I finished Citizen Sleeper 2 today. Banger of a game. I'm still crying.

'AI Is African Intelligence': The Workers Who Train AI Are Fighting Back Kenyan workers are still the underpaid labor behind AI training, moderation, and sex chatbots. The Data Labelers Association is fighting back.

"AI is not a magical tool built by people in San Francisco making millions of dollars a year and pushing their companies to insane valuations. Artificial intelligence is an extractive technology that relies on the brutal labor of underpaid workers around the world"

www.404media.co/ai-is-africa...

when you win a small concession you just get to keep yelling btw. one time a local official said to me "you people are never happy" and like: correct! it is not our job to be happy with compromise! it's our job to be annoying forever actually

That! Is! So! Cool!!!

It was Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom, so I guess I'm safe 😌

someone just connected to a bluetooth speaker in my home and started blasting Vengaboys. am i in danger

The handsome devil as Conrad Birdie in high school. No one even knew he could sing before they saw him come alive on stage.

Iconic

Digital art circa 2002

A T shirt stand with KPop Demon Hunters shirts beside shirts reading "CAPTURED: NICOLAS MADURO" and "Alligator Alcatraz"

Something for everyone in Daytona Beach!!

My first pinewood derby car that he helped me make.

My sister trying her hardest to smile

A fridge magnet he held onto for probably 3 decades or more. A memento of the old family business.

A mug that we got him as kids. I loved Taz, he loved fishing.

I think these are my great grandparents? My grandfather died when my dad was in high school, and with him, any connection to my family's Macedonian heritage. I always wish I could have seen some of it firsthand.

My favorite cub scout trip to Cape Canaveral. I remember really liking the armadillos and astronaut ice cream.

I'm at my dad's condo to clear it out for sale. I keep finding little things that make me emotional. Going to post them in a thread because I just want to share them.

Yeah, especially because there is a lot of writing to do in games, but there is a more or less "fixed" amount of it to be done. Consulting writers allow for that writing to get done faster, and when it's "done" or close to it, the contracts end and in-house writers can handle edits and anything new.

Today we said goodbye to my oldest friend and biggest supporter. I'll miss you Dad. Fuck cancer.

I love kereru raaaaaaa

Spotify wrapped style graphic from YouGov. Text: "What a year, Member! In 2025 you were an Established Expert, completing 111 surveys this year. You completed more than half of all the research surveys you were invited to. Fantastic!"

Everyone really is doing their own Wrapped these days huh (this is YouGov)

I feel like Roberts Rules is an untapped resource for TTRPG mechanics, but I could not tell you how

I don't think I get it but I can tell it's a banger

Speedy, a pink haired non-binary person, standing behind a massive game box shaped like a grimoire, looking intently at the tokens within

Speedy standing in the middle of a circle of players with arm outstretched to run a vote on execution

Selfie of all 15 wonderful players who joined the game!

I got to run Blood on the Clocktower for a lovely group of new players at #PAXU! My highlight of the con for sure 🥰

Yes it's mostly security theater, but I think it's more to deter people from stealing packages off of front porches than for break ins

What is "whatcha gonna do with all those snacks?"

We should destroy marriage as a legal concept. Any tax or legal status that exists for marriage should instead exist for a household, which can include any number of people - polycules, extended families, roommates who share expenses, whatever.

PAX Unplugged! I'll be there! Lmk if you want to hang!

I'm planning on bringing Blood on the Clocktower and running at least one game with as many people as I can muster, so find me!

The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

Democrats declare victory in Troy's City Council races Republican Mayor Carmella Mantello vows fight after “tsunami” sweeps in opposition.

Troy has gone from a majority Republican council to 100% Democrat. Change is coming.
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