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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I've been on a kick reviewing RPGs of late, and had a discussion today with a fellow GM at my FLGS (I am fortunate in that I had the time in my life and the opportunity to jolt back to life the store RPG games at said FLGS, post-COVID) that I couldn't not share. This is a review of FATE, which I

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I'm having an FML kind of day, so I'm going to eat fast food, veg out on the couch watching anime, and later smoke a cigar and drink some bourbon. Fuck this week. Just remember, whoever said "it's going to get worse before it gets better" wasn't being a downer, they were prescient.

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Here's an idea, we restrict the politicians to the same rules that federal employees have to follow. It'll never happen, they'd never go for it. Oh you got $12 million from a PAC? Gotta turn that in, Federal employees can't receive gifts over $20. Not 20,000, twenty dollars. Period. With an annual

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Continuing the trend (RPGs bought that I'll probably never play), as well as on sale at DTRPG, Skullkickers: Caster Bastards and the Great Grotesque. If you're not familiar with the name, the fantastic comic book author Jim Zub created Skullkickers as a comic before he became the long running author

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In yet another long line of "TTRPGs that I have bought but will never play", today I picked up the Invincible RPG, as it is on sale over at DriveThruRPG. I love the comics, Kirkman's worldbuilding is spot on, and have long wanted to translate it as a fan project into Savage World's Super Powers

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

youtube.com/playlist?lis... If you are a gearhead and haven't run across Project Binky, my god you are in for a ride. These 2 chaps in the UK have literally spent the last 13 years trying to put a modern turbocharged AWD drivetrain into a classic Mini Cooper, and finally got to the driving it on

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Project Binky - The Series - YouTube

Playlist of the main shows.

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Regarding the latest South Park episode which talks about e-bikes (I am an e-bike owner and I HAVE OPINIONS!!!), I really think that other, more professional outlets, like Electrek and Berm Peak, have covered it quite well and you should go read/watch their take on it.

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My friends and I are playing an Early War campaign in Flames of War (15mm scale WW2 tabletop wargame) based on the German blitzkrieg into France. "Man, this game is very lifelike!" "No, it's not, it's a fun game but it only gives the feeling of reality." "Nu-uh, prove it!" "Who's winning the

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

You know you're an old school gamer if you thought the Dark Angels base color was black because that's just how "good" the color gradient in White Dwarf and the original WH40K books was back then. Admittedly, they're still using a pretty dark green for the Chapter.

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If more business owners were like this, we'd all be better off than what we are now. freakonomics.com/podcast/what...

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What Makes Judy Faulkner Run? - Freakonomics

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I've built that gaming PC before, so many fans I felt I could ride it to work like a hovercycle. joshuawright.net/slack-wyrm-1...

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Thoughts on Right to Repair - if I can't repair it or modify it the way I want, then I didn't buy it. If I didn't buy it, then I'm renting it, which means if it's broke, you need to fix it for free or swap it with a working one. And if you aren't going to fix it for free, then I guess I did buy it

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I have a few (a lot) of TTRPGs that I've bought in PDF form and printed out to place in 3-ring binders (one of the benefits of working an office job is printers aren't nearly used as much as they used to be, and plenty of empty 3-ring binders lying around that no one will miss). I've been needing to

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Was playing an Early War game of Flames of War (15mm scale WW2 wargame) this past weekend, and in our rush to set up the table, put a building on the field that was very anachronistic. This one - www.battlefrontgroup.com/bb207 Yeah, that's made to look like an 80s McDonald's restaurant.

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Fast Food Restaurant

Modern: Fast Food Restaurant (x1)

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

opensourcedefense.substack.com/p/osd-394-su... I used to have a 45-minute one-way commute, 5 days a week. I used to dream about having a self driving car, and setting up a cartridge reloading station in it. Yes, you need accuracy, but the machine self aligns and is fairly vibration resistant.

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OSD 394: Surveillance and gun ownership are getting waymo complicated

You can’t even wave your AR-15 around in a taxi anymore.

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

At the beginning, the audience is chuckling and starting to laugh, but at the end, they are dead silent, no pun intended. youtube.com/shorts/6Kea_...

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Henry Rollins Gave This Message in 1992... It Still Hits Today

YouTube video by BBCards

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

youtu.be/r-wNxodK3GA By the way, if you and your friends are big Star Wars nerds and think the Prequels sucked, have I got an activity for you! trunchnflag.blogspot.com/2026/09/what...

