrow is an election day. Go vote.
I don't care what your politics are. I don't care if I agree with you or not.
Go vote.
Tomorrow is an election day. Go vote.
I don't care what your politics are. I don't care if I agree with you or not.
Go vote.
I was on vacation. Why did I have to come home?
October 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I was on vacation. Why did I have to come home?
Reposted by tanstaafl - aka Dennis Matheson
This is old and it's not even the first time I've seen it but I need to stress to everyone that I am the reincarnation of this teenage girl
October 11, 2025 at 7:31 AM
This is old and it's not even the first time I've seen it but I need to stress to everyone that I am the reincarnation of this teenage girl
I before E except after C has been proven false by SCIENCE.
June 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I before E except after C has been proven false by SCIENCE.
My events have been approved and I'm running three sessions of Delta Green at the Southern Fried Gaming Expo in Atlanta from June 20-22. Look it up if anyone is in the area and interested.
June 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
My events have been approved and I'm running three sessions of Delta Green at the Southern Fried Gaming Expo in Atlanta from June 20-22. Look it up if anyone is in the area and interested.
OK. I don't know how to get in touch with TPTB, but...
I use my tablet. A lot. And, whenever I switch to BlueSky, it forces me into portrait mode.
I guess you assume that I'm using a phone in portait orientation? Maybe? But... I'm on a tablet that I am using whenever I am remote.
I use my tablet. A lot. And, whenever I switch to BlueSky, it forces me into portrait mode.
I guess you assume that I'm using a phone in portait orientation? Maybe? But... I'm on a tablet that I am using whenever I am remote.
May 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
OK. I don't know how to get in touch with TPTB, but...
I use my tablet. A lot. And, whenever I switch to BlueSky, it forces me into portrait mode.
I guess you assume that I'm using a phone in portait orientation? Maybe? But... I'm on a tablet that I am using whenever I am remote.
I use my tablet. A lot. And, whenever I switch to BlueSky, it forces me into portrait mode.
I guess you assume that I'm using a phone in portait orientation? Maybe? But... I'm on a tablet that I am using whenever I am remote.
Reposted by tanstaafl - aka Dennis Matheson
Can’t touch this…
May 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Can’t touch this…
"I'm having some moisture problems. Would DampRid fix it?"
"Depends."
"No, not that kind of moisture problems."
"Depends."
"No, not that kind of moisture problems."
May 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"I'm having some moisture problems. Would DampRid fix it?"
"Depends."
"No, not that kind of moisture problems."
"Depends."
"No, not that kind of moisture problems."
Reposted by tanstaafl - aka Dennis Matheson
![@ChuckWendig honestly do you blame it
New research finds Jupiter is flinging asteroids at Earth
[pic of jupiter]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lxm3v43kiuo4gdun45a4zivh/bafkreibcu7cukirtg2qzx7j5tox4c6255sid5nccd2a4evuhim6pqfplbq@jpeg)
What it is like getting older...
At 25:
"You seem to be in a good mood today."
"Yeah! I had really good sex this morning!"
At 65:
"You seem to be in a good mood today."
"Yeah! I had a really good poop this morning!"
At 25:
"You seem to be in a good mood today."
"Yeah! I had really good sex this morning!"
At 65:
"You seem to be in a good mood today."
"Yeah! I had a really good poop this morning!"
May 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
What it is like getting older...
At 25:
"You seem to be in a good mood today."
"Yeah! I had really good sex this morning!"
At 65:
"You seem to be in a good mood today."
"Yeah! I had a really good poop this morning!"
At 25:
"You seem to be in a good mood today."
"Yeah! I had really good sex this morning!"
At 65:
"You seem to be in a good mood today."
"Yeah! I had a really good poop this morning!"
I've decided that my feed from NextDoor is what you would hear if you could translate what the neighborhood dogs are barking about all day.
"A car just turned around in my driveway!"
"There were two people I don't recognize walking down the street!"
"I just heard something! Were those gunshots?"
"A car just turned around in my driveway!"
"There were two people I don't recognize walking down the street!"
"I just heard something! Were those gunshots?"
May 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I've decided that my feed from NextDoor is what you would hear if you could translate what the neighborhood dogs are barking about all day.
"A car just turned around in my driveway!"
"There were two people I don't recognize walking down the street!"
"I just heard something! Were those gunshots?"
"A car just turned around in my driveway!"
"There were two people I don't recognize walking down the street!"
"I just heard something! Were those gunshots?"
So... Earthquake in Atlanta. Entire house shook. And it wasn't even that near us.
I think my dog slept through it.
