Steph (Paddock || Shaver)
@sdshaver.com
Personal account chockablock full of dumb takes. Mamawizard, urgency wrangler + horrible goose. Jira/Yargle/HA enthusiast. Former: Blizzard, Simutronics. Write as Shaver // Work as Paddock on @mtgarena.com (she/her/Braids)
More at: http://sdshaver.com
More at: http://sdshaver.com
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Steph (Paddock || Shaver)
@sdshaver.com
· Oct 18
Hey new people. I’m Steph. I’ve been a game dev for 30 years. I sold my first short story when I was 13. You probably haven’t heard of me.
I sometimes post photos of cats and food and kids. I also love weird disasters and…MURDER.
I sometimes post photos of cats and food and kids. I also love weird disasters and…MURDER.
My hands are freezing.
December 1, 2025 at 1:35 AM
My hands are freezing.
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Nine years ago Mike Fitzgerald wrote up an extraordinarily fascinating breakdown of the differences between the Tom Stoppard shooting script and the original Jeffrey Boam draft of Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade.
It's well worth your time: www.creativescreenwriting.com/indiana-jone...
It's well worth your time: www.creativescreenwriting.com/indiana-jone...
July 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Nine years ago Mike Fitzgerald wrote up an extraordinarily fascinating breakdown of the differences between the Tom Stoppard shooting script and the original Jeffrey Boam draft of Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade.
It's well worth your time: www.creativescreenwriting.com/indiana-jone...
It's well worth your time: www.creativescreenwriting.com/indiana-jone...
There is a scene in THE PITT where a neurodivergent doctor is given the task of picking hundreds of pieces of gravel out of a road rash patient and the way she lights up with sheer joy at the prospect resonated with me.
November 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
There is a scene in THE PITT where a neurodivergent doctor is given the task of picking hundreds of pieces of gravel out of a road rash patient and the way she lights up with sheer joy at the prospect resonated with me.
D…did they carve the turkey with a Glock?
Karoline Leavitt's Thanksgiving spread. Please dissect.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
November 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
D…did they carve the turkey with a Glock?
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Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
Have also started watching Plur1bus and can confirm.
November 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Have also started watching Plur1bus and can confirm.
Remembering years ago after Abu Ghraib came to light, a certain Senator from Delaware ripping into the Bush administration for endangering our troops — and specifically the life of people like his son, Beau — by violating the Geneva Conventions.
November 29, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Remembering years ago after Abu Ghraib came to light, a certain Senator from Delaware ripping into the Bush administration for endangering our troops — and specifically the life of people like his son, Beau — by violating the Geneva Conventions.
Two of my favorite apps that respect my data and my control of it are on sale today. They almost never are.
- Plan To Eat
Recipe clipper. Tons of features.
- Scrivener
The only way I can keep track of my stories. Replaced Word for me for writing.
- Plan To Eat
Recipe clipper. Tons of features.
- Scrivener
The only way I can keep track of my stories. Replaced Word for me for writing.
November 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Two of my favorite apps that respect my data and my control of it are on sale today. They almost never are.
- Plan To Eat
Recipe clipper. Tons of features.
- Scrivener
The only way I can keep track of my stories. Replaced Word for me for writing.
- Plan To Eat
Recipe clipper. Tons of features.
- Scrivener
The only way I can keep track of my stories. Replaced Word for me for writing.
Finished eldest’s keyhole scarf. I love keyhole scarves.
Moving on to second born’s.
Moving on to second born’s.
November 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Finished eldest’s keyhole scarf. I love keyhole scarves.
Moving on to second born’s.
Moving on to second born’s.
I capped off my day by bingeing five episodes of THE PITT because you see I am an optimist
November 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I capped off my day by bingeing five episodes of THE PITT because you see I am an optimist
Pies are in. Stuffing is soaking. Mushrooms are cleaned. Green beans are snapped. First load of dishes are in the wash.
Shower, then back for Act II.
Shower, then back for Act II.
November 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Pies are in. Stuffing is soaking. Mushrooms are cleaned. Green beans are snapped. First load of dishes are in the wash.
Shower, then back for Act II.
Shower, then back for Act II.
"Happy Thanksgiving, kids! Enjoy your...bananas, mistletoe sprigs and turkey we snagged from a vault ten miles outside of New Vegas!"
