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GM of Pod Against the Machine. Writer of stories, lancer of freedom, Luddite, possible hivemind. Podcast: https://podagainstthemachine.com Free Short Fiction: https://www.patreon.com/c/samwtennyson

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Starfinder Tech Core

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Hey look a book!

07.03.2026 21:35 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

A shapeshifting private eye sets out to solve the murder of a man who could see the future--and makes herself the killer's next target.

07.03.2026 21:22 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New tools for understanding AI and learning outcomes OpenAI introduces the Learning Outcomes Measurement Suite to assess AI’s impact on student learning across diverse educational environments over time.

Under no circumstances should we allow OpenAI to become the self-authorized educational research evidenve source that it is trying to be. Vendors must not be research authorities. openai.com/index/unders...

05.03.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 123 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5

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06.03.2026 14:41 πŸ‘ 156 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Creatives: for the love of God, don't upload your manuscript, painting, song, podcast, movie to an LLM. Doesn’t matter what you stand to get out of it.

05.03.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good morning! Just a clarifying question--by Noir do you mean all private eye type voices (I'm wondering about hard-boiled detective stories specifically, which are often lumped in with Noir, but I'm a genre nerd, so...), more of the super dark/hopeless vibe, or some combination of the two?

05.03.2026 16:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alan Cumming, Bowen Yang Help Launch Necessary Foundation to Support LGBTQ Filmmakers "There is, in this moment, enormous political pressure to delete queer people from American media, and that includes young filmmakers who are being shut out of the industry,” said executive director A...

Hello I am very excited about this

03.03.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 382 πŸ” 102 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 8
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Can you tell we love working with this brilliant voice actor? Because we do! They helped us bring many voices to life in our most recent tale, including JUDGE and SHOSHONE, among others!

@thecandacemarie.bsky.social

05.03.2026 15:41 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
A poster for a casting call. A red field is across the top with "Call all actual play performers" in black and yellow lettering. Beneath that is a large black field with a yellow megaphone in the bottom left corner, angled up and to the right. It's pointed to a yellow star bubble with a red outline. Inside the star "Casting Call" is written on the inside in black letters. Beneath that is "Find Out Productions" in red and yellow, split across two lines. On the very bottom of the page is a thin yellow bar with social media handles written in black;  stacked two columns and two rows, equal distance from each other and the sides. The left column has a twitch logo on top with "@FindOutProductions" next to it. Below that is Instagram with "Find Out Productions" written. The right column has the YouTube Logo with "@FindOutVods" next to it and directly below that is the Bluesky logo next to "@FindOutProductions"

A poster for a casting call. A red field is across the top with "Call all actual play performers" in black and yellow lettering. Beneath that is a large black field with a yellow megaphone in the bottom left corner, angled up and to the right. It's pointed to a yellow star bubble with a red outline. Inside the star "Casting Call" is written on the inside in black letters. Beneath that is "Find Out Productions" in red and yellow, split across two lines. On the very bottom of the page is a thin yellow bar with social media handles written in black; stacked two columns and two rows, equal distance from each other and the sides. The left column has a twitch logo on top with "@FindOutProductions" next to it. Below that is Instagram with "Find Out Productions" written. The right column has the YouTube Logo with "@FindOutVods" next to it and directly below that is the Bluesky logo next to "@FindOutProductions"

Casting Call: 'Mutants In The Night' by Orion D. Black

This dark and heavy dystopian world sees Mutants pushed to the edge of society and a tyrannical government working to keep them in line. Join with allies and stand against those who would see you fail.

#ttrpg #castingcall #actualplay

05.03.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

✨do not use AI for tasks if you cannot check the validity of the output✨no translation is not an exception!

04.03.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Rare Supreme Court W.

03.03.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Apparently we all, not just famous people, need to find a legal way to prevent our likeness from being used after death now

03.03.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 135 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Even in high school I thought the very clear message of Fight Club was not to let our vapid over-consumptive culture lead you to become a mindless "space monkey" led by the nihilistic dark Id of a depressed loser, for it is a similar path.

03.03.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 191 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
The image is of an izalguun, a kasatha, a bantrid, and a goblin brandishing weapons as they enter a hallway on a space ship. In the top corner of the image is the "Paizo" logo, and in the bottom right corner of the image is the "Starfinder" Second Edition logo.

