Martin Fisher
@armorguy.bsky.social
ex-CISO, TTRPG fan, eternal GM, hater of fascism, exhausted elder Gen X'er
Super thread well worth reading. The general philosophy is applicable in so many areas of business and life-in-general.
I spent an excessive number of years moderating a gaming forum and I learned a great deal about community spaces and cultivation, whether I wanted to or not. I have critical advice for anyone who runs a game store or gaming convention. Please share this thread with people who run those things.
January 7, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Super thread well worth reading. The general philosophy is applicable in so many areas of business and life-in-general.
Would be really embarrassing if the second time NATO invokes Article 5 would be in response to actions taken by a Founding Member...
January 5, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Would be really embarrassing if the second time NATO invokes Article 5 would be in response to actions taken by a Founding Member...
They are, in fact, some of the easiest to run I know of. Gems of playability and GM-ability.
I wish my games got more credit for how easy they are to run.
December 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
They are, in fact, some of the easiest to run I know of. Gems of playability and GM-ability.
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Mr. Beast, all my friends and I were saying how good at boxing you’d be
December 21, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Mr. Beast, all my friends and I were saying how good at boxing you’d be
Getting to be time for the one football game I always watch each year...
GO ARMY! BEAT NAVY!
GO ARMY! BEAT NAVY!
December 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Getting to be time for the one football game I always watch each year...
GO ARMY! BEAT NAVY!
GO ARMY! BEAT NAVY!
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The true Gen X reaction to being lauded as the "greatest generation" would be to narrow its eyes suspiciously and mutter "whatever" when asked about it
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Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation?
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December 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The true Gen X reaction to being lauded as the "greatest generation" would be to narrow its eyes suspiciously and mutter "whatever" when asked about it
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Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!
May every heart be warmed and opened, every spirit lightened and emboldened, and every person experience justice and freedom.
So say we all!
May every heart be warmed and opened, every spirit lightened and emboldened, and every person experience justice and freedom.
So say we all!
November 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!
May every heart be warmed and opened, every spirit lightened and emboldened, and every person experience justice and freedom.
So say we all!
May every heart be warmed and opened, every spirit lightened and emboldened, and every person experience justice and freedom.
So say we all!
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I mean, that's just tech in a general sense
Bluesky owes much of it's existence to swingers & furries
November 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I mean, that's just tech in a general sense
Had not thought about that and now cannot unthink about it.
All these horrible Epstein emails being in GMAIL means he was getting ads based on his crimes and that's pretty fucked.
November 12, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Had not thought about that and now cannot unthink about it.
October 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Lesley hits the nail on the head here...
And this problem is not going to solve itself.
And this problem is not going to solve itself.
Cybersecurity Reddit is devolving between mid career IT with certs saying only degrees are getting hired and grads saying only certs and experience are getting hired - and I'm sorry but this is late stage capitalist hell, comrades. Only people with degrees plus experience and certs are getting hired
October 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Lesley hits the nail on the head here...
And this problem is not going to solve itself.
And this problem is not going to solve itself.
So much The This.
In all seriousness, fuck cancer.
October 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
So much The This.
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🎶Thicker than
A deep dish pie
Joints are sore
Blood pressure high
Pudding, flan
And crème brûlée
None are safe
From the Green Beignets🎶
A deep dish pie
Joints are sore
Blood pressure high
Pudding, flan
And crème brûlée
None are safe
From the Green Beignets🎶
October 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Hot Take: The reason Vance and crew haven't activated the 25th Amendment is that they know the extreme MAGA types would likely use physical force against them and their families in retaliation.
October 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Hot Take: The reason Vance and crew haven't activated the 25th Amendment is that they know the extreme MAGA types would likely use physical force against them and their families in retaliation.
Somehow I don’t think I’m getting upgraded to First…. :-)
October 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Somehow I don’t think I’m getting upgraded to First…. :-)
SIR!!! I am trying to enjoy my lunch and you are destroying my digestion with truths like this.
InfoSec:
"Never ever click on emails, all emails are malware."
Also InfoSec:
"Check out this new security feature which provides passwordless login right from an email link."
"Never ever click on emails, all emails are malware."
Also InfoSec:
"Check out this new security feature which provides passwordless login right from an email link."
September 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
SIR!!! I am trying to enjoy my lunch and you are destroying my digestion with truths like this.
Exec Meeting Pro Tip: If all you are going to do is read your slide just put the slide up, pause 15 seconds, and then ask if there are any questions. Everyone in the audience will be eternally thankful.
Better yet - condense what is likely a wall-of-text slide and speak to it at the right level.
Better yet - condense what is likely a wall-of-text slide and speak to it at the right level.
September 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Exec Meeting Pro Tip: If all you are going to do is read your slide just put the slide up, pause 15 seconds, and then ask if there are any questions. Everyone in the audience will be eternally thankful.
Better yet - condense what is likely a wall-of-text slide and speak to it at the right level.
Better yet - condense what is likely a wall-of-text slide and speak to it at the right level.
Am I greatly disturbed somebody shot Charlie Kirk?
Yes.
Will I also not waste any time mourning his death?
Also yes.
Realizing political violence is wrong and not having sympathy for victims who advocated it are isn’t incompatible.
Charlie should not have died like this but I won’t mourn.
Yes.
Will I also not waste any time mourning his death?
Also yes.
Realizing political violence is wrong and not having sympathy for victims who advocated it are isn’t incompatible.
Charlie should not have died like this but I won’t mourn.
