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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Okay, my 9 games. This was tough, because there are games that stand in for a whole genre or period of my life. There's like 20 years where I feel like games were just a hobby and didn't have a big impact on me, then tech advances, storytelling […] [Original post on fedi.raventhemaker.com]

A grid of the 9 games that most shaped my life:
Atari Adventure, Zork, Wizardry, Mario Kart: Double Dash, Minecraft, Team Fortress 2, 7 Days to Die, Warframe, and Horizon Zero Dawn.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

@mitch I think Akamai's trying to send you a secret message that they need you back.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

Isn't it beautiful? My cables have been in disarray since I moved from Kansas 11 years ago.

A row of plastic shoe boxes on a shelf, each neatly labeled with it's cable or accessory type.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

This is where the Billy's go. And this is how close I can get before hitting my head on the ceiling. I have bumped my head numerous times in just one day.

A pair of ~4ft high black bookcases below a sloping attic roof.

My stockinged feet on tan carpet, more than a foot away from the bar of a black bookshelf. You can't see it, but my head is touching the sloped ceiling.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

Another #LunarFaire find. This one I brought home with me.

A glass sphere containing purple foliage, a clear crystal, and a mushroom-looking creature with a single eye.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

Went to the #LunarFaire last night and found a gnome in it's natural habitat.

A very tiny 3d-printed purple gnome, found on the base of a lamp post.

He froze when I shined my flashlight on him.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

I really hate being asked to donate and then getting a form like this: Like... "we think people with spare cash might have an extra grand laying around, but surely they at least have US$35 in couch change, right?" Creating friction over giving less […] [Original post on fedi.raventhemaker.com]

A donation form with selection boxes starting at US$1000 down to $35, and "Other".

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 11/08/2026

I ordered a 4-CD set (Mannheim Steamroller's Fresh Aire I-IV), or so I thought... I was worried when I got this. It's got 4 CD cases set in a plastic shell.

A vinyl-record size boxed set of Seasons: A Fresh Aire Collection. The original four album covers of Fresh Aire I-IV are shown on the cover.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 15/07/2026

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A Freefall comic strip in which Sam tells Helix, his companion robot...

"Telling the computer what I want to have done. It makes my job easy. I don't know how it works. I don't know what I'm actually doing.
I've always assumed the other guys know what they're doing. If they're using A.I. as well... this could be a problem.
It makes it too obvious that almost nobody knows what they're actually doing. That destroys one of the illusions societies are built on."

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 09/07/2026

Flash flood warning, and my basement water alarm has gone off. That's the door to the crawlspace under the porch where the water's coming through. I probably need to clean my gutters. (There's a sump just off-camera to the right, where all the water is flowing to.)

A basement floor, right below a door to a crawlspace... there's water trickling down from the door and across the floor. Three bags of pottery clay are forming a wall in case the water wants to clear the high spot and flow across the basement instead of toward the sump in the corner.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 04/07/2026

[contains painting sci-fi gun pointed at viewer] I had no interest in playing ratkin in any setting... until now.

The cover of Grimdark Future Star Quest (game) "Breaking the Cycle" with a humanoid rat with a broad cowboy hat, earrings, straps and gear under a thrown-back poncho, pointing a futuristic gun just to the side of the viewer.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026

My new bed is small, but mighty! Mighty heavy! I kind of regret picking it up to carry it in the house, then dragging it through the house and up the stairs by myself. Turns out it was 72 pounds! I bet the FedEx guy hates me now.

A round, extra-long-duffle-bag looking vinyl bag, all in shades of purple, with the name "purple" and various shipping labels on it.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 29/06/2026

Must be the don of monsters tonight.

A mastodon client home feed where every entry on the screen is "filtered".

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 13/06/2026

At my highschool A&W for a burger and root beer.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 12/06/2026

I'm at a Mexican restaurant in an old Pizza Hut in Illinois... far from home. (On my way to my 40th HS reunion in Kansas.)

A classic keystone Pizza Hut window seen from the inside, with a neon beer sign hanging behind Venetian blinds.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 09/06/2026

Was looking for something in the ancient office supplies cabinet and found this from 10 years ago! When we lived in the townhouse, college students came and went regularly. They'd put out bags of trash that didn't get picked up, they'd put out their […] [Original post on fedi.raventhemaker.com]

A box of business-card-sized fridge magnets, welcoming newcomers to the Court @ Hermit Place, and indicating when trash/recycling days are, and that the trash guys wouldn't take loose bags left by the building.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 09/06/2026

Why does this bother me so much? I'm not so bothered by being over 55, but that _there is no category higher than 55+_. I am in the "final stages of life" category now, apparently.

An age selector on a medical intake survey where "55+" is the highest age group.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 04/06/2026

Every time I open a little Amazon box and say, "I could use this box to hold X," I print one of these and toss the box in recycling.

A multi-colored row of 3d-printed plastic bins with gridded sides, 5.5x8x3.5"

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 30/05/2026

I have painted a mini. In front of other people at a con! Not bad for not having painted since the 90s, having only one brush and a few colors.

a close-up of my fingers holding a miniature fantasy warrior in purple armor trimmed in silver and a red skirt. He has a very big sword.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 26/05/2026

This is what all work-weeks should look like.