The image is of an izalguun, a kasatha, a bantrid, and a goblin brandishing weapons as they enter a hallway on a space ship. In the top corner of the image is the "Paizo" logo, and in the bottom right corner of the image is the "Starfinder" Second Edition logo.

What's better than aliens? Even more cool aliens! πŸ‘½οΈ Sign up NOW for the Starfinder Rulebook Subscription and be first in line to get Starfinder Galactic Ancestries when it releases next month, AND a free PDF on March 16th!

Subscribe today: buff.ly/T1AiMDw

02.03.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

What if, instead of an advisor, it was literally two people in Congress

02.03.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 485 πŸ” 111 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1

Even if this impossible best case scenario we're pretending is likely doesn't happen, we will assume an equally absurd rosy scenario we've just made up will come to pass instead. Until it doesn't.

02.03.2026 15:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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At the bottom of the Substack settings page, under "Danger Zone," you can turn off all subscriptions at once.

Apologies to all my friends on Substack. I'd gritted my teeth and supported you because I love your work. But Substack's partnership with Polymarket is the last straw for me.

02.03.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 1435 πŸ” 408 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 50
Southeast Asian Games Showcase

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The Southeast Asian Games Showcase is now accepting submissions from game developers until March 31st.

Southeast Asian Games Showcase CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS The Southeast Asian Games Showcase is now accepting submissions from game developers until March 31st.

The Southeast Asian Games Showcase is BACK this Summer!

Submissions are now open to Southeast Asian based developers + Southeast Asian led teams.

The showcase goes live in June during the week of Summer Game Fest β˜€οΈ

πŸ—“οΈ Submit your game by March 31st via the form below!

02.03.2026 12:08 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

It's time.

Colin, the comrade running the shelter-in-place food program I'm working at, told me that this week he's had to turn down asks from schools to supply food directly to their sheltering families. The reason? There's not enough money coming in for that amount of food.

Let's change that.

26.02.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 182 πŸ” 179 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 7

What is happening in Kansas is fucked up and what is continuing to happen in Palestine is fucked up.

In April @charittrpgs.bsky.social is hosting a Team Fundraiser to support Trans Lifeline. In May we are hosting a Team Fundraiser to support Doctors Without Borders.

(cont)

26.02.2026 18:24 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Actually, the left is winning the AI debate But it does need to get organized.

The left is not "missing out" on AI. It's winning the argument. Americans worry about AI and dislike tech CEOs. They're mobilizing against data centers. They support regulation, even refusal.

Calls for the left to embrace AI are an effort to change the terms of the debate in Silicon Valley's favor.

26.02.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 961 πŸ” 318 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 27

Followup: If you control the estate of Sir Terry Pratchett and/or know how to make 16-bit style RPGs without any AI nonsense hit me up, I've been meaning to take on another project I totally shouldn't take on.

26.02.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I dreamt I was playing a 16-bit Discworld Night Watch RPG, and it was exactly as awesome as that sounds.

And now I'm awake and sad.

26.02.2026 13:39 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Well now, who could *that* be?

26.02.2026 02:46 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Starfinder Secrets of the Swarm

Starfinder Secrets of the Swarm

Been workin' on some stuff. Announced today for Starfinder Second Edition: the Secrets of the Swarm Hardcover Adventure Path! Releasing in September 2026. I can't share the secrets, but I can share the cover!

26.02.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

This is not an isolated case, nor is The Luddite Renaissance, as @bcmerchant.bsky.social dubbed it, confined to elite campuses (as maybe it was six months ago).

25.02.2026 12:12 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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To incoming University President Mnookin: Please don’t let artificial intelligence devalue the liberal arts Last month, University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin <a href="https://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2025/12/uw-receives-approval-to-move-l-ss-largest-majors-to-new-ai-focused-school...

students know they are being cheated

22.02.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 264 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 9

agents guide for DAD BODIES.

agents guide for DAD BODIES.

CABIN IN THE WOODS Γ— JOHN DIES AT THE END Γ— JUMANJI

πŸ§” Middle-aged Dad Ensemble
🎲 TTRPG Nerds
😱 Co(s)mic Horror
πŸ€” But also Mystery
πŸ‘» Supernatural Folklore
🏰 Victorian Manor
πŸŒ™ Dark & Stormy Night

Complete at 74k! Big 5 interest!

#WSPit #A #H #M #Dis #Q #OS

25.02.2026 05:09 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

That is the empirically correct response.

24.02.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When your writing app tells you it can't sync changes, believe it.

24.02.2026 21:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0