Rob Lightner
@roblightner.bsky.social
That writer from Seattle, you know?
This lovely metal die has been with me for years, and it's one of the few dice to make the cut as I got rid of excess dice. I used it as the initiative die in Mighty Ones, and @robheinsoo.bsky.social said it was off. I checked, and it is off. Hard to roll 5 or 6! Guess I won't be using it any more.
December 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Benoit Blanc and Philomena Cunk independently investigate the same murder and come to the same correct conclusion for vastly different reasons
December 20, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Benoit Blanc and Philomena Cunk independently investigate the same murder and come to the same correct conclusion for vastly different reasons
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There's a massive anti-AI bot network that triggers any time there's a post with slight positive sentiment towards AI. If one of those bots attaches to your post, you're hosed.
It sucks and it makes any sort of normal, substantive AI discourse nearly impossible to exist here.
It sucks and it makes any sort of normal, substantive AI discourse nearly impossible to exist here.
Deleted a post that was going viral and bringing an undesirable amount of attention from anonymous accounts. But, I'm going to be honest, the toxic folks here have won. So much of the usage of the site is about avoiding their attention. I'll just use this site to get book recs going forward
December 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
There's a massive anti-AI bot network that triggers any time there's a post with slight positive sentiment towards AI. If one of those bots attaches to your post, you're hosed.
It sucks and it makes any sort of normal, substantive AI discourse nearly impossible to exist here.
It sucks and it makes any sort of normal, substantive AI discourse nearly impossible to exist here.
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Essential dungeon crawl monsters:
1. Big and dumb
2. Small but there's lots
3. Tentacles don't go there
4. Evil horse
5. Fun facts about mushrooms
6. Eye
7. Punchable child
8. Dude that looks like another dude
9. Hostile architecture
10. Capitalism allegory
11. Uncomfortable implications
12. Steve
1. Big and dumb
2. Small but there's lots
3. Tentacles don't go there
4. Evil horse
5. Fun facts about mushrooms
6. Eye
7. Punchable child
8. Dude that looks like another dude
9. Hostile architecture
10. Capitalism allegory
11. Uncomfortable implications
12. Steve
December 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Essential dungeon crawl monsters:
1. Big and dumb
2. Small but there's lots
3. Tentacles don't go there
4. Evil horse
5. Fun facts about mushrooms
6. Eye
7. Punchable child
8. Dude that looks like another dude
9. Hostile architecture
10. Capitalism allegory
11. Uncomfortable implications
12. Steve
1. Big and dumb
2. Small but there's lots
3. Tentacles don't go there
4. Evil horse
5. Fun facts about mushrooms
6. Eye
7. Punchable child
8. Dude that looks like another dude
9. Hostile architecture
10. Capitalism allegory
11. Uncomfortable implications
12. Steve
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My county's public health dept put out their annual toilet rat PSA, which means that once again I'm just a girl, standing in front of my toilet, hoping that a rat appears in it.
December 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
My county's public health dept put out their annual toilet rat PSA, which means that once again I'm just a girl, standing in front of my toilet, hoping that a rat appears in it.
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MY 4-YEAR OLD: *calmly, while coloring a picture of the Grinch* If baby grinches die, we can eat them. If they’re clean. That’s ok
December 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
MY 4-YEAR OLD: *calmly, while coloring a picture of the Grinch* If baby grinches die, we can eat them. If they’re clean. That’s ok
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I would say my holiday cheer is hovering somewhere between 'about to steal the joy from Whoville' and 'about to be visited by three Muppet ghosts'
December 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I would say my holiday cheer is hovering somewhere between 'about to steal the joy from Whoville' and 'about to be visited by three Muppet ghosts'
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Frankincense is the doctor, Myrrh is the stupid sound the monster makes, Kevin.
December 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Frankincense is the doctor, Myrrh is the stupid sound the monster makes, Kevin.
The world is composed mostly of confident assertions
December 15, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The world is composed mostly of confident assertions
This year marks the centennial of late-stage capitalism, suggesting that maybe it's poorly named:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_ca...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_ca...
Late capitalism - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This year marks the centennial of late-stage capitalism, suggesting that maybe it's poorly named:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_ca...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_ca...
VIP heaven populated entirely by cats who lived with human children
December 10, 2025 at 3:46 AM
VIP heaven populated entirely by cats who lived with human children
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Searching for a new litterbox and dying laughing at this cat who looks like a toilet astronaut.
December 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Searching for a new litterbox and dying laughing at this cat who looks like a toilet astronaut.
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
My cat is a cozy mystery
December 5, 2025 at 12:45 AM
My cat is a cozy mystery
When ergosexuals do their thing, they start with thereforeplay
December 2, 2025 at 5:49 AM
When ergosexuals do their thing, they start with thereforeplay
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Let's promote your friends and family who've done the difficult work of publishing books.
I just realized my (Seattle-based nonprofit) publisher has a sale on. I'm proud of the 2nd edition here--new science, new chapters on leafcutter bees and assorted solitary bee pests, and a bazillion new color photos. Lots of titles for outdoors topics of all kinds if pollinators aren't your jam.
Mason Bee Revolution, 2nd Edition: How the Hardest Working Bee Can Save the World One Backyard at a Time
Easily attract wild solitary bees to your yard--and help save the planet!
www.mountaineers.org
November 30, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Let's promote your friends and family who've done the difficult work of publishing books.
Read this, won't take long and it's worth your time for sure:
www.hacklore.org/letter
www.hacklore.org/letter
The Letter — Stop Hacklore!
www.hacklore.org
November 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Read this, won't take long and it's worth your time for sure:
www.hacklore.org/letter
www.hacklore.org/letter
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Before getting involved with someone, ask yourself: Is this a person I can visualize cropping out of pictures one day?
November 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Before getting involved with someone, ask yourself: Is this a person I can visualize cropping out of pictures one day?
Working from home or homely from working?
November 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Working from home or homely from working?
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This is a great idea
November 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This is a great idea
PSA: Sunlight is not a disinfectant
November 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
PSA: Sunlight is not a disinfectant