A screenshot of the top of my calendar... Monday is a holiday, Friday is vacation time. Only three days at work this week.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 21/05/2026

Disappointed in Silly Studio's fulfillment packaging. This is literally all the padding there was in this box for 4 hardback books, coming from Italy. Box was really beat up, split and taped back together. _Maybe_ there was more packing that got lost? […] [Original post on fedi.raventhemaker.com]

A box with 4 Pepper & Carrot hardbacks. The box is way bigger than the books and there is hardly any packing material. The top book has been damaged.

A really beat up cardboard shipping box, split down one corner and taped back together.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 21/05/2026

I may have to use the little camera cover on my new 3d printer.

The view from a Bambu A1 Mini 3d-printer's onboard camera. You can see not only the print that is being built, but me and my computer screen as well.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 12/05/2026

Normally I rotate my ceramic cups and mugs... they come out of the dishwasher and into the front of the shelf, and I draw from the back. But my new mug from the craft fair on Saturday is getting extra time in rotation.

A hand-made ceramic mug, brown clay with in grey-brown glaze and a silhouette of a Serratasaurus in a red-brown stain.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 07/05/2026

My banana box has arrived a day early! (banana for scale)

A variety of green bananas. Ripe Cavendish banana for scale.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 07/05/2026

The internet: "When attending your class reunion, don't under-dress or over-dress. The little black dress, or slacks and a sport coat are always appropriate. Be sure to show off your best, but don't over-do it. Jeans and a t-shirt are a no-go." My […] [Original post on fedi.raventhemaker.com]

The Honky Tonk. A long, gray building with too few windows, a garage door, and a main door that looks like it might be a residential storm door. It has a red-brown roof, except for one end where it looks like two feet of the roofing has been torn off.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 07/05/2026

The 80's outfit for my class reunion is out of control. I have a vintage-style Star Wars baseball cap coming, and I just ordered a set of Reebok retro shoes today... they're recreating models from the 80's, and I'd swear I _wore_ these shoes in my […] [Original post on fedi.raventhemaker.com]

A photo of the Reebok Classic Nylon 89 sneaker in light gray, red and white.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 06/05/2026

I figured out the iconic South Jersey thing to take to the reunion potluck. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boost!

A gallon jug of Boost! syrup.
"Ben Faunce's Drink Since 1913"
"Concentrated blend of citrus fruit syrup."

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 05/05/2026

Another part of my class reunion outfit has arrived. Will I win the "most 80's outfit" contest? I might need new sneakers. And a snap-back cap with the Star Wars logo.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 01/05/2026

Putting together my high school reunion outfit. I wore jean jackets constantly. (Retro Dungeons and Dragons shirt still to come.)

A middle-aged dude with a white beard in a black T-shirt (don't believe it's AC/DC it's SU/DO: Highway to Shell) and a new jean jacket.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 28/04/2026

The wood GM screen I ordered at PAGE in January is finally at "laser engraving has been completed, and tomorrow I apply finish." Turns out he had to order a new laser. (Plus he has to go to cons, which interrupts his production.)

Two end-panels of a GM screen in fancy wood with the "Join us" cartoon (a group of diverse roleplaying characters at a game table, with the alien gesturing the viewer to join in) by Gordy Higgins on one panel, and a classic roleplaying overland hex map by Dyson Logos on the other.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 20/04/2026

I am "where are you supposed to put the lug nuts if you don't have hub caps?" years old.

The front wheel of a Ford Escape, removed from the hub and leaning against the bumper. There's jack behind the wheel well and lug nuts on the ground next to the cheap tire iron.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 09/04/2026

I am concerned about my chances of getting into the State of Decay 3 alpha playtest sessions.

A screenshot of emoji reactions to a Discord message about applying for the SoD3 alpha test.

There are 20 different emoji. There are 10,158 fire emoji.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 04/04/2026

New pottery treasures from @HaldeCraft ! (I am not sure where I'm going to put that bowl. I hadn't really registered how big it was until it arrived.)

A swoopy hand-made green ceramic serving bowl. It is way bigger than I expected from the photo! Holds at least a gallon. :laughing:

A hand-made reddish-brown ceramic "berry basket". It looks like the kind of biodegradable basket you buy berries in, but ceramic.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 31/03/2026

It's like 80 degrees and I'm at Weber's Drive-In for dinner. This is a real mood boost.

An orange and white food stand viewed over my car dash.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 31/03/2026

It's like the trash guys hate my decorative plants (that are trying to get established) and _go out of their way_ to put the trash cans and lids on the plants instead of _back on the stone pad specifically there for the trash cans_. They also like to […] [Original post on fedi.raventhemaker.com]

A shot of my front easement, where a pair of metal trashcans and lids sit on the decorative plants, bracketing the empty stone pad where the trashcans were placed when full.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 22/03/2026

Livy cat's favorite toy. She will literally steal these off side tables or even out of the bag to play with.

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Carl C @raven.fedi.raventhemaker.com.ap.brid.gy · 13/03/2026

Curbside Carl. Like Dungeon Crawler Carl, except he works at Wawa.

Close up of order ticket #799, paid, referencing Curbside Carl.

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