Contrarian
@pataverse.com
I have nothing to sell you. I'm just a boy who never stopped loving AD&D.
Went to the "community book sale" and bought a stack of mid-1980s #scifi magazines, mostly for the game reviews. So I guess I collect vintage sci-fi magazines now.
I think there's even a review of #StarFrontiers in there somewhere!
I think there's even a review of #StarFrontiers in there somewhere!
September 23, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Went to the "community book sale" and bought a stack of mid-1980s #scifi magazines, mostly for the game reviews. So I guess I collect vintage sci-fi magazines now.
I think there's even a review of #StarFrontiers in there somewhere!
I think there's even a review of #StarFrontiers in there somewhere!
I can't write an into funnier than real life here, so: The man who made this video thinks he invented weresharks, and is suing #WOTC for copyright infringement!
youtu.be/JJJreoPuSx4...
youtu.be/JJJreoPuSx4...
Wereshark: Neptunerise - Starring Julianne Michelle
youtu.be
September 16, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I can't write an into funnier than real life here, so: The man who made this video thinks he invented weresharks, and is suing #WOTC for copyright infringement!
youtu.be/JJJreoPuSx4...
youtu.be/JJJreoPuSx4...
The motel my wife and I prefer for #GenCon allows reservations exactly 11 months in advance, so I booked our room during my lunch break today. See you next year, Indianapolis!
September 10, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The motel my wife and I prefer for #GenCon allows reservations exactly 11 months in advance, so I booked our room during my lunch break today. See you next year, Indianapolis!
An alleged Canadian thinks the United States should use a Debtor's Army to invade Iran. This guy could help Hasbro invent replacements for slavery in the new #Darksun.
www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...
www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...
Israeli opinion piece proposes 'debt forgiveness' for young Americans to enlist in Iran war
Article in Jerusalem Post outlines debt forgiveness as means of encouraging young Americans to fight in war with Iran | Anadolu
www.aa.com.tr
September 9, 2026 at 2:47 AM
An alleged Canadian thinks the United States should use a Debtor's Army to invade Iran. This guy could help Hasbro invent replacements for slavery in the new #Darksun.
www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...
www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...
Crown Royal #Whiskey is distilled in Canada. #Trump is about to create a #dice bag shortage in the United States!
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Trump banning import of Canadian booze, motorcycles, other goods into U.S. | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump is banning the import of Canadian alcohol, motorcycles and various other products into the U.S. as of Sept. 29. This latest move in an escalating trade war between Canada and the U.S. comes after Canadian retaliatory tariffs came into force on Tuesday.
www.cbc.ca
September 9, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Crown Royal #Whiskey is distilled in Canada. #Trump is about to create a #dice bag shortage in the United States!
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
If I was playing the #MontyPython RPG, I would use this soap so I showed up at games smelling of elderberries. It's immersive!
September 7, 2026 at 11:48 AM
If I was playing the #MontyPython RPG, I would use this soap so I showed up at games smelling of elderberries. It's immersive!
Bluesky has added a feature that will warn people how long-winded I am, if I don't break it first.
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September 5, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Bluesky has added a feature that will warn people how long-winded I am, if I don't break it first.
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[getting out of bed, reluctant and groggy] Welp gotta add to the lore
September 1, 2026 at 12:39 PM
[getting out of bed, reluctant and groggy] Welp gotta add to the lore
The next time a job interviewer asks me to describe a personal weakness, I'm going to say "I can't make joke so obvious that multiple redditors won't try to correct me on history I lived through."
August 30, 2026 at 7:37 PM
The next time a job interviewer asks me to describe a personal weakness, I'm going to say "I can't make joke so obvious that multiple redditors won't try to correct me on history I lived through."
The local art supply store is trolling me with their sticker display.
August 23, 2026 at 5:38 PM
The local art supply store is trolling me with their sticker display.
