Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 09/10/2026#Etchtober Day 8: Stinky He's mint in box! (From Inktober 2025 prompt list) 061
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Mechs vs. Minions is coming back, thanks to @incredibledream.bsky.social! Pre-orders close next Tuesday. geekdad.com/2026/10/mech...geekdad.com'Mechs vs. Minions' Is Making a ComebackTen years ago, Riot Games, a video game developer, surprised fans by announcing a tabletop game set in the world of League of Legends. Mechs vs. 041
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 08/10/2026#Etchtober Day 7: Expected Shoes From #botober2026 prompt list 071
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 07/10/2026#Etchtober Day 6: Ogre Ok, now that I have more than 5 minutes and a reference photo, here's Shrek again. #inktober2026 0152
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 07/10/2026#Etchtober Day 6: Ogre (official Inktober list) Drew Shrek from memory and he looks goofy. 3446
Reposted by Jonathan H. LiuAlan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026McSweeney’s is meeting the moment 28013
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 05/10/2026There was one more called Strange Drawings, I think, but I was more interested in the architectural mysteries. They're both very macabre! 010
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 05/10/2026#Etchtober Day 5: Cat to Crow (Partly inspired by the crow statues that are all around Portland for the upcoming Wildwood movie!) #botober2026 071
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Yep! It's creeeepy. But I imagine if you read the novel you probably already know that. (I hadn't read the novel myself) 110
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Anyone looking for some spooky reads for October? geekdad.com/2026/10/stac...geekdad.comStack Overflow: Spooky ReadsSpooky season—like all the holidays—seems to get pushed earlier and earlier every year, but I'll always wait until October. 150
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 05/10/2026#Etchtober Day 4: Star You Chase #botober2026 prompt (Bonus drawing from my kid, who combined Star You Chase with the Inktober prompt "Cactus") 0212
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Finally got to watch Interior Chinatown, adapted from Charles Yu's novel (since I didn't have Hulu at the time it first released). Really great--makes me want to go read the book again! 020
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Poor Raph, hit in the face by a dumpster lid. 010
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I mean, the not dipping your rice in soy sauce seems purely practical—the rice falls apart! 051
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Was looking for a movie trailer and saw that YouTube has a "Trailers" tab that includes all sorts of trailers: movies, videogames, and flatbed. 1100
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026If I had to count individual books that would be pretty difficult! I'm curious about the article's specifics--would a box of 24 crayons count as one thing or 24 (25?) things? 010
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I need to get a new Etch-a-Sketch soon. I've been using this one heavily for about 4 years now and there are some sections that don't erase cleanly anymore. 081
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026#Etchtober Day 3: "It's October 3rd." Happy Mean Girls Day! 0236
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026You see, *their* AI assistant has security features that make it safer. 010
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The irony of this message "how to protect your information in the age of AI" ending with "for help, you can use our virtual AI assistant..." 😑 290
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026#Etchtober Day 2: Excessive Wet (From #botober2026 list by @janelleshane.com) 062
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 02/10/2026#Etchtober Day 1: Happy Fly (Today's prompt is from @janelleshane.com's #botober2026 list) 0277
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Oh, wow, October starts tomorrow. I haven't decided what I'm going to do for Etchtober this year. Hmmmm. 030
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026... And then I see in the little press letter that this is the 3rd edition. It was first published in 2004 (W's re-election) and then in 2017 (Trump's election). So ... that feels a bit discouraging. Like, either the lessons don't work or we didn't learn anything the first two times. 150
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Just got a review copy of a book called What We Do Now: Standing Up for Democracy in America. Looks good, I think—essays from a number of different people about things like diversity, clean energy, nationalism, schools, billionaires, neoliberalism. You know, useful advice about this mess we're in... 120
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Rodney is like the Mister Rogers of the board game world, and I mean that in the best way possible! He's good at explaining things in a way that is clear but not condescending, whether that's how to play a game or something else entirely. And he is kind—something that feels increasingly rare. 040
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Oops, that should have been @restorationgames.bsky.social (Clumsy thumbs on my phone...) 010
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Oops, sorry! I must have mistapped when the names popped up. :) 001
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026And I didn't review it, but if you want to see some Kickstarter numbers going up really fast, check out the King's Gambit from @restoration.bsky.social—it's a reimagining of the highly sought-after Star Wars: TheQueen's Gambit, but set in the LotR universe. www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...kickstarter.comThe Lord of the Rings™: The King’s GambitThe final, fateful battle in the war for Middle-earth plays out across four epic fields of battle. 260
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026On Call from King and the Pawn is a cooperative game about managing a busy emergency department, and it's pretty challenging even if you don't play in the limited communication mode (which personally terrifies me a bit). geekdad.com/2026/09/kick...geekdad.comKickstarter Tabletop Alert: 'On Call'Manage a busy emergency department in this cooperative game.What Is On Call?On Call is a cooperative game for 2 to 4 players, ages 10 and up, and takes about 60 minutes to play. 120
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Gallery Gambit is the third release from Four Suit Studio, which makes games that can be played with a regular poker deck, but their custom decks add to the experience. This one's about curating your art gallery, and the deck has four art styles as the suits. geekdad.com/2026/09/kick...geekdad.comKickstarter Tabletop Alert: 'Gallery Gambit'Curate the art exhibits in your gallery, but beware your rivals, who might snatch up the piece that would complete your collection.What Is Gallery Gambit? 120
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Ah, yep, now I remember. I have too many project launches this month I'm trying to track! 010
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This reminds me of being told I might not be able to graduate from high school because I didn't have enough math credits because I had been advanced and finished Calculus my sophomore year and they didn't have any more math to take. 030
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Honestly, I don't think everyone is actually going to get a pony, but I'd rather vote for the party that wants to give everyone ponies than the one that wants leopards to eat faces. 🤷♂️ 010
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Of all the "I never thought the leopards would eat MY face" stories, the ones that irk me most are like "hey, at least we didn't elect the Everyone Gets a Pony party, right? Can you imagine how much worse it would be?" 230
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026You just have to specify "'The Game' the game" of course. 😆 130
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Today's Stack: books about other worlds! geekdad.com/2026/09/stac...geekdad.comStack Overflow: Other WorldsToday's stack: several books about other worlds! Some of them are like our own world but just with a few small differences, and some are entirely different, in case you want to escape into a new realm... 010
Reposted by Jonathan H. LiuJessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 25/09/2026We should’ve had Hooked on Ethics, honestly 3437
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Now somebody needs to make a video of "game playtesting" and it's just somebody moving cubes and meeples back and forth on a board over and over again. Better yet, a robot arm. 031
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Oooooh, have you heard of PVKK? store.steampowered.com/app/2956040/...store.steampowered.comPVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant on SteamOperate your planetary defense cannon to fend off an interplanetary invasion from the comfort of your cozy bunker. You’re here to stay, so obey your superiors, press the right buttons, and sip your da... 101
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026You never have to wait very long for Trump to completely contradict something that he's said before, so it's hard to believe anything he says at all. 010
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"Art dismantles power; otherwise it's propaganda." --Carmen Esposito 0276
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This copy of Swords Against seems to be a rulebook, could you send a replacement? Also somebody has written all over this adventure module. 030