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David Lumb @outonalumb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Ahead of the last regular baseball games of 2026, a tale of two SoCal team seasons 🙃

David Lumb @outonalumb.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Bonus: I’m sure he’s told this a million times, but it was cool to hear R.A. Salvatore explain how he came up with Drizzt. The freewheeling days of early D&D, man.

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David Lumb @outonalumb.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Also: - The next D&D game Warlock, starring Tricia Helfer, will also star Maggie Robertson (Lady Dimitrescu) as her patron - Updates to D&D Beyond > a Yelp-like Look For Group, and the mobile app overhauled to play from your phone - D&D Arcana Unleashed + Deadfall adventure coming in Sept.

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David Lumb @outonalumb.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

More from tonight’s keynote, which kicked off D&D’s return to GenCon with promised annual roadmaps. In the next year, - Icons: content for Greyhawk, Dragonlance and The Legend of Drizzt, with contributions from Luke Gygax, Tracy Hickman/Margaret Weis and R.A. Salvatore - The return of Dark Sun, and…

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David Lumb @outonalumb.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Gutted at the loss of Sam Neill, every dino kid’s absolute hero. Presence, class, warmth to give or withhold. Surprising choices in every role. So sad, man.

Sam Neill in his role as Alan Grant, in the scene where he kneels to pick up a discarded dinosaur egg to theorize their adaptation to the youth characters of Tim and Lex. A scene of wonder, science and growing bonds between a cantankerous man and the kids he’s caring for.

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David Lumb @outonalumb.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

On top of ruining a program that was on track to improve millions of Americans’ lives at no additional cost, the last bitter pill is that people blame BEAD, and the government broadly, for this failure. Not the Trump administration for hollowing out this opportunity at the finish line.

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David Lumb @outonalumb.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

When I spoke to broadband analysts last year, they didn’t just call the $42+ billion for BEAD et al once in a generation funding — they called it once EVER funding. And all that promise of fiber networks for 30-50 years of fast internet in rural communities is gone to the grift.

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David Lumb @outonalumb.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

GTA superfans are deeply unwell

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David Lumb @outonalumb.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

If you were a video game character, what would your health pickup be?

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David Lumb @outonalumb.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

The best part? It was a fundraiser, so if one of the DSA candidates rolled poorly, folks in the audience could pay $20 for a reroll or $50 for an instant natural 20 — and they DID. Brennan even anted up to $100+ for specific epic outcomes

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David Lumb @outonalumb.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Cool seeing @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social stump for @dsa.la candidates in the upcoming primary by running a DnD one-shot for them (w/ @erikaishii.bsky.social + @vicmmic.bsky.social). Naturally, they marshaled worker power & fought the corrupt corpo-landlord hegemony in the form of a literal dragon

Nine people on a big stage with red backlights play a tabletop RPG in front of a crowd of seated guests in fold-out chairs in a weathered concert venue.

Nine people stand or kneel onstage after the show.

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David Lumb @outonalumb.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Sucks to witness a classic Angels implosion and a stadium full of OC Dodger fans is insufferable, but I’ll die for Gundam-kun

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David Lumb @outonalumb.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Went to La Brea Tar Pits to check in with LA members of @videogameworkers.bsky.social, then @raeforla.com came to chat about policy stances and priorities for affordable housing, free buses, etc

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David Lumb @outonalumb.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Here with the mighty @cnet.com team for day one of #MWC26, my first time at the show (and Barcelona!), reporting on phones, wearables, and maybe a wee bit of AI. It’s almost the end of Day One and I r seen enough to write half a dozen stories.

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David Lumb @outonalumb.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

In Maui, I’m at the #snapdragonsummit2025 keynote with @katiecollins.bsky.social hearing about what Qualcomm’s got in store for next year’s phones and PCs via their chips

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David Lumb @outonalumb.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Just wrapped #SummerGameFest2025 having seen and played a dozen or so games — excited to share everything in the weeks to come. But playing games is a privilege, mere miles from major protests against ICE, a surreal and somber reminder of injustice in the US.

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David Lumb @outonalumb.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Got to YouTube Theater right as SGF 2025’s trailer showcase kicked off, but wow — nearly 50 trailers, reveal of Resident Evil 9 AND Mads Mikkelsen + Kojima, blessed

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David Lumb @outonalumb.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Four hours of playing Doom: The Dark Ages and I like the new flavor of a slow-moving shield-and-shooting slugfest. It kinda feels like airbrushed heavy metal van art in a video game, if you know what I mean.

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David Lumb @outonalumb.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Correction: the United Video Game Union (UVW) under the @cwaunion.bsky.social launched today at #GDC2025 and after a panel, marched to nearby Yerba Buena gardens

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David Lumb @outonalumb.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Went to an LGBTQ fundraiser and taught drag queens how to play cornhole, using my SWM powers for good (?)

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David Lumb @outonalumb.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

Voted for Harris in my Hot Topic gay Gandalf shirt. Go #vote — not just for the future President, but also all the down-ballot propositions, judgeships and other things that shape the years to come. I used LA Forward’s progressive voter guide: www.laforward.org/voterguide#s...

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David Lumb @outonalumb.bsky.social · 19/08/2023

While fires have devastated Maui, Qualcomm confirmed to CNET that they still plan to hold their annual Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii in late October. The company will "provide financial, technical, and volunteer support" to Maui, according to an official statement (below):

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