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@theemeraldwizard.bsky.social
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That man behind the curtain - army brat, farm boy, reader, geek, gamer, redneck, storyteller, Hokie, engineer, info. technologist, ally, leader, deist, former civil servant, mentor, father, entrepreneur, et al. There is no justice. There is just us.

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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Slowly learning to breath water, one airway-full of saliva at a time.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I feel sorry for the folks who enjoyed the food. It may just be what was ordered the one time I went, but everything was boiled and I got horribly ill afterwards, and the wife couldn't convince me to go back. I need to try one of the Somali joints up here.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
They are to the same people who think worchesterschire sauce is spicy, or salsa should be sweet... also, the autocorrect couldn't even come up with Worcestershire for me when I mangled it above. It knew it was wrong, but had no suggestions.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Noo... I liked him... that is an incredibly asshole opinion. I've sat as the hiring manager or on the panel for hundreds of interviews. I dont give a shit if the candidate brings a (non alcholic) drink. Eating during the interview is 1 thing, but you're just going to offer them coffee/water anyway.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I'm surprised you didn't mention Why, Arizona. North Carolina, incidentally, has a Whynot. No relation between the names, but small, slightly amusing stories behind each. Or the Sahara Desert (Desert Desert). Do a translator search on what you're naming, and then pick the word from another language.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
And yes, at this point in my life I recognize the irony that the bottom of the totem pole is actually the place of honor.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Is it weird that I'm pissed off for them? For years I've made fun of furries as the bottom of the geek totem pole, but I see that and my first reaction is "Fuck you, you pedo-propping, cousin-fucking, bedsheet wearin, cross-burnin cretin." They're on OUR totem pole, you keep your ignorant trap shut.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I have a joke about Paranoia XP, but it doesn't see much use what with everyone already always smiling. Because, of course, happiness is mandatory, citizen. How did you not know that? 🤔
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
...expression observing the proceedings. Other introverted/shy people will be drawn by the low barrier to conversation entry with you, and others will assume you are more important than you are and come in to try and figure out what your deal is. Weed through those for an interesting convo.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Depends. If th event has an actual MC/host, when they greet you they should pull enough info to put you with people who have common interests. But those people are rare and most hosts are lazy. Failing that I like to fall back on Elder vampire 101. Sit alone somehere visible with a half amused...
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Make a band bigger: Dire Channels
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Welcome to why I hung up my own consulting sign. Taming chaos is engaging. Running day to day is boring.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
My day in one image...
A flight schedule from RDU to MSP showing a flight scheduled for 11:37am delayed to 11:25pm
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Hah! But that one is short enough you could have provided it to us heathens who had to look it up.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
TIL that there is insurance a man can buy to cover hiring housework services if his wife falls ill or passes. The cognitive dissonance. I can comprehend not wanting to, I can grok grief and despair rendering one temporarily unable, but I can't understand being unable/unwilling to learn those things.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Not a UI one. I just scroll down to the last one I marked read and then scrolling up from there. I have a special feed for the people I know in meat space so manual is doable.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Nevermind. What I get from reading my feed top down instead of bottom up.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
See, its not fair to drop a teaser like that without a specific comment. I have trouble imagining what sort of faux pas an experienced Elder Prince could drop like that.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Without saying your age, post a movie that came out when you turned 18
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a man with long hair has a quote that says so do all who live to see such times but that is not for them to decide
ALT: a man with long hair has a quote that says so do all who live to see such times but that is not for them to decide
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Just finished the first year tax prep for the LLC. I thought it best to really understand what was involved... and now that I do I am *definitely* paying someone else to do it next year.
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a cartoon of a man holding a folder that says hulu
Alt: Hermes Conrad from the cartoon Futurama, holding a folder full of papers while shivering under a blanket as his wife comforts him with her hands on his shoulders, with the Hulu logo in the top right corner.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDOZ... Take me out to the black, tell 'em I ain't comin' back...
X-files I Want To Believe poster with the Serenity rather than a UFO.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
This has come out several times at Monday game night, but I haven't been able to get in on one because I've always been in the middle of another game. I want to try it.
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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
get the kid in the brown hoodie a scholarship
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Batting around class/actor combo ideas for a muppet D&D movie (Sorcerer/ScarJo voiced by Gonzo?) with my wife and she pitched Kermit as the DM. I countered that Kermit should be Paladin/Jason Sudeikis, and the DM should be the only human at the table, @matthewmercer.bsky.social. I'd pay to see it.
Old Twitter post by bravecrab. Pitch: a muppet movie where the muppets play D&D, and it cuts between the muppets around the table and the fantasy being acted out, but instead of it just being the muppets dressed up in D&D fantasy costume, it's celebrity actors but the muppets do the voices, and the actors have to act how those muppets would. Imagine a barbarian played by Jason Mamoa voiced by Miss Piggy.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Age verification?
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Yes!
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Mine is a little non-sequiter, but surprisingly appropos to current events as well...
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Fatally shot and killed is far too many words when you can just say murder. Masked ICE thugs murder another person in Minneapolis.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
No new pictures Where are you at mentally
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Every day now just feels like...
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
I managed to score a copy of the 1980's Civilization board game that inspired Sid Meier to create the video game. With a 5-12 hour play time, playing it back in college was an all day backyard BBQ event. Good times. Gotta get the house cleaned up and hopefully I can find enough people to recreate.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
I feel like you're just on the edge of a haiku here.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
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three unicorns are standing next to each other on a grassy field and talking .
ALT: three unicorns are standing next to each other on a grassy field and talking .
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Today I wrapped up a run-through of the Horror On The Orient Express campaign for my Call of Cthulhu group. 16 months, ~70 sessions, over 200 hours. Fun, but I'm ready to turn over the GM baton for a bit. Now I just need to scare up at least two more players for a Shadowrun game I've been planning.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
What does the front look like?
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Share a GIF or video that reminds you of your teenage years...🖤
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a computer generated image of a galaxy with the words " it was the dawn of the third age of mankind "
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Age yourself with gaming
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a video game called fuji shows a race car on the road
ALT: a video game called fuji shows a race car on the road
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Oh god... when did everything make me start feeling so old?
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
The person who shares a bathroom with you might have an opinion on that...
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
I ran the whole thing in the basement around while working today. Might be the first modern political speech I've listened to all of.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
A movie you've seen more than 7 times with a GIF
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Princess Bride GIF
ALT: Princess Bride GIF
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Finished the HD-2D remake of the original Dragon Quest. It was the 1st Nintendo game I played on my own NES, which I got for Xmas when I was 8 or 9 along with Super Mario 1 & 3 & Duck Hunt. Used to be able to beat it in 8 - 10 hours, but they added enough content to up that to 16. 10/10 nostalgia.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
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a man in a knight 's helmet says `` you have chosen wisely . ''
ALT: a man in a knight 's helmet says `` you have chosen wisely . ''
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Happy spooky season! Kiddo's first pumpkin. The dino obsession continues.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Aren't you dating yourself by having an animated crush, however? I feel like that is a late Gen X / early Millenial trend start.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
First animated crush without saying your age.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Went inside a McDs for the first time in years to get lunch for kiddo. No cashier, automated terminals with poor order workflow (unnecessary steps, pauses, add nags), and chairs bolted to the floor. Automation makes for shitty user experiences more often than not these days.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
I'd rather have people wrap themselves in the country and burn the flag than wrap themselves in the flag and burn the country.
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Now if you want *terror* - "air-gapped Operational Technology network."
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Oz @theemeraldwizard.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
"Vendor guarentees graceful failover."
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