Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 8hPeak Costco shopping is 0900 Sunday. I’m not even kidding. From scanning my membership card to showing my receipt at the door in nine minutes. Tell your friends. 020
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 03/10/2026Start the weekend off right by swindling a game of chess from an opponent who had you dead on board. 150
Reposted by Nicholas SabinBoiled Owl Leather Goods @boiledowlleather.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Im GIVING AWAY this Traveler notebook/passport wallet. To enter, follow this account + repost this post. Draw Oct 24 Included: -Traveler Wallet -Handmade 3.5x5.5" Notebook -Zebra F-701 Ballpoint Pen -Free Worldwide Shipping See next post for a video tour! boiledowlleathergoods.com/products/the... 136972
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 02/10/2026MagicCon Atlanta is in six weeks, and I am extremely excited. If you're gonna be there and you'd like a fist bump, a high five, or a hug, please don't be shy about it. 260
Reposted by Nicholas SabinJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 01/10/2026Can't work, have a cat on me, could be here all day 72155153
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 01/10/2026Five hours in, Control is a bizarre delight. It leans into the places where it's weird, it makes room for beauty, and the movement feels good. I'm especially delighted by the telekinesis ability. Who doesn't love throwing around a pallet jack with their mind? 020
Reposted by Nicholas SabinMothership @mothership.blog · 30/09/2026Friendships between men are often quiet. In Big Walk, silent communication just isn't enough — that is, unless you're doing a puzzle where communicating with your body is the only option. New from @daytenrose.bsky.social here:mothership.blogBig Walk lights the way for non-toxic masculinity in gamesInterrogating "men don't talk to each other" through a game about communication 216937
Reposted by Nicholas SabinCaptain Awkward @captainawkward.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Excellent thread! There *are* rewards for being A Good Guy Who Speaks Up even if they are not immediately obvious or publicly bestowed. First, integrity is its own reward. Maybe you didn’t save the world or change hearts & minds. But if you held the line on not making it worse, that’s something. 8725206
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 28/09/2026I rolled credits on Ghost of Tsushima today, and I've got feelings about it. Game is definitely a 7/7 for me, and I plan to go through the DLC later this year. Next up: Control. 130
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 26/09/2026Wizards is testing the waters on how people would receive a Harry Potter product. I haven’t gotten the survey, but I’d like to register a whole-hearted “absolutely fucking not.” Hate has no home in Magic. 3225
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 25/09/2026I feel like airports would be improved by enforcing microphone discipline. When multiple gate agents are talking over each other, chaos ensues. 030
Reposted by Nicholas SabinJohn Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Politicians can support trans rights or they can climb in a dumpster. Those are the options. I don't make the rules. 718645
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 23/09/2026What's a niche hobby or interest of yours that I'd be surprised to learn about? Mine is Sumo. John and I watch the NHK World Japan broadcast as often as possible, and it's a highlight of my day. 440
Reposted by Nicholas SabinLuiza Jarovsky, PhD @luizajarovsky.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Norwegian humor is on another level. Here's how the Norwegian Consumer Council explained @doctorow.pluralistic.net's concept of 'enshittification': 5385199
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 22/09/2026Just rolled credits on Big Walk with all my Long Table friends. If you have a group of gaming friends, you absolutely need to experience this game. Absolutely impeccable in all respects. 010
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 20/09/2026This year has been absolutely incredible for music. Albums from BIG BRAVE, Boards of Canada, Chat Pile, Converge (2!), Dreamwell, Emma Ruth Rundle, *and* Neurosis?!? Unreal. 011
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 18/09/2026#MTG obsessives: Thinking about a deck building constraint in Commander — max of seven mythics, seven rares, 21 uncommons, and 7 wildcards. Is this anything? Gonna try it in Atlanta. 110
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 18/09/2026#MTG obsessives: Thinking about a deck building constraint in Commander — max of seven mythics, seven rares, 21 uncommons, and 7 wildcards. Is this anything? Gonna try it in Atlanta. 110
Reposted by Nicholas SabinJohn Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Doctor, how do I get rid of this debuff to my Swag stat? It says "Depression" and it's the only word in gray font is that bad 2373
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 17/09/2026This is a loving reminder to take your meds. You deserve good mental health. 020
Reposted by Nicholas SabinGregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 16/09/2026Thinking of/with antiwar activist A. J. Muste: 12421334
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 16/09/2026I listen to Converge *and* I give my cats little kissies on the tops of their precious heads. I am vast, I contain multitudes, etc. etc. 050
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 15/09/2026Men: Normalize telling your male friends that you love them. It's good for you. 030
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 15/09/2026Like, I’m genuinely unsure if playing Commander is the best way for me to engage with Magic right now, solely for the complexity of aligning multiple schedules. 240
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 15/09/2026The biggest threat to Commander is the impossibility of getting four adults with jobs and families to schedule a game. People have lives. 270
