Mike Filemaker
@gibberish.com
Painting a tunnel entrance on this side of the fourth wall and running into it full tilt since 1994
I'd rather you followed me at @[email protected]
I'd rather you followed me at @[email protected]
All progress towards unreasonable men having all the money depends on the unreasonable man!
September 30, 2026 at 7:17 PM
All progress towards unreasonable men having all the money depends on the unreasonable man!
My coaster trip continues, we resume coverage at Kennywood: youtu.be/TleUoV8FoG8
A day at a cute theme park in Pennsylvania [and another [and another]]!
YouTube video by The Vortex Hole
youtu.be
September 25, 2026 at 10:13 PM
My coaster trip continues, we resume coverage at Kennywood: youtu.be/TleUoV8FoG8
Carly Rage A-Jepsen Machine
I don’t know, probably
I don’t know, probably
September 18, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Carly Rage A-Jepsen Machine
I don’t know, probably
I don’t know, probably
Thinking about HyperCard and why people aren’t still using something descended from it; starting to worry that it actually sucked the whole time
September 16, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Thinking about HyperCard and why people aren’t still using something descended from it; starting to worry that it actually sucked the whole time
Middle-aged man goes to Cedar Point for first time, reckons with fastlane
YouTube video by The Vortex Hole
youtu.be
September 7, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Reposted by Mike Filemaker
BREAKING: The union of Starbucks workers is officially calling for a boycott of the chain.
@sbworkersunited.org has over 12,000 unionized baristas, and they're calling on customers to stop visiting Starbucks until they get a fair union contract.
@sbworkersunited.org has over 12,000 unionized baristas, and they're calling on customers to stop visiting Starbucks until they get a fair union contract.
August 25, 2026 at 4:28 PM
BREAKING: The union of Starbucks workers is officially calling for a boycott of the chain.
@sbworkersunited.org has over 12,000 unionized baristas, and they're calling on customers to stop visiting Starbucks until they get a fair union contract.
@sbworkersunited.org has over 12,000 unionized baristas, and they're calling on customers to stop visiting Starbucks until they get a fair union contract.
Dear Apple Computer,
I just searched for "big walk" on the Mac App Store and these are the top 5 results:
1. Distance Tool
2. QuickPedometer - Walk & Run
3. Tai Chi Sit Stand Walk
4. Freelance Dog Walks
5. Talky - Walkie Talkie, Radio
I'd just like to say: inspiring.
Yours,
Mike
I just searched for "big walk" on the Mac App Store and these are the top 5 results:
1. Distance Tool
2. QuickPedometer - Walk & Run
3. Tai Chi Sit Stand Walk
4. Freelance Dog Walks
5. Talky - Walkie Talkie, Radio
I'd just like to say: inspiring.
Yours,
Mike
August 4, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Dear Apple Computer,
I just searched for "big walk" on the Mac App Store and these are the top 5 results:
1. Distance Tool
2. QuickPedometer - Walk & Run
3. Tai Chi Sit Stand Walk
4. Freelance Dog Walks
5. Talky - Walkie Talkie, Radio
I'd just like to say: inspiring.
Yours,
Mike
I just searched for "big walk" on the Mac App Store and these are the top 5 results:
1. Distance Tool
2. QuickPedometer - Walk & Run
3. Tai Chi Sit Stand Walk
4. Freelance Dog Walks
5. Talky - Walkie Talkie, Radio
I'd just like to say: inspiring.
Yours,
Mike
Ate a bowl of black pills for breakfast AMA
August 4, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Ate a bowl of black pills for breakfast AMA
I am so angry I didn't think of it: if you're Wizards, you should never put out a TTRPG that's not D&D; *but that just means putting "Dungeons and Dragons" in front of every TTRPG you put out.*
July 31, 2026 at 3:31 AM
I am so angry I didn't think of it: if you're Wizards, you should never put out a TTRPG that's not D&D; *but that just means putting "Dungeons and Dragons" in front of every TTRPG you put out.*
There is some Vortex-hole-related news for once (and probably never again)
youtu.be/Ewuo0mU6Ygs
#kingsisland #themeparks
youtu.be/Ewuo0mU6Ygs
#kingsisland #themeparks
A threat to the hole?? A trip to Columbus??
