The Bard
@joshuamneff.bsky.social
Disaster Time Lord in exile. Neurodivergent. Ace-Aro. Polyaffectionate. Master of Library Science, Stories, Games, Daydreaming, Mysteries, & Hope. Older than you might think. (He/him/they/them) https://linktr.ee/joshuamneff
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The Bard
@joshuamneff.bsky.social
· Nov 13
New Bluesky followers! Hi! Here are the things I get excited about and talk about the most:
* progressive politics
* ADHD
* queerness, especially ace-aro
* TTRPGs
* libraries
* Doctor Who
* Star Trek
* the Arrowverse
* comics
* cats
* '80s music, especially postpunk & new wave
* progressive politics
* ADHD
* queerness, especially ace-aro
* TTRPGs
* libraries
* Doctor Who
* Star Trek
* the Arrowverse
* comics
* cats
* '80s music, especially postpunk & new wave
Emotional dysregulation is REALLY dysregulated this morning.
December 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Emotional dysregulation is REALLY dysregulated this morning.
Right now, the weather forecast says the high on my birthday will be 69.
December 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Right now, the weather forecast says the high on my birthday will be 69.
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We are each other's harvest:
we are each other's business:
we are each other's magnitude and bond."
--Gwendolyn Brooks
we are each other's business:
we are each other's magnitude and bond."
--Gwendolyn Brooks
December 19, 2025 at 11:51 PM
We are each other's harvest:
we are each other's business:
we are each other's magnitude and bond."
--Gwendolyn Brooks
we are each other's business:
we are each other's magnitude and bond."
--Gwendolyn Brooks
We're here to help each other.
December 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
We're here to help each other.
Me, but with prepping a TTRPG campaign.
Me: (working on novel)
Brain: Hey, got a great idea for a novel. Not this novel.
Me: (typing) Not now, brain.
Brain: Don't you wanna know what it is?
Me: NOT NOW, BRAIN
Brain: I'm not gonna lie, it's SUPER cool
Me: LET ME FINISH THE NOVEL IN FRONT OF ME, BRAIN
Brain: Okay, I'm gonna tell you
Brain: Hey, got a great idea for a novel. Not this novel.
Me: (typing) Not now, brain.
Brain: Don't you wanna know what it is?
Me: NOT NOW, BRAIN
Brain: I'm not gonna lie, it's SUPER cool
Me: LET ME FINISH THE NOVEL IN FRONT OF ME, BRAIN
Brain: Okay, I'm gonna tell you
December 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Me, but with prepping a TTRPG campaign.
Strands #656
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December 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Strands #656
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Connections
Puzzle #922
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December 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Wordle 1,644 5/6
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December 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Wordle 1,644 5/6
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Someone got a haircut today.
(It's me.)
(It's me.)
December 19, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Someone got a haircut today.
(It's me.)
(It's me.)
I just backed Toon the Cartoon Roleplaying Game Second Edition on @BackerKit! One of my favorite games from my youth! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
Toon the Cartoon Roleplaying Game Second Edition
Remember those great Saturday morning cartoons? They're back – and you're the star. Be a panda, a postman, a possum, a pterodactyl . . . whatever you want!
www.backerkit.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I just backed Toon the Cartoon Roleplaying Game Second Edition on @BackerKit! One of my favorite games from my youth! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
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AI isn't *actually* taking jobs; companies are firing people and their peers are having to take on additional responsibilities because AI doesn't actually replace humans.
December 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
AI isn't *actually* taking jobs; companies are firing people and their peers are having to take on additional responsibilities because AI doesn't actually replace humans.
Strands #655
“Natural remedies”
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December 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Strands #655
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Connections
Puzzle #921
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December 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Connections
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Wordle 1,643 4/6
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December 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Wordle 1,643 4/6
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December 18, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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an unexpected plot twist as we near the season finale
BREAKING: Four House Republicans have just forced a vote on healthcare subsidies.
Four GOP members of Congress have signed on to the Democrats' discharge petition, and now a mandatory vote on extending ACA tax credits must be held.
Four GOP members of Congress have signed on to the Democrats' discharge petition, and now a mandatory vote on extending ACA tax credits must be held.
December 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
an unexpected plot twist as we near the season finale
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December 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Puzzle #920
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December 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Connections
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Strands #654
“Out of line”
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December 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Strands #654
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Okay, this looks pretty rad. Someone please run it so I can play in it.
www.mongoosepublishing.com/products/clu...
www.mongoosepublishing.com/products/clu...
Cluster Truck
Cluster Truck is a complete campaign for the Traveller TTRPG that thrusts players into the world of in-system cargo hauling, available in Book and eBook format.
www.mongoosepublishing.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Okay, this looks pretty rad. Someone please run it so I can play in it.
www.mongoosepublishing.com/products/clu...
www.mongoosepublishing.com/products/clu...
Reposted by The Bard
this thread is sharp.
I hadn't given much thought to the actual philosophy behind the "empathy is bad, actually" movement, because the people espousing it are so transparently anti-human that I never thought of it as having more depth than wolves having the philosophy "Sheep are tasty".
But I realized it matters to AI.
But I realized it matters to AI.
December 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
this thread is sharp.
Strands #653
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December 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Strands #653
“Let me count the ways”
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Connections
Puzzle #919
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December 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Wordle 1,641 6/6
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December 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Curious minds want to know. 🧐
December 16, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Curious minds want to know. 🧐