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Phīlomorph

@philomorph.bsky.social
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Doesn't "get" social media. Aspiring board game designer. Quick potential follower filter, in no particular order: #Boardgames #Videogames #Loveislove #BLM #TransLivesMatter

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The Onion @theonion.com · 13h
Study Finds Deer Only Mammal Besides Humans That Totally Suck theonion.com/study-finds-deer-only-…
Study Finds Deer Only Mammal Besides Humans That Totally Suck
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Phīlomorph @philomorph.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Learning Thunder Road 2-handed. Absolute carnage by the time one car gets off the lead board due to unlucky oil slicks and a self-own via ill-used chopper in round 2. I think it will be more fun with 4p, but the road feels so tight that I predict an insane amount of ping-pong slams into impassibles.
A photo of Thunder Road: Vendetta with 4 of 6 cars already eliminated.
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captain bleach @blainecapatch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Paul F. Tompkins is the funniest man on Earth
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captain bleach @blainecapatch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
sad to see DETROITERS is leaving Netflix on October 15, watch it if you've never seen it and watch it again if you have
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UPTE @uptecwa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
After 9 months of inaction by UCSF to address safety concerns following the death of Alberto Rangel, social workers gathered with elected officials and community members for a “Hands Around Ward 86" vigil. Despite audits and fines against UCSF, little has changed. We're keeping up the pressure. 🤞
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The Onion @theonion.com · 25/09/2026
“I remember seeing him on TV and thinking, ‘No, that can’t be Kash,’ but sure enough, there he was, addressing the nation about a missing person case.” — Daisy, local golden retriever
theonion.com
Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI
WASHINGTON—Reflecting on the past fling and remarking how time had flown by, local golden retriever Daisy told reporters Thursday that she could not believe the guy she hooked up with 10 years ago was...
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Stonemaier Games @stonemaiergames.com · 23/09/2026
I’m so excited to finally reveal our big 2026 Euro game, Braided Skies (stonemaiergames.com/games/braide...)! Build the greatest travel company through a fleet of airships, eager tourists, and magical tapstones. Ask me anything on today's livecast: youtube.com/live/Y5ics9N...
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Phīlomorph @philomorph.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Rolled credits on Zero Company last night after about 46 hours of play. Not a perfect game, but I think as close as you can get given the material and constraints. One of the rare titles I really enjoyed throughout and feel perfectly happy having paid full price for. I hope there's a sequel!
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captain bleach @blainecapatch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
people who don't believe in evolution have obviously never watched me eat an orange over the sink
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The MAJC Man @themajcman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Damn this mf out here putting the glute in gluten
Delicious looking loaf of bread that resembles a buttocks and two thick thighs
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Tauriq Moosa @tauriq.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ok I blogged it
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This is not a controversy
Gamerbros being Mad Online is not a controversy, it's a man yelling at clouds
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Tim Hutchings @timhutchings.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.kickstarter.com/projects/wun...
kickstarter.com
Mars Watch | PBTA space military + survival horror
An almost tenth-anniversary second edition of award-winning RPG The Watch by Ash Kreider, with a new setting and playbook
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Phīlomorph @philomorph.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A huge corruption investigation squashed by the criminal-in-chief? I'm as shocked by this as Collins was that SCOTUS overturned Roe-v-Wade. #NoKings #DumpSusan
propublica.org
The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Alice McFlurry @alicemcflurry.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Despite what the Kansas song says, the flight attendant informed me that my wayward son was too large for the overhead bins, so I had to check him.
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Phīlomorph @philomorph.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is how Ai ends the world - not on its own, or on purpose, but because we're idiots.
cnn.com
Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics
The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war
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Phīlomorph @philomorph.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
LLMs are complex statistical models in the form of advanced chat bots. To paraphrase Clarke, any sufficiently advanced NLP response engine is indistinguishable from intelligence. But it isn't real intelligence any more than a Bic or a biplane are real magic.
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Watch It Played @watchitplayed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is more of a joke thread (but I get what you’re saying). bsky.app/profile/eize...
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Alice McFlurry @alicemcflurry.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I got kicked out for heckling, but it's not my fault because that eulogy wasn't even funny.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 18/09/2026
This pretty much captures our insane reality 🏆 No notes.
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Phīlomorph @philomorph.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It's MADDENING that Valve's completely fair and totally random reservation system didn't give preferential treatment to me, a VR enthusiast, a Steam user of 22 years, and a middle-aged white man. What is all this accumulated privilege worth if even I can't jump the line? 😱😱😱😱😱😱😝😁
A screen clip showing that I signed up for the Steam Frame reservation system and yet half a day after sign-ups closed I still haven't received an email telling me if I'm waitlisted or not.
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Phīlomorph @philomorph.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The kleptocracy grows quietly while we are constantly distracted by other, louder chicanery. Thanks to @popular.info for continuing to report on important stories that don't make headlines elsewhere.
popular.info
Making pensions corrupt again
The Trump administration is quietly proposing to rescind a 16-year-old rule enacted to prevent “pay-to-play” schemes involving investment advisers and public pension funds.
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Alice McFlurry @alicemcflurry.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I just put in overtime at the factory and I probably could have gone even longer, but the manager forced me to leave citing concerns about running out of cheesecake.
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Cole Wehrle @colewehrle.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I just checked the Organism campaign and was so disappointed to see that it hasn't funded yet. Y'all, this is seriously one of the most incredible designs of the decade and truly a perfect example of what Kickstarter is for. What are you waiting for? www.kickstarter.com/projects/ele...