YouTube video by The Vortex Hole
youtu.be
July 28, 2026 at 7:16 PM
There is some Vortex-hole-related news for once (and probably never again)
youtu.be/Ewuo0mU6Ygs
#kingsisland #themeparks
youtu.be/Ewuo0mU6Ygs
#kingsisland #themeparks
It’s funny how the three “creative agendas” from the Forge days have slowly self-organized into the OSR, the FKR, and… the mainstream of the hobby
July 21, 2026 at 11:57 PM
It’s funny how the three “creative agendas” from the Forge days have slowly self-organized into the OSR, the FKR, and… the mainstream of the hobby
Turns out that the "other D&D" I've been thinking about would fit comfortably under the Free Kriegspiel Revival that some have started talking about, but what's interesting to me are unconfirmed stories of that style of play just... emerging naturally? From kids at school D&D clubs and such.
July 20, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Turns out that the "other D&D" I've been thinking about would fit comfortably under the Free Kriegspiel Revival that some have started talking about, but what's interesting to me are unconfirmed stories of that style of play just... emerging naturally? From kids at school D&D clubs and such.
How bad an idea is it to write a rulebook for D&D, to describe the game without a rulebook that a likely bare majority of D&D players are actually playing?
July 17, 2026 at 7:11 PM
How bad an idea is it to write a rulebook for D&D, to describe the game without a rulebook that a likely bare majority of D&D players are actually playing?
I’m at a game convention, with many scheduled events. There is no printed program; there is an app. The app is trash. The year is 2026.
June 18, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I’m at a game convention, with many scheduled events. There is no printed program; there is an app. The app is trash. The year is 2026.
It feels so ridiculously indulgent to be making videos at all, let alone videos where I don’t have a lot on my mind. All those bits and bandwidth. What can I do to make these a lil heftier
June 8, 2026 at 8:06 PM
It feels so ridiculously indulgent to be making videos at all, let alone videos where I don’t have a lot on my mind. All those bits and bandwidth. What can I do to make these a lil heftier
This one is so inconsequential it took me an extra day to remember to post it here youtu.be/Mwsjbk-r9t8
Kings Island is a safe space for [disappointment|breakdown|family fun]
YouTube video by The Vortex Hole
youtu.be
June 8, 2026 at 7:27 PM
This one is so inconsequential it took me an extra day to remember to post it here youtu.be/Mwsjbk-r9t8
Bonus RPG theory drop in this one youtu.be/wWAV-zyUsq0
The hole, the mall, the mall hole (plus rides, etc.)
YouTube video by The Vortex Hole
youtu.be
May 25, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Bonus RPG theory drop in this one youtu.be/wWAV-zyUsq0
Man I really fucked up when I didn’t become a multimillionaire
May 16, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Man I really fucked up when I didn’t become a multimillionaire
A little of everything here, but definitely more ghosts than usual youtu.be/-7GVotHx3qM #kingsisland #themeparks
A late spring evening at Kings Island (haunted)
YouTube video by The Vortex Hole
youtu.be
May 12, 2026 at 10:20 PM
A little of everything here, but definitely more ghosts than usual youtu.be/-7GVotHx3qM #kingsisland #themeparks
My first visit to Kings Island this year (porous version)
YouTube video by The Vortex Hole
youtu.be
April 28, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Reposted by Mike Filemaker
It's been clear for a hot minute an anti-autism diagnosis campaign is in the works but I am truly stunned they are literally just going for the Detransitioner playbook
April 26, 2026 at 5:54 PM
It's been clear for a hot minute an anti-autism diagnosis campaign is in the works but I am truly stunned they are literally just going for the Detransitioner playbook
Reposted by Mike Filemaker
Maybe technology has failed and embarrassed humans enough times now that we can put it on the shelf to focus on other more promising forms of progress.
April 25, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Maybe technology has failed and embarrassed humans enough times now that we can put it on the shelf to focus on other more promising forms of progress.
Only three weeks late and nine million dollars over budget, the last chapter in my weird winter digression from #themeparks into how we make the stuff in our heads
youtu.be/FSSqmcFb6uw
youtu.be/FSSqmcFb6uw
My beautiful dark ride fantasy | creation, Dreams, and rebirth
YouTube video by The Vortex Hole
youtu.be
April 19, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Only three weeks late and nine million dollars over budget, the last chapter in my weird winter digression from #themeparks into how we make the stuff in our heads
youtu.be/FSSqmcFb6uw
youtu.be/FSSqmcFb6uw