I think my dog slept through it.
May 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
So... Earthquake in Atlanta. Entire house shook. And it wasn't even that near us.
I think my dog slept through it.
I think my dog slept through it.
For a song called "Piano Man," that Harmonica player sure gets a lot of airtime.
May 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
For a song called "Piano Man," that Harmonica player sure gets a lot of airtime.
I know what an em-dash is. I know how to use it. Don't assume that *every* use of it is ChatGPT showing off!
May 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I know what an em-dash is. I know how to use it. Don't assume that *every* use of it is ChatGPT showing off!
Rolled credits on "Blue Prince."
I'm nowhere near done.
I mean, I have political intrigue to figure out!
That... that's my mother?
OK, it's ON!
I'm nowhere near done.
I mean, I have political intrigue to figure out!
That... that's my mother?
OK, it's ON!
April 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Rolled credits on "Blue Prince."
I'm nowhere near done.
I mean, I have political intrigue to figure out!
That... that's my mother?
OK, it's ON!
I'm nowhere near done.
I mean, I have political intrigue to figure out!
That... that's my mother?
OK, it's ON!
So it looks like "Coyote vs Acme" might actually get released.
Does this mean that we'll finally be able to hear what the Road Runner has been saying all this time? I mean, everything they've ever said has been bleeped out.
Does this mean that we'll finally be able to hear what the Road Runner has been saying all this time? I mean, everything they've ever said has been bleeped out.
April 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
So it looks like "Coyote vs Acme" might actually get released.
Does this mean that we'll finally be able to hear what the Road Runner has been saying all this time? I mean, everything they've ever said has been bleeped out.
Does this mean that we'll finally be able to hear what the Road Runner has been saying all this time? I mean, everything they've ever said has been bleeped out.
We've replaced the Dilithium Crystals in the Enterprise's warp chamber with Folgers Crystals. Let' see if they can tell the difference.
April 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
We've replaced the Dilithium Crystals in the Enterprise's warp chamber with Folgers Crystals. Let' see if they can tell the difference.
OK, everyone, I've already talked to two people today.
If you see something online that seems ridiculous or outrageous today, stop and remember the current date before you go off on a rampage.
Thanks...
If you see something online that seems ridiculous or outrageous today, stop and remember the current date before you go off on a rampage.
Thanks...
April 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
OK, everyone, I've already talked to two people today.
If you see something online that seems ridiculous or outrageous today, stop and remember the current date before you go off on a rampage.
Thanks...
If you see something online that seems ridiculous or outrageous today, stop and remember the current date before you go off on a rampage.
Thanks...
The Crust - Episode 2 - Power Outages and Production Chains
YouTube video by The PaleoGamer
youtu.be
February 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Come on, Giant Meteor!
www.livescience.com/space/astero...
www.livescience.com/space/astero...
https://www.livescience.com/space/asteroids/chance-of-city-killer-asteroid-2024-yr4-sm[…]h-rises-yet-again-to-3-1-percent-nasa-reports
February 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Come on, Giant Meteor!
www.livescience.com/space/astero...
www.livescience.com/space/astero...
I can't believe that I have to say this, but...
Nazis are bad. OK? We literally fought a World War over this. How is this even a question?
Nazis are bad. OK? We literally fought a World War over this. How is this even a question?
January 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I can't believe that I have to say this, but...
Nazis are bad. OK? We literally fought a World War over this. How is this even a question?
Nazis are bad. OK? We literally fought a World War over this. How is this even a question?
I know a lot of us are stressed out right now.
Here are some puppies...
www.discovery.com/shows/puppy-...
Here are some puppies...
www.discovery.com/shows/puppy-...
Meet the Players of Puppy Bowl XXI
On Sunday, February 9th, these puppies can't wait to show off their moves on the field for PUPPY BOWL XXI! Here's the 2025 full player line up from Team Ruff and Team Fluff. Plus, meet the sixteen Sta...
www.discovery.com
January 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I know a lot of us are stressed out right now.
Here are some puppies...
www.discovery.com/shows/puppy-...
Here are some puppies...
www.discovery.com/shows/puppy-...
My latest "Let's Play" video is up. This time, I'm playing "The Crust," a nearish-future factory automation/economic simulator set on the Moon after an impact event.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yse...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yse...
The Crust - Episode 1 - Asteroid Impacts and Production Bottlenecks...
YouTube video by The PaleoGamer
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
My latest "Let's Play" video is up. This time, I'm playing "The Crust," a nearish-future factory automation/economic simulator set on the Moon after an impact event.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yse...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yse...