Reposted by Nicholas SabinJohn Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 13/09/2026A reminder that vaccines are widely available right now! And while most pharmacists don't even bother to ask about preexisting condition qualifications, they will also usually help you find out which fit you. Don't get killed by COVID. I'd much rather have you on Earth with me. 1532451
Reposted by Nicholas Sabinthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 14/09/2026the point of freeing yourself from the prison of ego is not getting there you’re not gonna do that. never gonna happen. the point is cultivating a practice of routinely asking “wait, I am too into my own shit here?” in every aspect of your dealings at least once or twice a day. anyhow good morning 151154242
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 14/09/2026Annotating games of chess where you played like a toddler with a hangover can still yield valuable insights. 130
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 13/09/2026If you'd told me that the next game from the studio that made Untitled Goose Game was a social puzzle game like Big Walk, I would have called shenanigans. And I would have been wrong. 020
Reposted by Nicholas SabinAnna Hughes 🍁 @annaghughes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026trying to make new friends as an adult 109115502044
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 12/09/2026If you have friends who play video games, Big Walk may be the best game you can buy this year: store.steampowered.com/app/1478500/… 000
Reposted by Nicholas SabinJohn Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 11/09/2026You can pinpoint the exact moment the edible hit the night when that guy invented chess because it's the second he decided how a knight moves. 4445
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 10/09/2026I'm still getting my head around the new Chat Pile album. It's not what I expected, and that isn't disappointing. 000
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 09/09/2026If your significant other is a recovering addict, and they want to celebrate a sobriety anniversary, cheering them on is the bare fucking minimum. Sobriety is hard. 130
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 08/09/2026Sometimes, I play chess like I might know what the pieces do: lichess.org/5HgXRroh 000
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 08/09/2026I’m saddened to note the anniversary of the passing of Sheldon Menery. It says a lot that more people know him for stewarding Commander than know him for being one of the most influential MTG judges of all time. We should all hope to live so well. 082
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 08/09/2026There are some days where I genuinely wish I had feline telepathy. I don't _always_ want it, but damn if it wouldn't be helpful sometimes. 010
Reposted by Nicholas SabinScott Fitzgerald Gray @scottfgray.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The number of people still seemingly unaware that Substack has a Nazi problem means it’s apparently worth mentioning yet again that Substack has a fucking Nazi problem.theguardian.comRevealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newslettersExclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism 2319261222
Reposted by Nicholas SabinJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 07/09/2026I am up early for an early flight home and breakfast is three Oreos and a Coke Zero. I have never felt more alive. 4482513
Reposted by Nicholas SabinA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Our society's unfathomable cruelty to homeless people is not just morally unjustifiable, but more expensive than housing people would be. Cruelty against the homeless is an unaffordable luxury. Abandoning homeless people to avoid offending the Protestant work ethic is an unaffordable luxury. 5058512040
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 05/09/2026Got my flu, COVID, and Hepatitis-B vaccines today. Easy, quick, and safe. You love to see it. 140
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 04/09/2026What gif comes up when you type your name?static.klipy.comSquirrel Screaming 'Nicholas!'ALT: Squirrel Screaming 'Nicholas!' 000
Reposted by Nicholas SabinCaptain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Before losing her life in 1986 aboard Space Shuttle Challenger, Christa McAuliffe was set to be the first teacher in space with plans to teach a lesson to kids around the world from orbit. Today is her birthday, and even now, her courage and dedication to education continues to inspire. 486236974255
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 03/09/2026Does anybody else get anxiety about building Commander decks before a convention? Is this a thing? I just want everyone to have fun playing Magic with me, and to think I'm cool. 210
Reposted by Nicholas SabinJohn Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This Friday is my birthday! And my publisher just gave me some *audiobook codes* for The Dragon Has Some Complaints, so I'm celebrating with a giveaway. All you have to do to enter is 1) follow me on here 2) reskeet this post 3) reply naming one of your favorite monsters! 73163113
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 01/09/2026Introduce yourself with five artists you’ve seen at least twice: Mogwai Ani Difranco Tool Cake The Dresden Dolls 110
Nicholas Sabin @sabin.blog · 31/08/2026Happy birthday wishes to the memory of Fred Hampton, former deputy chairman of the Black Panther Party, born on this day in 1948. If not for being murdered in his sleep by Cook County police officers in 1969, he would have celebrated his 76th birthday today. 011
Reposted by Nicholas SabinJohn Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 28/08/2026There is a wild lie going that Rocky in Project Hail Mary was a puppet. I don't know who spread this RIDICULOUS story. To be clear: Rocky is real and I want to be his friend. 58713