The Star Trek Battle Manual by Lou Zocchi from 1972, later withdrawn for legal reasons, would become the basis for the long-running Star Fleet Battles tabletop wargame.

Space Patrol, a sci-fi tabletop roleplaying game published by Lou Zocchi's GameScience in 1977, heavily influenced by Star Trek.

RIP Lou Zocchi, master of weird dice & creator of the d100 Zocchihedron; also a key figure in #StarTrek games history, writer of the 1st (unlicensed) ST tabletop wargame that evolved into Star Fleet Battles + publisher of Space Patrol, arguably the roleplaying game that set the tone for ST RPGs. 🖖

Comer: "What's going on in Iran has to do w/ nuclear capabilities & the US not wanting Iran to have a nuclear weapon. These scientists that have either died or are missing, these were the leaders in research & helping to ensure we stay the leader in nuclear technology, so that's why it's a concern."

Here’s a high-res scan of a two-page TV Guide ad for The Simpsons season 4 premiere (1992).

why isn't this in the death generator already?

I couldn't help myself

I’m on a train full of mariners fans and miku cosplayers

this is the seattle experience

If you know anything about the smart glasses ICE is developing, text me via signal at 202-510-1268

she is ready for speed racer. the concessions guy was like “that is the coolest pride merch i’ve seen… are the frogs fucking? sorry, hopping over each other”

Well, nuts. #SACvsSEA

babe wake up dr semiconductor posted again

Cal’s hitting dingers, Naylor’s stealing bases, we are so back baby

On an unrelated note:

it is somewhat disquieting to see people getting weirdly affectionate towards a proprietary chatbot run by a malign control freak megacorp

It’s a home run party out here

A globe shaped puzzle of the night sky with the constellations highlighted

did a puzzle

Panel from What If...? #17 (1990) Sergei Kravinoff aka Kraven The Hunter, stands naked in a room full of spiders that swarm around him or hang from the ceiling. The spiders cover his shame. He looks upset. Kraven: Why am I DOING this?

(Seeing a cigarette butt in the woods) A squirrel was on break here

Cal feasts on an oppo taco. One-nil! #SACvsSEA

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We should improve society a lot actually

the 'mystery' is Encyclopedia Brown level. if you can imagine it and you know the case, you'll know why it must be true immediately.

but because it's something that WASN'T said, nobody noticed it. _not the entire FBI!_

it can only be found hiding in the negative space where nobody ever looks

for a long time, I have declined to share this theory, and gave as my reason the fact the person implicated was still alive. I haven't said that much in years.

now I just say it couldn't possibly do any good, except perhaps illustrate one important lesson.

Lee Harvey Oswald shot John Kennedy, and he was working alone. I can write a hundred thousand words about why every published JFK conspiracy theory is horse shit. there was, however, somebody with guilty knowledge of Oswald's plan, who (foolishly beforehand, very wisely after the fact) stayed quiet.

whether this is an old protest song or a Palantir recruitment video only depends on your POV, really

normally I'd have a passel of these in my backyard this time of year, but I think there are too many feral cats wandering the neighborhood right now

policies don't have to be laws, you know

you think banks won't listen to the Secretary of the Treasury?

Intolerance label on this is crazy. Bsky is a fucking joke.

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