BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Kind of reminds me of how people on social media will decry things done by "the other side" while doing virtually the same things themselves. It suggests their behavior is less about the actual moral character of the act than it is about tribalism. When they do it = bad. When we do it = not bad. 050
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 08/09/2026But... what happened to "If you're not doing anything wrong, it shouldn't be a problem" argument? Or does that only apply to us and Flock (and other surveillance) cameras?theguardian.comUS police fear Meta smart glasses could be used to secretly record themExclusive: Documents show officers from Maine to California worry Meta’s camera-equipped glasses will be used either to secretly record them or aid acts of terrorism 011
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Well, that was interesting. Heard a crackling outside and thought it might be a tree falling behind the back yard but then it erupted into a full peal of thunder. Seconds later, we had a downpour. So the whole thing was almost like someone loudly tore open the sky to dump the rain on us. Funky. 000
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 01/09/2026So... the problem is teen pregnancy is down? Is that what this motherfucker is saying? That teen pregnancy being down is a problem?!? What the hell is wrong with American conservatives? 000
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 01/09/2026He's got a point - if you can't convict the practical result of a third (well-deserved) impeachment is minimal. Fortunately, the House has multiple committees to move forward on multiple fronts. I want to see him impeached - but it doesn't have to be first on the schedule. 000
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Every accusation is a confession out in MAGAt World. 000
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Idaho's religion-influenced public policy is messed up. Their "right to life" oriented abortion bans keep doctors from helping miscarrying mothers - yet their concern for babies/children ends if the reason for their dying is for faith in Jesus. 000
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I posted this change to how the Sanctuary spell changed from 5e to 5.5 (2024 rules). It also applies to hidden characters and characters under the Invisibility spell. What it means is that you can now grapple someone in D&D and NOT break your hide conditions. That's... not a good rule. 000
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Regarding the new Spider-Man: My wife said she thought that Sadie Sink has been the best Jean Grey so far. And I agree. That's not to cast any shade on Famke Jannsen or Sophie Turner - we both think Sadie was given better writing and directing to work with overall. And she was awesome in the role. 000
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Saw Spider-Man: Brand New Day and found it thoroughly enjoyable and even a bit uplifting. Great use of the Punisher too. 041
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Starved, no. But perhaps a wee bit blocked up... maybe. 210
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Shit! They’re covering up the zombie apocalypse! 000
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Seems like a lot to go through just to have a Nike Swoop bruise. 000
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Tolkien also wrote the Silmarillion, where he certainly engages in his own exploration in the corrupting, violent influences of ambition and power. He just didn't write it as an adult follow-up to a children's story, something which influences, I think, LotR's form and themes. 120
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Some of it is very goofy. And some of it, like the revolutionary slogans and accusing the rich of being parasites resonates brilliantly across the decades. I still love the Micronauts comics despite the goofiness. 000
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Kyiv invites Moscow out for a friendly game of frisbee. 010
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Holy shit! It does look like a Rothko painting. 000
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 13/06/2026One thirteen year old boy. Seriously, people. Just one thirteen year old boy and they could have avoided this. 010
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Remember when we were full of optimism that politicians might actually be held accountable for their sexual misconduct?theguardian.comBob Packwood, senator who resigned amid sexual misconduct scandal, dies aged 93The moderate Republican, an advocate of abortion rights, resigned in 1995 amid accusations of sexual harassment 000
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 17/05/2026I don’t remember being required to watch it as a grade schooler. But we definitely had it on at my house. My mother was NOT going to miss it. 000
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 16/05/2026I guess James Arness is probably the most famous (though I believe he got drafted before graduating). But coolest, for those in the gaming industry, Greg Stafford. 000
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Pip, Pip! How about a glider assault on the Suez, eh, wot? Cheerio! 040
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 07/05/2026This is not in isolation. If they can get the SAVE America Act passed AND strip passports from people owing child support, they can disenfranchise people. Now let's imagine on whom this particular burden will fall and how that helps the GOP... 000
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 07/05/2026This is some EPIC gaslighting considering 5 of the 6 conservative justices are confirmed members of the Federalist Society - an organization formed to overturn the legal decisions expanding liberties and civil rights in the 20th century. They are INTENSELY political. 020