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How the Prequels Ruined the Original Trilogy

YouTube video by Matthew McCleskey

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A couple of interesting articles I got suggested to me through my Substack subscriptions. anthonybbradley.substack.com/p/how-to-rai... ed49e.substack.com/p/headspace-...

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How to Raise a Son Who Is Boring and Unattractive to Women

Ten ways middle-class parents produce successful young men no one wants to talk to

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Shout out to @rifftrax.com and @mst3kofficial.bsky.social, just got back from The Sting of Death, which I enjoyed immensely. Time to go back and watch a bunch of MST3K episodes and do some deep diving on the Riff Trax catalog.

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

In my state of residence, you don't have to license 49cc scooters. I had, for a time, a Honda Ruckus. So I had the decorative plate made up. You'll get it if you're a Boondocks fan (comic strip and cartoon, not movie).

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

youtube.com/shorts/h-nYs... Gosh, why are the Democrats not doing well in any state not touching an ocean, or any county without a million people in it? This attitude right here, that's why.

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Sam INSTANTLY Regrets This Prize 🤣

YouTube video by Game Changer Shorts

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

No, the goatee (van Dyke, if you prefer) was grown on purpose. I am the evil twin from the alternate universe.

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

First we lose the Secretary of the Navy back in April, and now we lose the Secretary of the Army? Hegseth must be the all time ass kissing champion to not get booted from the Secretary of "War" position. We the willing, Led by the incompetent, Accomplish the impossible, For the ungrateful.

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

On of my favorite RPGs is the Cyberpunk series of games. Single Player Mode for the latest iteration, RED, is on sale right now. Great entry point if you were thinking about the game. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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DriveThruRPG - The Largest RPG Download Store!

Your one-stop online shop for new and vintage RPG products from the top publishers, delivered fresh to your desktop in electronic format.

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The devastation of NSA Bahrain is a national security warning www.militarytimes.com/opinion/2026... Um, yeah, why aren't we talking more about this? Is everybody too scared to tell Trump "no" when it comes to Iran? Or that his war is illegal and we need to end it now?

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The devastation of NSA Bahrain is a national security warning

Opinion: If NSA Bahrain is not reconstituted to pre-attack capabilities, it will fundamentally change how the U.S. Navy operates, the author of this op-ed writes.

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Solar awnings over giant parking lots make so much sense - there's no plants to damage with the shade, and the asphalt and cars can actually use the shade. So why don't we see it more often? The biggest issue is the landowner and the electric company have to make a deal for it to happen and neither

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I like streaming... or I thought I did. Now that we've fallen into the enshittification spiral (see Cory Doctorow) and streaming sucks, I've realized something else we've lost, besides owning media, Blockbuster and other video rental stores, and Redbox - director commentary tracks. Even when you buy

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This is Jerry, our runt of the rescue litter. Seriously, his brother is 13 pounds, and Jerry here is only 10. But he has the biggest personality out of all our cats (all rescues, btw - why pay when perfectly good cats are free?). You can tell we abuse him so much.

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

www.politico.com/news/2026/08... Wait, what? With all you've got going on, Señor Cheeto Mussolini, and this is what needs your attention today?! Yeah, yeah, I know Google maps changed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America because of him, but nobody else is calling it that!

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Trump signs executive order renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'

The name change is Trump's latest attack on Canada as the two countries engage in a rapidly spiraling trade war.

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I've come to realize something - at some point in the past 20 years, I've stopped following comic book artists and started chasing comic book writers. Don't get me wrong, artists are still an important part of the process, but now if I see the name of certain writers on a book I haven't heard of,

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Unless you live in Nebraska or Maine, your vote for President most likely doesn't count. If you vote for anyone other than the candidate that gets the most votes in the election, your choice is ignored and your vote goes to person you didn't vote for. And NE and ME's method of proportional voting is

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The reward for a job well done is another job, usually a harder job as well.

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I don't care who you are, nothing - I say again, NOTHING - should be named after you until you have retired or otherwise moved on from the position which made you famous. Had an Adjutant General in the Army Guard that pulled that shit. You will be unsurprised to hear he left under legal scrutiny.