September 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Am I greatly disturbed somebody shot Charlie Kirk?
Yes.
Will I also not waste any time mourning his death?
Also yes.
Realizing political violence is wrong and not having sympathy for victims who advocated it are isn’t incompatible.
Charlie should not have died like this but I won’t mourn.
Yes.
Will I also not waste any time mourning his death?
Also yes.
Realizing political violence is wrong and not having sympathy for victims who advocated it are isn’t incompatible.
Charlie should not have died like this but I won’t mourn.
Moral of the Story?
You cannot outrun the bear but you have to try...otherwise you will certainly get eaten.
You cannot outrun the bear but you have to try...otherwise you will certainly get eaten.
The velocity for patching Critical vulnerabilities is set by standards and driven by criminal activity. 2000-2010, the acceptable timeframe was 30 days. 14 days from 2010-2020. By 2022, 7 days became the norm.
The criminals, meanwhile? With Netscaler they had exploits within 12 hours of disclosure.
The criminals, meanwhile? With Netscaler they had exploits within 12 hours of disclosure.
September 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Moral of the Story?
You cannot outrun the bear but you have to try...otherwise you will certainly get eaten.
You cannot outrun the bear but you have to try...otherwise you will certainly get eaten.
You know how companies deploying "AI" can help me be more productive?
Stop Asking Me If I Want To Use Your AI And Forcing Me To Click "No" To A Demo. I could save so much time to actually doing what I need to do.
This has been my TedTalk. Thank you.
Stop Asking Me If I Want To Use Your AI And Forcing Me To Click "No" To A Demo. I could save so much time to actually doing what I need to do.
This has been my TedTalk. Thank you.
September 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
You know how companies deploying "AI" can help me be more productive?
Stop Asking Me If I Want To Use Your AI And Forcing Me To Click "No" To A Demo. I could save so much time to actually doing what I need to do.
This has been my TedTalk. Thank you.
Stop Asking Me If I Want To Use Your AI And Forcing Me To Click "No" To A Demo. I could save so much time to actually doing what I need to do.
This has been my TedTalk. Thank you.
A hot take on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3E7 "What Is Starfleet" in response to a well done "Ups & Downs" feat. @seanferrick.bsky.social.
It seems like a lot of the disappointment/feelings about this episode are because it "didn't seem to be based on Star Trek". Fair enough....
1/5
It seems like a lot of the disappointment/feelings about this episode are because it "didn't seem to be based on Star Trek". Fair enough....
1/5
August 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A hot take on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3E7 "What Is Starfleet" in response to a well done "Ups & Downs" feat. @seanferrick.bsky.social.
It seems like a lot of the disappointment/feelings about this episode are because it "didn't seem to be based on Star Trek". Fair enough....
1/5
It seems like a lot of the disappointment/feelings about this episode are because it "didn't seem to be based on Star Trek". Fair enough....
1/5
Which 3 #ttrpgs were your intro, the one that made you fall in love and the one that opened your eyes to possibility.
Intro: AD&D
My love for the hobby: Call of Cthulhu
Opened my eyes: Old Gods of Appalachia (Cypher System)
Intro: AD&D
My love for the hobby: Call of Cthulhu
Opened my eyes: Old Gods of Appalachia (Cypher System)
August 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Which 3 #ttrpgs were your intro, the one that made you fall in love and the one that opened your eyes to possibility.
Intro: AD&D
My love for the hobby: Call of Cthulhu
Opened my eyes: Old Gods of Appalachia (Cypher System)
Intro: AD&D
My love for the hobby: Call of Cthulhu
Opened my eyes: Old Gods of Appalachia (Cypher System)
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Yeah, seriously. Joy is resistance. We have to find the joy wherever we can right now, and lecturing people who have found some brief relief from this hellscape about how bad they are is a real dick move.
When they aren't hurting anyone, just shut up and let people enjoy things. Don't be a dick.
When they aren't hurting anyone, just shut up and let people enjoy things. Don't be a dick.
I saw someone genuinely irritated that Taylor Swift fans are having some moments of joy these last couple of days despite the horrors of the world, I want to reassure that person that when the Taylor Swift fans are done having their joy the horrors will still be there, don't worry, they can catch up
August 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Yeah, seriously. Joy is resistance. We have to find the joy wherever we can right now, and lecturing people who have found some brief relief from this hellscape about how bad they are is a real dick move.
When they aren't hurting anyone, just shut up and let people enjoy things. Don't be a dick.
When they aren't hurting anyone, just shut up and let people enjoy things. Don't be a dick.
On what stone tablet is it written that every Trader Joe's parking lot must be small, cramped, and hella challenging to get in and out of?
August 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
On what stone tablet is it written that every Trader Joe's parking lot must be small, cramped, and hella challenging to get in and out of?
Today's Deep Thought:
The most important skill for an executive is the ability to distinguish between "necessary nuance" and "harmful complexity".
A lack of ability in this area is, I think, the number one thing that limits executives I know.
The most important skill for an executive is the ability to distinguish between "necessary nuance" and "harmful complexity".
A lack of ability in this area is, I think, the number one thing that limits executives I know.
July 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Today's Deep Thought:
The most important skill for an executive is the ability to distinguish between "necessary nuance" and "harmful complexity".
A lack of ability in this area is, I think, the number one thing that limits executives I know.
The most important skill for an executive is the ability to distinguish between "necessary nuance" and "harmful complexity".
A lack of ability in this area is, I think, the number one thing that limits executives I know.