Reposted by Dr Derek RMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026'Graduates whose parents did not go to university are almost three times as likely to reach the top fifth of earners as non-graduates from the same background, the charity found'.suttontrust.comUniversities urged to double down on access and support for poorest students - The Sutton TrustNew analysis shows that poorer students have the most to gain from getting a degree. 2189
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Reinventing the classics for new mediayoutube.comThere's a Monster at the End of this Video! #sesamestreetYouTube video by Sesame Street 021
Reposted by Dr Derek RRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.theintercept.comDoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam 6574022311829
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026TIL FuckOutlook is not an acceptable password for Microsoft. The reason? "It's too easy to guess"! 010
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026makeagif.comThey're The Same Picture Clip (The Office - Meme) on Make a GIFThey're The Same Picture Clip (The Office - Meme) is an animated GIF created for free on MakeAGif. Download & share your favorite gif images! 021
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Share the last 4 TTRPGs you played and expose your gaming habits (Or don't. I'm not a cop). Alien The One Ring (1e) The Troubleshooters Perils and Princesses 020
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Just saw the crack in the flag in the background, that makes more sense! ;) 000
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Watching a penny drop in real time. Definite choice for the backdrop on the thumbnail.youtube.comJames O'Brien has an admission...YouTube video by LBC 100
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I couldn't get through the first scene in Fackam hall. 110
Reposted by Dr Derek RRuby (ft. Jimin) @lapsedbard.bsky.social · 03/09/2026CANADIANS, this petition to regulate data centers in Canada is open until September 24, please sign! www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...ourcommons.caPetition e-7550 - Petitions 9730825
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Yes, that's right, before Kane fights Inigo on the walls of Minas Tirith 140
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Also explains why, when I jumped up to get a copy (I wasn't going to climb the shelves, I'm not an idiot), the security guard who just happened to be passing, gave me a funny look! 000
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Yesterday's book buys. Two new releases. Though I've just heard the release date for the Dungeon Book is the 11th. That explains why it was on top of the shelves and not with the other books by @mytholder.bsky.social 140
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Why yes, I have backed this, as should you! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/w...backerkit.comStrange Stories: The Roleplaying GameA one-night, rules-light tabletop RPG that plunges players into the pulps! Inspired by masters of the strange story, including Lovecraft, Rod Serling, Ursula K. Le Guin, Octavia Butler, Clark Ashton S... 020
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Perils and Princesses is a great game you should all be playing 010
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Am currently in Yorkshire, supporting Norway. Dane law for the win! 010
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 22/05/2026This is the collection I mean: shop.bl.uk/products/the...shop.bl.ukThe Weird Tales of Dorothy K. HaynesThe fabric of Dorothy K. Haynes’ weird fiction is truly the stuff of nightmares, where horrors cruel and mundane are interwoven with threads of dark fairy folklore and twisted witchcraft to deliver he... 000
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Really looking forward to listening to this. Read this collection earlier this year, and was blown away by it! For its weirdness, it's deep roots in fairy and folklore, as well as connecting me to a vaguely remembered Scotland that once was, and is still on the cusp of memory. 110
Reposted by Dr Derek RJohn Hambone McGuire @johnmcguirerpg.bsky.social · 21/05/2026More info soon, so stay tuned. Let’s get a spotlight for the underdogs. 062
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 19/05/2026If I were to be the museum robbing type, I'd be quite tempted to liberate the Lewis Chessmen from the British museum. Also, in saying that, I think this seems to be on point for this book (that I am looking forward too) 110
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Don't act coy, you know what you did! Oh my poor poor wallet. 110
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 17/04/2026I mean, I started in the 80s, but my gaming definitely came of age in the 90s. I'll take it! uquiz.com/quiz/qbE1C1/... I just got result '90's Sinner' on quiz 'Which RPG Era are you?'. What will you get? 000
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Thought you were about to say you were stocking them. Sad face. 210
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Kids on Bikes has a mechanism for running a group of kids where one is more powerful than the others, through sharing the responsibility for the powered individual. Mainly with Stranger Things in mind, but it could work for a bunch of Scoobies and a Slayer 010
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 04/01/2026The blog post with more details. mysteriesofmontreal.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-ye...mysteriesofmontreal.blogspot.comA Year in Gaming 2025The year has come to a close, and as I have done for the last few years, I will review my gaming over the last twelve months. Overall, I man... 010
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Not sure kidnapping a foreign head of state, and taking them to your country to be tried under your legal system is a precedent they've fully thought through. 000
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 01/01/2026Game of the year this year, has to be Vaesen. I got to run it and play it (troupe style). It hits all the right notes, and I have a jam of ideas to get out that I'd use this game to play. 000
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 01/01/2026My year in gaming, 2025. One for games run, one for games played. 230
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 27/12/2025At this point t they're not fighting against the left, they're fighting against reality. 000
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 10/12/2025I refuse to submit to your capitalist demands. Happy Birthday! 110
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Yeah this is the final nail in the coffin for my trek to Necronomicon next year, which makes me very sad. I'll miss all the good people who go there over this nonsense. 010
Reposted by Dr Derek RJon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 01/12/2025We have an immediate need for an RPG proofreader. This is a paid gig, proofing just over 11,000 words. Experience is preferred. Please email jon@handiwork.games with your resume and rate. If you don't have a set rate that's fine - we can talk. Please feel free to share, tag and recommend. 37197222
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 27/11/2025How to Recognise Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away. The distance in this case being between now and 1986. mysteriesofmontreal.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...mysteriesofmontreal.blogspot.comThe LarchI was recently gifted by my very generous gaming group, a couple of books. The first and second editions of MERP. I was overcome by this, ve... 020
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Oh, I get it! They just want to recreate Gen-X! I mean, that's fair! 020
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 30/10/2025They had dragons. Pretty sure they exploded now and again. Like whales if left too long in the sun. 100
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 09/10/2025For the uninitiated, is that basically pumpkin spice Irn Bru? 200
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Signal boost for a friend. Want an easier way to navigate the multitude of scenarios available on the Miskatonic Repository? Look no further: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...drivethrurpg.comThe Unofficial Miskatonic Repository Index - Chaosium | Miskatonic Repository | Pierre Corsy | DriveThruRPGWondering where the most exciting Call of Cthulhu scenarios are hiding? Lost in the flood of releases? Looking for adventures that have already won over many GMs? Then grab this list and discover the ... 020
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 19/08/2025If you’re a complete #ttrpg nerd like me, quote 10 titles to know you by -Call of Cthulhu -WFRP -MERP -The One Ring -Vaesen -Buffy the Vampire Slayer -Legend of the 5 Rings -Mothership -SLA Industries -Deadlands 030
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 13/08/2025In a follow up to yesterday's La Presse article, a press release from the PSAC union: afpcquebec.com/en/psac%e2%8...afpcquebec.comPSAC‑Quebec condemns CHU Sainte-Justine’s disregard for pay equityPSAC-Quebec firmly condemns Centre hospitalier universitaire (CHU) Sainte-Justine for dragging its feet in the pay equity dispute with its research centre employees. 000
Dr Derek R @dereknrobertson.bsky.social · 12/08/2025I've been involved in the pay equity committee here since it's inception in 2014 (5 years after the process was supposed to be complete by federal law). It's not that complex a situation. They just don't want to pay a fair wage. www.lapresse.ca/actualites/s...lapresse.caCentre de recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine | Le processus d’équité salariale s'éterniseQuelque 200 professionnels du centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier universitaire (CHU) Sainte-Justine attendent depuis des années les sommes qui leur sont dues en équité salariale, évaluées par l... 011
