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Sam Pearson

@skulan.bsky.social

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Hi there! I gave up on being an adult in favor of working at a game store, so now I get to obsess about tabletop RPGs as a matter of professional interest. Expect to find me either reveling in collaborative stories or selling joy.

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Sam Pearson @skulan.bsky.social · 6d

For those who miss NaNoWriMo, I suggest we claim it. The rules of #MyNoWriMo: write a 50,000 word novel entirely within the month of November. That's it. Though I do suggest we:

1. Help each other.
2. Keep it free and accessible.
3. Avoid attaching authority to it.

Let's write together again!

MyNoWriMo Progress Tracker

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Sam Pearson @skulan.bsky.social · 8d

Yeah, that sounds about right.

Sam Pearson @skulan.bsky.social · 8d

I’m wondering what will happen if they target Boston. Like, we’ve seen this before.

Sam Pearson @skulan.bsky.social · 8d

So if I’m hearing it right, the big takeaways from Trump and Hegseth were:

1. Put the military in US cities.

2. Abandon rules of engagement.

Surely nothing bad can come of that.

Sam Pearson @skulan.bsky.social · 9d

"...meeting [with Trump] to have a good faith negotiation...."

Impossible.

Sam Pearson @skulan.bsky.social · 10d

This comes to mind.

The 5th Wizard of Oz Character, Who Didn't Make the Cut (🚨'Noise Boys' Deleted Scene🚨)

YouTube video by Game Changer Shorts

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Sam Pearson @skulan.bsky.social · 13d

I have the TTRPG version. Hometown Holiday. It’s a ton of fun.

Sam Pearson @skulan.bsky.social · 13d

#Duolingo is trying out a new “feature” where lessons cost energy. But don’t worry, you can get more energy with ads! Or waiting! Or giving them money! Utterly antithetical to the stated purpose of learning, and just more like hyper-monetized idle games. Terrible update.

Sam Pearson @skulan.bsky.social · 13d

The thumbnail headline currently reads "$2.5 FTC settlement", which might be closer to the truth. "Bad Amazon! You'd better cough up two fifty!"

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Sam Pearson @skulan.bsky.social · 16d

Aw, man, we’re having another Rapture? I haven’t had any time to prepare! Anybody know someone pious with a nice house?

Sam Pearson @skulan.bsky.social · 18d

I gotta get mine this year. I regret it every time I neglect it.

Sam Pearson @skulan.bsky.social · Sep 7

At least all the alpha males will die early of heart disease.

Sam Pearson @skulan.bsky.social · Sep 5

We can only hope it leads to The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress.

Sam Pearson @skulan.bsky.social · Sep 4

Yeah, we need experienced, sserious people working in government. Like Big Balls.

Sam Pearson @skulan.bsky.social · Sep 1

Seriously. AI can analyze patterns really well, but is dogshit at producing things of value. So keep the actual labor and replace the CEO with AI that just watches the numbers and gives recommendations, and pass their pay to workers. And one AI per company would use fewer resources.

Sam Pearson @skulan.bsky.social · Aug 24

I'm sure if we shovel ever more energy and water into the theft machine, it will tell us how to protect the environment!

Sam Pearson @skulan.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Why a Wall Won't Stop Immigration | Adam Ruins Everything

YouTube video by Dropout

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Sam Pearson @skulan.bsky.social · Aug 21

My favorite part of the "Adam Ruins Everything" about the border wall is the border security guy looking up into the sky and saying "I forgot about planes."

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Sam Pearson @skulan.bsky.social · Aug 13

Question: would the political pendulum stop swinging if one party actually stood for the working class? Because it feels like broken promises and discontent that keep the back-and-forth going.

Sam Pearson @skulan.bsky.social · Aug 12

The LLC thing reminds me of the InfoWars asset dodge in bankruptcy court.

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Sam Pearson @skulan.bsky.social · Aug 1

And we ABSOLUTELY want to discourage people like that from running for office.

Sam Pearson @skulan.bsky.social · Jul 30

There are versions of the starter decks that do! The store I work at still has some.

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Sam Pearson @skulan.bsky.social · Jul 20

If only they outsourced their side of the conversation to ChatGPT. Might be an easier argument.

Sam Pearson @skulan.bsky.social · Jul 18

Have you seen the guy pushing blue states to gerrymander the shit out of their districts, thereby guaranteeing a Republican minority in Congress, which would then give them an incentive to pass federal anti-gerrymandering laws? Reminds me of the plan to destroy the Electoral College.

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Sam Pearson @skulan.bsky.social · Jul 17

I wonder if there's any decent footage of the Reagan attempt to compare behaviors.