Rand. Still.
@yelmelnobrainer.bsky.social
Architecture for pay, board gaming for play. Professional PAX-er. Tall Tales dude. Bostonian by choice.
Justice and equity for all.
He/Him
Justice and equity for all.
He/Him
I'm flying back to the US today, and had to dodge travel affected by a general strike across Italy. The people are protesting against their depressed wages going to fund genocide...
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I'm flying back to the US today, and had to dodge travel affected by a general strike across Italy. The people are protesting against their depressed wages going to fund genocide...
Go see this!
Wani-Wani Gang, the newest game from Fukuroudou will be playable at PAX Unplugged play area! And available to get at Ninja Star Games booth GH-63B.
It's very simple and fun dice game for both of casual and veteran players. 🦉
It's very simple and fun dice game for both of casual and veteran players. 🦉
November 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Go see this!
For architects (and others!) interested in imagining together what a world after prisons might look like, The Architecture Lobby is hosting an online discussion of Angela Davis' Are Prisons Obsolete.
3pm ET, Sat 22 Nov
architecture-lobby.org/event/angela...
3pm ET, Sat 22 Nov
architecture-lobby.org/event/angela...
Angela Davis – Are Prisons Obsolete? Discussion – The Architecture Lobby
architecture-lobby.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:05 AM
For architects (and others!) interested in imagining together what a world after prisons might look like, The Architecture Lobby is hosting an online discussion of Angela Davis' Are Prisons Obsolete.
3pm ET, Sat 22 Nov
architecture-lobby.org/event/angela...
3pm ET, Sat 22 Nov
architecture-lobby.org/event/angela...
Looking for a suit in Venice for a friend's wedding I'm attending on the way back home.
It has to be black.
...and I've learned that black jackets are only used as smoking jackets in this part of Italy 😂 it's been impossible to find a whole suit.
It has to be black.
...and I've learned that black jackets are only used as smoking jackets in this part of Italy 😂 it's been impossible to find a whole suit.
November 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Looking for a suit in Venice for a friend's wedding I'm attending on the way back home.
It has to be black.
...and I've learned that black jackets are only used as smoking jackets in this part of Italy 😂 it's been impossible to find a whole suit.
It has to be black.
...and I've learned that black jackets are only used as smoking jackets in this part of Italy 😂 it's been impossible to find a whole suit.
Hoping to help a friend with a Saturday (or, in a pinch, 3-day) PAX Unplugged pass.
Anyone able to help?
Anyone able to help?
November 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Hoping to help a friend with a Saturday (or, in a pinch, 3-day) PAX Unplugged pass.
Anyone able to help?
Anyone able to help?
In Venice and going to see a David Lynch movie at the theater bc why not
November 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
In Venice and going to see a David Lynch movie at the theater bc why not
I don't need to type out a paean to FFT Ivalice Chronicles when Max has the subject covered pretty well already.
It's been so fun to revisit this game! The last time I played, I was far too young to understand either the storyline or joys of mechanical silliness/balance.
It's been so fun to revisit this game! The last time I played, I was far too young to understand either the storyline or joys of mechanical silliness/balance.
The chocobos are multiplying and useless so I want to get rid of them but the game pulls THIS SHIT xD
I guess I’ll just have 30 chocobo
I guess I’ll just have 30 chocobo
November 1, 2025 at 8:22 AM
I don't need to type out a paean to FFT Ivalice Chronicles when Max has the subject covered pretty well already.
It's been so fun to revisit this game! The last time I played, I was far too young to understand either the storyline or joys of mechanical silliness/balance.
It's been so fun to revisit this game! The last time I played, I was far too young to understand either the storyline or joys of mechanical silliness/balance.
seems bad.
this is bad, right?
this is bad, right?
The US is seeing the largest number of layoffs since 2020, with nearly 1 million people losing their jobs so far this year.
October 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
seems bad.
this is bad, right?
this is bad, right?
I bought two games this SPIEL. Both small bc I'm travelling for a while yet.
Flop is a 2p battler where the goal is self sabotage.
Oliva is a gorgeous "oh, we did the same thing so now it's stronger" collector.
Both card games, obviously.
Flop is a 2p battler where the goal is self sabotage.
Oliva is a gorgeous "oh, we did the same thing so now it's stronger" collector.
Both card games, obviously.
October 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I bought two games this SPIEL. Both small bc I'm travelling for a while yet.
Flop is a 2p battler where the goal is self sabotage.
Oliva is a gorgeous "oh, we did the same thing so now it's stronger" collector.
Both card games, obviously.
Flop is a 2p battler where the goal is self sabotage.
Oliva is a gorgeous "oh, we did the same thing so now it's stronger" collector.
Both card games, obviously.
So wonderful to see and chat with old friends in person after YEARS.
@ithayla.bsky.social @hellenus.bsky.social + @bluebombardier.bsky.social
@ithayla.bsky.social @hellenus.bsky.social + @bluebombardier.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
So wonderful to see and chat with old friends in person after YEARS.
@ithayla.bsky.social @hellenus.bsky.social + @bluebombardier.bsky.social
@ithayla.bsky.social @hellenus.bsky.social + @bluebombardier.bsky.social
I have a few more copies of my first self-published game, Live Evil, with me.
Any friends want a copy?
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43...
Any friends want a copy?
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43...
Live Evil
Jam with friends to create the best bands.
boardgamegeek.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:19 AM
I have a few more copies of my first self-published game, Live Evil, with me.