November 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
"Happy Thanksgiving, kids! Enjoy your...bananas, mistletoe sprigs and turkey we snagged from a vault ten miles outside of New Vegas!"
There is a bug in JQL that if you're searching on a field like labels or assignee against a specific value, it will stop returning items with NULL/EMPTY values.
It's been there forever.
I have no fucking idea why it's never been fixed.
It's been there forever.
I have no fucking idea why it's never been fixed.
November 26, 2025 at 7:38 PM
There is a bug in JQL that if you're searching on a field like labels or assignee against a specific value, it will stop returning items with NULL/EMPTY values.
It's been there forever.
I have no fucking idea why it's never been fixed.
It's been there forever.
I have no fucking idea why it's never been fixed.
Grenfell, but Grenfell if it had set *an entire block* on fire.
Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in years blazed late into the night on Wednesday as the city’s leader confirmed at least 36 people, including a firefighter, had died and another 279 people were reported missing. https://to.pbs.org/3M00t64
36 killed, 279 missing after raging fire spreads through Hong Kong high-rise residential buildings
Hong Kong leader John Lee has said 36 people were reported killed in the fire that spread through a dense high-rise residential housing complex Wednesday.
www.pbs.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Grenfell, but Grenfell if it had set *an entire block* on fire.
I once built a 30+ room forest hunting ground in DragonRealms and by the fifth room I realized my mistake as you can only say “you are standing amidst magnificent oaks and aspens, light streaming through the boughs” so many times in a text-based RPG.
Finding different ways to name 100 different head slot magic items is a staple of fantasy rpg design.
I still remember the joy I felt when I asked you if I could name a hat a "chapeau" and you were all "sure"
It felt like such a triumph at the time
It felt like such a triumph at the time
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I once built a 30+ room forest hunting ground in DragonRealms and by the fifth room I realized my mistake as you can only say “you are standing amidst magnificent oaks and aspens, light streaming through the boughs” so many times in a text-based RPG.
Has anyone written a fantasy series where all the magic users are a bunch of big dumb idiots but because they can, like, blow you up with a spell, they have all the power?
and there’s a bunch of relatively intelligent non-powered types thinking “wow THESE are the mages? These big dumb idiots?”
and there’s a bunch of relatively intelligent non-powered types thinking “wow THESE are the mages? These big dumb idiots?”
November 26, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Has anyone written a fantasy series where all the magic users are a bunch of big dumb idiots but because they can, like, blow you up with a spell, they have all the power?
and there’s a bunch of relatively intelligent non-powered types thinking “wow THESE are the mages? These big dumb idiots?”
and there’s a bunch of relatively intelligent non-powered types thinking “wow THESE are the mages? These big dumb idiots?”
Started a non-chaos scarf for eldest and then my cat decided to be a stereotype.
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Started a non-chaos scarf for eldest and then my cat decided to be a stereotype.
JFC it’s the ragebait administration I swear
Sean Duffy, the U.S. transportation secretary, has been urging people for the past week to dress and comport themselves better as a way of restoring “civility” to air travel. On Tuesday, he added another item to his list of concerns: the quality of the snacks handed out on commercial flights.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Wants Healthier In-Flight Snack Options
Sean Duffy, who has been promoting greater decorum among air travelers, said he would like to see choices besides salty pretzels and buttery cookies.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 1:24 AM
JFC it’s the ragebait administration I swear
Final PT session tomorrow. My back is better, but my wrists are still unhappy. I’m at a loss.
I did move my CPAP hose so that it no longer drapes over me. Comes up the back of the bed now. I think it’s helping? But let me not be the last to say: aging sucks.
I did move my CPAP hose so that it no longer drapes over me. Comes up the back of the bed now. I think it’s helping? But let me not be the last to say: aging sucks.
November 25, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Final PT session tomorrow. My back is better, but my wrists are still unhappy. I’m at a loss.
I did move my CPAP hose so that it no longer drapes over me. Comes up the back of the bed now. I think it’s helping? But let me not be the last to say: aging sucks.
I did move my CPAP hose so that it no longer drapes over me. Comes up the back of the bed now. I think it’s helping? But let me not be the last to say: aging sucks.
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
The Chaos Scarf Grows.
November 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The Chaos Scarf Grows.
d-do Jace and Vraska count?
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 AM
d-do Jace and Vraska count?