Government and corporations continue building the #TormentNexus by equipping the race police with classic #StarFrontiers weapons.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
ICE equipping agents with gloves that deliver electric shocks
The US immigration agency is spending $20m on gloves that deliver a sharp electric shock intended to compel subjects to comply.
www.bbc.com
August 13, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Government and corporations continue building the #TormentNexus by equipping the race police with classic #StarFrontiers weapons.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Computer software isn't good at generating random numbers. The best solution for this problem is "seeding" the random number generator with a outside (non-software) source of randomness.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Why computers can’t generate randomness.
In order to produce true randomness, computers must reach outside themselves.
slate.com
August 8, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Computer software isn't good at generating random numbers. The best solution for this problem is "seeding" the random number generator with a outside (non-software) source of randomness.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
I was checking the mailroom for a package I'm expecting, and noticed one of the other tenants has received a package from @goodmangames.bsky.social. There's an #OSR guy in my apartment complex!
Shit, there goes the neighborhood.
Shit, there goes the neighborhood.
August 7, 2026 at 11:53 PM
I was checking the mailroom for a package I'm expecting, and noticed one of the other tenants has received a package from @goodmangames.bsky.social. There's an #OSR guy in my apartment complex!
Shit, there goes the neighborhood.
Shit, there goes the neighborhood.
There were for different vendors (including the soda company) at #GenCon this year named some variation of "Critical Hit."
Hey folks, maybe we should declare a moratorium on using this phrase in business names? It's getting confusing!
Hey folks, maybe we should declare a moratorium on using this phrase in business names? It's getting confusing!
August 3, 2026 at 5:13 PM
There were for different vendors (including the soda company) at #GenCon this year named some variation of "Critical Hit."
Hey folks, maybe we should declare a moratorium on using this phrase in business names? It's getting confusing!
Hey folks, maybe we should declare a moratorium on using this phrase in business names? It's getting confusing!
Took a while to get to the official #GenCon pizza this year. "Dragon's Luau" is a spicy pineapple pizza. My wife and I agree: Too much spice, not enough pineapple.
August 2, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Took a while to get to the official #GenCon pizza this year. "Dragon's Luau" is a spicy pineapple pizza. My wife and I agree: Too much spice, not enough pineapple.
My wife @coreyosullivan.com drinks @redbull.com everyday, so we did what we had to do to get this #GenCon baggage ribbon for her.
August 2, 2026 at 5:20 PM
My wife @coreyosullivan.com drinks @redbull.com everyday, so we did what we had to do to get this #GenCon baggage ribbon for her.
My last game of #GenCon 2026 is #OldSchoolEssentials. Our characters listen at a door; they can't make our the words of speech they hear, but they can clearly hear someone flipping the pages of a book. Fucking #OSR adventure design, man.
August 2, 2026 at 3:41 PM
My last game of #GenCon 2026 is #OldSchoolEssentials. Our characters listen at a door; they can't make our the words of speech they hear, but they can clearly hear someone flipping the pages of a book. Fucking #OSR adventure design, man.
Every cellphone at #GenCon is sounding a tornado warning. A convention center recorded message is telling us to move away from windows. Reports of leaking ceilings in parts of the building!
August 1, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Every cellphone at #GenCon is sounding a tornado warning. A convention center recorded message is telling us to move away from windows. Reports of leaking ceilings in parts of the building!
Signed up for a last-minute paint-and-take at #GenCon because it will help my wife earn a badge ribbon she wants. Not going to ruin my reputation by photographing my shitty miniature.
August 1, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Signed up for a last-minute paint-and-take at #GenCon because it will help my wife earn a badge ribbon she wants. Not going to ruin my reputation by photographing my shitty miniature.
Trapped in a extremely bloody session of the Dune board game at #GenCon where everyone is unclear on the rules and the gamemaster is occasionally asking Siri for help.
July 31, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Trapped in a extremely bloody session of the Dune board game at #GenCon where everyone is unclear on the rules and the gamemaster is occasionally asking Siri for help.