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Without stating your age post your favorite film released the year you turned 18. Some tough choices. Here are 3 of my top contenders for that year. 000
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 30/04/2026While I do feel a little bit of joy when someone drags a MAGAt good on the internet, I kind of hate posts reporting that Trump or one of his cronies got dragged on the internet. They're pretty much just opiates for the left - you feel good for a little bit, but nothing is cured or accomplished. 000
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 29/04/2026That would be a LOOOOONNNNGGG double-feature. 000
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Acreage doesn't vote. People do. I mean, I get it. Looks like a lot of red counties just like the big maps of the whole US showing results. But those counties are more sparsely populated - they just take up larger part of the map and look more impressive. And the really shallow MAGAts fall for it. 000
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Pres appoinments traditionally don't even get THIS level of opposition - traditionally Pres picks own team and all are approved. Moreover, even if they had voted all in unison, Cheeto was never going to pick an acceptable (or even competent) person. So I think the ire here is not constructive. 000
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 21/04/2026More weird trouble with the car. This time: brakes. yay. 000
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 17/04/2026But... but... the face-eating leopards weren't supposed to eat MY face! 010
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Thank you, Governor Evers, for continuing to protect trans kids.erininthemorning.comWisconsin Governor Evers Vetoes 5 Anti-Trans Bills On Trans Day Of Visibility"I will veto any bill that makes Wisconsin a less safe, less inclusive, and less welcoming place," said the governor. 110
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Except for that regional encoding. Bought a video tape while at uni in the UK, brought it home to the US, and it didn't work on my VCR. 010
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 19/03/2026"Elections matter". That's fucking rich coming from from a senator implicated in the January 6th conspiracy to present bogus electors. 012
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Your pretty much daily reminder that every accusation is a confession for MAGAts. 000
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 23/02/2026I'm finding info that Dragon Age: Origins was 2009 - a couple of years after the release of Mass Effect. 120
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Great pick for a charity partner!icv2.comGaming Days, LLC. Announces Charitable Partnership with Doctors Without BordersAdds New, Meaningful Component to Free RPG Day Events 000
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Yeah, I was going to say I can at least pin it to Mass Effect in 2007 for the furthest back I personally know and have experience with. I couldn't say if there's anything earlier than that. 000
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 23/02/2026You're not the only one putting some thought to it. movieweb.com/a-knight-of-...movieweb.comWhat Song Plays at the End of 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' Season 1?You fight seven knights, and what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt. 000
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Or was this some weird intention to make it particularly useful to characters who focus on grapples and shoves as part of their tactical repertoire? This isn't the only change in the 2024 rules that has me scratching my head and wondering. (6/6) 000
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 17/02/2026There are attacks that don't need an attack roll like grapples and shoves. In every prior edition, those would have ended the Sanctuary, but not in 5e.2024. It's a really mystifying change. Did they try to simplify the conditions for ease of use and failed to preserve the nature of the spell? (5/6) 100
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 17/02/2026The spell-ending text in 2024 is: "The spell ends if the warded creature makes an attack roll, casts a spell, or deals damage." BIG difference. Casting ANY spell ends Sanctuary - including healing spells. And it's no longer making an attack, it's making an attack ROLL. (4/6) 100
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 17/02/2026The text for the spell ending in 2014 is: "If the warded creature makes an attack, casts a spell that affects an enemy, or deals damage to another creature, this spell ends." That reinforces the idea that the Sanctuary protection enables non-violent action including healing allies with spells. (3/6) 100
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 17/02/2026In previous editions, Sanctuary is a cleric spell that protects them from direct attacks so they can move about the battlefield healing allies and engaging in other non-violent actions like casting bolstering spells or fixing problems. And that was true in 5e's 2014 rules. But not in 2024. (2/6) 100
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 17/02/2026I've run a lot of D&D over the years and I'm running 5e.2024 now. And while there are a lot of good changes in the 2024 rules for 5e, there are some changes that are mysterious and maybe even boneheaded. The one I've most recently noticed is the change to the Sanctuary spell. (1/6) 100
BillD 8647 (he/him) @bdunn91.bsky.social · 12/02/2026I just remembered one... Got served by some cartoonist who draws muskrats at the United Cerebral Palsy Celebrity Dinner and Silent Auction. Can't remember his name... 000