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captain bleach @blainecapatch.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
just found out i'm opening for Ed Sheeran on a world tour! now to take a big mouthful of coffee and open my computer
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Phīlomorph @philomorph.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Countdown starts now on revelations that this #hypnochode has solicited prostitutes thrice, and also engaged in bestiality and animal abuse before he was 18. Republicans are always telling on themselves.
forbes.com
Kash Patel Defends FBI’s Loosened Hiring Standards Allowing Applicants Who Engaged In Bestiality
Senators questioned Patel about the policy during a hearing Tuesday, after previously sending a letter demanding documents.
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Dan Thurot @danthurot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Baba! Is! You! And Baba Is You Is Very Good, Too. My preview: spacebiff.com/2026/09/14/b...
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Baba Is Boss
If you haven’t heard of Baba Is You, grab hold of the nearest guardrail, because you’re about to be hit by a wrecking ball of descriptors. Here goes: released in 2019, Baba Is You was a…
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Phīlomorph @philomorph.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
@catvalente.bsky.social Nails it again with another great article. I'll be using the term "hypnochodes" from now on.
catvalente.substack.com
All You Need Is Us
AI isn't really about replacing the workforce. That's just a side-bonus for our robot overlords. It's about charging for access to our own humanity--or access to our destruction
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Phīlomorph @philomorph.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The right wing onslaught against all democratic norms to illegitimately accrue political power over traditionally apolitical institutions is relentless. The idea that the entire executive branch should entirely reflect the will of one person is the stuff of monarchies and dictatorships. #nokings
talkingpointsmemo.com
Census Quietly Changes Charter for Key Policy Committee, Opening Door for Political Interference
As the Census Bureau wades deeper into politics, governance changes at an...
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The Onion @theonion.com · 12/09/2026
Critically Acclaimed ‘Ted Lasso’ Episode Just Stock Photos Of People Hugging Each Other theonion.com/critically-acclaimed-t…
Critically Acclaimed ‘Ted Lasso’ Episode Just Stock Photos Of People Hugging Each Other
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The Onion @theonion.com · 12/09/2026
Everything Finally Clicks For Man After Getting Diagnosed As Stupid
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Everything Finally Clicks For Man After Getting Diagnosed As Stupid
CARY, NC—Describing the experience as “a revelation,” 38-year-old Derrick Henard told reporters Wednesday that everything had finally clicked for him after he was given a diagnosis of stupid. “I remem...
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captain bleach @blainecapatch.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
one of these days they're going to make an AI that knows how many fingers you have and then it's game over
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BoardGameWire 🔜 Spiel Essen @boardgamewire.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It's become hugely dispiriting how frequently I'm having to contact other tabletop news sites asking that they -please- cite BoardGameWire as the source of the story they've just directly lifted, slightly reworded or run through ChatGPT before slapping it on their site without attribution.
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Cole Wehrle @colewehrle.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I've been following and playing this one for years. You're going to want to check this one out, folks.
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Alice McFlurry @alicemcflurry.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Ventriloquism for Dummies
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Alice McFlurry @alicemcflurry.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I like to sit under TVs in sports bars and pretend like everyone is cheering for me while I eat my mozzarella sticks.
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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Hi hungry, I'm a river in Egypt
A take out bag from Barcelos with the name 'Dennial'
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Alice McFlurry @alicemcflurry.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I’m trying to analyze my retirement funds, but this website is pretty complicated so can someone please direct me to where I can see my Kohl's Cash balance?
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Stonemaier Games @stonemaiergames.com · 02/09/2026
This week's featured game is Origin Story, our tableau-building take on trick-taking. We recently released a mini-expansion that adds 21 new superhero/supervillain cards. Have you played it? stonemaiergames.com/games/origin...
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captain bleach @blainecapatch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
i'm doing stand-up at the Elks Lodge in Van Nuys on Friday, i hope they have a comedy night
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Alice McFlurry @alicemcflurry.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I have a really strong "can do" attitude, but I have an even stronger "won’t do" attitude.
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Amanda Panda 🔜 BGG Con, PaxU @panda8ngel.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
All of this and please include a pronouncation guide for the designers, developers, and artists! And necessarily, the publisher's name.
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Alice McFlurry @alicemcflurry.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The Republican Party has done a great job with creating jobs, most specifically for unqualified people of questionable integrity.
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Phīlomorph @philomorph.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Wordle 1,899 2/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I knew this day would come.
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Alice McFlurry @alicemcflurry.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
And now it's time for another unboxing video! –Schrödinger
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Geoff Engelstein - The Universe Explained with Cookie out now! @gengelstein.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
One of my all-time favorite rules, from Pea Ridge (1980). The designer's great-great-grandfather fought in the battle, and if his unit takes damage you roll a die to see if he survives. If he dies, the designer is never born, and the game doesn't exist, and so automatically ends in a draw.
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beth @bethsobel.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Will I be cutting shingles this evening with a hook blade utility knife, or wearing a fabulously deadly fake mustache? Who can say!
A series of very dangerous fake mustaches. Or a series of hook blades. Literally impossible to tell which.
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Stonemaier Games @stonemaiergames.com · 26/08/2026
This week's featured game is My Little Scythe, an offshoot of the 1920+ universe, designed by Hoby Chou and his daughter Vienna. Learn more here: stonemaiergames.com/games/my-lit...
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Alice McFlurry @alicemcflurry.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Props to Panda Express for popularizing the consumption of pandas.
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Alice McFlurry @alicemcflurry.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Someone trying to pressure me into something: It's now or never! Me: Oh, never is an option? I'll take that!
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The Onion @theonion.com · 24/08/2026
Guy Who Sucks At Being A Person Sees Huge Potential In AI theonion.com/guy-who-sucks-at-being…
Guy Who Sucks At Being A Person Sees Huge Potential In AI
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