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I'm not saying that we shouldn't go to socialized medicine in America, I'm saying that if we went there tomorrow, we'd crash the whole system. Pay attention Democrats, this might help. 1). As part of the larger anti-monopolistic/anti-competition crackdown, no health insurance agency can own any

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Okay, vegans, let's have a chat about the commercial I just saw from your clique - if you have to lie to people to get them to join your religion, you deserve to get the idiots that will believe your lie and not question it. I'm so getting canceled for that statement, but honestly, no hatred on my

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

With modern traffic lights, if you're at the front of the line and it cycles past you, even once, you are the problem. Let me repeat that - YOU. ARE. THE. PROBLEM!!! Do something, roll forwards or back, run the light, SOMETHING!!! Don't just sit there staring at it. FFS.

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Went and saw the new Spider-Man movie, and it's not bad. Still a comic book movie, far better than other Sony properties (looking at you, Morbius and Kraven), and interesting to see all of the Marvel/Sony trades to pull this one and Avengers Doomsday off. Go see it if you get a chance.

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

As a kid, I never wore a helmet while biking. When I got older, still don't wear one for pedal bikes, only motorized bikes. When I got an e-bike this past year, I debated it with myself, but settled on bicycle helmet instead of none or motorcycle helmet. Glad I did, ducked my head fast enough this

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

One of the greatest interviewers out there, in my opinion, is Stephen Dubner. Co-author of the Freakonomics books and podcast journalist of Freakonomics Radio, if you are looking for something new podcasts, I highly recommend his work. freakonomics.com

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Freakonomics

The hidden side of everything

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Money can't buy you happiness, but it does let you pick the flavor of your own discontent.

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Why is it there are 7 Taco Bells in my mid-sized Midwest city and not one of them serves breakfast? That's the best food they've ever had. What's more insulting is half of them still have BREAKFAST on their signs. Too cheap to serve breakfast AND too cheap to change their signage.

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Got around to seeing The Odyssey as the new Spiderman was still too new and would be very crowded. Overall, a very good movie. Unfortunately, being a former medieval recreator and still history buff, I had to ignore many pieces that just don't fit the time period. Still, if you have 3 hours to

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

www.cbsnews.com/news/twin-fa... So is the media not talking about this because it happened in Idaho or because the shooter was stopped by an armed citizen and an off-duty cop?

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Idaho In-N-Out gunman dead after killing 3, wounding 7, Twin Falls police say

The suspect, identified as 24-year-old Chad Williams, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I'm actually proud of my state, for once. Even the mostly Republican voters looked at the folks they elected and said, "that's dumb, you're dumb, we're not doing that". Amendments 4 and 5 were going to be a blight upon the populace, and they lost. Yay! www.stlpr.org/government-p...

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Missouri voters reject Amendment 5, declining to eliminate state income tax for more sales tax

With Amendment 5’s failure, state lawmakers are now unable to expand sales and use taxes in order to eliminate the state income tax.

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

youtu.be/wOFb7gENC_4 If the Gen-X'ers need to shut up because the modern Star Trek and Star Wars shows/movies are not for us, then the Gen Alpha/Z'ers need to shut up because the recent Masters of the Universe movie is not for them.

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Honest Trailers | Masters of the Universe

YouTube video by Screen Junkies

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Another nerdy RPG post - the important part of any character is not what is written on the sheet. What is on your character sheet is probably the least important part! What is their personality like? Why are they an adventurer? How do they support/interact with the rest of the party?

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

After my post the other day - and yes, the official term is "post" - I found out the unofficial term is "skeet", a portmanteau of "sky" and "tweet". Which I will never use, because I'm Gen-X and I remember where "skeet" came from. youtu.be/Nzchsrvi8Ts

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Crunk Week: Day 2

YouTube video by There I Ruined It

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Being able to search for min-maxed character builds on the internet does not make you a good D&D player. Teamwork, learning from your mistakes, and trying to make sure everyone at the table is having fun is what makes a good player. Finding the "easy button" doesn't win you any prizes.

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I'm sorry Ms. Rodriguez Poleo (and Reason), when someone thinks of Venezuela, they do not think of Socialism. What happened to Venezuela that was awful (and it was!) was a dictator, not Socialism. reason.com/2026/06/30/m...

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My family fled socialism. Then i voted for Bernie Sanders.

An immigrant's journey to the radical left and back

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Bill Haworth @tetsu-no-usagi.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

When I said "no one is talking about these topics" in yesterday's - what do we call these? posts? blips? we'll try posts - in yesterday's post, I was mistaken. This guy is also talking about it, but no one appears to be listening. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

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Can This Man Save Democrats?

Democratic guru Ben Wikler explains why state races, not Washington, will determine his party's future.

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