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Dana Fried

@leftoblique.bsky.social

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High-level code wizard Gym rat Mom Musician TTRPG designer Retired roller derby athlete, now coach Gamer™ I contain multitudes. 🐘 @[email protected]

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Dana Fried @leftoblique.bsky.social · 16h

On the bright side maybe we'll get more Knights of Guinevere at some point?

Dana Fried @leftoblique.bsky.social · 16h

I just read the plot synopsis and, wow, someone made that huh

Dana Fried @leftoblique.bsky.social · 17h

Is it good that I have zero idea what you're talking about here?

Reposted by Dana Fried

Ale @alepresser.com · 21h

#repostober 14: minha Nossa Senhora da Bicicletinha

Another illustration that is sorta like a saint, but in an estilized art nouveau style, of a woman in biker gear, holding her water bottle, with the words "my our lady of the tiny bicycle, give me balance".

Dana Fried @leftoblique.bsky.social · 19h

This is beautiful.

Dana Fried @leftoblique.bsky.social · 1d

Conveniently, for me, both are the same person*

*In the US, anyway; give her a couple of years and we'll have Canada too

(And yes I have both her US and CA numbers memorized.)

Dana Fried @leftoblique.bsky.social · 1d

Ah, yes, but my point is there is almost certainly a "Big Naturals for Everyone" mod, and also, it's gonna be in like the top ten most downloaded list.

(To be fair, it might also change all of the characters to girls. But there WILL be a booba mod.)

Dana Fried @leftoblique.bsky.social · 1d

(I'm just assuming but I've met gamers and I've met modders so I'm pretty confident even without checking)

Dana Fried @leftoblique.bsky.social · 1d

"Installing one (1) mod from the front page of Nexus" does not count as a "theme" 😛

Dana Fried @leftoblique.bsky.social · 1d

Respect.

Dana Fried @leftoblique.bsky.social · 1d

I just saw that exchange and, man, those were three very bad posts wrapped in each other. A veritable bad post turducken, where - if you'll let me stretch the metaphor - the chicken is an actual Nazi and the duck and the turkey are both too proud to disgorge the bird inside them and delete the post.

Dana Fried @leftoblique.bsky.social · 1d

That's fair. My last fitbit died just after the warranty ran out and I bought a normal-ass watch because I don't really need the tracking anymore.

You'll still get at least a year out of it, and can put a protection plan on it, so it might still be worth buying, but it's not gonna last five years.

Dana Fried @leftoblique.bsky.social · 1d

If you want something that doubles as a watch, the FitBit Inspire 3 can do all that stuff and has a battery that lasts 7-10 days.

If you want more (and less UI) you might need to go with a tracking ring.

Dana Fried @leftoblique.bsky.social · 1d

"We wrote an incredibly straightforward romance between this woman (a player cipher) and this man (a cardboard cutout of a YA romance protagonist) but in our infinite benevolence will also allow you to have her awkwardly fuck some far more interesting people in a way that doesn't affect our story."

Dana Fried @leftoblique.bsky.social · 1d

I definitely felt like they were pushing hard to get me to like Moros, whomst I found extremely boring. I stopped giving him gifts pretty early on specifically because Mel was starting to go so weirdly goopy for him and I could see where it was going.

(Odysseus, sure. But Moros?)

Dana Fried @leftoblique.bsky.social · 1d

A thing you can do: find out whose land you are on and give them money

Dana Fried @leftoblique.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day to our USian neighbors

Scene from The Good Place where Janet says "Fun Fact: Columbus is in the Bad Place... because of all the raping, slave trade, and genocide"

Dana Fried @leftoblique.bsky.social · 1d

Have you done the Ex yet? I grinded out the armor sets but haven't tried the second fight.

(The normal was exciting but not *hard* per se; the MH Wilds hunt is downright brutal in comparison.)

Dana Fried @leftoblique.bsky.social · 2d

Also a little annoyed that its ultimate attack doesn't follow the same visual language as FFXIV so the first time I saw it I got behind... and absolutely ate shit.

I think my last thought before I lost the mission was, "Wait... that looks wro--"

Dana Fried @leftoblique.bsky.social · 2d

Just got owned by Omega Planètes so uh, yeah, that thing is an absolute menace.

Very much Extreme Trial energy; it can absolutely one-shot you (or very nearly) with a lot of its attacks and an average player will need a balanced party.

The problem is... how do you PUG that?

#mhwilds

Dana Fried @leftoblique.bsky.social · 2d

Girl what the fuck

Dana Fried @leftoblique.bsky.social · 2d

Also just so y'all know, this is how I read every post like this.

Dana Fried @leftoblique.bsky.social · 2d

I realize I'm just catering to her humiliation kink here but I can't help myself. I'm toppy like that.

Dana Fried @leftoblique.bsky.social · 2d

Ratio me. Please. Punish me. Lash me with your words. It's so hot when you call me names. Call me a dipshit. Call me a moron. Call me a Nazi. Oh yes, call me a Nazi. Whip me, flagellate me, ratio me. It's so hot when you degrade me in front of all these people. Oh yes - fucking do it - yes - YES.

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 2d

Ratio me. Please. It's a badge of honor. If you don't like a link, go follow some chicken-heart who needs the approval of the thought-police. Caitlin Flanagan of @theatlantic.com is a tremendous writer and this piece is an excellent read. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

Dana Fried @leftoblique.bsky.social · 2d

Ended up wearing a jaunty pink vest over the shirt; I am being very fashionable for a Sunday that isn't a church day (clap for me).