Any friends want a copy?
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43...
Any friends want a copy?
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43...
A sculpture at the entrance to a building depicting me trying to teach the rules of a game but everyone just keeps interrupting
October 24, 2025 at 6:47 AM
A sculpture at the entrance to a building depicting me trying to teach the rules of a game but everyone just keeps interrupting
Heading to No Kings. The Green Line is packed like a game day, except we're all on team democracy.
October 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Heading to No Kings. The Green Line is packed like a game day, except we're all on team democracy.
had a meeting tonight
October 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
had a meeting tonight
Mental healthcare is healthcare and just as lifesaving
In 2023, a program connecting Utah farmers and ranchers to free therapy vouchers was so successful, the federal money ran out in four months.
“I want you to know,” the program director recalled one recipient telling him, “that this saved my life.”
(Published April with @sltrib.com)
“I want you to know,” the program director recalled one recipient telling him, “that this saved my life.”
(Published April with @sltrib.com)
Utah Farmers Signed Up for Federally Funded Therapy. Then the Money Stopped.
Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah. But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
www.propublica.org
October 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Mental healthcare is healthcare and just as lifesaving
One Battle After Another
70mm Vistavision was worth it for the straight hilly road car chase alone.
70mm Vistavision was worth it for the straight hilly road car chase alone.
October 14, 2025 at 3:17 AM
One Battle After Another
70mm Vistavision was worth it for the straight hilly road car chase alone.
70mm Vistavision was worth it for the straight hilly road car chase alone.
Excerpted from the new State of the Nation's Housing Report by @harvard-jchs.bsky.social, this article has an interactive graphic for home prices to income ratio around the country. You can hover to find your local chart, too.
Sobering. This is today's crisis.
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/home-pr...
Sobering. This is today's crisis.
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/home-pr...
October 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Excerpted from the new State of the Nation's Housing Report by @harvard-jchs.bsky.social, this article has an interactive graphic for home prices to income ratio around the country. You can hover to find your local chart, too.
Sobering. This is today's crisis.
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/home-pr...
Sobering. This is today's crisis.
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/home-pr...
The Architecture Lobby and DAARNA have released a joint letter pressuring the AIA to adopt the International Union of Architects Resolution on Palestine.
If you're in the industry, check out the statement here and consider becoming a cosignatory:
architecture-lobby.org/news/stateme...
If you're in the industry, check out the statement here and consider becoming a cosignatory:
architecture-lobby.org/news/stateme...
STATEMENT ON UIA RESOLUTION ON PALESTINE – The Architecture Lobby
architecture-lobby.org
October 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The Architecture Lobby and DAARNA have released a joint letter pressuring the AIA to adopt the International Union of Architects Resolution on Palestine.
If you're in the industry, check out the statement here and consider becoming a cosignatory:
architecture-lobby.org/news/stateme...
If you're in the industry, check out the statement here and consider becoming a cosignatory:
architecture-lobby.org/news/stateme...
Reposted by Rand. Still.
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
I am ashamed to live in a world where civilian humanitarians are illegally intercepted in international waters. Their mission is to bring aid to a people undergoing genocide.
In solidarity with people across the globe demanding an end to this horror, I will be on strike on Friday.
In solidarity with people across the globe demanding an end to this horror, I will be on strike on Friday.
Italy's largest union, with over 5.5 million workers, has called a general strike for Friday in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla.
And smaller Italian unions have said they will join CGIL's general strike.
And smaller Italian unions have said they will join CGIL's general strike.
October 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I am ashamed to live in a world where civilian humanitarians are illegally intercepted in international waters. Their mission is to bring aid to a people undergoing genocide.
In solidarity with people across the globe demanding an end to this horror, I will be on strike on Friday.
In solidarity with people across the globe demanding an end to this horror, I will be on strike on Friday.
Within hours of a nationwide general strike, the Italian government has sent a ship to protect the Global Sumud Flotilla from illegal attacks by Israel.
Earlier this week, MIT pulled out of a grant given by Israel's military after student protests.
Earlier this week, MIT pulled out of a grant given by Israel's military after student protests.
September 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Within hours of a nationwide general strike, the Italian government has sent a ship to protect the Global Sumud Flotilla from illegal attacks by Israel.
Earlier this week, MIT pulled out of a grant given by Israel's military after student protests.
Earlier this week, MIT pulled out of a grant given by Israel's military after student protests.
Le Haine (dir Matthieu Kassowitz, 1995)
In an increasingly xenophobic world (see recent UN address by US president 🙄), this film about the friction between gaps in social services, hatred of immigrants by the ruling class, and the tragedy of misunderstandings is ever more timely.
Also, guns suck.
In an increasingly xenophobic world (see recent UN address by US president 🙄), this film about the friction between gaps in social services, hatred of immigrants by the ruling class, and the tragedy of misunderstandings is ever more timely.
Also, guns suck.
September 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Le Haine (dir Matthieu Kassowitz, 1995)
In an increasingly xenophobic world (see recent UN address by US president 🙄), this film about the friction between gaps in social services, hatred of immigrants by the ruling class, and the tragedy of misunderstandings is ever more timely.
Also, guns suck.
In an increasingly xenophobic world (see recent UN address by US president 🙄), this film about the friction between gaps in social services, hatred of immigrants by the ruling class, and the tragedy of misunderstandings is ever more timely.
Also, guns suck.